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gen. nGUINfILDO
Romantic Career o f File
Fearless Leader.
WftS TRUSTED3Y DEWEY
A Young Man Who Knows no
Fear, is The President-
Pancho Aguinaldo, who has
proclaimed himself the Presi
dent of the Revolutionary Re
public of the Philippines, is a
very picturesque personage.
He is the son of a very prom
inent native chief. Anxious that
his boy should be educated, this
chief confided the lad to the
Spanish priests, who thought
hat Aguinaldo’s influence, when
he grew up, would help to main
tain Spanish authority among
the Malay population The fath
er is rich, for a native, and
Pancho Aguinaldo, after being
taught in the local schools, was
sent to Madrid to study theology
and qualify for the priesthood
After a year or two of study
the young man boldly declared
that he would not be a priest,
but a soldier. So he was drafted
into one of .the of the native reg
iments.
Nearly two years ago Aguin
aHo and a compatriot named
Alexandro, also a lieutenant of
native troops, organized a revolt
in the native corps. Aguinaldo’s
regimentone morning, while on
parade, shot all the Spanish offi
cers excrpt a few lieutenan's
and took to the savannas —gr r at
trackless prairies, swampy, with
occasional high bits vs land,
called “mattes,” Here Aguinal
do made his headquarters.
At one tune he must have had
4000 or 5000 men under arms of
some sort hidden in these fast
nesses, raiding the rich settle
ments whenever they felt like it.
The political governor general
of the Philippines, Senor Don
Bassilio Augustin y Davila, of
fered a reward of $25,000 for
thj head of aguinaldo. Within
a week he received a note from
the insurgent chief saying: “1
need the sum you offer very
much and will deliver the head
myself.”
Ten days later the southeast
typhoon was raging. 'The hurri
cane—for it was one—was tear
ing things to bits, and it was
raining as it can rain only in the
Orient a sheet of black water,
Hooding the earth.
1 he two sentinels at the Gov
ernor General’s gate made the
usual reverent sign as a priest
passed in, who as<ced if His Ex
cellency was within and unen
giged. They answered yes to
both questions. Den Basilio did
wot turn his head as some one
entered. It was his secretary he
supposed, come to help prepare
® n eloquent statement upon the
condition of the colonies. It was
not the secretary, but a priest,
"ho said: “Peace he with you,
my son. ’’
I he cleric locked toe door aud
dropping his cloak, said :
“Do you know me?’’
Don Basilio did not know him.
It was Aguinahlo ; also a 20-
inch bolo, a native, knife, sharp
a8 a raz >r, carried by every Ma-
U'ONTINUEn ON NEXT PAGE.)
THE ROME HUSTLER -COMMERCIA L
FATAL EXPLOSION
Eight Men Killed And Twenty
IngUrcd
POWDER MILL DESTROYED
And Much Valuable Property
Wrecked.
New York, July 13.—T ey s
plosions which killed eight men
wounded twenty others and wreck
ed a dumber of buildings, occnried
fit the plai't of the Laflin-Rand
Powder Works at Pompton, N. J *
yesterday. The first explosion was
iu the house where gun cotton was
being made, and the second, pres
sumably superinduced by c >i.ces
sion, was in the drying house close
by.
Thr-.e men were in the mixing
room when the explosion occurred
and they were blown to atoms
Chief Engineer Craig, who was in
the engine room, had bis head
crushed to a jelleyiu the wreckage
of the b filer house, the side of
which was bio we out. Job u Phillips
was standing near a tree some dis
tance from th mixing hmise His
head was blown from his bod\
and was picked up eighty fee'
away.
Tbo farem.n of the drying mon
was blown to pi->w» . ..
of Italians who were digging a
trench in the rear of the building
were kilkd. The most seri msly in
jured was William H. Emmons,
a private of company I, T <ird
\ew Jers a y volunteers. It is not
likely that he will recover. Charles
of Butler, was also prob
fthiv fatally injured.
The explosions were followed by
a fire which threatened to sprer.d
to the other buildings containing
the higher explosives. Five com
panies of the Third New Jersex
volunteers have been stationed at
the plant since the war was begun,
and they were ordered under arm
and went to ihe scene of the ex
plosion at double quick. Within
ten minutes the soldiers had form
ed a cordon about the works.
The fire was soon quenched and
the search for other dead and mis
sing was immediately begun. The
Ladm-Rand company has beer
engaged in the manufacture of
brown powder, nitroglycerine, gun
cotton and smokeless po*der, un
der contract to the government.
The loss to the company will be
great, but it is said that a recon
struction of the wrecked buildings
will begin lomorfO’’, and that the
plant will be in lull running order
in two weeks.
After the explosion there was
some talk of a Spanish spy being
implicated in the attempt to de
stroy the powder mill, but the
theory of the men connected with
the works is that a grain or gravel
of sand got into some powder
which was in process of handling
in the nixing room, and that as it
went through the machinery ti e
for ign substance came in contact
with a metal surface and threw
iiit sparks which ignited thi ex
plosives
AT AND BELOW OUST.
Columbian Spirit, Bromo Laxas
tiv Quiuin Pile., Liniment, Gradu
ates Axl Casior Oil. Harness Oil,
Soap, 9 inch roll wrapping
paper. Diamond Wall Fin
ish, Tinting culors for house
painting, Spears wetberproof fire
proof pamt, camel hair brushes
cruchee. large empty botls &
atomizers at Frank Wright e Far
macy corner opposit Masonic
Tempi.
ROME GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUL'', 13. 1898.
WHEELER’S FUG
— 1 I
'‘Fighting Joe’’ Dnianded
Unconditional Silrrjiidef.
MILKS ftSA SUGUESTER’
Curious Story Brought in by
Cuban Scout. '
>
Mr. R. B. Cramer, tIL Con
stitution’s brilliant war dorro
sj ondent cabled to his piq er last
night the following :
, In the trenches, bes >r» Santi
ag >, July 12 —During tie hours !
when there is no filing going I
on, it is a relief from tnft monot
ony of the rear to stand in the
trenches, and to stand in place
of the man under firL
This I had an opportunity of
doing while Gen. Wilder ad
vanced to the central hue
under a flag of trucq, where lie
met the Spanish commissioner,
and once more denalided that
the garrison should surrender ,
The fire from the ships had
dropped hot shot inlo Santiago ;
the miliary cordon 50 tie north
west had been made perfect; •
there was no chance for Spanish ,
--"-LAo. ...,j a ujgbiy ’
good chance for tha beleafe- '
fcrce to be wiped out. Gon. T'm)
took the matter into adviserfnt I j
with sufficient energy not toe- i .
fuse tne chance to surrender, jt |
referred it to Madrid. This gqJ
us a chance to rest, and to sip
•xperiences since advanci
rom the sea front. Every 013
m awhile there would be,.a co
notion on the one side br t
other, only to be quieted wh -
either saw that the other w
on the watch.
It was during this time th.
Nelson A. Miles put in his apt
pearance down at the beich. Ir
;omes not to comm ml, but t
viggest, and it will not take
long for Shafter to fin 1 th it h '
has been displaced. If the Span'
iards surrender tonight or to
norrow, it will be to Miles, and
we will have another case 01
Sampson crowing over Schley
igain. But such is the fortune
if war.
A curious story was I r >ugh
into headquarters from Santiage
this afternoon by a Cuban scou
who had entered the city under
some of the guises which they
assume. It is that the military
commanders are at a loss as tc
now they would get their met
back to Spain i'they surrendf
<d. There are about 100,000 >t
them. Spain has lost her shis 1
uid cannot take the n hor. ,
L'ney do not want to be dLbal
id iir Cuba, as they are afrai>f 1
the natives. They seem to tlfk 11
that the United States slid u
nake the offer to transport tn J
home again. This may her 1 I
in important feature *ofie
ampaign. |
In the meantime, while o>-
ets are negotiating, we ine
trenches must await the o*e
of events. The occasional fl
ping of the white flag aula
the diversion of a shot, aneii
it is run up again. I
Schley did it—but theree ft
dozen other officers in theavj
who could ha v e done the ick
just as well. The Americar.a
ivy is the finest til oat.
LANHAM
&SON&
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CLOSING OUT .
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SUMMER DRY GOODS
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Beg’.iming; Monday morning, July 4th we will! nam
prices on all Summer Hillinery, Dry Goods, E.c,
tna: will certainly interest every one who
cares to save a dime or a dollar
Look At These Prices.
■ ■ VO •
Sum nor C alicoes par yard 2c
Ladies Shirt Waists with de
tach jbi a collar and cuffs,
laundned. only lOn
uadies 50c Shirt Waist now 3Oc
.jaciiss 6oe Shirt Waist now 40
choice of any Shire Waist in "
ilie house ex eit silk
1 Wr ,li much more ‘
rd >./ide oaa Island 3 i_2c
aaciiss liTse double sols
splics heel 40 gang 3 Pitot
t -
es low cut Shoas c lean.
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Millinery at Prices to Close
f- 1 )lets per buac h 2 c
U d >3 3:1, 63
Jtga assortment of F owers
• white and colors worth
much more, now
'gtpes worth $ 1.75 now I ,Ol
§'P© 3 were 7ocnow 333
I,•Junes were 003 now
Tap -s bat this season goods
■sv 11=,; 1 j uo-to date and we
these, prices to close the n
Ont fpr cash-' Wa will not
pAarge goods at these prices’ I
Us is a ch uice,yo jwdl probably
- S j £LLI3 3.) .1,3 0.1 ) li3 C .
AN H AMASON S
( Ribdons {Ribbons !
|9oc Sash Rib j j.i/ aU silk in
75c n s^h C w°h S 6 Ul3il Wid 3 >
c c S^f t ,Kib cn now 35c
Sash Ribbon No 80 was 90-
lIOW
AUsUk Ribbon 4ino'i3 s
red,blue and pink, was 30a
now cTo • q i On
25c Veilino-now ~ j q\ z
Veiling now §3
LOOK AT THIS !
75 now U^ i?ll i Satin worth 50 to
/□ now 183 in brown bins, dnk
canarv an d orange. * ’
iTrinmgd hits wo aow 99 ,
| “
M.ssss trim n J ;> ia
Tnm ned hats w0r055,03 340
•• ' 3.75
E^rythin 2 .m Mdh -/it pr
hit CTitOo o? nacied any
where, kyeryoo l r eai aubed e
traveling hat, a m d.- 1 JlTi ir b at
aa evening aa: o
Millinery r C h 3y w n . rs *
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