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EIGHTH year
Smoke Xtra Good And Rebel'Yell Cigars
ins OR WAR?
Eititr SUP Taken By Pres
jj M t Means Hostilities.
RECOGNITION OF CUBA
L n d The Succor Os The Slar
ving Cubans.
Washington, March 24.-With-
Lone week from today the presi-
Ltof the United State? will
L,token one of which may, and
L ft || probability will result in
■ar.
IH e may accord formal recogni
tion to the republic of Cuha, or he
Lay. with th, consent and aesis-
Ence of congress, formally enter
Jpon a policy of government aid
E(he starving in Cuba.
I General Grosvenor is today's
authority for the statement that
Icognition of the Cuban republic
E entitled to a place among the
Elions of the world is the plan
Khich the president has determi n
|d upon. Un the other hand, there
1 abundance of testimony to bear
lut ihecoulentiou that, while the
Iresidriit has not yet reached a de-
Inite decision, he is more st rongly
liclined to what might be termed
Bitervention in aid of the starving.
B'fbe semi-official declarations
Bhich have gone out Mad
■d show that either one of these
Heps is al meat certain to bring on
■ar uni.ss the Spanish ministry
Hacks down from the position
Hindi it has taken. Truo, the re-
Higuition of the Cuban republic
■ou'd net, according to iuterna-
Honsl law, be a casus belli, but
Here can be no doubt that should
■ch a step be taken by this gov-
Huinent in the present state of
Belation.s with Spain the strain
■odd be too much to bear.
I Spain would be forced •by the
Hutiuieut nt her people to an over
■ct that would lead to war. The
■psnish government has intimat
■l ss strongly as anything short
■ »n official declaration
put it that for the
■wiimeut of the United Stales
■ such to take a hand in the in
•tuil affairs of Cuba by extend
■? further aid to the people of'
Ihs would be regarded as unwar-
I Nature's Detectives.
■J*?.!" 131 ? j s committed, no matter in
| of the earth the criminal tries
■P* .■f rT ~7x. to hide, he
I ’ knows that
I Ir.ftl probably
I l'd> YiF •’O me where
I 'X. » ,Mr or °Uier on
I the look-out
I [ I yA ,s a detectiv
I / > J waiting to
11. \ <-' T t m lay his hand
|/-/I U \ When any
l l 4 1 -kA k disease at-
11/ ' // t'S A tacks nian-
■ff . 'Vf R. i kind and
H ,'e? hides itself
M 7i 1 1 F \' * n " lc human
0 I V sis / )•' system, no
■ I‘ r/ a matter how
I 111 E °hscure or
I k. k|l‘L* T' Ooniplicated
I Etl. r;. ' the disease
I v'i’AA " niay he. Na ‘
[ V f lure among
I her great
■ ■ force of de-
«i„. tective reme-
<l ’ s ‘- as V s are among
■Adi-ai with -b' "'” a mts which doctors
H^itubek'jlE"*' Is "'t the lungs
■>ycorner r? I .'!” 1 ' '" ch art ‘
K'uihce foi t'l, lHt , sys(cni furnishes a
|N eha„,e .’ ' V'’” MVe «' a ’adies.
«Xn n ? arpta [ and dodfte
fc They.;’ ~,(ler, ""O'herless d!s
y»'th live r or « alw <<ys compli
■k"'l'nralffia ' n . lach troubles, nerv
■J'be.ldetwiiv B ? ,l ' ral deb ’"‘v.”
m . which Nature
ailn.. ‘.' rc - 1 and nrrest these
Pierce's Golden
K’l ret 'tly nTI „- lt '“V s an arresting'
■Aents l.ub„ t -“' I ,oi ‘pn<>tis. paralyz-
K ln 'he liver and diges-
the hl ,
Hr’hcture an’’ ma , kin K power
■ vital s "PP'y of pure,
W it|, j ' b'ood which reinforces
K?"ntres w ;?u thy t,ss ue ; feeds the
KS'iilar fl h P °Y er ' ? nd builds up
IfSkltinJ * and active ’•m-rgy.
•ta 1 " 1 tasai c'’,*’",? blood, shortness
Ih2’' ”thni a i r l?’ bronchitis, severe
Eh*’* Tfl ?>i rein ! h'ndred affections, it
Ki.'i'v never ■7 y " While it promptly
oough it strengthens
M Purifies the blood.
THE ROME HUSTLER-COMMERCIAL
ranted with Spain’s affairs, and
would being war.
If the Maine report, which is
expected to reach congress on
Monday, should prove a strong
er document than is now expect
ed —stronger than advices which
the president has in hand would
indicate —it may be regarded of
itself as a demand that hostili
ties shall begin. So high an au
thority as Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt is quoted this evening
in support of this latter idea.
Secretary Roosevelt is said to
have declared today that the
report is equivalent to a declara
tion of war. This same idea is
maintained by all the officials of
the navy department.
Those who talk with their
friends declare that the report is
sure to show that the destruc
tion was done by a mine placed
in the harbor by Spanish officials
and that in this case a high de
gree of Spanish culpability is
shown.
It will be noted that in the
discussion of the policy of the
administration there is no talk
of the intervention looking to
the establishment of the Cuban
freedom such as the people of
the country seem to desire. There
has been undoubted growth in
the war feeling today.
There is no question that a
much larger number of those
whose views are considered val
uable here in Washington hold
that war is inevitable than have
ever held so before. It is said
at least, tha* some of this feeling
is traceable to secret advices re
ceived at the state department
from Madrid, the exact nature
of which has not been given to
the public.
MISs FLORIDA SEAY.
Energetic President of the Sen
ior Class of Shorter College.
Among the six presidents of the
senior class organizations none
has ever been more active than
Miss Florida Seay, the leader of
the 98’s. Will not the good peo
ple of Rome hear her bugle call
and Hock to college hill next
Friday afternoon to help to raise
funds for the Shorter College
library? Books, books, books!
Pile up books, if you wish to
keep Shorter college abreast of
the times. Help the girls to help
the librarv, to help the college,
to help the world ! Culture has,
as its aim, the ennoblement of
life : one of the means of culture
is an extensive library. Go to
the terrree tea and give it your
aid.
Eleanor Churchill Gibbs.
1 JE 11
RAPID FIRE GUNS
Shipped From England to Uni
ted States for Coast Defense
Washington, March 24.—Infor
mation has been received by the
Bureau of Ordnance of the War
Department [that the rapid fire
seacoast defense guns bought by
the Government last week from
the Vicar works and the Maxims
in England have been shipped
to this country. These guns are
32 in number and cost about
$370,000.
A PROMINENT MINISTER SPEAKS.
From a personal test and a
thorough outside observation, I
am preoared to reccommend Chen
ey’s as a positive remedy for
coughs ind colds, croup, etc.
Rev. Henry Buchanan.
Jonesboro, Ur.
■ ROME GEORGIA. THURSDAY EVENING. MARCH 24. 1898.
THE FIRST CHANGE
To be Gluon to The State
Volunteer Boys
BECTY. OF. WAR ALGKR.
Has an Abiding Faith in Such
an Army.
Washington, March 24. —Secre-
tary Alger’s office at the war de
partment precented an unusually
busy aspect today. Much of the
secretary’s time was occupied in
jonference with the various bureau
chiefs of the dspartment in con
nection with preparations to im
prove the fortification
on the seacoast. In addi
tion there were a number of mem
bers of cjngress who called to
have a word with the secretary,
among them being Senators Lodge
and Hoar and Representative
of Illinois.
Ri presentative Marsh is chair
man of the house committee on
militia, which has recently report
ed the bill reorganizing that body
of of State Soldiery ro raise
its efficiency and to appropriate a
million dollars for its support.
The chairman said he had speken
to Speaker Reed recently id regard
to the bill and he hopes to be able
to call it up in the house for con
sideration within a reasoaable
time.
During his interview with Sec
retary Lung, Mr. Marsh urged
that in the event of hostilities the
first recourse of the government
tor soldiers be the State militia,
who should be invited to volun
teer forth,, defense,
These men, he pointed out aro
well organized, well drilled and
officered, and are in a position to
render very effective service. In
view cf these facts, Mr. Marsh be
lieved that it was the duty of the
government to call upon these
citizen soldiers for duty in case
they care to volunteer. If any
members or officers of the guard
preferred not to enlist because of
larnily or business cares and re
sponsibilities, then their places
might be taken by volunteers
from outside the service.
Secretary Alger was very much
interested in the arguments made
by Mr. Marsh, and while not
committing himself on that sub
ject, seemed to regard the sugges
tions made by him as.practicable.
Afterwards Mr. Marsh called on
President McKinley and represent
ed the statements he had made to
the secretary.
During the morning Secretary
Alger was also in conference with
General Miles, commanding the
army, respecting the military oc
cupation of Fort Jefierson on Dry
Tortugas island. The determina
tion to garrison this fort has been
reached by the secretary after a
conference with his aides and the
navy department officials and the
questions now to be met are those ■
of what improvement in the forti
fications may be necessary.
Notice
The members of the Ladies Me
morial Association, the Daughters
of the Confederacy, and the Con
federate Veterans, are requested to
organize for the Memorial exer
cises to take place on April 28th
Mrs. Halstead Smith.
Socty, Memorial Association
Romans Win. —News came to
Rome last night that A. W. U »1-
ton and L. G- Wagner had secured
the contract for the building of
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