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IS AN EMBEZZLER.
Cashier Hawkins, cf the Standard
Oil Comqany, Arrested.
Detroit, Mich , September 2. —
Korval A. Hawk-ins, cashier of the
Standard Oil Company, in thia
city, ami a well-known society
man, was arrested this afternoon
on ciiargos of embezzlement.
The complaint was made by the
Standard Oil Comyany and charges
that during the past year and a
half, while acting as cashier, Haw-j
kins has embezzled $15,000.
The discovery was made by the
general manager of the company
who Is gaii an invest igation of Haw
kins’ l><oks some days ago. As far
as the investigation has proceeded
the shortage amounts to over $15,-
030.
11 .i.- not know n what Hawkins
did with the money, as he has been
living quietly since his marriage,
which occurred about a year t ago.
Hawkin.- was arraigned this after
noon. pleaded not guilty and his
examination was set for next Fri
day morning.
PICKERS ORGANIZING
South Carolina Negroes Want 50
tats Per Hundred Pounds.
S. C.. September 3. —
Tiic ©egroes in Georgetown county
•Offi'tSie Santee river, are being or
gmfzed into clubs for the purpose
of’demanding 50 cents in cash for
every one hundred pounds of cot
ton they pick.
AU members pledge themselves
to ab.dt by this rule and to thrash
any other negroes who act other
wise. The fields all around areal
most groaning with cotton burst
ing from the bolls, but the negroes
have been so stirred up jby secret
agents travliug about that they
Will not touch the cotton,although
they are in want, except for 50
cents cash.
Tint is what caused the
. at Hart in City a few days ago.
Warrants for the arrest of the con
Hpirator# will probably be made
out at Gourdins early this week.
Each club has a president and is
frequently eddreseed by speakers.
SHOT ON THE STAGE.
Aeddent in a theater Where Am
.teurs Were Playing.
Sedalia, Mo., September B.—At
Eee’s Summit last night an ama
tetsr theatrical company, composed
of young society’ people, was pre
senting the play, “The Postal
Clerk, at the opera house.
j|ln the play it became necessary
r<* use a pistol. In the dressing
tooni of W illiam Gibbs were two
pistols, one loaded with blank car
bridges and the other with bullets-
During the act Gibbs fired at J.
P. Latherman, an operator from
Pacific railway, who
w&a playing an important part.
The audience was horrified to see
Datherman fall to the floor with a
Wtream of blood spurting from a
ghastly wound over his left eye.
Efo cannot recover. G ibbs is almost
eraa-d with grief, as the men were
warm personal friends.
ZIMMERMAN WINS.
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The American Cnampions big
Race.
Paris September. 2.— A. A. Zim
mormaii, the American champion
bicyclist, today won the grand
prize of the Union velocipedique
.Ftaociase. Banker was second.
At th» Velodrome de la Seine to
<i&y, the bicycle race for the grand
prix de L’Union, 1000 francs, dis
t&uce, five kilometeis, was won
easily by Zimmerman. Banket
second.
In the race for amateurs, Ed
ward ras first, and the American
Dun wo >dv. was second.
QUANTED: Three wide avak*
hustling agents to represent us ii
good ■peytng territory Reference
required. Apply at 207 Broac
St., fiome Ga . •
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A GOOD SHOW.
■ '
Barlow, Dolson & Powers Mam
moth Minstrels.
I nis re ‘ tied company of “Meiry
Minstrel M< Barela/’ needs no intro
ductk n to the lovers of r« fined min
strelsy in this city.
Both from the point of view of nu
merical stren th and artistic ability,
this is the strongest minstrel com pu
ny that the patrons of Nevins Opera
House, Lave had an opportunity of
I witnessing. The company in its en-
I tirety numbers forty people
Among the principal members
may be mentioned the greatest of all
rnimdiel performers, MiltG. Bar'ow,
Frank Cushman, Tom Mack, Howard
Powers, Clayton & Jenkins and their
trick mule, Jasper; Musical Ravens,
direct from Moure & Burgess' Min
strel , London Eng.; Schofield, from
the Follies Bergeres; Zel’a, the mar
vei; whose acrobatic feats, are said to
be more than wonderful, in an en
iroly new novelty, the Demon’s Frol
tc, and the great Broadway Quar
tette, four great singers, whose
s iccess iu New York has been phe
nomenal. Will be at Nevin’s Opera
House Wednesday, Sept. sth Price
SI.OO 75 25 cts. Advance sale at
Yeiser’s.
TESTED PORT ARTHUR.
But the Japs Finding it too Much
for Them Retiried.
London, September 8. —A spe
cial dispatch to The Time from
Shanghai states that the Chinese
report that on Thursday last the
Japanese troops made a reconna
issance in force at Port Arthur.
They found the land defenses too
strong and retired without making
an attack.
TO PROTECT RUSSIAN INTERESTS.
St. Petersburg, September B.
The Russian squadron, destined
for Corea, is under orders to pro
ceed with the utmost expedition.
It is officially stated that the dis
patch of the fleet does not imply’
Russian military intervention in
the Chinese- Japanese dispute, but
is merely intended to protect Rus
trade.
ALONG THE LINES.
E*tonton Messenger: Auy move
ment in Putnam county this year,
rany other year, to defeat any
nomin eof the democratic party
will fail. This county is democra
s ic. and is going to remain so
All of the speeches of all of the
third party leaders could not make
it otherwise. A third party ticket
wou'd create bad feelings—that is
all ;and tnis being true.why should
our fellow citizens of the third par
ty put forward oue?
Danielsville Monitor . (’he dem
ocratic forces of the state ate
thoroughly aroused and at work.
Speakers are going into every city,
own and hamlet and into every
nook and corner of Georgia,telling
he true principles of democracy
a.i<i showing the fallacy of popu
lism.
Buena Vista Patriot :The great
-mirchlight of democracy is being
'urued on, and the people are be
ginning to see the good it has ac
complished even thus far.
Albany Herald The o’d-fashion :
,d trueb'ue ’democrats are in the
saddle is the second congressional
listrict yet. and will carry their
standard bearer to victory in No
vember.
Cave Spring Herald :The demo
cracy of the “bloody seventh” is
ill in line and a victory awaits
h>4ii at the November election.
Guyton Chronicle: Guyton has
m enthusiastic democratic club,
ve are going to make Rome howl.
NOTICE
It you owe State and county tax
■i i- at the Sheriff's office and pay i
ip and save cost. I regret to Ad |
< i tiae property such times asthes o
"it will be compell to do so, unle
•avmentis made this will be ien
tcrced strictly this August 22 1849
Jake, C. Moore, Sheriff.
ANOTHER GRAND STAND.
This Time Fire Licks up Balti
more’s at Pimlico.
Baltimore, Md., September 2. —
1 he grand stand,exposition build
ings, and other adjacent buildings
at Pimlico, Baltimore’s famous
I race track, were burned today.
Ihe fire started m one end of
the grand stand, and had gained
considerable headway before it was
discovered.
Several tire engines repaired to
the scene hut were of little or n»
service,the huge wooden structures
burning like so much tinder. The
destroyed property occupied near
ly a quarter of a mile and extend
ed on both sides of the grand
stand.
The c'ubhouse and stables are
some distance removed from the
grand stand, and were saved. The
total loss is estimated at $50,000,
and is covered by insurance. The
or’gin of the fire is unknown.
Pimlico track is owned by the
' Maryland State Agricultural So
jciety. and is by them leased to the
Pimlico Driving Club. Immediate
steps v ill be takun to replace the
burned buildings by mure modern
structures .
A Constant Visitor.
One of the best known and popu
lar firms in Rome, pays a visit ev
ery day to the readers of the Hust
ler, via its columns, and the ob
ject of this notice is simply to tell
the dear people that the card of J.
T. Crouch & Co. on the first page
will be a “constant visitor.” In
addition to a new and tastily se
lected stock of fancy articles and
high grade drugs this firm is the
sole agent for Huyler’s dainty,
pure and elegant confections. No
beau can conduct a successful
courtship without “Huylers” can.
dies.
FAIR WARNING.
After this date I will not pay
any account made in my name by
anyone outside of my immediate
family.
9-3-6 t. Fletcher Smith.
POSITIONS GUARANTEED!
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will explain why we can afford it.
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Draugbton’s Practical Business
College, Nashville, Teun.
Book-keeping, Shorthand, Pen •
mauship and Telegraphy, We
spend more money in the interest
of our employment department
than half tho Business Cocleges
take in as tuition, 4 weeks by our
method teaching book-keeping is
equal to 12 weeks by the old plan.
II teachers, 600 students past year
no vacation, enter any time. Cheap
Board. We have recently prepared
books especially adapted to
HOME STUDY.
Sentoutrial. Write us and ex
p ii i“yo>ir wants.” N, B, — H e
pay $5 cash for all vacancies as
tiook keepers, 0 t eno gr sphere
teachers, clerks, etc., rep~tn
us, provided we fill same,
HOW’S THIS?
We offer Oue Hundred Dollar
Reward for any case of catarrh
that cannot be cured by Hall’s
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. Cheney & Co. Props., To
ledo, O. We the undersigned, have
known F. J. Cheney for the last
15 years, and believe him perfect
ly honorable in all business trans
actions and financially able to
carry out any obligation made by
their firm.
\\ ESTdt 1 ruax, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, O. Walding, Kin
nan & Marvin, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, O.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists. Tetimonials free.
♦♦♦—
My boy was taken with a disease
resembling bloody flux. The first
thing 1 thought of was Chamberlain’s
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea R «uedy
Two doses of it settle-! the matte
and cure him sound and veil. ]
I heartily ecommend this re edy to
i all persons suffering from a com
plaint. I will answer any inquiries re
garding it when stamp is inclosed. I
refer to any county official as to my
reliability. W M Roach. J. p_, p niu .
roy jOampbell Co., Tenn’ For sale
by r Lu wry Bros.
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TH 3 GREAT ARTISTS.
Pollaiuolo was the son of a poul
terer, whence his naiue, and began his
career as a wood carver.
Bubgiuiaib was one of the first paint
ers to execute court scenes, such as
coronations and marriages.
Guido's later works are very inferior.
They were painted in haste, to raise
money for the gaming table.
D'Avanzo was the first modern
painter who attempted to give an op
tical illusion to his pictures.
Holbein was only sixteen years old
when first engaged in painting altar
pieces for the churches in Basle.
Durer was the son of a goldsmith,
and, showing an appreciation of art,
was apprenticed to a draughtsman.
V alesquez was a self-educated
painter. His scenes and models were
generally taken from peasant life.
Titian began to sketch before he
was four years old. His favorite
models were his wife and daughter.
Janssen's life was made miserable
by an extravagant wife, and his last
years were passed in extreme want.
Jean Cousin was originally a glass
stainer, who left that business to be
come the first historical painter oi
France.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
There arc three times as many wid
ows as widowers.
Lettuce and onions, eaten just before
retiring, cause sleep.
Bon.ing tar, applied to masonry,
makes it impervious to water.
Seven thousand insects are required
to make one pound of cochineal.
George Bunbaby, a Dublin short
hand writer, can record 250 words in a
minute.
F'ci 000 people in this country
1 'are sustained by the wages earned by
railroad employes.
The redwood forests of California
jjave uecofSe almost depleted by the de
mand for railroad ties.
Photographs have been taken of the
bottonl of the sea, fully five hundred
feet below the surface.
The apple grows wild in the Sand
wich islands. There are forests of them,
most of them neglected.
Seventeen transatlantic cables have
been laid, but only seven are in use.
The others have given out.
A caterpillar is so greedy that in
one month it usually devours six thou
sand times its own weight in food.
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.
Rev. E, E. Willet, of Sedalia, Ma,
has been expelled from a local Chau
tauqua circle because ho umpired a
game of baseball.
Pbof. Goodell, of Yale, has accepted
the professorship of Greek in the
American school at Athena, which was
recently offered him.
Mrs. Millicekt Garret Fawcett has
presented to Nowham college a col
lection of photographs of babies whose
mothers had had a college education.
Miss A. M. Hicks has been principal
of Clinton college. Kentucky, for twen
ty years, but she has just been dis
charged for being a faith-cure believer.
Mise Sophia A. Nobdhoff, a former
student of medicine at Washington, ac
cording to foreign papers, has been ap
pointed a physician at the famous wom
an’s clinic of Prof. Von Winked hi
Munich. She is fx-tremAdy popvAar.
•Janet Cajilti.e Ka^sH^/Mhe onjy
slster of Carlyle, is living new ’Dom&to,
Can. She is the widow of’ Robert
Hanning, who, after an unfim-eessful
business career in England, emigrated
to Canada and became fohuaan and
train dispatcher on a Canatiao railway.
FACTS AND FIGURES.
There are 150,000,000 opium smokers
in China.
Twelve average tea plants produce
one pound of tea.
The railroads of this country em
ploy 33,136 locomotives.
It is estimated that the lend in the
United States is worth 812,800,000,000.
The king of Samoa has forbidden his
subjects to sell or to use intoxicating
liquors.
The University of Chicago conferred
its ilrst degree of doctor of philosophy
upon a Japanese.
An ant’s brain is larger, in proportion
to the animal’s size, than that of any
othe.r creature known.
Last year the postmaster* of this
country handled about 4,000,000,006
pieces of stamped paper.
Sib John Habt declare* that the Chi
nese pay every year for their national
curse, opium, 8100,000,000.
IN A NUTSHELL-
Rubik* are manufactured.
Agate is successfully imitated.
The snail’s mouth i* in its foot.
Camphob grows on trees in Japan.
The first alphal*el had but sixteen
letters.
New Brunswick ha* a small leper
colony.
The title rabbi mean* master or
teacher.
Dramas in India ar* played in the
open air.
The smallest known microbe i* that
of influenza.
Fossil bisons have been unearthed
in Kentucky.
In geologic time the horse wm no
larger than a fox.
AGRICULTURAL NOTES.
An exchange reports that grease
weed which is invading the country
from the north is likely to prove al
most as damaging as the Russian
thistle.
If the grain shocks are allowed to
staud very long in the fields which
were sowed to clover last spring they
are liable to kill the plants they cover
and thus create bar* spots in the fields.
A plowing match is announced as one
of the features of the lowa state fair
this year. This method will be adopted
tor determining the relative merits of
the implements placed upon exhibition.
SHOIITEItCOI/LEGE
FOR YOUNG LADIES
ROME, GEORGIA.
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ADVANTAGES:
1 A «n<i hoa'tbfu' sito, fr-e from <3
2 Churnin g grounds and scfnifry—»u sUiia'io!i. ,
3 Mugnifioent brick bui idings—“ The \ ot tn- e<,lieges.”
4. -kyerj c<u»h<rt and coiivpiu-hch.
5. A complete f >rc° ot accomplished Teneh'-rA
6. A *p einlid Conserv it or » of Mus'c.
7. A renowned School ot A-t.
8 An unsurpassed D imitrip nt of F-oeuii ’ii and I’hysica
Uulture.
9. A strong aud thorough curriculum.
10. A su|.e,’o.r Finishing h>»oi
11. A deligh’ful h m- forth- pupil -way frmn pir-u's.
12. Re,isou»khlM charges.
For caialogtiHS and s;>-cinl itiformation. smdv to
Dr a. j. battle p-.mu--.-,
D- Pri.f. Ivy 'V. I)i-i;g..\n, Manager.
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