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CRUEL FLAMES
Six People Pirisli In [lol
Springs Holocaust
VERITABLE DEATHTRAPS
I
Proved Ihe Hote’e- Victims
Uniderititieci.
Hot Spring. Ark. Aug 21. —S x
persons lost their lives here to-day
by the burning of the National
and Windsor Hotels Five bodies
have already been re covered from
the ruins.
The catastrophe occurred at 2
o’clock a, no., when the guests
were sleeping soundly in the frame
structures. The Windsor was only
two stories high and the National
three stories, but, owing to the
inflammable character of the ma
terial of which they were construc
ted, they quickly fell a prey to tho
fast spreading Hames and proved I
veritable denth-traps to the luck
less inmates,
The list of dead as far as the
bodies have been identified is as
follows:
VT. M, ditches, ofTulaa, I. T.
W. H, Wells, of Marked Tree
Ark.
Abraham Matehews’ of Green*
ville Miss. John Hudgins, of In
dian Territory, killed by jumping
from an upper hotel window. Two
unknown persons.
Not until the Coroner’s inquest
is held can the names ot the vic
tims he learned.
The fire broke out in the Nation,
al Hotel and the flames leaped
aiolig th'* corridors with almost
lightning-like rapidity. The guests
were roused from their slumber by
ths roar of the flames and half
suffocated by the Volumes of dense
smoke rushed into the hallways,
only to find their escape cut off
All were in their night rob >s, and
a panic prevailed among the start
led people.
Many of them returned quick
ly to their rooms, while others
leaped over the staircase to the
rotunda below. Those hemmed
in their rooms, finding them
selves closely pressed by the
flames, jumped from the second
and third story windows.
Mr. Hudgins,who leaped from
a third story window was almost
instantly killed and many per
sons were seriously injured .some
of them fatally. Similar scenes
were witnessed among the guests
asleep in the Windsor Hotel, and
a large number of them were
seriously hurt by leaping from
the windows.
In addition to the two hotels,
a cottage belonging to Colonel
O’Brien and the livery stable
was burned. The two hotels
suffered the destruction of all
their contents, but the horses
and carriages in the livery sta
ble were gotten out safely,
ROUGH TREATMENT OF SICK
Serious Complaints Made Ab ut
Fernandina.
Fernandina, Fla., Aug 21.—The
hospi'al train that left here at 4
o’clock Thursday evening should
have been ready at 10 in the morn
ing . Serious charges are made.
The fxpert bearers with the am
bulances were not permitted to
■ handle patients, who were eith
er pulled out and pushed into
the cars by the trainmen er who
had no assistance at all. Some
fever patients were not allowed to
board the train, the excuse being
that they would cause too much
trouble. They had to go jolting
back to tne hospital
Trie experience may bo fatal to
many of them . The hospital ac
commodations and force of sur
geons and a’teudnnts are entirely
inadequate the patients are not
even properl y fed, a-d the division
hospital in nil ways is a thing of
terror to the iir-ii.
BRITISH ADVANCE IN EGYIT|
Making B'-ady to Strike the Fa
tai Bljw in Sanders.
' ondon August. 22—Cable die-
I atche r iroin Egvpt say that Sir
Hei bert Kitchenei’s advance on
Khartonm has begun and is con
ducted like clockwork. Ihe
Khalifa has withdrawn fr< tn his
entrenchrnents at Shablnka Cat
aract, but the War Office here is
confident that he will fig t at
Omdurman. The country is rais
ing behind him and he dare not
n>w ratrdat. When ai d how Sir
Herbert Kitchener will strike the
final blow nobody will know until
it foils.
TO WED HER
If His Wife-to be Should Die or
be Divorced,
Columbia, Mo .Aug 22. —By
some means Lucile Johnson pro
cured the marriage license of
Downing Buckner and Fannie
Reed yesterday and at the time
set for the wedding refused to
give it up until Buckner should
promise to marry her in case
his wife should die or be divorc
ed. Then the wedding went on.
Buckner had previously been
engaged to Miss Johnson.
PROMOTED
To Full-Fleged Naval Construc
tor Was Hobson.
Washington, Aug 21 Lieut
Hobson ihe hero of the Merrimac,
was promoted today to lea full
fl- dg d Naval Constructor, He suc
cessfully passed his medical ex
amination here yesterday. Hie rel
ative rank is that of Liautenant;
At the time of his service on the
Merrimac tie was Assistant Nuval
Constructor with the relative rank
of Lieut. Junior grade.
CUT AN ARTERY
1
M urderer Kaiser Then Hanged
Hi MSI LF
Morristown, Pa., Aug 20. —Chas
O' Kaiser’ santenced co be hanged
Sept- 6 for murdering his wife’
committed suicide at the County
Jail yesterday afternoon. Hegang
el himself after cutting an artery
i.i his wist with a watch spring.
massacres
Os Rebels in China to Occur
Daily.
London, Aug. 22.—The
Times’ Honu Kong correspon
dent says that the Massacres in
Southern China continue. In
Paklan and Wun-Cun 10 to 20
rebels are daily executed. Two
hundred rebels were killed and
40 captured by Gen. Mawho at
Sai-Wong- Kong.
One of the most eminent and skillful
specialists in the United States is the au
thor of a great home medical work that
every woman, whether young or old, should
read. That physician is Dr. R. V. Pierce,
for thirty years chief consulting physician
to the Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Insti
tute. at Buffalo, N. Y. This is one of the
greatest medical institutions in the world.
In his capacity as head of this institution,
Dr. Pierce is surrounded by a staff of nearly
a score of able physicians. With the as
sistance of this staff of physicians, during
the past thirty years. Dr. Pierce has pre
scribed for many thousands of ailing wom
en. His “Common Sense Medical Ad
viser’’ contains 1008 pages and over 300
illustrations. It contains several chapters
devoted to the treatment of diseases pecu
liar to women. A paper covered copy is
sent free on receipt of 21 one-cei t stamps,
to cover mailing, hr the Wor!d’« Dispen
sary Medical Association, Buffalo, N, V,
French cloth binding 31 stamps.
Every woman should read it. It tells
about a medicine that cures ail disorders
and irregularities from which women suf
fer. This medicine is Dr. Pierce’s Favorite
Prescription. It acts directly on the deli
cate organs concerned in wifehood and
motherhood It makes them strong,
healthy and vigorous. It allays inflamma
tion. heals ulceration, stops' debilitating
drains and soothes pain. It is the great
est of all nerve tonics. In the “Medical
Adviser” hundreds of women tell their ex
periences with this medicine. The “ Favor
ite Prescription ” is for sale by all good
medicine dealers.
NO INQUEST
Held Over the Man Killed
SatUrdaj
NEAR ROUNBftViLLBMILL
No Permission Given the Coro
ner by Commissioners-
The unknown white man who
met with such a horrible death
Satuaday evening by being
knocked off a trestle near Roun
saville’s Mill by Southern * li’y
train, was buried yesterday af
ternoon at 5 o’clock at Myrtle
Hill, by the railroad company.
There was no inquest held by
the coroner as no permission
was given him by the county
commissioners, and as he has on
several previous occasions had
to defray the expense of an in
vestigation, consequently he
would not empannel a jury to
make an investigation of the
the death of the unfortunate
man.
Several weeks ago an un
known man was found with his
head crushed in North Koine,
supposed to have been hit by a
freight train. He remained in a
ditch in a dying condition for
eight hours. The commissioners
were notified but they* failed to
have him moved. Undertaker
Frank West, chief Shropshire
and several kindhearted citi
zens had him brought to the
city on their own responsibility
and cared for and every effort
made to find out who he was.
The coroner should have pow
er to take charge of and hold an
inquest whenever be deems it
necessary, as in any other cqun
ty-
, SOUTHERN
RAILWAY.
Css<lcsi>e<l Nrhedsle Is I.Veet Jsly t. ISSN.
STATIONS. INo 10 No. 14 Nir i
Lv Chattanooga O.llUaml 7.3 ipm to.ibpm
Ar Daltou Lalam 8 4-’pni 12 lOuua
Ar Rnroe U.UOum o.topui 1.44 am
Ar Atlanta 11.40 am I i.sopm a.Otam
Lv Atlanta 4.2opin|ll s>pm 5.20 an»
Vr Macon 7.lupm 2 Usiun 8.30 am
Xr Jesup i ".45am 2.311 pm
Ar Everett I ..I 7.25 am 3.25 pm
Ar Jackson ville f .__l u. ioam B.2&pm
Lv jesuiff? >lo.oiam AMpm
Ar Jacksonville LOOpm. Ki. 15pm
Lv Everett j 7,30 am Tibpm
Ar Brunswick | 8 iM:un 4.30 pm
No. >0 carries Ptuiman Sisaping Car Chav
taiwotfa to Atlanta.
No. 14 carries Pullu an Sleeping Car and Day
loaches Cha tu iooga ‘o Jacksonville and Al
ania to Brunswick.
No. 8 curries Pullma" Sleeping Car Chatta
iooga to Atlanta.
si *1 loNM. ~ Tla 13 i No. V No. Fj
Lv Atlanta 4.2oam’ 400 pm 7.50 am
Ar Rome t> 30am 6.25 pm 10.20 am
Ar Dalton 722 am 7.34 pm 11.30 am
Ar Chattanooga 8.40 am B.Sopir. I.oopm
Lv Chattanooga B..x.am 3.10 pm
Ar Burgin 4.20 pm!
Ar Lexington 5. lOpim 4.50 am
Ar Louisville 750pm* 7.50 am
Ar Cincinnati 7.3opm■"Tjiiain “
Lv Chattanooga ~ 1.25 pm I. Isum i 25pm
Xr Nashville . fl.sspm 6.40 am 6.55 pm
No 13 carrie Pullman Sleeping Cur Atlants
'.oChattano >g'a and Chattuno.iga to Cincinnati.
No. 0 carries Pullman Sleeping Car Atlanta
o Cincinnati and Chattanooga to Louisville.
sta r.i _ No. 6. I No. 12 I No. !«.'
Lv Chattanooga 8.40 am 4 10am iftOOpm
Ar Knoxville 11 55am B.osami I.loam
Ar Morrist .wn 1.23 pm 3.50 am 2.25 am
Ar Hot Springs 3 13pm*11.46am 4.00 am
tr Asheville 4.35 pm 1.15 pm 5.10 am
\r Salisbury 1 6.4opm' 8.30 am
Ar Greensboro 0.52 pm 12.10 pm
\r Raleigh | I.4J»m 3.23 pm
Ar Norfolk I 7.50am 1
Ar Wa hlngton...'. I .".I 6.~12a1ii V.3spm
Ar New Adri; ...| 1 12.43 pm 6.23 am
No. ItcarrtcKPuihnun Drawn." Ko mi Sleep
ing Car Chattanooga to New York via Ashe
ville and Salisbury to Richmond arriving Rich-
Bond 6.40 am. also Pullman Sleeping Car
.Ireensboro te Norfolk
No. 16 is solid train Chattanooga to Salis
bury, with Pullman Sleeping Car Clriltauoo'a
o Salisbury and Salisbury to New York with
in t chance.
st at ions. — ~ NoTT
Lv Chattanooga s.uopin B.4t)am
Ar Knoxville ......i.) 8.1 .pm 11.55 am
Ar MorrKt .wn 2.15mn 1.23 pm
\r Bristol 7.00 um 3.55 pm
Ar Washin'-ton 17. Ham
Ar New V..rk .. .... l.2op<n
No. 6. ciu rics P.illmin Sleeping Car Ch'atta
■tobga t > Wamin/t u and Chait ui oga to New
York witlKuit ehan'-e.
No. 4 carries Pullm u. Sieving Car Kuog
villa to Bri tol.
SI AU S, >r
Lv Rome 8710 am
Ar Anniston 11.21 am
Ar Birmingham 10.00 pm
Ar Selma 3.55 pm
Ar Meridian 7.3opn>
Ar New Orleans 10.30 am
Ar Jackson 8.45 am
Ar Vicksburg 11.35 am
Ar Shreveport 7.20 pm
♦ No. 15 JNo W ~ '+No, 16 ||No. W
2.00 pm 4.50 pm Lv ffome ar! B.soatn 8.35 am
5.40 pm 6.57pm,Ar Gad deu. ar AOOaiu 6.3(>u"i
6.00 pm T.topmiAr Attalla. _lvl A4sam! kntu
♦ Dally except Sunday. | Sunday only.
F. S. GANNON, 3d v p * u.M.. Washington, D.OL
J. M CULP. Trgf. Mgr.. Washington. D d
W A. TURK. G. P. A.. Washington, D. a
** a rrv vs/’ri-rou , e w * Cl's ♦ *rar>sa T—a
« ■" . J
Chairman dußighon says w
must make Candler’s niajorih
100,0011 and what. Chairin in du
Bignou saj s “goes.”
AN OLD NEGRO
Murdered Near Chicamauga
Friday Last.
Yesterday morning about 2
o’clock Officers Jones and C<d-,
her saw John Malone and John
Haden coming from East Rome
acting is a very suspicious man
ner, and thinking something was
wrong locked the negroes up to
await further developments.
Later on a telegram was re
ceived Lorn the Sheriff of Walk
er county to look out for the
two negroes, as they were badly
wanted for the killing of an old
negro man by ’ the name of
George Andrews, last Friday
near Chicamauga.
It was learned that the negro
killed was from Rome, also the
two that did the murder.
Andrews’s head was beat with
an iron bar, to a jelly.
The sheriff of Walker county
came down and carried the two
negroes back to await trial at
LaFayette, for murder.
COLORED POPULATION
Had a Big Day at The Exposi
tion Park Yesterday
Yesterday was a big day in
Rome for the colored population.
They turned out en masse to at
tend a big camp meeting at the
old exposition park. From early
morning until late at night the
cars were kept busy hauling the
big crowds. Fully two thousand
negroes wont out.
Fifteen or twenty negro
preachers from Rome and sur
rounding country were on hand
to preach the; gospel to the
“brother in black.’’
The crowd was good natured
and seeme 1 to enjoy the day
intensely.
TRANSPORT DAMAGED.
London, Aug 20—The Russian
transport Tanaboff from St. Peters*
barg for Port Arthnr with 700
troops and a quantity of ammuni
tion on board arrived at Dart
mouth today slightly damaged as
the result of a collision with an
unknown brig off Diver.
Mrs. A. B. Watkins and child*
ten, of Rome, are the guests of the
family of Mr. F. C. Watkins and
will remain until the first of Sep
tember. Mr. Watkins will come
down from Rome in a short time
to j >in his fnmily and return
with them.
IMMENSE CROWD
The annual camp meeting in
progress at Morrisons camp
ground is drawing emense crowds.
Never in the history of any
previous meeting has such in
terest been manifested.
The beautiful day yesterday
was an ideal one for such an oc
casion and the people went out in
minerals.
“Just any old thing.” in the
way of a vehickle was in demand,
and hundreds was kipt away be
iny unable to get a rig.
All report a most delightful
day.
CIATION-LEAVE TC SELL.
GEORGIA FLOYD COUNTY.
To all whom it may concern. W.
I, Enn s, Administrator of Red
man Pentecost deceased, has in
tue form upplied to the under
signed for leave to sell the lands
belonging to the estate of said de
teased and said application will
be heard on the first Monday in
September next. This 3rd day of
Augud 1898 John P. Da*l“,
Ordinary
CITATION —LEAVE TO SELL
GEORGIA FLoYD COUNTY.
Tc all whotn it may concern.
John B Reser. Administrator of
Mrs H. I Roser deceased, has in
du i form applied to the undersign
id for leave Io sell the lands be
'onging to the estate of said de
ceased, and said application will
be heard on the first Monday in
September .ext. This fourth day
.f August. 1898.
JIHN P. Davi».Ordin iry i
SHEW SALES
fMI TO.
~ »
GEORGIA Fl/.iYD COUNTY
Mill be sold before the court
house di.or in the city of Rome,
Floyd Co. Ga. between the 1-gal
hours ol sale, on the first Tue <l».y
in September 1898 the following
described property to win
Tbut tract or parcel of land sit
uated, lying and b-ing in Flojd
county Gin, and in the city ot
Rome lying on the Eastern side of
the Oustan m’a river, being a por
tion of land lot No. 286 m the
23rd district and 3rd section of
said county, Beginning on King
street at the Northeast corner of
the lot known us the Pinson or
old Brick Yard lot and running in
a Northerly direction and along
the West *ide of King street to
the Southeast corner of the lot
known as the McGuire lot, thence
to the Oostanaula river on a line
at right ang es with King St, this
last mentioned line being North
of the two story brick dwelling
standing on the pa.cel of land
hereby conveyed, thence down said
Oostanaula river to tl.e Northwest
corner of the said Pinson or old
Brick Yard lot, thence along the
Northerly boundary line of the
said Pinson or old Brick Yard ot
to the place of beginning. The
said parcel ot land is bounded cn
the North by the McGuire lot. on
the South by the Pinson or old
Brick Yard lot, on the East by
King street and' on’ the West by
the Oostanaula river, being the
parcel of land as now enclosed
containing 'wo acres more or less,
also that tract or parcel ot land
situated, lying and being in the
town o’Forestville in said ccunty
of Fioyd and state of Ga., and
known in the plan of the said
town aslots 165, 166 167 and 207
Levied on by virtue of a fi fa is
sued from Floyd city court in fa
vor of S, F. Magruder, cashier,
against W M. Towers, as the prop
erty of W. M. Towers.
Also at the same time and place
a part of the property in the First
ward of the city of Rome, hereto
fore known as the H olui'-s Sanita
rium lot and particularly d n-ciib-
Ted as follows, —Beginning on tin
West side of Ninth avenue n said
city of Rome at, the *-<>iit beast
corner of said H< linns Samiarium
property and running thence in a
Northerly direction al mg the
West side of Ninth avenue two
hundred bet to a street, thence
along the Sjuth side of said street
in a Westerly direction one hun
dred and thirty-one feet to the
East side i t a street opened through
the above mentioned Holmes San
itarium property, thence in a
Southerly direction along tha side
of said street two hundred feet,
thence in an Easterly direction
along the line dividing this prop
erty from the G.W. Holmes estate
one hundred and thirty-one feet
to the starting point. Levied on
by virtue of a mortgage ti fa issued
from Floyd Superior court in fa
vor of R G. Clark against W. H .
Cokerand W. J. Neel, as the
property o. W. H. Cukerand W.
J. Neel.
Also at the same time and place
fifty acres m North part of lot
of land number ore hundred and
ninety-six in the 24th district and
3rd section of F.oyd county, to
satisfy balance cf purchase money
deed bung filed and record-d in
clerk’s ..flice of Superii r court c t
thiscou..!}. Levied on by virtue
of an attachiiK nt fi fa issued from
Floyd Superior c- urt in favor of
J. C. Evere’te against Louis Bur
ton as the property of the defend
ant.
Also at the fame time and place
all that tract or parcel of land
situated, lying and being in the
Fourth ward of the city of Rome,
Ga., known as the Mitchell survey
Floyd county Ga., hi lot number
fo-ty-thr h in block “B” fronting
<>n Mitchell street one hundred fl
and on the West by lot No. 44. on
the East »»v a. R. ilaib.»r, on tli<
North by Jo' n Hat ri-on and more
fully described indeed trom H.
D. Hill and Florenc • f, Hill to F
Hickey trustee, recorde l in Clerk’s
office book “D. D. ” page SQ.5 Q . Also
all that tract or parcel of lane
lyii g in the 23rd district and 3rd
section of said county being one
half intertst in lots designated a.
Aai d Bof BarnweD survey of
what is known as the Glautun
place near East Rome, said lots’
lying contigom to each ocher and
containing in all about 25 acres'
and bounded on the North by the
Veal property, on the East by
Dean street, on the West by the
land ot G, H. Miller, see deed
from GtorgeD. Cox to Martin
Graham. Levied on by virtue of a
mortgage fi fa issued from Floyd
superior court in favor ol R, G.
Clark against W. H . Adkins [as
ibe property of »be deleudaut.
Also at the same ti ll)P a ,
lot numbei two hnndnd ar(l ,* " Ce
ry seven, eighty fi VB
■ bcutheast con er < f i ot ... J h «
i wo hundred and forty, eightv^fi*' l '
aer. s on the North side o f
number two hundred a„d
ot lot number one hundred ’. J
ninety-one, No ,, h ha)f M
number one huodr d an d ‘
two. twenty-eight acres ard »
teen rods of lot numb r two |
di- d and forty-two m the South’
west corner of h- id lot, hegi
at Southwest corner ot
hi d running N. r h sixty rods !'
Alabnina ro .d. iln n following
road to the slutiuh sixty- B J’
rods, thence Southerly six y»eigk
rods, i hence West to t! e
line s. venty-two and :wo-thi!
rods, aso East halt o f numl’
two hundred and sixty-three |J
mg eighty acres, a n of ’ ?
number twc hundred and six
lying a-’d being in the twenty
secund diitrict and Trd sections
Floyd county Gu. 1? vied on |
yirtue of a li fa issued from KlorJ
citv court in favor vfllnmi.
ton & < o. . against Mary A. Foh,h
hey.J-hnscn & Formhy. AHrej
Jolinsjn and M Foimbey as th H
property of Alfred Jolm.-on on,. () (
the defendants.
Also nt the «tanie time and p] Bce
all that tract or parcel of land
being in the 23rd district and 3 r j
“action of Floyd county Ga , | Je .
ing six'een acres in the Southwest
corner of lot number two hundred
and eleven. Levied on by virue
of a mortgage fi fa issued from
Floyd Superior court in favor of
A. S, Burney agaiugt Martha Gra
ves, as the pr porty of the defend
ant.
Also at the same time and plice
that part of lot number sixty-oiu
in block “B” in the wa>d
of the city of Rome Floyd county
Gourgia fronting 40 feet on ave
nue “B. ” formerly Spruce street,
and running back same width oiih
hundred and <• rfy feet, the same
being bound. <! on the North by the
Coraway pro, erty, on the East by
avenue “ B” and on the Sou’h and
West by the property of W. p,
McLeod and being the uremeeis
whereon J. A. Buffington now re.
sides. Levied on by virtue of a fi fa
issued from the Floyd Superior
court in favor of Jonn H, Reynolds
against W. P. McLeod, as the
propertv of the defendant.
J. P. McConnell, Sheriff.
sirifis Tai sales
Mjlrtr 11.
GEORGIA.FL "YD CUVNTY,
Will be sold before the ro irt
house door in the city of li .me
Fioyd county Ga., betw< ,u tlr
legal hours of eale on the IstTiM
day in Sf'ptember 1898,the toll w
ing described property bv vtua
of state and county fax li La is
■rued by the tax col feet, r of Floyd
county Ga., and against the fol
lowing named defendants.
All that tract or parcel of ' .nd
situated, lying and being in lo‘.
No. 278 in th.' 23rd district
3rd s'-ctioii of Floyu county Ga.
Said particu rr tract of laud heme
one-half ot lot No 2 m Penniog
tou survey and lying n«ar Souih
east corner of lot No. °7B measur
ing 200 feet North and South and
feet East and West and '*oo
tams of an acre. Levied on by
virtue of a tax fi fa issued by John
J. Black; former T. C., in favor of
state and county for tax IM
against John T. Taylor, ns lh'>
property of the defendant.
J. P. McConnell, Sheriff.
CITATION- LEAVE 10 SE I I-
GEORGIA FLOYD COUNTY.
To all whom it may confirm
W. H. Em.is, administrator <1
Polly Penticost, deceased, has i‘>
due form applied to the uiidei
signed for leave to soil the 1..ui1«
belonging to the estate of
deceased, and said appfii a’ i"t' ‘
be heard on the first M-nnav
September in x’. Tin* 3rd dat "t
Aug al, 1898. John P. Davi>.
<).,tmnry.
LIBEL EOR DIVORCE.
.-.TATE OF GEORGIA FLOYD COUNTY —
Laura Bailey 1 No 45 Floyd S’p r
v-. f court,Jun,term ’9B
John Bailey. ) Libel for Divorce.
To the defendant John Bailey :
Yuu are hereby commanded to
be and appear at the next term of
superior court of Floyd County
Ga., to be held on the third Mon
day in January 1899 then mid
there to answer the plaintifl s l’ e '
tit’ion for divorce in the above
stated case, as in default tin reof
the court will proceed as to justice
shall appertain.
Witness the Hon. W. M. Heufy>
judge of aaid court, this 5 h d»y
of July, 1898.
W. E, 'Beymegkl,
JClwrk cf Superior Court.