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THE ROME -TRIBUNE.
VOL. VI. NO. 1.96<i
DAY IN WASHINGTON
Democratic Senators Trying to
Reach an Agreement.
TARIFF BILL NOT READY.
Sugar Men Say They Are Satis
fied With the Prospects
Ahead--No Figures.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.—The Demo
cratic caucus met shortly after 10 an<!
adjourned at neon, ‘ ‘without,” as a lead
ing senator says, ‘'coming to any con
elusion upon any matter laid befon
them.”
The members of the caucus are verj
secretive, and the chairman has laic
special stress upon the necessity of se
crecy as to all that takes place until th<
bill is finally agreed upon.
Sugar was the leading topic in th<
caucus, and while sugar men express
themselves as satisfied with the result
they refuse to give out any figures.
Tli 9 Bill Not Ready Yet.
The senate committe on finance met ai
10 a. tn., only to adjourn promptly. Mr.
Voorhees stating that the tariff bill was
not ready. The chairman and Mr.
Jones, of Arkansas, were the only Dem
ocrats present and they retired at once
to the caucus, leaving the Republican
-members in full possession of the com
Tnitteeroom. The Repo - licans remained
half hour discussing the situation and
S reparing their plan of action. Nothing
efinite was agree 1 upon, or if so, every
member has Ins lips sealed.
The President Sighted.
The Violet, with the president and
party aboard, was sighted u.v persons at
the government gun test proving ground
at Indian Head, about 25 miles down the
river at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon.
She passed the proving ground at that
hour, going down the river.
A Witch of Appointments.
The president sent to the senate the
following nominations: Charles Jones,
of Wisconsin, to be consul general tc
•St. Petersburg.
Albert Fowler, of Maryland, to bt
consul at Stratford, Ontario.
George Truesdell, commissioner of the
District Columbia, vice Myron M.
Parker, resigned.
Postm ast r—Nortli Carol in a—Thom a’
J. Lowry. Mount Airy. Georgia—John
D. Northcutt, Marietta. Alabama
Jas. R. Crowe, Sheffield.
The house is again without a quorum
on the Bland seignorage bill. Failing
to obtain a quorum, Mr. Bland with
drew his motion to limit debate, and
the house proceeded to debate on the
bill without limit.
After transacting some unimportant
business the senate at 12:50 went into
executive sesssion and at 1:25 adjourned
for the day.
HOKE SMITH RESPONDS.
Ho Makes an After Dinner Speech in
Athens Complimenting Cleveland.
Savannah, Feb. 27.—A special to the
Evening Press says: At a dinner given
by Dr. 11. C. White, of the State Uni
versity, to Hoke Smith, secretary of the
interior, the later was called on and re
sponded and in the course of his remarks
paid a high tribute to President Cleve
land.
He said he had been called callous and
stubborn, but it is not sb. He is a man
whom to fully appreciate, one must
know intimately. It is known that he
is a man slow to form opinions. He
takes a question, weighs it thoroughly,
and hears all sides, and one may
think at the first that he is not
making any impression on him he hears
all you have to say and thinks over it.
He considers all things and when he has
exhausted all points of the question and
believes he has reached the truth then
he forms his opinion and decides what
is the right thing to do and then ho i.<
unmovable, he is firmness itself, and
might as well try to move the mountain
of stone in DeKalb county as to change
this man’s convictions.
“I admire his firmness,” the speaker
said, “I admire his courage; I a*!mirti
liis truthfulness, 1 would say to you
now, that 1 am more of a Cleveland man
today than 1 was last November, one
year ago, when I cast my vote for Gro
ver Cleveland.
“There are many who say: he should
do this, that, and the other, while he
should not do things he does. I tell
many of these people that they do not
know what they say and these very
people at the close of the next three
years will realize their error, for then
results will show him to be our friend
and still our Democratic president.”
BUTLER ON HEWITT.
The South Carolina Senator Sees Reason
for Excusing the Ex-Mayor.
Washington, Feb. 27. Ex-Mayor
Hewitt’s speech made at the banquet of
the Southern society in New York, con
tinues to excite the anger of southern
public men here. Senator Butler, of
South Carolina, is the first ot the sena
tors pilloried by Air. Hewitt to make a
reply.
“Mr. Hewitt is a dyspeptic,” said he,
“and has always been a common scold.
It is, therefore, scarcely fair to hold him
responsible for his utterances at the
banquet of the Southern society, especi
ally after he had partaken of the freely
flowing champagne of southern hospi
tality. You know a man of Hewitt’s
temperament is apt to smite the hand
that extends to him a hearty courtesy.
Don’t you remember when ho was in
congress how ho wanted to exterminate
a German neighbor because tho Ger
man's dog barked at night, and, as he
said, kept him awake?
“Mr. Hewitt’s tirade against southern
men will affect the Democratic party
about as a cold west wind affects the
AUegnany mountains, it makesrt tent
tie uncomfortable for a time, but the I
mountains survive all the same. I i
think Mr. Hewitt is in a measure correct |
when he charges the southern men with
‘ignorance.’ As a rule they are ignor
ant, or, perhaps, ‘innocent’ would be a
better term, of the boorish, brutal man
ners which Mr. Hewitt sometimes ex
hibits, and this last occasion is a strik
ing illustration of it. But he is getting
old and crabbed, and. besides, he is a
monomaniac on the financial question,
is a victim of hypochondriasis, a species
of insanity growing out of his dyspepsia,
and, therefore, ought to be treated ten
derly for his rudeness and bad manners.
Southern men ought to laugh at the old
man and not get mad.”
OUR COFFEE TRADE.
American Interests at Santos Will Be
Well Protected.
Washington, Feb. 27.—Santos, the
second coffee port in Brazil, which is
threatened now by the insurgents, will
be probably protected, as far as Ameri
can interests are concerned, should an
attempt be made to interfere with ship
ping in the harl»r. It is stated that if
the insurgents gain a foothold at Santos
and threaten serious inconvenience to
shipping one of the American warships
now at Rio will be sent there to enforce
our rights and convince the rebels that
our policy is the same as that so vigor
ously outlined by Commander Brown
son, of the Detr >it.
From reports received at the state de
partment from Brazil, the secretary is
uncertain to what extent damage is bo
ing done our commerce by the war. At
Santos there are said to be a large num
ber of American ships waiting to take
on cargoes of coffee. While there may
not be any direct attempt to hinder their
departure, it is stated that the effects of
the revolt! ion are as greatly felt there
by shipping as at Rio. and that it fre
quently occurs that masters are com
pelled to wait for weeks before they can
secure tlieir cargoes. This is directly
due to the practical suspension of bits;
nt-sr- throughout the republic.
In a few days orders will lie issued
detaching Admiral B-*nli:iin from com
mand of the station an I directing
him home preparatory to his retirement
in April. Admiral Stanton, who seems
to have been fo.lowed in the last two
months with more or less ill luck, will
probably be assigned to the station, and
will sail in time to allow Benham to
reach home before his retirement. In
accordance with the secretary's program
Commodore Richard W. Meade will be
ordered to the command of the home
station as Stanton's successor, with the
Marblehead probably as his temporary
flagship.
Objects to Star Chain?,»vr Proceed :n£«.
Nashville, Feb. 27.—The city coun
cil committee appointed to investigate
the charges brought by certain parties
against two members of the Ixiard of
public works and affairs, met an 1
agreed to hold secret sessions, from
which all but the committee, eno wit
ness at a time and the swoiStenograph
er will be allowed. There is some criti
cism of this action, as the people have
very little if any belief in the truth ot
the charges so far as the officials are
concerned and wanted the investigation
held in public.
Princess Colonna Travels Westward.
Chicago, Feb. 27.—Princess Colonna,
accompanied by John \V. Mackay. Jr.,
arrived here shortly after 7 o’clock p. m.
in the Wagner special car “Traveller.''
The car was at once switched to the
Northwestern yards, where it was at
tached to the through San Francisco
train. Mr. Mackay informed all caller
that the princess had retired and could
not beseen. He said that she and her chil
dren were in good health and spirits.
No one left the car during the wait here.
At 11:30 p. tn. the Western limited
pulled out.
Engaged Rooms In Grand Forks.
Grand Forks, N. D., Feb. 27.—1 t has
leaked out that the destination of Prin
cess Colona, now on her way west from
New York, is Grand Forks. She has
telegraphed ahead for a suit of rooms.
There is no longer any doubt that it is
her intention to remain here until she is
entitled to the legal rights of a resident,
when she will sue for a divorce. Under
the law she must reside here for 91) days.
This One Wants No Prince.
Chicago, Feb. 27.—Prince Isenberg
von Berstein is not likely to become a
son-in-law of George M. Pullman, not
withstanding the reports to the contrary
from New York.
"The whole story is al surd, and was.
as I thought, disposed of long ago.” eaid
Mr. Pullman, with considerable warmth.
“My daughter is not now engaged to
the gentleman mentioned. She never
was engaged to him, and never will be.”
WOod Udnivs Clear.
Dallas, Tex., Feb. 27.—Tho jury in
the case of F. J. Wood, charged with
embezzling and misappropriating the
funds of the late Ninth National bank
of Dallas, having been out since Satur
day afternoon, has brought in a verdict
of acquittal. Tho case lias occupied the
court for two weeks anti was ably con
tested on both sides.
A Prominent Kentuckian Gone.
New York, Fob. 27.—A Tinies special
from Lexington, Ky., says: The well
known distiller, William H. Headly, of
the Headlj’ & Peck Distilling company,
of Lexington, is probably in Mexico, a
fugitive from justice. He left Wednes
day, and in a letter received from him.
states that he has duplicated the ware
house receipts, and his future address
will be Don Carlos, Hotel City, Mexico.
Cant Tell tho Losses Yet.
Lexington, Ky., Feb. 27.—1 tis im
possible yet to estimate the amount of
the forgeries of Win. Headly. The
banks here claims to be secure.
home. ga.. Wednesday mokninq, februaryss, i&d4.
I HE WAS LYNCHED.
i
He Wielded a Bloody Knife at
a Wedding..
TWO MEN KILLED BY HIM.
He Also Slashed the Hand of
the Bride-A Midnight At
tack on the Jail.
Raleigh, Feb. 27.—A few days ago,
these dispatches gave an account of the
murder of John Bare and Edward Long,
in Alleghany county, North Carolina, by
Daniel Slaughter, of Virginia, a cattle
buyer, who had been in that section
some time. He was invited to a wed
ding at the house of a man named Rob
inson. In one room sat an old man, a
relative of the bride, and to him Slaugh
ter behaved in a very insulting manner.
Some of those present forced Slaughter
to leave the house, and it was thought
there would be no trouble, but in a short
time the man returned. He renewed
the disturbance, whereupon a friend of
the family stoo l between him ami tho
crowd and told him to keep quiet. Sud
denly Slaughter drew a knife, and,
without warning, jumped at Bare, and
stabbed him to the heart. Death was
instantaneous.
Slaughter was not satisfied, and made
another cut at him, but the bride sprang
forward and seized Slaughter’s arm. He
drew the knife from her, cutting her in
the hand. The crowd began to move,
and Slaughter jumped for the doorway,
where Long stood, who was quite
young. He, too, was killed in an in
stant, and then Slaughter dashed out of
the door.
Pursuit began at once, and the next
morning the murderer was found not far
away. The country is very wild, and he
did not know his way. An inquest was
held. There was no doubt of Slaugh
ter's guilt, and he did not deny it, as
signing as a cause of the killing that the
people at the house were crowding him
and slapping him. An attempt was then
made to lynch him, but for some reason
it failed.
The people were greatly wrought up
by the brutal murder, and Slaughter
was hurried to jail at the little moun
tain town of Sparta. The jailer was
vigilant, but, as the nights passed with
out any appearance of a lynching party,
he began to think Slaughter was safe.
Sparta is far away from any railway or
telegraph line.
News has just reached here from El
kin, the nearest point, that a mob had
gone to the jail and made a most deter
mined attack on the building. The jailer
was on hand, and when the mob ad
vanced in defiance of his warning ho
shot one of the men in it. He was
quickly captured. Slaughter was taken
out and hanged near the jail. It is con
jectured that among the mob were peo
ple who were at the wedding and saw
the double murder committed.
Here’s Another Lynching*.
New York, Feb. 27.—A special tc
The Herald frgm Sherman, Ala., says:
Thomas Douglas, a 13-year-old negro
boy who on Monday shot and killed
Deputy Sheriff Cowlett, who attempted
to levy upon a cow which belonged to
Douglas' mother, has been hanged by a
mob and the body riddle ! with bullets.
His mother cut the body down. The
coroner's jury returned a verdict that
the boy came to his death at tho hands
of persons unknown. The mother says
she recognized some of the slayers of her
son. and says she will prosecute them
vigorously.
THE CORNELL OUTRAGE.
There Has Been Some Evidence Found
Against a Few Parties.
Ithaca, N. Y., Feb. 27. —A conductor
on the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western railroad has given the authori
ties a clue that may serve to bring to
justice the authors of the chlorine out
rage at the Cornell freshmen’s banquet.
The conductor reports that an Ithaca
passenger lor New York said*. “If they
want me, tiny will have to find me.”
The authorities believe this passenger
was a man employed by or.ajjf the firms
occupying the building tfßwhich the
banquet was held. This num had ac
cess to the building at all times. The
coroner and police will try to find him,
and expect to get from him the names
of all concerned, for they believe ho let j
the plotters into the building.
Both professors and students express
regret at the continued absence of Stu
dent Carl Dingens, of Buffalo, who
boarded at the address given on the jar
in which the chlorine was generated.
The police are making efforts to find
him.
Coroner Brown, Officer Clapp, ex-
Sheriff Tibbetts and Mr. Sinsabaugh,
who are most familiar with the case,
say they know now tliat only a few per
sons were fin the plot, and they have
enough evidence within reach to justify
them in inviting those few to explain.
Senator Vance Improving.
Washington, Feb. 27.—Charles N.
Vance, son of Senator Vance, has re
ceived a letter from his father dated at
Suwanee Lake, Fla., Feb. 23, stating
that the senator is somewhat better than
he has been since he went to Florida.
Senator Vance came to Suwanee Thurs
day and will remain there for sometime
if he continues to improve. Anothei
change fotohe u*rse is not anticipated
by the selfflor's physicians or friends.
A Court Willi Plenty to -
Charleston, Feb. 27.—The court ol '
sessions convened here with Judge
Townsend presiding. One hundred and
forty-five criminal cases are to bo dis
posed of, 4«> of which are brought undi r
the dispensary law. The dispensai.
cases will not be handed to tho gram!
jury, however, till it has finished its
other business,
GLADSTONES EYES,
It Is Reported That Vision Is
Fast Failing Him.
RESIGNATION PREDICTED.
Unless He Gets Out of Active
Political Life He Will Soon
Become Totally Blind.
London, Feb. 27.—The subject oi
G ladstone’s resignation has been revived
in away suggesting that there may be
some foundation in the report. The
Pallmall Gazette, St. James Gazette,
and Westminster Gazette publish ar
ticles almost identical in substance, in
dicating that Gladstone will resign al
an early day.
Tiie reason given in each case is that
the premier’s eyesight is failing so fasl
that his vision will become wholly ob
i scared if he does not immediately retire
from active political duty. It is also
stated that it was the intention of Glad
stone to allude to his approaching resig
nation in the house of commons before
now, but was dissuaded by his colleagues
from doing so.
The Brazilian War.
Washington, Feb. 27.—A dispatch
has been received at the state depart
ment from Minister Thompson, at Ric
Janeiro, stating that it was reported
that the insurgents had captured Lapa.
The name is probably misspelled, and is
understood to mean Sapo, a town on the
coast eight miles of Desterro. Ministei
Thompson also says: “The state of siege
has been extended to the 28th.”
This is interpreted to mean that ac
tive hostilities will end for the time be
ing and peace will be proclaimed during
the pendency of the general election,
which will be held March 1. It is sup
posed at the state department that Sapo
was captured by the insurgent vessels.
AqifFiabau and Republica, which left
Rio de Janeiro last week.
The Queen Opposes Salisbury.
London, Feb. 27.—The Chronicle says
that both the queen and prince of Wales
are strongly and even nervously opposed
to Lord Salisbury’s attitude, both in re
gard to the local govermeut and employ
ers’ liability bills.
The Chronicle adds that the reigning
family has always had a keel! and perti
nent sense of its own interest, and it is
not the first time it has exerted its in
fluence to prevent the peers from en
tering into a conflict which might end
in a total readjustment of the constitu
tion.
The Honduras War.
New York, Feb. 27.—A special from
Tegucigalpa, Honduras, says: Bonilla’s
government has been installed amid
great rejoicing. Bonilla declared a gen
eral amnesty and promises fair election.
A special dispatch from Managua,
Nicaragua, says: General Ortiz tele
graphs that he captured at Tegnci Galpa
200 prisoners, 14 cannon, 200 stands of
arms, large quantities of ammunition
and over $60,000 in cash. The money
will be distributed among his soldiers.
An Imperial Meeting Probable.
Berlin, Feb. 27.—The rumor fostered
by dispatches from Vienna, saying that
after the passage of the Russo-German
commercial treaty the czar will pay a
visit to Emperor William, is much dis
cussed in political circles. Should the
imperial meeting be decided on later it
will probably occur upon the occasion
of the czar’s return from his annual
visit to Copenhagen and while the em
peror is attending the east Prussian army
maneuvers.
The Next Fight Will Be Abroad.
London, Feb. 27. —The Sportsman
says it learns on the authority of a friend
of one of the principals that Jackson
and Corbett have no idea of attempting
to settle their contest in the United
States. They do not care to be badgered
by clubs and authorities, as was the case
in the Mitchell-Corbett match. The
event is almost certain to be settled at
the National Sporting club in London.
The Works of Dante.
Rome, Feb. 27.—The Abbe D. Gins
seppe Cozza-Ltizi, of the Order of Ba
i silian Fathers, who is sub-librarian to
tho Vatican and is one of the most
learned explorers of the historical and
literary lecturers of that' unique institu
tion, has found an edition of Dante’s
divine comedy, dated 1450 and orna
mented with splendid miniatures.
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES.
A Week’s Development Among Trades
People in the South.
Chattanooga, Feb. 27.—The Trades
man, in its weekly review of the indus
trial situation in the south for the week
ending Feb. 26, 1894, says: Tho im
provement which has been noticeable
since the first of the year, shows distinct
and steady continuance, being the more
marked in ironworking than in wood
working industries. Several new blast
furnaces have blown in and the iron
product is increasing, demonstrating that
southern furnace men can sustain them
selves at the present rates. The coal out
put at various large collieries is increas
ing and there is considcrabl i movement
in erecting new coke ovens. Reports
from 1,000 sources in the south in the
past week shows that general business
'iff very much better, and tho demand
foT Diachinery has trebled since January.
It ft-jforts 40 new industries establish
ed in the aputh in the past week, to
gether withfll factories that will be en
larged. Prominent among the new in
dustries are the following: The Stoning
tiou Brick and Pottejy company, witir
$90,000 capital, at Stoni-peton, Miss., a!
£IIOO.OOO Plnmbacn and Mineral Paint j
j company, at Bessemer City, N. U., a |
$125,000 coal company at Covington,
Ky., a $140,000 cotton mill by Wl A.
Watson and others at Fort Mill, S. C.
F. Roberts and others will establish
fertilizer works at Valdosta, Ga.; 75
barrel per day flouring mills will be
built at Chilhowie, Va., by J. W. Lank
ford, and at Newport, Ky., by Newport
Mill company; a 100 barrel mill will be
built at Mt. Sterling, Ky., by the Mon
arch Milling company; C. W. Wiggins
and others have organized a foundry
company at Little Rock, Ark., and the
American Fixture company, with $30,-
000 capital, has been chartered at Dal
las, Texas. Waterworks are to be erect
ed at Martinsville, W. Va., and Eliza
bethtown, Ky.
Among the large new buildings in I
prospect in the south are the following:
Business blocks at Clarksburg, W. Va.;
Baptist church at Huntsville, Ala.;
Presbyterian church at Rock Hill. S. C.;
60-room hotel by Clark Bros., at Bar
tow, Fla.; SIB,OOO jail at Harrisonburg,
Va.; $20,000 Odd Fellows’ temple at
Morgantown, W. Va.; $75,000 Presby
terian church at Houston, Tex.; school
building at Meridian, Miss., and court
houses at Got. ales, Tex., and Joplin,
; Mo.
STEELE MACKAYE’S DEATH.
Cancer of the Stomach Ended the Life ot
the Playwright.
Denver, Feb. 27.—Steele Mackaye,
the actor, dramatist and manager, died
at Timpus, Col., a small station near the
New Mexico line, aboard a train on the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad
on his way to San Francisco.
Dr. Parker and Dr. Finney, the Santa
Fe railroad surgeons at La Junta, Col.,
held an autopsy and found the cause of
death to be a cancer in the stomach, i
Some of the best physicians in Chicago '
had examined him and all had decided'
liis ailment was nervous exhaustion ex
cept one, who declared it to be a cancer.
The deceased was 51 years old. He
leaves a widow and six children, five
boys and one girl, all grown.
Among his best known plays are “Do
kalar,” “A Fool’s Errand,” a dramatiza
tion of Judge Tourgee’s novel, “Paul
Kauvar,” “An Arrant Knave” and “Ha- 1
zel Kirks,” which had proved a failure
os an “Iron Will” on its production.
TRIED TO WARM BABY,
And the Effort Caused the Mother’s Hor
rible Death.
New York, Fob. 27.—Joseph Michael'
lived with his wife and three children at
420 East Seventeenth street. Tiiey were j
very poor. Tho cold was so intense that
the fire in the small stove they used
barely sufficed to keep them from freez
ing, About 3a. m. their little daughj,
ter, Julia, began to cry from the col l.
Mrs. Michael arose with the child in
her arms and snuggled up close to the
stove. Suddenly the husband was
aroused by hearing bis wife scream. He
ran into the kitchen and found her en
veloped in flames. She threw him the
child and saved the little one from being
touched by the flames. Michael tore off |
the woman’s garments and succeeded in j
putting out the tire. The hapless wo
man was taken to Bellevue hospital,
where she died a lew hours later.
Her Bsptii-m Helped Her.
Philadelphia. Feb. 27.-—A special to
The Inquirer from Lancaster says: Re
cently Mrs. Jacob Snavely returned
from the west so the home of her father,
Benjamin McQuade, near Petersbury,
the victim of consumption, and her
friends concluded that she had come
home to die. Wishing to connect her
self with the Dnnkard church, she sub
mitted to their prescribed form of bap
tism, and was carried from her sick bed
to a nearby stream and immersed in tho
icecold water witli the usual ceremonies.
She bore up well under the exposure
and professed to feel much better physi
cally than she did before tho baptism.
The Seo’ch Arc Leaving Pennsylvania.
Pittsburg, Feb. 27.—The verjt severe
reduction in wages along the Mononga
hela river have caused the inception of a
movement which may result in the de
populating of the North of England set
tlement in the valley.' Messrs. Petei
McManus, Robert Gibson and James
Bartlett, all well known miners of Mon
arch, have left for Scotland. They will
be followed by 35 families from the same
mining town.
Wiinnn Plead*; Not Guilty.
New York, Feb. 27.—Erastns Wiman,
indicted for forgery in the second'degree
on two indictments, pleaded not guilty
before Judge Martin in the court ot
general sessions. The defendant did not
utter a word when arraigned at the bar
of tho court, General Benjamin F.
Tracy, his counsel, who sto-vl beside
Wiman pleaded not guilty for him.
Weather Forecast.
Washington, Feb. 27.—Forecast till
Bp. m. Wednesday. For the Carolinas,
Georgia and Eastern Florida—Fair
weather and warmer tonight; Wednes
day, variable winds, shifting to souther
ly. Western Florida and Alabama-
Fair, followed by cloudy; warmer to
night; southerly winds. Mississippi-
Increasing cloudiness, probably follows'!
by rain in the southern portion; warmei
tonight; winds shifting to southerly
Tennessee—lncreasing cloudiness, an
warmer tonight; warmer in eastern por
tions Wednesday; southerly winds.
Throwing a Hall Milled Him.
Middletown, Conn., Feb. 27.—A
autopsy Iris be .-n held on the ho ly oi (
P. Reed, the Wesleyan freshman w!
died hero. In was conducted by Me .
cal F.xamincie Cleveland and Look. an
resulted in the fin ling of a birg-> clo- o
blood at tho base of the bra n, cat’s
by a rupture of the brain tis.su ■. }{ <
had been p'tching in the cage to
sey, ’97. just before his dea' h, aa vir
tire opinion of the doctors t at' t- ;n
tore was caused b.>»a sudde i jerk a
head in delivering the ball.
I’BICh MVE CENTS.
ANOTHER ROBBERY
Committed in the Heart of the
City By Dick West,
AN OLD STEAMBOAT HAND.
Officers Collier and Shropshire
Do Some Fine Work and
Land Him in Jail.
Robberies seem to be in order in Rome.
During th past two weeks two wholesale
grocery houses have been entered by
burglars. This time the firm of R. D.
Van Dyke & Co., on Lower Broad street
was selected by two negroes as a good
place to lay up groceries. The robbery
occurred Monday night shortly after 12
o’clock.
Officers Collier and Shropshire were
on their way form South Rome to police
headquarters. Just before reaching
Ithe builcing of Vandyke & Co,, they
perceived a man standing near the
south wall of the building. As the
officers approached the man started
down First avenue stepping on a loose
plank, which attracted the attention of
the officers. When they reached the
spot where the man was first seen, they
found a step-ladder lying against the wall
of the building. Just above was an open
window. The officers suspicion of foul
work was now confirmed. One stood
guard by the window and the other made
his way to the front door. Just inside
he could see a negro filling his pockets
with whatever he could find. The offi
cer at once covered him with his pistol,
i while the other went inside and bagged
i his game. The two men, with their
1 prisoner, searched the building. Offi
cer Sex Morris now arrived on the scene,
and saw the robber safely transferred
from the window to the sidewalk. The
officer recognized the robber as Dick
West, an old steamboat hand, who was
well known by river men, and much re
spected as a hard-worikng, honest negro.
He was locked up in tho station house
! last night. Mr. R. D. Vandyk swore out
a warrant against him for bm glary. He
plead guilty before Recorder Fouche yes
terday morning, and was bound over to
the superior court on a $l5O bond. He
was sent to the county jail where he
now occupies a cell. He will doubtless
be sent to the penitentiary to serve four
or five years, for his crime. The police
■ are to be complimented on their fine
I work. Only their quick and shrewd
I ork saved Vandyke & Co. a big
; loss. Dick states that he was drunk,
and does not know the name of is accom-
■ plice,
• LATER.
Last night, Dick West could stand his
solitude no longer, and gave his accom
plice in the robbery away. John Powell
[is his name. He was arrested by Dep ■
I uty Sheriff Dallas Turner, Officer Tom
l Moore and Bailiff Copeland at his home
: in West Rome.
I Powell stated to a Tribune reporter
j that he knew nothing of the robbery,
and had not seen Dick West since early
Monday night. He was carried to the
station house and locked up.
NEGROES TO MEET.
A Cenvcntion to He Held in IHrmingnans
to Discuss Emigration to Africa.
New York, Feb. .27.—A Times special
from Birmingham, Ala., says: Rev. A.
J. Warner, tho leading colored divine in
this state, and other representative ne.
groes have called a convention of their
race for March 21 in this city. The con
vention is called in accordance with the
resolutions of the National Colored con
vention held in Cincinnati last Novem
ber.
The object is to discuss, generally, the
emigration of the race to Africa. The
men who issued the call stand with
Bishop Turner, who says Africa is the
natural home of the negroes, and the
sooner they return there the better.
General interest in the subject has
been aroused in this state recently, and
something practical is expected from
convention, although the recent colored
conference at Tuskegee decided contrary
to tho scheme of Bishop Turner.
SOVEREIGN SAUCY.
He Says lie Fears No Courts and Defies
Ofilcers to Arrest Him.
Des Moines, Feb. 27.—General Mas
ter Workman Sovereign, of the Knights
of Labor, in addres- mg a newly formed
branch of the Railway union, said he
was going to addfess Northern Pacific
employes at St. Paul shortly. Then ho
added as to the injunction forbidding
labor leaders from interfering in the
wage schedule dispute.
“As sure as there is a God in heaven
I will violate that injunction of Judge
Jenkins. It is infamous and an outrage
on all workingmen. He would be a poor
representative of organized labor who
would not have the backbone to do
what he pleases against this disgrace
and would deserve the condemnation of
all honest workingmen.”
After some further remarks very de
fiant in their character, he said: “I fear
no courts. If there is a United States
marshal here lot him serve his process.”
A Vessel ..shore—Tho Crew Safe.
Washington, Feb. 27.—Superinten
dent Kimball, of the life saving service,
has received telegram from the keepiu
of Dodie’s station, on the North Carolina
coast, stating hat the schooner Florent
C. Magee, o Philadelphia, from Port
Tampa, Florida, to Baltimore with phos
phate, went ashore near the station.
The crew of .0 men were saved in life
boats.
The Greater New York Hill.
Albany, Feb. 27.—The greater Neu
York bill for the consolidation of New
York and Brooklyn passed the sen A;
just as it passed the assembly, by a
of reas 29. nays 2.