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THE HUSTLER OF ROME.
rHIRD YEAR-
■M MS
nui' viv
Its in Their Work on the
South Carolina Peniten
tiary. ’
L c’oNVICTS ESCAPE.
....fany of 1 hem Help Fight the
The Fire Supposed to be
Flames-
Griffin* Loss About
>( ’lncendiary origin-
J 28.00-
Columbia, 8-0. April 25—Fire
is afternoon distr.yed the hosiery
Lory, situated within the walls of
ie penitentiary and operated by pn
ie parties.Tlu building was owned
’\he state, and was a iota! loss,
ere being no insurance. The build
t WBS valued at SB,OOO.
Total loss by fire was $20,000 in
Lino- the machinery and stock of
L 1B P Tbe mills was operated by
p ts. Owing to the inflainable
serial of the stocl ,it was impose
e to get the fire under control,
tie convicts had quit work, and had
L marched to their quarters. There
L no stampede among them,and
L e of them assisted the firemen in
lining the flames.
■ The fire is supposed to have been
Lrted by a convict who was left to
|kup the factory.
■John Graham, of this city, was one
I the principal owners of the mill.
Be boskrv machinery and stock were
lured for $9,000, in the following
■npanies iSouthern. SI,OOO, bun
■Ku J $1 000. American of Philadel
■i , SI,OOO, Phoenix of Hartford,sl>
■p Hartford,of Connetcut $2,500,
■pipa Home $2,003, The mill and
were valued at $12,000.
UibL ‘COMB BACK xxGAIN
■lifeUME LDWIN HARCOURT TAKES TH,..
■ DIAMONDS.
■olumbus, Ga., April 2>. —Actor
■win Harcourt, late of the Robeil
■vning Company, was arrested to-
■ inNashville, Tenn, on a telegram
■a Chief of Police Williams, of this
■, charging him with larceny.
■aicor.rt came to Columbus a few
■as ago for bis health, bringing
■ers of introduction to many people
■uis City from Well-known citizens
■ew York. His ere lentials were al
■teuul.be require 1 of a gentle.
■ s - aud he h. d no difficulty in
■ing the codfidence of tbe people
■his place
■a court is a handsomo young
■ about six Let high, has very
■miug manners and is an euter
■i'ig talker. He had been in Col
■us but a lew days before he was
yvcl m the p.rfor of a young
■ He was also admitted to the
■ prominent social clubs of th e
■He dresse ; fogantly, and was-
■ e a swell in every resnect.
night p.l.v u t [\ V(> weeks ego
■ s Cor unceremoniously
■ r '.d from Columbus. He waa
■'ci from bis hotel, but as he left
■ a -''ig<\ toe proprietor presume 1
■ 'i "as stopping with a friend
■-t’i i- part of the city. His co; -
■ ( ■' ■ H L ■ ar us d the suspicions
■' i-dei keeper, who began impair
hi., gU (st. His trunk was
wd f. )Uli( i to | )( , em p ty
■ 1 vi.s h-.erned that a bigh-
■ S P f ‘C' e 't young lady had en-
■ diamonds to him’
■ --iiered to have cleaned.
■ ihi~ time, other jewelry and
I nlvt 'r ware was missed from
■ cane of the same lady whose
■ 1 ' l ' eR had enjoyed, and
| s e diamonds he had carried
■‘ ■ gay Bc tor pawned a ring in
■ ' f ,r lt was the prop—
-1 ),J joung lady referred to
«-• ami was the only part of
J ” elr y that she has recovered.
c,j u-t was recognized in Nash-
Uolum
aau; He will b e h roU g h t back
‘ amt prosecuted.
ROME GEORGIA. THUS9AY EVENING APRIL 26. 1894.
I MW
Os West Rome Quietly
Breatlfes his Last,
THE FUNERAL TOMORROW
———————
Morning at 10 O’clock. A Good Citi
zen a Loyal Husband an Indulgent
Father—a True Gentleman. He Falls
Asleep and all who Knew Him
Mourn.
Mr. C. J. K- Ingum of West
Rome quietly breathed his last, at an
early hour this morning.
For three years Mr, Ingram has
been in poor healtn, and recently the
dread disease of consumption laid
its waisting hand upon him and this
morning the end came.
For fifteen years, Mr. Ingram has
been a citizen of this city. He came
here from Savannah, Ga., and barring
two years he lived in Birmingham,
he 1 as remained here with his family
Mrs. Ingram, his broken hearted
widov, was a Miss Kittie Hill of
New York City, and is a sister of Mrs
M. R. Emmons of this city.
Mr. and Mrs Ingram were blessed
with three children, bright manly
little boys, who are now living and
who range in age from Bto 13 year .
His only relative, out side his im
mediate family, ip a sister, Mrs Ken
dla Williams, of Cave Spring, a lady
well known in this city who as Miss
Lila Ingram, had many admirers and
a wide circle ot warm friends.
Mr. lugri in was a quiet digni
fled gentleman of poished man
ners and courteous bearing. A
little distant, but when known,
admired and esteemed by every
one who entered the circle of bis
acquaintance.
He was a most loyal and lovit g
husband, an indulgent father, a
c< nscienscious member of the
church and all round good citizen.
The funeral will occur tomor
row morning, Rev. Dr. Huggins
officiating.
PALL BEARERS.
The following gentlemen have
been selected to act as pall bearers
and are requested to meet at the of
fice of W, A, Rhudy's undertaking
establishment at 8:30 tomorrow
morning: C O- Stilwell, I , Gil
i.u-d, J, J. St ay, Col. Montgomery.
J. N King and J. F. Hidyer.
FIRST BAPTIST MEETIN’G
The 1 cture room at the Fie
B prist church was filled with a
o ost attentive ; nd interested con
gregation nt the service last nighi
Dr. R B, Headen was in fine trim
and caught his entire congre
gation and hold their rivited at
ti-utionJJ'hrougout his er non. The
interest and power of the preached
word was manifested by many who
went to the altar as penitents.
Eleven persons gave their hands
th is p> e easing having received a
blessing and toe, Mr. Thomas Tur
ner and Miss Bessie Maitland
were receceived by experience into
the church.
11. JOE SIMONS
vVALTJD FOB BEING A CHILLS CHEAT
AND SWINDLER.
H. joe Simons a young Hebrew
citizen of Cedartown was arresbd
and brought to Rome this morning
on a warrant charging him with b -
ing a commo - '. ' heat and swindlo; .
The warrant was sworn out by
A, W. T<-’d' ie & Co, who had
sold goods to Simon.
Messrs. Ramsanr King, of the
Cedartown Bar, came up to help
out. They were assisted by Judge
Max Meyerhardt.
The prisoner went before Judge
Harris and asked lor a continuance
of the preliminary trial until May
Bth,
This was granted an 1 the bond
set at $200.00. Simons encounter
ed trouble in making the bond and
went to jail.
His Rome friends claim, howev
er, that they will make the bond
this evening.
1 I’HIM
Cain’s “Random Snots” about •
the Summerville Meeting
THE GREAT CHEROKEE
Convention Recently Held at Summer-
ville. A Word About Dr. Goetchius
the Well Loved Pastor of Rome’s
First Church.
Commenting on the recent
meeting of the Cherokee conven
tion of the Presbytery, which was
held at Summerville, Editor Cam
says in his “Random shots:’’
Sunday the Rev. Dr. Goetchius,
of Rome, preached the dedicatory
sermon from ,The church
was crowded to its utmost capaci
ty, and the congregation listened
with rapt attention to the eloquent
preacher. It was a strong, forcible
and logical sermon, and recieved
the warmest commendation of
those who listened to it. In intro
ducing the preacher, Rev. Mr.
Milner alluded in a most touch,
ing manner to one, who these
many years, has been with the si
lent majority—yet who, while liv
mg, contributed so much by his
untiring labor and persistent ef
fort, as editor of the News, to the
securing of the amount needed for
he building of the church.
Rev.E D.McDougall, of Cartersvile
is one of the younger ministers who
have a bright future before them.
While he has been preaching only a
short time yet he Displays great tal
ent as pulpit orator, and will no
doubt win for himself, not only the
reward of concience for duty wel 1
done, but the lasting love of those
whom he may serve.
A siriking figure is that of Rev.
M. xi Matmews, of Dalton. He is
a man.ot strong individuality and
distmguislied appearauci , being
-ix ieet and six inches tall . Whii'
he ;:eems as happy and irrepressi
ble as a school uoy, yet. he is pos
s-hS'jd of the j.ower to m o'e his
congregation to smiles or Soars as
ew m u can. When he concluded
bi sermon la.--’ S.i urd y,. many
a hard K'-art m the audience was
touched, and many an eye, unused
to wee] ing, was damp with tears
If life Mud Lealtti am given him
he has a. bright, future before him.
Already he has an invitation to
lecture m 'l’nlnra' p’s church in
Brooklyn, and that is a r< cogn -
lion of ta’ nt that few ministers 11
his time ci life may hope for.
The mem >rial address by Rev.
Mr. Miller was one of the most
interesting events of the Presby
tery. It was carefu.ly prepared,
and gives in a succinct form, much
valuable information about the
Vark-us cl u Hies in the Cherokee
Presbytery, and their organiza
tion, i bat must be «f great inter
est to nil Presbyterians. Mr. Mil
ner’s style of delivery was excel
lent, and tbe address was highly
commended by thbs« who heard it.
We reget ILat it cannot be pub
li.'-hm in lull in this issue.
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JOHN SKELTON ESCAPES.
Tim si-E :i?’F gives nor chase and
SIIOI LD CAICIJ HIM
Chattaniogi, Teii, Ap T 2d.—
Another ch ip' r i i the ce ebratid
Scottsboro case develop! d this morr -
in.r wbei J i n Skelton, cl urged with
t'e snur hr of Cashier Ros ,of the
Sc ttsbaro bank, oveipowered the
jaileg who was the sou ot the s ier ff,
and ma le good his escape. Blood
hounds were telegraphed for from
Chattanooga and t >< y weie so >n put
upon the track of the escaped prison
er, After a run of tei miles over the
country the sheriff’s pos-e ran upon
Skeltoi/s bi others, who admitted
that they had p aced their brother
on a horse and he had gone on ahead.
The sheriff an I p isse are in hot pui
suit and will lik ly capture Skelt n
before morning.
r \ FTP
Lit u A 111
Is the '(leaven of the New
Yorker “Scrappers.”
“I TRAVELED IN A SLEEPER.’
Says General Coxey who was in Goth
ham te Auction off Eischt Head of
Trotters From his Buckeye Stock
Farm.
New York, April 25, — Every part
of this city has its own particular
and popular form of amusement.
Down in Chinatown they play fan
tan . The east side amuses itself with
pinchle, scat,and bowling. Up in lit
tle Italy you can shoot craps if you
don’t mind the police, and the negro
colony will offer plenty of opportuni
ty for losing money at policy.
In a dozen sections you may pla?
cassino, or poker or morro, or bacca
rat, all in a peaceful and quiet way,
but if you go looking for amusement
up in the Hell’s Kitchen region you,
ve got to fight.
This is not because the people there
will resent your s eidng pastime a
mong them, it is simply because fight
ing is their chief form of diversion.
In the vast tenement region west
of ninth avenue ou the streets above
Tiiirtieth street is probably more
frighting to the square inch than in
any other part of’tlie City, not except
ing Cle ry Hill. The blotter at the
West thirty-sevnth street station
will show this in astonishing number
of names with asault marked opposite
them.
These represent only a very small
part of the rows, for it is only the
more serious ones that come to the
notice of the police as long as the 1
scrappers” Keep witbin doors and
top short of murder the guard! n
of the peace refrain from interfering
with their innocent amusement.
Occasionally the fight goes out
into the street, friends of rhe per
formance take a hand m it and by
uie lune the affair has reached the
>ropvrtions of a riot the police re
- rves arrive, and on the follow
ii g morning Jefferson Market
Police Court is full of prisoners
;iom the \> uoL Thirty-seventh
tree t station.
Jr is an inexperienced police
men who undertakes io partici
pate in a Hell’s Kitchen street row
single-handed. Uusuully the re
rve squad finds it’s hands full
in handling such a combat, tor the
ule of the Donnybrook Fair hoiu
uood iiers: “Wheiever you Bee a
uead, lut it.”
It does not take very much to
si art one of ;hese impromptu riots,
l.ie ie-live Hell’s Kitchener, al
ways ready far what lie mildly
tHi’ms fun, will start a fight on the
least provocation or no provoca
tion at all, and h iving once startea
in he will not stop while he can
stand and s> e.
I’he women ' >!ks are rather
worse than the. men, and it is a
v< ry young chil l indeed in Hell’s
Kitchen who is nor, big enough to
twirl a small club or throw a hall
brick.
“I've left my plough standing in
rhe furrow m order io bring re
lief to millions of people.” With
Hj-e winged words did General
J, cob 8c cher Coxey, president oi
rhe Go d Roads Association of the
Unit' d iStates, and commander of
the army of the common weal,
now marching on Washington, ad
dress himself for lhe first time to
the great city of New York, which,
if i,lie gospel he announces be true,
is certainly flying with toboggan
like swiftness, toward the pit of
Avernus.
General Coxey arrived here yes
terday morning over the Pennsyl
vania road. leaving his army
marching on. “You may just as
wellßaj,” said he incidentally
“That I travelled in a sleeper. I’am
3,500 YADS
OF FRESH
MATTINGS
Have you seen our immense stock of fresh new mattings?
If not you have missed a treat. Come right no v before it i»
too la e. The deft fingers of the Chinaman have tried their
best on these, and as for prices, considering that they came
all the way from China, why they are a mere song. The
only place where the straw grows that make the superior
mattings is in the damp an 1 swampy regions of Canton.
Come this week for wonderful bargains in these good*’.
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 anywhere else to buy carpets when so many
beautiful varieties are right at your door almost, it will be
worth your time to come and see them. Anything from a
Cotton Ingrain to a Body Brussells or a Velvet.
LACE CURTAINS
After you have covered ymr floor with either a handsome
car et or afresh cool mattiiur, you must look to decoration
v O’
your windows. You need not took rar, foi we can fix your
windows beautifully. Curtains and shades at all prices, al
styles at a gcuine bargain too. Re je idler we do all we say.
Noblowing ami puff ng just to attract attention, but al! we
say we can ami do verity.
THOS. FAHY.
'e«ftrry»«■.vs.t
not d ff rent from ary other man.
[ believe that a man’s mouej
should be used to get him the best
of every thing. Th 1 gmi.-rn] w-m in
igenial mood and wil ingto talk
The object of his visit to N>-w
York i't this time is to attend to ih<
sale of eight head of trotting horses
from his own Ohio stock farm
!'ne horses are quartered at Tatter
•mills,’’aud wi.. b- s old at auo
i nr.
MINERS RED 1101'.
AND SAID io BE ON TH MA’ CU T<
LIBERATE ALABAMA CONVICT ,
Birmingham, Ala., April 25 —
Considerable excit- m -’it w ■ c
»ted about midnight ’oni-rhi when
a r-port r- ncli'-l the ci-tv that the
-inking > miners from Cardiff
Brookside ami two mher neigh
-•ring ■.nines had b ft their respec
'ive mim's ami were marching on
< ioaiburg.
When the operators attemp*>d
ici.il Coallrirg it w.i-< found that
ihe wire had been cut. Immediate
y the military were ordered to
their armories under arms. How
-ver, telegraphic connection hat
been gotten with Coalburg, aud it
d> veloped that the wire was only
grounded
The repert has reached Coal burg
(hat the miners an marching on
that place determined to break
down the stockade and release the
co-avic ts.
The const able s hve therefore
been removed to the inside of the
fortress. If an attact should be
made the constables could hold
the miners back until the military
could reach there from this c t ■
It is hoped sincerely that the i.,-
jmor may be groundless.
10 CENTS A WEEK
»mt L — --Tjir mu ri—umiih j
YOUNG “BILL JONES.” '
WAS ENGAGED IN THE HOSS STEAL!
BJ-I.XL.aS.
C vt 1 iml, tla , April 25'—£ •
■ mt.-, im* eighteen year-old horse
i> vm> w i.s convicted at the
co term of the court here .wd
-at-mc-d to sever -mirs in tbs*
■ m ten:iary,esc iped Monday nigfeS
roin his guards, who '*ere asleep
<mi h - ‘m again at Large, with are-
•nd otl'i'-d tor his recapture.
Jones was shot bv the officer who
i rested min in Habersham county
hree weeks ago.
Alter he wis brought here for
rial, md alter he was sentenced
is •>' p' at the HemlersoE ■
; i I. c' is ■ y guarded.
• '■.<>.id it tip;rit he was handcuffed
wr - am! chained to the
■d. H•» sti.cc- u-'Uin slipping the
c iff, put oa his own e othes, stole
-1 i trousers of om> g ia rd and some
m mcy, took th others h it, quiet«
ly raised a win low and stepped
out into the night. He has been
l igning illness several days, it fa
uiougnt, purposely for making his
jscupe. Every effort is being made
to recapture him.
WAR ON SEO i 1 M \CHI <ES-
CHATMAN d b 7LICITOR GENERAL P 10P08E8
TO A’? L’«H THEM IN SAVANNAH
Savanna! , Gi„ April 2". -Solid- •
tor General Eraser announced today
that he was going to make war on
the nickel-in the slot machines. At
lanta’s actio; , h--> thinks, was in ac
cordance with the state law and he
says the matter will be presented io
rhe gran 1 jury at. an earfy date
These machines are a great source o
revenue to many of the shopkee*>3r
• r t