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THE HUSTLER OF ROME.
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CLEJR IS flowing.
r theold Pumps and There
of Abund-
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no t Needed.
Tb , s 0E
R the old water works
to action nu<l get. a drink
water that »a» wout
t 0 fl,„r fr-rn tbe arcat pumps th"
(uc k«lp«r'“ rl '' 9in ".
I found Superintendent of water
works McGuire, and chairman of
ffa t e r committee, McCaffrey down
in the big well helping put on
what I found to be the finishing
touches to the darning eut of
the wells, the muddy waters of the
Etowah river,
For some days these gentlemen
with a few assistants have been
bard at work trying to .re Jaim
Rome’s once matchless water sys
tem ami now that they have “darn
ed the Etowah’’ and have the great
pumps once more yielding cool
crystal water, they are smiling
aud happy.
And well they may be, for if
they but restore to the city a boun
teous supply of pure water then
every water drinker in the city
will rise up and call them blessed
I made quite a little investiga
tion this morning and I am taking
gtock iu the modest statements
aud water works opinions of
Messrs. McGuire and McCaffrey.
Tobe brief: I find that the main
well, which taps the underground
stream, is about 60 feet deep then
in connection with this well is a
100 foot artesian well. These two
are operated by the big Noble’s
pump.
Now the muddy water which
ruined the old system, came into
the well through a 40 foot tunnel
—through a fissure orcrevis in the
solid rock. The end of said tun
nel being in the direction of the
river. This tunnel being connect
ed with the mam or big well.
Messrs McGuire and McCaffery
tell me that they first “fired up
and pumped the water out” and
then they went into the wells
with the determination of finding
tli'' source of tlie muddy water
a 'id of stopping it out. And they
“have done it. ”
But they did not succeed until
they had used eight barrels of ce
ment and much lumber brick grav
' land sand just how they built
’his underground dam I have not
'pace to describe, but they built
t and today they are pumping
clear water.
I asked Superintendent McGuire
what he thought of the supply and
ow he proposed to manage it. He
answered that he was subject to
or( lers of the city fathers, but
1 their consent he would drain
Fort JacKson reservoir of the
°°Btanaula water and would pump
; hat oig reservoir full from the
wells.
He would feed the city from
’at pipe tronj that resevoir and
rain out the stand pipe on Tower
Jl ll and cleans it and then .pump
h luil and cut off the Fort Jack
cll ri S'rvoir and supply the city
‘ nil H 1 ly with fresh pump< d
I and artesian water—holding
1 Jackson resevoir with
. '' 11 measure for fire pro-
tectlOL).
, / * u ’ re ea T 8 there will be
. r ' 1 ■ ■ about the supply of wa
thf Vi' a,3 *lHy of the pumps at
' old station to lift the water to
7° rt Jackson resevoirs.
t i ' re 19 soine minor repairs
tobe the pumps but as
both the Superintendent and the
chairman of the Water Committee
are expert machines! s they are
making those repeairs .hemselves.
Mr. McGuire says that he
proposed connecting the wells and
arranging it so that each pump
has on equal show at the water —
and tiien just tumk of it! Clear
cool water and no mud.
The old water t >wer stand pipe, I
learn, has not been cleaned for years,
If Messrs McCaffrey ano McGuire,
are right, aud it they have the mud
dy water stopped out as they believe
they have, then die city of Rome has
been put to a heavy expense, aud an
expense that has proven a burdefi to
our people during the worst panic
that the couutrv has ever known.
And again, if the Supertendent is
right then it will save the city cost of
some $30,000 more money, needed to
finish paying for the completion of
tirer new pumping station, filters &
ect, For the city's good I hope he is
right— I know he is now pumping
wonderful streams of clear water from
the old wells.
“Hash. '
MET ON A CURVE.
Bad Wreck On the Atchinson, To-
Peka and Santa Fe.
Kansas City, Mo., August 13. —
A disastrous headend collision oc
curred on the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe railroad between
Hurdland aud Gibbs, Mo., at 3:30
o’clock this morning between ex
press train No. 5, westbound, and
express No. 4, eastbound, resulting
in two trainmen being killed aud
several passengers injured and the
engines and combination express
and baggage cars completely de
molished.
According to orders the trains
were to have met at Gibbs, and it
is alleged that No. 4 violated or
ders. The trains met on a slight
curve and came together with ter
nffic force. Both engineers applied
the air brakes and reversed their
engines.
As soon as the passengers and
those of the tram crew recovered
from the shock they proceeded to
rescue the unfortunate victims.
Engineer Humphrey, of No. 4, was
found at his post with one limb
cut off at the thigh aud his head
split nearly in two. He died in a
few minutes. Express Messenger
Caplinger was instantly killed.
Vee Derrick, the express messen
ger and baggage man of No. 5. had
a very narrow escape and his in
juries may yet prove fatal. The
momentum forced him through
the side of the car and lauded him
on the embankment about fifty
feet away. His face was mashed
to a jelly and his body terribly
cut aud bruiseff
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ROME GEORGIA. MONDAY EVENING AUGUST. 13 1894.
IN THE NECK
Pullman Strikers are to be Evicted
at Once.
SAID TO BE STARVING
They Still Hold out While new
men are Taking Their
Places and are to be
Placed in their
homes.
Chicago, August 18.—Mr. Pallfnan
has decided to turn nis striking ten
ants into the streets. He irate up
bis mind yesterday to evict them
from their homes early this week.
The excuse given for turning the
strikers out of their home is that the
houses are needed by new workmen,
here are now neaily 400 vacant
houses of various kinds in Pullman,as
many, perhaps, as will be needed by
the new men for some weeks.
Should the company carry out
its programme in this regard—
and there is little doubt that every
striker that does not go to work
will be put out —the town of Pull
man would be almost depopulated.
It would be, say those who have
watched the course of this whole
trouble, the most cruel eviction
this country has ever seen, if not
one of the most heartless ever re
corded in its history.
It seems inevitable.that no less
than 5,000 men, women and chil
dren will be turned into the
streets. About 1,5000 strikers are
tenants of the Pullman company,
most of them men with large fam
lies.
Few, if any of them have paid
a dollar of rent since the strike
has been declared. Most of them
are at the point of satrvation and
so poor they could not pay an ex
pressman to haul their goods cut
of town.
The situation at Pullman has
kept on getting worse for the strik*
ers who still hold out. Nearly
1,000 new men were employed
from down town and 150 additio
nal men are engaged to report for
work tomorrow morning.
The company will then have
1,700 men at work, or within
about 300 of the number it expects
to work this winter. The greater
number of the men are new
comers.
CATOOSA FOR BACON.
Her Solkl Citizens Stand Loyaelly
-by the Man From Bibb.
Riugold, August. 12.—Catoosa
county bv a vote of nearly two to
one, declared yestereay in favor of
Maj. A O. Bacon of Bibb for Unit
ed States senator,
It was feared by the friends of
Maj. Bacon that the county would
go for Col. Louis Garrard of Co
lumbus, as he had been here a
week or two ago and some of the
strongest men in the county had
promised him their support. Af
ter Maj. Bacon’s speech here, how
ever, the tide turned and it became
simply a matter of majority.
Catoosa county has always been
loyal to Maj Bacon. She cast her
votes for him when he ran against
Gen. Gordon for the g- vernor
sh i p.
BACON IN HARRIS.
He Makes a Tellingspeech to the
People of Hamilton,
Hamilton, Aug. 12,— By invitation
Hon. A. O. Bacon spoke to a large
and enthusiastic audience here yes
terday.
The court house was well idled
with Democrats and a good number
of Populists. The speech was a de
cided success and had a telling effect.
Such a m eech ought to be delivered
in every county in the stat .
NOW DAMMIT
The Reynold’s Bend of the Etowah
has Been Surveyed.
NATURAL FALLOF6.S FT’
The Canal will be 4,500 ft.
Long Through Grounds
That Were Overflowed
in the 'B6 Freshet.
A Meeting.
“Dam the Etowah!’’
Did you ever hear that expression
before?
Do you know that the unharnessed
waters of the yellow river, that sweep
by the city.day in and night through,
are a mighty herd of untained horses
whose power once harnessed would
make a manufacturing city of a town,
and men of wealth of many of her
well to do sons?
Such is the case, and yet we sit
idlv by and make an offort to do
nothing, save comment on the prodi
gality of the waisting treasure and
the power that runs madly free,
The Hustler of Rome has time
and again called attention to the
great water power that is daily
going to waste. Last week Major
Zack Hargrove employed civil en
gineer J. T. Moore to go out and
make a survey of the river at Rey
nolds Bend. Capt. Moore did so
and has handed The Hustler of
Rome the following report.
Rome, Ga ,August 13, 1894.
Editor Hustler of Rome .
Dear Sir:—
In company with Maj. Z
B. Hargrove, I last week made a sur
vey of “Reynolds Bend” for the pur
pose of determining the practibifity
of cutting a canal across the sam e ,
with a view of establishing an electric
plant.
The surroundings are very favora
ble. Across the peninsula the distance
is only forty five hundred feet. The
fall in the river is 6 5-10 feet.
At the point where a canal
would commence there is an island
in the river and everything favor
able for building a dam.
With a ten foot dam a very’ large
power could be had, or a continu
ance of the canal for four thousand
feet, would develope a natural fall
of 8:3 feet.
Such a plant as contemplated
by Maj. Hargroves would furnish
power for every’ piece of machin-.
ery in this city. Would light the
city and all the residences etc. for
about one half present prices, and
its stocks should then pay hand
some dividends.
Respectfully.
J. T. Moore.
Now, there is something defi
nite, and a foundation on which
to begin. Why not call a public
meeting at once and give the mat
ter a thorough airing. Shall the
enterprising citizens of our city
do like the other class? Or shall
we not call a meeting and take
some steps by which we may hoj e
to have the dam constructed i t
once.
AVENGED HER WRONG.
An Incensed 'Father Shoots His
Daughter’s Assailant.
Mempbis.Aug. 13.—Will Nersh
bred, negro, arrested at Rossville
charged with criminal assault up
on the eight year old daughter of
S. A. Crook near Candaville, was
yesterday, while in charge of the
deputy sheriff met hv the father of
tie ouba,ed chil? wh > o, ened fire
with a shot guuemp yiug both bar
rels into the the negro and placing
him beyond the necessity of lynch
iug, which preparations were mak
iug near the scene of the crime-
The outrage was committed Mon
day night Crook was away from
home. The negro entered the house
crawled into bed with the chil
dren and proceeded to a c ’a.ult the
eldest but was dr vm ff by the
mother who was called irom th)
adjoining room by the screams ol
the
SANDOW’S MARRIAGE.
The Strong man Found a Bride
LUnder Romantic Circumstances.
Manchester, England,Aug. 12.
Bandow. the strong man, has just
married m the cathedral to Miss.
Blanche Brookes,the daughter of a
local photographer.
A romantic story is told of San
dow's first meeting with his wife.
Two years ago while, performing
in Londoj, the platform on which
he supports horses broke, and al
most crushed him. During the ex
citement a wowan in a box threw
him a bunch of violate. Not long
afterwards Sandow stopped a run
away horse, and the occupants of
the cab was the same woman who
threw the violets. He sought her
acquaintance and has now marri
ed her.
Last fall there was a great deal
of talk about the possible marriage
of the strong man and Lillian Rus
sell. Both appeared in Chicago
theatres during the World’s Fair,
and weie often seen together.
When Miss Russell mareied Pe
rugim Sandow was said to have
torn his hair aud smashed things
in his room.
NEWS FROM HOWELLS.
The Mexican Lion Is Terrorizing
the Entire Country.
Seney Aug. 13.—there is a rite
smart excitement in our vacinity
present on account of the Wilipus
Walipus, some call it a mexican
Lion, some a Camount some Chick
en Eater and some dog eater. It
was seen at several houses last
week, getting Cnickens and whip
ping dogs; great efforts are being
made for its capture but so far
, have not succeeded.
Mrs Jane Green of Gordon county
spent last week with relatives and
friends.
Our crops are suffering badly
for rain at present.
Mr. J. P. Morris of Polk and Mr,
Newton Youngblood of Bartow
was a guest of our correspondent
Saturday night. Each one report
ing rain, much needed.
We learn that Squire Rich has
found his lost goods mentioned in
. our last letter.
• Our young people had a nice
little singing at Alberry Yarbroug’s
Uncle Larken Dunn says he was
badly frightened one evening last
week while hunting his cow, in
going along a very narrow path
with thick bushes and briers on
either side, he hapened to think of
meeting a
Mr. Will Stanford ofCenter Ala,
was in our Midst last week agitat
ing the peoples party question. \\ e
do nt need any of it in ours.
Josh.
“YOU ARE A LIAR.”
The exact amount of injury inflict
ed upon u man’s character by the de_
famation, “You are a liar ” is soon to
be determined by the Whitestone (L.
I ) Supreme Court. A village trustee,
thus addressed by a fellow I rastee,
has estimated his claims for damages
at SIO,OOO. No definite statement has
been made, however, as what part of
this sum is meant to cover “lacera
tion of spirit, ’
So popular has become this fash
ion of calling a man a liar that many
worthy American citi. eus might be
prevailed upon to under zo the ordeal
of boifir so stigmatized by mere word
ot mouth for a balm mucu less than
SIO,OOO.
Tnere are recognized today the
white lie, the business lie, the lie in
ferential or Senatorial lie, aud the fie
equivocal, as well as the lie circum
stantial and the lie direct.
Eaen the lie direct may be con
strued at times in the Pickwickian
sense, as the recent Butler- i dlman
parlor car episode has demonstrated.
No wonder David once said in his
baste, “A 1 men are liars,” —Philadel-
phia Record.
IO CENTS A WEEK
OLD LI HUNG/
Has Lost his Beautiful Peacock
Feather
ALSO HIS YELLOW COAT.
The Courage ofthe Japs is Be
ing Praised Unstintingly
by all who Know the
lay of the Land 25
Short Only-
London, August 12.—The Shanga
hi correspondent of the Central News
has been able to obtain from an offi
cial Chinese source a full confirma
tion of the report that Li Hung
Chang had been reproved and degrad
ed by the emperor for dilatoriness in
prosecuting the war The cotrespou.
dent says:
“The emperor expressed his dis
pleasure at the backward diyposi
tion of the soldiers, censured Li
Hung Chang for remissuess. and
and iu a Secrete degree deprived
him of the yellow coat and the
peacock feather aud reduced him
iu ranks three (Lgroes.
“Nevertheless Li Hung Chang
retains office, and in as much as he
has been given entire charge of the
naval and military forces, enjoys
all the privileges of vicetory, ”
The correspondent says th j inci
dent is entirely comprehensible to
anybody conversant with Chinese
customs.
Iu British naval circles the Japan
ese attacks upon Wei hai-Wei and
Port Arthur are regarded as daring,
to rashness and the plu< k of the
Japanese is praised unstintingly, The
attacks are compared to a supposition
attack by the British upon loulon.
Wei-hai-Wei and Port Arthur have
exceedingly strong defense. More
over, accoi ding to the testimony of
Capt. Lang and others jomrersant
with the facts, the Chinese are expert
torpedoists and gunners, It is as
sumed that the Japanese attack is
part of a scheme to keep she Chinese
fleet in gulf of Pe-chi-Li, while Ja
pan pours troops into Corea.
ONLT TWENTY FIVE SHOTS.
London, August 13.—A dispatch ’
to The Times from Shanghai says thtt
the Chinese official report of the en
gagement at Wei Wai Wei states
ihat only twenty five shots were en- .
gaged between the Japanese varsaij 8
and the forts The report adds that
one of the ships was hit three times . !
and an otbei once. The fire of the
warships did no damage to the forts.
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