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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.