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NINTH YEAR
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1 1| | larrlage Wlut’i was
Smasled
SHIfTER END LAWTON
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A „d U«n»r*l F*nnlngt »n Have
a “Narrow” Eacaito.
It * >ta D’C. IB. —M.tj >r Gen*
<ra l Sbtitrr and G»u«ral Lawtou
ware the principal figun-8 in a
gtreet car accident yptrter.lav after
dood »lt pr lhe eIoBA l>f ‘h* eXHr '
o ij #s atthH auditorium that camo
upsr resulting aerious'y for b&- h of
lb-* distingnished guesta of the
city.
Tbt? cs’i’iage containing Goner H
Shafter, G nora 1 . Law ton and Gen
eral Pennington, of the depart*
■ent of ’he gulf, <aa being driven
t« the city at the close of the pro
gramme at t * andPorinm, and
reaching Lir.d-m stre-st, where a
esr track connects th» Pa tree
ii d West P'ftchtree lines <f tie
Conaol.dated, the driver attempted
t>pass between the c ri.. r of the
itrei-t and a car turning the curve
to leave ’he main Peachtree track
As a result of the carelessness of
the driver, he carriage c.tngh*
a telephone post and the
car and (he oody of the carriage,
hi well as the rear wheels, was lorn
ti Di**ce».
None of the occupants of the
vehicle were injured in any way,
although it was a very oarro* ist
c»pe tor Gen ‘ r si Shafter and bi“
twocoinpnn o s T n thr e g-r
erah took th«* nretTWity ami
mad-no »-11 rt'oget c. ar of thv
wreck.
General L**tou fimlly »ngg«Bt
fd that it wcu'.d be just as well to
|et out, since ’he csiri.ige would
be of no further use. The doors
es the carriage were both closed,
ene by the car and the other by
th« large telep )ne post, and jump
ing out of the rear of the s ra'.ter
k! carriage, General Lawton and
General Pennington asoiated Gen
eral Shafter to alight.
A carriage was provided for the
party of j< nerals at once, and the
te» driver was given instruetions
t" ju *1 w nronnd the corners.
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lf,S“ain had aiciptcd the
tss friendly offices of the
lait«d Seat eg before the war it
Could ha»e secured several hun
dred millions for Cuba and saved
•hs Philippines and Porto Rico.
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HOME GEORGIA. FRIDAY EVBNIHG. DLC MRIF 16, 1398.
FIERCEFORBCrJKS
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CiptOrf: a Village Ail Inidlge
i in Htroeiifrs.
CIISTIBLES BU fEHRRED
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And Women And '.hj|dr«»n Ta
kbii Captiva.
San Francisco, Dec. 16 —Tar
rible atrocities are reported fretn
Formosa Two hundred rebels
recently attacked a village, sur
prising the people and looting
the place. They burned thirty
seven houses.
A Japanese police inspector
and six constables perished in
repelling the attf®k. One co:-
stable was captured alive.
The insurgents fastened on his
back the bloody heads of his
companions and drove him be
fore them into the woods. Rein
forcements were sent to the vil
lage, where this mutilated bodies
of the victims were found. One
countable; who escaped, killed
his own wife and child with his
sword to prevent them from be
coming captivrs.' He was then
killed by the savages.
There is much disquietude
among the inhabiiunts of Han
kow sines the recent fire, in
which 3,000 people lost their
lives. Several smaller fires have
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occurred since; all believed .to
b > t ie work of iMceudi.*ries. I he
Sh-nghei ii-.ily Press a -.ya five
Chinese were caught in the act
of igniting as many dwellings
They were thrown into the
flames and burned alive.
•smbt-t*—: 11 .ms*
O NE KILLED
Shootinc Affray Between Sou*
•ins In Pulaski Ceu»ty.
Hawkineville, Ga. ( D o 16 —A
serious shooting affray occurred
about ten miles south of here last
eyenit gin which oie man w s
killed and another sencusly if not
fatally wounded.
John Joiner and “Bose’’ Turner,
who are cousins, went to a party
in their neighborhood and on their
way heme bad a misunderstanding
about something.
Both were armed and began
shwoting at each otter.and 1 urner
was shot through the ab
domen and is not expected te live.
Joiner was shot through the heart
and instantly kill* d.
What the cause of the tr üble
was or who was in fault is not
known here. Both boys buing o>
good families and are. related to
best people here. Joiner was twen
ty-two years old. while Turner is
twnutv*o
WM. LEWIS SCHLEY DEAD.
Baltimore, Dec. 16. —Colonel
William Lewis Schley, veteran
ot the Mexican and civil wars,
died at his home here today ol
Bright’s disease.
He was born in Frederick City
seventy five years ago and was
a first cousin oi Rear Admits!
Schlay. He organised the Fifth
regiment Maryland national
guards.
Since the war he had prac
ticed law. He was a mlsician
•nd p“et of considerable ability.
TMCWII A COLD IM OM®
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I Take J-««»iv» Br«»
Tebl' AU
the ha i»y if it f*il» Mt? -
j •*» L B % »*
• »eh tcAbie*.
VILLAGE SHIP'S
Kidnapped by Sdllivs win
Yknahite Btll Th3Hi
unless nmYmso'-?
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I Are Paid at O' «• Pnl „ 1
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N*ws From V ..
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Vies uh, Dec. 16 —A i
Arnsuts ia aid Bervi< have cu>>
Tied off from the vill.p-* Ist
hree village bell»-B. ThtAm.'U’F
'hr aten to sell the g.rls aoros« th'
frontier unless ransomed t r 25 *
000 grotc'iens. The par n's hv*
been ab e only to raise 4< OO by
selling their al l , and the villager*
are contributing.
Today's Hungarian orpsrs <f
ths National party declare nnam
tnously that the united opposition
has no more sacred duty than tb>
continuance of the campaign o\
adoption of means far Jioc- etrin*
genl and anniailaling than here*
tofore.
Tue people’s organ, the Alkot
many, publishes a maniftst<
chargin g the electors tc turn th
present crisis t« accou.it by a tot . ’
• miailatsou of the Liberal paHv'
and Liberalism in Hungary.
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OF ASM
The statement p üblieh'd H
low confirms thr elaim of' Dr 1
Schiffmann that he has now
discovered an absolute remmh
for Asthma, a disease which has
her»tof®ie battled the skill of th*
moet noted physicians.
Mrs. Mary Zaehery, Phi sanl
Hill, La., says: “I have Lund
your Asthma Cure a permanent
Cure for Asthma, for which I
used it 7 years ago. I have nev
er had the slightest return of
the tr-üble since. I have al o
found your remedy excellent in
Bronchial affections. I shall ev
er have a feeling of gratitude for
the benefits derived frem your
Cure.
Packagea of Sehiffmann’s
Asthma Cure may be obtained
of all druggists at 50 cents and
SI.OO per package or by writing
to Dr. R. Schiffmann, Box 804
St. Paul Minn.
M’KINLEY PLEASES GOADON
Approve The President’s At
lanta Speech Fully
Richmond Ind., Dt>c 16.—G»-n.
Jehn B. Gordon, of Georgia, who
lectured here last night, said in
ait interview concerning Preeid*fit
MfeKiuley’s speech at Atlanta.
M I have read the speech will
much interest and "as grmtly de
lighted. It was probably <* gri.ai
<iirpris‘< to eome of our people, but
it was not so to me. 1 have known
President McKinley for a great
many years and have had the pro
foundest respect for him ss a none .
and a patriot. This Atlanta speech]
is in entire keep ng with what I]
bav« known to be bis liberal im-i
pulses toward the south fora nutn-l
her of years Tie a very broad \
man as well as a capable m e ”
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Everyday and evening till Christmas [
we will have the greatest display ef;*. ■
all New Holiday goods ever shown |
I in Rome. We are the only house in |
Rome sending a buyer to the mar- |
kets for Holiday goods only, and t
therefore, have the greatest display !
of new and beautiful goods, especial- |
ly for heliday trade. |
New Dolls, New Toys, Doll Car- I
rlages, Wagons, Go Carts, Engines, I
g Fire Wagons, Hook and Ladder Truck |
with horses and drivers, Herns, |
Masques, Books, Games and ten
thousand things to make your gift*
giving easy.
Come to the show and bring the
little ones with you. |
The second floor of our Broad
Street Store one
\Great Exhibiton/
of all New Toys and Dolls, not a lot of |
old out-of-date, fall-to-pieces. cheap |
toys of by-; one years—but the very .
best to be had in the great cityjof
New York, and /they are new and
' priced (Jown.
BESIDE TOYS AND DOLLS WE HAVE
NEW GLOVES NEW CAPS
< Fost’s Kid in the Ju«t received and
bast black and colors, Priced down to sail, a
and pi ices d iwn at great lot of the ve.y
Fir ß » f bottom- | newest and bests jn- |
- HANDKERCHIEFS 1 fants’headwear. You |
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