The Rome tribune. (Rome, Ga.) 1887-190?, December 26, 1893, Image 1

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VOL. VI. NO. 1.913. BANKRUPT CHICAGO. The Treasury Didn’t Contain Money For Christmas. EMPLOYES WITHOUT PAY. Mayor-Elect Hopkins Coes Into Office Under Embar rassing C’rcumstances. Chicago, Dec. 25. —Chicago is ap proaching bankruptcy. Comptroller Wetherill refused to pay any of the city employes before Christmas, as has been the custom for years, and it is said that it is by no means certain that there will be sufficient money on hand to pay them at the end of the month. The city is in worse financial straits than it has been for years, and those thoroughly familiar with the situation say that nothing but the most rigid economy and careful financiering will pull it through the nest year without impairing its credit. The. comptroller flatly stated that the city had no money. Said he: .‘•Mayor-elect Hopkins certainly goes intp office under the most adverse finan cial conditions. As to how the city will stand by Jan 1 I cannot tell. It will be deeply in debt. When Mayor Swift went into t’ • < ■ it y ■ partialW 9 THE ROME TRIBUNE. give eiiecc co raiiass tnreat wit His ex ecution would be avengedwf Shortly after Pallas was shot at Moijfct Juich, Cedina began his preparationfto avenge his comrade’s death and the elplosion at the Liceo theater followed. | AMERICA’S HEROISM. The Way This Country HaJ Stood the "" Panic, as Noted Abriad. London, Dec. 23. Til Financial News has an interview witH Boissevain, who has gone to Amsterdam to confer with the Dutch bondholderelin the mat ter of the Union Pacific reorganization. He said that he had been Ltruck with the magnitude of the loss Lhich Amer ica had sustained, and the feople on this side of the Atlantic had do i-dea of its extent. i Only when one could ilalize the se verity of the ordeal thflmgh which America is passing and tlw enormity of the loss sustained by the whole commu nity could he liegin to realise how splen didly America had behavjd under such trying circumstances an« how intrinsi cally sound things must >e for the peo ple to brave such a storm J Recovery had alreadl well started, but it must proceed slowly and cautious ly. He said he believeu it would be possible io arrive at an amicable and fair understanding with the govern ment oi> the Union Pacific matter dur ing the present session offleongress. YOUNG TALKS WAR. Honduras Is Likely to Get Into a Tussle With Rebels. DecJgS.—The state de- KO.wK uA.. TUESDAY MOBNIwG. DECEMBER 2s, loh3 THE BANQUET. Both Great Parties United to Do Harrison Honor. MR. REID WITH THEM. Mr. Harrison Makes a Speech and so Did Reid, But Very Little Said on Politics. Philadelphia, Dec. 25.—The recep tion of ex-President Benjamin Harrison by the Union League club was a very flattering demonstration. There were representatives of every class and of both the great political parties present to do honor to the man who so recently was the chief executive of the nation. Fifteen hundred people crowded the halls, parlors and reception rooms. The veteran corps of the First Regi ment escorted Mr. Harrison from his hotel at 8 o'clock, preceded by the First Regiment band. John Russell Young, president of the Union league, walked beside his guest, followed by Whitelaw Reid, Senators Hoar and Proctor and a number of other distinguished states men. As the escort entered the corridor cheer after cheer was given, and Mr. Harrison, with bared head, acknowledg ed the plaudits with his customary grace. The house was profusely decorated with and bunting, and vari- added to the CHRISTMAS CAROLS In a quiet way many of the poor were made happy yesterday. There was no concerted effort, but the poor are never forgotten by the good people of Rome. The Pansy dinner occurs today, and will afford much joy for many children and their parents. Christmas trees were given last night at the Methodist and Baptist churches in North Rome. A happy scene was that at J. A. Gam mon’s last night. Judge Joel Branham was there with twenty of his little friends, and is largely responsible for the joyous occasion. Mr. W. M. Towers made ten switch men, yardmen and engineers of the E. T., V. & G. railroad happy yesterday by giv ing each a fine turkey. CHRISTMAS CASUALTIES- Cot His Mother. Henry Greenlee, colored, after taking on large doses of inebriating fluid, cut his mother yesterday with a sm til knife. A painful wountl was made on her face. Officers Wimpee and Guice arrested him. Covered With Blood, Officers Logan and Collier arrested a negro who had lost a great lot of blood on account of insulting a white man named Walker. No serious damage was done. h DAY OF JOY. Christmas as it Was Observed Here. A VERY BEAUTIFUL DAY. Some Accidents, Some Pleas* ure and Some General > Gossip. Christmas has come and gone, and many were the hearts made happy in Rome. Joy reigned with no restrictions, and the people made the day one of pleasure in their own peculiar ways. Some wera happy inquietude at their homes, others with their friends, and quite a number indulged in sipping the flowing bowl to an extent that produced much hilarity, and a pretense of having a good time. That part of Broad street in front of, the Cent-al hotel was the scene of most of the Christmas frollicking. A greasy pole, fire works and liquor that is red or white, were chief ingredients in this rough fun. R >man candles were fired almost continually through the day, and with recklessness that was alarming to some. The day was as balmy as summer, and until the clouds obscured the sun was uncomfortably warm. Cristinas Eva. The bright and beautiful weather of Sunday, the day before Christmas, added much to the happy spirit of the people, and with smiling, j >yous faces they made theirway to one of the churches in the services were at all the the total atteud- son, wao was nimseir in rroiii lack ot food. Her sad condition was discovered a few hours before her death by two ladies, who did all in their power for the poor woman, but it was too late. TWO NEGROES LYNCHED. One for Stealing Hogs and the Other for Murder. Memphis, Dec. 25. —A dispatch in The Commercial from Jackson. Miss., says: A dead negro was found hanging to a limb in Pelahatchie swamp, Rankin county, by a party of hunters. A bullet hole was in his head and near his body was found a dead hog. The supposition is he had stolen the hog and had been killed for the crime. From Holmes county, Mississippi, the news has just been received that Lon Allen, a negro, was lynched there for the murder of Ben Nabors a white man for whom Allen worked. The negro set Are to the house in Which Nabors lived alone, and his charred remains were found in the ruins. Allen confessed. Governor Stone Pardoned White Cnps. Jackson, Miss., Dec. 25.—Governor Stone pardoned Alex. Reeves, Martin and Rowan Moak, Dan Simmons, James Robertson and Reuben Leonard, sen tenced by Judge Chrisman for two years last May at Brookhaven for White Cap ping, and J. P. Tyson, sentenced for one year from Copiah county by Judge Chrisman, for the same offense. The governor went to the prison in person amLmade them a kindly talk, telling it to themselveSjtlieir and to .1 til. : lead Th.' very ' o • I 'IM PRICE HVE CRN® RACING TG®M Program of the Afternoon. SOME FINE HORSES HERE And Some Fast Time is Ex pected to be Made-Races of all Kinds. That racing today out at the old sition grounds will be great and will afl tract a large crowd. gs Horses will be here from Cartersvil®! Cirrollton, Cedartown, Calhoun a®f other pointe. Most of them are alret®| here, and the fastest time the Rome track will be se Hero is the ■ .'mmeßCe promptly . I't Mule race, -'■ <year j>"- s ? W W • 'Z 7 ' 1 '''' 1 ■ !| 7th lad® ■,.*/! ■ i> K 7 r>< *’ -C. 'u* ' wi d be a MU®