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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. —————< 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