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EIGHTH year TT „,,„i '« the hi 9 h *”‘ « r-<1 ’ b-kl "’ • M>wd * Actual tests Shu* “ (I’" 0 "’- " third further than any other brand. O fcOV4| - 15 POWDER Absolutely Pure ROYAL fIAKINO POWDFR CO., NEW YORK. Wit school BOARD 01* 1 EDUCATION MET THIS M IRNING ROUTINE BUSINESS A Fnv Small Bills Were Or dered Paid. Rome, Ga. Jan. 31. 1898—Board ot Education of Floyd county met at the C unity School Commis- Biunees oilice, Piesihent A. B. S. Motley in the chair. Present A. B. S. Moseley, S. J. Whatley. C. P. Morton, and I. D. Gillard, Minutes of last meeeting read and land approved. The following bills were ordered paid:— X~ X J. Sam Veal I ,50 H. A. Smith .95 RomeJ Tribune .75 Rom> Daily C immercial $1 50 On Motin iof Mr. Whatley, Mr 1.1). Gillard, with the as sistance of th« School Commis sioner, was inettucted to take such action with reference to reg ister as his discretion indicates On motion it was unanimous- 1 ly deciib d that the school term of six ami one half months for 1898 ■hail be taught at such time or times as best suit the communi ties and teachers. On motion it was ordered that the Chairman be instructed tc •pprivj th- r<-q iis.t on of the Cuunty School Commissioner for 4 h quar er when trie same has approved bv (he auditor of the B'>ard, Mr R. A. Denny. Ou motion Board of Education Mourned. J. 1) Gwaltney. Secty. Approved, A- 'G s - Moseley President. “SQL’JRE” MERIWETHER. On Ihial For Assault And At tempt To Murdj r Squire Meriwether, the ex coachman of the Marshe’s of *i p arCave Spring is on trial in the Gipetior court this afternooir c arnid with im assault with in to inorder Mr. Marsh. 1 ' i c wil 1 not be taken up "J V Mini mi-y, ' (SCROFULA. I | One of America’s most fa- * * nious physicians says: “Scrof- X j | is external consumption.” X' j< ro u ' ous Mildren are often £ | dutiful children, but they * | * c nerve force, strong bones, w J s 01 muscles and power to <l> I' rkij scase * For delicate $ . 1 ■ ren there is no remedy * * i equal to X '! x l: Emulsion | (; Cod-liv^ ’ on w . th Hypo _ | It Hu lteS °f L‘ me Soda. M/ j'.'JJ he skin by putting # ,L Liif* > Teathit. It makes 1 by svaldncr rir/h x THE HUSTLER OF ROME. Smoke Xtra Good And Rebel Yell ISLfIIEHTEREn OFFICERS ANDjPRIVATES GO DOWN TO DEATH. IN BRI’ISH CiMPAIGN » Os Indian Army Again-t The Tribesmen. * Oalcu'ta, Jan. 31. —Lieu-tenant Colonel Houghton, Lieutenants Sweing, Bowdall, Huges and Wal ker, together with fifteen mgM of the Yorkshire Light Infantry and three Sikhs, were killed, Major Earle, Lieutenant Hall, thirty one men of the Yorkshires ..nd two Sikh is were wounded, Major Earle sen r y. Twelve Yorkshires are missing, including one who was wounded and captured by ihe eneniv It appear d that a combined movement w s planned to cut off the . retreat of a n inbei of Af ridis who hat! been driving their cattle to graze on the Kajurai plain, west of Bara fort. \ Twc columns marched from Aii Musj.d and Jamrud to block the way north, a third column from Bara marched westward over the plain toward the hills, while a fourth, consisting ot the York shire regiment and a regiment ot Sikhs, advanced from Mamami with a view of getting to the rear of the Afridis and preventing their escape. It wa« preven ing their escape toward Bara valley. The first three columns perform ed their allotted movements with out loss, meeting with very few of the <ne ny. The fourth, under Colone l Seppings, left Mamami early Saturday morning. The leading troops reached Sinkumar- Kot< 1 i at half-paei 10. Finding no opposition, Colonel Houghton, with the Sikhs. proceeded about a mile to search, the caves. On th > arrival of the main body at the Kotal it was discovered that a company of Sikhs had somehow been withdrawn fiom the high ridge c n the west the key of the position which the enemy forth- i with occupied. To retake this in volved heavy loef-es. Lieutenant Dowdall was killed while charging at the head of his men at the north of the pa s. About midday the Hoops began to return to the cunp the enemy harassing the roar guard and It ft apd causing many casualties, The rear column cleared tue p.»ss about 5 o’clock with the assistanca ot General Wistmacott, who came up ith two guns and 400 rifles on rec :ivii g C donel Sepping’s mes sage that the force had become en tangled. Tne retirement was conducted admirably, the officers speaking in the higheit terms of the gal lan'ry of the troops. Colonel Houghto.i’s b »dy has b <n re'ovfciod ami search parties have started for the others, lhe co'umn ha- been r -ento.'ced by 725 men fium Bura and Colonel I Stuart with ti ry infantry two guns and a squadron ot cavalry will move to tbe frou‘. The enemy’s losses were severe, as they charged within thiity yards of the troops. General Sir P »wer Palmer who succeeds Sir William Lockhart in the chief command is preparing to make reprisals. Sir \\ iiliam Lock hart will arrive here today. HEARING WAS AFFE 'IE D “I was troubled with catarrh for five years and my hearing was af fected so that I was n -arly dea' in one ear Tbe first hottie of i Hood’s Sarsaparilla did me good ROME GEORGIA, MONDAY EVENING. JANUARY 31 1898. BIG BOODLE I SECURED BY THIS SHARPER FROM NEW YORKERS MEXICAN PHOSPHATE As The Bait And Landed $21,000 i Cash Mexico Uiiy, Jan. 31. —Another bold swindle has been brou. lit to light here by which New York business men have been cheated out of s2l OCX,. It appears I hat last autumn a man giving b s name as Frederick P. Graham, claiming to be a half bro’.hea to the criminal law yer, John Graham of New York and married to a grandniece of Sir Ribert P*el, persuaded three or four New Yorkers to go in o phosphat mining in the state of Oaxaca, and | presentu g that rich phosphate deposits were on the market aad he (Graham) could get then. Graham further reported that he had organized here a company known as the Mexican Phosphate mineral Company, and when the new parties were taken into the concern Graham was u made treas urer and president. Recently two parties from New- York came here to inspect their prosperity, which they had put up momey forj and now they find that there is no phosphate and and that Graham has fled, taking all available cash with him Graham plaved the game very boldly, representing that he was in close'oneb with the highest officials and bring 1 flu®nce to protect and in case any of these wanted they would be forthcoming. The police think Graham is one the gang that swindled Franke of Chicago. DARRIED OVERLAND. A Ten Ton Schooner Built And Taken to Sea. Brunswick Ga. January 31 —One of the trimmest vessels ever put into Brunswick is the Celawaua, a ten-tun schooner craft just arrived The remarkable part about this vessel it that she was builein. Irwin county, near Fitzgerald and was carried across tie country for miles on a timber cart before water to launch her was reached. Her owner N. A. Gibbs, hes several companions, and they will go coasting around Florida and up the gulf. The Delawana is wel equipped and splendidly furnished She is staunchly built, and will be able to wea'her a good heavy ?ea. - onC kjvjoys Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys tem effectually, dispels colds, head aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most * JSk BU- I K £1 gs G A BIG SENSATION INFAMOUS CRIME ALLEGED AND DENIED. SOUTHERN R’Y ENGINEER ■ ■ > — 1 ■ '• Bkhikd the Bars. Queer State cf Domestic Affairs. ACan’a, Ga. Jan., 31 —John Quinn, freight engi.ie c r on the Georg'a Pacific branch of tie Southern, a respectal le looking "oung man, originally from Dal ton, is behii d the bars at the police station, charg'd with cutraging Miss Pearl Clary, who resid s on Simpson St. Miss Cary is l< t quite seven teen jearsot age. She has light brown hair and gray eyes. She is rather frail and delicate for her age and h«# been treated as a pet by her family. Thera is a most remarkable state of affairs in the Clary family Mr. Clary is divorced from his wife, and she has married a second husband by the name of Carey, holds a responsible position with the Southern railway. Carey lives in the same bouse with bis wife’s first husband, Clary, and Miss Pearl and her older sister. the young girl’s story The full account of the assault g'ven by Miss Clary is as follows! “Mr. Qhinn called at my home about half past 5 o’clock in the afternoon . He had been there about an hour when he ihowtd me a beautiful diamond ring and said something about giving it to me. I had been my moth er and father never to accept any jewelry as a present from young men, and I declined even to take the ring in my hand. Hi asked me to play on the organ, and I did so, and while I had my back turn ed to him and was playing, he came up behind me and before I i knew what he was about, he had taken hold of me and I was thrown to the floor. With one hand about my throat, io I could not scream, and with an open knife in the other hand, he assaulted me. I was so frightened I must have fainted, for when I became con scious I looked about un aid he was gone.” what the man says. Quinn was seen in his cell yes terday afternoon, and to a leport er he made the following statement for publication: “I am innocent of even laying the weight of my hand on that young girl. I have known the family about fifteen years and have visited Miss Pearl*- several times. I called yesterday afternoon and stayed in the parlor with her until 8:35, when I left, and we parted ihe best of friends. Why. r he even assisted me in putting on tny overcoat. I never offered hei the ring but l.ad bought it f-J myfelf. She asked me if I would not come to see her again e cl, and I told her I wculd call Sun day afternoon. I can’t imagine why they should+l’ve made this fearful charge against me unless it is an attempt to force me to ■narry the girl or extort money from me. It is a teTible tiling to make such an accusa’iou against an innocent person. I shoveled coal stv ral years hoping someday t • bo an engineer, and now- jist as the hopes ol my life have boon re alized here I am confronted with a horrible crime, of which lam a innocent as an in heaven. I ■suppose I will lose my po ition and all the long years of slaving will result in nothing. I know they can do me gnat injury, for 1 can secure no witiu sses and the GL m,. - '" u ' EAVE X THOUSAN BAR GA 11 - y ' We anticipated the Cij and .more, we mad? c ? tions against six c?nt while our buyer was bought our entire nev : r Winter stock on tha i I ■ I took work, it took me timo snd it took a ma 8 how. That we have succeeded in prepari the exigencies of the the conditions that no ' people, we most cordil you to call an d 3?3 M?* We know that we can/ rily convince you. 11l We flatter ourselve} I have already built an ', ble reputation for hai - the yery best grades d We are here to grow u - city and we propositi erysale add to the re® boast. As to the more ch.|ffl fashionable patterns, Jh stylish goads, we priu'' thr. u ehavethemo-alj selected stock evert 1 this market, 'Goods,l i feast to the artisticeyj J tnat wear like iron a w ' I ? / frevsr F n.i c in J p act • Ztnd m.jic or t>=s. pH !n the District and 3rd St*,-1 z mi'ef:<m the oitX tion of Floyd county described Bfi Bl I mi l i' itqja part ol thue: Beginning at a point where-' in the Twenty the South l : - | ' t ,Ma/r If I 1C