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1 ►"third year. Sb WHS. P , r changing From E ™ ns 1 to Atkinson, jiiodle gborgiaprogress, IMhl • r <'« rl, ‘ l " rt.«. »•">>! , U kmßon a Democrat with a BecorJ' When Gen. Evais was first mentioned as a probable candidate for the democratic nomination, the editor of <h* Progress, not knowing anything of his political record, or that he had ever been a factor in the politics of the state, expressed a preference for him as the dem icratic nominee. Since then it has been brought to light that Gen Evans, was once a member of a political party of secret and clandestine methods, long since defunct, as the ‘ Know nothing.” The principles of de mocracy are at variance with such organiiations, and a man who has once become tainted with “know nothings,” or any other ’ism of se cret proclivities, cao never ccm mand our support when a good democrat, fully as competent to fill the office to which he aspires, an Bounces himself a candidate for the nominal ion. For this reason' and also on. We wrote to Gen. Evans for r * affirmation or demal of the chf'i’gcS that have been made agrist Irm but he has Seated our letter v2T silent contempt. His opponent for the nomination, Hon. W.Y. Atkinson, is a m m of t"'ent and energy and is in eveiy sense of the word thoroughly equip ped for the fait' l "al discharge of a 1 ’ the duties devolving upon the office of Governor. He is more familiar with the affairs of the state than Gan. Evans, and aside from personal pre'- erence there is no doubt that the most rodent supportsrs of Gen. Ev ens w'l admit that Mr. Atkinson i s better qualified for fie position. Mr. Atkinson has also done valiant work for the success of democracy, end while w P do not believe in re - warding a man solely for party ser. vices, it shoe d have due weight if his qua ificatious are equ* I to thega of his oponent, which in this cas e none CBl deny. HGN. M. W. HOWAD. IHE GIFTED LECTURE IS A NATIVE OF THE HILL CITY. Few of our readers, perhaps, know that Hon. M. \V. Howard who lectured at Shorter College is a native of Rome, hut such is the fact. He was born in this city in l s 6 (, and we are proud to call him our own. eitures “Lights and Shad -o,rs of,Real Life” is a masterpiece of eloquence and mingled with humor, pathos, n°groe dialect and ffif- highest type of dramate oratory He posesses a musical, well train- I voice, which moves in easy ca dences from the softest gentlest tcDes to the grandest thunder ►ursts of impassioned delivery. - o]i ctures now before the pubi c Poeesses greater versatality the 0111 Howard, and it is but simple justice to say that he held his a udi»nce spell bound, and charm ® <iud delighted them as no other I ectuer who has ever visited Rome - & b ever been able to do. He po great personal magnetism, 111 we predict for him a most u ‘iant future. His lecture here att ended by the elite of our ‘yaud was delivered under the Womens Auxiliary c Keely League of the Y. M, HE HUSTLER OF ROME iwimiw. Are at work in Crawfordville and Taliaferro. GENERAL EVANS’ LETTER Says: “My Friends in Augusta and Atlanta will Assist you in any way.” Naw Look for the Dumping of Boodle. Crawford vi"e Ga., May 11 —To the Editof of the Telegraph: It seems that the great general end preacher who is trying so hard to defeat Hon,W.Y. At’ mson for gov. ernorr, is depending almost entirely upon Augusta and At’anta, with their boodle, to whip the fight fer b’m Many things have happened through out the State to go to prove this and r rother incident comes to the ’ ont today to be added to the a' eady long list. An Atkinson man, who General Evans, it seems, supposed was fa voring him for governor recieved a letter today signed by General Evans, showing that he was very uneasy about Taliaferro county (and well he might be) in which he insisted that everything possi ble be done to advance his inter est, and added: “My friends in Augusta and Atlanta will assist you in any way,” meaning, I sup pose, that they would furnish mon ey to buy Atkinson men’s votes if necessary . Now I hope the general will not allow hims a lf to bo deceived on that score, for although it is the general opinion that Taliaferro will go five to one for Atkinson< still there is not an Atkinson vote for sale. We are all honest Demo crat* up this way and do not wish to buy nor sell. Some people may think all this is very becoming in the preacher thinking that every thing is fair in love, war and pol itics, but we beg to differ from them. The truth of the business is, that Gen. Erms realizes that Mr Atkin son has got him in the *r ; re hole,” so to speak, and he is desperate, and is ready to rcsoi to e most >ny means in order to win. If die Heuds of the general can do no more in other counties with their boodle than they can in Te’iafer.o, we ad. se them to keep their “tin' i i their peexets This county will act in mass meet ing on thursday next, May 15, at which time we will roll up a nice majority for the Hon. W. Y. Atkm •n He is on top here and will stay there, Agusta and Atlanta, with there daily papers to the contrary, not withstand’ng. J. A H. NINEVEH’S FALL. S2O CO WORTH OF SINNERS KAWT IN IN THE MILL. There were $20.00 worth of sin ners kaptured and krushed in the “Fall of Nineveh’’ mills this morning. The first one was “Skinney,” the kullnd boomer of the morn ing “Jonah.’’ Skinney ketched a a young koon at roost in the Tril me type loft and fired him bodi ly, and afterwards kussed him and threw a bottle at him from the window of the Tribune sanc tum. Skinney paid $2.50 for his phun. Andrew Hatcher, aho of dark town. entered a plea of guilty to two cases, one was where he press ed a door that pressed a button, and the police did the-er-rest; and the other one, an old kase of fighting, on the two he was fined $12.50. Stonewall Kyle, kullud, was up for disorderly conduct at a nigger dance, and entered a plea ®f gui’- ty. He was fined $5. -ROME GEORGIA. MONDAY EVENING MAY 14.1894. Wttßlil 1)11. — The Merchants will Ciose Their Stores and _____ • ROMANS WILL ASSEMBLE Areuad the Grass Covered Mounds That Mark the Spots where sleep the Fallen Brave of the lost Cause. Tomorrow afternoon has been set aside for the annual decora tion of the soldiers graves, and all Rome will assemble around the consecrated platt which contains the sacred dust of her dead. The merchants have agreed to close their stores at 4 o’clock and | thus afford opportunity to their employees to attend the imposing ceremonies. At 3,30 tuose taking part in the procession will assemble on Fourth Avenue, opposite the First Bap tist Church and at 4 o‘clock sharp ly the column will move. The procession w ;i be headed by the b ver Cornett band ind wi” be made up as to ows: Confederate Veterans Hi ll . City Cadets Rome Light Gutvds Knights of Phytias. Rome Fire Department. Carriages with Orators. Carriages with Ladies of the Memorial Associatien Mayor and Council. Rome Public Schools. Shorter Cjollege . Professor J, D. Gwaltneys High School. Private Schools. And Citizens, At the Cemetery, the music will be under the management of Pro fessor Charles Patton, Four ad dresses will be delivered by Old Veterans : Capt. A. B. S Moseley, Capt. R. G. Clark, \V. O. Conner and W. A. Wright. A salute will be fired by the military’ and the graves will be decorated. MACON COUNTY POLITICg. Coerupt methods in telfair make VOTES FOR ATKIKSuN Montezuma, May the 16. —The gubernatorial contest sentiment in t' is county is divided, but everything pob t■ to the fact that W. Y- A‘kin son will receive a good mjority in Macon county. He has been gaining ground unt”’ now even Gen. Evans strongest suporteres admit that Col. Atkin ion will cany this county’s delegation In the Convention. Recent events in Telfair county, bringing to light the facts that bd» - die was used by At’anta po'iticians to cr ry that county for Gen. Evans have lost to 'he latter severa’ votes in this town. Your corespondent this morning two heretofore Evans men denounce such corrupt methods aid po'? ; cal debauchery and declare that they would suppou Atkinson for the nomination. They do not charge Gen. Evans persona’ly vlth c irruption,as they have the utmost confidence in’um as a Christian gentleman: but they do denounce the scheming Atlanta politicians who send their henchmen into doubt-jl counties to corrupt and debauneb votes and defeat the popular wi'l. Col. Atkinson's straight oid mi nly cot”"se in fighting bis bat tie un? : ded by there parasitic influ ences wi" v.in votes, and merits the indorsement rid suf , 'ge of con seivative and conscientious men who bel eve n purity of politics and the sanctity of the br’’ot box. Tomorrow morning, the steamer Toney will leave for a trip up the River. Among her passengers will be a Jolly fishing pa~ty headed by clever Jule Wynn. The fishermen will launch their beats at north of the Counesogg* and float down to Rome. Illi THIRD lit The Talmage Tabernacle Goes up in Smoke* A MILLION DOLLAR FIRE. Burned Yesterday .at Noon. Dr, Tai mage will make a trip Around t;v | World and bis Tabernacle will be Rebuilt. v New York,* 13 —Fire seems to bi the Nemesis of Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage and the members of his congregation. Their beautiful new tabernacle at the corner of Clin ton and Greene avenues. Brooklyn was destroyed by fire this after noon, Flames broke' out in the church edifice j ist after those who bad attended the morning service had left the building. Not only was the church destroyed, but the near by hotel and a number of buildings were also greatly dam aged. Haddhefire broken out one hour earlier while the building was filled with worshipers, it is almost certain that a dreadful panic and loss of life would have resulted. This is the Third time that the Talmage tabernacle has been de stroyed by site. By a sisglar coin cidence each fire octjhrred on a Sunday. Everything in the tabernacle to day was destroyed with the build ing. Perhaps the loss which wiil i grieve Dr. Talmage most is that of the memorial stones which he brought from the East, and which was set in the wall at the right of the organ, encased in stero-relief work. They were four in number. The top block was from Mount Calva ry, and bore the word “Sacrifice . ’ Ths stone below from Mount Si nai, bearing on it “The Law,” The bottom stone is from Mars Hill and bears the inscr pTon “Gos pel.” The front stone was unmark ed. A more unique collection of stones was never gathered in one place. STARTED IN THE ORGAN. The fire was discovered shortly af ter lz o’clock just after the congre gation had been dismissed from the morning service. Dr Talmage was in the church shaking hands with a number of people when flames burst from the organ. Ex-Supervisor Reed, who was in the Summerfield Me‘h»dist Episco pal church, d rectly opposite from the tabernacle, had ’’so seen the smoke coming .om the tabernacle window and had sent in an al rm of fire. Br the time the firemen arrived the flames were bv'-gting from all the windows. Two extra alarm, and fin ally a special ca". were sent in bring ing a’l of the engins in Brooklyn Wiliamsbu’-g to the fire. The flames spread wi‘h I’ghtnir ;-like rapidity and the sparks flew in all directions. The greatest excitement prevai’ed- The interior of the church was a seething roaring mass of flames inside of thirtv minutes after the fire was discovered, and by 1 o,clock the roof and the hand some steeple bad frllen in. The tabernafle and the Hotel Re gent were completely gutted, nothing remains but the w alls. At 5 o’clock portions of the rear wall of the tab » r lacle fe”. The total loss is estima - ted at a lit’le over a mil’ion dollars. The loss on the Hotel Regent, in eluding the buildings paintings and the guests household goods, will amount to about $600,000. The loss on the tabernacle is about $400,000 and the ajoining ou ldings are report ed damaged to the extent of SSO, > 000. it is said tne Hatel w«*s insured for $500,000 jtour fireman were over come by heat during the progress of the flames and had to be removed from the scene, they all recovered i JVC-A.’y SALE OF DRESS GOODS AND SILKS. Graduating and Commencment DRESSES Special In duements This will also be a greut week in dress goods and siTk« at our emporium. Beautitu 1 white dresses are now going at first-sight. vVe make a specialty of graduating aa® commencment dresses and the young ladies always flock t© us lor them. Scream and white silks* Cream and AVliite Orouponettes. Cream and "White Silk finish Henriettas. -All Wool -Albatross In Cream .And white. Cream and "White Moire Silks. Silk IMlulls, ah Shapes. Silk Finish HSTainsooks. Ootton Crapes,LAll Colors* Dotted Swisses -A. 11 sizes* KRB.XGII M ITLLS ' Fine Persian. Lawns J3eautifi.il Patterns in Dimities. 48 inch. Silk finish. -Mulls. Aloire Hibbonsin Profusion. SILTC ILAOES Silk Laces Point I Applique, Laces Poi'.t 1)., Gene Laces, Bourder Laces, and ins'-nings to match. Silk Gloves an 4 Mitts in evening shades. Kid Gloves dressed and undressed all styles in eveuHe shades. 6 Fahy's is the place to buy your Graduating suits. No fancj prices asked. THOS. FAHY. It is suposed that th® f e was caused by asp irk from on n of elect* ric light w' ;es behind th# r i. . The tabernacle was insure t so, $1: 0 000. Tne board of trustees of the ‘ .ber nacle tonight he’e a meeting in t e house of Dr. Talmage, at which 1 w.is decided to rebuild the tabir nacle. The trustees say that Dr. Tal mage is to start on h’s trip abound the world as first iuten 1 i Dr. Talmage wi’l s' ij tom irzow The many friends of M. W T Me Williams wi I be pie o learn that he is much improvi d B ud his physicans now entertaip strong hopes of his recovery. ——————■■ - . - He wi'l go tc Philadelphia fi-st, then to Atlanta and the southern states to Honolulu, New Z aland and Australia. __ UP TO A CERTAIN POINT in the progress of Consumption, Dr. l*ior<-e's Uoiden Medical ihscovery is u positive remedy. liven in the most advanced casts, f-ives com fort and relief; and where other medicines only relieve, this wiil j cure. But delay is dangerous, with Con sumption. In all the conditions that lead to it, the “Discovery” is I pi the remedy. With severe, lingering I b Coughs or Weak Lungs, nothing : I acts so promptly. Every disease ' that can be reached through the 1 blood yields to this medicine. The Scrofulous a flection of the lungs that's called Consumption is one of them. For this, and for every other form of Scrofula, for all blooa-taints and disorders, and all chronic Bron chial, Throat, and Lung affections, the “ Discovery ” is the only remedy so certain that it can be guaranteed. If it ever fails to benefit or cure, you have your money back. Can anything else be “just as good ’’ for you to buy ! Don’t believe it. Dr. Sage’s Remedy positively mires Catarrh. y t .. _ fc . r < ' *. v » «. . >» f , . Ml . V’ •. .-i/-..' • Ct. *»t v .. . »r» •. - 10 CENTS A WEEK ■ < jobs'” - Gets Onto the SecrtJtay of the Navy , ABOU r A PPO IN TING LEADERS IJ TO THE NAVAL ACCORDING TO VACAK- CEB THEY ARB NoT ENTITLED T& I ILL. AMOS C ’MMING3 SUBSn- TUT3AND NO QUORUM HOUSE. Washington, May 13.- -(Special - ) ( u 4 ge Maddox toook the floor ywe trday against the privily which had been exercised by tbs uavy of appointing cadets to *e napolis and crediting them to dis tricts in which they do not live. Tb«r® are over thirty cadets ae« at the naval school put down frost states and districts in v hich thee have never lived, There are two thus accredited to I Georgia, on® to the seventh and I one to the ninth district. The &p ' pointments had been when congressmen had failed to name i appointees themselves. Judge Maddox offered an amend ment to the navel bill declaring vacant the thirty places now h«t4 by young man so appointed backed his amendment by a vig orous speech, but it did no good, Amos Cummings offen d a-subEtute which would not involve remcvinr the cadets, seme of whom have : most completed the? <eafjr e ouree- Judge Maddox £ begm. speak again but was fcag on no quotum and the mat? 1 * went over. He will offer 'unendment Monday.— Atlas’* Con titvtion t