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SIXTH YEAR.
s. S. King & Co. the Hustling Retail Grocerssells Warters Rome Made Cigars. Best in the Market. .
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Highest of all in Leavening Strength.-Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
ROYAL
ABSOLUTELY pure
OVEOfNEZUEIA
Significant Prooh cy Touching
the Ccmnission's Decision
E’WD CLARK’S FORECAST
Should Hi- Opinion Be Correct
Arbitration Would Be Nec
essary to Avoid a Crisis
That Might Prove
Serious
London, Oct. 19 —Surprise and
diSHppointment have bt-en txci ed
in Ministerial circles by the out
spoken utterances at York yes er
day of Sir Edward Clarke, in which
he expressed the I eliftf that the
findings of the American Veiuzue
bn Commission would be unfavor
able to England Sir Edward was
S'oitor General in Lord Salsbury s
previous Ministry, and he is, next
to Lord Russell, England's lending
lawver. His speech has in some
c barters been charac 4 ei iz das hasi \
and an unpatriotic admission.
He said that England’s claims
in Venezuela were untene ble, ami
no honest or impartial arbitrator
or commission could decide upon
the evidence in England's favor.
The Washington Commission
must, or ought, to report against
England, and he warned English
men that the American people
would unitedly’ infiat that Eng
land accept the report. He urged
England to open immediate nego
tiations direct with Venezue'a.
“\Ve need not have recognized
the Commissionhe said. “We
were not called upon to negotiate
treaties with the United States
with regards to Ven z lela; but if
the Blue Book con'aining the
Venezuelan brief represented the
real and moderate contention of
Venezuela, there ought to be im
mediate negotiations at d consent
to arbitration. Eng'and should |
he prepared to accept the conse
quences of men arbitration in the
limitation line, which, aft-r uU>|
matters very little. If the I nit—
ed States attempted to fore"'upon
us 'hi inevitable decision of their
commision, passionate resent
ment would be aroused here, seri
ous for both countries. That is
why we are in what I conceive to
he a serious risk .”
Lord Salisbury’s supporters say
that the opinion expressed by Sir
Edward can cnly app'y to tLe ex "
treme British claim; nut to the
Schomburgk line. The interest in
Sir Edward Clark’s assertion is in
creased by the suggestion that he i
obtained rhe impression from his
intimate friend, Lord Russell, who I
recently visited America.
Washington, D. C.. Oct. 19
Ihe belief is expressed hare tha’
’t ie the desire of Secretary Olney
that the formal annoncement of
the Commission’s decision should
he delayed long enough after its
character is mqde known unoffii
cially to Lord Salisbury to give
the British Government an oppor
tunity to anticipate by agreeing to
arbitrate before the decision is ren
'lered. Lord Salisbury can, with
much less sacrifice of dignity,
agree to arbitration before the re-
P°rt of ihe Commission is made.
Af ter the report it would seem
®ore Lko yielding to compulsion.
Being informed in advance
u hat the opinion of the Commis
sion must be, Lord SaLsbusy is
R* v en an opportunity to avoid
THE HUSTLER OF ROM E.
Baking
Powder
■he is likely t < ac' upon this hint, |
■ and that his ins ructions to Sir
Julian contemplate c osiug nego
tiations <>r arbitration. If he is
not willing to thus settle the mat
ter before the report is made, he
is n>t apt to be more inclined to
afterwards, and a situation even
graver than that existing when
•l r. Cleveland sent his message
to Congress would arise.
I his is thetim- for diplomac*-,
and it is hoped that Lord Sali •
bury will avail himself of it. The
fina 1 adoption and publicatiin of
the report of the Commi-eion
may.mark an acute stage in the
controversy- On the other hand,
if arbitral! tn-is agreed on mean
while. 'he report may be withheld
from publication pending the ar
bitration, a.i x?a ciliated to preju
dice Eii/lauo-ls case.
. The Commission appointed to
investigate the matter, finding the
facts to be as assumed by the
President, the vigorous policy of
this Government is already de
clared.
PARALYZED BY A FRIGHT.
New Hope, Pa., Oct 19 —V J
Joseph Wert, of this place is lyn g
very ill from the effects of a par
alytic stroke caused by the queer
antics of a demented woman prowl
ing around the streets of this bor
ough.
Mrs. Wert was standing in her
yard when the woman came up be
hind her, frightening her so badly
thaf she dropped to the ground.
I Some of the neiahbois passing by
i t 113 time carried her ir-to the
h< us i and summoned a physician.
She is in a critical condition, no
hopes being entertained for her
recovery. _________
GRAND JUBILEE
ot Freedom. Exercises at 6th.
Ave. Col. M E. Church
Yes'erday began the opening ex
ercises of the grand jubilee of fref
dom at the Afr.cau M. E. Church
1 on Sixth avenue.
At 11 o’clock Rev. R. M. Cheeks
B. D. Editor of the Southern Re
corder, published in Atlanta, de
livered a very interesting serm< D
from Matt. 16:18 Upon this rock |
I build ray church.”
At 8 o’clock, essays werd read
by Miss Daisy Ellison ai.d Mrs.
C. B. Barrett. Addresses were de
livered by Mrs. M. A. McCurdy
and Col C. M. Parker.
At night an immense congrega-,
tinn greyed Rev. w. D. Johnson'
D. D. presiding elder of the Rome
district. His text was from Heb.
■2:10 Theme : Perfect through suf
fering. The elder wflta at his best'
and many shouts cf Amen respond
ed to her fervent appeals.
When the M • E. Church South |
decided to erect a new edifice their I
old brick church on Sixth avenue
was sold to the colored people for
$5,000.
This was iu 1885. A month ago
by the energetic labors of Rev. D.
Strickland who has served them
for th“ee years, the last do.lar was
D ,id. Hence thejubi'ee. ’
P There are now 330 members and
a numerous congregation in the
Sixth avenue church while the
East R’ llW Mission, having been
with Rev William E»-
ion pastor, is in a flourishing con
dlTouight there will be a banquet
'•he church. The principal tea
tm e will be an address by Rev I) .
1 Strickland pastor who
ROME GEORGIA, MONDAY EVENING OCTOBER I 9, 1896
IMPRESSIVE
The Funeral Obsequies This
Morning
PRUF. RJ, GWALTNEY
Laid to Rest on Myrtle Hill ]
Many Tears ■ Were Shed.
Memorial Services
Next Sunday
•
Hundreds of sad hearted people i
weT.ded their way to th£ First ;
Baptist ciiureh this morning to
listen to the beautiful eulogy by
Dr. Headden and to exp ess By ,
iheir pretence the Jove and esteem i
they bore to the departed Prof.
Bob Gwaltney.
Dr. Headden, assisted by Dr.
Goetchius, performed the funeral ;
ceremonies in a beautiful and
touchingly eloquent manner.
He dwelt upon the gen de Chris
tian spirit and gentle,.loviqg char- 1
acter of the dear departed brother.
Hundreds of eyes were wet with)
silent tears during the service .
The church was crowded many be
ing unable to secure s>-atß.
The Shorter College facul'y and
pupils attended in a body.
Roin Hook and Ladder com
pany, of which the deceased was
an honorary member, a'tended in
uniform.
The selections rendered by the
choir were beautiful and touched
responsible chords in the sad
hearts of the members of the vast
audience of people, each and ev
ery one who mourned o’er the si
lent sleeper.
The death of Prof. Robt. Gwalt
ney is a sad loss to the entire com
munity .♦ Everyone knew, loved
and honored him for his own genu
ine worth and nobleness of life.
There will be memorial services
at the First Baptist church next
Sunday morning to which every
Sunday School in the city h s
been invited.
Prof. Gwaltney was Superin'en
dent of the First Baptist Sunday
school and no-e feel his loss more
than the young pupils who knew,
lovedund trusted him as implicity
as they would a parent.
Num >ers of colored people who
r emembered the many kindnesses
of the deceased to their race, at
tended the last sad rites, and join
ed in the sorrow of the occasion .
BENNETT S QUEER MEMORY
James Gordon Bennett of the
New York Herald has a strange
and erratic memory, according io
the San Francisco Wale. One day.
havnig bought a number of n-w
shirts, he ordered them sent imme
diately to the office. The parcel
duly arrived and remained there
for over a year. Mr. Bennett mean
time never putting in an appear
ance. Suddenly, without any no
tice, he rushed in one morning,
evidently in a state of gr- n at per- '
turbation. The staff concluded!
they were all to be discharged on I
the spot. Mr. Bennett excitedly]
asked, “Have those confounded!
fellows sent my shirts Mong?” He i
never even alluded to the lapse of
time which occurred since his last
visit.
SAW HEAVEN AND DIED.
Hindman, Ky., Oct. 19.—Mrs.
Rinda*Richie a month ago was
laid out for dead. The attending
physician saw signs of life and re
suscitated her.
She told her friends th id she
would die one month from the
time they had thought her d'ad iM
first. Her prediction proved true.
During the month she prayed most
of the time aad stated that while
he was laid out she had been iu.
• heaven.
"3YNAMITF DICK"
And Five of his Robber Baid
Hold no o a Town
BEItG HOTLY PERSUED
By U. S. Deputy M \ushals. The,
Deed was D->ne on Last Sat- '
ui;i ay Night by A med
Ma red ? x.
Gpthri-O. T., ()■ 19.
Two p< < f Unite.- S'; t> s u ar
shall a i Lot pu-rsui of the
bold desplradc.A who held up 't.e
lit le town of Carney, thirty miles
east of here, Saiurday night. Two
men supposed to be members of
the gang, slopped at a farmhouse
this morning and demanded food.
There horses were so .m covered
and looked as tn U't th ;y Lad
been lidden a long way. Several
deputies' immediately pursued
them, but their capture has not
y t ►‘een effected.
Ihe story of the holdup at Car
ney reads like the robberies of the
early days in Oklahoma. It was 10
o’clock when the town was attack
ed by the six bandits, a l heavily
armed, masked and well-moun'ed.
The robbers entered ». ith u flourish
of arms and oaths and at once at
tacked the stoie of J. E. Fouts,
the la'gest merchant m the city.
Before entering the town tiie
bandi's cut the telephone wires be
tween Carney and Chandler in or
der to prevent interference with
their evidently prearranged plans.
Carney is a town of 800 people
and cont- iu# a general merchandise
t-tore, hotel, postoftice, blacksmith
shop, stables aud dwelling houses.
Only Fouts and bis son were in
the store wheu the robbers rushed
iu and threw their guns on* them.
The chief of the outlaws demanded
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extremely low and marked dawn to startling g
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We flatter ourselves that with the experi- IB
w ence acquired after many years spent in the #
X Read/ made clcth’n; business of this IB
X city, that we know the wants o' the clothes g
wearers of our sex. We bought this new stock
J fcr the purpose it in th : s city and we #
invite yo uto call and sse the beautiful com- .
4 bination of quality, fit. f nish and figure,
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No 21 5 - - Broad St
’ ■$- w.
that Fouts open the safe. He quick- I
ly complied aud handed over SBOO
n cash to the bandits. Two of the I
robbers then bound and gag'd ‘
Fouts and his son and carried 1
thnin two mi es out of own.
Mean while the robbers
att. eked the hotel and posti ffice,
but got no’hing in the latter place,
lu.ihe hotel three drummers and (
two citizens were relieved in all of
4500 ) in money, watches and jep
i\ y.
Al the United Slates mar-hal’s
off’ce the opinion prevailed that
''e; ng is head?d hv “D namire
Dick.” a pal of the lute Dalton
and Doolin. He was said to be in
| Missouri near Sedalia last week. '
——— •
Died Last Night.
Mr T J. Ford, who has been
stiff-ring with typhoid fever for
some tune passed into the great
beyond ast night at 9:30 Mr
Ford was well an favorable known
in Rome w here he has been in
business.
His home was in West. Rome
The interment w li be madr at. his
eld home about nine miles from
the city tomorroin at 9 a. in .
Mr. Ford leaves a wife and
small family and hos e of friends
who join in lovingsympathy for
the bereaved ones.
Receipts Off Nearly Half
Americus, Ga., Oct. 19.—The
h eal warehouses are full of cotton
though a large qualntity was sold
by fam e’s during the.pa_s' week.
Recei] ts in Americus have pass
ed the 20,000 bale line so far this
season, though out little cotten re
mains on the planations. This
city usually receives 40,000 bales
> f cotton, bu' this year’s receipts,
owing to short c’op, will not -
c e l 25,000 bake.
■-Mr"——.
Ripans Tabules cure nausea.
I Ripans Tabules cure constipation.
IO CENTS A WEEK
COERCION I
The Standard OH Company
Forces its Emoioyees
TO VOTE FOR GDI D
Create* a Tremendous Sensa
sation. Men were for Silver
Bu r forced to i-ign a gold
Pledge, or Quit
Findlay, 0., October 19.—A tra
mendous sensati- n was created
here 'oday by the announcement
of the action of the Standard Oil
Company toward its employes
For some time the company has
had its ’officers instruct its mdn
how they shall vote, and has been
ho'ding regular schools of instauc
tion, which all employes have
been obliged t<» attend, and at
which the gol I standard doctrine
was inculcated.
Saturday Alexander Johnson,
field foreman of the Ohio Oil
Company, which is the operating
branch of the Standard in this
field, took to each of the men un
der him a ‘Lp of paper, printed
wi h the words “Go d” and “Sil
ver,” ; n large type, aud everyman
was compelleu to mark which tick
et he would vote and sign the
printed pledge that he would vote
as he had'marked Nearly all of
•he men marked their crors after
the w- rd gold, although they had
neen alm-st unanimously for silver
b ifore the coersive measures were
■ adopted.
■
$2.90 ROUND I RIP.
By the Southern Railway Rome
1 to Atlanta, anc return, Nov. 2nd.
good to return Nov. Brd. account
’ Ringling Bros. show.
C. A. Benscoter, T C. Smith.
’ A G. P. A. P. &T. A.
Chattanooga, Tern. Rome, Ga