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THE HUSTLER OF ROME.
THIRD year.
ff DI.I) HE
Hon AV. Y. Atkinson Ten
dered an ovation.
TELFAIR WITH MAJORITY.
MR A TKINBONDrFEMm THU JUDICA
jtY OF THE STATE FROM GENU A .
IVAN* CHARGES. VICTORY H CER
TAIN FOR the WOOL HAT 8 LEADKR -
Mcßae, Ga. April-24. Col, W. Y.
Atkinson addressed the people
here Friday on the issues of the
gubernatorial campaign Not
'phstaudingthisisa very busy
Reason with farmers and that
court had adjourned long before
the hour of speaking, the town
was literallv thronged with people
gomP . coming twelve and fifteen
miles. . .
Ho roasted the Atlanta papers
and Atlanta politicians for their
wholesale and unwarranted at
tempt to drag the State judiciary
down into a r lig »f combination
m order to defeat the will o' the
people. He handled them with the
gloves off and showed that it is
only one of their well cut and
dried plans to thrust their own
man and measures on the people
whether they are willing or uot.
He eulogized our present judiciary
of the Stite.: both judges and so
licitor generals in
term and held them far above
being so basely besmirched. He
convinced the crowd that he was
a true friend of the Con
federate soldier, and when
he touched upon how dear to his
heart was every Southern sentiment
and how much he had done for the
one legged and empty sleevad old
soldier and how well every man, wo
man and child of the South loved
the a, tears were seen to trickle down
ma iy cheeks. In fact he captured the
crowd. ?nd even the president of the
bo called Evane Club here came hold y
to ihe front ami declared that he wa
now for Atkison. Even the young men
from the South Georgia College are
solid for the Coweta, states
men not withs'andintg t ;ejr
learned president is for Evans
There was hut one discordant
voice in all the vast throng and
that came from a note—
rious Third partyite. Mr. A .i
son s most ardsut supporters were
surprised at the solidity of the
country people for him. D has
been claimed by the few Evans
men here that a maj ?rit.y of the
farmers were for Evans, but the
crowd today, m ide up principally
of farmers, was almost to a unit
for the young D mocrat. At the
close of the address there was a
rush for the stand and almost ev
ery man shook the hand of our
next governor. Iu truth, it was a
genuine ovatien to the brainy
speaker. This is a plaiu and im
partial statement of the facts* as
they showed themselves, and they
’’ill be admitted as true by the
warmest friends Mr. Evaus has in
this section. Put Te fair down in
the Atkinson c dunam by a large
majority.
TII E EDI TO R JAIL E D
HIS R I .PORTKRB FIXED HIM FCR THE
SCOOP
Omaha, Neb., April 24.—Editor
Rosewater, of The Omaha Bee, wae
tried before Judge Scott, of the
aistnct court, today cu a charge
or contempt and sentenced to 30
co? IQ J aII aud a fine of SSOO aud
The case grew out of local
articles publiahed in The Bee. at
tackmg Judge Scott’s rectitude,
ha j°? Water Bou ght to show that
, lc n9 t know of the articles be-
Were Published, but the
„, r on nd that he had shown
im >sity aur | mUO £ suffer for whet
Mr r .*l X)r t er wrote. After sentence
clfth vOB8 I water made a speech de
tripd at h 0 bad been unfairly
ken t* be oourt ordered him ta
which 9 county jail at once,
winch was done.
to nnJ\ oße " ater ’ 8 att orney went
the I ° h thia afternoon to get
Xxr cmrt ,o6rant •
ROME GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY EVENING APRIL 25. 1894.
HUB I 111
Capt. E. P. Price will not en
ter tne Legislative Pace.
A SOLDIER WITH A RECORD.
At th* age of 15 as Orderly Sergeant
Acting a*Captain Led his Company
And was shot threufh and through
8 time*.
There is uot a min iu America
that has more character to the
inch or courago to the ounce than
Capt. Erve P. Price of Floyd-
Two years ago he was p irsuaded
to make the race for the Legisla
ture from this county. He led
the vote in the nominating con ven
lion and was elected by a band
some majority in the battle of the
ballot.
His record in the House has
been well iu keeping with the his
tory of his life. S uce his return
home he has been urged by a host
of friends from all jver the coun
try to enter the race this year for
re-election.
And be has had the matter under
consideration, but today- he cam* in
to The Hustler of Rome office and
requested us to thank his friends for
him and at the same time state that
he had been in poor health for some
months and that he had decided uot
to enter the race.
Captain Price was suffering very
much wbilein this office from woutde
received while in the war. He was ask
ed about them and modestly replied
that they “troub el* 4 him “some 1
when he was in poor health.
From another battle scarred Vet
eran who fought through many of
the campaigns of the war along with
Captain Price, the Brin,® or Rome
has learped the story of Erve P.
Price*® war record, a story which
when put iu eoid type would read
like a romance and sound almost ii -
credible to us of a later generation.
About, some of the main points
in this story I have -questioned
Capt, Price at various Uums and
know enough to justify the para
graph whicu heads this column.
It was in. the opening of the
battle of South Mountain, Mary
aud, on Sunday, the 14th day of
September in 1862, that g derly
Serg> nut Erve P. Price, a boy of
tlileeu, was ordered to lead hit
company. Arid he le >d it.
The fighting was "shore -enough
lighting/' the young leader receiv
ed his first through and through
shot, in the leg He was ordered to
Hie rear but tyim? a handkerchief
closely about the bleeding wound
he staunched the life tide and led
on into the sea of carnage and
death .
Again he was bored through—
but with his face to the front the
third bail entered aud shattered a
thigh, knocking him down.
But lying ou the field of battl-e
ne continued the tight. Strecbed
prone and bleedlug, the boy chiefs
voice was beard, ever rallying his
men aud lying there he sent home
many a charge down the garni
barrels of the ‘‘muzzle loader C‘
With his eye to the front, bored
through and through in three places
and bleeding to death, the boy Cap
tain lay loading guns for his men to
fire.
After the battle he was picked up
and borne in au insensible condition
to th& field hospital, where it was
found by the surgeons that 8 balls
had passed i; trough his body and
that bis skin and clothing were rid
dled with others.
The Surgeon shook his head and
the young Confederate was laid out
with the dead.
Three days and nights afterward
an old maiden lady, Mis* Sander , of
Baltimore, found him still with the
dead. She had him removed and went
at once to Baltimore and brought a
physician, Dr. Stewart, who went in
ou the one chance out of a hundred
C ontin.ued on third page 3rd col.
W MS..
Alderman Neel has a Wo?d
to say About
MR. WAGNER'S RECORDS.
HeFiad&rhcm in Good Shape and
the Water tax €oll*«ted Very
Closely up to Wlth-m th* Past six
Months.
Referring to the published state
ments iu regard to the records in
the office of the Water Works su
periutendant and the condition of
his accounts, Mr. Neel spoke tv a
Hustler reporUr this morning
aud said:
‘‘l waa appointed by tbeCouncil
on Monday night to confer with
Mr. Wagner aud ask for a state
ment of his accounts. Mr. Wagner
voluntarily huuted me up Tuesday
morning and offered the fullest
explanation. At his request I went
with him to the city hall and care
fully examined hia books. I found
aviator works register and cash
book, and while the system is not
perfect it is comparatively simple
and, with Mr. Waguer’s explana
tion, was easily understood.
Every dollar of the money collected
appears to have been carefully ac
counted for. 1 find that there is be
tween two aud three thousand dol
lars due to the city for arrears of wa
ter tax, and some criticism has been
made of Mr. Wagner b*caus3 he
has not pressed his water collections
more closely for the past six months.
Bnt when it is remembered that Mr.
Wagner has’been planning and
superintending the construction of
a new water works, iu addition to hi*
regular dntie>, it will be readily un
derstood that ue has not had time to
press bis water collections.
Mr Wagnor cal'ed my attention to
his accounts for collections innreviou;-
years aud found that he has collect id
very closely and has been remarkbb
successful JL Wagner is my next
door neighbor and I know personally
that he has done au immense amount
of work iu the past year for the city
of Rome. Some .times I w’ould pass
his home late at night aud see him
bending over his drawings when his
neighbors were iu bed.
“Mr. Wagner does not pretend
to be an expert book-keeper, and
his method of keeping records is
open to seme criiicisim-, but be
has cheerfully furuishe 1 all th > in
formation 1 have asked aud has
shown an earnest desire to aid in
getting his accounts adjusted to
the satisfaction of the new coun
cil.
“Mr. Wagner has worked un
tiringly to give Rome a good sys
tem of water works. The mw
plant is his pet and pride, and 1
believe he would regret it more
than any one if the new plan*
should be defective or fail to give
satisfaction iu any partictular.”
‘I Make this statement in jus
tice to Mr. Wagner, and ‘o correct
any missapprebensmn in the mind
of his friends as to the condition
of his accounts as superintendent
of the water works .”
FRANK HATTON VERY SICK.
HR WAS STIRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS WHILE
. AT HIS DESK.
i Washington’ April 25—Frank Hal
ton, aditor and one of the proprietoi s
of The Washington Post, is lying in
a critical condition tonight. He was
I stricken with paralysis while at his
desk about 1 o'clock this afternoon
and was removed to his home in a
hospital ambulance. His entire rig ht
f side is paralyzed and he is unable to
> articulate, although he seems to have
; regained consciousness.
2 qt Ice Cream Freez
, ers for only $1 atLan
ham & Sons 236 Broad
street . sea LttSaiJ
SW TO ML
; The Campaignings of the
i Preacher Aspirant.
ARE NOW IMMORTALIZED
And Siott Tliorntou With a Support
of Atlanta Talent may jo on the
Road. Neia's r Scene Fro* an Act
in th* ‘‘Atlanta Ring.”
Shakespeare is dead,but his spirit
lives, and while the Atkinson peo
Die furnishes the writer of the fol
lowing play, it remains for Atlanta
to put forward hei Scott Thornton
and a support, both iu talent and
“kampaign fund stuff,” to make
the actions of her candidate, and
ins great “Atlanta ringster help/'
immortal.
The skit is from the. pen of Edi
tor Reville, of the Meriwether Vin
dicator and being historic natural
iy exposes some of the weaknesses
of the gang who are now working
the soldier racket for political
purposes:
The return of Gen. Evans to At
lanta last Saturday from his visit to
S mthwest Georgia was doubtless the
occasion of a meeting of his “spon
taneous’’ boomer managers and the
followers, who hope to ride into office
upon the improbable election of the
general. Among the brethren present
we presume might have been recog
nized Hou. Clark Howel of the Con
stitution. Editor Richardson, of the
Journal, Hon. Frank Rice, Messrs.
Tom Cobb, Frank O Brien and the
attendant lesser lights that belong
to th* inner Atlauta Evans contingent
As Gen. Evans entered the reom
where sat the Atlauta .politicians
who ar* presuming to run the
State. Hon.. Clark, we suppose it
was, arose anal in a dramatic style
exclaimed, “Behold the conquer
ing hero comes,”
Gen. Evans —Thanks brethren
ar* all the doors and windows se
curely closed so that no eavesdrop
per can hear? I have sad news for
your trusty and loyal he; -ts that
I dont want the public to get hold
of.
H—All is safe general and faith
ul Cerberus is nt the door But
wiiat is th* matter, general ; you
Had 1 isi the day ?
Gen E— Matter enough, Atkin
sou is sweeping everything before
pirn everywhere I go. If he goes
to a place first he makes such »
favorable impression that my \vn
whoop does no good. It i go to ;
place first he comes along after
me aud completely effaces all
Evans hopes I may have inspired
Edi’ors 11 A: R—Cheer up gener
al we have ceased to publish the
speeches of Atkinson ami the peo
pm Wont hear them.
Gen. E.—Ye*, but that Macon Tel.
egraph, whose owner, behert, you
told me to go for, and that bright
Glessner you urged me to pimp up
or, manages to get everything we uo,
everything I say and all our plans
and what is worse, what these papers
my seems to fake with the people
Besides all this there seems to be au
Atkinson paper or two in every coun
ty in the State, and they are showin
me and you up in such a light a« to
make me .wish 1 had never become as
clay iu your hands. If I had my
thousand dollars back I‘d turn loose
this spontaneous gubernatorial bus
iness at onee.
All in chorus —Tut, tut, gener
al, remember faint heart nev r
won a gubernatoral prize. The
Atlanta papers are st ill for vou.
Gen. E. —Yes, and you are con
tinually quarrelling aud railing
at eacn other. My brethren ap
pear to be continually having de
signs upon my pocket book while
Atkinson is carrying everything
before him.
Mr. Frank R.—How is it broth
er Evans, that Atkinson stirs up
so much enthusiasm? Y r ou have
your war record, your appeal to the
young men aud eomedimentary al
lusions to the ladies aud the fine
jeroration we all fixed up
3,500 YADS
. OF FRESH
MATTINGS
.Have vou seen our immense stock of fresh new mattings.r
If not you have missed a treat. C< m t right now before it i-s
too la e % The deft fingers of the Chiiaman have tried Jae i
best on these, and as lor prices, considering thatthey cans'!
all the way from China, why they are a mere song. TS«
onlv place where the straw grows that make the seperia "
mattings is in the damp and swampy regions of Cantoc-
Come this week for wonderful bargains in these
We can compete with any bankrupt stock in the land .
MILES OF CARPETING
♦
We show a stock of carpets that will surprise you. No
need of going anvwhere else to buy carpets wlien so niaiKi
beautiful varieties are right at your door almost, it will t<
worth your time to come and sec them. Anything from
Cotton Ingrain to a Body Brussells or a A civet.
LACE CURTAINS
After you have covered your floor with either a handsoixye
car et or a frosh cool mattinsr, yon must look to deocrataig,
your windows. You need not look tar, for we can fix y<x s
windows beautifully. Curtains and shades at all prices, al
styles at a geuine bargain too. Re ae Tiber we do all we awnt
Noblowing and puffing just to attract attention, but all wm
say we can and do verity.
THOS. FAHY.
Gen. E. —Atkinson has my leg-
Hlativi' record, which, unlike his,
don’t suit the people. Then we say
hut I got the best of the joint de
>ateß hnd that they gained me
.’otn* and then lam met with th* 1
«wkward question, whv vou and I
<r* net willing to com inue. Then
tny half apology to Seifert hurts
worse than if 1 had made lull rep
aration which 1 ought to Lave
lone. Every speech which Atkin
son makes he bavh H is not his
fault that I am wt pres-nt face to
face with him. Although no match
for him on the stump, 1 b-lieve n
would have hf*n better to hav*
continued the joint tb-ba.ien. The
people say it 13 strange that, a gen
eral pointing to bn w>»r record
should run from his antagonist
aud fear to meet him . You made
me write letters to ttm county
school superintendents in favor of
education when Aikinson and all
his papers are showing the people
that I voted m the legislature
against State aid to public schools.
O’B. —But that was 30 years ago
general.
Gen E.—Y is, and my war like
deeds was 30 years ago. Somehow
the people will take the two togeth
er. I tell you,too.that hundred coun
',y business hurts me. My coucieuce
tells me you made a mistak* wh*n
you told me to say that. I hear you
whisper to each other that con
science has no plac* in gubernato
rial politics, but I sometimei think
we have committed some errors in
this campaign that all oceans wa
ters will not wash out. I believe
I’ll withdraw now.
All—Oh, no, general, oh, no,
What will become of us?
Geu. E—l am thinking what
will become of me, like Tom \A a'son's
man, I’d like to know where I’m at
Editor R—We will pulljyou 'hr ugh
IO CENTS A WEEK
General. Atlanta always sueaetvisu
We'il hoodwink the State ye
O'Brien says all North Georgia.,
solid for you.
Gen. E—l notice latterly that H-
J m'li.il is quoting from Atkinaem
p ipeys the good things said of assn:
This lo >ks like pulling some for ■Xue
other m in. It 1 >oks like you
giving me up.—
Editor H.—The Constitution is ■dr
cuckoo, general. It never allows*»
word favorable to Atkinson to apjtaax
in its columns.
Editor R —The Constitution is sac
ill bird, a whose advocsey
always brings disaster to the man cT
champions. (Both editors ris*
blood appear 4 on the fac* of ksc r
moou.)
Hon Frank —Peace, let the met-7-
ing adjourn and all remember
Gen. Evans* chances are better tb®r..
ever, and that the spontaneous np
rising is still going on. When the
editors cool down we will meet agair
Exeunt onines,
The above is uot a verbatim ac
count of the supposed meeting,
is much more accurate than the spon
taneous Evans fables and th* 10
counties endorsement.
BYERS CONVICTED.
THE JURORS FIX DEATH AS THE lE>-
AI TV FOR HIS CRIME.
Birmingham, Ala., April 2S
The jury in the case of Eugene-
Byers, charged by the state wii£.
murder, today, after a few honxu- •
deliberation, returned a verdict ®.
euflty and fixed death aa the pejr
ally. Tne Stale proved to
facdou of the jury thai-Byers- W;
murdered his victim. Eugeni
WalKe\ his cousin.