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PJORTH YE AR
—>s# x ®
the people
<rOF
NORTH GA.
Ulabama.*
Hard times and the scarcity of
| moQ py has forced the price of cot
i ton down to 6 cents.
Wagesand everything else is
How and we propose to put the
price of Groceries and Dry Goods,
etc, down in proportion.
We are the only large dealers in
our line in Rome that don’t belong
to an association or combine of
some sort to keep the prices of
goods up.
WE HAVE BEEN
In business, in Rome
about 15 years, and
have never joined an
association of any kind
that had tocut prices
for us to sell by.
We began with a sing
le little grocery store,
but by selling cheapfor
cash and never trying
to get more for goods
' than they are worth.
We have built up a
trade that any body
might feel proud of.
We now have six
stores in the Fourth
Ward. 2 with Grocer
ies, two with dry goods
and shoes, and one
with Clothing and gent'
Furnishing goods and
one with Crockery,
Glass Ware and stoves
Our Crockery Store.
And in addition to these we
have one at 236 Broad street with
a Mammoth Stock of Stoves,
Crockery, Glass, Tiuwear and
House Fm .ishing Goods.
We buyi large lots as cheap
as any whole -.le merchant and can
buy and sell -hem as cheap as
we please.
M e Wholesale and Retail and if
you have a little money to spend,
we can and will sell you cheaper
dian any body in this city.
Look Ata Few Prices.
Good Green Coffee 6 lbs for $1
Good sound Tobacco 11 inch plug
at 5 cents. Good Rod Flannel
Guaranteed all Wool at 10 cents yd
eav y Joans 10 cents a yd,
ctton Check 3| cents and up
ee tng yard wide 41 cents a yard
ctton Flannell 5 cents a yard
eached Cotton yd wide 5 cent yd
r ‘ Gingbam 41 cents a yard
‘°u., Meat, bugar. Etc. Under
e prices of the Association
t ‘ are a merchant cume
Bee us, and we will save you
11 4 “V giving you our lowest
prices.
Lanham & Sons,
31 C’31 8, 320,322,3-
24 > 326 Fifth Ave
AND)
236 Broad ® St.
TUI? HIISTLEK OF HOME,
IWHOISMCMURAY?
We Mean CoL J. J. McMurray the
Roman Youth
WHO WAS ROBBED
Os a $1.50 Diamond Ring and
SSO in Cash in Atlanta on
Yesterday. The Roman
Played to hard luck
In the Gate City
Diamonds, Hashing and brilliant
these are the objects which now
occupy the time of the detectives.
It was just after the precious gems
of Mr, Sam Venable had been
packed away to be sent out to him
yesterday afternoon when a young
man entered the office of Chief
Wright in an excited way.
“I want to get a detective right
away,” he said. “I went to buy a
ticket to Rome just now and my
purse was gone, All my money and
my diamond ring were in it.”
The young man said his name
was J. J. McMurray. Saturday he
came to Atlanta on a visit to his
brother. He left his brother’s house
yesterday afternoon to return to
Rome Passing down Marietta
street he stopped at a fruit stand
to buy- grapes. He took out his
purse and gave the fruit dealer 25
cents from it.
In the purse, he says, were two
twenty-dollar gold pieces, a ten
dollar bill and a diamond ring,
which was given to him on his
twenty-first birthday, The ring
was valued at $l5O. McMurray
says that he is positive that he
placed the purse in his pocket
again. He arrived at the depot
and called for a ticket to Rome.
The clerk stamped the ticket quick
ly and threw it out to him. The
young man ran his hand in his
pocket and was startled to find
that the purse was not there. He
was much alarmed and went at
once to the police station.
“I can't understand how I lost
it,” he said. “I know that I put it
back in my pocket when I went to
buy those grapes. That was the
last time I saw it. 1 think that
some one must have seen me take
it out and waited to pick my pock
et when I was in the crowd at the
carshed.”
McMurray was much disappoint
ed in not being able to make his
trip home yesterday. —Constitu-
tion.
JUST RECEIVED
One of the most com
plete assortments of
TO.'LET SOAPS
AND
TOILET ARTICLES
Ever brought to the
city. See our line of
fine
IMPORTED TOOTH
BRUSHES
They have no superior
on this or any other
market
SOLE AGENT FOR
CANDIES
J. T GROUCH &CO.
Medical Building.
ROME GEORGIA. FRIDAY EVENING OCTOBER. 12 1894.
THE PISTAILSFLEE
Before tne Advance of the Japanes
troops.
JAPAN KONTROLES KOREA
Has Routed the Heathen and
Completed a Circuit across
the Peninsular. Wi-Ju
the last Fortress
to fall.
London, October 12 A Central
News Dispatch from Tien- Tsin
says troops which arrived there of
late are merely riff-raff, armed
with old swords.
The Chinese government has
made large contracts with German
manufacturers for quick-firing
guns, the contract stipulating that
the arms shall be delivered before
the Pei-Ho river is closed. The
Japanese are watching for the ar
rival on the coasts of the consign
ment of arms.
It is rumored at Tien-Tsin that
two ironclad warships have been
purchased from Austria or the
United States.
Captain von Hanneken is to re
join the Chihese service under Ad
miral Ting as soon as repairs to
the Chinese fleet shall have been
completed.
The navy is very of shot
and shells for the luigest guns,and
the arsenals are working night and
day in order to supply the flset
with such munitions.
F ur Japanese spies have been
captured at Port Arthur while in
the act of cutting torpedo wires.
A spy arrested at Tien-Tsin has
confessed, under tortue to having
sent lour telegrams to the Japa
nese,
A large fire occured at Tien-Tsin
on October 3th, The premises of
the China Company
were buruen and other buildings
were damaged.
It is reported that the emperor
recently visited Tien-Tsin in dis
guise in order to view the situa
tion for himself.
Li Hung Chang is disliked gen
ally dis blamed for China’s
defeats. The children sing songs
ridiculing him and placaads of the
same character are posted in the
street. The Chinese declare that
Ruse ti is aiding Japan.
The Japanese fleet commands the
Shan-Tung coast and the gulf of
Pe-Chi-Li.
News received from Wei.hai
Wei under date of October 6th
states that the Japanese fleet pays
weekly visits to that place. Eariy
on the morning of October 6th
eight Japanese warships in line
made straight for the harbor until
within a short distance of the en
trance, when they separated, the
gunboats playing about the west
ern entrauce.The forts at the Wei
hai-Wei are fuL’y|n armed with
twenty-four and twenty-eight cal
liber guns, which were fiately re
ceived and placed in position and
the landing places are well defend
ed. The harbor is considered im
pregnable.
FURTHUK DETAILS OF THE BATTLE.
The Central News correspondent
in Wi-Ju gives furthur details of
the battle reported earlier in the
day from Tokio He says that the
Japanese force had been greatly
delayed in its advance by thacon
dition of the roads, The heavy
guns had been brought forward
and the troops were compelled of
ten to wait for supplies. Pointer
troops had to be used repeatedly
to make the roads passable,
Tne main Japanese column
reached Yung-Chon, a short dis
tance to the south of Wi-Ju, on
October 4th . There was no sign of
the enemy. Four days latur tin
scouts who had been sent out to
ward Wi-Ju reported that a small
Chinese force stiil occupied the
cit.y
The strength of the enemy was
estimated at about 2,000. A strong
body of infantry and cavalry, sup
ported by light artillery, was
thrown forward at once. The Chi
nese offered but little resistance.
They retired before the first attack
ing party and eventually broke
33,094 MAJORITY.
’ These are the Official Figures and
tell a tale.
TWO AMEDDMENTS LOST
While the one Authorizing
Pensions to Confederate
Veterans wins by 'only
17,360 Majority.
Official.
Says this morning’s Atlanta Con
stitution: The largest vote ever
cast in a gubernatorial election in
Georgia was recorded on the 3rd.
of October.
It exceeded the phenomenal vote
given to Governor Northen in 1892
by over 6,000 votes.
In that year there w r ere 209,482
ballots cast, of which Governor
Northen received 140,492, and
Colonel Peek received 68,990.
On the 3rd. of Octolier there
were cast 215,886 ballots, allowing
the six unreported counties, the
same number of votes cast in 1892.
Os these the democratic ticket
received 120,138, to which add
4,352 democratic votes in the coun
ties not reported, making a total
of 124,490. The populist ticket re
ceived 89,276, to which add 2,120
for the unreported counties, mak
ing their total 91.396. These fig
ures are based on the senatorial
vote of the state, as counted by
Governor Northen yesterday.
That leaves the result:
Demoratic vote cast“ “ “ 124,400
Populist vote casl‘“ ” “ ” ” 91,396
Democaatic majority “ ““ 33,094
There will be no summer session
of the legislature.
The supreme court as it is now
organized, will have to get along
the best it can
The veteran alone
comeg out with flying »colors!
And tnat should be glory enough
for the patriotic people of Georgia
As to the summer session amend
ment, there were only 35,555 votes
cast for it and 69 353 against it;
an adverse majority of 33,798.
For the amendment increasing
the number of Judges on the su
preme court be >ch from three to
five, the vote shows Jup 56,322 for
the amenment and 59,279 against
it. It is supposed that the six
counties to be heard irom will re
duce the adverse m jonty toaoout
1,500.
The Pension amendment for the
old Confederate heroes which
read: Who bj reason of age and
poverty or infirmity unable
tojprovide a living for themsfives,
was carried.
The vote on this amendment
was in favor of it, 54, 279; against
it, 46,919 —a majority in favor of
the gallant veteran of 17,360.
A Long Gourd.
Miss Laura Moore has a gourd
raised in her parents garden in the
Fourth Ward, the handle of which
18 exactly four feet long. The small
bowl on the end will add about five
inches more to the length, which
makes about the longest handle
ever raised in Floyd. It will go in
Mr. D. H. Skelton’s exhibit and
will be carried to the Macon Fair,
and fled across the Yalu river.
The Chinese loss was hardly
more than a hundred killed and
wounded. The Japanese means of
communication is now complete
throughout Corea. The Japanese
expect further reinforcements t°
come to Wi Ju by water. A Jap
anese officer had been appointed
governing commissary of Wi-Ju.
The field telegraph has been in
working order since last evening,
and a regular service between Wi-
Ju and the rear of the column be
gan today.
Ladies Boys and
Mens shoes cheap at
COKER & CO’S
FOUR MEN DEAD
And many others Pimfully injured
while
27 BOILERS ARE BUSTED
A loss of more than SIOO,OOO
totha Henry Clay Colliery.
Haifa boiler was blown
at leasts qearterof
a mile
Shamokin, Penn , Oct. 12.
Four men were killed, two were fa
tally injuried and several others
painfully burned by a fiisastrons
boiler explosion that occurred at
the Henry Clay colliery yesterday
The entire Bteam supplying plant
of the mine, consisting of thirty
six boilers was totally damolished
and in addition to the monetary
loss which will aggregate $30,000
the Heurv Clay, Big Moutam.Ster,
ling and Peerless collieries will be
unable to resume operations for at
least a mom h .
It was a cold morning and th i
injuried men were gathered in the
boiler room to g t warm, The boil'
er on the western end of thehous
is supposed to have been the first
explode, and then the adjoining
boilers went up in quick succes
eiou, the repeated ezplosione re
sembling the roar of heavy artil
lery.
Only nine of the thirty-six boil
ers escaped destruction, and even
these were so badly damaged that
they are useless. Many of the boil
ers were torn apart from the cen
ter by the tern ble force, and the
two sections would then take dif
ferent directions.
(hie half of a boiler was hurled
a iu 1 quarter of a mile and lodged
in the slush bank northwest, of
where the boiler bouse formerly
stood. Another that took a similar
direction, crashed through th u
side of breaker and lodged against
the scraper line. Another crashed
through the top of a house and
came near killing several employes
The safety lamp hou»e that
stood near tne shaft was reduced
to splinters. Four collieries will be
thrown into idleness by the acci
dent for a month or six
so that the total loss will aggregate
SIOO,OOO, £l’he boilers furnished
steam for the breakers for the four
collieries named.
S. M. STARK.
I desire to inform my
Friends and Patrons
and the Public gener
ly, that my elegant line
of Fall and Winter
WOOLENS
Has been received,and
are now open for in
spection, And 1 willfur
ther state that I am
now better prepared
than ever to turn out
FIRST CLASS WORK
AND
Fra CLASS GOODS,
At prices never before
heard of in Rome, ‘
S. M. STARK,
■BIST TIM
16 ARMSTRONG HOTEL
50 CENTS A YER
~~
r -s,
WRECKS...
Do not effect us at ass-.
We go on in the even tenor of
our way offering to the trade
bargains to be found no where
else.
This week will be a genuine
ly bargain week. We invite
all, to the banquet of good
things,
DRESS GOODS.
Dont fail to see our hand
some stock. All that taste and
culture could demand is here;
CLOAKS-
The weather proclaims the
fact that very soon you will
greatly need these goods„ See
our immence stock. Big bar- -
gains.
UNDERWEAR.
And you know that the rea
son for this goods his come
Our stock is most complete
ii d ed,
BLANKETS.
We cannot be beat on these
goods. A most excelent s tock,
is now offered the public, eal
early jnidpi ice them.
CARPETS.
In these goods we are offer
ing mipreccv.lented bargains
All the weaves,lngrains, Vel
vets, Brussells&c.
DOMESTICS.
T is department abounds
in bargains unequalled. Sheet
ings, Shirtings,
Chevioties, Cassimers, Jeans,.
Ginghams, &c w Lowest ffg'—
ures.
LACE CURTAINS.
Here is where you can get.
the biggest bargains on a artb.
a fine line to select See
them by all means.
Remember this week andt
call for what you want.
Thos Fahy..