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FRIDAY JAN. 6. 1899.
Dr J. 13, Hawthorne is in fa
vor of expansion. Yes, and so is
McKinley.
The members of Fulton conn
ty’s board of commissioners are
having a lively little scrap among
among themselves. There is
nothing like keeping up a racket !
The El Reconcentrado, the
organ of Cuba Libre, published
at Havana, charges that a Span
ish Judge, Zacarias Bresmes, was
the chief conspirator in the de
struction of the Maine.
A New Jersey man has a hog
which is said to weigh 1,500
pounds, and he thinks he can put
200 more on him by killing time.
If that hog ain’t a steer, he’s the
biggest hog in the round world 1
Brigham Roberts the congress
man elect from Utah whom some
are opposing on account of his
mormonism says that in this
country they kiss for fun, but in
Utah “for God’s sake.’’ Call
Hobson !
Tue Hustler-Commercial
has secured one of Rome’s most
cultured young women to act as
our society editress, and from
now on every Saturday after
noon’s issue will glisten with the
brilliancy of the social events of
the week.
Old mother earth gave up $3,-
000,000,000 gold last year, which
breaks the record as the largest
output of the precious stuff. This
statement, taken in connection
with the amount which fell to
our share, raises the suspicion
in our mind that the aforesaid
mother has somewhat against us.
_
The republican caucus of the .
Maine legislature met last nigly
and unanimously adopted ' ilon.
Eugene Hale for United States
senator. Mr. Hale appeared be
fore the convention and was
greeted by a whirlwind of ap
plause. He made a strong speech
of thanks, clearly explaining his
attitude on the questions of the
day, and declaring his opposition
to expansion.
The bud is more eay
' ’b' blighted than the
(A tub ' blown rose. A
Jrt young girl is more sus
/AmCb et ptible to weakness
1 ,n<l disease that will
A I wreck her in a wotnan-
>■ way than s “ e ’ s a^ter
Mnwz She aS li 10 healthy
Vuiyf womanhood. Thousands of
women have their lives
flit \ wrecked by troubles of this
I \ delicate description be
gfg] i i \ cause of their own ignor-
I I \ anee ’he prudery of
mK I II \ their mothers.
OSf’ I I Whenever the watifler
■wfif '! I' I \ \’ llg demon of ill health
JaH i \ finds a ship adrift upon
W//'/ I \ \ the sea of ignorance, he
M I 1\ \ steps on board, takes
// I IL/ ’he beim, and steers
straight for the mael
"• strom.of death. The young
woman who has not been taught the neces
sity of taking-aaie of her health in a wom
anly way is a ship adrift upon the <ea of
ignorance. Diseases thsft wiW wn-ok lier-fnfi
ure happiness will soon assume command.
Young women who suffer from weakness
and disease peculiar to their sex live under
a terrible nervous tension, and if they
escape death are always threatened with
insanity The whole nervous system is
affected by the constant drag and drain
upon the delicate and f< minine mgina.
Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription is the
one perfect and unfailing specific for every
derangement and disorder of this d. scrip
tiou It fits a yptpaii for wifi hood and
motherhood ft is the best of all known
nerve tonics It is the discovery of one of
the most eminent and skillful specialists
in disease of women
*t I was troubled three years with female weak
ness.'' writes Miss Ellen Otey. of Bedford Citv.
Bedford Co, Va. “1 had two physicians, but
neither did me any good I was troubled with
gains in my left side all the time When it was
Ome for my monthly periods I thought I would
<n« with pains in my back and stoma, h. I also
bad chills I could not get up wirhopt fainting
Finally 1 took three bottles of Dr Pierce's Fa
vorite Prescription and two of his ‘ Golden Med
ical Di Stovery.’ I do not have any pains at all
•nd am in better health now than I ever was
fa my life.”
How to preserve health and beauty are
told in Dr. Pierce’s Medical Adviser It is
free. For a paper-covered copy send 21
one-cent stamps, to cover mailing only;
cloth binding, 31 stamps. Address Dr. I
R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
THF ABSCONDING CHIEF.
As the readers of The Hust
ler-Commercial know, r. J-
B. Shropshire who was chief of
police for this city, has abscond
ed.
The facts as far as they have
been developed, connected with
his sudden and unexpected de
parture have been published, and
the people are familiar with them.
It is not the purpose of this arti
cle to review the tacts, or to
make an effort to account for
Mr. Shropshire’s conduct. He is
gone, and whether the story of
his location in Los Angeles, Cal
ifornia, told for the first time in
these columns yesterday after
noon is true or not —whether he
js in company with a woman or
not —whether he is arrested and
brought back to Rome or not —
has nothing to do with the pur
port of this article.
What we started out to say,
and what we believe ought to be
said is, that Mayor Seay and the
city council deserve the thanks
of every tax payer in this city for
the patient, persistent, careful
and prompt investigation they
have made in this case, brom the
very moment there was a suspi
cion that Mr. Shropshire would
not return, the mayor, with the
active and honest co-operation of
the city council, took the matter
in hand, and never ceased until
the ex-chief’s official record was
looked into, and the amount of
his shortage ascertained.
And tpis is not ail.
When the amount of the deficit
was known, without delay or dil
ly-dallying of any sort, proper
legal steps were taken against
the property and bondsmen of
Mr. Shropshire, to guarantee the
city against, as we see it, even the
reasonable possibility of loss.
But they did not-top at that point.
In further demonstration of their
loyalty to the interests of those
whose servants they recognize
themselves to be,they have sc'/ghf,
and with what seems to be cer
tain success, to locate Mr. Shrop
shire, bring him back in order
that legal investigation may be
had./and the once popular chief
of/the Rome police force be
iXade to suffer such penalty as
inay be imposed.
Such faithfnl, prompt and suc
cessful work upon the part of
these gentlemen set up the fact
that the voters of the city made
no mistake when they made them
the guardians of the city’s inter
ests.
We believe they deserve and
will receive the hearty thanks and
emphatic approval of the people
of the city.
Concerning Mr. Shropshire
personally, we have only to say
that the facts so far seem to point
most strongly to his guilt, but it
is not our province to pass sen
tence on him. Socially, he was
pleasant, and seemed to have
many friends. He came of an old
and honorable family, and is, by
blood, connected with some of
our most wealthy and socially
prominent people .
As stated by our reporter yes
terday, his conduct is inexplica
ble.
General Gomez has issued a
proclamation advising against the
disbanding of the Cuban army
until the proceedings at Washing
ton are completed in regard to
the pay of insurgent troops. Your
Uncle “Go,” while lie has an eye
to the main question, is some
what short on faith in “Uncle
Sam.”
Not content with charging Doc
tor Johnson plagiarized his dic
tionary from Shakespeare, Chau
cer, Bacon, et. al., the plagiarist
pursuers are after Milton. They
contend that there is little doubt
that he plagiarized his Paradise f
ROYAL KX
Absolutely I>ure
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
ROYAL BAKINQ POWDER CO..
Lost from the Bible. Well, all
we have to say is, even if the
charge be true, that it was a
work which none save a genius
of the highest order could have
accomplished.
Hon. Carl Schurtz delivered
the convocation address at|Chica
go university last night, and his
subject was “American Imperial
ism.” His remarks were a discus
sion of the expansion idea and
strongly against it. He contend
ed that i. was wrong for the United
States to annex any of its con
quests during the war with Spain
and predicted much trouble for
the country if it annexed Porto
Rico and the Philippines.
Archbishop Santander, of Ha-;
vana, says that he believes that
the best interests of Cuba depend l
upon her loyalty to Spain, and
for that reason he will never
“take the oath of allegiance to the
American government.” What
effect the bishop’s decision would
have had on the Paris peace
commission, had it been known,
the good Lord only knows. But,
all distinction is not the same'
distinction —there is the distinc-;
tion of wise men and likewise the
distinction of fools !
From the reports received by
the Commissioner of Agriculture
the farmers of this section ot
the state are still sowing wheat,
and the number of acres is larger |
than for many years past. It is
also probable that a larger corn ,
crop will be planted next spring \
than was ever planted in the!
history of the state. When our
farmers begin to give more land
and time and careful cultivation
to grain crops, the streaks of
yellow and red which harbinger
the coming of a brighter and
more prosperous day may be
seen.
The first democratic legislature
assembled at Raleigh, North
Carolina, yesterday,which has as
sembled in that state since 1893.
In the house the event of the day
was the speech of Henry Z. Con
ner who was elected speaker. It
was an outline of the democratic
policy, particularly as to the suf
frage question. He said in part:
“This legislature meets at this
time under conditions peculiarly
interesting. What is done will
deeply impress itself upon the
fortunes and well being of the
commonwealth. There are times
in the history of the state when
to preserve the highest and best
interests radical measures are
demanded. Much is expected of
this legislature, and we must see :
to it that the people are not dis
appointed.”
The cost of the proposed mili
tary establishment under the Hull
bill, reported to the house, as j
compared with the present regu-i
lar military establishment, not
counting the volunteer forces
incident to the war, is shown
in letters sent by Adjudant Gen
eral Corbin to Chairman Hull,
of the military committee, aggre
gate $57,053,865. But if we*ex
pand, we will need a bigger army,
and bigger armies mean bigger I
money, and bigger money means
heavier taxes, and heavier taxes
mean poorer people. In the
I face of these factsjthere are many
poor fellows who have no sort of
intelligent conception of the ef
fect'-' of the theory rending the air
for expansion !
Notwithstanding the ciaims to
solemn kissing which Congress-
MB I
man Brigham Roberts makes foi
Utah, and the fact that their
dances are opened with prayer,
the Methodist preachers of Syra
cuse, New York, are about to
send to Washington the follow
ing petition.
“To the Hon. Michael E. Dris
coll, M. C., Washington: Dear
Sir—We, the members ot the
Syracuse Methodist Preachers
Association of Syracuse, N. Y.,
including the pastors of district
congregations ot the Methodist
Episcopal Church, at our regular
meeting, held on December .19,
by unanimous vote decided to
solicit your aid in preventing the
admission of Brigham H. Roberts
of Utah, to a seat in the United
States Congress of March 4,1899.
I “We respectfully protest against
hiS admission in the name of all
that is just in law, dignified and
; noble in manhood, pure and re
; fined in womanhood, wholesome
•in morality and holy and rever
enced in Christian sentiment of
our beloved country.”
The Syracuse Ministerial As
sociation, composed of preachers
of all evangelical denominations,
are also agitating the matter and
will petition their Representative
in Congress to the same end.
i °
: But who will construct and
circulate a petition in the Hobson
lease? “O, consistency,” thou art
a sightl
Mr. Edwin P. Chamberlain
of whom mention was made
in The Hustler-Commercial
yesterday afternoon, died at his
home in Atlanta at 1 150 o’clock
this morning. He was one of
the leading merchants of that
I .
■ city, and occupied high social
position. From a long personal
! acquaintance with Mr. Chamber
lain, we give it as our opinion
that he was a good man.
r SOUTHERN
M RAILWAY,
Cosdenseil Schedule in Effect December 18, 1898.
8 ■- I No. 16 No. 14~j~No. |
Lv Chattanooga 6.45 am 6.10 pm 10.10 pm
Ar Dalton 7.59 am 7.2ftpm 12.06 am
1 Ar Rome 9.15 um 8.20 pm: 1.30 am
; Ar Atlanta 11.50 am 10.30pml 5.00 am
Lv Atlanta 12.05 pm 10.60 pm! 5.30 am
Ar Macon 2.25 pm I.ooam B.Boam
i Ar Jesup 6.59 pm 5.43 am
Ar Everett 7.35 pm 6.25 am
Ar Jacksonville 9 55pm S.ss;nn
Lv Jesup 10.00 am
Ar Jacksonville I.oopm
Lv Everett "7.45 pm 6.30 am ~~~
Ar Brunswick 8 45pm 7.45 am
No. 16 carries Pullman Sleeping Car
nooga to Jacksonville without ohan.ge
No. 14 is solid Vestibulcd train Chattanooga
to Jacksonville carrying Baggage Car. Day
Coaches and elegant Pullman Drawing Room
Sleeping Cars, through without change: also,
Pullman Sleeping Car Atlanta to Brunswick.
No. 8 carries Pullman Sleeping Car Chatta
nooga to Atlanta.
stations. I No. 13 ! Nq. 15 NqT7~
Lv Atlanta -.! 5. l.’.am 4.00 pm 7.50 am
<r Rome 7.30 am 6.25 pm 10.20 am
Ar Dalton 8.35 am 7.25 pm 11.30 am
Ar Chattanooga 9.50 am 8.40 pm I.oopm i
Lv Chattanooga 10.00 am: 9.00 pm
Ar Burgin I 4.15 pm I
Ar Lexington 1 5.00 pm! 5.00 am
Ar Louisville I 735 pm 7.56 am
Ar Cincinnati 7.Wm 7.45 am
Lv Chattanooga 1.25 pm 1.15 am "1.25 pm
Ar Nashville . i'>.sspm 6.40 am 6.55 pm
No. 13 carries Pullman Sleeping Car Athinta
to Cincinnati without change.
No. 15 carries Pullman Sleeping Car Atlanta
to Cincinnati and Chattanooga to Louisville.
I STATIONS. , No.lll21 No. 86.
Lv Chattanooga.. LlOam IftOOpm
'Ar Knoxville 8.05 am I.loam
Ar Morristown I 9.50 am 2.25 am
Ar Hot Springs .’ 11.40 am 4.00 am
Ar Asheville I.lopm 5.10 am
Ar Salisbury 6.35 pm 9.30 am
Ar Greensboro 9.52 pm 12.06p1n
Ar Raleigh 1.40 am 3.23 pm
Ar Norfolk 7.50 am
|Ar Wa hington 77 16.42 am i.Obpm
Ar New York. | 112.43 pm 6.23 am
I No. 12 carries Pullman Drawing Room Sleep
| ing Car Chattanooga to New York via Ashe
| ville and Salisbury to Richmond, arriving Rich
mond 6.00 a.m. also Pullman Sleeping Car
Greensboro to Norfolk.
No. 16 is solid train Chattanooga to Salis
bury, with Pullman Sleeping Car Chattanooga
to Salisbury and Salisbury to New York with
out change.
'ii■ l >-■ ~ No~4 No. 6
Lv Chattanooga s.oopin H.ssam
Ar Knoxville 8.4.,pm 1.05 pm
Ar Morrist wn 2.15 am 2.2fipm
Ar Bristol 6.45 am 5.05 pm
7 r ».• :l ■ ;■ ton. 11.20 pm 7.45 am
Ar N” . 7.50. m 1.20 pm
No. ft carries Pullman Sleeping Car Chattft
nooga to Washingt -n without change.
No. I carries Pullman Sleeping Car Knox
ville to Bristol.
-' ’'i ’.'- _ I, ■
Lv Rome 9.25 am
Ar Anhiaton li.2sum
Ar Birmingham . 10.00 pm
■* ! 3.55 pm
Ar Meridian 7.80 pm
Ar NewOrleana... R3oam
Ar Jackson. 9 4.5 am
Ar Vicksburg n. 3 sara
Ar Shreveport 7.2upm
Wo. 15 I SNo. » I ~ +No." 16"l|Na 10
2.oopm' 4.50 pm l.vßome. . . ar 8.50 am 'B.Bsam
5. I ipm ''...7pm Ar Gad den. ar 6.00 am 6.30 am
_ftoopml 7. lOpm Ar Attalla, lv 5.45 am 6.2ouia
+ Dally except Sun lay. | Sim.lay Only.
F. S. GANNON, 3dv.p. & G.M.,Washington, D C.
J. M. CULP, Traf. Mgr., Washington, D. Q
W. A. TURK, G. I’. A.. Washington, D. O
C. A. BENSCOTER, A.G.P.A..Chattanooga,l’arin
HANKS'
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Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
FURNITURE.
6arD6U,Maiilngs.Siov6s.&6.
Coffins, Caskets and Cases.
305 Broad Street, = ROME, GA.
Furniture sold at lowest possible prices
either for cash or on the most liberal install
ment. plan.
UNDERTAKING- and EMBALMING- in all
its branches by professionals in the busi
ness.
Curran, Scott& Co.
DEALERS IN
LIQUORS,
Wines, Seer, Tobacco
AND
Sweet Mash
FAYETTE COUNTY
® COM = 1
»2 per Gallon WHISKEY ,
Fu’rniied. |j(IIIQ 1/ f V SEVENTY-
nilluliLi VE CENS te
FULL QUART.
XO. 6 BROAD STREET
ROME, GA,
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