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EIGHTH year Smoke Xtra Good And Rebel Yell Cigars SNIP TRGTIGS • Kill not Declare War nor At tack oilr Shores. BUSHWHACK CHJVIMERCE By Fitting out Privateers. Lon don Opinions. Madrid, March 14.—The view held in official circles is that Spain will not provoke war. be cause if she did, she wortkt find herself isolated, but if America this provocation, fepain wilfnot be alone in the struggle. The general opinion is that in the event of war, Spain will not need to attack American territo ry It will suffice her to pursue a war of privateering. As Amer ica’s commerce is seven-fold greater than Spain’s, American interests would suffer most. War would be madness, benefiting neither nation, and good sense therefore counsels peace. The Spanish torpedo squadron has not yet left Cadiz. Senor Lion Castillo, Spanish ambassador *o France has re turned to France. ARBITRATE THE MATTER. London, March 14.—The Dai ly Graphic editorially suggests thh morning that there is time still remaining that can be util ized to negoti de an agreement to refer the Maine matter to ar bitration to ascertain the “true facts,” and to decide as to the nature of the indemnity if any be due to the United States. "Englaul,” says the Daily •Graphic, “would sympathize for the liberation of Cuba, but if the United States goes to war, it roust be in a just cause and af ter every effort to secure an honoiable peace has been ex hausted. ” lhe lunes, commenting upon the cordiality of the interview between President McKinley Mid Minister Bernabe, the new Spanish minister to Washington Cupid, the Beggar. I A How Love \ X"*'- gtoes a beg- P'ng for a v little kindly treatment! wfik How many • ;Sk women turn their backs W " — ely °f their time /jHI I -\ an d attention YHt I llSy to fashion or X/ Lrilr social pleas- WJ \ P / 'ires, but V < \ IST sce m to re- I /Al Rard happy 'Jn j7 a wifehood and /v i motherhood as Y IJ \ a mere second ’ / —a considers- J (UKJ>\ tion - \ t They take no end of fit of a trouble over i’Wv.b-n tl^„, or tl ’ e successof a dinner •Pwi’al 'F d ' seaa « of the delicate man to be", wit' ' er SCX totally unfits a wo- Wmarv dutv t.', I” ’’’other. Jtisawoman’s *°”>anlv w av A?'. slr<l |W.and healthy in a treatment will , rc , . Jlv >ng’ and judicious 'radicate these a rytainly and completely coni t, ~7 d ? lcau ‘ complaints. ’ •’"’jvet uith e.- 1 "/}, V r: * c tical treatise on this * u K«stions for l’ ri,fessl °nal advice and ’""The f <' trcatnient are contained Adviser ” b,. o v o """ on Sense Medical Co "'ultn l? - P’crce, M. D., chief *"d Sulcal o'™ of , tbe Invalids’ Hotel ilh s7 ” \ ,:uffal ?' N ' Y - This P er bound ahsoiL/i k will be sent P a J, ' 1 el / fret for cost of mail for I' stamps Id'? stan ’P s - or cloth-bound hr. Pierce h J lr - 8R Dr Pierce, as above. women’s S i'- Ven a i’fe tinie to the ’ Beases : and . ilas had a » s tl(i asanv;j v .. '. ene .nce in this particular “! sc ription ” 1,1,y5,cwn His “ Favorite for diseaset oTtht'V Bcientific II is the onlv „ ?' I he feminine organs. 2' Ued PhS n - an educated and .P'2’ a, ”‘nt cure as ao “ , a .P osl tive and ** tt J thousand crater-^* 1 more than “ grateful women. THE ROME HUSTLER COMMERCIAL ENGLAND OBJECTS And Enters Protest Against Russia’s. OCCUPYING PORT ARTHUR Poor Old China Seems Perfect ly Helpless Pekin, March 14—The British Minister, Sir Claude M . MacDon ald visited the Chinese Foreign Office on Tuesday and lodged a strong protest against the cession of Port Arthur to Russia saying it would destroy the balance of pow er in China. The Chinese officials however declared tLeir inability to with stand the Russian demands. M. Povloff the Russian Charge d’Affiires wished the cessions to take place within five days inorder to forestall the arrival of his suc cessor M. Speyer but China re quired a longer time to consider the matter and therefore the ne gotiations were transferred to St. Petersburg. Russia is still exerting pressure to bring about the dismissal of the British railroad engineers. The Tsun-Li-Yamen referred the matter to the Director of Rail roads who declared their services to be indispensible regardless of their nationality. BRAZIL FEARS REVOLUTION Precautionary Measures Taken By The Government. Rio de Jeneiro March 14— Tranquillity prevails here but the Government has called an extraordinary session of the Legislature to consider the finan cial situation caused by the fall in exchange and the repor s origin ating in the military clubs of a coming revolution. FOR RENT. The office lately • occupied by he Rome Commercial will be >r rent after April let. Apply to Mr. Thos. Fahy. and commencing the president’s policy, says: “Mr. McKinley cannot more surely tranquilize American opinion and secure a fair field for his pacific endeavors than by convincing the American people that he is prepared for all contingencies. ” WHEN WAR MUST END IN CUBA. London, March 14.—The Madrid correspondent of the Morning Post says : “I am able to assert on the best authority that United States Minister Woodford originally intimated that the United States hoped and expected that Spain would re-establish peace in Cuba before March 1 of this year. Recently, in response to Spanish repre sentations, the United States extended the time to May 1. Both governments refuse to de scribe this intimation as an un imatum to Spain. It has been given entirely irrespective of the Maine affair or of any other com plications which may arise in the meantime,” continued the •orrespond nit. “There was no suggestion as to what action the United States would take on May 1 should, as is certain to be the case, the rebellion be still be unsuppressed/’ ROME GEORGIA, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 14. 1898. ■ THE FIRST TENTH Os Ths $50,000,000 Will be Expended Now 3 NEW battle ships Families of Soldiers Ready to Quit Sandy Hook. Washington, March 14. —Prep- arations to spend the $50,000,000 appropriated by Congress are go ing on rap : dly, as the following will show: Expenditures projected or made by the Navy Department under the national defense act. Projectiles and powder. $30,- 000,000. Torpedo tubes, small arms am munition. $50,000 Assembling aud coverting guns at the Washington foundry $2,500 000. Coal, nautical instruments and other ,-quip ments, $2 500.000, Repairs on the Newark, Char leston, Philadelphia Atlanta, Chicago, Yorktown, Puritan and for torpedo boat?, $1 500,000. New coal sheds at Key West and other miscellaneous expenditures, $1 500,000. Total, $10,000,000. THREE NEW BATTLE SHIPS. To Cost About $5,000,000 Each io be Built. Washington March 10—The House Naval Committee late this afternoon voted to authorize the building of three new battleships in the appropriation bill to be re ported to the House. They will be first class sea fight ers and will cost at least $6,000, 000 apiece. The same committee today plac ed in the naval bill provision for an increase in lhe number of nava’ marines of 473. This in crease has been especially a«ked by the Secretary of the Navy, and was not included in the regular recommendations. This brings the total number of marines up to 4,073. FAMILIES OF SOLDIERS. Ready To Quit Sandy Hook On Short Notice. New York March 14—Orders were issued today at Sandy Hook for the wives and children of all Government employes to hold themselves in readiness to leave the Hook at a moment’s notice. So strong was the order that ma.iy of the soldiersand laborers emp'oyed by the Ordinance Department in the construction of new buildings and fortifications arealready seek ing limitations in Atlantic High lands, the Highlands of Navefink and other New Jersey towns. fighting maygars. Governor of Pressburg Shot In Ihe Knee in a Duel- Budapest, March 14—. Ina duel just fought Deputy Ivaank shot Pi-ivy Councillor Szalavsz ky the Governor of Pressburg, in the knee. Jervis & Wright, the up town druggist, have in old etale stuff to otter you. but their slock is clean and f.esh and they will do as much for your in their way of ewrvii e, prices, etc., as any < ne. BearthH in mind and you will.be glad of it. They allow uo s ouej to undersell them. AUTONOMY Says Spain, But Cuban In dependence, Neuerl FROM WHITE HOUSE President Wants Peace. Army Officers Are Awake, Washington, March 14.—1 t comes from a source very close to the white house that the new Spanish minister has given this government unofficial assurances lha» Spain stands ready to make I every possible assurance of prac ical autonomy for the Cubans, and every concession toward peace which does uot involve the loss of the i-land. Spain is willing to withdraw htr troops and to give to the Cu bans the control of all internal affairs. This offer is accompanied by assur.i nces from Spain of her de sire to continue at peace with this country and carries with it a strong intimation that under no circumstances will she consent to Cuban independence. The officials of the state depart ment deny that any such sugges tions have been made, but the statement tn the contrary cornea from so high a source as to give every reason for belief that there have been these assurances. When Senor Quesade, the Cuba charge d'affairs here, was told of this proposition from Spain he refused to discuss it further than *o say that the Cubans who were fighting for their liberties would consent to nothing short ot com plete freedom. There is no doubt, however, that the president and his advis. ors hope for some peaceful solu tion of the present complications and believe that the only possible chance for such solution lies in real autonomy. In all their considerations of the situation they have never lost eight of the autonomist govern ment for Cuba and have endeav ored to impress the country with the fact that there are Cubans out side of those who affiate with the insurgents who want to be con sidered in any settlement that may be made. Unless there can be some solutionn on this line there is practically no chance of avert ing war. Armed intervention can not mean peace. The troops at all army posts are nww prepared to receive orders to move in any direction at three hours’ notice, and the most ample transportation facilities for the purpose have been arranged. MILLIONS OF GOLD COMING A Total of $1 5,660,000 on The Move to America. I New York, March 14.—L. Von Hoffmann & Co., have en gaged $150,000 additional in gold for import. Lazard Freres have $500,000 additional in gold on the way to New York. The National City Bank has added $85,000 in gold to their engagement for import. The Guaranty Trust Company has added $250,000 in gold to its engagement for import and the New York Produce Exchange Bank has engaged $200,000 in gold. This makes the total on the movement thus far $15,660,- 000. Have you seen the newest fad, chose plaid hose atCoker’s. BOWERY FIRE. Eleven Bodies Taken From Sleeping House. OTHERS BADLY BURNED. Firemen Had a Hard Fight to Save The Living. New York, March 14.—Eleven men lost their lives in a fire which swept through the Bow ery Mission house, at 105 Bow ery, early vesterday morning and left it a blackened shell. A thorough search of the premises at 105 Bowery, which were partially destroyed by fire at an early hour yesterday morn ing, discloses the fact that elev en persons were burned to death. At first it was rumored that the loss of life was much greater, but after searching the ruins very carely the policemen and firemen found eleven charred bodies and removed them to the morgue. No. 105 Bowery is one of the best known lodging houses on that thoroughfare. It is called the Bowery mission lodging house, and it is conducted by the Christian Herald. In the basement of the building there is a cheap restaurant, while the ground floor is used exclusively for mission purposes, gospel ser vices, having been held there daily for several years. The four upper floors were fitted up as a cheap lodging house with ac comodations for 150 males, who paid 15, 20 and 25 cents each, according to the location of the rooms. Saturday night almost every bed was occupied. At half past 1 o’clock yesterday morning one of the lodgers discovered flames issuing from a washroom on the third floor, but before he had time to alarm the house the fire was noticed by passers by on the street. By this time the flames had eaten their way to the top of the building and were bursting through the roof. When the alarm was given and the inmates aroused a scene of wild excitement ensued. Many of the ledgers became panicstricken. they rushed into the hallways and fell over each other in their efforts to reach the street. Those on the lower floors got to the street safely by the stairways, while those on the upper floors groped their way through the blinding smoke to the metal fire escape in front of the building. The majority of them succeeded in saving only portions of their clothing, while several of them were naked. Those who made their way to the street by the fire escape were superficially bured by the exces sive heat of the fire ladders, which in many places had be come red hot from the flames within, Y M D. C Attention! Regular meeting of the Young Men’s Democratic Club tonight at 7:20. All members will please be present. Meeting will be held in the Knights of Honor ball, Medical building. M. P. Word, Sec’ty. Smoke Waters “Extra Good’* ba-t sraoke on the market. 10 CENTS A WEEK THE RAILWAYS Making Ready to Handle an Army. WORKRUBHEDINATLANTA A Quick Movement of Troops Is Expected. Atlanta, March 14.—Acting under instructions from the government, the Western and Atlantic road is overhauling ev ery bit of its rolling stock pre paratory to moving troops. i The orders came yesterday i and the officials here were in— i structed to hold themselves in ■ readiness to move at a moment’s notice. It was instructed also . that preparatory to moving the i road should inspect every bit of , its rolling stock and find out i just how much of it was availa- I ble. Ir Consequently there wascon jjsiderable activity yesterday at the Western and Atlantic round j house, and it is said that several i engines that have not been in I constant use for some time were > overhauled. All efforts to verify j this, however, were futile. ? It is known that there was a ? conference of railroad men in j Washington yesterday and that 1 arrangements for the transpor tation of troops were discussed. ? The roads represented at the r conference were: i The Southern, Seaboard Air . Line, Atlantic Coast Line, and > the Chesapeake and Ohio. , Arrangements have already i been made by which there are three troops of artillery to be ■ brought to Georgia and one ta ken to Alabama and installed in i forts. The artillery companies will number sixty men each. They will be transferred from Fortress Monroe. One will go to Fort Caswell, on the Cape Fear r.ver; one to Tybee and another to Fort Morgan, near Mobile. The great movement of troops (Concluded on 7th page.) one EIVJOYO Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels colds, head aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist who aav not have it on hand will pro otue it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute. 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