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HR. O'NEIL PAYS.
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Settles his iDdebUdiiess to
Mr.G.J. Bryant anil
GETS RECEIPT |N FULL.
Books Ware Tangled. Hon. W.
H, Ennfs Talks.
Hon. W. 11. Ennis, attorney
for Mr. G. J. Bryant, has re
turned fn<m Cleveland, Tenn.,
and reports that Mr. W. P.
O’Neil has settled in full all
claims held by Mr. Bryant
against him.
Mr. O'Neil, for years his been
one of Rome’s most respectable
citizens, having held various of
fices of trust and responsible
positions during that time.
His last position was that of
bookkeeper for Mr. Geo. J. Bry
ant, tee wholesale and retai
whiskey man. A recent invesli-1
gation of Mr. O’Neil’s books
disclosed the fact that Mr.
O’Neil’s accounts were some
what tangled and that lie was
apparently short and overdrawn
nearly s7< 0.
Mr. O’Neil left Rome and
went to his former home in
Cleveland, Tenn. Hon. W. H
Ennis after Mr. Will McGhee,
an expert bookkeeper, had as
certained Mr. O’Neil’s shortage,
representing Mr. G. J. Bryant
went to Cleveland and had no
trouble in effecting a settlement
Col. Ennis was seen by a
Hustler-Com mercial reported
today, upon his asrival home.
Mr. Ennis said, “Yes, I am
just home from Cleveland. I
went there with a claim of a few
hundred dollars belonging to
Mr. G. J. Bryant against his
former bookkeeper, Mr. W. P.
O’Neil. I had no trouble in ef
fecting a settlement and Mr.
O’Neil now’ holds a rdceipt in
full from my client.”
Mr. Ennis stated further that
be was most hospitably treated
by the O’Neils while in Cleve
land. He says that the O’Neil
tamily is one of the best in Ten
nessee and that its members
stand high socially and finan
cially.
The Hustler-Commercial
kne weeks ago the facts in the
case i d has kept posted en all
developments since then. It
knew’ the disposition of Mr. Bry
ant and also that Mr. O’Neil in
tended to make good any short
age that an expert accountant
might find in the books. We
congratulate Mr. Bryant in that
he loses no money—and congrat
ulate the Hustler-Commercial
because w T e have published noth
ing that would agonize the heart
or bring the blush to the fair
face of any lady relative of Mr.
O’Neil.
THtY KISSED.
Affecting Meeting Os Lee And
t Wheeler.
Washington. D. C., Aug] 18. —
Two grizzled war soldiers, both of
the rank of Major General, met in
the Secretary of War’s office this
morning. They were Gen. Lee and
Goo. Joe Wheeler.
They are old friends and old
comiades in arms, bur, had not
met since the war began. >ach
grasped the Other by both hands.
Then General L>e drew the little
“Fighting Joe” to his’heart, and
*hey hugg j d and kissed each other
■egardless of the fact that there
'ere a good many pt rsnis present,
icretary Alger turned his head
'ay- _
joonard Sparks went down to
•mta today.
IW TAXON COTW
I
Important Information Need
ed hy Cotton Dealers.
QUESTIONS ANSWERED j
Throwing Light on a Most
Timely Subject.
It is not generally known per
haps that the war stamp act
covers cotton receipts, or at
least a certain class of them.
The following, however, which
is taken from the Selma Times,
will throw much light on the
subject and should be read by
all cotton dealers :
“Ths law which requires ev
ery receipt to be stamped with a
twenty five cents internal reve
nue stamp, has given cotton
warehousemen in this city great
concern on account of the many
conflicting opinions as te who
was required to pay the tax,
whether producer, merchant nr 1
broker.
“Mr. Henry W. Parish, of
this city, therefore went to
Washington with a set of pre
pared questions, which are given
below, as well as the answer by
Gen. Samuel Butterfield, head
of the Internal Revenue Depart
ment. and an- 1
swers are very plain and are of
decided interest to all of the
people who handle cotton.
a tenant rents land for
a cotton rental delivered in bales
at warehouse, does such receipt
require a stamp? No; 25 cents
not required.
“If cotton mortgaged by the
producer to the factor is con
signed to factor to be sold, ware
house receipts being issued in
consignee’s name; but design a
ing the consignor, does ware
house receipts for such cotton
require a stamp? No; if cotton is
merely mortgaged and remains
the property of the producer, 25
cents not required.
“Or, if producer is not in
debted but consigns his crap to
factor for sale, warehouse ie
ceipts being in same manner as
mentioned above, does such re
ceipts require a stamp? No ; 25
cent stamp not required.
“If producer delivers cotton
to merchant in the interior for
payment of debt, and the mer
chant ships such cotton to ware
house in his own name, does
such receipt require a stamp?
Yes ; 25 cents stamp required.
“Or, if producer, without be
ing indebted, sells his cotton
straightout for cash to country
merchant, he then shipping it
to warehouse, does such receipt
require a stamp? especially
when considering in connectio i
with the fact mentioned in facts
Nos. 5 and 6? Yes ; 25 cent
stamp required.
j'of cotton previously stored
at a warehouse it removed there
form by buyers and delivered to
a compress for temporary stor
age, to be eventually compressed
‘for shipment, does such receipt
by compress company revuire a
stamp?—such receipts usually
designate any number of bales
on one blank. Yes ; 25 cent
for each receipt, no matter how
many bales are designated there
on.
Married Yestirday. Yes
terday afternoon at 5 o’clcck, Mr.
T. J. Brooks and Mr*. Mattie
Romines, of this city were united
in marriage by ’Bqnire Walter
Harra at his office on lower
Broad street. The wedding wu
'witnesasd by a few friends of ths I
contracting parties. |
BIBYGLK RAGES
Was The Very Rest al Ex
position Park j
YESTERDAY hFITRIW.
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Some Record Breaking Was
Made by The Cyclists.
The bicycle races at tho expo
sition park yesterday afternoon
were decidedly the best ever
given in Rome, but the crowd
was not as large as it should
have been.
Some of the best professional
riders in the south took pait
and some record breaking was
nude.
The East Rome band furnisl -
tu the music for the occasion.
The following was the pro
gram :
One Mile—Open, amature.
Baker 1 1 ] ;Dock Wingfield,Rome,
Box [4] ;Littlefield [s] ;Rodgers,
Gadsden |3] ; Ben Boaten
rider, Atlaeta, |G|;Will Sellick
[7];LaMar, Rome, )B|.
One Mile—Open, professional.
Eli Winesette, Atlanta, [9|;
Frank Steinhau, Chicago, |10|;
Zenus Fieles, Atlanta, |ll|;Wi
ley Mangum, Atlanta, 1121 ;A mi
Elliot. Atlanta, [l3| ; Tom Les
ter 1141.
Half Mile—Open, amature.
Baker | 1 j ;Wingfield |2| ; Box
[4] jLittleliehl [s] ; Rogers |3| ;
Boatenrider | 6]; Will Se Hick [7];
LaMar |B|.
Five Mile—Match race. Eli
Winesette [9]; Frank Steinhaur
|lo|. Paced by Mangum and
Lester on a tandem.
One Mile—Amature, (match)
Wingfield |2| ; Barker [3].Most
interesting race on program.
One Mile Against track rec
ord. Eli Winesett paced by tan-
Jem.
2nd Heat—Mile, amature.
Wingfield, Baker.
Half Mile—Exhibition, Eli
Winesett, paced by tandem.
3rd Heat—Mile, a m a t u r e.
Wingfield and Barker.
Admittance 25 cents. Reserv
ed seats on sale at West Cycle
Co., Armstrong Bldg.
ASKED POSTPONEMENT
James J. Corbett Would Fight
McCoy Later on.
Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 18.—It
is probable that the Corbett-
McCoy fight, scheduled to take
place at the Hawthorne Athletic
Club here Sept. 10, will be post
poned to suit Corbett, in view of
the tragedy in his family. Club
officials received a request from
Corbett for the postponement of
the fight until late in September
or the early part of October, and
it is probable that the request
will be granted, as McCoy, his
opponent, announced his willing
ness to consent to anything Cor
bett shall ask. Officials havs
received many offers from other
pugilists to take Corbett’s place,
among them Sharkey, Fitzsim
mons and Tommy Ryan.
BUCKLEN’S ARNICA SALVE
The best salve in the world
for cuts, bi usese sores, ulcers,
salt rheum, fever sores, tetter,
chapped hands,chilblains, corns,
and all skin eruptions, and pos
itively cures piles, or no pay re
quired. Is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price 25 cents ]er
box. For'j-ilo by all Druggists.
K LLED BY A ROOSTER.
Washington, 0., Aug 18.—Char*
les Schwab . 9 son of Isaac Schwab
died in convulsion after b< irg
spurred i.i the temple h/ a gi me
'rootstar. •*
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