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eighth year smoke a Bill Arp’ waiters New Bi ad 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& 4* *. ' i CLOSING OUT . fi *******#**«:,» SUMMER DRY GOODS *#**«*BM#w***r*#<«* 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. ( 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 * ciutmin-),.. v Juot 1; ); ' IO CETS PE 3 WEEk