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VOL. VI. NO. l.»0'
POLITICAL CHAT.
General Evans in the Lead for
Governor.
CORPUT
Fleming to' Presi ?° n ‘
Senate-Some Interest
ing Gossip.
S^X“ 9 .- S peaker Atkinson
was in the city yesterday and bis pres-
»-
erable following is also true. He won
nave as strong a following as Steve Clay,
perhaps for he lacks Claj’s P OtBJ “ A '
popularity. The sentiment among the
younger politicians that the young men
’ought to be chosen may assist him very
materially. There is no doubt t hat.sue
a sentiment (Joes exist and it is not only
the young men who hold it. Senator
Corpus for instance was talking las
niofat at the Kimball about the race I
wdl never vote in primary at least for a
man who has not taken ftciive part in the
aid of Democracy in the last few years
when the struggle has been so bitter.
I-t when every man
talk at all volunteered to uo wnar, ue t
could on the stump, that is every patri- f
otic democrat, Gen. Evans was not heard (
from. While Clay was my first choice I
shall vote for Atkinson whose splendid
services to the party are unquestioned
and who is a brainy, progressiva young j
“oi’course that is only one man but I
find a great deal of this talk. J uß . tn °"
X Evans seemed to have the inside
track and all Atlanta hopes that he will
win There is not a better man
gia, a man more thoroughly hke.d by
everybody who knows him and he is a
splendid handler of men, too. He made
many warm friends where he was a fre
quent visitor and if anybody doubtstbat
he is a very strong man they
to fin I themselves badiv
Frefei<l<‘nt of the
I hive beard very little
senate pn J|
e a?l
same an
dersta id
be nude by the Augusta people to get!
Hon. W. H. Flemming to make the race |
for the senate, and if he does he will
doubtless be chosen to preside over
that body. Bill Fleming is one of the
brainest men of his years in Georgia.
Yes, and the expression of his years
might be eliminated. He is undoubtedly
one of tte strongest men in the state,
and woo d mike a splendid running mate
for Geo, Evans.
The Georgia Code.
Just now there is a good deal of talk
among lawyers especially, about the
probable appointments as codifiers of the
laws. It will be remembered that the
governor and the supreme court judges
are to appoint three lawyers to that posi
tion. The bill has not yet been signed
but as soon as it is the appointments will
be made. It is the intention or the gov
ernor and the judges to select three of
the most eminent lawyers in Georgia and
tender the position to them. Who they
will be, of course nobody has any idea,
but I have heard mentioned such men as
Col. Nat Hammond and Judge Jno. L.
Hopkins, of Atlanta, Capt. Rowell, of
Rome, Walter B. Hill, of Macon, who
were among the last revisors, with Col.
Little and Lewis Garrard, of Columbus,
Major Joe Cumming, Hon, W. H,
Fleming and Hon. Joe Lamar, of Augusta,
and otheis of equal prominence.
It is not seemed to be generally known
but there has been no codification of the
laws of the state since 1853 when the
original code was published. Three re
visions have taken piece but they have
been done by private parties. This mak
ing of a new code is one of the most im
portant acts of the last legislature.
For Commissioner of Agriculture
The announcement comes very direct
that Hon. Martin Calvin will be a candi
date for commissioner of agriculture at
lhe election next year., President Wad
dell, president of the State Agricultural
society, was a candidate, but I am in
f u rned that be will not be in the race,
but will do what he can to assist Col.
Calvin. Col. Calvin is one of the ablest
men who have represented Georgia on
the fl >or of the general assembly in the
last few years.
He has been in the lower house for
i everal terms, and Richmond county
would send him just as long as he would
c onsent to take the place. He has, how
ever, had strong influences to make the
iace against Captain Nesbitt, and I learn
has definitely decided to go into into it.
T hey will make the race lively.
EAST ROME ELECTION
V. ill Occur on the S.cond Monday in
January.
Etstßome will elect a mayor and two
councilman on tbe second Monday in
J.uuaiy.
Mr. O. H. present in-
ml' ROME TRIBUNE.
cumbent, has been mayor so long: that t |
people can hardly think of anybody else
in the place. He is a good one and is a
progressive citizen, and the people elect
him whether he wants it or not.
The registration books have closed,
and thirty-one voters are registered.
Here is the list of voters # •
For the Years 1893 94.
O. H. McWilliams, J. H. Reynolds,
:8. U. Lindsay, Bruce Harris, ,
\ W. M. Dunn, Henry Hine, .
iH. A Dean, • B. W. Given, J
B. I. Hughes, A. M. Dunn,
W. M. Gammon, H. M. Hays, W
W C. Smith, D. T. Barclay,
C. Terhune Harry Rtwlins,
W. G. Gammon, H. Yancey,
J. A. Bowen, B. J. Ragan,
A. M. Weatherly, Joe Veal,
IR T. Connally, J. B. Patton,
| C E. Patton, C. T. Clements,
1 Q. D. Hanna, H. B Parks,
N.J. Steele, Barney Welper,
George Wyatt.
PIEDMONT! ELECTION-
Municipal Officer* Chosen-The Town Is
Growing.
Piedmont, Ala., Dec.
elected the following municipal officers
yesterday.
Mayor W. J. Brock. _ v W
Councilmen, J. J- Eubanks,
Ledbetter, B. F. Hughes, Lon Ferguson,
John Craig and John P. Wolf.
They are all good citizens, thoroughly
identified with the interests of the city.
The election was held under the n
Sayre election law, and would have
worked satisfactorily but for some defect
in the registration list furnished the man
agers, which did not contain the names
of many who had registered. These
parties were all denied the privilege of
voting on account of their names not
being on the certified lists in the hands
,of the .. anagers. This mistake is unac
countable. _.
Piedmont is moving on nicely. ine
shoe factory is being overhauled and wi
resume operations soon. ..
The seminary has a large roll of pup
and new ones are coming in every day.
The cotton mill is prospering and run
ning on full time. .
I There are no vacant houses in Fiea
. I mont. -
U MARRIED thirty-three YEARS-
Have a Qul«
The governor was at his
office all the morning, but in the after
noon bad a family gathering at the man
sion.
THE WILSON BILL
Reported to Congress Yesterday—Demo
crats Support it Cordially.
Washington, Dec., 19.—“ the Ameri
can people after the fullest and most
thorough debate ever given by any
people of their fiscal policy, have de
liberately and rightly decided that the
existing tariff is wrong in principle and
grievously us just in operation.”
Such is the opening paragraph of the
maj irity report today, submitted by the
democratic members of the ways and
means committee.
The full committee report was written
by Chairman Wilson. It was laid by him
before the democratic associates last
night and received their cordial approval.
The bill declares for revenue only.
SHE CONVINCED THEM
That She is a Very Remarkable Little
Woman.
Annie Abbott was given a larger bouse
last night than the night before, but it
was not such as might have been ex
pected.
It was a rather skeptical crowd, and
those on the stage did their best to solve
the mystery, while the audience had lots
of fun at the expense of the committee
men. Among those on the stage were
Capt. J. J. O’Neal, W. M. Towers,.Ar
thur Word, T. O. Hand, Ed Colclough,'
Ed Bawsell, John Reece, Lee Byrd and
others.
Tbe little magnet gave about tbe same
program as the night before, and satis
fied every douter that she possesses some
wonderful power. The members of the
committee did their best, and all agreed
that tbe force she exerts is a mysterious
one. It was an interesting exhibition
from beginning to end.
Many called on Miss Abbott at tbe
Armstrong yesterday, including severs
physicians, and tbe entire city has become
interested in her.
MRS- HENRY DOSS
Died Yesterday at Her Home in the
Fourth Ward.
Mrs. Henry Doss died yesterday morn
ing at 3:30 o’clock at her home in the
Fourth ward.
1 For many months she has been a mar
tyr to consumption, and her death was
not unexpected by her friends. She was
a joung woman of many high character
istics, and her death is the cause of much
| mourning among those who knew her.
Her husband is left with a young child
, to grieve over the loss. She will be
( buried at Pleasant Valley this morning.
The Illinois Horticultural society has
■ j ust closed a session at Springfield.
present in-
adfafsdffafs
A D ! r AULTER.
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Late Chafe Arnold, of Atlanta,
/ Man.
hi Was Found to Be
Short Several Thousand
F Dollars.
Special to The Tribune. W
Atlanta, Dec. 19.—Charles MnWg
whose death a few days ago brough
the most flittering notices from tm
newspapers, was a defau ter to the exW
tent of many thousand dollars. I
This has just been discovered, and has
created a sensation here.
At the time of his death Mr. Arnold .
held three positions in which he J™ 8
trustee of funds. He was the BMretMy
and treasurer of the Georgia Hedge com
pany; the secretary and treasurer oi n«
Piedmont Exposition compi ny, and
secretary and treasurer of bt. Phihp
Episcopal church. He had also been
secretary and treasurer of «he tempora y
carnival last year.
With the Georgia Hedge companyr his
shortage is something over SI,OOO. With
church not over SIOO. The books o
the Piedmont Exposition company n-ve
not been examined, but it is thought the
shortage will amount to several thousand
“ There are rumors now that his sudden
death may have been caused by himsetf.
He had many friends here who ire
ing the mantle of charity over the faults
> of the old man. _
THE COMING AND COING
Os the People You Know and Some That
You Don’t Know-
Miss Louise Gomtz is up, after an a
tack of the grip.
Mr. B. T. Hargrove is at home again,
after spending a week down the river.
Ed Shropshire, an old Rome boy with
many friends the city for
few
n
from Floyd county, came down from
Rome yesterday and spent a few hours in
the city on his way to Augusta.
THE NIGHT SCHOOL-
Registration of Pupils Will Begin on Next
Friday.
Friday and Saturday Prof. Harris will
register those who desire to attend the
night school to be opened in January.
He will be at tbe public school building
on the tower hill from 9 to 2 o’clock on
these days for that purpose.
The registration will be continued on
the following Friday and Saturday, dur
ing these same hours. It is impelative
that ail who intend to become pupils reg
ister at the earliest bonvenience.
CHEROKEE LODGE
Held Its Annual Election of Officers Last
Night.
There was a large and enthusiastic at
tendance at the meeting of Cherokee
Lodge No. 66, F. & A. M., last night. Tbe
brethren were out in force, many coming
from different homes in the countiy to be
present.
Tbe annual election of officers occurred
with thefollowingresult:
Max Meyerhardt, W. M.
James C. Brown, S. W.
•James B. Hill, J. W.
B. F. Clark, treasurer. ’
R. H. West, secretary.
THE FATHER OF THE HOUSE.
Representative O’Neill’s Death Transfers
the Distinction to Silver Dollar Bland.
Distinction as “father of the house,”
which was enjoyed by the late Repre
sentative Charles O’Neill of Philadel
phia since the death of his colleague,
Judge William D. Kelley, has now de
scended to the paternal progenitor of
the silverbill known as the “Bland act,”
or the “dollar of the daddies” bill. In
continuous service the Hon. Richard
Parks. Bland of Missouri is the father of
the house, although in age and length of
experience in congressional affairs sev
eral other members are his seniors.
Mr. Bland is 58 years of age, is now in
his eleventh consecutive term, and at the
end of his present term, March 3, 1895.
he will have served 22 years. In years
of service in the house, however, “Ob
jector” Holman of Indiana exceeds all
others who are now members of the
house. Mr. Holman is 71 years of age,
entered the house in 1859, and with the
exception of three terms (six years) ho
has been in congress ever since.
Another member of the house entered
that body earlier than Mr. Holman, but
served only four years, and after aw ab
sence of 32 years returned to the houso
this year. The latter is General Daniel
E. Sickles, who first entered the house in
1857. —Washington Post.
Illinois State Gr mze, in session at
Springfield, elected officers yesterday.
CITY GLEANINGS.
returned <ro»
oon.tr, borne, where he b„ bee. -etch,
ing the progress of a saw mill he has
been putting up. The “ill « now fin
ished, but will be run as a private affair.
He has four large farms, and decided to
saw his own lumber. He is a progressive
farmer as well as business man.
W the Y. M. C. A. night
“Resolved that America
red man.” It was
lie next sub-
T $ the
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Th i I™
in r . f Be .A > %l , .'“(J
aO«
1 Medical BiM ■'*
eral
' rooms there,
Died In Atlanta, . /
Tne m luy fr i e n BaWSiSfiOISRS
Durant, of Atlaut^Hp>s^' J i j
of’fte death, day
their little
rant is well known
Ross, and Mr.
lanta newspaper
friends in Rome.
In Captain Rowell s O(Ii < e -
J. B. Neviu, the latest
legal fraternity, has placed
the office of Rowell, Under*
ell and will swing bis
breeze along with the many leHg
who inhabit that building.
BURIED YESTERDAY.
The Last Sad BBeS Over Captain Ja
Carey.
i Captain James Carey was buried
fcarday afternoon on Myitle Hill
honors, and many hearts oe
reßal *•
were held at the
Captain Carey was a
high qualities were
who knew him, and they
more than ever as they know of
parture from earth. He was a üßp
Rome can ill tfiord to do without, and
the loss of such a citizsn is the cause of
universal mourning.
A SISTER’S DEVOTION.
Nine Years of Hard Work to Secure the
Release of a Michigan City Convict.
A touching story of sisterly devotion
has been brought to light by the visit of
Miss Kate L. Kennedy to her brother,
Charles Kennedy, a life term convict at
Michigan City. Kennedy was received
at the penitentiary in 1884, convicted for
murder. Nine years have elapsed since
Miss Kennedy entered upon what she
declared to be the mission of her life.
There has been apparently no obstacle
too great for her to overcome, no sacri
-1 fice that she would not make in the
1 cause to which she has already devoted
' the best years of her young life. With
i tears in her eyes she has appealed to gov
ernors, United States senators and con
gressmen. There was none who did
not give heed to her sorrowful plea, but
the letters which she has obtained in.
support of her appeal for executive
clemency have apparently been without
effect. Her purpose has been persistent
ly pursued through every administra
tion since that of Governor Gray. Hope
long deferred has only given her strength
to continue her efforts.
, Her travels have taken her to Wash
ington, where, in the capitol building,
she found many who were touched by
. her simplicity of manner and the ear
. nest prayer which she breathed for as
sistance to swing open the prison gate
and bid a disgraced brother once more
' enjoy liberty.
Senator Hill was visited at Albany by
the youthful petitioner. From New
York Miss Kennedy traveled to Harris
■ burg, where Governor Pattison freely
- granted her an interview. Thence she
went to Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky and
other states. Prominent newspaper men,
preachers and lawyers have supplement
ed her pleading for mercy.
Her belief in her brother’s innocence
has prompted work in other directions.
Soon after Kennedy entered upon his
term of imprisonment Miss Kennedy
adopted masculine attire, and for weeks
tramped about the slums and frequented
, the gambling bouses of Cincinnati in
, search of evidence which could be made
the basis for an application for a re
hearing. She found it a hopeless task to
. establish her brother’s innocence, though
her faith never wavered. Governor Mat
, jbews has promised careful considera
tion of the case.—-La Porte (Ind.) Cor.
Chicago Record.
Mrs. Eleanor Floyd and both her sons
; were indicted for complicity with Phil
Scheig in robbing tbe Minneapolis bank.
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DUMB AS AN OYSTER l ;
fi
Newspaper Men Complain of ]
Secretary Thurber. ,
1
he is AFRAID
The Most Devoted and Se !. f " i
sacrificing Friend the
President Had.
Washington, D. C., December 19 -
•rS state department
strange and delicate duties to P er J or ! 1 ’
Not long ago information reached e
partment that a newly arrived fomignj
minister was being
' I taiu
plana the president has made for
celebrating Christmas, there does not seem
to lie any good reason why the private sec
etary should not enlighten them. When
the president decides to slip away to New
York on private business, the newspaper
men cannot imagine why Mr. Thurber
should tell them fibs about it and throw
dust in their eyes. Evidently Private Sec
retary Thurber has not yet learned the pri
vate secretary art of which Daniel Lamont
was so great a master—the art of satisfy
ing newspaper craving for news by telling
the little things while all the big things
are kept as mum as extra dry.
A case in point occurred not long ago.
Joe Jefferson was in town, and as he and
Mr. Cleveland are warm friends nothing
could be more natural than that the presi
dent should make up a box party and go to
see Old Rip. There was no great state
secret about this, and yet Private Secre
tary Thurber was afraid to tell the news
papers that the president was going to the
theater!
The Venerable Senator Palmer.
Poor old Senator Palmer! That’s what
the gossips are saying in Washington. The
old senator has been one of the most de
voted and self sacrificing friends President
' Cleveland ever bad, and he has bad a
good many. Senator Palmer’s friends
wanted to send a delegation from Illinois
to the last Democratic national conven
tion to boom him for president, but the
senator himself objected and declared he
was for the nomination of Mr. Cleveland.
When the convention came on and a crisis
was reached, there was a movement to
bring the old man forward and if possible
to nominate him with a rush. Senato*
Palmer put a stop to it, and when called
out in the convention declared for Cleve
land. As a senator he has always been one
of Mr. Cleveland’s stanchest supporters.
He stood hard and fast in the silver fight,
in the Hawaiian debate, in everything.
But whenever there is a big office to be
given out in Illinois, an appointment really
worth having, it is Senator Palmer’s po
litical enemies who are consulted by the
president, not Senator Palmer. The sen
ator’s ill success in the matter of appoint
ments has become one of the standing
jokes of the camtal. It is now a well un
derstood tradition among the office seekers
that the indorsement of the aged senator
who has loved Mr. Cleveland so well and
served him so loyally is sure to be fatal.
Therefore the expression, heard on every
hand, “Poor old Senator Palmer!”
An Awful Lapsus Linguie.
Senator Cullom was guilty of an almost
unparalleled offense against the dignity
of the senate the other day—an offense
which would have sent John J. Ingalls or
George F. Edmunds into a conniption fit
had either of those old time guardians of
' the senatorial dignity been present on the
floor. Some little bill or resolution had
come up for consideration. As it was a
matter tai which Senator Palmer was
known to be interested, Senator Callom,
eager to follow the rule of courtesy which
a senator extends to his colleague from
i the same state, glanced around and saw
that Mr. Palmer was not in his seat, and
I then exclaimed:
( “Mr- President. I think this matter had
better go over u» toe oxa genueman gets
Cullom sat down all uncon
scious of the fact that in speaking of Mr.
Palmer as “the old gentleman instead of
as “my colleague,” or ““v coHeague the
distinguished junior senator from nil
nois,” he had committed a great crime,
and continued unaware thereof until he
saw the smiles on the faces of senators all
about, him for an explanation.
Uijuuv _
FOOLING THE BIRDS.
They Are Drawn from Their Hiding
Places In the Forests.
I havShJieard young women whistle
mimicking the songs of
the birds ‘the blackbird and the thrush
They simple
instruments by the fireside, which were
XfljHiLried' in the pocket, the whole
which they mimicked!
the
It is seldom
gets such a searo as
force received the other
row in front of the
policeman has made himself
to the newsboys who
the postoffice. He seemed
take delight in moving them oi®ESMh
boys had no redress, but at IdM®®
took up a scheme which has afffflK®
pleasure to small boys more than
They secured an old pair of trousers,
together with a coat and a hat, which
they stuffed with straw. Waiting un
til the policeman was looking in their
direction, two of them, with the dum
my between them, boldly walked out of
Beekman street and started across Park
row toward the postoffice. The sight of
the two boys in charge of a man who
apparently could not take care of hiin
self interested the policeman, and he
started to follow them. The boys
walked on until they reached the mid
dle of the street, when they threw the
figure on the track before an approach
ing horse car and fled.
With a pale face and an involuntary
cry of terror the policeman ran toward
the body. He had gone but a few feet
when he tripped and fell. The driter
of the car put on the brake just as the
horses reached the body. Just then
two boys rushed from the postoffice,
seized the body by the legs, one on each
side, and ran down Beekman street with
it amid the shouts of their companions,
who had been silent but much amused
witnesses of the joke. The policeman
did not fallow.—New York Sun.
A Maine Stase'Llne.
There is a cross country stage line
from Abbott Village, Me., on the Pis
cataquis river, to Bingham, on the Ken
nebec, the only intervening settlements
being Kingsburg and Mayfield, both
such small villages that they are scarce
ly distinguishable from the surrounding
country. The length of the route is
over 25 miles, and it is doubtful if there
are many more than 50 occupied dwell
ing houses on the main road along the
line. —Lewiston Journal.
An Observant Michl<ander’a Dtacovery.
“Did you ever notice,” said M. B.
Church of Grand Rapids at the Nor
mandie, “that the Washington monu
ment has the exact dimensions of an
ocean steamship? It has. It is 550 feet
long and 55 feet at the base. Just com
pare these figures with those of the lead
ing Atlantic liners, and you will find
that they are just about the same—
length 10 times the beam and depth. It
is the outcome of symmetry. ”—Wash
ington Post.,
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PRICE UVE CENTS.
HE HAS THE NERVE. ■
Daring of Stambuioff, Bulga
ria’s Prime Minister. fl
THE DIPLOMATIC AGENT. ||BH
Single Handed He Has Heid k|S|
the Russian Empire at ||iflS|
Bay for Yeart.
For what Bulgaria is today she is
debted almost solely to the valor
wisdom and indomitable will of
' Stambuioff. the prime minisUa-
For years he hasjheblfl
L siaq empire at I>ajfl ~.s
gr< i
As t ' ■' ''J
lost his tfir® j/?"' “ ' ’ ■,' , -
heed»<he
prime ininist
Prince Ferdiifand is more
puts himself fufly in the hands
buloff, making the latter the real
of Bulgaria amPthe chief guardian
throne.
How daring and vigorous the
is in his great work has again been
in striking incidents. '
There was, for example, the arrest of
Major Panitza, who was at the head of
the most dangerous and powerful plot
ever organized against the prince.
Stambuloff finally settled the matter
by making the arrest himself alone. At
midnight he knocked at Panitza’s door. ’
The major’s wife, with a loaded pistol in
her hand, admitted him.
Recognizing him and divining his er
rand, she raised the weapon to fire. Ha
looked at her, and her arm fell, and she *
turned away. Then Stambuloff went up
to Panitza’s room. He found him in
bed, a loaded revolver at his side.
“Major Panitza,” said the minister
calmly, “get up, dress yourself and come
with me.”
The desperado grasped his revolver.
The minister folded hjs arms and looked
at him as Marius looked at the slave
who came to slay him. Panitza laid
down the weapon, rose, dressed himself
and foliowe<l his captor to prison.—Mel -
bourne Argus. SflN
State Ownership or toiepuones.
1 The proposed agreement between d®l||M|
postoffice and the National Telepl®"- 'J
company, by which the former wdjdHg®®
all the trunk lines, has not
signed, although it has been
completion nearly six
tion will shortly be called > J
in the house of commons,
the house will refuse to
cation of the scheme end
committee the question
office or municipal i«>d>®;'K
the telephone business ®„ > ,
Public opinion is speed® ,
favor of state ownership.
New York Sum