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NINTH year
feinoke a “Bill Arp’ waiters New Brand
IlfflW WAITING
L McKinley Says Some-
I tiling Milsl Happen.
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ICUBAP ARK STARVING
Ind The Haughty Dons Must
Step Down And Out.
Washington, Oct 8 —Presi
■dent McKinley has cabled the
■ Vniied States military cominis-
I mod at Porto Rico that the
■ island must be evacuated by the
I Spanish forces on or before Oct
118 and that the Spanish coiu-
I inissioners be so informed.
Iu case of the failure of the
I Spaniards to complete the evac-
I nation by that date the United
I States commissioners are direct-
I ed take possession of an 1 exer-
I else all of the functions of gov-
I eminent and in case it is found
I to be impossible to secure trans
portation for the bpanish troops
by Oct. 18 they may be permitted
to go into temporary quarters
until transports can be secured
to take them to Spain.
Tne fact was developed at
today’s cabinet meeting and it
was also stated that from this
time forward a more vigorous
policy would be pursued with
respect to the evacuation of
Cuba.
t he president has notified the
United States evacuation com
mission at Havana that the
Spaniards would be expected to
Have evacuated the island by
Dec. 1, with astrong intimation
that in case of failure the United
States would brook no further
delay, but immediately thereaf
ter take possession of the gov
ernment.
CUBANS ARE STARVING.
Distressing Picture of The
Conditions on The Island.
Washington, Oct. B.—Senor
Quesada, representing the Cu
bans in Washington, was at the
war department today and pre
sented a very distressing picture
of the conitions of the island.
“Hie inhabitants are starv
ing,” he said, “and unless
something is done, there will be
very few people left, The coun«
tr y is devastated, the people
have had no opportunity to
plant and raise crops; they have
no money to purchase supplies
and what food there is in the is
land is beyond their reach.
Ih° greatest suffering is in
Santa Clara, although it is very
bid iu Puerto Principe. Only
one port, Matanzas, is open and
lts situation is not favorable to
c ' ! er portions of the island.
* be Red Cross society, under
the G enova treaty, are not al-
K’wedtogo beyond the line des-
Ued by the Spaniards in car
lyiuS supplies to the people be
cause they would be liable to be
charged with smuggling.
Gur people do not understand
w,i, go much time is taken in
ending Spanish rule in the is-
Befo re the beginning of
le "ar the American govern
mint gave Spain twenty-four
muig in which to answer the
u,l 'matum but now months are
THE ROME HUSTLER-COMMERCIAL
VERT
Baltimorean Acts as Best
dan at Jlamiage
OF HIS DIVORCED WIFE
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Osfertagaand Emmerts Have
a High Old Time. /
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Baltimore, Oct. B—Oo Friday
Mre. Minnie A. Ostertag got a di
vorce from Albert Ostertag. on
today she received a license to
marry John Emmert, and to
night the wedding took place over
the saloon conducted by Oatertsge
with the ex'-busband as best man.
There were many guests at the
wadding. Mrs Ostertag was dressed
in her best and Emm»rt was in
high feather. The wedding proces
sion was unique. The musician*
came first, playing a lively tune
Following them came two litt't
girls with flowers, and then Oster
tag, staggering under the weight ol
an immense wedding cake.
In his wake were hie divorced
wife and tbe man she was to wed.
Oste tag advanced after the wed
ding and gave his ex-wife a hearty
kies, wishng her well with Rei
new husband.
Then he cried: “The 1 ® people
need something to drink.” and
went behind the bar and dispensed
drinks to tbe guests. The neigh*
hors say that Mrs. Emmert, wh>
is the real owner of the saloon,
agreed to keep her divorced hus
band in the house and to give him
$1 per week for his services.
given for evacuation.
MISTRUST UNCLE SAM.
Report the Cubans Question,
American’s .Motives.
Havana, Oct. B.—An impor
tant decree of the civil governor
was published today. It is in
the nature of an order to the'
mayor to no longer count upon
the slaughter house income,
which exceeds $2,000 a day,and
which, though belonging to the
Spanish bank as collateral for
loans, had been by decree of
June 4 made over tu the munic
ipal authorities to relieve the
urgent needs of the population.
Today’s decree returns this
income to the rightfufX owner,
the Spanish bank, thus depriv
ing the municipality of its rich
est source of income. . .
The situation is unchanged.
Everything is quiet Qi' the sur
face, but there is an undercur
rent of mistrust among the Cu
bans as to the intentions of the
United States.
HELD TO BE VALID
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Kentucky Law Requiring Sepa
rate Coaches.
Frankfort, Ky., Oct. B.—The
Kentucky court of appeals has
rendered decisions holding consti
tut'onal the Kentucky statute re
quiring railroads to provide sepa
rate coaches for negroes.
The law was passed in 1892, and
the decision today is in an agreed
case testing its validity. The court
holds that the law applies to in
terstate passengers as long as they
are in the jurisdiction of the state,
taking issue on this poipt with
Federal Judge Barr, who two years
ago declared the law invalid. The
case decided today is likely to be
appealed to’the .supreme court. |fll
ROME GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, C CTOBR 9, IBJ3.
WANTS (IER SOJ(
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Empress Dowager Woilld see
Him Enthroned
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AS EMPEROR OF CHINA.
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The Cabinet is now Received by
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The two Rulers Side by .Side,
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London, Oct. 8,-e-The Times
correspondent sends an inter
view with Karig Yu Wei, the
Cantonese reformer. His report
said: ~ .
“Kang advised replacing the
conservative ministers by young
progressives, and the employ
ment of Englishmen and Ameri
cans to effect suggested reforms.
Tbe Emperor admitted the
cogency of his arguments, but
expressel h's regret as being
unable to remove high officials
because of the Empress Dowa
ger. .
“Kang then urged his majesty
to strengthen his friendship with
foreign powers and particularly
to secure an alliance with Eng
land.
“Kang says the real power at
Peking is held by Li Lueu Yan,
a sham eunuch, and that the
dowager’s illegitimate son,
Chung Ming, will probably be
made Emperor.
“On the morning of Sept. 18
Kang received a letter from the
Emperor. It represented the
difficulties of his position, the
Empress Dowager’s anger, and
his fears that he would be unable
to protect his throne, and com
manded Kang to consult with
his colleagues as to how to save
the Emperor.
“Kang promptly visited the
American missionary, Timothy
Richard, whom he asked to call
upon the British and American
Legations. Ominious rumors
were in circulation that day and
Kang fled. He was astonished
that England protected him, and
he urges the British government
to take prompt action to save
the Emperor.”
The correspondent further
says:
“The restoration of the regency
is complete. The Empress Dow
ager receives the cabinet daily,
seated beside the Emperor open
ly and not, as formerly behind a
sereen. The government is more
retrograde and reactionary.
TheTsuug Li.Yamen contains
no members cGgmzant.of affairs
The Russians welcome the
change as increasing • their
influence. A search of the house
of Kang Yu Wei, the reformer,
resulted in the discovery of
papers proving that he was
carrying on a correspondence
with the leaders of the antidy
nastic movement hi southern
China.”
KN’GHTS TEMPLAR
Triennial Conclave, Pittsburg,
October 10-14, ’9B.
On account of the above occa
sion the Southern Railway will
sell tickets Rome to Pittsburg,
Pa., and return at the very low
rate of $19.50 for the round trip.
Tickets on sale October 8, 9 and
10 with final limit for return
October 18tb, 1898.
For tickets and full 'informa
tion call on J. N. Harrison, C.
T. A.; ‘
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Double fold dress goods all wool
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Double fold plaid novelty, pretty
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One dollar corsets 49c
42in Fine dress goods worth
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The very best indigo calico, not
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Bleached cotton 2 3-4
Ladies hose, fast black, 5
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Six papers pins for 5c
Thirteen balls thread 5c
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Clothing and gents’ furnishings
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