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THE ROME TRIBUNE.
VOL. VI. NO. 1.943
HILL FOUND GUILTY.
The Jury Was Out Only a Few
JVlinutes. i 1
IH|| '4-i J’.HL
HE W <kS SENT BACK TO JAIL
— — r
The Gay Debonair Defendant
Was Taking a Drink
at the Time.
Atlanta, Ga, February 3.—Harry
111, At iht'i’s beatVy, was convicted if
for ;try tonight. The jirywasout only
a few minutes. The verdict was mide
up so qiickly that the . defendant had
knot returned from takings drive ata
Neighboring bar when the j irors fi’ed into
the court room. Hill was surprised, for
the had expected either a. mistrial or .ac
q iittal. He was sent to j ill for the night.
A motion Will be made for a new trial.
Bill was indicted for forging the'name of
Mra. Fanny Lowry Porter, wife of a bank
' president, to noteh. His defence was that
she authorized him to sign -her name.
She admitted that she had given him
money to aid him and had signed some
notes for him, but denied having signed
[six notes which Hill bad discounted.
The Argument Proceeds.
• Atlanta, Feb." 3.--With alt her sen-,
B sations, during the last year, the capitol
rof Georgia has not -produced one that
attracts more attention than the trial of
Sarry Hill. Interest in such cases usu
ally wanes with the conclusion of the
evidence, but in this the opposite is true.,
But this is A qaftlAbf giants,j the best
legal talent in : the'city /being I embloyed
on both ' v ''
After Ben Hill concluded his renvuk
t Able speech for the ■ defense i Colonel N,
- «T. Hammotad spolie the *pr<KecutioU<
. ’He began by describing in a slow, clear
I and forciljle manperdhe duties ami the.
i powers of a juror. ■*
I “Now then,” said he. getting well
into the trend of his argument, "geutle-
> men of thd jury, “Mr: Hill, for Aha de
fense, wlip has pie, iQas tidd
, you many tilings about the men* who
I practice at the bar, and among many
'[ beautiful things ha has spoken tp you'he
paid the bar a most Irancfsoine’-aHI lofty
compliment—a compliment that is lof
tier, perhaps, than the populace' thinks
the bar ought to have.”
Defining the province of a lawyer he
& said ttmt his first duty is lujhtosdeietitl
ij client but to defend tne frufh/an<|
laws of his Jf.-upiy’ au-|
Continuing, he said:
• “I come to you in the spirit of this
law. I come before you to speak in the
language of honesty, of sobermkss and of
truth. I ciime n<it to amuse you with
fair flowers of eloquent speech. •This is
too serious a inatter.fqr aiiuissnjeni/ I
comenotito arinAe yopr passions, al
though Vconfetes that it is a matter that
readily calls fr,oni every heart |he re
sponse of mankind’s loftiest passions—
the passion of chivalry and honor. •
“There seems to be some difference' of
opinion between Mr. Arnold, wfio spoke
yesterday, and Mr. Hill, who spoke to
day, as to which' is the lowest thief, a
burglar or a forger. I do not agree with
Mr. Arnold that the worst type of thief
is the forger, -who signs your name to
* steal away vour money and your credit.
To iny mind the lowest of thieves is the
juryman who gets into a jtjry box and,
invoking God’s bjessirigs upon 1 him in
his duty, steals away from a man or a
woman the justice which the good God
of right has ordained should be meted
out to him.”
. Commenting upon the action of the
defense in putting Harry Hill upon the
' etand to say on his unsworn statement
that Mrs. Porter had given her consent
to the signature, he said:
“This was their only chance and they
, had to take it. It reminds me of the
joke Uncle Remus tells about Brer Rab
bit an the wolf. Brer Rabbit was be
ing chased by Brer Wolf and when Brer
Wolf got so close to him that Brer Rab
bit could almost throw sand in his eyes,
Brer Rabbit climbed a tree.
“ ‘What,’ said the little boy. ‘how
could Brer Rabbit climb the tree when
a rabbit can't climb a tree?
“ ‘That's all right,’ said Uncle Re
mus, ‘don't yer be askin’ foolish ques
tions. Brer Wolf done got so close ter
Brer Rabbit dat he 'bleegeJ ter clime
dat tree.’ Laughter.
“Harry Hill is ’bleeged ter clime a
tree.”
He said that even if Mrs. Porter had
acted in such away after the notes were
k signed as to make her liable, the crime
of forgery could not be dismissed from
the dockets of the court; that when a
forgery has been committed there is no
pardoning power this side of the gov
ernor.
Colonel Hammond took the position
that the case is not dependent on the
testimony of Mr. Echols. Commenting on
Hill’s statement to the jury he said that
the first sentence of that statement was
a lie; that it was founded on falsehoods
all through.
He closed with an eloquent appeal to
the jury to do their duty.
Colonel Hammond was followed by
Colonel Tinney Rucker for the defense
’ who made one of his inimitable speeches
to a packed courtroom.
He perhaps never had a finer subject
for the exercise of the sarcasm and wit
which he possesses in such a large de
gree. Solicitor Hill will close for the
prosecution and the case will probably
go to the jury some time this evening.
WITH TWO PISTOLS,
• T**-*-
One of Governor Tillman’* Witneaaes De
fends Himself, and Blood Is Sited.
Columbia, Feo. 3. —Bloodshed has re
sulted from the first trial under the new
dispensary law in this city. A street
duel under the shadow of the courthouse
L occurred between W. B. Meetze, the
B man who defied Governor Tillman and
" (lie conetables at ‘ the state fair grounds
aI
Gast iNovemoer Wiuie selling nee oeer,
and Davis Miller, a witness for the state
and who is supposed to be a dispensary
constable.
The two men were fresh from the hall
of justice, having just walked out of the
city fourtfobm, where tije trial of blind
timers \va? in progress.. • ] < > ; >
Meetze is’known aS a dead shot. It
was he who killed Trial Justice Clark
almost on the same spot several years
ago. ? Miller is spoken of as a sporting
man, and has the reputation of being
game.
The two men became involved in a
street fight over the evidence which a
justice of the peace vainly endeavored
to stop. Justice Stacks says' that he
hung on to him until Miller drew’two
pistols and aimed one at him, when he
sought safe rquarters. . i .
Meetze dared Miller to use his pistols
and the invitation was accepted. By
this time there were hundreds of per
sons on the scene*. The two men blazed
away regardless of the crowd but fortu
nately none of the bystanders were hit.
Miller fired nine times and Meetze five.
Louis Levin, a notary public who wit
nessed it, states that Miller shot before
Meetze had bis pistol out. Meetze fell
to the ground, and as he did so a num
bet of his friends rushed up at Miller,
shouting “Shoot the scoundrel!” They
were evidently bent on lynching him
when Sergeant Morehead, of the police
force, rushed in, caught hold of Miller
and, with a drawn pistol, shouted to the
crowd that he would shoot the first man
who, touched him. Other, policemen
up and Miller was rushed off.
Miller received a flesh’ wotjnd in the
arm and Meetze was struck in the groin.
His physicians say th,at he is seriously
■ Wounded, .but perhaps nqt fatally.
Dr. Kendall made a careful examina
tion of Meetze's condition and. located
the ball in the abdominal cavity. It en
tered between the tenth and eleventh
ribs,-lodging nqar ths Liver. There is
great dinger troth' peritonitis, and
'Meece’s jchanc^»for|recovery are doubt-
CRIMINALS FOR SpIENCE.
A Ihiclur Wants tn Cut Up Couilemned
Men Alive. ’y f |
Columbus, <).? Feb. 3.—Dr. C. S.
Pyle, of Canton, appeared before the
house / committee x>n prison reform in
support oft his to | appropriate con
demned persons for the uses of science.
He argued this would be a . proper way
for tfie felon to pay his de|t tp soi/ety.
To illustrate his ided, Dr. Pyle said he
would take an; appropriated criminal
ebt open his stOmacH, put .him under the
influence of the drug till the opening
healed, and keep him alive for a time,
studying thje process <« digestion, 1 by di
rect observation, oH be would remove a
portion of toe skiilli ahd pressing on the,
brain, note the senShtiofis. Shell sensa
tions, he held, would not necessarily be
accompanied by pain, and facts concern
ing the brain, never to be secured in any
other way, would be secured. Finally,
the subject should be killed by opiates'.
WILSON BILII ALL RIGHT.
It Will Provide SttflUaent Revenue tor,
the Fiscal .Yeftr 1.595.
Washington, Feb,. 3.—The Wilson
bill, as passed by the hbuse, will provide
a sufficient.revenue for the fiscal year
1895. The internal revenue bill, which
was added to it as an amendment, will
practically close the gap between the
revenue provided by the bill as first re
ported to the house and that now raised
by the McKinley act. I
The total duties estimated under the
customs provisions of the Wilson bill
aggregate $125,000,000. The tax on in
individual and corporation incomes will
net $30,000,000, and the annual internal
revenue receipts, now about $ 150,4)00,000
will be raised by the increase of 10 cents
in the whisky tax and the taxon playing
cards and cigarettes to $103,009,000,
making a total of $318,000,000, to which
should be added at least $12,000,000 as
the saving on the sugar bounty and $lO,-
000,000 for increased importations, mak
ing a grand total of $310,000,000 as the
gross revenue provided by the bill. Sec
retary (Jarlisle estimates that the reve
nue for the fiscal year 1895 from the
postal receipts and miscellaneous sources
will amount to $105,0(10,000, so that the
Income of the government for the next
fiscal year may be safely estimated at
$445,000,000.
The plans of the bouse committee on
appropriations contemplate a reduction
of $25,000,000 on the estimates of the
expenditures for the year 1895, as sub
mitted by Secretary Carlisle puts these
disbursements at $148,300,000, and if the
plans of the house leaders are carried
out there will be a handsome surplus
left over from the revenues derived un
der the Wilson bill.
Revolt Threatened in Samoa.
New York, Feb. 3.—A special to The
World from San Francisco says that se
rious political trouble is threatened again
in Samoa. A new pretender to
the throne, whose name is not given,
has declared himself, and many of the
natives favor his claims. It is said that
all the Samoans are much dissatisfied
with the tripartite agreement of the
United States, Great Britain and Ger
many, by virtue of which the islands
are governed, and that a revolt may oc
cur. The same letter says that an epi
demic of measles has caused over 1,000
deaths on the Tonga islands. The f's
ease was introduced through the care
lessness of health officers, and on that
account there have been some bitter po
litical quarrrels, and King George Ta
bou 11. has made Josiateki Toga his pre
mier in place of George Tukuabo, ana
Colonel Campbell, the chief of the cus
toms and postal department, has been
removed.
World'* Fair Director* Not Fined.
Chicago, Feb. B.—The Appellate
court has reversed the decision of Judge
Stein made last summer fining Director
General Davis and the directors of the
World's Fair feyr contwnpt. The con
tempt was in closing the fair on Sunday
after an injunctton.restrainlnf each ac
tion had been granted hr Jndm Stein.
home. ua. Monday sioaNiNQ, February «, ihua
GEO. W. CHILDS DEAD
The Good Editor Has Gone to
His Reward.
VERY SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE.
His Greatest Distinction Was
That He Loved His Fellow
Man—Sketch of His Life.
PhiIaDKSPHIa, Feb. 3.—George W.
Childs, editor and proprietor of The
Public Ledger, died at his home, at
Twenty-second* and Walnut streets at
8;0t o’clock Saturday morning.
At 10 o’clock his respiration became
embarrassed and the physicians at his
bedside saw the end close at hand. - At
midnight the patient’s pulse was flag-
''Y v
GEORGE W. CHILDS.
■ging,-hesaute gradually but steadily
until death ehn* to put an end to the
long struggle for life. Mrs. Childs and
Drs. Dacosto, Leidy and Mills were in
the sick room at/lie “end;
George William Childs was born in
Baltimore in 1529. The practical part of
his maketip was bom with him. When
he was 12 years of age he spent a sum
mer vacation as errand boy in a book
store at a salary of s‘3 a week and en
joyed it. Almost anything might be ex
pected otm bojf of 12 who enjoyed run
ning errands,'and Mr. Childs has not
disappointed the expectation. Soon after
he removed to Philadelphia and entered
a store, doubtless as a mixture of clerk
and errand t>oy.
He would get up very early in the
morning, go down to the store and wash
the pavement and put things in order
before breakfast, and in the winter
would make the fire and sweep out the
store, fn the; same spirit, when books
we’re bought" at night at auction, he
would early the next mprning go for
them with a wheelbarrow’ I* this way
he worked till he became of age, when
he went into business with Mr. Peterson
under the firm name of R. E. Peterson
& Co. The only interval in his business
career was 15 months in the United
States navy when he was 13. He liked
running errands, but be couldn’t abide
th,e navy. <
In 1864 Mr. Childs purchased The
Public Ledger, which had lost over
SIOO,OOO. He made it a handsome prop
erty, and for a long time before his
death it paid more than SI,OOO a day
clear profit.
Os Mr. Childs’ more practical Ameri
can charities, even those which are
known are too numerous to catalogue.
To serve him in his employ was sure to
bring the employe a pension when worn
out. and.during bis term of service a
certainty of being cared for in misfor
tune. But doubtless the unknown chari
ties surpassed those which were mani
fest. He gave away a fortune every
year. One who once saw a private
record of his charities has said that,
though the period covered was only one
month, tiie total amount given was $28,-
000.
Mr. Childs, gave his money
away in the most practical and
the most impractical fashion. He pen
sioned all who wore out in his service,
which was very practical. He would
subscribe to put a stained glass window
in a church in memory of a poet who
has been dead two centuries, though an
ocean rolled between that church and
Mr. Childs' business office. This was
very impractical. The truth is that Mr.
ChiLls’ charities were so numerous and
embraced so wide a range that they
touched the extremities.
In there was a movement made
to bring Mr. Childs' name forward for
the presidency,-but he peremptorily de
clined to permit his friends to do so.
Other less important offices have been
often suggested for him, but he always
seemed to prefer to manage The Public
Ledger. “I look with genuine pleasure,”
he once said, “upon my experiences as a
publisher. . I was more than prosperous
in acquiring the friendship of so many
worthy men among the publishers, book
sellers and authors with whom I came
in contact. If I were to enumerate them
their names would fill a page.
Mrs. Carnegie Fails to Get In.
New York, Feb. 3.—At the annual
meeting of the New York Yacht club,
the question, as to whether Mrs. Lucy
Carnegie, the owner of the splendid
steam yacht Dungeness, should be ad
mitted as a member to the club was dis
cussed. The chairman decided that un-
existing constitution and by-laws
of the club women were not eligible for
election as members. A committee was,
appointed to consider the propriety Os
admitting women as associate mem
bers.
Illglililnder Hani;* l *.
Sax Francisco. Feb. 3.—Lee Sang, a
Chinaman highbinder, was banged at
San Quanten at 1*145 o'clock, a. in., for
iha mnrdar fellow countryman.
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I
DAY IN CONGRESS,
Hawaii ptill Engages the Atten
tion! of the House.
MINERS WANT TO FIGHT.
Serious/Disturbance In: JWest
Virgihlh ' ’ by ! the
Action Sheriff.
I\■ i v ,! * I U f ! I I [ [
Washington, Feb. 3.—The Hawaiian
debate continues in the house. Mr.
Bland presented a report on the bill to
coin the silver bullion sieguiorage in the
treasury and gave notice, that, he would
call ij up at the first’ opportunity. Mr.
Moreys' one of the Democratic members
of the foreign affairs committee, asked
u’naifiinous consent for immediate con
sideration of the joint resolution, ap
proving the conduct of Admiral Benham
in the ha ft or of Rio. In connection
with the resolution he had read copies
of the despatches from Admiral Benham
and Minister Thompson.
“I desire to know,” said Mr. Living
ston, ot' Georgia, when the reading was
completed, “whether those despatches
are official."
“They are copies of the official de
spatches,” replied Mr. Morey.
' “I demand the regular order,” shout
'ed Mr. Simpson.
“I want it, understood,” said Mr.
Morey, “that the objection does not
'come from a Democrat.”
“It comes from one very nearly re
lated to a Democrat,” retorted Mr. Reed.
Mr. Sayers presented the sundry civil
appropriation bill, and the Hawaiian
debate was thpu resuqied. ' t '
Mr. Morey’s resolution was as fol
lovys: ■
Resolved, That the house, of : .repre
sentatives of the United States of Amer
ica regards with pleasure and satisfac
tion the prompt and energetic action of
Rear Admiral Benham on, the;27th, ult.,
in the harbor of Rio de'Janeiro, in the
perfoi’Miance pf his duty io protect
Amferick amj commeA’ce bf tne United
States.
Appropijutiou
ashington,
mittee on appropriation has completed
the sundry civil appropriation bill, and
directed. Chairman layers .to report it to
the house. The bill as reported,
an appropriation of $32,-300,382, being
$6,074,020 less than the estimates, and
$9,409,928 less than the appropriation
■ for the current fiscal year,
4'uVaji Qxar Maker* Mu»t Go Birck.
WASHiNoirox,
Stump, of the of immigration,
' is confined tohik residence by an attack
of, rheumatism. His illness will delay
the ■■ sending of warrants to Key West,
Flja., for deportation of Cuban ‘ cigar
makers. Already 154 are filled in ivith
the name of those to be sent back to
Havana. Warranty in any event’ are
likely to be forwarded Monday next;
RIOTOUS MINERS. ’
I. J ‘ f t .... .
The Sherlfi* Called on to Suppress X>i»order
and Two Miners Shot, t
Charleston, W.Va., Feb. 3.—Sheriff
Bilman received a telephone dispatch to
come with his deputies imihediately to
Acme, as the Montgomery miners were
marching on the Stevens mines to make
the Stevens men quit work. The sheriff
with a posse went up to Acme at 7 p. m.
and found Stevens’ men out, ready to
give the approaching mob a hot recep
tion.
They dispersed when the sheriff came
at 10 a. m. A drunken mob of nearly 300
hundred strikers came up crying “put
out the lights.” John Foster, standing
in his own door with a lantern, was fired
on by 12 men and shot through the groin.
He may die. The sheriff’s party fired 50
shots in the air. Some of the miners
ran and the rest came on shooting wildly.
The sheriff told them not to cross the
deadline orbe would fire into them. Two
miners were shot, one in the arm and
one in the chin, as is supposed, by,their
own men. The sheriff’s determined stand
awed the mob, and hearing that Foster
was expected to die they sent a commit
tee to the station to say that if he would
furnish an engine and cars they would
go back. This was done. The mob de
parted and the sheriff came back. No
further trouble is anticipated.
EMPEROR WILLIAM
Denounces Slave Trade and Repudiates a
House Engaged in It.
Berlin, Feb. 3.—At a meeting of the
parliamentary committees on colonial
estimates, the emperor admitted the ac
curacy of the charges made by Ham
burg newspapers against Whydah, the
agent of the Hamburg firm of Wolber
& Brahm, that he had bought from the
king of Dahotny slaves captured in the
French Hinterland,, paying for them in
Winchester rifles and ammunition which
the king of Dahorny had used in the
campaign against the French. The firm
admitted that the Cohgo state paid 20
pounds for each Dahomey an slave.
The emperor denounced the sordid
motives of the firm, and declared that
if the French captured the agent the
German government would not raise a
finger to prevent his execution.
The committee passed a resolution to
extend to ail German colonies penal pro
visions against human traffic,
telephone Stock to Be Watered.
Boston, Feb. 3.—Ex-Governor Long,
attorney for the Bell Telephone company,
filled a petition and bill asking that the
capital stock of the company be in
creased from $20,000,000 to $50,000,000.
The ex-goyernor said he did not exnect
to meet tnuca qpposit’ion m tne icgisuv
lure. The application, he said, had
nothing to do with the expiration of pat
ents or fear of competing lines. -The
company, he said, has spent large sums j
in developing ite lines in every state and
needed a larger working capital. There
are those who differ from Mr. Long and
declares that the object is so plainly the -
watering of stock and pocketing of $30,-
000,000 that the bill will not have a
ghost of a show in the legislature. , j
The I.ehij-h in <ftnv«r.
Philadelphia, Feb. 3.—Through the
sale of $3,500,000 . city of Newark 4 per
cent bonds, the Lehigh Valley Railroad
company has, it is said by an evening
newspaper, been enriched to the extent
of between $1,630,000 ahd $1,750,000. v
The bonds were turned over to the New- t
ark Water company by the authority of
that city, in payment of the city's in
debtedness for its water supply. The a
Lehigh Valley has a half interest in the t
water company, and consequently re- a
ceives one-half the proceeds from the
sale pf the bonds. The money will be
applied to the floating debt of the com- 8
pany. The news strengtheud Lehigh 8
stock. ‘ e
Unhappy Nicaragua.
San Salvador, Feb. 3.- President i
Vasquez, of Honolulu, has sent word 1
here by courier that he is receiving rein- 8
forcements daily, and that he captured 1
four of General Ortiz's cannon and I
obliged him to retreat, thus allowing 1
provisions to enter Tegucigalpa, the be
leaguered capital. Vasquez says further .
that he is reconstructing his defenses 1
and is'preparihg for a renewed assault <
upon the enemy. The Nicaraguan gov- s
ernnient refuses to believe that Vasquez ,
■is able to continue the struggle. Ac- ,
cording to news received here the situa
tions pf the beisieged and the besiegers at J
Tegucigalpa are almost equally bad, i
‘owing to the heavy losses sustained by ]
both sides. The situatioh in Nicaragua ;
is
bloody, fighting in Granada.
Not to Marry George Vanderbilt. I
\ New York, Feb. 3.—William C. (
Whitney, says "that there is absolutely 1
no tpith in the'reported engagement of
his daughter. Pauline Whitney, to
George C. Vanderbilt. This spoils a
very romantic story. - Miss Whitney was
said to have sprained her ankle while
viewing the magnificent garden which
surrounds . Mr. Uanderbilt’s house at
Asheville, N. C., and was attended to
in true cavalier style by the bachelor
millionaire, who proceeded to woo and
win her. This, too ( Mr. Whitney says
is not true; , , t ,
Riot Over ph Kx-Priest,
JJaSSas City, Feb. ?>.—A.riot occurred
at theMcNaiilara trial at Independence a
few days ago, Scape shooting was done
Snd one man’s arm was broken. J. V.
McNamara, the “ex-priest,” lecturnedin
Turner's hall on J tin. 17. He appeared
on the platform with a rifle, and said
there was murder in the air. A riot tquic
place and -McNamara fired at thq crowd
as they were stoning the carriage in
which be drove away. He was arrested I
and taken to Independence for trial.
Guilty nf Murder.
Raleigh, N. C., Feb. 3;—At 12:40
p. m., the case of Edward J. Fuller, of
Fayetteville, charged with the murder
of Ben Parker last August, was given
to the jury. At 3 p. m. a verdict of
murder in the first degree was returned.
An appeal to the supreme court was
taken. A verdict of murder in the
second degree was what was expected
when the jury retired. Fuller's family
is a very promhient one.
Bismarck Would Renew Hi* Youth.
Berlin, Feb. 3. —Prince Bismarck in
conversation with a colonel of the Cui- 1
rassiers after his appointment to the 1
honorary colonelcy, expressed a 'wish to
visit the regiment at Halberstadt. He
said that his health was quite recovered,
and though he bad not mounted a horse
for six months, he hoped that when he
visited Halberstadt he would be able to
remount and inspect the regiment on
horseback.
Colored Preacher’s Head Shot OAT.
Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 3.—Rev. D.
G. Cook, colored, was assassinated last
night as he was returning home from his
church in Fayetteville, Tenn., where he
had held services. The assassin used a
shotgun loaded with slugs and the entire
top of Cook’s head was torn off. Cones
Clark, colored, has been arrested on sus
picion.
Killed by a Wolf.
Memphis, Feb. 3.—The C year-old
daughter of Ramsey Billups was at- ■
tacked in a thicket near her home by a ■
wolf and so badly mangled that she i
died. Her brother tried to save her and ,
was torn. He succeeded,
however, in killing the wolf. 1
Corbett Receives His Pay.
BnSton, Feb. 3.—The champion’s >
stake money in the recent fight was pre- 1
sented to him on the stage of the Boston 1
theatre by Acton, of last year’s Harvard <
football eleven, who made a neat presen- |
tation speech. (
trouble With the ( neinployed in London. .
London, Feb.'3.—A sharp encounter
took place in front of St. Paul’s
cathedral between the police and a ;
body of unemployed Jews. About 250
idle Jews marched to the cathedral ,
and attempted to enter and the police
drove them back and the crowd resisting.
The police were compelled to use their ’
batons, and 12 of the riotous crowd were 1
injured to such an extent that it was i
deemed best to send them to the hos
pital. After the repulse at tha Cathe
dral, the crowd proceeded to Trafalgar 1
square, where an impromptu meeting 1
was held. Three of’ the speakers who
addressed the crowd bad blood-stained
, bandages about their heada. ;
PRICE EIVE CENTS.
A MARE’S NEST
Is What a Certain Rumor
Proves to Ba
THE REALj SITUATIQN
As Outlined By a Political
Document of Startling
Character.
—1
Wh it of Col. John C. Printup?
This of him:
Ever since the policy of ’egg bustin’
was announced, the public has been on
the qui vive to discover the egg.
Several days ago rumor had uncovered
a mare’s nest and comfortably reposing
therein the aforesaid egg. That egg,
according to the rumor, was no less a
man than Colonel John C. Printup, who,
according to the aforesaid rutkor, was to
succeed Mr. Nevin in the event of the
election of the Moore ticket.
This W’s very interesting, but, like
many rumors, it seems to have missed
the mark somewhat. The real facts
seem to be indicated by later develop
ments of a different character, revealed
by a document which has come into the
hands of The Tribute.
Byway of preface it should be said
that Colonel Printup had under serious
consideration the question whether he
should enter the race for mayor. Thia
was a very great responsibility, especially
in so heated a contest, and. Colonel Prin
tup concluded to divide the responsibil
ity with his three friends, Mark Anthony
Nevin, John Jay Black and Maximillian
Meyerhardt. These three friends he con
stituted a kind of politic tl board of
honor, and into their hands he commit
ted himself unreservedly, leaving to
them the decision of the question wheth
er they should run. 4
This weighty responsibility is enough
to stagger an ordinary politician, but the
Colonel’s three friends, like Job’s three
friends, shirk no responsibility when it'
comes to advice. Accordingly they went
into executive session, and after various'
whereases and resolutions and ample dis
cussion; their concensus of opinion crys-i
talizsd into th ) following gem of politi
cal wisdom.: #
NolllS-BoluS.
Col. J. C. Printup! Li F-jufaf'd to 1 the'
q.iC-stton submitted to jjy you as to
whether you should enter the race for
mayor at the P r 'seat time, we would say i
'While deprecating the responsibility of
deciding a question of this character, yet
ca’ didly we do not think it would be ad
visable for another party to enter the
c/ntest now, as we could not see much
hope of success for a third candidate- „
. Politically we Wuuil advk* you
obtain the agreement of both candidates
and their friends in the present race to
give you the succession, and, if they can,
when the time comes, deliver the goods,
your success, then, is assured.
M. A. Nevin,
Max Meyerhardt,
J. J. Black.
This decision seems to have been ac
cepted in good faith by Mr. Printup, and
it is understood that he has made him
self solid with both sides and will proba
bly be the next mayor,
A side light was thrown on the last
scene by a street conversation in which
Colonel Printup is reported as saying,
when asked why he didn’t run for mayor,
i “I am looking for something better.’’
Whether this something better is on the
1 su i-treasury plan or the grape-vine plan
is not known, but it is supposed by some
' to hold in loving contemplation an im
portant country office somewhere in the
future. The gossips who speculate on
this speak knowingly of a visit which
Colonel Printup made to Colonel John
Vandiver’s office, where he is said to
have held a conference with Sheriff
Moore and Mr. Vandiver. This, how
ever, may have been simply a social call,
without reference to politics. Gossips
ought not to talk so much about little in
cidents, but they will do it.
JACOB’S PHARMACY CRUSHED-
The Norcross Baihllng < ullopHeil in Atlant
Yesterd iy.
Special to The Tribune.
Atlanta, Feb. 4.—The easthalf of the
Norcross building at Marietta and Peach
tree streets, collapsed this afternoon. It
was> three story brick building and is
the best business corner in the city. The
walls began to quiver and crack fifteen
minutes before the collaps. This warned
the occupants, who had plenty of time to
escape. They ran out on the streets and
watched the fall. There was a fire in
the building three weeks ago and Jacob
Brothers, druggists, occupants of the
collapsed section, had just reopened
busines this morning. The heat sprang .
the walls and this was the cause of the
accident.
RICHARD CROKER IN ATLANTA-
He and the Tammany Brave* Going to
Mardl Gra*.
Special to the Tribune.
Atlanta, Jan. 3.—Richard Croker,
the Tammany chief, passed through here
this afternoon on his way to the Mardi
Gras. The Albany Burgesses corps
came in about midnight in a special
train. The organization is also bound
for New Orleans.
Floods cover 500 acres of rich land near
Sacramento, causing $300,000 damigea.