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PEACH JOBBERS.
▼ W o Senators Decline The
Honors With Thanks.
OTfiKR COMMISSIONS
Were Easily Made by President
McKinley.
Washington, Aug. Ih— Mc-
Kinley’s Paris peace com mission
is a source of worry to him just
now. Yesterday two United
States senators declined plaees
in that body.
They wera Gorman. of Mary
land, and Allison, of lowa.
Senator Allison could not see
his way clear to accept the hon
or, and explained that the inter
est of his state in the senate,
and his desire to continue his
former vigorous participation in
the shaping of legislation in that
body and other interests, would
preclude his taking up the ar
duous duties at Paris that would
demand so much time and seri
ous work.
During the day the president
tendered to Senator Gorman, ol
Maryland, a place on the peace
commission, but he has declined
the ofi'er.
The president now, it is stat
ed, is looking for another Demo
cratic senator to take the place
of Senator Gorman.
The appointment of Gen. W.
W. Gordon as a member of the
military commission for Porto
Hico was a surprise, but was
welcome to the Georgians.
I he president firstofiiered one
of the places to Gen Lee, who
thought he had rather remain at
thd head ol his corps ; and then
looking around for a Southern
man to serve, he himself,thought
■of Gen Gordon, for whom he
has expressed the highest admi
ration.
II was the president's idea to
have the regular and volunteer
arms equally represented on the
commissions, and the South and
the North.
I he two commissions, as now
constituted, stand thus:
' Ol Cuba—Major General
James F. Wade, Roar Admiral
Milliam T. Sampson, Major
G«nwd Matthew C. Butler.
For Porto Rico—Major Gen
ei’M John R Brooke, Rear Ad
lnllal Winfield S Schley, Brig
“dler General William W. Gor
don.
Senator Allison, after a talk
II li the president, expressed
‘U'inion that there should be
e xtia session of of Congress.
not say that the presi
dent had expressed a determina
-1011 to call such a session, but
,e >»dicated that he had given
J l ) 'ni , >n to the president on
the subject.
declined a place on the
8 duties as chairman of
win ?! 1,1 “P 1 nitions committee
«o heavy at the short
that he would not have
to become a member of the
and do his duty as
cll airman, too. 7
i i *^ e<l that Congress
°“ ,d be called together ta-ly
and should en
tiotln rt ? pUt t,l ‘ rou 8 h »ome. if
d .of the appropriation bills,
THE ROME HUSTLER-COMMERCIAL
ROME GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY EVENING AUGUST 17, |BJB.
JAPAN OBSERVES
Has Ker Naval Agents at
Points of Vantage
AMBITIOUS LITTLE MEN
t
Want to be The Yankees of
The Orient
Seattle Wash ~ Aug. 17. Rear
Admiral Matsuiiaga Oki of th*
Imperial Japanese Navy, has ar
rived in this, city on the steamer
Rio Jan Moru, on his way to Lou
don, where he will superintend
the construction of two cruisers
ami a battleship tor his Govern
ment. With him were two first
puymas’ers of the Japanese Navy,
Fakucbi Jujaro, who will go with
the Admiral to London, ai d
Shimizu Nuke, who goes to San
Francisco to jNa the Japanese
cruiser now building there.
Admiral Matsuuagawis greatly
surprised that peace was to be
made and was vtry much interests
ed in the terms. Wh n told that
the dispositiop of the Puilippines
was to be left to a commistjon. In
expressed his surprise that the
United States had not demanded
the islands ns P ,rto Rico was de
manded. He declined, however, to
■'•• Tiythii gas to his or his
<’ . .cry’s , inion on the question.
He said:
“Japan has learned many things
fr m the war America ha* been
waging ag nnst Spain . The Amer
ican Admiral’s fight at Manila has
taught us that a fine ironclad and
heavy guns alone would not win a
battle. We wil. p .y m are attention
than ever to target practice, and
with that the Japanese will be
come a powerful naval nation.
“We will have a fine navy if
the present policy continues. In
this country several warships are
about ready to go into commission
aad in Englund we will build three
large vessels. I am going to Lon
don and will be there tnree years.
During that time I wid superin
tend the construction of the vessels
that are to be built and at the
same time study the navies of the
world. (
‘lt will not be long until
will be able to build her own war
ships. ”
so that the regular session could
be devoted to the great amount
of necessary 1 »gislation that will
come as the result of the new
territory acquired as the result
of the war. It is regarded as
very likely that this will be
done.
CROWDING TORAL’S MEN.
The Lla de Luzon Goes to Stain
ith 2287 Souls.
Washington, D. C., August L
It ip quits evident from this dis
patch, received by General Corbin
tonight from General Shafter,
that the Spanish Transatlantic
Company, in transporting the
Spanish prisoners from Santiago
to Spain, 's economizing space ir
its ships:
“Luzon sailed this afternoo for
Spain, wi ; li 2056 soldiers, four
priests, 1(1 women. 34 children
and 137 officers, total, 2237 ’’
BITTEN BY A MAU DOG.
Athens, Ga., August 17. —This
morning at the home of hie
parents u' Princeton, two miles
from Athens, E'mer Waters, aged
three years was badly bitten by a
mad dog, and it is feared hydro-
I hobia will result.
CORBETT TRAGEDY
Pugilist's Aged Fattier Slay?
’His Wife
MUST HAVE BEEN INSANE
O d Man Then Put A Ball In His
Own Brajn,
Sau Francisco, Aug. 17. —Pat-
rick J. Corbett, father of James J,
Corbett, the pugilist, shot and
killed his wife at an early hmr
y«st >rd ay morning. Thx hypothesis
accept d by the family and by inti
mate acquaintances and friends ol
the household is that Mr. Corbett
was laboring under the eif ic's of
temporary insanity.
T.ie terrible tragid yoecurred at
the Corbett home 52 1 H iyes street
over tne livery stable owned by the
older Corbett As near as the time
can be fixed the shots rang out at
4:50 o’clock a. rn , Mrs Corbetct
being killed as she was lying asl-ep
in her bed .
So far as can be ascertained,
ther«i was not the slightest reason
why the husband should have
sought to wreak such awful veng.
eaive upon his wife, as for nearlx
half a century the «onp!e has lived
isppily and in perfect content
ment together . Indeed, during th>
last evening they had chatted
pleasant'}’ together about th ir
fireside with two of their daugh
ters, and at an early h ur had r
ired without the slightest indica
cion of having been given of wha
was to follow within the o xt few
he urs.
With Mr. and Mrs. Corbett reside
their two unmarried daughters
Cuthenn and Esther, and a mar
ried daughter, Mrs. A. Klug, with
her husband.
When Mr. Corbett puchased the
pistol no one seem-d to know
Apparently, as he was never known
to keep a weapon in the house be
fore, he had purchased thi*
withan object. Whe'her duu<
his temporary spe! Is of insa m,y h<
had contemplated the deed no on"
can tell.
There is little doubt but what
Mr. Corbett was temporarily in
sane when he com mitted this horri
ble deed, and he inherited the
mania from his ancestors . His sis
ter, Margaret Griffin, is now an
inmate of the Hepe Insane Asylum
having been confined there six
years.
Both the old people were natives
of Ireland, Mr. Corbett being six-'
ty-six years of age and Ins wife
four years younger.
The funeral ceremonies will i. t
be delayed until Jim arrives fr m
the east, but the bod'es will be
p aced in vaults.
Corbett Leaves F> r ’Frisco.
NiW York, Aug IG. —Corbett
and his wife left on a late train
tor San Francisco .
IN DANGER OF LYNCHING,
Negro in Newton County Is
Ahead ok The Dogs.
Covington, Ga . August 17
r ohn Powell, a negro, is just ahead
f the dogs in a chase tor lite, oc
casioned by his felonious assault
upon th# daughter of Mr. J. W.
Wagner a respectable farmer. Mr.
Wagner >ent two shots after the
misci earn as he ran. There wil! be
a lynching if the negro is caught
Police Court —Only one lone
sinner was tried at ’his morning’s
police court. He was charged
witli the usual offense drunk and
disorderly and was quickly dis
posed of by the recorder.
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time and again, yet we make the
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