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THE ROME TRIBUNE. VOUVI.NO. i.v.i. TARIFF SPEECHES. The Last Day of General Debate p In the House. CQCKRAN’S GREAT EFFORT Mr, Turner, of peorgia, and B, yan, of Nebraska, De livered Speeches. \ ashington, Jan. 15.—Bourke Cock ran:; famous Chicago speech will no long r be accepted as his greatest claim to p e eminence as an orator. That great effort, which gave him national pwusinence, he has surpassed in his bril- Ixf and effective speech on the tariff b' .. Mt. Cockran spoke for an hour MiSri’lialf, and when he had finished he reeved such an ovation as has rarely, if B'er. been seea in the house of repro jMtarives. For seven miniates thechaur 4MBB|Bj)in an uproar, Democrats eheer the galleries joining with tu multuous applause. Chairman Richardson pounded a hole in *he green baize on his Uesk in a vain -effort to restore order, but the louder ho rapped the louder the Democrats cheered and the galleries applauded. The chair man continued to bang his gavel, but all to no purpose. The proceedings were brought tea standstill, and every Deiuo cr Nc member left his seat and moved in ; procession up the aisle to congfa.a lat' ’he eloquent New Yorker. * .irmau Ki< hardson thumped and ba, 1 and even called upon the ser ge ..st arms and his assistants to clear th | 'as. But the enthusiastic uproar coS Aed. C 'Cockran was finally requested to rew- co the rear of the h ill, and as he wqpked up the aisle with a string of ex ul put Democrats following behind him th>re was another wild shout from the Democrats and a re-echoinga'oiuid of ap- from the galleries. .ivies of “Vote!” “Vote!” <came from . altauarts of the hall, and it seemed as if thfconfusion would continue indefinite ifljßack of the rail the big, burly Sen- from Texas, moved up and t^K r his arms around Mr. Cockran, ■> W?h Was the signal for another out ’ Jfst of enthusiasm. Ar. Cockran endeavored to make his w|g to the cloak room, so that order Si be restore iin the house, but his were blocked by jubilant Deulo , who pressed his hands in congratu i. ft was a scene that’will be re bered for years. The Day's (Debate. e closing day of general debate on irilf bill will figure as the most ant-es the discussion. Three of the t Democratic advocates were on th' card to speak, and the galleries were thiniged to the doors, and even the cor ridas were filled with long lines of peo pW vho had hoped to secure admission. t ~<lge Turner, of 'Georgia, followed M® Pickier with what was, really, the fir t creat speech of the day. Mr. Tur- Jade a constitutional argument : protection, and defended at ' the features of the Wilson bill, it occasion to speak at length he south’s attitude on the tariff. , ivered a remarkably strong and it speech. Mr. Turner had an: ugly large audience, and was ap- ; 1 enthusiastically throughout his It was, indeed, a masterpiece >art, and elevated him in the es n of his colleagues. Grosvenor, of Ohio, followed Turner and, following Mr. Gros caine Cockran. Cockran declared at the start that not share the opinion that the bill would add to the treasury icy, and. he contended tint, in fan increased deficit, it would > to bring a surplus into the treas u . such as left by the Democratic party ir I’BB9. i Ir. Cockran spoke with great elo q> since, and when he declared that the D .'mocratic party was inaugurating a po icy whiWi, instead of having two w< rkingme*for one job, would furnish tu > jobs for one workingman, there was a j ild shout from the Democratic side an’ijjl'eneral applause in the galleries. T1 statement furnished the keynote of Mj, Cockran’s speech. i'feie of the most effective points made bjv ffr. Cockran was, in criticising the contention of Mr. Dingley, of Maine, thj t if this bill would admit $250,000,000 of’mports annually it would represent ju tso much contraction of the field of in labor. Mr. Cockran tried to Dingley down to this point, but line statesman endeavored to by claiming that this statement d not adequately present his ar- » ockran. however, insisted that nade that assertion, and he pro o riddle it, to the great amuse the Democratic side. ifalker, of Massachusetts, invited kran’s sharp sarcasm by inter him with a question, which Mr. i laughingly said he would hear note the gayety of the discus nv ■. This sarcastic Hing at the benev- ol< it looking, white haired statesman of D<Jntim, Mass., provoked uproarious laihter. dr. Walker was plainly rattled, and whan Mr. Cockran confessed that he did no comprehend his question, and doubt ed f any one had, the house roared with laighter, and Mr. Walker sat down in hijneat crestfallen. Jnce’Mr. Cockran invited Mr. Reed inf the discussion, but the wily and wity Maine statesman did not accept th gauntlet. Mr. Cockran’s speech was by*r tne best that has been made. J . TENNE SSEE ’S ' PEN. Bill Hm Money to Build Without the b sue of Bonds. 7 ash ville, Jan. 15.—1 tis possible th». there will soon be an extra session of he Tennessee legislature. At the reg r if; session a bill was passed authorizing V ssue of SOOO,OOO bonds to build a new penitentiary. Owing to the financial stringenty last summer the state officials were unaisle to place these. Comptroller Harris has just completed a careful investigation of the state's finances and revenues from all sources, and finds that niter the interest due Jan. 1, 1895, has been p lid, there will then be a surplus in the state treasury of $150,228. Upon this showing Mr. Harris pro poses to request Governor Tumey to call the legislature together in extra session for the purpose of repealing the clause of the penitentiary act, authoriz ing the issue of to provide in stead that the surplus be utilized. Should Governor Turney consent, Mr. Harris will endeavor to secure the con sent of the Democratic members to re main in sess on only long enough to rush this business through aud he estimates that it would cost only $ 1.000, as the penitentiary commissioners say only $300,000 will lie required the first year. It seems possible to build the peniten tiary with the surplus revenue. They Pay as Farming Bands. Raleigh, Jan. 15.—Superintendent Leazar, of the penitentiary, says that the products'ot the five state farms this season were 1,190 largo bales of cotton, 50,000 bushels of corn. 13,500 bushels of peanuts and 3,000 bushels of wheat. Freshets caused heavy losses of some crops. Superintendent Leazar says that the acreage of land in cultivation has not been large enough and so ho is in creasing -it 50 per cent this year. Uno thousand acits are in wheat. He as serts that there is no better way of em ploying negro converts than on a farm. He will later examine eaietully the im mense tracts of state lands near Coro creek to ascertain their availability for farming. The convicts on the farms cause bs complaints. UNITED INTERESTS. Xortlicrn and Southern Presbyterians May Soon Come Together. ■Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 15.—An im portant step was taken here Sunday night toward the eventful unification of the ®orthern and southern Presbyterian churches. Cominittees of those churches which have been in session here for sev- ■ oral days, have .passed resolutions that the churches unite in the evangelical ■work among the negroes. A mass meet ing of the Presbyterian preachers was held at the First Presbyterian chureh. The subject of consideration was men stioiied in a noicnd-about way by a south ieni Presbyterian. Jt soon became evident that -every -minister pra.-ent favored it. Colonel Montfort, es Cincinnati, Ohio, editor of The Herald and Presbyterian, Rev. C. W. Young, of Kentucky, Dr. Souther land, of Tennessee, and others who rank high iu the two assemblies, spoke on tiie subject. No plan was suggested and no detail gone into, but the enthusiasm with which the subject was received, is regarded as most significant. This is said to be the first time the subject of unification has been broached. A b.IG BLNBA I ION. 3*«ur Hundred Has a Scandal <o Wrestle With. Raleigh, Jan. 15.—News has just reached here of a sensational affair in high life in Greensboro. Friday last a prominent young mar ried man of Greensboro, a tobacconist, and son of a late superior court judge of that city, came to Raleigh, having left word at home that he would be gone several days. Instead, however, he re turned to Greensboro the same night, and shortly before midnight he went home, where he found Frank Holland, of Danville, in a compromising position with his wife in the latter’s room. He opened fire with a pistol and fired three shots, two of which took effect. Holland managed to get out, and has not since been found, though it is be lieved he is secreted somewhere at Greensboro, and that he is fatally wounded. It turned out that the married sister of the wronged husband, who has for several years been separated from her husband, was also in a compromising position with another young man in her house across the street. Latter, however, he made good his es cape. Greensboro is said to be in a tur moil of excitement ov-or the deplorable affair. All parties are very prominent in social circles. It is now said that an attempt of Hol land's friends to move him to Danville came near resulting in more bloodshed. •negroes to Meet la February. Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 15.— The Tuskegee Negro conference, composed of representatives of the masses of th'e hard-working farmers in the black belt will be held at Tuskegee again this year on Feb. 21. These meetings are held under the auspices of the Tuskegee insti tute, and have attracted attention throughout the country, and have done great good. i Remorse Caused Ills Death. Winchester, 0., Jan. 15. -Jesso Prowell, a well-to-do bachelor, shot him self in the head at his home after writ ing a letter in which he said his deed was the result of remorse at having as sisted in the lynching of young Parker, near West Union, a few nights ago. Parker was the colored boy accused of the murder of Mr. and Mrs. Rhine. The Oueen No»r Wants Muaoy. StN Francisco, Jan. 15.—The steamer Australia brings a statement from a cor respondent in Honolulu to the offset that ex-Queen Lilioukalanl has entirely abandoned all hope of ever regaining the throne of Hawaii, and is now perfecting arrangemiiits for bringing a claim agHinst the United States for an immense amount of money. Declares the Dividend. Nashville, Jan. 15.—The directors of tM Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railway declared the usual quarterly di> vld.nd of 1 1-2 per cent Saturday. _ ItOvitti uA.. TUEBDa¥ MOfifl I NG, JANUARY 16, l ot >4 DEATH ON THE RAIL. I Fearful Wreck Caused by a Collision. MANY KILLED AND INJURED There Was a Very Heavy Fog and the Engineer Could Not See- Hoboken, N. J., Jan. 15.—The South Orange accommodation on the Delaware and Lackawanna railroad ran into the Dover express nt the draw bridge just beyond Hackensack. The last car, an accommodation smoker and baggage car, and the passenger car immediately in front of it were smashed to kindling wood. 12 persons it is said were killed and 20 injured. The dead and injured are being brought to Hoboken, and the injured are being removed te "the hos pital. The engineer of the South Orange ac commodation and his fireman jumped from their engine, and the engineer was severely injured by being thrown against an embankment. It is said khat he will die. The fireman was so badly scalded that it is said that he, too, will die. The reason given for the accident is that, on account of the heavy fog, the engineer of the South Grange accommodation train did not see the Dover express in front of him. The following is a list of the dead as far as known: O. H. Ryffh, Milburn; Edward Morrell, Summit. N. J.; John Fish. Summit, N. -J.; William Fergu son, Summit, N. - J.-—brought to Hobo ken and died on his way ito the hospital —J. H. Rimmer, cashier of S. W. Boo cock, bankersand brokers. New York; Dr. James Doty, druggist, Basking Ridge, N. J. CHICAGO ALARMED. -Anarchist*. SoeialUt* Etc. Make TrcsMo in <the Windy City. Chicago, Jan. 15.—1 tis said that the police have stenographic notes of a re cent meeting of anarchists, in which the speakers said that now was the time for the unemployed to assert themselves, and that the application of the torch was justifiable if their demands were not complied with. The police kept the matter secret at the time, and would still have withheld jt from the public had not the men suspected of sympathy with anarchy planned .an invasion of the city halt The meeting at which this was deci ded upon was held -on the West Side Friday. Resolutions’were adopted re questing the city council to investigate the number and condition of the unem ployed of the city and to publish the re sult. It was claimed that the present guesses at the number of unemployed were false and misleading. Instead of 50,000 or 75,000, the speaker said there were 200,000. Some other mode of relief besides soup houses and two hours’ work on the street was demanded. It was shown that 500 men who -earned $1.50 a day each had been discharged by the city, and work was now done for nothing by men driven by poverty. Soon the 500 discharged men would have to join their ranks, The resolutions wound up with an invitation to all the unemployed of the city to act as an escort to the com mittee appointed to deliver the resolu tions to the city council. Mayor Hopkins had a conference Sat urday with Chief of Police Brennan and Chairman Madden, of the finance de partment, and it was decided that the proposed demonstration must be stop ped. It was feared, in view of the ac tivity of the anarchists, that such a big gathering might result in a riot. The mayor accordingly sent a note to Thomas T. Morgan, the socialist leader, who took a prominent part in the meeting, and requested him to abandon the de monstration. Margan sent back a curt refusal. The mayor then sent for Joseph Greenhut, the anarchist sympathizer, and requested him to use his influence to have the plan abandoned. The mayor told Greenhut that the police were pre pared for every emergency and that the meeting would be dispersed by force if necessary. Greenhut said he would do what he could. The police have evidence showing that the anarchists are actively engaged all over the city in stirring up discontent and exploiting the policy of destruction. They have recovered from the blow of five years ago, and their ranks have re ceived largo accessions from the most desperate of Europe’s fugitives. It is now charged that the burning of the Second Regiment armory, the finest of the kind in America, was the work of anarchists. A number of leading capi talists have promised to contribute funds to have the building duplicated. Big Fire lu London. London, Jan. 15. —The large prom ises at King’s Cross, occupied by Joseph Thorley as a manufactory of cattle food, was bu'.-acd Sunday. The loss is 70,000 nnxi TX cl a , . Death of a Texas Patriot. San Alt ustine, Tex., Jan. 15. —Colo- nel Alexander Horton, the Texas patriot, died at his home Sunday, two miles from here. He was first aid to General Sam Houston. ♦ ON A PLAN. The Hawaiian Matter in the Hands of Holman and McCreary. Washington, Jan. 15.—Chairman McCreary, of the house committee on foreign affairs, and Representative Hol man had a conference as to a proposition to be submitted to congress for the solu tion of the Hawaiian problem. Congressional leaders are trying to de vise a plan of settlement which will be consistent with natural dignity and will mt be a further ecntuMMßca the ucee- env complication. a tier cue taiK inr. ! McCreary said: I “Some solution to the question will undoubtedly be ready to submit to the I house before January 29. The tariff will have the right of way un’il then. It will give us time to consider what can be done.” Mr. Holman and myself will go into the question very fully. I cannot tell at the present time what plan will be offered, and indeed, no plan has as yet suggested itself to me. but the committee and others interested will endeavor to offer a settlement which will be satis factory to congress, just to all parties in Hawaii and consistent with our national integrity.” Mr. Holman favors the recognition of the provisional government as existing, and a lawful government in Hawaii. Then securing by a treaty with the pro visional government, an agreement which will guarantee the islands against interference by foreign powers. DOWN TO BUSINESS. Mr. Boutelle Has Another Say About His Hawaiian Resolution's Fate. Washington, Jan. 15.—There was but a slim attendance on the floor and in the galleries when the house met. After some routine business Mr. Boutelle caused a momentary flutter by endeav oring to call up bis Hawaiian resolution, and denouncing the way iu which the matter was being “smothered” by the majority. The house then resolved itself into a committee of the whole to consider the tariff bill, and in accordance with special order heretofore adopted, the bill was read in full prior to the consideration of amendments to it. In the Senate. After acting upon a number of unim portant bills on the calendar, the senate, on motion of Mr. Hill, at 12:42 p. m. went into executive session to consider the Hornblower nomination. The Senate Has It. At 2 o’clock p. m.. Assistant Private Secretary Pruden brought to the senate the president’s message transmitting the Hawaiian correspondence, which was laid before the house last Saturday. Al though the senate was in executive ses sion, Pruden was admitted, and, behind closed doors, delivered the document. A MURDER CASE. The Wile of the Murdered Man Accused of the Crime. Ltnchbcrg, Va., Jan. 15.—Then Hen dricks murder sensation has assumed a sew phase fey the arrest of Mrs. Cora V. Hendricks, the pretty young wife of tho murdered man; her father, J. 11. White .and John 11. Mac Masters, at whose house, nessr Bocook, Va.. the scene of the tragedy, Mrs. Hendricks first met her husband last October. The warrant wasjsworn out by Eze kiel Heudicks, a brother of the man who was killed. It is stated that a detective has been at work on the case for some weeks and convincing evidence of the guilt of the accused parties will be forth coming at the preliminary investigation, which will take place at Campbell court house Tuesday. The case has created a sensation in this city, and the outcome ie awaited with interest. It will be remembered that four negroes, arrested at the time of the murder, charged with the crime, were released last week, the grand jury of the county failingjo indict them. Baby Tramps. COLVMDL’S, Ga., Jan. 15.—Two baby runaways hailing from Atlanta arrived here on tlie Georgia Midland train Sat urday night and were shortly afterward run in by the police. Will Curbow is the name of one. He is a white Loy 8 years of age. The other is Ed. Smith, a little negro. 9 years old. They rode the trucks all the way down. Doth will be held until communication can be had with Atlanta relatives or the police. Found Dead Together. St. Louis, Jan. 15.—Miss Josie Ste venson and a man named Wilsko have been found dead in a room at No. 13 Olive street. Whether a case of murder or suicide is not known. A Kailroad Change. Macon, Jan. 15.—George B. Turpin has resigned the presidency of tho Geor gia Southern and Florida railroad. The directors have elected Robert S. Collins president. He was secretary, and on being elected president resigned the sec retaryship and W. S. Goodrich was elec ted secretary. A MAD DOC Runs Amuck at Powder Springs and is Killed Special to the Tribune. Powder Spings, Jan. 15.—A mad dog suddenly appeared on the premises of R. W. Adams, one-half mile from town, Saturday about noon, snapping at every thing that came in his way. Almost before the fact could be real ized it had attacked two dogs belonging to negroes on the place, and rushed off towards town. Getting his shot gur, Mr. Adams mounted his horso aud fol lowed in pursuit. The dog passed through town in a full gallop, biting one dog that came in his way. It being the dinner hour, the street was clear, conse quently nobody was bitten. The dog was overtaken a short distance from town and killed. MY! MY! H Y H —L AGAIN- The Fellow With That Oft Printed Name Arrested in Chicago. Special to the Tribune. Atlanta, Jan. 15—Harry Hill was arieeted today in Chicago. Atlantal draws a long breath. NEGROES. i Selling Their Possessions to Go to Africa. ARE LEAVING ARKANSAS, It is Believed to Be the Scheme of Agents Who Profit by the Exodus. Memphis, Jan. 15. —The negroes in this section of the south, especially those ' in Arkansas, have contracted the emi- I gration fever again, and there is an exo . dus of the black men to Africa. A des patch from Marianna, Ark., says all the negroes of that neighborhood are sacri ficing what little property they have with the intention of going to the dark continent. One car load has passed through Brinkley en route for New York, from whence they iutend to sail for their ul timate destination. It seems as if the 1 scheme had been worked up by some negro agents who have been canvassing that section for some *ime, for what , purpose or in whose interest, it is not , known. Many of the negroes owned small , places and several head of stock, and . were, comparativly speaking, in good 1 circumstances, but they have sacrificed i all they had for a few dollars to pay ' their way to New York. 1 A prominent planter purchased 19 ' hogs from one of these would-be emi grants for the small sum of SG. weatner rorecasc. Washington, Jan. 15.—Forecast till 8 p. m., Tuesday—For North Carolina, : cloudy with showers, continued high temperature, southerly winds. South 1 ’ Carolina and Georgia, showers today ’ and tonight, followed Tuesday by fair, 1 southerly winds. Eastern Florida, fair, 1 probably preceded by showers in ex treme northern portion today or tonight, southerly winds. Western Florida, showers today, probably fair tonight and Tuesday, slightly cooler southerly winds. Alabama and Mississippi, fair tonight and Tuesday, sligntly cooler to- ( night, south and west winds. |' An Important Patent Expires Soon. Washington, Jan. 15.—The patent on . i the electric telegrapher in the Bell tele phone patents will expire on Jan. 30. , This is one of the most important pat , ents that will expire during the year. It was filed Jan. 15, 1887, and was the one ’ hundred and eighty-six thousand, seven hundred and eighty seventh patent is sued. The patent was involved in one of the cases decided in the famous tele- 1 phone suits before the October term of 1 ' the United states supreme court in 1887, at which It was held to be a valid pat ’ ent. » Trying to Get Vuillunt Out. | Pakis, Jan. 15.—Socialist deputies 1 have signed a petition for Variant’s par- 1 don. Some of the jurors who convicted him are said to have signed a similar 1 petition. Guards about Laßoquetto prison, where Vaillant is, have been t doubled. Two thousand anarchists met in Marseilles and protested against tho bomb thrower’s sentence, ineeudiaxy 1 resolutions wore adopted. e “~r 1 That K<iid Caiiifr* .% K*jtr. Boston, Jan. 15.—-The raid on a uoto rious Harrison street dive without the co operation or knowledge of Captain Gaskin, of tho Fourth, precinct, has caused dissensions in the board of police commissioners. Gue of the c.ommi*fion ©rs, like Captain Gaskin, wai left out, too. It is said by an iifleriioon paper that tho board w ill make a large num ber of transfers. three" men" ‘lynched. The Horrible Fate Meted Oat to Offend ers in Kansas. Russell, Kan., Jan. 15.—A mob of about 20 men entered the jail Saturday night, took out J. G. Burton and Wil liam Gay and his son, John Gay, and hung the trio to a small railroad bridge, a short distance east of the depot, in this city. Burton said he could tell lots about his stealing cattle, selling whisky and other things, but when asked to tell about the Dinning murder rei>lied, “No, sir.” Young Gay made a prayer and said Burton had killed Dinning with an ax. Old man Gay stated: “We were led into this.” The leader then clapped his hands three times and quick as a flash all three were pushed off the bridge. The Gays evidently died from strangu lation. but the noose on Burton’s neck Slippea arouna up over ms Cam ana ne was heard to breathe heavily for a mo ment, when several shots were fired into his body. Each of the others also had a bullet sent into them. The crime for which the men were lynched was the killing of Fred Dinning in July last, on the Burtons’ place, about 20 miles northeast of this city. Inquiries regarding a draft payable to Dinning and his mysterious disappear ance led to an investigation and the ar rest of Burton, who implicated the other two men. Each made a confession which led to the finding of Dinning’s body buried in a field near the scene of the murder. BomeiniDg isise to Answer* For. San Francisco, Jan. 15.- From tho statement of Tho Examiner’s Honolulu correspondent, there is a prospect that the United States may have to answer to the charge of breaking faith with President Dole. It is said that Minister Willis was impatient at Dole’s delay in formulating his reply to Willis’ demand of abdication and unred greater haste, whereupon Dole called upon Willis and frankly admitted that he did not pro pose to submit his reply until the arrival al a vauftl on which U imnld ba Ais- PRICE hIVE CENTS. patched simultaneously witn the depa?t ure of the Corwin. Whereupon Willis agreed that the Cdrwin should carry the dispatches of the provisional govern ment. Tlie Mayor's Homo Burned. Waycross. Ga.. Jan. 15.—Mayor Frank C. Folks's residence, corner Bruns wick and Pendleton streets, caught fire about 2 o’clock Sunday morning and burned down. Dr. Folks and family were awakened by the noise of the fire, and discovered that the top of the house was in a blaze. The origin of the fire ie unknown. The contents of the house, except small articles, were destroyed. The insurance amounted to about $3,000. CITY CLEANINGS- Appointed Agent. Capt. J. U. < rintup has been appointed agent in Rome for the Washington Life Insurance Company. A Child Burned. The child of John Wooten fell into the fire in the Fourth ward yesterday and was painfully burned. Board of Education Meeting. The county board of education will meet this afternoon at 2 o’clock. Some matters of importance are to be at tended to. The Commissioners Will Meet. The county commissioners will hold another meeting today for the purpose of coming to a settlement with County Treasurer Hill. Will Be Elegant. Miss Florence Fouche will entertain a number of friends at a 6 o’clock dining today. It will be an elegant affair in every detail. Meet Tonight, The officers of the Rome fire depart ment will hold their first quarterly meet ing of this year tonight. A number of important matters will come up for dis cussion. The Waterworks. The pumps for the new waterworks have been shipped and will be here in a few days. The city should be supplied with water from the new works by the first of April. The Next Attraction. The next attraction at Nevin’s will be “Skipped by the Light of the Moon,” a side-splitting comedy. It will be here next Monday night. j Paying Taxes. City Marshal J. C. Brown reports that taxes were paid rapidly yesterday. He had sixty executions to advertise, but fifty of them were paid. Widows' Pensions. Oroinary Davis rr quests The Tribune to state that the blanks for soldiers’ pen sions have not yet arrived. The blanks that have come are for widows’ pen sions, and he wants all applicants to see him before the 25 h inst. To Get Pulliam. The requisition papers for Doc Pul liam, who escaped from joil and has been captured near Memphis, arrived yesterday, and police officer Jones will go for him today. Cherokee Lodge Tonight. To-night Cherokee Lodge No. 60, F. and A. M., will confer the third degree. It ii expected that there will be a good attendance of Masons, and that the occa sion will be a pleasant one. Cutting the Force. The Central railroad is cutting the force all along the line, and reducing expenses in every way. Thus far only one employee has been dropped from the Rome force. It is understood that the management is preparing to give Rome a better schedule. The Dance at the Aimstrong. The young men of the city will give a dance at the Armstrong next Thursday evening. It promises to be one of the most pleasant of the season. Besides the many charming young ladies of the city, there are near a score of popular visitors here, who will add their pres ence. Silver Tea. This novel entertainment will be given by the ladies of St. Peter’s church on the 18'.h, at the residence of Mrs. A. W. ton. Invitations are out today. No fees whatever, contributions at the door, to the silver basket, being all that is ex pected. During the evening selections of music.will be given by the talent of the C’ty. HORNBLOWER REJECTED. The Senate Refuses to Accept Him as Asso ciate Justice. Special to The Tribune Atlanta, Jan. 15.—Jesse Hornblower, nominated by Mr. Cleveland for associ ate justice of the supreme court was re jected this afternoon- by the senate. Senator Gray, of Delaware, will prob ably be nominated.