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EIGHTH YEAR Smoke Xtra Good And Rebel Yell Cigars PEACE s o Spread Her Whits Wings J g uer The Situation. SYNDICATE 18 FORMING -——■ To Buy The Island Os Cuba, OuaranteelnK Her Bonds. Washington, March 16.—A peace way seems to be making its headquarters round and about Ujp white house. All the belligerency manifested about the president’s official resi dence at the time of his refusal to call General Lee and when he asked congress for that g'gamic emergency appropriation seems to have oozed out somewhere, ,’and &s the excitement immediately tollowing those events has died dowr, so has the tendency to ward positive action on the line of the unmistakable sentiment of the country, I Today this peace policy breaks oat in two of three different places One is in the disclosure of a new scheme for the purpose of the freedom of Cuba —in a nutshell, the formation of a gigantic syn dicate of American and European moneyed men, this syndicate to indorse the bonds rs Cuba in case Spain agrees to sell her freedom In connection with this syn dicate the rallies of some of the m prominent financiers of the World are used. r.x Vice President Levi P. Mor ton is the man who has gone t< tliewhiti house with the idf-a,and the sn.rv wh'ch connects his name with it also mentions Sir Julian Paiincefi.t», w; i) whom Goverhor Morton l as b> en in frequent con sulta'i'l . hi I also the new Span ish m'ni-i i lii- b* i -val that the men who Bfp ' -t i ack of it are those 1 own the Spanish-Cuban "ho are naturally ,rv 1 - i sive what they havt inv olod. Fol. \V. li Ennis went down to Abanti t ,day and will attend the ffipetieg ol the execi tive committee of the democrat c party of Georgia tomorrow. . "Tears, idle tears, J J, know not what the, mean, ” wrote the poe: k ■'/■'it Tennyson VA ? But tears al Es (Ts ways mean So?y f t?a e A S ‘ / M. °t joy. and of t/ despair, and E/ '/ 11 / those saddesl J7 /// 4 mosl Pathetic W 1 V 4 tears of the - i xiSl ' vrou K’>t wo ! /A / 1 \\ n, an who has ' i II n \\ been bearing k. ''Cl-zX I * Aup as bravely aC—'as she may ' under a daily •faktiess and a. burden of N„ w „r,i J torturing pain. <U'. they",'.'. ■"-n*- The wonder is Ue X r 111 tears for all they Uiiug nh .. t . , uffer;and the saddest •re u... f',,: ! tlx'ir sufferings times iii ~ Even the doctor, nine le« that'' Uh - a . little nervous- •>».” or A, ® - "ffraliria,” or ” insoni ■ l einsisu 4 , ls he sl,s P t ’ cts the fcca; a'men A U1 ?°" laminations and t..’ d nervn ’ e Very worst thin R •n?re is no . UH i °Y e, \ vro tight woman, •fcthods i n . these repugnant strength i,’ '”" an T ay insure health •f Dr. Piera-’ r w '" nanl y way bv the use the we t , , l . VOnte fc ®inine ' es an " diseases of the Plt, ' lv. n tv‘ A? abs . o,ut ' ly and com- £ r Pose by one O f’V t sed for this special pPerieneed mo ?’ ennne nt and **i e rt sp ec :, 'Clans m this country; an for ria,;,. , ’women’s diseases. n ,f f roiisuitin,, y ‘j ars . P r - Pierce has been Jotel am] s t T ,T ' I ys,t,an the Invalids’ woman J?,. Inst ' tut . e - Buffalo, N. Y. ? f charge n, r ipw' SU L'JV' 1 b ? letter free « i"v J?"' 1 Page ilhi , Dr ; Pierce’s thon- S. ns, M • b< l° k ’ Thc People’s *»'«■> more ci” , r ah d,^ al Adviser.” It con ?* dir al » .bin S? m P r ehensive advice j.” Publish,. ,| a J han , any other book for tweii.2' * paper bound copy sent 12 rn>/ »f ° n '' cent stamps to pay Or cloUt-boES THE ROME HUSTLER-COMMERCIAL. STEIN BADLY HURT Thoilglit to 3e Dying Yes terday But Revived. BERRY IN POLICE COURT Looking Glass Editor Had Been Warned. Orth H. Stein, who was attacked by Judge Berry in the Kimball house dining room Monday night, was said yesteiday to be in a seri ouscondition. He is confined to his room at the Kimball, no one being sllowed to se him but his physi cians and attendants. The doctors admit be is very low. It is feared concussion of the brain may set iu. For a while yesterday morning it was thought the editor could not live. He was unconscious the greater part of the forenoon and about 11 o’clock his condition was alarming. He revived during "the afternoon, and at a late hour last night was resting some easier. He has suffered considerably with the wounds on his head and is unable to retain food on his stomach. His face and scalp are iterly covered with ugly bruises made by the butt of the pistol, which was used by’judge berry. It will probably be some time before Mr. Stem will be to leave his room . Judga Berry held court from 9 un'il 2 o’clock yesterday, as usu al. About 8 o'clock yesteruay morfiing he was served with a copy of charges to appear at the police court yesterday afternoon to answer to the charge of disGi iy conduct. No case was made against Mr. Stein, When the police court convened Judge Berry was present, accom p inied by Solicitor James 0 Neill, of the city criminal court, who had a difficulty with Stein in the Kimball house lobby some weeks ago. Colonel W. C Glenn was present to represent Mr. Stein, who was of course unable to leave bis room. Jndge Berry desired to enter a plea of guilty to the charges of disorderly conductand pay his line but Jud ge Calhoun refuted to try the esse without the evidence of Mr. Stein. Judge Calhoun says he will sift the matter to the bot tom. The trial was postponed indefi nitely, pending Ml. Stein’s condi tion. If he is ab eto be out the case mav be called the first of next week. Mr, Stein will be rep resented by Colonel Glenn and Judge Berry by Mr. O’Neill. Judge Berry’s attack on Mr Stein was not altogether unexpect ed, it is said, ‘-ince the publica tion of The Looking Glass article last Saturday Mr. Stein has receiv ed several anonymous letters warning him tu be on bis guard, that Judge Berry would attack him at some unexpected moment It was on this account, it is said that Mr. Stein was armed Monday night, and that he reacb for his pistol as soon as the first blow was struck, A strange feature of the story is that one of the cartridges fell to the floor when the pistol was unbreached was said to be blank, containing no bullet. Tne other cartridges contained bullets. It is said by hie friends that jn pre paring for such an emergency the editor had loaded his weapon, hoping that the first shot might prove effective without bloodthed. and holding the other iu reserve incase of necessity. The cartridges were picked up from the dining room floor by one of the waiters and are stil' in his poses-ion. When seen last nig'it in refer ence to the blank cartridge report, Mr. Stein refused to discuss the subject of bis weapons. — Consti tution. ROME GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY EVENING. MARCH 16. 1898. BEAUTIFUL XELENfI Rome's JUalcliless AmateiJr at its Best. HATS OFF, LADIES, If You Please. Splendid Photo Display by Lancaster. Zelena! Beautiful “Zelena.” Zelena the beautiful. The box office sheet indicates that this attraction, which is to be put on by Rome’s matchless amateur talent, will be not only the social event of the season, but will prove the show-house of the past two years. The box office sheet at Trev itt’s, has already been “blacked over,” and still they come. Romans have attended amateur theatricals before, and they know a good thing when they see it. Ail Manager Nevin wants to do to secure a packed house is to announce a Rome amateur attraction. In the presentation of Zelena, Mrs. C. S. Sparks who is man aging the amateurs for this at traction, bids fair to eclipse all former local efforts of the kind. She requests all ladies in the audience to remove their hats upon reaching their seats. In doing this she merits the praise of every person holding seats back of the front row. She makes the request because she desires everyone in the au dience to enjoy fully all the scenic effects and pantomine scenes. One two-story hat would spoil S4O worth of pleasure and not benefit the queenly head it graced even a little bit. Following is the cast: Father Matheo, with estate heavily mortgaged —Will Pat ton. Zelina, Zaadia, daughters of Matheo—Miss Cora Clark, Miss Will Nell Lavender. Patreo, a poor young man, who loves Zelina —Ed Wilson. Olanda, the bashful lover of Zaadia—William McWilliams. Captain Dur out, Patreo’s wealthy rival—J. A. Beall, Stormy, a stage struck fellow —Will Darby. Aunt Ilulda, sentimental spinster —Robt. Gwaltney. Pet’te, niece of Aunt Ilulda— Miss Julia Bayard. Rocco, the village scamp— Hunter Smith. Blabette, the village gossip— Miss Mitchell. Guideo, tramp and escaped convict —Joe Patton. CHORUS GIRLS . Misses Celeste Ayer, Florence Fouche, Sallie Walker, Emmie Wright, Mary Berry, Hattie Benjamine, Mamie Rcunsaville, Emmie Williams, Sarah Simp son, Eva Camp, Berta Gross, Daisy Cheney, Lou Fleming, SOLDIER BOYS. Sergeant Walter Cothran, William McWilliams, Joe Pat- Ivu'i, Hunter Smith, Dudley ugruder, Sam Hardin, Jack Wyatt, Clark, Henson, Harri son, Rob Yancey, Barry Coth ran, Bennie Hale, Felton Mitch ell and Jim Smith. Bugler, aid-de-camps and oth ers. The Yellow Asters —Misses Towers, Ava Printup, Julia Dean, Nellie Printup, Lucy Wright, Mattie Hamilton and Sarah Yancey. (Continued on 2nd page.) "TIP" HARRISON Proposes To Rid Georgia Os All Rascals. AN ANNUAL ELECTION To Be Held And The “Meanest Men’’ i’o Be Legally Hanged. Capt. “Tip” Harrison, one of the cleverest official fixtures in the State house comes forward with a splendid plan which if put in operation would make Georgia a Garden of Eden with the ex ception of wearing habits of the human family. He wants to hold an election in every county on the first of Jan uary of each year for the purpose of deciding by ballot who is the meineet man and the most un conscionable scoundr®!, Cn the first of February the man receiv ing the hignest number of votes is to be hanged until he is dead, and as there are 137 counties in Georgia, the state would get rid of 137 of its worst characters every year. Mr. Harrison proposes to introduce woman’s suffrage in this contest and women will ba eligible for election. The merits of this innovation are betft described in Captain Harrison’s own language. He 88 yrt “By holding such an election in every County once a year we could do a great deal to rid the state of objectionable’charactere and create a healthy condition of public and private morals. All kinds of mean ness would be included, and men in all walks of lite wculd be eligi ble for election . The tramp whe steals a dinner from snother tramp would have as good a showing as a bank-wrecker who robs the widow of hnr mite. I propose, also that women be made eligible and al lowed to vote. In that case the tailing busyboddies and tale bear ers who sow the seeds of strife among their neighbors not be ig nored. I have no doubt that many of the women would vote for their husbands on personal grounds and as a closed ballot would be used there would be a full free and wholesome expre«si«o of opinion. “By executing ‘he rascals-elect we would rapidly get rid of the worst element of our population. Justbe f <re the first of January every year there would be a big exodus. The rascals would leave the state as frightened rats fly from a burning barn. In addition to that the complimentary vote many would get could not but have a wholesome effect. Fellows who are not J ’living right or treating their neighbors r ght would receive 'imely warning, and many a downward career would be checked before it got beyond reformation. The election would be fair be yond any sort of cavil, and it wouldn’t take an Aus’rliian ballot to make it “o There wou'dn’t be any e’ectioneering, and there would not Le any carriage hired to convey voters to to polls. The vote would be the free, unbiased opin ion of the people as to the respec tive meannesses of those voted Cor. A very healthy moral tone would be diffused through the community, and many a man would be surprised and put t< thinking on his manner of life. The election would hold up to most men the 'ooking glass tha' ihe poet Burns talk about, and it would be good medicine, heroic trealxnent but none the less effec (Continned on 2nd page.) DONLEY SLAIN. Editor of the East Point Plowhoy, Shot. FIVE BULLETS FIRED By,John C Cox, and a| 1 of Them Took Effect. Five pistol balls fired through the heart and lungs of John L. Conley, editor of the East Point Plowboy, by John C. Cox, brought instant death to the well-known editor and publisher yesterday afternoon at 6:30 o’clock in East Point. Cox is in Fulton county jail. He is said to have been a tramp until two months ago, when he was employed by C. Q. Trimble, of East Point,a deputy sheriff un der Sheriff Nelms. He was later employed by Mr. Reuben Ar nold to guard some property that had belonged to Mr. Conley and which is now in litigation. The property is said to have caused the tragedy. The people of East Point ask for an immediate investigation of the killing. They intimate strongly that Cox is not alone responsible for the killing and say that it was an assassination prompted by a desire of ven geance. They say that other men may have been interested in the crime. Only two men saw the killing. They were enemies of the dead man, it is said. Deputy Sheriff Trimble was one and ex-Mar shal Jim McConnell was the other who witnessed the trage-j dy. Both men are prominent in Fulton county. W. B. Callahan, a third man, reached the spot just as the tragedy was ended. He did not see the beginning of the fight. Conley’s death is the immedi ate outcome of the long litiga tion between the editor and the heirs of the John Brood estate, which has already very nearly resulted in bloodshed and which caused the well remembered fight between the Arnolds, of Hapeville, and Conley. The case has been in court for years and has kept feeling at a fever heat during the entire time. The killing occurred just one half mile beyond the Atlanta and West Point depot in East Point. Conley’s body fell almost in front of the residence of Mr. W. B. Callahan and a hundred yards from the residence of Mr. Jim McConnell. Cox re I uses to tell the story of the killing, and the only full < account is given by Mr. McCon i nell. He says that he and Dep ! uty Sheriff Trimbie were stand- j ing in front of his gate about i 6:30 o’clock, when they saw ' Cox and Conly walking up the ‘ road together. < He noticed that Mr. Conley 1 was gesticulating to Cox, as 11 i excited, but he did not realise ; that serious trouble was on hand ' until he saw Mr. Conley strike 1 Cox with a heavy hickory stick , and knock him to the ground. | Mr. McConnell states that Conley then began beating Cox, and that Cox pulled his pistol and began shooting. , (Continued on 7th page.) 10 CENTS A WEEK DOCTOR TUTT The Famous Tilt! Pill Man Died In Ailgilsta A SUCCESSFUL GEORGIAN Spent A Fortune In Advertising And Left A Fortune. Augusta, Ga., March 16--Dr. William H. Tutt. one of Augusta’s best known citizena, died yesterday afternoon at his home atter only a day’s illness. Dr. Tutt has been in failing health for a long time, but none of his family anticipated his death at this time, and one of his daughters was in New York and another left home only a few days since. Dr Tutt was born in Augusta August 21, 1823, and married Miss Harriet Remsen Bell of Lincoln county in 1847 . He graduated from the medical college and went into the drug business. In 1872 he removed to New York for a broader field in wnich to exploit his proprietary med icines. He was one of the pioneers in extensive advertising and made Tutt’s liver pills one of the best ! known proprietary medicines iu the world. It is said that the first ' year ne went to New York he ex ) pended over $25 000 in cash in [ advertising before he began to sea any returns, but later on reaped a golden harvest. By 1888 he had become a wealthy ! man and returned to Augusta to spend the closing years of hi« life in comfortable retirement among the friends and the scenes of his early life. He sold out his interest in New York for a fortune and built the handsomest house in Summerville. Before it was com pleted he put it and the Jot into me Sandhil's Hotel Company and became the largest factor in I the building of the Bon Air hotel, Augusta’s famous winter resort. He then purchased one of the handsomest residences in Augusta and has since lived in comfort affie retirement in this city. He is survived by his wife a id five married children. Mrs. Thompson of New York, and Mrs. Rem Remsen. Mrs. Edge Eve. Mrs. Andrew Rossignold and W. H. 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