Newspaper Page Text
EIGHT year
smoke a “Bill Arp ’ warters New Brand
FAIR PORTO RIGO
Spain Will Glue Up the hand
if Forced to
[ BUT UNDER PROTEST.
Negotiations May Drag Whll.
The War Rages.
Madrid, July 30.—The Span
ish government will combat to
the last against a cession of
Porto Rico to the United States.
It would much rather sacrifice
one of the Philippine islands,
contending that Porto Rico has
always been loyal, and outside
the scope of war.
Senor Gamazo, Spanish min
ister of public instruction and
public works, said in the course
of an interview yesterday :
“Spain has not asked an ar
mistice or even a suspension of
hostilities. That would be tanta
mount to beseeching the enemy
not to strike us. We shall never
ccm3 to that.
••The message to the United
States, while recognizing the su
periority of the yankee forces
and their military operations, is
confined to terms so dignified
that when the document is pub
lished no one will be able to say
it is humiliating. It asks wheth
er the United States is disposed
to make peace, but requests
neither truces nor armistices.”
Senor Gamazo added :
‘‘lf Manila surrenders the cap
itulation will only apply to the
walled town.”
It is feared that the peace ne
gotiations will not be very
smooth or expeditious. Already
there are signs of agitation
against the concessions and it is
very doubtful whether all the
ministers have the moral cour
age to accept the responsibility
and to face boldly a certain
amount of unpopularity.
Although it is not likely that
the government will decide to
prolong the war because of Porto
Rico, considerable feeling is
manifested and every diplomatic
•flort will be made to retain it.
Apparently there is little ob
jection to ceding a coaling sta
tion in the Philippines, provided
Spanish sovereignity is respect
ed in the island, which in the
opinion of the government and
official circles generally will at
lord compensation in commerce
loss of the Antilles, be
sides procuring occupation for
the West Indian army in re-es
tablishing Spanish rule.
the American reply is still
anxiously awaited. Judging
10 m pi oßg opinions, anything
e y°nd the cessation of Cuba
w i lbe considered harsh and
t'ojust. I his is the unanimous
ce ing, even atnoil g f.| ie
of peace. The peo
-1 o are beginning to realize that
peace will mean almost a total
° BS of colonies, and looking ( 0
d elicate aud difficuk poaition
tle queen regent, great care
8 B tiH necessary to induce the
-Uion to accept the terms.
*he i arlist and republican
Papers are making the most of
Jituation, whi le many of the
prelates decline to com-
P ) with orders from the Vatican
t 0 censure the carlist agitation.
Pond«n?‘ DaiCia r 8 tt° me corres-
“«1 with this auituu. of the
THE ROME HSTLER-COMMERCI AL
THE COLOR LIKE
Distinctly Drawn Em Among
Illinois Troops,
FRICTION OCCURS DAILY.
White Officers Insulted by Col
ored Sentries.
Springfield, 111., July 30.
Frictiction between the Eighth
regiment (colored) and the
Ninth regimenn (white) shows
itself by unpleasant incidents of
almost daily occurrence.
Last night Capt. Wright, the
regimental adjutant; Captain
Buck, Acting Sergeant Major
Walter Williams and C. M.
Barnes, the orderly of Colonel
Campbell, all of the Ninth,were
grossly insulted by the negro
sentinels.
They had returned from the
city, and though as officers they
had the right to pass, they were
taken to the guard house, where
they were released by the officer
of the guard.
Capt. Buck, on expostulating
with the negro sentries, was
struck on the arm, Corporal
Hector, of the Eighth, being the
assailant, it is alleged.
priests that be has wrshed his
hands of the whole affnr.
According to El Liberal, the
government would not allow
even the loss of some of the
Philippines to hinder the con
clusion of peace, because it is
very doubtful whether the coun
try would endorse sending an
army of 40,000 men to crush the
rebellion. One of the leading
carlists here denies the reports
of dissension El Heraldo pub
lishes a warning as to to the
necessity for closely watching
the carlists as peace approaches.
It is estimated that there are 20,-
000 persons out of employment
in Catalonia.
NOVEL ENTERTAINMENT
ByThb B. Y.G.U. of The Second
Baptut Church
The Baptist Young Peoples
Union of the Second Baptist
church will give a “Japanese Tea”
on the church lawn in the Fourth
waid for the benefit of missions
next Thursday evening.
They will attempt something en
tirely new in the way of an out
door musical and literary program
They will erect a platform which
will be enclosed and beautifully
decorated and the various booths
will be very attractive. After the
program, which will begin at 8:30.
Ices ant cakes will be served.
There will be no admission charg
ed, but the cream and ice’s served
will be 10c including cake,
Let every one come out and en
joy a pleasant evening.
s .
MERRIMAC HOBSON WILL
New York July 30.—Lieutenant
Richmond Pearson Hobeon has
consented to preside at a public to
be held under the auspices of the
New York Soldiers and Sailon
Families Protection Association at
the. Metropolitan opera house Au
gust 4th. The programme will be
largely patriotic in its character,
consisting of music addresses etc.
Miss Ivylyn Duggan arrived in
tbs city yesterday aud is the gu»st
of Miss Ella West, in East Rtme.
ROME GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNNING, JULY, 31- |B9B,
CHWERISTIG
Pluck of the American Sol
diers Shown
IN 3ATTLE OF SANTIAGO.
Soldier Lost his Command,
’Fights and Falls.
Washington, July 30.—Lieut.
Col. Edgar R. Kellogg of the
Tenth Regular Infantry, who
commanded his regiment during
the terrific fighting at Santiago
July 1, in which the Tenth suf
fered severe loss, is in the city.
He relates an incident of the fa 1 -
raous battle which illustrates
one characteristic of the Ameri
can soldier that distinguishes
him from the soldier of any oth
country.
During the hottest of the fight,
when Spanish bullets were fly
ing thickest and men were fall
ing, killed or wounded, a pri
vate of the Ninth Infantry, who
bad been accidentally separated
from his command and whose
name the Colonel could not re
call, asked permission of an of
ficer of the Tenth to fight in his
company, saying that he wanted
to do his duty and could not
find his own regiment. Permis
sion was granted, and all day
the soldier did his part .towards
winning the battle with as much
skill and vigor as though he '
had belonged to the Tenth.
When night came the private
accosted Col. Kellogg aud asked
for a certificate showing that he
had a soldier’s duty
all through the battle.
“For,” said he, “my Captain
might think I hadbeen skulking
all day unless I can show that I
was lost and thatjl fought with
your regiment.”
Col Kellogg questioned the
miu sharply and sent h's Adju
tant to the Captain under whom
the mini said he had fought to
see if his story was truo. He
found that it was true and that
the soldier had performed valor
ous service all day in his strange
position. Quickly writing the
proper certificate the Colonel
dismissed the man. who started
at once to hunt up his own reg
iment Late in the evening, as
Col. K dlogg was walking the
ines of his regiment to choar up
his men and to see that all was
well with them, he made a
ghastly discovery, stumbling
over the dead body of a soldier,
who had fallen, pierced by a
Spanish bullet.
A hasty ex nninat’on in the
fitful moonlight showed that
dead man was the faithful and
conscientious soldier of the
Ninth, who had fought all day
with the Tenth. In his pocket
was the certificate so recently
given to him by Col. Kellogg.
He had gone but a few steps on
his journey to his own regiment
when he was struck by a stray
Spanish bullet.
Thus is illustrated, in the
strongest light, as the colonel
remarked, the self reliant and
independent character of the
American soldier. If separated
from his command he is not lost
and helpless, sitting down to
await an order from some officer,
but, on the contrary, he hunts
up another place to fight and
gives a good account of himself
wherever he may be.
I
&SONS,
itnunmui
SALE Os SU
WE have just bought the entire stock of Ladies and Misses Fine Sailors of
one of the Largest Millinery housesof New York and now place them on
sale at a price that is certainly most remarkable. While we know the people of
Rome have been faked time and time again, yet we make the
STARTLING :=: ANNOUNCEMENT!
That these Sailors are worth SI.OO, $1.50 and $2.00 each and we will sell
them at the astonishing low price of
Tiere is Twenty-one Cases or One Thousand and Eleven Hats and not a plug in
$ the lot, but the prettiest and latest things in Sailors. Some Fine Milan,
$ some Fine Split Straw, some Rough Brim and Smooth Crown, some Colored
Brim and White Crown, some of all the colors of the rainbow. Belle Crown,
Straight Crown, Wide Brim, Narrow Brim, some Fine Whito and in fact all
£•: kinds except cheap trash and those we do not want. This is a chance
to buy Fine Sailors at a price that will probably not come again.
1 m
lo CENTS PER WEEK