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OFFICIAI. INQGIRY IS ON
State Department After Japs
Who'Slew Sailors.
Al APOLOGY LIKELY TO BE ASKED
Reported In Washington That Should It
Ba Found Subjects of the Mikado '}’ere
to Blame For the Killing of Americans,
An Immediate Demaud Will Be Made
For full Reparation.
Washington, Dec. 25.—Further de
tails of the killing of the two American
sailors attached to the United States
fleet in Japan have been received here
and have been brought to the attention
of the department of, state, which has
begun a vigorous investigation.
Should it be found that the Japanese
were to blame an immediate demand
will be made upon that government for
apology and reparation.
Montgomery, it has been learned, was
murdered by boatmen in Yokohama on
Sept 2, last. He was not intoxicated.
Epps, the other sailor, was killed at
Nagaski this month. He had been on
leave and was returning to the ship
when murdered. The testimony shows
that he was sober and that some sailors
on a passing ship, hearing cries for
help, saw him thrown from his boat.
Lacking a small boat they could not
succor him.
The Japanese government was ap
pealed to in each case, and while some
arrests have been made the American
contingent in Japan feel that the perpe
trators of the murders are still at large.
It is said that as every Japanese boat
in the harbor is obliged to register its
passengers before carrying them off
shore it should be easy to find the guilty
parties.
Officials at the Japanese legation said
that the matter had not been brought
to their attention. They do not regard
it as serious.
WAR ON JAPS IN DENVER.
Cooks and Waiters Are Trying to Drive
Them Out of Bmiuess. .
Denver. Deo. 25.—The Cooks’ and
Waiters’ union has declared war upon
upon the cheap Japanese restaurants re
cently opened iu this city and is using
every possible method to drive them out
of business.
While the Oriental restaurant on
Larimer street was crowded an un
known man threw about a half pound
of ammonium sulphide underneath the
table nearest the kitchen door. Hurry
ing to the cashier’s desk he paid his bill
and deposited another batch of the
same chemical in front of the cigar case.
Almost immediately the gases from the
ammonium filled the place and every
one present was forced to seek the open
air to escape the strangling stench lib
erated from the chemical.
The man who played the trick was
soon lost in the crowd. Later some
body threw a quantity of chloride of
lime in an open doorway.
F. Obi, manager of the restaurant,
said he believed the acts were insti
gated by the tnion.
UNSEATS MANY OFFICIALS.
Chicago Spoils Appointees Knocked Out
by a supreme < ourt Decision.
Chicago, Dec. 25.—The Illinois su
preme court has sustained the constitu
tionality of the civil service law. Chief
Justice Phillips did not concur in it.
The decision will fall with greatest
force on the department of public
works and upon the police department.
Assistant Chief Lewis and the other ap
pointees of the present administration,
from captains up, are held to be iu office
in violation of the reform law.
The following positions held by ap
pointees of the present administration
are affected: Seven superintendents in
the department of publio works, city
engineer, city electrician, city purchas
ing agent, city chemist, secretary of the
department of public works, district
foremen of the street department, as
sistant chief of police, inspectors of po
lice, captains of police and secretary to
the chief of police.
Four Children Die In * Fire.
Philadelphia, Dec. 25.—Four chil
dren named Malbeski were suffocated
by smoke in a room occupied by the
family at 17 Christy street Their
parents were away and the house caught
fire from an overheated stove and be
fore the little ones could be rescued they
were unconscious from smoke, and all
were dead when carried out of the
house. The names of the children were
John, aged 7; Constantine, aged 5;
Mary, aged 3; Kaswara, aged 1. The
fire was quickly extinguished. The pe
cuniary loss is slight.
Girl V ctlm of a Mad Dor.
Hallettsville, Tex, Dec. 25.—A lit
tle daughter of Auguste Goeke was bit
ten in the face two months ago by a
rabid dog, but it was supposed her
wounds were healed. A few days ago
she was taken violently ill, and, after
suffering awful agony for two days, died
with rabies. A drunken man was bitten
at cue same time, but has shown no
signs of illness.
No Gold on Altgeld*. Picture.
Springfield. Ills., Dec. 25.—A large
oil painting of John P. Altgeld has been
hung in the reception room at the state
house, among the portraits of other
former governors of Illinois. The picture
is a trams of black-walnut, handsomely
carved. AU other pictures iu the room
have gold frames.
Hanged For KlHiog Wife.
Richmond, Deo. 25.—Peter Coleman,
who murdered his wife at Old Church
some mouths ago, was hanged at Han
over conrthouse. The execution was
quiec. Death was almost instantane
ous.
Just try a 10c. box of Cascarets, the
finest liver and bowel regulator ever
made.
AR APPEAL TO AMERICAN*.
ChMoo Vue Mio Charitably Disposed *•
■•lp People oa lalaad of Cuba.
Washington, Dec. 25.—The feller
ing appeal to American people has bea*
issued by the department of state. It
bean the signature of Secretary John
Sherman:
“By direction of the president the
public is informed that, in deference to
the earnest desire of the government to
contribute by effective action toward
the relief of the suffering people in the
island of Cuba, arrangementshave been
perfected by which charitable contribu
tions, in money or in kind, can be sent
to the island by the benevolently dis
posed people of the United States.
“Money, provisions, clothing, medi
cines and the like articles of prime ne
cessity can be forwarded to General
Fitzhugh Lee, the consul general of the
United States at Havana, and all ar
ticles, now dutiable by law, so con
consigned, will be admitted into Cuba
free of duty. The consul of Cuba has
been instructed to receive the same and
co-operate with the local authorities
and the charitable boards for distribu
tion of such relief among the destitute
and needy people of Cuba.
“The president is confident that the
people of the United States, who have
on many occasions in the past responded
most generously to the cry for bread
from people stricken by famine or sore
calamity, and who have beheld no less
generous action on the part of forei: n
committees when their own countrymen
have suffered from fire and flood, will
heed the appeal for aid that comes from
the destitute at their own threshold, and
especially at this season of good will and
rejoicing, give their abundance to this
humane end.’’
EXPORTATION OF HORSES.
Wilson Thinks This Country Should Raise
Animals For Use Abroad.
Washington, Dec. 25. Secretary
Wilson of the agricultural department
is displaying much interest in the en
couragement of the exportation of horses
for sale in European markets He be
lieves that there is no good reason why
the United States should not s'tqipiy
many of the horses used abroad and ii»
is especially impressed with ’ the belief
that we couid breed in this country,
particularly in the western states, horses
which could be serviceable for cavalry
purposes. >
The agents of the department in Lon
don and other places have been in
structed to make reports on this sub
ject. covering the general questions an.i
the style of bor es.-the demand, price,
etc. This information will be eui
bodied in one of me bulletins soon to on
i.-sued.
Charles E. Stubbs, an agent of B<-v
erai h 'rse associations in this country,
will ,eave for Europe iu a few days,
bearing an honorary com mission from
the department. Mr. Stubbs’ special
mission is to investigate the horse
markets of Europe with special refer
ence to cavalry horses, and such data as
he obtains of general interest to horse
breeders who might be induced to em
bark in this new field of competition
will be turned over to the department
for publication.
Three Killed at a Crossing.
Wilmington, Del., Dec. 25.—Mr. and
Mrs. Wesley Mcßride of Stanton were
instantly killed and their daughter,
Carrie, aged 6 years, fatally injured, at
the Stanton crossing of the Philadel
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore rail
road, 5 miles below this city. They
started to cross the railroad tracks just
as the Washington and New York ex
press reached the station. The locomo
tive plunged into the vehicle with dread
ful effect. Mrs. Mcßride was instantly
killed and her husband hurt so badly
that he died a few minutes later. The
little girl was terribly injured and will
die,
Old Railway Reorganized.
Louisville, Dec. 25. —The old Rich
mond, Nicholasville, Irvine and Beatty
ville railroad was reorganized when ar
ticles incorporating the Louisville and
Southeastern Railroad company were
filed in the county clerk’s office, the in
corporators being Adolph Segal, Bar
clay J. Woodward and Herman Hooper
of Philadelphia; David W. Farleigh of
Louisville; James R McCreary of Rich
mond, Ky„ and G. W. Gourley of
Beattyville. The capital is $2,000,000.
divided into 20,000 shares of SIOO each.
Supplies For Gold Seekers.
Chicago, Dec. 25. Captain D. L
Brainard of the commissary depart
ment, U. S. A., has arrived in the city.
He is here to arrange for the purchase
of meats and ocher supplies for the re
lief of the Klondike miners. He will
confer with the Armours, Nelson Mor
ris and other packers, to see if they will
deliver at Dyea whatever supplies may
be contracted for. Captain II D. Brain
ard was a companion of Lieutenant
Lockwood on that unfortunate ex
plorer’s expedition.
New York Hank Statement.
New York. Dec 25.—The weekly
bank statement shows the following
changes: Surplus reserve, decrease. $4,-
202,600; loans, decrease, $3,927,000;
specie, increase. $136,700; legal tenders,
decrease, $4,529 ,000; deposits, decrease,
$758,800; circulation, decrease, $22,-
800. The banks now hold $11,523,450
iu excess of the requirements of the 25
per cent rule.
Two Killed by a Fast Train.
Cincinnati, Dec. 25. —A Rushville,
Ind., special to the Times-Star says Miss
Ida Brooks was killed and Mr. Wm.
Pearcy fatally injured by being struck
by the fast express train on the Cincin
nati, Hamilton & Dayton road at Grif
fin’s station. They were returning in a
buggy from a Christmas entertainment.
To Cure A. Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has L.
B. Q. on each tablet.
THE BOMS TBIBUtfi.sdSTDAY. DBC EMbAH 1
miiu mb foiled 1
Revelation of Plot to Murder
the Queen Regent.
WOULD-BE ASSASSIN 13 A WOMAN
Anarchist! Sought to Avenge the Execu
tion of Anglolillo—Present Ruler of .
Spain Narrowly Escaped sharing the
Fate of Her Conservative Premier—Lat
est Attempt to Take a Royal Life.
London, Dec. 25.—Not one-half of
the attempts made upon the lives of the
royal personages in Europe ever be
come known at the time, and if they
subsequently are revealed it is through
indiscretion. This fact is once again
illustrated by the somewhat tardy dis
covery that just before the queen re
gent of Spain left San Sebastian for
Madrid she narrowly escaped sharing
the fate of her Conservative prem.er,
Canovas.
It had been confidently expected by
the Spaui-h anarchists that the queen
regent would exercise her prerogative
of clemency iu favor of the anarchist
Angiolillo, the assassin of Canovas, and
when the man’s execution took place
without the hand of her majesty being
raised to save him they decided to
avenge him by assassinating her.
Chivalry sometimes nests in queer
places, and it is to be found burning
brightly in hearts that one would im
agine to be entirely incapable of any
sentiments. And it was in consequence
of a chivalrous regard for the fair sex
that not a single male anarchist couid
be found among those gathered in Lon
don who was willing to pass down to
posterity as the assassin of a widowed
queen, distinguished above ail other
ladies who have ever wore the royal
crown of Spain by her purity aim bu
manty.
Consequently a woman anarchist un
dertook me juu, and left Loudon tor the
express purpose of murdering the queen
at San Sebastian before she returnee t >
Madrid. Fortunately her departure
from her accustomed haunts in Louuou
was quickly made known to Chief In
spector Melville of the deiective depart
ment of the London police, who, through
his spies, experienced but little diffi
culty in discovering the object of her
trip to the continent. Without a min
ute’s delay he communicated by wire
with the French and Spanish authori
ties, and the result was that the female
anarchist was arrested just as the train
was leaving Biarritz, which is within
an hour or two’s uutauce from San Se
bastian.
The capture took place without anv
fuss or noise. No mention was made of
it in the press, and the consequence was
that the police were able to deal with
her as they saw fit. She was conducted
to the Spanish frontier, there turned
over to the Spanish police, ahd by them
she was, without any form of trial,
shipped off au secret to one of the
islands of the Philippine group which
is specially used for the detention of life
convicts. There she will spend the re
mainder of her days.
DARING PLOT TO KIDNAP.
Men In Jail Charged With Planning the
Seizure of an Ex-Mayor.
Memphis, Dec. 25. —Three desperate
men, who plotted to kidnap Dr. D. T.
Porter, a wealthy citizen and ex-mayor
of Memphis, in order to force him to
sign a check for $15,000, are prisoners
at police headquarters.
The prisoners are William Roberts,
alias Ryan, alias Kelly, 40 years old,
who claims to be a lawyer from Pensa
cola, Fla, ringleader of the gang.
W. H. Bennett, aged 27, a sewer pipe
burner from Brazil, Ind.
J. R. Womack, aged 26, railroad
brakeman and ex-substitute fireman on
the Louisville fire department.
Womack "peached” on his pals, and
it was through his arrest on the charge
of carrying concealed weapons the plot
was brought to light.
The prisoner confessed that he was
implicated in a plot to kidnap Dr. Por
ter. The object of the kidnapers was to
force the capitalist to sign a check for
$15,000. They were to secure the money
before releasing their victim, and then
if the check was cashed, to skip out be
fore the police could be notified of the
disappearance of their victim.
Towboat Completely Wrecked.
Pittsburg, Dec. 25. —The towboat
Hotspur went over the dam at Lock No.
4, on the Monongahela river, and was
completely wrecked. The crew of 11
men. including John Klein, the father
of the captain ana owner, were thrown
into the river and were rescued with
difficulty. All suffered from the in
tense cold, and it is feared that Klein
will die from the exposure. The boat
was valued at $5,0u0.
Plan to Solve I'enalon Problem.
Indianapolis, Dec. 25.—Veterans in
this city are signing a petition to con
gress asking that the United States set
tle with the pensioners on what the pe
tition terms ••a 20-year plan.” The
suggestion is that every man and
woman on the rolls be paid at once the
amount he would receive if he contin
ued to draw a pension at the present
rating for 20 years.
Judge*! Wife Gets a Divorce.
Chicago, Dec. 25.—Judge Ewiag has
granted a decree of divorce to Jennie
W. Banks, the wife of Judge Elmore S.
Banks, who presides in the probate
court of Fairfield, Conn. The divorce
was granted on the ground of cruelty.
The conple were married in February,
1889. Mrs Banks left her husband in
1895 and took up her residence iu Chi
cago.
J. G, McClure & Co, will deliver
you a ton of best Jellico lump coal
for $3.50 or Tennessee lump coal at
♦ 2,90 Telephone 77, by new C, R, £
5. freight depot,
GIVING AWAY
NEW YEAR’S PRESENTS
With every purchase of dry go ds amounting to $1.50 a handsome souvenir will I e given as a
New Year’s Gift. The prisenig wi Ibe in keeping with your purchases, but no hng shoddy
wnl be give i away. A show < ase at the foot of our store contains a partial list of
OUR GIFTS!
And we invite you to come and examine them as well as our immense stock of
Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Notions.
Hats, Shoes and Clothing.
We can only mention a part of our
NEW YEAR’S GIFTS
They Are TTeoftxl
Ladies’ penknife, ladies’ pearl handle knife, ladies’ extra size knife, Gents’ Medium knife, gents’ extra good
knife, gems’ extra good knife with corkscrew; set Victoria teaspoons, Helena table spoons, set
nickel silver teaspoons, Victoria tablespoons, butter knives. Victoria forks, silver
forks, Piedmont shears, steel shears, ladies, thimbles, child’s set,
knife, fork and spoon, razors, kt ives and forks, pipes,
Watches French harps, harmonkas, gent’s scarfs, cork Screws, German cologne, ladies’ belts, ladies’ shirt
waist sets, ladks, hair ornaments, hair brushes, blacking brushes, clothes brushes, Eureka hair pins,
box talcum powder. We have thousands of of her useful articles that we can’t mention here. Our
trade has been good this fall, and we take this method of showing our appreciation to our customers.
<Remembe
Our prices will be as usual—lower than any house in North Georgia, We handle nothing but the best goods
- Hoping you will cail and get your New Year’s gift, we are yours, etc.
U. Coker Co.
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tying ioikt 1 powder ever made. It is 4t
soothing healing, healthful and F.V
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COMPLEXION POWDKB is.
A IT IS SOLD EVERYWHERE. A
Roark, the Jeweler,
Has received
another line of
FINE CUT GLASS
anil Silver Novelties.
Just the thing for
Bridal and
Christmas Presents.
317 Broad St, Rome, Ga.
sc. COTTON
NOT IN IT
Compared With Our Extreme
ly Low Prices,
T. W. McCORD,
I am selling Staple and Fancy
Groceries,.Country produce confec
tionaries, Fruits Etc., at the lowest
possible prices. When you need any
goods in this line call and see me.
It wi.l pay you.
T.W. McCord
Under Beuna Vista Hotel.
536 Broad St,, - Rome, Ga.
' f° wISiL
ROME’S OLD SANTA CLAUS
Mr. J. B. CARVER.
Sends a happy Christmas greeting to all the children and his many
friends and old customers, and cordially invite them to
his new headquarters the
Rome China and Stove Co.,
No. 213 Broad St, Rome, Ga.
Where we have displayed the handsomest and
most elaborate collection of
Toys and Holiday Goods I
We have ever shown in R me. These goods are ele
gant and embraces the newest and prettiest things that
could be found in New York. They were bought before
the price was put up on account of the new tariff and will
be sold at prices that will please you. We have quite a
variety of real nice things for 5 cents and 10 cents. Come
while the weather is pretty and before the stock is broken.
Make your selections now, We will lay the goods away
for you until Christmas 'Eve. Don’t forget the place.
Next to the Fin-t National Bank, No, 213, Broad Street,
Rome, Ga.
Rome China and Stove Co.
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