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ESTABLISHED 1887. REAL ESTATE DEAL. The Biggest Made Since the Olden Days. LARGE AMOUNT OF CITY. PROPERTY Which Changed Hands Yester day Morning. ROME FIRE-INSURANCE COMPANY Property Falls Into the Hands of That Pro gressive aud Enterprising Business Man, Capt. J. L. Bass, i Yesterday the biggest deal was made that has happened io Rome real estate circles since the days of the old Rome Land company. The Tribune, as usual, is the first to give the public the information of that big transaction. Capt. J. L. Bass, that enterprising and’progress ive business man, closed the trade with the Rome Fire Insurance com pan y for all its assets, that company being in liquidation. This property includes two pieces of property on Broad street, near his place of business, and some valuable residence property in the city, for which quite a sum was paid cash down. Through this deal the Rome Fire Insurance company is benfitted by the transaction, in being able to convert all its assets into cash and close up its affairs for a fair consider ation. It is understood that the price paid was in the neighborhood of $25,000, which makes the deal an important one just at this time. This indicates that the business pulse of Rome still beats regularly in spite of the hard times. It is considered a good trade for the company, and the present owner be ing able to carry it, stands a fair chance in the future to realize a good thing from the investment. STILL IMPROTING. The Cheering Naws that Comeg from the Governor’s Bedside. Atlanta, June 21.—Every hour during the day has brought more hopeful intelligence from the bedside of Georgia’s governor. The gloom of the past few days has been brightened by the smiles of good cheer, while the brave struggle for life has been watched with such keen interest. Governor Atkinson passed a rest ful day, and has been able to taka considerable nourishment in the form * of beef peptinoids, which is a very highly concentrated food, already di gested, and which he has’retained de spite the enfeebled condition of his system. At a late hour tonight he is still resting easily, with fair prospects for his continual improvement. His phy sicians are hopeful that his recovery is only a question of time and care ful nursing. SOUTHERN STRETCHES. The Atlanta and Florida is at Last Ab sorbed. Atlanta, June 21.—The Southern Railway compony has purchased the Atlanta and Florida of the Central Trust company. President Spencer has announced that the Southern will build a hand some union depot here if the other roads will use it. The proposed site will be near the old East Tennessee depot. Baseball Game. Atlanta, June 21.—The Southern League games today resulted as fol lows: Chattanooga 5, Atlanta 2. Memphis 0, Little Rock 4. Evansville 8, Nashville 3. The Big League. Washington, June 21.—Baseball games were played today with the following results: . Philadelphia 7, Baltimore 3. New York 8. Washington 3. Boston 2, Brooklyn 3. Cleveland 7, Chicago 5. Second game—Cleveland 10, Chi cago 4. St. Louis 5, Cincinnati 7. The Fugilbt. Und’.r 'ifoud.. New York, June 21.—“ Young Oor bett” and Eddie Pierce, the pngijleta who were arrested for taking part in a knockout fight before the Bqaaidta Athletic club June 15, have been tmCfid x under SSOO bonds each, to awkttitK •tion of the grand jury of Kinfri oAiny, A Little Flurry In OIL Pittsburg, June 21.—0il took ahttte flurry. It opened at $1.15 and sold up to sl.Bl. It then broke to $1,77 and at noon was offered at $1.75. The Rfawyl. I ard Oil company advanced its prices for credit balances from 5 cents toii.oa THE ROHE TRIBUNE. THE CHINESE LOAN. Americans May Famish Some of the Funds to Pay the War Debt. Washington, June 21.—Officials of the Chinese legation say that the Amer ican capitalists who are negotiating in China to secure a loan of 200,000,000 taels, which China is about to pay Ja pan, are by no means urgiug a vague or futile suit, and that they stand quite as good a chance of securing the loan as any other money representatives. Some misapprehension has been cre ated by a cable statement that China has closed her loan in Paris. It is explained by the officials that this loan is a subordinate one of 16,- 000,000 taels to cover the surrender of the Liao Tung peninsula. As Rus sia and France prevailed on Japan to make this surrender, thus yielding the permanent occupancy of Port Ar thur, these two countries undertook to guarantee the loan of 16,000,000 taels, which reimburses Japan for this par ticular transaction. But the main in demnity of 200,000,000 taels carries no guaranty by Russia and France, and it is this main loan which is still open and to which the attention of Ameri can investors is attracted. There is much interesting speculation as to the result of the loamif it is se cured by the American parties. It is said that the first result would be the shipment of an unprecedented amount of silver. But as China’s bonds are payable in gold, the ultimate result would be to bring back gold or the sil ver paid to Japan. It is pointed out also interest on the entire loan will not exceed $5,000,000 annually, that the Chinese customs rects of $23,000,000 will readily meet the interest charged t and provide a sinking fund for redemp • tion of bonds which will probably run for 20 years. | ■ ' ■ .. GOING INTO PRACTICE. Japan Will Show Off Her Warships and Train Bar Men Better. San Francisco, June 21.—Private letters received in this city state that - as soon as Japan’s troubles in Formosa 1 shall have been settled, Admiral Ito I will be sent to San Francisco with the 1 Matsushima and two or three other ves sels of his fleet. . The Matsushima is a singlemasted cruiser of about the tonnage of the Olympia and as Admiral Ito’s flagship, ■ went through hard fighting at the Yalu I and off the roadstead of Wei Hai Wei. One of her probable consorts here is the Maniwa, which is a sister ship of the Charleston, and which began last summer’s hostilities in the far east by sinking the transport Kow Shing with 1 all on board. Mr. Koya, the Japanese consul general in this city, says he has ' heard of the matter, but he caunot fix . a date for the coming of his country’s , warships, nor verity the statement that Admiral Ito will command them. Owing to the unsettled questions in I the far east he thought Japan would [' not be able to spare any of her fighting . fleet during the summer months, but later on several ships might come. Some of tne objects of the cruise would be to show the sort of vessels that Ja pan has in her modern navy and to , give their men experience in long voy ages. MINERS AT WAR. Fightin" Still Goes on Between the Men Who Met Under the Ground. ’ Rico, Col., June 21.—The war be tween miners of the Rico Aspen and 1 Enterprise mines still continues. It began Tuesday when the men were driving on a vein and the miners from both mines met on disputed territory. The dispute is one that was fought out in the courts two years ago between the same companies. This time the Rico Aspen people tried to drive the miners out. The Enterprise people . tried to smoke the others out by ex ploding giant powder and dynamite. About a dpzen men were engaged. This 1 went on for about six hours. Physicians have been called to the scene, although no serious injury has yet been done. Several men were over come by the smoke and one was badly cut about the face Guards have been . placed on duty, but the fighting with explosives goes on as at first. The Rico-Aspen men are taking out ' ore and the Enterprise men are smok ing them The ore in the disputed ter ritory is worth S3OO a ton. Another Army Retirement. Washington, June 21.—Colonel Wil liam Winthrop, assistant judge advo cate general of the army, will retire in August. Colonel Winthrop entered as a private in the late war, afterwards he beoame a lieutenant and captain in the sharpshooters. He was transferred to the permanent army in 1867. His retirement will promote Lieutenant Thomas F. Barr to be colonel and Ma jor General B. Davis to be lieutenant colonel. England'. Contribution, to Charity. Washington, June 21.—Consul Gen eral Collins furnishes the state depart ment with the amounts contributed during 1894 by the government of Great Britain to industrial and refor matory schools as follows: Industrial schools, $922,510; to day industrial schools, $27,217; truant schools, $351,- 707; reformatories, $353,641. - • on ' Hungary”. Coroal Crop Short, Buda-Pesth, June 21.—According to the crop report, cereals have suffered from the rust. It is estimated that the yield of wheat will amount 87,000,000 meter centner. The yield of rice is es mated at 9,000,000, barley 11,000,000 ■ and oats 8,000,000 meter centner. Rape I seed it being harvested. The yield is | light. ROME, GA., SATURDAY. JUNE 22, 1895. MR. OLNEY’S DEMAND Spain Owes This Government a Milion and a Half. TEE CUBAN LEADERS DELIGHTED- What They Say They Would Most Like to See. THEIR ENEMY FORCED 10 PAY UP. As it Would Help Their Cause in the Pres ent Financial Straits That Are Forced Upon Spain. x-hiladelphia, June 21.—The news that Secretary Olney had instructed the American minister at Madrid to no tify the Spanish government that the money due on the Mora claim would have to be promptly paid over, has caused the profoundest gratification to the Cuban colony in this city. One of the leaders said: “We accepted the order of the state department that no overt act against Spain must be committed by Americans or others upon American soil very com placently, as we have always endeav ored to so conduct ourselves as to dis arm oomplaint on that score. "It has been our care to avoid en tangling the United States, the home of our adoption, with Spain, and the fact that We have been very circum spect, m best knbwn by the fact that with an the of her agents in thU country there have been so few compTaGits with any substantial basis maae against us in this particular and Beoxeittry Qlney’s demand that Spain shall pay over the $1,506,000 due on the Mora claim, la ohe that Spain cannot construe into an act that is done to fa vor us, though it is most timely in our interest. “How do you people expect to profit by the order?” he was asked. “Be cause,” Was the reply, “Spain Is already pressed to the utmost financially, and every dollar she is forced to take or, withhold from the supression of the fight in Cuba would directly help us in any case, but there is ground for the belief that Spain will play her dilatory game again, and in that case the gov ernment will seize Havana, as she would be justified in doing, and hold it until she pays herself the amount due. If that comes to pass, and it is certain ly within the bounds of probability, the moral effect of the act in Cuba would be such that she could never again resume control of the island. Revolution has been from the start a winning one for us. You do not get half the truth here. Even so apparent ly well settled a thing as the death of of Jose Marti, our president, is all an absolute untruth. On the contrary, unless some private advices we have are altogether misleading, Marti is yet alive and well, and is on his way to this country. In fact, many of the best informed leaders here will be deeply disappointed if Joseph Marti does not in person address his fellow countrymen in this vicinity in the course of the next week or ten days. QUESADA’S MISSION. Looked Into Spain’a Neutrality Law* aa Well an Raised Tro ops. New York, June 21.—The World says General Rafael Quesada is moving vig orously towards Cuba. His first expe dition of 250 men, chiefly enlisted in in Brooklyn, Jersey City, Coney Island and Perth Amboy, has gone in two companies for the south. The main body went by the Pennsylvania rail road to Norfolk, Va., and the rest were ticketed through to Tampa, Fla. These points will be the temporary base of operations until the recruits are con veyed to the place of final departure and embarkation for Cuba. The pur pose of General Quesada’s recent mis sion in the south is now more fully re vealed. Besides extending the Cuban system of raising troops through the gulf states, General Quesada made a care ful investigation of Spanish violation of the neutrality laws. The result is several petitions destined for the Uni ted States government, which protest against the wholesale usurpation of American rights inside the three mile short limit. The most formidable pro test, it is said, has been sent to the state department, and embodies the facts concerning the alleged boardings of vessels and yachts on the Florida coast. 'I lih Creek* Will He Paid. South McAllister, I. T., June 21. The Creek supremo court has decided that the recent call session council, be ing called for the specific purpose of adjusting the rolls, had no power to pass an act suspending the chief, the treasurer aud auditor aud these officers are szill in office. The decision of the supreme court being that payment be no longer tied up, Treasurer Grayson continues to work on the rolls and ex pects to begin payment about July 1. There will about 13,500 enrolled Cit izens and the per capita will be about sl4 per head. Bad Blaze In Tol.do. Toledo, June 21.—At 2 o’clock a. tn. the mill of the Toledo Cotton Mill company, located at Maumee, 10 miles distant, was totally destroyed by fire together with the residence of the su perintendent. The fire was caused by spontaneous combustion aindpg the waste. Loss, $60,000; insurance, $47,- 000. The mill manufactured cotton wrappings, twine, eto. M’KINLEY A MAGNET. His Coming Holds the League Men Together. ... SILVER IS SECURELY SIDETRACKED. Declarations on Every Other Issue Sacrificed. WITH A RIG M’KINLEY”BANQUET. The Third Day of the Republican! Pom- Wow in Cleveland Wound Up yesterday. CLEVELAND, June 21-.—The third and closing day’s session of the Republican national league’s annual convention found the delegates harmonious as well as weary. The silver agitation had; been at white heat all the week, but the unanimous action of the committee on resolutions to report no resolutions, had ended the contest in a surprising degree. It was known to all that both sides, so far as members of the commit tee were concerned, had agreed to sup port the Patton substitute for all reso lutions, or proposed "Address to the People.” While exhausting all other means to prevent the silver men from offering a minority report and carrying the fight into the convention, it was found to be unconstitutional for the National League of Republican Clubs to make any declaration of principles that would affeot the party, and the Patton substitute for all was agreed upon as a way out of the dilemma. While many were dissatisfied, both with the plan to ignore the silver ques tion and also the substitute, which ig nored all questions in order to ignore silver, yet it was generally understood it would be out of order to say any thing or do anything that would reopen the old agitation. It was therefore set tled that the report of the compromise resolutions was to be adopted without debate, and the contest was limited to the selection of a secretary to succeed A. B. Humphrey. Several names had already been pre sented to the convention for that office and the morning hours were consumed in listening to their respective claims and in attending to other routine mat ters. Many delegates left on the morn ing trains and more would have gone but for the McKinley reoeption. In order to hold the crowd till Governor McKinley arrived, the committee on arrangements announced excursions on the lake and all sorts of attractions for recreation and entertainment. The assembling of the convention for the day’s session was delayed until al most noon by the meetings of the offi cers of state leagues, the new executive board, the committee on league and oth er organizations engaged tn routine bu siness. The old executive committee was also engaged during the forenoon closing up its business. Meantime, while the baud was entertaining the waiting crowd at Music Hall, the lead ing antisilver men were in conference on the Patton substitute for the usual set of resolutions Many autisilver leaders who were not members of the much abused com mittee on resolutions were not inclined to be bound by the compact that the committee had entered into in order to extricate itself. None were able, how ever, to suggest any plan that would prevent a minority report and the pre cipitating of a fight on the floor of the convention. The antisilver members of the com mittee insisted that they had made the best possible choice of two evils and urged the delegates to stand by the Patton substitute rather than bring about a worse result than its adoption. The silver leaders went about telling all their supporters to keep quiet in the convention and let the antisilver men fight it out among themselves if the silver question was reopened on the floor of the convention by an effort of the adopted resolutions or otherwise. A feature of the meeting of the dele gation was the presentation of a silver souvenir of the convention to Miss Frownie Knowlton, the “daughter of the delegation.” MissKnowlton is from Van Buren, Ark. She came with the delegation and at tends all sessions of the convention, al ways bearing the colors at the head of the Arkansas delegation. She caused the cheering of the delegation always as it entered the hall. The Pennsylva nia delegation held a meeting and de cided to stand by the platform as re ported by the committe on resolutions. This action had its effect on the New Yorkers and others who were inclined to fight the Patton substitute. The usual cheering of leading Repub licans was indulged in as they entered the hall. Although many had gone home. Music hall was filled when Gen eral McAlpin, the new president, called the convention to order at 11 o’clock. The persistence with which General McAlpin commanded order was com mended with repeated cheers. The sil ver men were, howWer, displeased. They claimed that nominations for sec retary had dosed. Chairman McAlpin, however, had the states called again, and the name of M. J. Bowling was presented by Minnesota and seconded by other states, and also a number of rpeeches seconding the nomination for secretary were made. It had been thought that J. G. Byrnes, the silver advocate from Denver, would be elected. The antisilver men were accused with holding a conference dur ing the night and agreed on M, J. Dow ling of Minnesota. They insisted that nominations should have been closed at night and the ruling of General Ma. Aipm was an arbitrary one against their favorite. After much, skirmishing M. J. Dow ling was elected secretaiy and was later made unanimous. The committee on resolutions report ed the Patton- “Address to the People,” which was adopted without debate. This ended- all, the silver agitation and agreement of the contending fac tions to have no financial fight on the floor of the convention was carried through. The result was greeted with applause. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. Captain Howgate Convicted—A Southern er** xuioide—-Two Attorneys Disbarred- Washington, June 21. —After being out many hours, the Howgate jury at 1:30 p. m. brought in a verdict of guil ty on each indictment, one indictment being forgery and one for falsification of accounts. The jury added a rec commendation to mercy. An appeal on a bill of exceptions has been taken to the district court of appeals and. will probably oome up in September. Word has just reached the treaty de partment of the suicide of R. G. Cun ningham near his home in Virginia, a short distance from Washington. Cun ningham had been a clerk in the treas ury for 30 years and had done excellent service. Some time ago he was reduced from $1,200 to SI,OOO and then to $720, but on account of his exoellffht service his reinstatement was asked for at sl,ooft This, however, will require a civil service examination, which iie re garded as an unjust imputation against his character as a clerk. He felt de spondent and deeply humiliated when on his way to Washington to take the examination and he placed a revolver to his temple and fired the fatal shot. Major James H. Cogeby, Twelfth in fantry, has been detailed at the Chick amauga and Chattanooga National Military park for duty in laying out camps under the direction of the park commissson for such organizations oth er than troops of the United States army as may apply for camping grounds to be occupied during dedication week at the park. Mr. N. H. O’Bear, of the firm of O’- Bear & Douglass, attorney for the Re publican state committee of South Car olina in the Mills registration case, said that the case would be promptly appealed to the supreme court of the United States, and that the papers were now in course of preparation. Attorney J. B. Chandler of New Or leans and W. H. Sherrod of Columbia, Tenn., were disbarred from practice be fore the interior department. The ac tion in both cases resulted from their actions in pension cases. Chandler was charged with taking illegal fees and Sherrod with preparing false affidavits THE MEMORIAL TABLET. The Medalion Coininrinoratin;’ the’VVork of the Great German Waterway, Holtenau, June 21.—William 111, under the relief medalion of Emperor William I, is a black marble tablet on which is engraved in gilt lettering, "His Majesty, Emperor William, laid the cornerstone of the Baltic canal on June 3, 1887,” aud accompanied his blows with the hammer by the words, "In honor of united Germany, to her perfect welfare in token of her might and tiower. ” xue'lignthouse and the oiock of ma sonry into which the emperor placed the finishing stone was surrounded by enormous scaffolds rising in a semicir cle and affording seats for about 15,000 people. In laying the stone, the em peror said; "In memory of Emperor William, the great, I christen this ca nal the Kaiser Wilhelm canal.” His majesty then tapped the stone three times with a mallet, saying, "In the name of the ultriane God; in honor of Emperor William to the weal of Ger many and the welfare of nations.” After visiting the Russian armored cruiser Rurick at 9:30 a. m. Emperor William laid the last stone of the Baltic and North sea canal in the presence of many thousands of spectators. The weather was brilliant and the ceremony took place in the open air. The scene of the ceremonies was em bellished by handsome designs in land scape gardening, and the lighthouse standing close to the spot showed the three bronze relief of Emperor William I, Frederick 111 and William IL ASSIGNMENTS READY. The Class of 1895 In the Naval Academy Looking For Flachs. Washington, June 21.—1 tis stated that the academy board at the Naval academy has made up its assignment of the graduates who have just com pleted the six years’ course, and that the navy department is merely waiting to see whether there may be any casu alties between this and J.uly 1 before promulgating the assignments to the several corps of the navy under the re cent law. The surplus cadets of the line, of whom there are a number this’year, may be assigned to the engineer corps if vacancies exist there, provided they show fitness for the position of assist ant engineer. It so happens that there are a number of vacancies in the engi neer corps this year and there is a scramble for them by those cadets who failed of appointment to the line. The line division class now numbers 34 and the engineer division five. Thus far there are only 20 vacancies in the line and one in the marine corps, so there will still remain 13 cadets, for whom there are no vacancies. rroiezsor nuxtrj » voauinon. London, June 21.—The British Medi cal Journal announces that Professor Huxley is less drowsy and that his strength is improved, but there is no abatement in the inflamation of the kidneva. PRICE FIVE CENTS. AN UNUSUAL CASE. Int he Contest For Seats In the Next Confess. TAKING OF TESTIMONY TOO LATE. The Belknap-McGann Case From Illinois BRINGS THE UNUSUAL APPEARANCE. Aud on the Decision Hinges the Settlement of Several Cases In the Louisiana Delegation.. Washington, June contest ed election case of Belknap vs. Mc- Gann from the Third congressional district of Illinois, is expected by the officials of the house to afford a test of the elections prescribing the time in which contest testimony may be taken. It appears that the testimony in this ease is now being taken; whereas, ac cording to the law which has hereto fore been recognized as controlling in such matters, the time when it could be properly taken expired more than a month ago. The statutes allow the contestant 30 days after the declaration of the result in which to prepare and serve notice of his intention to contest and the con testees the same length of time in which to make answer. After that 90 days are given in which to take testi mony. This gives five months all told for the proceeding. The records in the office of the clerk of the house show that the result of the last congressional election was officially announced on Dec. 17, or more than six months ago. When the returns of the- contest are received it will be optional with the clerk to- either open aud have them printed as in other cases where the law has been complied with or to refer them to the house without having them printed, and then it is with the house to say what shall be done. The constitution makes the house the judge of the qualifications of its own members and it can ignore the law if so disposed or modify. The question has never been tested and the course of the house will be followed with consid erable interest. The returns of the election from the Third district show that McGann received 15,356 and Belk nap 15,3'.’5. Certain of the Louisiana cases may present a somewhat similar problem. In some of the districts in that state in which there are contests there has been a delay beyond that contemplated by the law in taking testimony, but the delay was the result of an under standing between the parties at inter est, a postponement being agreed upon on account of the prevalence of small-' pox in some of the places it was neces sary to visit in securing evidence. So far as is known here there was no agreement concerning the delay in the Illinois case. TRYING TO ROB INDIANS.’ An Effort to Secure n Valuable Island In Alaska by Prospectors. Port Townsend, Wash., June 21. An effort is being made to take from a tribe of Indians, called the Metlakaht las, an island in Alaska which in 1887 was ceded to them by the United States government. The island is in south eastern Alaska and is known as An nette island. The natives have im proved the land, erected public build ings, churches, saw mills and tilled the soil. * A few months ago prospectors who were going up the coast had occasion to land on the island for a few hours’ rest, and one of them discovered a gold quartz ledge. The men immediately staked out claims and applied to the government for miners’ patents. The Indians entered a protest, which was favorably considered by the depart ment, and the miners have since taken an appeal, and if money and influence can overrule the Indians, mining oper ations will be commenced., German. Ar. Cuicropaloui Swindler.. Washington, June 21.—Consul Ste phan, at Annaberg, in a report to the state department, says that the mate rials for decorative and house painting are adulterated in Germany in a most unscrupulous manner. The colors, where adulteration is practiced, when exposed to the light, diappear in a few hours, while genuine ultra marine dyes are quite unaffected by the light or at mosphere. Students Plot Against the Saltan. Vabna, Bulgaria, June 21.—A report has reached here from Constantinople saying that a state plot directed against the sultan of Turkey was discovered in a college. Thirty students were ar rested and the arrest of others is immi nent. The students declared themselves to be opposed to the present regime, which they maintained has transferred a peaceful population into a horde of savages. . Harvard Hmi Not Replied. Cambridge, Mass., June 21. —Profes- sor James R. Ames, chairman of the Harvard athletic committee, has denied emphatically the report that Harvard has cabled to Oxford and Cambridge a reply to their challenge for an interna tional athletic meeting He said that the answei would probably be sent soon after Harvard received the copy of the challenge sent by mail.