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WO OFFICERS Lewd Incompetent and - Leslilreil. IIBOS AM INDIGNANT , v „ OuV«« e ’ C» rcmlMed by Negro Troops. ■ N<V- »-*• «• l.„,,.«»rred l«l "Uhl .1 S.t ■ i, tt b',ultwei)ty-fivH miles north which CaUSed a grea ' among the Cu- * n.jcd considerable aanoyanoe Knougtl' B G,)ited St “ teß militar ? «cficial» here. W All t be colored regiments are ■.jcumpedin the neighborhood of K\ u Lui*. ii*y w " re Bwnt th *' re & et them ° nt ° f ,hp BJ ty oaoause of the difficulty ex- K.nexed m managing them. The ■Stored. >fli seem to have little ■ ov*r their men, and ind sold eie aie often seen ■ jinking with their arms around ■ HC h other’* necks, and behaving Bin otherways not calculated to in- H lp ir» re*p«ct fur the American iroopf 1 among the Cubsra. ■ The trouble Degen l i-t evening in an attempt to arrest two sols H 4lers for abusing a Cuban work- HI »D and stealing his hog. The H i utrsgs »»• committed on the B Lerma* sugar plantation. Lieut. B ,’oi« Ferrera, chief of Gen, Wood’s | brmeri e in that disri let, a ■ Spaniard but a Cubau sympathiz El if, jad a man whom Gen. Wood ■ ] uvw to bn able and courageous, El htUmpted to make the arrests. ■ The »«'diei«, who belonged to H the Vtb Vol. Inst., escaped. Soan 14 af'er, thirty colored men wearing |l| tbs uniform us the United States H army attacked the bouse where II Liauf. Ferrera was and kept up a | regular fusilade, killing Lieut. I Ferrera, Antonio Romain, an old I man Elimo Bstran, a boy of 17, I and wounding several others. Two I soldiers were killed in the a kray. I When the news reached Santia- I go Gen. Wood was at dinner. He uamediately went to the signal office and for four hours dispatch-* severe eent and received. The solored officers all denied that their men were implicated iu the affair in spite of all the evidence to the contrary. At 8 o’clock Gen. Wood return ed. reporting that after a long in vestigation he had come to the eoneluib’n that all the colored region nt wire more or less mixed •p in>the affray. He .bus fl ered $1,060 rrward for the I)- trie* of the n«*n who did the shooti,.g und beioie leaving San Louis ha read the colored of fleers a severe lecture for denying last night that their men were implicated. The Independeocia calls upon Cen. Wood to relieve Gen. Ewars of his command claiming that he i* absolutely incompetent. The pa per says also, - is contrary to all justice to ••.id here as an army of occupa tion the cut-throats and murder ers who aver since came, have ac ted worse than the Spaniards ever did. These men are se bad that they had to be sent to a far-off town where their misdeeds have culminated in Luchery and slaugh ter worse than even Cubans have been accustomed to ” LIBEL FOR DIVORCE. BEOROI4 JLOYD COUNTY. 'Valter Mize ) No. 29. Libel for vs. ■ divorc*. In Floyd Mery Mize \ Superior court state Georgia. January term, 1899 * O' M arv Mize— The defendant is hereby requir ed personally or by attorney to be •nd appear at the nut Superior court to be held in and for said county, ou the third Monday in January next, then and there tc •newer the Plaintiff’s petition for ! b*'l for Divorce, as in default thereof «eid court will proceed as to justice shall appertain. Witness the Honorable W. M 'x, ? rT> j ud 8* of ••»<* court, this *4th day o f November, 1898. Wm. E. Beysibgbl, .. Clerk of Court. 1 Li NOTICE. GEORGIA FLOYD COUNTY. Tn all whom it may concern : H I .Crossman, J 8. Espy and John Davis. Rosier Committee for Co “D’ 06th Ga. Vol. have made their report. Notice is hereby given that said report will be passed noon at the ordinary's of fice in the court house city of Rome, Ga., on the first Menday in March 1899 at 10 o'clock a. m. This is to cite all survivi rs or descendants of the intn.ot is ot said Company or their ie| r.>. nta tivea to show cause if m.y they can, why said report should n t be approved and made the judgment of the ordinary and fi.eo with he clerk of the superior conn mid ad mitted to the final records as a true Rcster ot said Company. W itness my hand and official sig« nature, this 7th day of Nev 1898. 7, John P. Davis, Ordinary, Floyd Co., Ga. NOTICE. GEORGIA FLOYD COUNTY . To all whom it may concern t T. S. Burney, L. R. Wragg and H. T. Moore, Roster Committee for Co. “G ’ Ist Ga, Cavalry have made their report. Notice is Hereby given that said report will be pass ed upon at the ordinary’soffice in the court house city of Rome, Ga., on the first Monday ini March 1899 at 10 o’clock a. m. This is to cite all survivors or descendants of any of the members of said Company or their representatives to show cause if any they can why said report should not be approved and made the judgment of the or dinary and filed with tne clerk of the superior court and admitted to the final records as a true R< s ter of said Company. Witness my hand and cfticial signature this 7th day of Nov. 1898. John P. Davis, Ordinary. Floyd Co , Ga. NOTICE. GEORGIA Fl OYD COUNTY. To all whom it mao concern. F. W. Quarles, Sr , C. M. Harper and T. J. Glenn, roster commit tee for Co. “E” Bth Ga., Vol., have made their report: Notice is hereby given that said report will be passed upon at tbe Ordinary’s office in the court house, city of Rome Ga., on the first Monday in March 1899 at 10 o’clock a. m. This is to cite all surv vers or de scendants of any of tbe members of said company or tneir represen tatives to show cause if any they can, why said report should not be Approved and made the judge - ment of the Ordinary and filed with the clerk of tbe superior court and admitted to the final records as a true roster of said company. Witness my hand and official signature This. Nov. 7th, 1898. John P. Davis, Ordinary. Floyd Co. Ga. NOTICE. GEORGIA FLOYD COUNTY. To all whom it mayl concern. J. A. T ucker, J. L. Hardiu and J. E. Mullin, roster committee for Co.. “B” 21st Ga., Reg’t have made their report: Notice is here by given that said report will be passed upon at the Ordinary’s of fice in the* court house, city of Rome Ga, on the first Monday in March 1899 at 10 o’clock a. m. This is to cite all survivors or de scendants of any of the membarb of said company or their repre sentatives to show cause, if any they can, why said report should not be approved and made the judgement of the Ordinary and filed with the clerk of the superior court and admitted to the final records as a true roster cf said company. Witness my hand and official signature this 7th day of Nov. 1898. John P. Davis, Ordinary, Floyd Co. Ga. NOTICE. GEORGIA FLoYD COUNTY. To ail whom it may concern. G. K. Gre n, John A. May and Joel Stowe, roster committee for Co., “D” 29(h Ga, Vol., have made their report: Notice is here by given that said report w. 1 be passed upon at the Ordinaly e of fice ; n the court house, city ci Rome Ga., on the first Monday 1U March 1899 at 10 o’clock a m. This is to cite all survivors or de fendants of s id company or their representatives to snow cause if any they can, why said report should not be approvedand made t >e judgement of the Ordi nary aud.filed with the clerk of tbe superior court and admitted to the final records as a true ros ter of said company. ltnee ? hand and official signiture. Ini 7th day ot Nov. 1898. ‘ J John P. Davis, Ordinary I Floyd Co. Ga» Rlpans Tabula; for sow -Amaen. NOTICE. GEORGIA, FL' YD C UNTY. By vir'ne ot nil order of tbe court of Ordinary of i-aid coun’v will be sold at public outer* <n the first Tut rday in Dec. 1898 at the court bouse door in eaid coun ty between the usual hours of sale the following real estate towit. Lying and being in the Fifth ward ot the city of Rome Floyd county Ga. Beginning ou the Eust side of Spring street at dividing lm< between lot cf John Rupee and lot here! y described, thence Eas - erly along said line 88 feet, thence Southerly 80 feet, thence Westerly 132 feet t»nd 8 inches to Spring S', thence Northerly with Spring S' 88 feet to the starting point 8 :d as the property of Mrs. Nicy K uu. merer, deceased. Terms of eu.e cash. This Nov 7tb 1898. Peter J. Kammerer, Administrator. NO I ICE. GEORGIA FLOYD COUNTY. Pursuant to an order of the court of Ordinary of said county, will be sold at public outcry on the first Tuesday in December 1898 at the court house door in said county between the legal hours of sale the following real estate towi’, Subdivided lo's Nos. 11,12.18.14,15,16 and 17, ac cording to the plan at.d platt of a tract of 51 acres surveyed and platted hv Dr. J. W. Hicks from land lot No. 31G in the 23rd d trict and 3rd section of Floyu county Ga. Sold as the prop; rty of Mrs. Jane H. Clyne, deceased. Terms of sale one-ihird cash, La - ance in one and two years with 8 per cent interest. This Nov. Bth, 1898. Foster llarpee, Administrator. LETTERS OF ADMINIRTRA TION. GEORGIA FLOYD COUNTY. To all whom it may concern. Mrs M. J. Morrison having in proper form epplied to me for permanent letters of administration on the es'ate of E. T. Morrison, late cf said county, deceased. Tins is to cite ail and singular the creditors and next of kin of E. T. Morrison to he and appear at my office within the time allowed by law and show cause if any they can. why permanent administration should not be granted to Mrs. M. J. Morrison on E. T. Morrison’s estate Witness my hand and of ficial signature this 7th day <■* Nov. 1898. John P, Davis, Ordinary. PUBLIC SALE OF REAL ES TATE. GEORGIA. FLOYD COUNTY. Whereas on the 18th day of No vember 1896 Frank Murphey exe cuted to Mrs. A. H. Cheney a note for the sum of S3O 00 and at the same time executed and delivered to her a mortgage on the lands described below to secure said note, and whereas in said mort gage the mortgagor gave to the moitgagee the full power to sell said lands at public sale before the court house door of said coun ty. in case he made default in 'he payment of said note and mort gage as to principal and artere-t. which mortgage is recorded in the Clerk’s office of Floyd superior court in Book K—l of mortgages page 111 and hereby referred to. And whereas said mortgage and note came aue on Nov. 18 1897 and has not been paid by the mortgagor. Now therefore by the power so vested in ttie undersigned the mortgagee in said mortgage, which power is mure specifically showi in said mortgage hereby referred to, the undersigned will tell to the highest bidder for cash on the first Tuesday in December 1898 during the legal hours of sale be fore the court house door of said county the following tract of land with the improvements thereon, all that trac' or parcel of land ly ing and being in the 23rd District ai d 3rd section of Floy d county Georgia and being part of lam lotll7 . the tract herein described bepig the Southeast corner ol se dlot on ih ; East side of th- Dalton road containing tbie acres more or less and being tbe land conveyed to Frank Murphey by D. P- Phillips on Oct. 4 IS9U and recorded in book “P P’’ of deeds page 584. The total amount of principal and interest that will be due oi said note and mortgage and ast lhe costs of this adveriisemn t as tej allowing cert iu credits is $34.16. Fee simple titles will be made to the purchaser at said sale and the proceeds will be applied to the payment of said mortgage and costs and the balanco will be turn ed over to Frank Muiphey. This 7th day of Nov. 1898. Mrs. A. H. Cheney, Mortgaf drills Tux ForDMto 1898. I GEORGIA,FLOYD COUNTY, Will be sold before the court house door in the city of Rome Floyd county Ge., between the legsl hours of sale on the IstTues day in December 1898, the follow ing described property hv v'tue of state and county tax fi fa* is sm (1 by thi* tax collector of Floyd county Ga., and against the fol lowing named defendants. Ail that tractor parcel of laud in the 22nd district aid 3rd sec tion cf Floyd county Ga. , con taining eighty acres more or less, it being an undivided half interest in lot number twenty-three. Lev ied on by virtue of a tax fi fa is sued by V. T. Sanford for rax 1897 in favor of state and county vs James ware as the property of the defendant. Also at the same time and place all that lot of land lying and be ing in East bounded as fol lows, beginning at a po’nt on the North side of Spring street 150 ft East from thv Northeast intetsec tion of North and Spring street and running thence North along the East margin of lots of Holt James and Mis. Thomas to prop erty of East Rome town Co., thence Eastfalong aaid property of East Rome Town Co. , 50 feet to property belonging to Ed G. Warren, thence South a’ong sa d margin of said E. G. Warren prop erty 150 feet to North margin of Spring street, thence West along said North margin ol Spring street 50 feet to point of beginning Levied on by virtue of a tax fi fa issued by V. T. Sanford tax col lector for tax 1897 in favor of state and county vs Mrs L. J. i’a'ton as the property of the de fendant. Also at the same time and place a certain lot and improvements thereon, situated in the Fifth ward of the ci'y Rome Floyd Co., Ga., fronting 100 feet more or less on Spring street and running back same width 300 feet more or less. Bounded on the East by the propeity of O, T. Dozier and on the West by property of the defendant. Levied on by virtue of a fi fa issued by V. T. Sanford, tax collector for tax 1897 in saver of M. N. West dr Co., transferee vs Matilda McAr thur, as the property of the Deft, J P McConnell. Sheriff. SfIEBIFF* SALES mraßiß 1898. SEORGtA FLOYD COUNTY Vv ill be sold before the court house door in the city of Rome, Floyd Co. Ga. between the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in December 1898 the following described property to wit: One 1 horse wrgon and harness, one poney plow, one Towers plow ■stock, one side harrow, oi.e top harrow, one Cuttoa planter, one hog. 10 ac.ee cotton in field to gather, six ames more or less corn m field to gather, Levied on by virtue of a distress warrant issued from the justice ccurt of tbe 919’h District G M. in favor of J. P McConne 1 ! receiver against Oliver Bearden, as the property of the defei dant. Also at the same time and place all that ract or parcel o l ' land sit uated lying and being in the 22nd district ind 3rd section of Floyd county Gb., origii ally Cherokee county known and distinguished as lot, of land number 227 in said district and section and contain ing one hundred and sixty acres, more or less. Levied on by virtu* of a mortgage fi fa issm d from Floyd superior court in favor of D. B. Hamilton vs Alfred John son ae’the properly of the defend ant. Also at tin* same time and place o.ie undivid* d one sixth interest of lot number 59 as shown by the original map of Fores'ville Floyd ■ ouuty Ga., but now North Rome. L<*vi»d ol by virtue of a fi fa is sued from the Floyd city ccurt in favor of Chas. Broadway Rouse vs Henry S. Forsyth as the property of the defendant. Also at the same time and place one dark brown mare mule named ‘Kate” about 6 years old, one daik brown mare mule named “Bell” about 7 years old, one 2 horse wagon, Tennessee make. Levied on by virtue of a mortgage fifa issued from Floyd city court m favor of R. J. Ragan vs H Abromson as the property of the defendant. Also at the same time and place one und.vided two-thirds in’erest in a certain tract or parcel of land in the 23 district and 3rd section i d Fluid *j uniy Ga own as I the Oak imi uim. conm-ling oi lots of land No. 299 and that por tion of lots No. 300. 301 and 302 Iv ing on the North side of 'he Et owah river containing about 450 acres. Levied or ms tbe property of W. F. Ayer to satisfy three mortgage fl fas from the superior court of said county ot Floyd, one in favor of J. B. Sullivan, one in favor of Mrs. 8. V. Aywr and one in favor of G. C. Longstreet etal vs. W. F. Ayer.as the property of the defendant. Aho at the same time and p'aca lots of land Nos. 38 and JOS in the 4 h District and 4th Section of Flovd county Ga. , as the prop erty of J. F. Turner, to satisfy two inorfgate li fas from the Su perior court of said county. One m fuvor of K. W. Berryhill, and the other in favor of K. W. Berryhill, transferrer against the said Turner. The two lots described are included in the fi fa in favor of Berryhill, and lot No 105 only is included in the fi fa in f ivor < f Berryhill, trans fer ree Also at the sains time and place one undivided one half interest in one sixty saw gullet gin feeder and poodenser, one half interest in 36 inch corn mill, one half interest tn standard platform scales U. S.. one half interest in one up paca ing cotton p ass. Levied on bv virtue of a m rtgage fi fa issued from Floyd superior court in favor of R. G Clark vs A. J. Williams as the property of the defendant. Also at the iinnn time and place town lots number 91 and 92 front ing on Shorter avenue 136 feet and running back along Divis’on street one hundred and fifty-five feet The dividing line separating said lots being one hundred and fifty one feet in length. According to tne man of W> st Koine by Tedcas tle and McK e, Said lots are a part of laud lot No. 239 in the 23rd District and 3rd Section ol said county. A full description of said property which is now im proved by a residence, out houses and store house is found on pages 572 and 573 of deeds record in book “AAA”. Tne above proper ty is situated in the suburb of West Rome, and will be s<-ld sub ject to a nortgage, executed by the defendant in this fi fa, to The Rome Mutual Loan Association, its lien being older than plain tiff’s judgement. Levied on by virtne of fi fa issued from the Jus tice court, of the 919th District G. M.,iu favor of Rounsaville & Bros, vs James A Eliiron, as the property of the defendant, who has notice of this levy advertise ment and sile. Levy made by W. M. Byars, L. C. October 13th, 1898. Also at the same time and place all that piece or parcel of land ly«» ing and being in Fioyd county state of Georgia, and that part, of said county known as the addition of J. R. Stevens, deceased, tc East Rome a plat of which said addition is recorded and registered in book “X” page 66 of records of the superior court of Floyd county, same being lot No. 3 and containing 2 and 1-5 acres more or less. Said lot fronts 122 feet on the Cedartown road running back between parallel lines to a 60 foot street, said lots Norlh boundary line extends 800 feet, said lo’s South boundary line ex tends 825 feet. Levied on by vir tue of a fi fa issued from the citv court of Atlanta in favor of 'rhe Southern Home Building Loan As sec’atson agait.st Annie S. Lester as tbe property of the defendant. Also at, the same time and place one hundred acres of land in the shape of a recangle being the Soti'h part of land lot number 126 in the 24th district and 3rd section of Fioyd CuU' ty Ga. Said property levied on as the proper ty of Annie K Fleetwood to satis fy an execution is-ued from the superior court of Floyd county in favor of Equitable Mortgage (Jo., against said Annie E. Fleetwood, as the propesty oj the defendant. Also at the same time and place lot of land No. 84 and all ot land lot No. 85 except twenty-two and three-fourths acres in the N. E. corner *n the shape es a triangle, convayed to William W. Milam by William McCullough on .the 10th day of November 1853 and except thirty two and three-fourths acres in the Southwest corner in the shape of a triangle, deeded to Hugh M. McCollough by William .McCullough on the 20th day of March 1858. Said land containing in all 270 acres in the 24th district and 3rd section of Floyd county state of Georgia. Said property levied on as tbe property of Geo. W. Fleetwood to satisfy an exe cution issued from the superior Court of Floyd county Ga., in fa vor of Equitable Mortgage Co., against said George W. Fleetwo< d as the property of the defendant- Also at th>* sanis ’ime and place I two certain tracts or paresis of land in the 22nd district and 3rd sictioi. of Flojd comity Gn , the property of th'* defmdant James W. Mi chell. the aame be ing 80 acres off of the East rart of lot No. 59 and 40 acres off the W’eat side of said lot. Both divid ed from the other part of the lot by a straight line running North and South and both togetlnr con taining 120 acres. The firat paicei is the place whereon the defend ant resided the first of March 1889. Deed made and recorded in the Cherk’s office for tbe purpose of levy and Sale. Levied on by vir tue of afi fa issued from Flovd superior c< nrt in favor of Everett C. Learned ve. Jas W. Mitchell as the p opi rty of the d. fendant. Also at tho same time and place five ’ ales of cotton veighing 602, 490, 520. 585 and 537 Levied on bv virtue of a mortgage fi fa is sued from Floyd city court in fa vor of W. H. Coker & Co., vs J.P, Anderson as the property of the defendant. The nbove lev ied cotton will be delivered to purchaser at Rom* cotton factory. J. F. McConnell, Sheriff, WILD LAND SALES. vV’ill be sold before the court house door in the eity us Rome. Flovd county Georgia, between the legal hours of tale on the first Tuesday in January, 1899,tbe fol lowing described property towit: All that tract or parcel of land to wit. Lot No 333 containing 100 acres and lot No 316 containing 160 acre®, all lying and being in th" 22nd District and 3rd Section of Floyd county Ga. Levied on by virtne of m tax fi fa issued by V T Sanford tax collector for tax 1897 due said state and county against B 11 Taylor as the property of the defendant. » • Also at the same time sr.d place that tract or parcel of land being known in the plat as lot No 78 in the 3rd District and 4th Section of Fioyd county Georgia contain ing 40 acres more or less. Levied on by virtue of a tax fi fa issued by V T Sanford tax collector for tax 1897 in favor of said state and county vs Silas F Smith as the property of the defendant. Also at the same time and place all that tract or parcel of land be ing lots Nos. 793, 124, 1303 and 305 and 94 in the 16th District and 4th Section of Floyd county Georgia containing 200 acres more or less. Levied cn by virtue of a tax fi fa issued by V T Sanford tax collector for tax 1897 in favor of state and county vs Frank L Miller as the property of the de* fendant J. P. McConnell, Sheriff. CITATION—LEAVE TO SELL. GEORGIA FLOYD COUNTY. To all whom it may concern. W. H. Ennis, administrator of Elijah Perkins, deceased has in due form applied to tbe under signed for leave to sell the lands belonging to the estate es said deceased and said application will be heard on the fiist Monday in December nxt This B'h day of Nov. 1898. John P, Pavls, Ordinary* APPLICATION FOR LETTERS OF DISMISSION. GEORGIA FLOYD COUNTY. Whereas W. P. Trout, adminis tra'or of Jerry Townsend, repre sents to the court iu his petition duly filed, that he has adminis tered Jerry Townsend’s estate. This is to cite all persons concerned, kindred and creditors, to show cause if any they can, why said administrator should not be dis charged from his administration and receive letters of dismission on the first Monday in January, 1899. This Oct. 3rd *IB9B. J *hn P Davis Ordinary ; NOTICE. 4 z>, GEORGIA FLOYD COUNTY. UTo all whom-it may concern. W, J. Hail, W. B. Judkins and W, J. Vincent, Roster Committee for Co, “G” 22nd Ga. Vol., hav« made their report. Notice is here by given that said report will b* passed upon at the ordinary’s of fice at the court house city of Rome, Ga., on the first Monday in'March 1899, at 10 o’clock a, m. This is to cite all survivors or de scendants of any of the members of said Company or their repre sentatives. to show cause if any they can why said report should not be approved and made the judgment of the ordinary and filed with the clerk of the superior court and admitted to the final records as a true roster of said company. Witness my hand and official sig nature this 7th day of Nov. 1898. John P. Davis Ordinary, Floyd Co.. Ga.