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SIXTH YEAR. s. S. King & Co. the Hustling Retail Grocerssells Warters Rome Made Cigars. Best in the Market. . i • * 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 ''r 7 W V -v- "f- -v- I 111 NEW STOCK i i A > Ju FINEST LINES J BEST ASSORTMENTS g J J .OF STYLISH GOODS Jg rt. . Our entire stock of Gents Clolh'ng and g ’ Furnishing Goods, freshfrom market bought g extremely low and marked dawn to startling g A ■ figures g. 4 FOR CLA.ISEE. «S 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, i MMm i - 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