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LIVELY RACES
fit The Exposition Park
This Afternoon.
LARGE CROWD PRESENT.
The Races Were Fir st-oiass and
Good Time Made
The race track .'it the Exposi
tion Park was put in perfect
condition for todays’ bicycle)
races.
A large crowd was present
and the races were first-class.
On account of the lateness of
the hour it is impossible to give
the result of the contest.
The following was the pro
gram :
PROGRAM.
One Mile—Open, amature.
Baker | 11 ;Dock Wingfield,Rome,
Box [4]; Littlefield |s];Rodgers,
Gadsden [3] ; Ben Boaten
rider, Atlaeta, (6|;Will Sellick
[7];LaMar, Borne, |B|.
(>ne Mile —Open, professional.
Eli Winesette, Atlanta, |9|;
Frank Steinbau, Chicago, [10};I
Zenus Fieles, Atlanta, ( 111 ;Wi- ■
ley Mangum, Atlanta, 112]; Ami |
Elliot, Atlanta, [l3] ; Tom Les-1
ter | 14].
Half Mile—Open, amature. .
Baker |ll AVinglield |2] ; Box
[4] ;Littlefield |sj ; Rogers |3| ;
Boatenrider | 0|; Will Sellick | 7];
LaMar 1 81.
Five Mile—Match, race. Eli
Winesette |9j; Frank Steinhaur
|lo|. Paced by Mangum and
Lester on a tandem.
One Mile—Amature, ('natch)
Wingfield [2] ; Barker [3],Most
interesting race on program.
One Mile—Against track rec
ord. Eli Winesett paced by tan
dem.
2nd Heat—Mile, amature.
Wingfield, Baker.
Half Mile—Exhibition, Eli
Winesett, paced by tandem.
3rd Heat—Mile, a m a t u r e. I
Wingfield and Barker.
Admittance 25 cents. Reserv
ed seats on sale at West Cy cle
Co., Armstrong Bldg.
THE CERRUTI CLAIM
Colombia Wants l.'s to Help In
Arranging The Settlement.
Washington. August 17.—The
legal representative of the Colom
bian Government called on the
Secretary of State today for th*
purpose of making arrangement*
in connection with the final settle*
ment of the claim of Italy against
Colombia, It is represented by the
Colombian Government that when
the award was made by President
Cleveland as arbitrator, there was
no provision as to the method of
settlement and the proposition of
the Colombian Government is
that this question be referred to
the United Stales as arbiter.
It is the desire of Colombia that
this matter be settled in a man
ner to preserve the selt-respect
and dignity of the Republic.
MILLIONS GIVEN AWAY.
It is certainly gratifying to
the public to know of one con
cern in the land who are not
afraid to be generous to the
needy and suffering. The pro
prietors of Dr. King’s New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds, have given away
over ten million trial bottles of
this great medicine ; and have
the satisfaction of knowing it
has absolutely cured thousands
of hopeless cases. Asthma, Bron
chitis, Hoarseness and all dis—
eases of the Throat Chest and
Lungs are surely cured by it
Call on Curry Arrington, drug
gist, and gel a trial bottle free.
Regular size 50c and sl. Every
bottle guaranteed or money re
funded.
Tke Royal la tb« highest grade baking pewder
kaawa. Actaal teats shew it gaeaaao
third fartkar than aay ether breed.
1O
LOV4I
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POWDER
Absolutely rare
KOVAL KAMIHK ROWMR CO., Ki* VOKM.
PERSONAL- MENTION.
John Perkiua returned to Allan*
ta today.
Mr. G. 11. Gaskins, of A tian
ta, is in the city.
Mr. J, T. Skellery, of Nash
ville, is in the city.
Mr. a. G. Smith, of Griffin,
is in the city today.
Sergeant Frank Omberg will
return to Griffin tomorrow.
Mies J. W. Arleberry of AnnDou,
is visifii g relatives in the city.
Mr. A. W. Evans, of Sanders
ville, is here today on business.
Mr. William McLendon, of
East Rome, hts typhoid fever.
Attorney Henry Walker went
down to Cave Spring, on legal
business today.
Mr. N ck Van Dyke is confined
to his home with a severe case
of malarial fever,
Mr. and Mrs Dave Hauks went
to Stock’s Mills, today Io spend a
week with relatives.
Bad blood become' good blood
on taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla. It
is the great blood purifier.
Dr. C. Hamilton returned
from Cedar Bluff today, where
he has been on professional
business.
Mrs. J. B. Tippin, of Six Miles
Sation, and daughter, Mrs. R. J.
Ragan, left today to visit relatives
near Atlanta.
Mr. Bailey Gordon, went to Sa
vannah and Brunswick this morn
ing in the interest of the cornor
ative foundry.
Rev and Mrs. R. A. Eakes,
of Conyers, Ga., are in the citv
the guests of their son, Rev. J.
H. Eakes, on East First street.
Mr. Dean Owens, of this
county, has been visiting his
brothers, Messrs. J. B. Benton
Owens in Koine. —Cartersville
News.
The many friends of Miss
Beulah McLendon will be pain
ed. to learn that she is quite sick
at the home of her parents in
East Rome.
Messrs. Dock Griffin, Sam
Hardin and Walter Cothran
went up to Chicamauga yester
day to take in the soldiers pa
rade today.
Rev. Clarence S. Wood re
turned to his home in Columbus
this morning after spending
several day’ most pleasantly
with friends here.
Col. A. W. Walton, after
spending a week most pleasantly
with his family in this city, re
turned to Greenwood, S. C..
this morning, where he is build
ing a waterworks.
Chick & Peters.—There will
be an entire change of program
at the Mobley park theatre to
i ight by the Chick & Poter*
Co. They gave a good perform
ance last night to a very large
audideucw.
Miss Sallie May Akin spent Sat
i rdav in R niie to meet a commit
tee composed of Mrs. Hattie A ex
and«r R umasville and Mrs
Ethe IHil yer Harris regarding tht
work of the United Daughters
of the Confederacy.—Garte?**ille
News.
LOC«l HAPPENINGS.
Miss Cary Van Dyke, of Chat
tanooga, i’ the guest of Mis. J.
N. Van Dyke near the city.
House to Rent—ln East
Rome, near depot. Good waler.
Vpply to L. A. Lloyd.
Much Improved.—L ouil
Jones, the young man who was
accidently shot while out hunt
ing last Saturday, is getting
along nicely, and will be able to
be out in a few days.
Will Entertain.—Mr. and
Mrs John W. Bale will entertain
in honor of their guest, Miss
Haygood,.of Atlanta, at their
home on Fifth avenue tomorrow
evening.
Overhauled.—The East
Rome depot is being overhauled
A new floor in the baggage and
operrtors rooms are being
placed. The operators are using a
room on the second floor temp -
rarily.
House Party—The Cartersville
News says’ Misses Susie Freeman.
Julia Srn’th, Orie Betund Maynie
Hudgins left last night to attend
the house party to be g this
week by Mr. Frank Freeman a*
his country home, “Riverside,’’
near Rome. Tne hospe of Mr. Free
man is an id»al place for just such
a gathering, and the young ladies
will no doubt hr-ve a very pleasant
time.
Chick & Peters —The Chick
& Peters Co., pleased another
large audience at the Part Thea
tre. The program was entirely
new and each member of the
company carried their part to
perfection, and deserves special
mention. By r< quest the “Ser
pentine” dance by Miss Chick,
will be put on each evening. The
moving pictures are very pleas
ing and add greatly to the en
joyment of the evening.
Summerville News Says.—A
very romantic marriage occurred
in Rome last week, having part
oi its scene near Lyerly. Miss
Bonnie Foster, of Rome, was
visiting relatives at Lyerly when
Halsted Smith, Jr., came up
and arranged to meet and mar
ry her. They drove through the
country reaching Rome early in
the morning and ware married
at the home of Mrs. Geo. Chid
sey. The brides’ parents forgave
and accorded them a blessing.
Camp Meeting.—The annual
campmeeting, which begins next
Friday at Morrison’s camp
ground, will probably be the
largest attended in years. Every
available vehicle in the city has
beeu engaged for the occasion.
L’he following prominent minis
ters will conduct the services:
Rev. B. P. Allen, Cartersville ;
Rev. E. W. Ballenger, Rock
mart ; Rev. J. T. Eakes, Dallas;
Rev. W.C. Fox, Cave Spring;
Rev. Geo. W. Yarbrough,
Grantville; Rev. J. P. Burgess,
Cedartown ; Revs. J. H.Eakes,
A. H. S. Bugg, C. M. Verdell
ind S. H. Dimon, of Rome.
A CLEVER TRICK .
It certainly looks like it, but
there is really no trick about it,
Anybody can try it who has
Lame Back and Weak Kidneys,
Malaria or nervous troubles. We
mean he cun cure himself right
away by taking Electric Bitters.
This medicine tones up the whole
system, acts as a stimulant to
Liver and Kidneys, is a blood
purifier and nerve tonic. It cures
Constipation, Headache, Faint
ing Spells, Sleeplessness and
Melancholy. It is purely vegeta
ble, a mild laxative, and restores
the system to its natural vigor.
Pry Electric Bitters and be con
vinced that they are a miracle
worker Every bottle guaranteed
Only 50c a bottle at Curry Ar
rington drug atore.
THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF ROS
la due not only to the originality and
simplicity erf the combination, but also
to the care and skill with which it ia
manufagtured by scientific proceaaea
known u the California Fie Syrup
Co. only, and we wish to inipreaa upon
all the importance of purchasing the
true and original reiruxty. Aa the
genuine Syrup of Figs ia manufactured
by the California Fig Syrup Co.
only, a knowledge of that fact will
asaist one in aveiding the worthleae
imitations manufactured by other par
ties. The high standing of the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. with the medi
cal profession, and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup of Figs haa
given to millions of families, makes
the name of the Company a guaranty
of the excellence of its remedy. It ia
far in advance of all oilier laxatives,
as it acts on the kidneys, liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken
ing them, and it does not gripe nor
nauseate. In order to get its beneficial
effects, please remember the name of
the Company
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
•AN FRANCISCO, CaL
Let'UYILLK. ' YORK. N. T.
CAP. PHILIP'S CONVERSION
A Philadxpaia Clergyman Sayb
He Was The Means.
At the Y. M. C. A, Hall, Brook
lyn, yecterday the Rev, Kerr Boyce
Tupper, pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Philadelphia, announc
ed himself te be the ermv rter of
Captain John W. Phi ip, of tie
battleship Texas, who publicly
gtve thunks to God after the bat'
He in which Ceiveras ships were
destroyed,
According to Mr. Tuppe-. he
preached a seruon in Brooklyn a
year ago on the subject, “Be Born
Again,” and Captain Philip, who
was in the congregation was much
impressed thereby After the ser
vice he introiuced hims-ls to the
minister and spoke of the deep im
pression the sermon had made on
him.
On the following Sunday the
captain came to hear Mr. Tupper
and later on called on him and au*
nounced that he felt that he shou'd
be born again into a new life. Later
Captain Philip told the minister
that he had announced hisconver'
•ion to his crew and expressed his
intention of holding services on
the ship every day M r . Tupper de
livered a warm eulogy of Captain
Philip and his part iu the Santia
go fight.—New York Suae.
There is more Catarrh in this
section of the ceuntry than all
other diseases put together, and
until the last few years was sup
posed to be incurable. For a great
many yea-s doctors ’pronounced
it a local diseas, and preseibed lo
cal remedier, and by constantly
failing to cure with local treat*
ment, pronounced it incurable
Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease, ai d there
foie requires constiiuticnal treat
ment. Hall’s Catarrb Cure manu
factured by F. J. Cheney & Cc.
Toledo, Ohio, is the only constif u
'ional cure on the market. It is
aken internally in doses from 10
drops to a teaspoonful. It acts di*
rectly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. They offer
one hundred dollars for any case i
fails to cure, send for cireulart
and testimonials. Address,
F. J Cheney & Co.. Toledo, O,
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall’s Family Pills are the best-
STEAMERS IN COLLISION.
Hamburg, August 17. —The
German gank steamer Gut Hail,
Captain Daldorf outward biund
tor New York, was in collission
with th j German ship I) H.
Wallen. Captain Wicke. which
arrived her# on August 13 from
Tacomvia Queenstow.i, and ha*
.etu r ned to dock with her pert
bow damaged. The D. H.
was also damaged.
Miss Ada Evans,of Canton, is
the gu st of Mrs. John Foster
at Mobley Springs.
ENSIGN WOOD
Os Vhe United Stales Cruiser
Texa’. is Her?.
GfIUE AN INfRRESTifIG
<
Account of The Destroying of
The Spanish Fieet.
Ensign W. 0. Wood, of the
battleship Tex is, who was m the
famous naval battle which de
stroyed the Spanish squadron
and captured Admiral Cervera,
of the Spanish navy, is in the
city and to a Hustler Commer
cial reporter he gave an inter
esting account of the great bat
tle .
He says Sampson should get
credit for the destroying of the
Heel as it was planned by him
and not Schley and that he did
not give himself credit for the
whole affair as the newspapers
claim.
Ensign Wood’s home is in
Jackson, Ga , and he is spend
ing a few days in Rome H» is a
student at “Annapolis. When
the Spanish-American war
broke out he was put in the
navy. He will return and finish
his course at Annapolis.
LADIES’ FINE SAILORS
Go to Lanham & Sons and get
one of those fine sailors they are
selling so cheap. They are ac
tually worth SI.OO, $1.50, $2.00
and some even more, yet they
are selling, choice for 50 cents.
HUSB’ND AND WIFE SHOT
Each SaYi- the Other One At
teMpt I. D Tu .M URD ER.
New York. Aug. 17 —Gtorg
Guth, 2$ years old a driver aid
bis wife, Mary, 22 y ars old. are
• t Bellevue Hospital badly
wounded.
Guth has a l>ul et wound in his
bead, and his wife a bullet wound
in her head aud another in her
neck, Mrs Guth claims that her
husband shot her twice and then
turned the weapon upon himse't.
Guth claims that his wife shot
him, and then afterwards shot
herself. Both wi-re foufid h inu
bleedingin the hallway of No. 511
East Twelfth s reet, ah-re Mrs-
Guth lived.
Mrs. Gu h told the police that
shs had sep.iral d from her bus
band b<cau-e he had failed to
support h»r. and that he had been
following h-r about late'y and
annoying her.
This morning, according tx he
story, she met him in the hallway
»nd upon her refusing to live
with him again, he drew a revol
ver and shot hor and then shot
himself. A w on in living on the
first floor of the heuse wh «re th
shooting occurred says that she
saw Mr. and Mrs. Gu’h convers
ing in the hallway.
Shu turned her b ick for a few
moments and while in that po
sition she heard reports of two
shots. She turoed and saw Mrs
Guth fall to the fl <or. Then she
saw Guth step backwards sit dowi
on the floor, and deliberately
shoot himself. Mrs. Guth is in a
precarious condition.
1 'L 1 .
PASTEUR FILTERS
The onl Germ
Proof Filter in the
world. Makes water
pure and clear for
sale by The Hanson
Supply Co
THE MODERN
Thrives on good food a . .
sunshine, with plenty o fe Xe
1,1 t ] l \ e ' pen a,r - form glows
and her face glows with ’
eauty. 1 f her system needs th’
cleansing action of a ] )l¥u ,.
remedy .h. uses the
Syrup of n gs ,m aoul
tiired by the California Fi
Syrup Co., onlv ®
YOUNG LAI Y GRADUATES
Os the Rome Business College
are thoroughly prepared f or
stenographic and offie# Work .
they are found oapablo
they go into - w
tice; they re- ' fL
ceive hi g h
comm e n d a-
lheir employ
ers as being
capable and experienced.
Rome business College enjoys
the larg st enrollment of pupils
it has had in its history. There
will be thousands of vancanciei
this fall to fill. Young men and
ladies will do well to enter here
and prepare lor thorough com
mercial work.
H. S. Shockley,
Pri n c i p al.
LONDON'S HOTTEST DAY
Upward’ Os 150 Cases Treated
Up TO TWO 0 CLOCK. J
London, Aug 17. This is the
hottest day London has known for
along time. Toe St. John's ambui
ance staff is out in full force and
ia treating ac-nt-s of cases ot heat
prostration
Upward of 150 cases had been
trea'ed a: the various hospitals be
fore 2 o’clock in the af:eruiou. 4
number of policemen were over
come . The surgeons found that
rheir prostratio i was due to swell
ng of the legs and feet produced
>y the heat from the asphalt and
-vood paving nn which they stood.
KILLED 1 N A 'IORNAO
Seven I* ;op..e Mee; D .ai t Ano
Much Pr perty Damage:*.
C uibv, Mi n, . Aug 27. —A tor
nado last night struck twe v*
mile lortltws it of this pl to i, kid
•id seve.i people distroyed mniv
building' and did great danri ig« t «
he cr >ps lie entire family of
Joseph Hutchins n, inc udi'g his
wife and four child «d, w ire kil u
ed, also Pe’er Juglin. Th-* s'.orm
was not wide it> fxtent out very
violent. Seven people are uiis«'Dg
md some of them may bn killud.
The storm was nn the borler
between Southwestern Minnesota
and South Dalrcta
FRUIT FOR THE HEROES.
A car of Lemons Sent from San
Diego For Troops
San Diego, Cal., Aug. 17.—A
carload of lemons and other
fruit obt.-iined by tho ellorts of
the Red Cross Society to be for
warded to the sicic soldiers nt
Gen. Shafter’s army, left for ‘hf
east today. It is consigned to
Colonel J . McD. Brown, United
States Army. Staten Island and
Military Hospital. Besides lem
ons, the car contains grape fruiL
oranges and other fruits. 11 |0
car is elaborately decorated.
Mr Sam Knox, a popular ex-
Roman, returned to his home
in Atlanta today.
Mr. Theß. Fahy went to New
York this morning to buy l‘‘ s
tall and winter stock.
Joe .Jenkins and Charlie Pul
ton have returned from a Ashing
rip to Hammond’s Mill.
EVERYTHING AT COST
FOR THIS WEEK ONLY
v LOSING-OUT TO QUIT
FRANK WRIGHT’S FARM* cY
NORTON’S OLD CORNER
( PPOSIT MASONI CTEMh ) Jt