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THE HUSTLER OF ROME.
THIBO YEAR.
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Tbere was a bloody fight on
board tbe •learner Iteeaoa, ye.ter
day, about uoou, iu which
Camp, ow ° f “‘ e,i ‘"’ k b ‘“‘ d ‘
rained and knocked overboard by
raruoy another member of tbe
deck cre« ..I tbe
It was about 12:30 o’clock and
!lw dinner boy bad came
from tbe beat kit,h< ’“ W “ i y “ ll8 “
■dinner," When the cry went up
from one of <b« uegrooa, Jack
<„p overboard,” The engine,
werl reversed, by engineer Ben
jamin and Mr. Sam Cooper and
one us the crew lowered the
boat and started to rescue the
floating struggling negra.
Mr. Cooper says that when he
was within 50 yards of Jack who
was then 200 vards astern and iu
the waves, that he went down.
That, long before this he could «ee
that the surface of the river
around Jack was red with olood.
He went to the spot where the
body was last seen but only the
bloody sheet of the river marked
fur a moment the spot ot the riv
ers bed where Jack was sleeping.
This was about 35 miles, below
Rome and about a quarter of a
mile below Copperas Bluffs.
After returning to the boat, Mr.
Cooper says that Captain George
Magruda began an investigation
and soon discovered wool and
brains spattered in the guard of
the deck. Then, one of the crew
said he had heard Jack and Sam
quarreling just about the time
some one cried ‘‘man overboard.”
Sam, who had said nothing
about the matter, was standing in
the bow of the boat near the front
of the furnace. Capt. Magruda
stepped up to him and laying his
hand on bis arm said: “Sam
come up on the upper deck.”
Sam had his hands in his pock
ets but with a quick jerk, wrench
ed loose from Capt. Magruda and
took three rapid strides to-the
guards, then paused and fell full
length, face downward into t k e
river.
A mom nt later he rose, and
for a second a Satanic smile
played over bis face as he looked
deliberately into the faces of the
steamers officers, and then, with
his ham s still in his pockets, he
tried to dive and went under for
the last time.
Capt. Magruda maned the ships
boat and tried to rescue, but to no
purpose, for. though the back or
shoulder or foot of the murderer ap
peared near the surface a few times,
the rescuers were too lata to save,
him --
The officers, think that Sam com
mitted su.cide to escape arrest. Me
Was about mid stream when last seen
and the current was swift, being
J us t at the base of Copperas Bluffs
upon investigation, it seems that
Jack was sitting on a stack of plow
handle timber —or staves of
?’ J 't fc °ak, x1? inches and 3ft Gin
that he struck at Sam with a
* ' l >e and missed him when Sam re-
Ul "ed the blow, striking his oponent
J 1 skull with the end as tbe
a^e breaking out a piece of wool
‘ skull and a chunk of brains,
sfr'i-- rom stack of staves
tl p j' n " Je guard rolling into
f ‘-tamp was an old boat hand
a "d a good negro he was about33
. arHl aQ d had the confidence of
emp’oyers. those who saw his
11 f-cattered overed the deek
' ■ how he ever kept afloat and
lu ggled as long as he did before
ROME GEORGIA. MONDAY EVENING MAY 7. 1894.
sinking t
Sam Forney had oily been on the
boat about a month. I’e camo from
Pittsburg, Tenn, and was consider
ed a bad negro. He was about 23,
yaers of age.
The murder and supposed suicide
occured in ihe edge of Floyd, neai
the Alabama l iine. Those who witness
ed Fonroys end say that tbere was
no possable chance for him to save
himself by d viug to the bhore_
A DEMOCRATIC PROTEST.
AN ATKINSON MAN OF AUGUSTA, CA.
ENTERS A KICK.
The following from tbe Augusta
Chronicle explains its self and
shows up the undemocratic
methods employed in Augusta, the
results us which were so “gratify
ing” to General Evans,
Editors Chronicle:—ln speak
ing of the protest against calling
the Democratic mass meeting for
this county on Saturday next at
a 12 o’clock noon, you call it one
pi ace “Atkinson’s protest’’ and in
another. “A Third Party move
ment.”
Permit meto say it is neither. It
is a democratic protest against an
illegal and un-Democratic proced
ure. The question is far beyond
mere question of Atkinson or Ev
ans. To call a mass meeting for
12 o’clock noon, Saturday in a
community so overwhehmg engag
ed in manufacturing and commer
cial persuits as this is substantial
disfranchisement of the Demo,
cratic masses.
They cannot come out at such
an hour except at great personal
inconvenience an pecuniary loss.
For years past the question has
been settled in favor of night
meetings.
The unbroken precedents of the
last six years are that way. Iu 1888
the mass meeting was at night ; in
1890 it was also held at nigut; in
1892 tMvo meetings were held and
both were held at night.
But it may be said that the exe
cutive committee has otherwise
determined, and all must bow. It
the committee has absolute and
despotic power, this is so. But it
has no suck power.
The committee is the servant,
and not the master of the party.
Democracy does not allow of des
potism or disfratchistmenf by
anybody or anywhere, A Demo
cratic executive committee is as
much bound by the precedents
and the principles of the party as
is the humblest member or th'
party.
If, through haste or inadvertence
or lik» of judgement, such a com
mittee controverts the precedents
or overlooks the principles of the
party its action is not binding,
and an appeal lies to the grand
old unterrifield Democracy itself.
I write with great respect to the
worthy gentlemen composing the
committee, and most cheerfully
concede that they have dene noth
ing but what they thought them
selves warranted in doing. But
against their official action Ido
most sicetoly and earnestly protest
for my self and many others who
do not believe, and who never will
believe, that it is right to set a
Democratic mass meeting for an
hour when the masses cannot come.
SALEM DUTCHER.
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER
Regular convocation of Rome
Chapter No. 26, Arch Ma
sons, at 8 o’clock to nigh t. Work
iu Past and most Excellent Mas
ters Degrees. Companies fraternal
ly invited.
Max Meyerhardt, H. P.
B.F. Clark, Sec’y.
Stylish neckwear, underwea t
or spring wear, at Gammons.
lilt Hill UDIS.
Will Capture the City They
Have Often Saved.
AND KUN THINGS TOMORROW
MARIETTA, DALTON, TALLEDIGA AND
GADSDEN WILL BE REPRESENTED
AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WILL
WITNEBS THE PARADE EXHIBITION
AFTERWAi DB.
Tomorrow "ill witness a red
letter day in rhe history of the
Rome Fire Department.
At 2:30 o'clock promptly an
alarm will be turned id
which will be a signa)
for tie companies to assemble on
t!>e Wood Exchange,” on upper
Broad Street.
P o aptly, at 3 o’clock, the parade
will move, No 1. and her engine
wagons and reels.
No.2.with engine, wagon and reels
Ci izeus Hook A Lidder amal tru< k
and No, 4. with her reel.
One o f the principal i< a ure ©f the
par de will be the pee ice in lift s
of all the Ex-Chiefs of tie deptti’ -
ment.
This is a new departure, but a
feature that will please.
The line of march will be over
the sama course as covered in
former years and will end on
Broad Street opposite the Mason c
Temple where Mayor John D
Moore and the city fathers will
review the men, machines and
aparatus.
After this, there will be an ex
hibition of the wagons, Aerial
truck and No. 4 foot cavalry,
whicn will occur near Second
Avenue.
Then the foot races a« per the
program first published in the
Hustler of Rome.
Chief Hanks, and his commit
tees, have worked unceasingly ahd
are confident that tomorrows pa
rade and exhibition will be the
finest ever put up by Rome’s
matchless volunteer Fire Depart
ment.
Letters received by Cheif Han cs
show that tne fire departments of
Talladega, Gadsden, Marietta and
Dalton will arrive in the city to
morrow in great forct.
And then the one fare round
Ii ? rates over the railroads will
bring in a multitude of visitors
from all along the lines.
IN THE SENATE.
a bill Passed to pensd n soldiers
WHO FOUGHT INDIANS-
Washington, May 6.—The rou
tine morning business today
was very brief, occupying less
than ten minutes. Tnen the cal
ai.der was taken up under rule 8,
for bills unobjected to.
The first was a senate bill for
the relief of citizens ® f Oregon,
Idaho and Washington who served
with United States troops in the
war against the Nez Perces, Ban
nock and Shoshone Indians 'o pay
them SI a day for service and for
the pensioning, of wounded and
of the heirs of those who were
killed, The Bill was passed .
The Senate bill to remit the pen
alties on the dynamite criuse
Vesuvius was then taken up.
Mr. Chandler (Republican) of
New Hampshire opposed the bill
in a single sentence as a “on<-
sided and loosing business for the
government.”
The bill was passed and then on
motion of Mr. Harris the senate,
at 11:35 proceeded to the consid
eration of executive business.
The executive sesshm continued
until 3:49 p. m., at which time the
senate adjournment until Monday
at 11 a. m.,
A VERY FINE SERMON.
REACHED BY BEV J.T GIBSON TO A.
LARGE CQNGREGATION
The large audience of First M - E
church was crowded last night to
such an extent that the gallery had
to be opened to admit those who
were a little tardy in reaching the
ceurch. Dr. Gibto ' h t lovable pas
tor preached an c oq tent sermon.
MI MB
I
I Kelly at Desmoines Takes to
the iver.
RANDALL’S ROUGH’S
Rankerous a druuken Commander in
Colorad* Deposed ami a Corporal
Promoted to the Office of General
Big Contribution* Made.
Desmoines, May 7. —Commo-
dore Kelly establihed h s naw
yard at the junction of the Des
monies and Racine rivers tonav
aud by night 50 oi the 150 fi t'
boats required to transport th'
party were ready, the remain
der will be completed tomorrow st
iu.it a start can be made Tues
day morning. The cost of the ma
terial of the boats was guarantee,
by wealthy citizens. A plainin
mill ran ail rhe forenoon cutty
the lumber. Three hundred ot Kel
ly's men and a score of local car
penters put the boats together
chalked snd pitched them Genera
Master Workman Sovereign of tin
Knights of Labor, officiated as
shipbuilder’ and Gen. Weaver mix
ed freely wilh ihe men giving ad
vice. Fifteen thousand people vis
ited the ship yards during ihe
afternoon.
IT LOOKS OMINOUS.
Anderson, Ind., May 7. -Gen. Au
brey of the Coxeyites addresse 1 hui.
dred people here last night and lielu
their attention throughout. He v
a good sp eaker and when he got
through one of tbe wealthiest men m,
this county, named McCarty, told
Aubrey he could send all the men t<
Washington that Aubrey could get. t<
go. This stimulated recruiting and
200 recruits will probably g» witu
Aubrey Tuesday via Muncie to tlx
national capitol.
ATKINSON AT CAMILLA.
A MAGNIFICENT SPEECH TO AN EN
THUSIASTIC AUDIENC3.
Camilla Ga, May sth.—ln hi
speech here Mr. Atkinson fiF
that tbe personal characte 1, of hi
opponent has not been assailed b\
him. and it should not be, bu
that he would ditcuss his publii
record and call attention to Ei
want of a public record.
He charged that while Goner;-'
Evans refused to meet him on tl
stump and face him with aflact*.
his head quarters in Atlanta wer
sending out Atlanta lawyers to a.i
tact and stab him in the back. If
General Evans is a brave man h
should face me and make them
himself and not hide behind othe
ipen who make attacts for him.
He is sanctioning what they ss
and yet not brave enough to sac
me and say it himself.
Mr. Atkinson stated that the fac'
that the Evans men were endevorim'
to get out a new candidate is evi
dence conclusive that they know
that they cannot win with Gen
Evans.
He referred humorously to the fac’
’hat General Evans had made a
wholesale attact upon the Judge
and was now going over the S at ”
saving in each circuit that ho di
not allude to the Judge of that cir
cuit.
The tramp of the Atlanta law
yers ovsr the State ualer the di
rections of the Atlanta Evans head
quarters was discussed '.nth tellin:’
effect.
Mr. Atkinson stated that he ha '
never claimed to have General Eva’-*
letter declining to speak in Eminuel
countv, but did say he had a letter
stating that he refused to speak an 1
Miat was why General Evans admit
ted that he refused to speak, and he
cared nothing about the reason why
and did not care what reason he
gave, nor why he did not, the fact re
mains he was asked to aid democ
racy and refused when aid was need
ed
Mr. Atkinson made a fine irnpress
o i and it has been conceeded since
by the friends of Genera! Evans,
• that the county will go for Atkinson.
OF DRESS GOODS ’
AND SILKS.
Graduating and Commencment
DRESSES,
Special Ii icluci neiits
r rhis will also be a ure-.t week in dress goods and silks
at our einp >riuni. Beautilu 1 white dre-ses are now going
at first sight. A r e make a specialty of srraduating and.
commenunrrnt dresses and th * young ladies always flock to
us ror them.
MIRE ; AND WfllTE SILKS*
Cream mil cl AV 11 it < a C roupoi iet tes.
Cream and AVliite Silk IFinisli
ZELenriet 1 as.
_A.II Wool JUbatross Tn Cream
.A_nd white.
Cream and ’White Moire Silks.
Silk ZNZCnils, all Shapes.
Silk Finish USTainsooks.
Ootton Orapes, JLII Colors.
TDotted Swisses YVH sizes.
FRENCH MULLS
Fine Persian. Lawns
Beautiful Patterns in IDimities.
48 inch. Silk Finish Afulls.
Afoire JRibbonsin Profusion.
silkllaces
Silk Laces Point D , Ap It pie, I :c *s Poi t I)., Gene Laces,
Bourder Laces, ard ms. rungs to niaich. t?ilk Glove- and
Mitts in evening shades. \
Kid Gloves dressed and undressed ah styles in evening
shades.
Fahy's is the pl ce io buy you ■ i r iduating suits. No fanev
prices asked,
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rpjtconter.Y’, r I ■•■.■..rn, and clironic
weaKnivr-i.s peculiar to the r-x.
For you..” < j-.r < iiteriog womflnhood;
for wemen ui the crib .-a! “change of life”;
for woiiu a r>, pr. .. liing confinement; nurs
r - y.’-.d c. ry woman who is
“ ruiri'o'-m,” tired, or overworked—it is u
special, s.-.io, and cert; in help.
If you have an irm-dje case of Catarrlj,
tlie proprietors of Dr. F go’s Catarrh Remedy
v ill ps.y you \’O oasii, They believe th ait
they can cure you.
Try Turnle/'s In
falab.'e Lin mjnt for
Rheumatism Neural
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Bruises, and Pains in
any part of the body or
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Jeweler and Optican
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ROME GA..
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