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ninth year
GOUNGIL HEETB.
City Attorney Hands Down his
Opinion.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Make Their Report as to Shrop
shire’s Shortage. It has Bean
Published in This Paper.
The city council held its regu
lar monthly business meeting at
the council chamber last night,
every councilman being present
except Messrs. McArver from
the First ward and Reese from
the Fifth ward.
After transacting some routine
business City Attorney Under
wood submitted an elaborate and
finely written opinion as to the
legality of the council increasing
the salary of City Clerk Smith
and re-electing him to that office.
The city attorney decided that
the council’s action was legal
and quoted numerous authorities
substantiating his position. Clerk
Smith also read a written state
mentreviewing the case in which
he says, after a brief review
of the action of the council:
“However ; gentlemen I wish to
distinctly state that if any mem
ber of this council thinks that
he has acted without due con
sideration, or that after careful
thought he believes that his
action, from any standpoint, is
unwise or inadvisable; the whole
council may, under the motion
to re-consider take the matter
into c nsideration, and act as is
now thought for the better; with
out looking at the matter as a
vested right on .my part. Mi.
Hamilton, though my personal
friend, made his motion to re
consider without consulting me;
but as I told the members of
the council then without any
deliberation, I will tell them now
after deliberation, that I am in
their hands and they can affirm
their action as to increased salary
or revoke it, and I will rest con
tent.”
On motion of Committeeman
1 urner, of the Fifth, the report of
Attorney Underwood was adopt
ed, and which disposed of that
matter. The finance committee
then submitted their report as to
the amount of ex-chief Shrop
shire's shortage, which was unan
imously adopted.
1 his report was given to the
public by The Hustler-Com
mercial only, in our issue ot
January 2, and they are there
fore well acquainted with- the
facts contained therein.
At the conclusion of the read
ing of the report Mayor Seay
arose and stated that he had been
assured by responsible parties
that Shropshire’s indebtedness to
the city would be paid, and that
the amount was en route to Rome
now.
The facts regarding this money
Was published only in yesterday’s
Hustler-Commercial.
Attorney Underwood stated
that he had attached Shropshire’s
property in the Fifth ward.
This fact was also published
only by The Hustler-Commer
cial in our issue of January 2.
This was the only important
business transacted other than
the regular routine business.
THE ROME HUSTLER-COMMERCIAL
MULE RAISING IN GEORGIA.
Dr. F. M. Skillern, of Tennessee, Here.
An Interesting Talk.
Dr. F. M. Skillern, of Mur
fresboro, Tenn., is in the city
and paid the Hustler-Commer
cial a pleasant call this morn
ing. Dr. Skillern comes to Rome
to interest the farmers of this sec
tion in mule raising On next
Saturday he will auction at
Ramey’s stable a carload of Span
ish Jacks and Jeannetts which are
of a superior quality.
Dr. Skillern said to a reporter
this morning:
“There is no necessity of farm
ers sending north for their fine
mules when they can be raised
here. Mules have advanced in
price and raising mules beats
4 C cotton all to hollow.”
“Why,” said the Doctor, “I
have been in the mule rai-ing
business all of ,ny life and have
made it a close study and on next
Saturday at the sale at Ramey’s
stable I propose to give the farm
ers of this section some valuable
information arising from practi
cal experience of a life time ”
“Do youthink that the farmers
of this section can raise mules
and market them as successfully
as the Tennessee farmers?” asked
a reporter.
“Certainly” replied the Doctor,
“you have as fine country here as
we have around Murfresboro,
and the farmers of my section
have made money at it, are out of
debt and have money in the
bank.”
Dr. Skillern’s partner is Mr. J.
M. Howard, whose daughter re
cently graduated from Shorter
college. Mr. Howard will be
here Saturday and will look
around with an eye to locating
permanently.
EAST ROME ELECTION.
Mayor McWilliams Re-elected —Tie For
Councilmen.
Yesterday East Rome witness
ed one of the warmest municipal
contests she has ever had.
The contest was between the
new and old tickets for mayor
and councilmen, the latter being
headed by Mayor O. H. McWil
liams, who has been mayor of
this popular suburb for 13 years,
As an evidence of the interest
manifested in the contest, out of
the 115 voters registered' 103
voted.
The result of the contest was
as follows:
for mayor.
O. H. McWilliams, old ticket 57
R. H. West, new ticket 46
FOR COUNCILMEN.
N. J. Steel, old ticket 54
L. Waas, new ticket 5°
J. D. Chapman, new ticket 50
C. Terhune, old ticket 5°
As will be seen by the vote
vote Messrs. Waas, Chapman
and Terhune tied for councilmen,
which will necessitate another
election.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE
DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets All druggists refund
the money if it fails to cure. 25c.
The genuine has L B. Q on
each tablet.
Warters’ Extra Good are the
best 5 cent cigars on the market.
Call for them.
The words of praise bestowed
upon Hood's Sarsaparilla bx
those who have taken it prove
the merit of the medicine.
ROME, GEORGIA, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10. 1899.
DONALDSON SKIPS.
A Rome Merchant Leaves With
Funds
NOT BELONGING TO HIM.
Warrants Sworn Out By Coker
& Co. and Mr. vVill Smith
Gees After Him.
T. A. Donaldson, a young
merchant doing family grocery
business in the Empire Block,
left Rome last Saturday night
without telling some of his credi
tors good bye, and yesterday a
warrant was issued for him for
cheating and swindling.
Donaldson has been in the
grocery business in Rome about
eighteen months, but trade was
off and lie credited a good deal
and finally found himself out of
funds and a lot of bad accounts
on hand.
Then’W. H. Coker & Co.
took him up and let him have a
stock of groceries, taking a mort
gage for the same.
Qn January Ist the mortgage
became due and as Donaldson
couldn’t pay it, Coker & Co.
bought his stock, accounts etc.,
turning over the mortgage to
Donaldson.
Coker St Co. then employed
Donaldson to take charge of the
business for a week and see if he
couldn't collect up some of his
accounts.
Donaldson stayed at the busi
ness all last week selling goods
and collecting accounts, closing
up as usual Saturday night.
Before leaving the store, how
ever, he pocketed all of the mon
ey on hand and left at midnight
for Frankford, Ky., where his
wife is.
Yesterday Coker & Co. were
informed of Donaldson’s depart
ure. They had a warrant sworn
out for him before Recorder M.
B. Eubanks for larceny after trust,
and Mr. Will Smith left on the
first train for Frankford.
Donaldson will probably be
brought back to Rome tomorrow.
Prof. W. O. Conner, of Cave
Spring, is in the city.
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TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS
Items of Interest Gathered From Far
•nd Near.
New York, Jan. io.—By a
head end collision between the
passenger 'rains on the Lehigh
Valley railway at West Dunellen,
N. J., yesterday evening thirteen
persons were killed and over
twenty-five were injured.
Washington, Jan. 10. —Repre-
sentative Dingley’s condition last
night is such as to cause his
family much concern. He is
simply holding his own, his sys
tem, weakened by disease, refus
ing to respond to the nourish
ment and medicine given him.
Rock Rapids, lowa, Jan. io.—
The Farmers’ Bank of Inwood
has been robbed of $2,000. The
vault was entered and the safe
blown open. The robbery was
evidently the work of profes
sionals, who entered and left town
on a railway handcar.
Augusta, Ga., Jan. 10. —The
Augusta mills which have been
closed on account of the strike
rang their bells yesterday morn
ing and opened their doors
to the strikers. About a hun
dred went to work in the King
and Sibley mills each, and they
kept such part of the mill as
could be operated by these run
ning all day. They will resume
again tomorrow, when it is hoped
more of the strikers will return to
work.
Washington, Jan 10. —John R.
McLean, owner of The Cin
cinnati Enquirer, is dangerously
ill at his home here. He has
hiccoughs. He suffered from
them several days last week, but
the distress ceased Friday. Since
then they have resumed and to
day his friends are alarmed at his
condition. The disease is su
perinduced by gout and stomach
trouble.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 10. —C. P.
Johnson the Bowery barkeeper
and ex-manager of the white
elephant on Alabama St., who
has made away with the Mc-
Curry state bonds was unsuc
cessful in resisting the requisi
tion of Governor Candler and
he is now on his way from New
York to Atlanta in the care
of Deputy Sheriff Shropshire and
Attorney Shepherd Bryan. He
left on an eariy train this morn
ing and will arrive in Atlanta
to-morrow morning at 5:10
o’clock.
MARTIN-ROUNSAVILLE.
A Popular Young Roman to Marry a
Chicago Girl.
The coming marriage of Mr.
Fred Rounsaville of this city to
Miss Maude Martin of Chicago,
has been announced to occur on
January 18, at the home of the
bride. No cards will be issued
and the marriage will be a very
quiet affair.
Miss Martin, though now a
resident of Chicago, is a Georgia
girl, having formerly lived in
Atlanta. She has visited Rome
quite often.
Mr. Rounsaville is the oldest
son of Mr. J. W. Rounsaville,
one of Rome’s wealthiest and
most successful business men.
The Armour Packing Co., is
erecting a cold storage ware
house on East Third street near
the Howell Cotton Co’s ware
house. Mr. C. M. Fouche is the
manager of the Rome branch for
this well-known firm.
OFFICIAL DOINGS
Os Last Nights Meeting of City
Council.
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MATTERS OF INTEREST
Carefully Considered by The
City’s Mayor And Efficient
Councilmen.
Council meeting January 9,
1898, —Present Hon. J. J. Seay,
mayor, and Councilmen C. W.
Morris, Walter Harris, W. T.
Jones, R. A. Denny, J. D. Turn
er, B. T. Haynes, D. B. Hamil
ton, Jr. and F. J. Kane.
The minutes of meetings of
Nov. 28, and Dec. 12, and Dec.
20 were read and confirmed.
The opinion of the city attor
ney with reference to the action
of council upon the question of
the salary of the city clerk stating
that said action was legal, was
received and spread upon the
minutes.
Councilman Hamilton with
drew his motion for a reconsider
ation of the matter.
The petition of Messrs. Bran
ham and Black with reference to
taking in certain ground adjoin
ing Myrtle Hill cemetery for
burial purposes wbs referred to
the cemetery committee for a
report.
The mayor presented a letter
from Dr. Jno. A. ‘ McKinnon of
Selma, stating that there was
smallpox in and around Selma.
This letter was read to the coun
cil and referred to the city physi
cian with instructions to take
such precaution as he might see
proper to prevent the importing
of smallpox from that point.
The deed of Mrs. Lizzie H.
Cone for right to use slope on
her lot adjoining Myrtle Hill
cemetery was accepted by the
council and a draft of $75.00 on
the treasurer was ordered issued
in her favor.
The report of the finance com
mittee with reference to the short
age of J. B. Shropshire, recently
city marshal of Rome, was order
ed spread upon the minutes.
The joint committee of the
street and fire committees with
reference to the reel house at the
foot of Fourth avenue, reported
as follows :
The chairman of the street
committee reported that the city
had no right to maintain a build
ing in the street where the reel
house now is against the com
plaint of an abutting owner. The
chairman of the fire committee
reported adversely to having the
building removed at the city’s
expense. The reports were re
ceived and the joint committee
discharged. x
The report of the water com
mission for the quarter ending
Dec. 31, 1898, was received and
ordered spread upon the minutes.
Mr. Jno. D. Moore of the water
commission appeared before the
council and .stated that sometimes
there were breaks in the water
pipes and that owing to the or
dinance requiring a permit from
the city engineer, injurious delay
was sometimes caused, and asked
that the superintendent of the
water works in his discretion pro
ceed without waiting fora permit
from the city engineer. This re
quest was granted upon condi-
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LOCAL NEWS.
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I terns of Interest Gathered From
The Street Corners.
To be “scooped” four times on
the Shropshire case in succession
and to loose the West Rome riot
until it got cold is enough to
make any ordinary city editor
dream dreams, see visions and
then draw on his imagination in
search fiction.
Rev. J. H. Eakes, the popular
pastor of the First Methodist
church, requests us to say that on
next Wednesday evening he will
request his congregation to study
the XIII chapter of Ist Corinth
ians during the prayer meeting
hour. Be sure and come out and
bring your bibles with you.
Mr. T. C. Hanson, the newly
appointed auditor of the C. R. &
S. R. R., arrived in Rome yester
day and this morning entered up
on the discharge of his duties.
The stockholders of this road
will meet in their office on next
Monday to elect directors and
transact other important business.
City Physician Hammond as
sisted by Dr. Julius S. Mitchell,
were busy yesterday vaccinating
the negroes who have not been
previously vaccinated. Dr.
Mitchell accompanied by Police
man Sharp took in Beaver Slide
This morning and had some rare
experience with the denizens of
that section.
Mr. J. S. Young, proprietor of
the Armstrong hotel, has received
a letter from Lieut. A. W. Mc-
Call, of the 3rd Regiment of Im
munes, in which he states that it
is probable that his regiment will
be brought back to Georgia in
April, where they will remain in
camps thirty days and then be
mustered out of service.
The trustees of the North
Rome Public School met last
night and made all preliminary
arrangements towards the organ
ization of the new school system.
The salaries of the superintend
ent was fixed at S6O per month,
and that of the teachers at from
$25 to S3O per month. Owing to
some irregularities in the applica
tions for position as teachers the
election was postponed until next
Monday night. Rev. E. W. Bal
lenger will probably be offered
the superintendency of the new
school.
tion that the water works super
intendent should make a report
to the city engineer of any such
work done so that the responsi
bility of replacing the street in
good condition should be fixed.
The president of No. 2 fire
company appeared before the
council and stated that the com
pany had within the last six
months lost two horses, one of
which they had supplied out of
their own funds and asked that
the council make an appropria
tion for another horse for the
company.
Upon motion the sum of $125
was appropriated to be expended
in the purchasing of another horse
as asked for..
The water commission was
empowered to build a new bridge
on the road leading to the city
water works pumping station at
such time as the commission
might see fit.
The city sexton reported that
there were eight interments in
Myrtle Hill during December,
three were whites and five color
ed. Ot the colored three were
paupers and two nonresidents.
(Continued in to-morrow’s issue.)