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NINTH YEAR
smoke a “Bill Arp’ warters New Brand
■drunken offices,
Bkclared Honolulu Under
i partial Law and Had
■HOT TIME IN OLDTOWN.
*VIII be Courtmartialed. Penn-
■ sylvania Royally Received.
I Honolulu, Oct. 4, via San
Oct. 13.—0 n the
Second Lieutenant Merriam,
■L'nited States army, and First
Wheelock, New York
declared martial
IMaw in Honolulu. Wheelock was
marshal in charge of
infantry. . For two
urs things were lively.
■ Citizens were ordered of! the
Orders were enforced by
on n ted men under Wheelock’s
IHcomniand. Sailors were chased
their ships and two cap
and two captains and a
mis otlicer had to scramble
safety.
■ Gen King was very angry
he hea’d what was being
■done. The two officers will be
tmartialed Lieut. Merriam
a son of Gen. Merriam. It is
that both men were un-
the influence of liquor.
The United States troopship
■Pennsylvan ; a arrived from Ma
nila byway of Guam, having on
twelve passengers, mostly
soldiers from the I’hil-
Dr. Smith, formerly
of the United States
Baltimore was one of
nassengers.
■ Hie Pennsylvania will prob-
sail for San Francisco on
The Pennsylvania
from Manila September
for Guam, which was reach
®k'd on the 7th ultimo. She re-
there until September
■ being feasted by the inhab-
■ btants in a royal manner.
■ Hie Pennsylvania was the
B First vessel carrying the Ameri-
■ f au *Lg that had touched at
since the Charleston took
Two revolutions had
■■aken place. Incited by Spanish
J twice had the natives
■Bulled down old glory and
■Basted the Spanish colors. Twice
IJud the local police hoistsd the
| nb ‘gnof I nde Sam again and
0 bloodshed ensued.
be 1 ooh Bah who is running
‘‘Hg ß in Guam for the United
Hues, is reported to be a ycung
l^ol "bo 18 said to have de
*bd from one of the whalers
'lulling there some time ago.
6 bUs every bill from the gov
nor down to tax collector and
18 B aid some of the natives
1 *'nk the money goes to
pain. b
J,le collector of customa is a
? aill ard, but loyal to the new
b lne . It seems to have been a
J U P Lenthe offices at Guam
0 filled. There were three
lcants , including the two
I la,Ue d above and a young
e “‘»re r fronl the wi f dg »
Qeo raan i efL
e^| S p eiltei7 ’ mumps and
b Were epidemic at Manila
"" tb « Pennsylvania left.
new at Lanham’s)
>» “ 7 9lOre ' 'resit
ice, et T“ d at b »rgain
THE ROME HUSTLER-COMMERCI AL
WAGONS BIG FIRE.
Ao Old Rome Boy Suffers
Heavy Loss.
RED PAINT BURNED UP.
Diamond Jubilee Christened in
Angry Flames.
Macon, Ga., Oct. 13—At 12- 80
o’elock this morning fire broke out
in the building of the Winn-John
eon Company, on Third street.
The fire companies were at once
called into play, but so far had
the flames advanced that it was
impossible to check them . Thous
ands of carnival sightseers wit
nessed the spectacle, which was
grand in effect as it was disastrous
in result.
Completely destroying the stock
and buildingof the Winn-Johnson
Company, the flames spread to
that of T. C. Burke, paints and
oils, making spuedy work of the
inflammable material therein
stored.
The next building to be reached
was that st Harry Tindall’s which
at 2:30 o’clock, is in its embrace,
with prospect of reaching further
do*n the block, one of the build
ings being in danger is that of a
bank .
. Thajoss of Winn-Johnson Com
4**
pany was $50,000 on stock and
$15,000 on building. Fully in
sured.
T. C. Burke’s loss on building
will be $50,000 and ou stock
$20,000.
That of Mr. Tindall is still to be
ascertained.
The fire is one of the most dis
astrous Macon has had in years.
Mr. Call Johnson, of Winn,
Johnson <fc Co., is an old Rome
boy and has a host of friends in
the Hill City who deeply sympa
thize with him in his loss hut who
rejoice, in that he is protected by
insurance.
Call Johnson has been the ener
getic and successful managing
partner iu the big candy and crack
er factory of the Winn-Johnson
Co. for many years.
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TWO ASSASSINATION.
Tax Collector Carter, of Miller
County, Shot to Death.
Co’quit, Ga,,Oct. 18. —Tax Col
lector George Carter was shot here
lust night while standing at the
jail window talking with a pr’son
er inside. Just before he was
shot some unknown person stepped
up behind the sheriff, who had a
colored prisoner in charge and was
in the act of unlocking the jail
door to imprison h'm, and shot
the prisoner in the back. The
wound is fatal. Assassination
seems to have been the motive in
both cases.
HOLE SOUGHT BY FRANCE
The Petris Press Generally Op
pose a Conflict.
London, Oct. 12.—The pre
vailing view in Paris, on the
Fashoda question, according to
a dispatch, is that the Trench
government will have Major
Marchand declare his position
in Fashoda untenable and retire.
It is not now believed that war
will result with England over
the Upper Nile controverey.
Drink Ingram LithiaJ freely
for indigestion.
ROME GEORGIA. THURSDAY EVENING, CCTOBR 13,1898.
PRETTY ACTRESS
Miss Clemmons Becoms Mrs.
Howard fiodli
NOO’HERGOLD PRESENT
Honey Moon Aboard The Yacht
Niagara.
New York, Oct. 13 —The Tri
bune s-ys Mies Viola Kathryn
Clemmons, the actress was mar
ried at the Holland house at 8.80
o’clock last evening to Howard
Gould, a son of the late Jay Gould
and brother of George J. Gould.
The ceremony wae performed by
the Rev, Dr. Milton Merles Smith.
The ceremony was a simple ons,
there being do bridesmaid* or best
man.
The bride wore a dress of white
satin trimmed with pink lace. No
member of Mr. Gould’s family
«as present, the only guests being
Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Kirkpatrick
Mr. and Mrs. John Kimble Capt,
W. G. Shackford, of tb« Niagara,
Mr Gould’a yacht, Mr. Gardner
and Mrs, Searless.
Affair the ceremony, supper was
serreahn the gilt Jpoone of the
Holland house, which was decora
ted with palms, lilies of the valley
and American Beauty roaes. The
wedding cuke was distributed id
white satin bcxes- appropriately
inscribed.
Mr. and Mrs. Gould went on
board the Niagara, last evening
and will start today on a three
weeks cruise in southern water*.
ZOLA’S TABLE
Brought Enou.h To Pay A Judg
ment.
Paris, Oct. 18. —The advertised
sale of the effects of Emile Zola to
satisfy a judgment obtained
against the novelist by three hand*
writting experts in a libel suit,
growing out of the Dreyfus case,
attracted great crowds of people
both within and without M. Zola's
bouse.
The first object put up by the
auctioneer was a walnut table of
the period of Louis X , for which
M. Zola originally paid 124, and
the most sensational bidding fol
lowed.
The offers advanced in great
leaps until the table was finally
sold at the enormous price of $6
000 The purchaser is said to be a
well-kuowi: journalist. A suffi
cient sum to satisfy having thus
been obtained the eale was imme
diately terminated amid tremen
dous cheers,
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WOMAN’S FATAL MISTAKE-
Mrs. Mary A Hart Turned the
Wrong Burner.
Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 12.
Mrs. Mary A. Hart, aged 79, was
found dead early yesterday
morning in her room at the resi
dence of her grandson, William
D. Brown, 920 South Fifth St..
Camden.
The gas was turned on full
and the body was lying half out
of bed, with the face buried in
the covers. It is believed that
the aged woman turned the key
accidentally in putting out an
other light on the same chande
lier,
Mrs Hart was one of the old
est residents of Camden and was
a lifelong member of the Union
Methodist Episcopal Church.
LANHAM’S STORES
OLD STORE, NEW STORE,
Fourth Ward. 245 BroadSt
We have never sold out at cost nor faked the
people in any way, and therefore we think our adver
tisements are more worthy of consideration by the
trading public than if we made promises that we did
not live up to. We have always made it a rule to state
the exact facts and perform all we promise in our ad
vertisement, and we are not going* to begin a crusade
of fakeism this late day.
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We have the Very largest sto? < of all New Goods in Rome, and
our prices are und’r any. We are more than willing to compare
quality and vie with any, and we mean to be up withan/ in quality
style, ect, and as low or lower than any in price.
Our Millinery Department is a marvel of beauty and style ant
the prices are far below others W© have the bsst milliner in Rome,
Miss LaFrance having worked for the very best millinery stores
in the country—a number of seasons in the largest cities o: ths
East, is oomuetmt to build the hat so any lady oi the land.
Our stock, of Dress Goods emonces all the newest weaves and
colors, and some of the styles are not to be had outside of our
house. Some of the extreme French novellies are to be found here
and only here, and the prices are the very lowest.
Embroideries! If you want embroideries you can’t afford te
pass our door. We have the largest stock in Rome and the prices
are about half the regular. We quote a few prices here and you will
find they are just as we say:
L
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Double fold dress goods all wool
filling, new style, only qc
Double fold plaid novelty, pretty
and worth much more qc
One dollar corsets 49c
42in Fine dress goods worth
twice our price 29c
The very best indigo calico, not
the thin kind 31-2
Bleached cotton 2 3-4
Ladies hose, fast black, .5
Best spool thread, per spool 3 1-2
And we let you have all you
Hwant at this price.
Six papers pins for [sc
Thirteen balls thread 5c
See the stamped linen and get
our prices. We sell napkins,
12 inches square at, each 5c
Clothing and gents’ furnishings
at close prices. White shirts 25c
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JHNHfIM HND Sons. •
IO CENTS PER WEEK