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HR. O'NEIL PAYS. — ( 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. __ 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. •* M S BEST SANITARY PLUMBING I ’'•4 A ® N * ;• > . | < & p ■ £ Gas, Water and Steam Fitter. |’ 4 ! i c r- . Water ~ C 4 1 A | Fixtures, neters Gas Stoves • 5 R « Pumps, Hydraulic rams, steam fix- L >r Y * tures, Sheet Lead, Lead Pipe, Elec- - 1 Si 5 trie fixtures. 3 p i - l W ' I have employed Alex S. Pierce to $ jl L take charge of my shop department. ■; M U f He is one of the best workmen in the I? W M S -South. Repair work attended to i ’■J ® promptly. 4B ♦ ■ 1 N : JOHNC CHILDS. 1 • 223 Broad st. Opposite Thos. F x | W 9 I 9 1 |WE I® DN UHDE • i tefe® anlsonearlh ♦ (® gjih ’•* THEY ARE THE * • t $7 KIND • gAT OTHER'PLACES. |Bume<lail»M»CoS© ww w w w •'W it- w *7?- w fa ** ** MM IMMI MM I i EVERYTHING IN ® i *« I&WEW I £ ¥ * * » : '1 11 • f I COST , I I Hrs, Ao O» Garrard I