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About The Rome hustler-commercial. (Rome, Ga.) 18??-???? | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1898)
eighth year smoke xtra good and rebel yell cigars SPAINS BIG FLEET Heads Toward! the Cape Verde Islands. FIFTEEN nien-of-war. Red Hot Times Among The Bull Fighters. Madrid, via Paris, April 8.- Fitceen Spanish men-of-war will leave Cadiz immediately for Cape Verde Islands and several I battalions have started to retn- I force the gairiso > at the Balearic ■ islands, in the Mediterranean. ■The provincial militia in the Icauary islands will be placed on la war footing. Lieut General ■Correa,the minister of war, and ■Admiral Bermejo, the minister ■of marine, are actively at work [in their departments despite the ■holiday. I London, April B—A special, [dispatch from Madrid says that ■the ambassadors of France, Ger- Imany, Russia ai d Italy waited ■together this evening upon Kenor Gallon, the foreign minia ■,er, and presented a joint note ■ n the interests of peace. H Senor Gallon replying declar ed, according to the dispatch, ■hat the members of the Spanish ■abinet were unanimous in con sidering that Spain had reached ■'the limit of international policy Hn the direction of conceding the ■k-niands and allowing the pre ■■iitions of the United States.” H Madrid, April 7, 5 p m.—An Extraordinary cabinet council ■as been summoned to meet im ■tediately. The session has cre ■ttd more pessimistic impres ■mns, '1 he ministers refuse to ■umidi any explanation. The ■xcitemeiit in Spain has reached ■m boiling point, but there are ■o demonstrations recorded ■nywhere yet. I All the steamship firms of ■itencia have offered their ves- ■ e l'as privateers and a number ■ fs hip captains have called upon B** llil 'al commander, at Barce- / The Bound* I / W /wv° ryUne ‘ » .V-ttL / .W“tn a young r YX / .V’ r l steps from / K’rUiood into wo- K " ’nanhood, she en- lets a new and strange Country. A land of V 1 °f hidden d,. rr,,n " se and hope, vet ■ d dopin'" , a r n?ers - Whether she will ■*>n >he hea'th r T" ser V depends largely specm and cond .Aion of the deli ■.'’, Wn heofhfrw Sm ", llicil is tlle source ■ the i lve . , r "'"’’anhood. ■T ked be.-,'.’’ J 0 ""* "•'"uen are often ■ t ' !r, b. Which *1 °L a " llstak en sense of ■‘U s mpt<,! n /of f thcni to "'"-’’"-‘ct the ■?** troubles i,,,/ 1 "" 111 " 1 ' Wi ak ”ess. ■° SMi< >us chr,,,; ,lle^ r c " Ir ected, develop ■^ burri' ! lC '” ties which be ■ 3()n “<es ’ll .nmnng life’s best ■u ; ' "Cell 1~7 ,t,n ? all I’ ossib ’lity ■, A t'Win s„,r ■ "X'therhood. ■*>* n" ed! t r h, , ss fro r l , th . ese delicate i r biero', p ' . health Riving power ■’'Mud stri . n „ tl aV, ’ nt , e Prescription. It W<>man L v organs; K nerve '«ntres J,? ’ tr,ves vitality to ■i, tK°" ndn ’ui 1 res,ores Perfect or- K k' 011 ’'- ’.i -.iirh, a ! ' t ! tut " ,n: ‘l energy. ■ f »skill-d devised for this pur- E ■*ase Sos (h) 11 sperienced specialist W. a. "" ne organism. ■ FavorTt" p On - MO ’ write " : B fr iP „. "el of wun.ij 11 rescript.<> ■, • an( j ■ hoi. 1 :I’i 1 ’i !'; v "vifi'T . Whe " " ,v KtV OUs mot» H ‘ lVOr,te I'rescritiH' ‘ 1 you take not > whose . •?? J ,,on? 1 told an ■s ic *»’ » e 5 r’nht f„ r •• IT "er OS years old) T 1 *fter the vnil mo ”ths. about the ■'•“all X“J Jo,tl < oi . la 'ly ha<l taken ■ Br. had i ■'dt b i u \ k ;The e p‘.ome^T" d ■ pafre iUns - ■ h "' '. THE ROME HUSTLER-COMMEKCIAL BERNER IN BERRY Roasts Atkinson In Order To Disprove "RUNNING MATE’CHfiRGE He Also Stages That He And Atkinson Will “Joint debate” Perry. Ga., April B—B8 —B rner Fp< ke here yesterday for mure than two hours. He explained his platform as published m his an nouncement for governor. He said if Colonel Candler would not meet him in joint debates he and Atkinson would meet ,on the stump He treated Colonel Cai.dler very fairly He s iid he did not intend to sling any mud and when the campaign is over neither At kinson nor Candler would have to clean off any mud thrown by him. He said he thought Judge Atkin son had acted wisely in not resign ing his position, for he would be out of a job after the nomination, He said Candler would have acted wisely if he had not resigned his offi e for he said he (Berner) was going to be governor. He also said «h( u'd a vacancy occur he would appoint Colonel Candler secretary of state, if he wanted it. This ht said jesfngiy. He said seriously he would appoint railroad com missiomrs who would attend to business. lona,asking for letters of marque Similar requests have been re ceived from abroad, especially’ from France. The offers of money from the provinces towards the fund to increase the strength of the navy are said to be encouraging the government. It is said that Bis— cay, alone, has offered over 25,- 000,000 pesetas. Berlin, April 7. —The Madrid correspondent of the Cologne Gazette says . “The papers of the American consulate have already been en trusted to the care of the British consulate. At midnight the Hope made fresh confidential repre sentations to the Spanish gov ernment and a second cabinet council was then held. But the reply was to the effect that the E’ope’s intervenion had come too late, as a decision had already been arrived at. ANOTHER WAR. Rebellion Breaks Out In the Is land of Luzon. Vancouver, B. C., April 8 War is raging in the Island of Luzon, and is rapidly assuming serious proportions as the rebel lion of 1897-97. Attacks were made upon the Spanish desert ers at Subigandapatit, the rebels capturing and carrying off large quantities of ammunition. All the Northern provinces are effected. The natives refuse to pay taxes. Many’ of the rich natives and half castes are clos ing their business places and are preparing to Lave the is lands. The provinces of Zambales, Tariac and Pangasinam are in open revolt. News has just reached Manila that the telegraph lines connect ing the cables with Manila were destroyed by the rebels near Bolinac- ROME GEORGIA, FRIDAY EVENING. APRIL 8. 1898. AWFUL GRIMES Os Blooditiirsty Spaniards Narrated, PRISONERS MURDERED Cultured Women Violated And Macheted. Havana, via Key West, April 8 —Tomas Brito, a wealthy farmer of Matai z is, was foully assassin ated by the itb pdice. Brito had Bh'dteieci a wouncLd Cuban offic rat Lis c.untry residence, and tmidi arrangementh to st nd him to New Y rk. Brit t’s plans were discovered, and he was ar rested and placed incommuni cado. A report wa« sent out Monday to the effect that Br'to had com mitted suicide, but these were false. Sjveral other prisoners say that on Sunday night they eaw that Brito was handcuffed and taken out I y four soldiers and that he never returned. Ricardo Barbera,a Cuban officer has mysteriously disappeared from La Cabana fortress, where he was held in prison, pending his trial by a military court. Dr. Rodriguez Ojea, who with 10 other residents of this city was arrested on Sunday evening, will be sent to Spain bv the first mail, steamer, his destination being the castle of Montjuich, so well known all over the world as the place >:elect'-d by Conovas to torture ihe Spanish anarchists. The distinguish d women Mngdalenapena Redorda, a politi cal prisoner since last Sunday, is now occupying a cell at the "asa de. Rec jidas, the prison for fallen women. The Cuban officer, Maximo Douchet, writes from the field that •on March 30, after the Spanish battalion of Otumba had been defeated at Caiman and Viera by the forces of Colonel C'ollaz . the Otumba soldiers raided a Cuban hospital at Brimieta, near Batabano, and killed the sick and wounded, among them a number of women. Another hospital was raided by the Otumba soldiers at Alfaro, near Malena del Sur. Here three young women, members of aris tocratic Cuban families, Ed uvigis Garcia, Sorafina Hernan dez and Paulina Valdes, were victims of the soldiers’ brutality and macheted, their bodies hav ing been reduced to ashes. Four men who left the city of Santa Clara shortly after the publication of General Blanco's edict, releasing the reconcenfra dos were killed on the outskirts of the by city Spanish soldiers, who took the bodies to Santa Clara and said that the men had been killed by the rebels. The Spanish forces suffered great losses in the recent fight at El Caiman, in his province. Their Colonel, Moreno, was killed, and Lietenant Ruiz Ad ams was badly wounded. LOST HER PROPELLER Cha leston, S C., April 8 The steamer Iroquois, Capt. Kemble, from New York for Charleston, lost her propeller Tuesday night South of Hatter as. She anchored until Wednes day morning and proceeded un der canvass • The steamer Geo. \V . Clyde, Capt. Robinson, from Boston for Charleston, came to the as sistance of the Iroquois and towed her to this port* arriv ing here last evening,. TL]e Millinery Feast —u l.'C-. LANHAM'S STILL CONTINUES. ■ i ciis j Ban Nearly two hundred styles of 4 hats just received and placed on sale JJ at most reasonable prices. We have convinced the ladies of Rome that t J they can get, right here in this city, J as fine and stylish millinery as they can in any city in the land. _/ £ We spare, ’’either time nor ex -3* pense to make our millinery store the ‘5 very best . How well we have sue- Sj -S ceeded we leave to the intelligent la dies of Rome who have seen the dis :* play. Our prices are as far below as 5;; “ the quality of the goods are above, ® and we expect to keep them that way. 5 You had better come and get your t -S share of the good things we are of fering. Sf Ira Shipments. r ‘ EMBROIDERIES. 1 The < reatest sale of embroideries ever undertaken in-Rome. You had be ter come before they are all gone. The usual low prices will prevail until this lot is exhausted. Percales, Lawns, Domestics , Ginghams, Madras, Crash, Pique, India Linen; and thousands of seasonable goods at prices a little lower than elsewhere. Remember the sailors we sell f>r qßc are the exact kind you pay $1.25 and $1.50 for at oilier stores. UIM 4 ■£ IU CENTS PER WEEK It BJ a
