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RUNNING FIGHT.
How the Sampson Fleet De
stroyed Hie Spaniards.
‘■FIGHTINGBOS” EVANS
In Thick of it, and Made a
Characteristic Report.
Near Santiago, de Cuba, July
4.—The American victory is
complete, and according to the I
best information obtainable, the
American vessels were practical
ly untouched and only one man
killed, though the ships were
subjected to the heavy fne of
the Spaniards all the time the
battle lasted.
Cevera’s fleet was discovered
the moment it attempted to I
leave the harbor. For an hour
or so the American fleet follow-!
ed the flying Spaniards to the
Westward along the shore hue,
sending’shot after shot into their i
blazing bulls,tearing great holes
in their steel sides and covering .
their decks with the blood of the |
killed and wounded.
At no time did the Spaniards t
show any indication that they I
intended to do otherwise than
fight to the last. They showed
no signals to surrender even
when their ships commenced to
sink, and the great clouds of
smoke pouring from their sides
showed they were on fire.
But they turned their vessels
toward the shore, less than a
mile away and ran them on the
beach and rocks, where then
destruction was soon completed.
The cfficers and men on board '
then escaped to the sin re as well
as they could with the assistance
of boats sent from the Ameri
can men of war and threw them
selves upon the mercy of their
captors, who not only extended
to them the gracious liehd of
American chivalry, but sent,
them a guard to protect them
from the murderous bands of
Cuban soldiers hiding in the
bush on the hillside eager to
rush down and attack the tin- j
armed, defeated by valorous foe. !
Heavy explosions of ammuni
tion occurred every few minutes
sending curls of white smoke a!
hundred feet in the air, and i
causing a shower of broken iron
and steel to fall in the water on
every side.
The bluffs on the coast line
echoed with the roar of every
explosion, and the Spanish ves
sels sank deeper and deeper into
the sands, or else the rocks
ground their hulls to pieces as
they rolled or pitched forward
or sideways with every wave
that was heaped upon them from
the open sea.
Admiral Cervera escaped to
the shore in a boat sent by the
Gloucester to the assistance of
Infanta Maria Teresa, and as
soon as he touched the beach he
surrendered himself and his
command to Lieutenant Morton
and asked to be taken on board
the Glouchester, whiclt was the
only American vessel near him
at the time with several of his
ofliceis, including the captain
of the flagship. The Spanish ad
miral, who was wounded in the
arm, was taken to the Gloucester
and was received at the gangway
by her commander, Lieutenant
Commander Richard Wain
wright, who grasped the hand
of the gray bearded admiral and
said to him :
‘‘l congratulate you, sir, upon
having made as gallant a fight
as whs ever witnessed on the
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Wainwright then placed his
cabin at the disposal of the Span
ish oflicer.
At that time the Spanish flag
ship and four other Spanish
vessels had been aground and
burning for two ho irs and the
only one of the escaping fleet
which could not be seen at this
pi int was the Cristobal Colon.
I But half a dozen curls of smoke
far down the western hcrizon
' showed the fate that was await
ing her.
The Cristobal Colon was the
j fastest of the Spanish ships and
she soon obtained a lead over the
i others after leaving the harbor and
j escaped the effect ol shots which
j destroyed the other vesseli. She
I steamed awav at great speed with
[the Oregon, New York Brooklyn
and several oth* r ships in pursuit,
all of them firing at her constant
ly and receiving fire themselves
from her after guns
There was no possibility what
ever for her escape, and while her
fate is not definitely known at
this hour, it can be readily im
agined from the word? of Captain
Evans, of the lowa, who returned
Torn the westward with 340 pris
oners from the V.izcnya just as the
Associated Press dispatch boat
j was leav.ng the Spanish flag. In
answer to an inquiry be shouted
I through the megaphone:
“1 left the Cristobal Colon far
ito the u estward an hour ago and
the Oregon wa e giving her bell.
She has 'undoubtedly gone down
with the others and we will have a
4th of July celebration in Santia
i go tomorrow.”
Captain Evana, who had been in
the thick of the engagement up to
i he time he took the Vizcaya’s of
ficers and crew from the shore, said
that to the best of hit knowledge
not one American ship had been
struck.
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i C. 11. Tolbert, of Calhoun, is
! shaking hands with his many
i friends here today.
Messrs. W, H H. Camp J . Ed
Camp and Tom Shipley of Living
iton spent today in the city.
Carrie Milner, who was ad
judged insane before Ordinary
John P. Davis yesterday, will
be taken to the asylum at Mil
ledgeville tonigli t.
Dr. Taylor, the optician, will
be here again Monday, July 4th
and will be pleased to meet for
j mer patrons and make new
friends. Eyes examined free ei
ther at your home or at Woot
ton’s drug store.
Funeral Yesterday.—The fnn
e-al of Mrs. J. M Kendrick whe
died Sunday at her home at Kar
tah occurr d yesterday near her
home and was largely attended.
' She was the daughter of Hon. W
S. Selman of Crystal Springs.
She leaves a husband and four
children to mourn her loss.
INSOMNIA
‘•r bare been u.'.iii" I IM AKETS for
; nsomnla. with which I have been afflicted for
I >ver twenty years, and I can say that Cascarets
>av. iri.en me more relief than any other reme
vl h ive < ver tried. 1 shall certainly recom
leml them to my friends as being all they are
presented. ’ THUS. GILLABD, Elgin, 111.
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GOES TO CAR I ER'Vi LLE.
Has Faithfully Served Ini'
CHI’KCHES At Cl THBEKI A\i
Da w bon .
Cu'hb'"* Gn.. July 5- Rev E.
M . Ci’ni • i' 1 '*f the I'resbyl -
nun cbm i l Cut libel t. Dawi >n
xn<i Fort Uaite s has accepted a
unanimous ca'l to the pastorate of
the Presbytt rian chinch nt Car
tersville, Ga Thu Cuthbert church
in congregational meeting yesler-
I day„jeluctanily united with him
Ln request for a dissolution of
that relation.
i Mr. Crag is universally popular
! and one of the best pastors that!
has ever served the church. The
people of Cuthbert will part with
! him with the greatest regret,
PARK ACTRACTIONS
The Peruchi-Beldini Co., Ar... i
This Week.
In spite ol the imclemency of
the weather last night a very large
crowd greeted the Peruchi-Beldeni
company at the Mobley park the
ater. l’he“Nibla Oit cast” was
the bill for the evening.
Mr. James G. Morton played the ;
leading roll as G< ra’d Weston, the
“outcast.” His part was carried
to perfection and shows him to be
a star.
Mr Chas P. Wl.i’e as Col. Lee,
the banker, is an actor of the j
first waler, and was very clever in 1
his part as a rich old banker.
Miss Marion SawtM as usual '
captivated her hearers, with her
sweet voice.
A good bill will be put on to
night.
MR. WATSON DEAD.
■—
Passes Away at his Home in
the Fourth Ward.
Yesterday afternoon at 6 :30
o’clock Mr. Will Watson, ufl.t-r aj
short illness, died of typhoid fe-■
ver at his home in the Fourth '
ward.
He had only beei sick for a
short time and his death was
somewhat unexpected.
The deceased, at. the time of
his death, was ah >ut 2 years of
age and was a model young
man. For the past few years he
was employed at the postoffice as
mail carrier, and was always i
attentive to his duties.
Mr. Watson was wall-known
and had many friends in Rome
who will be pained to learn of
his sad death.
He leaves a wife, mother, fa
ther and several brothers am)
sisters to mourn his death.
The funeral occurred this af
ternoon at 1 o’clock from
Creek church.
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WASHINGTON, 1). C. AND
RETURN.
On account of annual meeting
National Educational Associa
tion, Washington I). C., July 7-
12, 1898, the So. R’o will sell
tickets July 4,5, 6 and 7, good
' until 16th for one fare for the
round trip plus $2.00 member
ship fee, making the round trip
$19.50.
By depositing ticket with joint
ayent on or before July 12th,
and upon payment of 50c the
limit will be extended until Au
. gust 31st.
This is the greatest apportuni
.ity of the season 1> visit Wash
! i.igton and the East. See that
j your ticket reads via So. R’y
Fast trains leave Rome at 9 a.
in. via Atlanta and 6 :25 p. m.
via Chattanooga and the “Land
j of the Si<y,” both trains makii g
| direct connection through to
| Waseington.
For full information, tickets
! and sleeping car reservation,
i call on or write to J. N. Harri
: son, C. T. A. Armstrong hotel
building. ’Telephone 39.
Mr. E. E. Pomroy, of Marriej
| la, arrived in tl.e city today and
is the guest of his college fiicndj
Mr.Ed Maddox.
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PEBSOWL M. NIKIN
M’. R. R. McArver, of ComH, i»
in ilie city today.
M Dave Shelton, of Oreburg,
is in '.he city today.
Mr. T. S. Burney, of Harpers
Station, is in lhe city.
M'ss Looney of Memphis, is the;
gUHxt of Mis B. T. Haynes.
Mr. Alex White, of Vans
Valley, is in the city today.
Miss Annie Hill has returned
from a pleasant visit to Monroe.
Lots of nice fruit at Lloyd s,
■ nd heaps of other good things
i to eat.
Mr. Dee McCutchin, of Dal
ton, is -pending a few days In
the city.
Damaged Corn for
Sale. i~i. D. Cothran &
Co.
Maj. R. T. Fouch, C. E, Car*
penter are attending court at Ce-
I dartown.
Miss Ava Printup has returned
from a pleasant visit to relatives
in Gad.-den.
Uapt. Henry Stewart went
down to Atlanta on military
business yesterday.
Dudley Magruder returned
I today from a pleasant stay of
(several days in Gadsden.
Mrs. J. J. Harris, of Sanford ■
la., is the guest of Mrs. H. D.
HiT and Mrs. C. F. McCrary, in:
j the 4th wa rd ■
URGES PEACE
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Babcelcna Paper Says Spanuß
Hon r h SatdFiED.
Barceloiio, July 5. —The Diano
publish s a remarkable article, I
■'fioofcly u gmg peace betwarn
I Spain ut d th'' United States, du - * I
j the course of which it says . |
■“ l lie Americans are winning by I
strength of will and perseverance,
and vhile the war respond* to the
national fee ing of all Americans,
Spain was forced into the war by
psrty politic.es.
Then itie article, after declaring
lhe Americans were the aggressors
I »nd th t Spain was to defend her
national honor, says.
“Our honor being satisfied, notl -
ing compels us to continue such
anu nequal combat. We cannot
compel those who have gone to the |
war io defend our honor to fight
io the death. Those who are nireet
it g the s' niggle < i.ght to pit u:
end to the duel wh m it is material
ly impossible for one of ihe com
batants to continue it
SPAIN WILL NOT YIELD
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“We Will Pußsu'e The War” Pre
mier Saga-ta Is Quoted.
London. July 5. —A special dis
patch from Madrid quo'es Premier
Sag is' u saying, in an interview,
that he thought the Americans
“would get the reinforcements
they had requirtd, which would
er.able them to take Santiago d"
Cuba.”
The premier is said to have ad
ded.
“Though the American warshipa
tuay d stroy our squadron in the
harbor, yet we will pursue the war.
i There are in Cuba 100,000 mon
! ready to die in i's defense but they
| will not yield .”
SAGASIA WANTS PEACE
Report That He Has Already
Taken Steps Toward That End.
Paris, July f .—A dispatch to the
Matin from Madrid, published to
day, says: “In spite of the belli
cosity of the (fticial utterances,
St-nor Sagasta is ardently desirous
o f p*ace and has already, t-ken
sb p l ' to arrange for a cessation ol
hostilities. The general feeling of
th ■ cabinet yest' rdey evening wat
that peace should be immediately
s< tight J disastr overtakes Santia*
Ko de Cuba.”
Sampson was handicapped
| with a cable, but, lie got there in
due time.
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ply business and we are also right up-ro-<la*e jn every
><« thm< that should be kept by an up-to-date Bookstore
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H. A. SMITH, |
THF OLD RFLIABLE BOOK STORE, «
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$ To the People of Rome. |
ii j I wish to announce that I .have bought the Model X
Steam Laundry and propose to rearrange and aid to it
so that you will have in your city a plant second tc none U/
•a. in the south. ▼
I have had years ot practical experience, the past W
r ’ e y earß of which I have nwn-d and operated one of
the largest plan sin With »he years of experi- IF
ence 1 li <ve had and as I will devote my entire time and Uj
Vs attention to the business I will be in a position to guar-, V
antee that anything coming to my laundry will he done M
•J? satisfactorily. A trial will convince you that 1 can do all
/|\ that I claim- Send in yo-ir hvndl«. If it 'ails to please M
jttC y ,,v there will be no char •. Stop our wagon or telephone
No. 158, ana your bund e will be returned promptly. Hl
Hoping to receive a fair share of your patronage, 1 am
yours to pieae-’ e
t H- PARKIN, j
Proprietor Laundry.> &
SAMPSON GETS PROMOTION.
Acting admirl’bName Is Sent To
The Senate By President.
Washington, July s.—The presi
dent toaay sent these nominations
to the senate.
Navy—Commodors Frederick
V. McNair to be mar admiral;
Captain William T. Sampson’ to
be a commodore Commander Fran
cis W . Dickins to be a captain -
Lieutenant (jurior grade) 11, A.
Field to be a it. Lieuten
ant Commander William S. Cow
ies to be a Commander.
WHEELER IS BET. ER.
War Department Receives Ad
vices From The Warrior's Tent.
Washington, July 5—A dis
patch from General Shafter’s says
that General Wheeler’s condition
'has taken a change for the
better and that his physicians
were now almost satisfied that the
quick rally would he followed by
an early and complete recovery ol
the man who has shown himself
both a patriot and a soldier.
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Dog and Tar Soap, 9 inch roll
wrapping paper. Diamond Wall
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painting, Spears wetherproof fire
proof paint, camel hair brushes,
cruches. large empty botles &
atomizi rs at Frank Wright’s Far
macy corner opposit Masonic
Tempi.
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"Miss Julia Irwin of Livingston
spent today mJ he city shopping.
Miss Anna Davis is Reported
much worse at her home on Fifth
avenue today.
Ho». St shorn Wright who wav
badly out by bh servant yesterday
is reported batter tod»y.
Now let Sampson kiss Cevera
and charge it to Hobson.
nifiisnm uni
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