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eighth year
smoke xtra good and rebel yell eigars
tee, TEE BHIIIWS
That Were Passed By the House
and the Senate,
THEY MEAN FREEDOM FOR CUBA.
Whether They Mean War or Not Is Now
Left With the Spanish For Consider
ation and Decision.
“Whereas, T he abhorrent conditions
which have existed tor more tnan three years i
in the island of Cuba,so nearour own borders,j
have shocked the moral senses of the people
of the United States, have baen a disgrace to
Christian civilization, culminating. a* they,
have in the destruction of a United States!
battleship, with 266 of its officers and crew,
while Gna friendly visit in tne harbor of Ha
vana and cannot .onger be endured, as has
been' set forth by the president of the United
States, in his message lO congress of April I I,
1898, up'in which the action of congress was
Invited; thsiefore, be it
‘•resolved. H y the senate and house of
representative* of congress assembled,
“Firs , That the p ople of the »sland of
Cubaare, andof right ought to be, free and
independent. . I
‘Second,Thxt it is the duty of the United
Sta es to dem md and the govarnma it of the
I'nit d States does hereby demand, that the
govern nent of Spain at once relinquish its
authority and government in the island of
Cuoa, and withdraw its land and naval forces
f.om Cuba and Cuban waters.
“Third, That the president of the United*
States oe, and he is hereby directed and em
powered to use the entire land and naval
forces of the United States and to call into the
actual service of the United States the militia
ot the several states, to such extent as may :
be necessary to carry these resolutions into
effect
‘ Fourth, Th it the United States hereby,
disclaim ary d.sposidon or intention to exer
cise sovereignty, jurisdiction or control over
said island, except for the pacification thereof,
and assert their determination when chat is
accomplished to leave the government and
control of the island to
the UNIFORM RANK
may volunteer
' ‘'form Rank, command No.
111 of Knights of Pythias of yeor
gia- Capt. j. B . F Lumpkin,
ma .v volunteer to go to the front
in ease t| )e president calls for
troops.
H l ** Question ig being discussed
J UBt »tih s jnoe'ure by the officers
•roaemhersof the comm nd.
c “Pt. Lumpkin has about 50 of
•" hue cavalrymen as ever drew a
’“-reorcut off a WHg . PJ traih(
, 1 18 10 Bllv he has the material
‘or making of 8!lch ft troop.
Tl »e U. R. k of p. o f Georgia
regiments under the
C H ' lllmß "d of Brigadier Gon.
“rm (ino f Savannah, and lik<
Ihe volunteer forces of Georgia is
Hower of Georgia
Roilr * ’* Wftr " and the Uniform
cirv 1 , I ’.’, ,ro " l '
Second R “derwood of th,
ad ;rr , \ twillbijfoundat
>he H ,IP “ bat '“ llio ’” With
lighTfi 7 Cadftt8 ’ th3 R ™
guards an) u.R K . of p
ba»r tr' at . lbe f™ l1 ’' eme will
tbat2T herm “‘taryin away
«J by p, r ? e V ’ he P nd « occasiou
•irM/t? Fy r ° fl4ct « d by the
<r *ti% b jjM a ?)n .
TI IE ROME 111 ST IJi R-C( AIM E RCIAI
THE FUNERAL OF
DR. C. S. HARRIS
The funeral of Dr. C. S. Har
ris will take place at the resi
dence in the Fourth ward at 2
o’clock tomorrow - (Wednesday)
afternoon.
Following is a list of the ac
tive pall bearers :
Drs. W. D. Hoyt, D. G. Hunt.
Chas. Hamilton, Lindsay John
son, I). T. McCall, D. H Ram
saur and Mess s A. G Ewing,
C. Rowell and Habited Smith.
The honorary pall bearers are
James A . Collier, James Me-:
Quire, D. 'l'. Phillipo, R. T.
Fouche, Carlton Wright, W. A.
Wright, Judge R. R. Harris and
Hugh Given.
The remains will be taken to
Pleasant Valley church.
At the house, the Methodist
funeral service will be conducted
by Rev. S. 11. Dimon of the
Second church.
At Pleasant Valley the re
mains will be interred by Chero
kee Lodge No 66, F. & A. M..
Cherokee Lodge will meet at
the Temple at 1 o’clock tomor
row afternoon. The active pall
bearers are requested to meet
with the lodge at that time
Mr. Will Harris, of Fort
Worth, Texas, on whose account
tho funeral has been delayed,
arrive at 1 o’clock tonight.
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’AW?
ROME GEORGIA. TUESDAY EVENING, APR'L 19. 1898.
;| wii
i President to Send
Ultimatum,
RESOLUTION
I
To bo Signed This Af
ternoon.
NATIONAL GUARD
•Os New York Ordered to lie
i in Armory Tonight.
ALL READY FOR WAR
Or For Peace, as Spain May
Decide- A Call to be Issued
For Volunteers.
Washington, 1). C., April 19.
Speaker Reed and Vice Preai
j dent Hobart have signed the
“ Senate and House resolution on
the Cuban question.
The resolutions have gone to
the president and will be signed
I by him by 4 o’clock.
i The cabinet now, (3 p. m.) is
I m session and President McKin
ley is preparing his ultimatun
to Spain, which will be sent
during the afternoon.
Excitement is at fever heat
and talk of war is on every lip.
It is understood that the pres-,
idem will call for 200,000 volui -
teers, the call to be issued before
■ night.
A number of congressmen
have signified their determina
tion to return home and raise
regiments for the war.
NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD.
New York, April 19.—The
> National Guard of New York,
the finest volunteer force of the
’ nation, has been ordered to meet
in the armories of the respective
I commands at 8 o’clock this ever -
> h»g-
The troops are ordered to
I come prepared to enter active
service and march at an hour s
■ notice.
Immense throngs block the
streets about the bulletin boards,
w'.iile the cry of “extra” is
■ heard on every side, and the
newspapers are selling hundreds
' of thousands of war editions to
the excited tualtitudes.
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LAN! IAM A SONS.
MIOCT ■’ WIFIIfifIVTiIW
f Theres a dash, a high art about our millin-
.. ery that makes it a legal tender this coun
try over. This is especially true of the great
lot just received. They are new as new can
• be and ought to be seen by every woman
who wishes to be a leader in fashion ins ead of a mere
follower.
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PARASOLS?
We have a few left of our open ,
ing stock and will clear them out
at prices unheard of before. ~
Choice of the lot for $2.25 and they are worth full
twice this amount.
-ag-fe®, RAINY WEATHER?
sa y its R’°°d for ducks. Rain or
shine now is a good time to buy white,
black or colored duck for skirts. We are
showing good values in them, and in fact
all over the house ca 5 be found merchandise at prices
to interest.
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Ladies, Misses and Children's Hosiery.
Large stock and Small prices. L v VyST
Fast Black, 5, 10, 15,25 and up.
CHILDRENS KI SUED HOSE, DIdGK OF Ml), 5G and III).
Child’s picture handkerdhief, ic.
Child’s printed border handkerchief, ic.
Ladies’ wide hemstitched, worth more 5
Ladies’ embroidered handkerchiefs,
white and black, worth 15c, for 10c.
Pretty folding fans, large or small, ic,
The prettiest fans in Rome, from the
cheapest upto the nicest silk, and only
the price is poor 1, 2,3, 5, 10:15, 25 and
up to $1.50.
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fMore Than Ever
world this season. She will be queen of May
and every other month, for that matter. Why
should shirt waists be popular? They are
® handy, tasty, and the very pink of fashion,
fit for the house, Ihe church, or street wear. We have
them from the cheapest to the nice taffata silk. Al! at
reasonable prices. Come see them.
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