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ninth year
refdrmgommittes
Meet Last Night and ( all for a
Reform Primary.
THE GAPS AKE DOWN
And all White Men, be they Dem
ocrat, Republican or Populist,
Can Vote. The Resolutions.
The executive committee elect
ed at the Reformers’ Mass meet
ing met in the city court room at
the court house last night, with
Committeemen A. W. Walton,
J. T. Moore, W. M. Towers, Al
bert Ewing, J. W. Hancock, H.
C. Harrington, W. J. Griffin, H.
D. Hill, A. F. Cantrell and Mike
Curran present. Mr. Lanham
was not present and when tele
phoned for stated that he did not
know whether he would be there
or not.
Chairman Walton called the
committee to order at 7:30 o’clock,
and stated that the first business
of the evening was to elect a sec
retary. Mr. Ewing was unani
mously elected.
Chairman Walton then made
a short speech in which he advo
cated harmony of action etc.
Mr. Ewing then arose and in
troduced the following resolu
tions, which had, before the
meeting been carefully scanned
by several committeemen and at
least one citizen, which was first
adopted in sections, and then
adopted as a whole.
Whereas, We, the Democratic
Executive Committee chosen by
the citizens of Rome in mass
meeting assembled, deem it for
the best interests of good citv
government and for harmony at
the polls to hold a primary elec
tion to select candidates for the
city council for the general munic
ipal election held on the first
Tuesday in March next.
1 herefore, be it resolved; First,
1 hat a city primary election be
held on the 28th day of February,
■899, t 0 select five councilmen,
and to commence at 6 .-30 a. m
and end at 6:30 p. m;
Second, r l hat all white voters I
irrespective of national and state
parties and who are interested in
good and economically .adminis
>eied government are invited to
participate in this primary, pro-'
vided they agree to support the
nominees of said primary and
loyally abide by its action;
1 hird, 1 hat the qualifications
of the voter shall be the same as'
t.iose regulating and governing
' n the general regular city elec
tion to be held on the first I’ues
day of March next;
1 ourth, 1 hat said primary
'lection be held at the city hall;
1 >fth, 1 hat the chairman ap
point one justice of the peace and
tWo managers, one from each lo-
Ca l city faction, it there be more
one, to hold said primary
Action ;
>1 Uh, That all city papers be
guested to print these resolu-’
dOtls ;
■ ' ■ '‘nth, 1 hat all white voters
e urgently requested to register
a t once.
l ,ll| ing the adoption of the res
ll'i')ns it was noticeable how
nt lustrio U sly several of the com- (
1 1'<*men endeavored to prevent
' l‘ lc t from* gaining ground
at they were representatives of
THE ROME HUSTLER-COMMERCIAL
LOCAL NEWS.
Items of Interest Gathered From
The Streel Corners.
Waiters Extra Good Cigars
are pleasant and satisfying.
The Q. T. club is meeting this
I afternoon at the home of Mrs. A.
B. S. Moseley on East First St.
Ihe Hill City bakery renew
their advertisement. Read it, and
give these clever gentlemen a
call.
Several new ads appear in this
issue. Read them, and patronize
the firms. They are reliable and
up to date.
So much depends upon the
purity of the blood that by taking
Hood’s Sarsaporilla many differ
ent diseases are cured.
Ihe board of county commis
sioners will hold an extra session
at the court house tomorrow
morning for the purpose of ap
proving the bonds of the recently
elected bailiffs.
Gid Hardfn, a young negro,
was mysteriously shot by un
known parties on Cemetery St.,
near South Broad last night about
8 o’clock. The ball entered the
face near the right corner of the
mouth and came out near the
right ear making only a fits.,
wound.
City Physician Hammond re
ports everything quiet at the
pest house. Lassiter, the patient,
is doing as well as could be ex
pected. The are coming off
now and the disease is in its most
contagious stage. The inmates
of the detention camp are doing
nicely.
one faction and that little word
in the fifth resolution probably
caused more discussion than all
rest of the resolutions combined
though the fact would come in.
For instance, Mr. Harrington
arose in the midst of the discus
sion and said: “Why gentlemen,
if we are willing to be called one
faction, I am sure the other crowd
could not object to being called
a faction.”
This quickly brought Mr. Ew
ing to his feet, who said, “That
will not do, we must eliminate
the factional idea, we do not rep
resent any faction, we are simply
here to arrange rulesand regula
tions for this ‘prize fight.’ ”
But still, the faction il continued
to permeate the meeting and a
compromise was effected by add
ing the words “if there be any.”
Another thing noticeable, and
that is the fact that notwithstand-■
ing, the committee was elected by |
a so-called democratic mass meet- I
ing called by the chairman of the
county democratic executive
committee, and sets forth in its
preamble the fact that it is “a
democratic executive committee”
it permits white voters irrespec
tive of national w or state party af
filiations to vote, caused no discus
sion whatever.
This is. unusual, inviting white
populists and white republicans
to affiliate in democratic councils
and in dictating who shall be
democratic candidates.
But this carries our out intima
tion a few days ago that the move
ment is the child of the local
“reform ring” and not of the
democratic party.
But time w ill develop certain
things.
After adopting the resolutions
the meeting adjourned.
ROME, f Gr.GIA, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 13, 1899.
$510,000 FIRE.
A Half Million Goes Up In
Smoke
AT MEMPHIS LAST NIGHT.
One of The Largest Fires in
The History of The City.
The Cayoso in Ruins.
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 13. —A
fire, which broke out at 7130
o’lock yesterday evening, in the
wholesale and retail dry goods
house of the J. S. Menken Com
pany, one of the largest establish
ments of its kind in the south,
has caused an estimated loss of
8500,000.
The Menken building occupies
a frontage of 125 feet on Main
street and extends 150 feet on
Gayoso street. It is a five-story
building, and adjoins the Gayoso
hotel.
The fire, which originated in
the basement, w'as by 9 o’clock
beyond all control, and that part
of the building under the first
floor was a seething mass of
flames. The basement had been
built in compartments, with the
view, in the case of fire, to con
fining it to the starting point.
When an opening was finally
made, it was found that the fire
had spread to all the compart
ments, and as fast as progress
was made in one place, the flames
would multiply in another.
At 11 o’clock it looked as if
the firemen would get the confla
grate under control, but soon af
ter this the flames began to leap
suddenly from the basement, and
it w’as evident that the basement
was a seething mass of flames.
Then, with a crash, the center
portion of the first floor fell. The
names beneath had been eating
away the foundations, and the
firemen were forced to retire hur
riedly.
At 2 o’clock this monning it
was seen that the Gayoso. Mem
phis’ leading hotel, was doomed,
and all of the guests were hur
ried from the building. Shortly
afterwards the hotel was afire.
At 1:15 a. m., the walls of the
Menken building fell. High
winds prevailed and the fire was
spreading. Windows within a
radius of a block were breaking {
from intense heat.
The fire continued to burn
and at noon today the flames had
not been extinquished, though
the fire was under control.
The loss will run up to $500,-
000 if not more. The Menken
building is valued at $150,000
with $75,000 insurance. The
stock in this building is valued at
$300,000, with $275,000 insur
ance.
The damage to the Gayoso
will run the loss up to $500,000
or more.
Assistant fire Chief Ryan was
badly burned about the eyes in
forcing an entrance to the build
ing. He was taken home.
ANOTHER FIRE.
About 9 o’clock another fire|
started in the residence portion
of the city on Poplar street,
which destroyed two residences
and three store buildings, with a
probable loss qj sls 000.
Mr. J. D, Hanks has returned
from a week’s hunt in Alabama.
TELEGRAPHIC’ BRIEFS.
Items of Interest Gathered From
Far And Near.
Washington, Jan. 13. —Chap-
lain Samuel W. Small, Third en
gineers, has been honorably dis
charged from the service of the
United States.
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 13 —
Chauncey M. Depew was unani
mously chosen as the candidate
of the republican party as repre
sented in senate and assembly for
United States senator at a joint
caucus in the assembly chamber
last night. The democrats have
re-nominated Senator Murphy.
Savannah, Ga., Jan. 13 —Abe
Small, the thrice convicted mur
derer, of Policeman Nave, was
hanged here today at 11 o'clock.
Small is a nephew of ex-Con
gressman Small, of South Caro
lina, now collector of the port at
Beaufort. He was tried three
times, and each time convic
ted, without recommendation to
mercy.
Denver, Col., Jan. 13 —Nellie
Dalton, alias Mary Murray, alias
“Big May,” was arrested here
yesterday. The police say she is
wanted in Chicago and New
York to answer the charge of
shoplifting. In her rooms were
found $2,500 worth of goods,
including a number of diamonds.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 13 —C. P.
Johnson the ex-proprietor of the
White Elephant saloon, was in
dicted by the grand jury yester
day 'Two true bills were re
turned against him during the
session. Mr. Shepard Bryan ap
peared before the jury as a wit
ness Two charges for larceny
after trust and perjury. Upon
these charges it is supposed John
son will be tried at the session of
the criminal court.
Savannah, Ga., Jan. 13 —The
Third Georgia regiment did not
go aboard the transport yester
day as was expected, but re
mained in camp last night and
will go on the Roumania today.
The transport will sail on to
night’s tide. The men had sent
all their traps and commissary
stores on board, and the depot
commissary had to furnish them
with one day’s traveling rations to
tide them over until today. Lieut.
Curry, who is under arrest on a
charge of manslaughter, for kill
ing Private Lee Reed, will be
taken to Cuba with the regiment
and the courtmartial will occur
there.
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II POINT OF mw.
A Little Case in Recorder's Court
May Lead
TO AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
G- N. Riggins Doing Business
Under act of 97 Charged
To Be Illegal-
An interesting case was tried
at recorder’s court before Mayor
pro tern Hamilton, Recorder Eu
bands being out of town.
The case is interesting not
from its importance, but on ac
count of the pnint of law involved,
and in that it may lead to an in
terpretation by the supreme court
of the act of 97 granting license
to Confederate veterans to do
business .in incorporate towns
without license. G. N. Riggins,
a butcher doing business on Fifth
avenue, in the Fourth ward was
arraigned for doing business with
out license.
Riggins appeared in court
with his attorney Mr. W. H. En
nis, who set up the plea that Rig
gins was not (hung business for
himself but was employed by his
father, Newt Riggins, as a meat
cutter, and that his father held a
license from Ordinary Davis un
der the act of 97.
City Clerk Smith appeared for
the city and stated that the act
was for the personal benefit of
veterans and not to be used by
them in permitting others to do
business for them.
It was shown that Mr. Newt
Riggins was a farmer and paid
very little attention to the busi
ness only r coming in from his
farm occasionally to overlook it
With this state of facts, the
mayor pro tern adopted Mr.
Smith’s construction of the law'
and held that G. N. Riggins was
doing business without a license.
Riggins was fined $lO to be
remitted provided he took out a
license.
Attorney Ennis will appeal the
case.
The point raised has not come
before the supreme court yet and
this case may necessitate their
passing on it.
Bob Butler, a little yellow
coon, w'as fined $2,50 or 5 days
for disorderly conduct, and court
adjourned.
THE IDLER,
“Do you know,” said a socie
ty lady, “that journalism is get
ting to be quite a fad among so
ciety leaders?” When assured
that The Idler was as green as a
gourd about society leaders and
their many’ fads, she said: “Well,
it’s so, and the average Rome girl
is now aspiring to be a society
editress on anything from the
New York Sun to Frank Stan
ton’s Billville Banner.”
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“They think it’s great to write,
and write so that a printer can
set their copy. It is their con
stant thought by- day and dream
by night. Some of them practice,
just for the sake of writing and
their copy may never see inside
a newspaper office—they write
hoping,trusting, thinking, dream
ing that some day they will
be a journalist whose brilliancy
will eclipse the granduer of the
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noonday’ sun and cause even as
conceited a man as Richard
Harding Davis to give up in
despair.”
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While this good woman was
clattering away as only few
women and no men can clatter, I
was thinking of some of the
writings of an amateur journalist.
She did not live in Rome, or
Kingston or Cartersville or Seney
or any’ other seaport town in
this end of terra firma—but to use
one of a Santa Crawford’s expres
sions—“for the sake of the argu
ment”—we’ll say she lived in
Kalamazoo.
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Now, I don’t say Kalamazoo,
because so many patent medicine
frauds come from Kalamazoo,
because these dear little angels
are not frauds, they are ambi
tious little “tootsy-ootsies” who
aspire to high things and noble
things, and great things, and
many of them develop much
talent.
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But back to the writings of
the amateur journalist. She was
describing a visiting bell, a
Christmas bell, who makes all
around her merry, and in her de
scription she told of the beauty of
her face, her violet eyes, her
fair transparent skin, her golden
hair, her ruby lips, and even to
the delicate little courtplaster
mole, near the dimple on her
chin.
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She told of the splendor of her .
costume, the faultlessness of her
toilet and wound up the descrip
tion by statingin her enthusiasm,
that she reminded one of “a
piece of Dresden china.”
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I felt like I was a boy again,
wl]en I read that description, and
was at home playing “Peter
Coddles’ trip to New York.”
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But I’ll just bet one thing,
while that amateur journalist’s
description was a little out of the
usual order, in fact, would make
a sensational writer on the Cin
cinnati Enquirer smile, and think
—“suppose somebody should
break that piece of china, what
tragedy twould be,” yet in her
description, the young journalist
revealed part of her own nature.
She likes pretty’ things, she ad
mires diamonds, is wedded to
handsome gowns, and when she
starts housekeeping will serve
her guests in Dresden china.
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To these young journalists, I
would offer every encouragement
possible, for an amateur of ten
years experience to offer. Their
future will be what they make it,
if they have any talent and hold
on to the “fad,” but there is lots
of trouble in the life, though ’tis
beneath the surface the finest
gold and grandest characters are
found. The Idler.
THEY WERE GONE. .
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pains were gone. I have not had
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since and can do my w’ork with
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Mrs. A. E. J. Hunter, Craigsville,
South Carolina.
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