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ESTABLISHED 1887. TILLMAN IN GOTHAM The South Carolina Senator Addressed > a Large Crowd. DISCUSSED THE MONEY QUESTION A Silver Mass Meeting at _ Cooper Union.; THE AUDIENCE WAS ENTHUSIASTIC Says If the Chicago Convention Does Not Declare For Free Silver, He Will Have Nothing to Do With the Party After waids —Cleveland Is a Tool of Wall Street, He Declares. < New York, June 28. —A silver mass meeting was held at Cooper Union which filled the large auditorium. The audience was enthusiastic, and ap plauded loudly every time an opportu ' nity offered itself. Senator Benjamin F. Tillman occupied a prominet place on the platform, and was cheered lustily when he entered the auditorium a few minutes before 8 o’clock. George P. Keeney, general organizer of the American silver organization, presided. He said that the object of the meeting was to get resolutions adopted declaring for free coinage of silver and urging the adoption of free coinage by the Chicago convention. After Senator Bixby had made a few remarks, in which he said the country needed free silver, Hon. Alexander Del mat was introduced as a recognized au thority, the world over, on the money question. He said that the capitalists were not content with the hign rates of interest, but they wanted to bind the people to pay in gold, of which they had a. monopoly. The country needed a medium of exchange. Gold would not do, because it would flow out of the country. Silver and greenbacks would ■do. because they would stay here. It took several minutes for the vast crowd in the auditorium to get through ■cheering, when Senator Tillman was introduced. J Paid HJa Reaped. to Newspapers. Senator Tillman began by paying his respects to the newspapers. He said that the night would give an oppor tunity to show the members that the newspapers were unreasonable liars, i The owners of the newspapers, he said, were prostitutes of journalism, and not a paper in New York would dare print his speech in full. Coming to the money question, the senator said: “If the Chicago convention does not give us Democracy and return to the faith of Washington and Jefferson, I will have nothing to do with it after wards. The money question is up, and has got to be settled. It is as important as was the slavery question, and if enough .of you can get together to re verse the verdict of the two millionaire conventions you will deserve the thanks of the whole country.” Senator Tillman referred to the mon eyed men of the east as thimbleriggers and repeated his assertion that • Cleve land was a tool of Wall street. The | senator called on all those who had handled gold within a year to hold up their hands. Half a dozen hands weie raised. Then he called on those who had not handled gold coin to raise their hands. Possibly 1,000 hands went up. “Then where has the gold gone?” asked Senator Tillman. “You have not handled it, although $450,000,000 of the $550,000,000 in government bonds . were sold on Manhattan island.” What He Would Ask President Cleveland. The senator said that if he were on the senate coihmittee investigating the recent bond sale he would ask President Cleveland why he made the private con , tract to sell bonds at 104% per cent when they were selling on the public market at 117. The senator then talked about unem ployed labor, which he said was a lever by which those employed were ground * down to low wages. “You see on your street car lines ” he continued, “cars labeled ‘United States mail.’ Those cars do not carry any mail. They are on there so that the car lines can claim the protection of the United States troops in case of a strike.” Senator Tillman characterized John Sherman of Ohio as the high priest of mammon and the joint owner with Hanna, of William McKinley. “All of you who are going to vote for gold hold up your hands,” concluded the senator. Five hands went up. “All who are going to vote for silver regardless of party hold up your hand.” Over half the audience raised their hands. The speaker said, as he sat down: “America for Americans and to h—l with England and all other countries.” < GORMAN NOT GOING. Refuses to Attend the Chicago Convention. Say. Bole. Will Be Nominated. Baltimore, June 26.—Senator Gor man will not go to Chicago; this is final. "If I were to go to Chicago,” said the Senator, “what more could 1 do than can be done by gentlemen who compose the delegation elected by the state con vention ? Nothing. ’ ’ Senator Gorman cannot be pursuaded to alter his determination not to go to Chicago. It is doubtful if he will ac cept reappointment on the national committee. Certainly he will not be on the executive committee of the na tional committee. Mr. Gorman does ‘ not think there b any chance at this THE ROME TRIBUNE. hour to sten. life free silver tide, which he believes will sweep over the conven tion. Asked who he thought the Democrats would nominate at Chicago, he replied: “It looks like Boies.” Ex-State Treasurer Spencer O. Jones has been designated to serve in place• of Charles C. Homer, who was elected a delegate-at-large and declined to serve. Silver'd Strength at Chicago. Chicago, June 26. —The Tribune says: “The canvas of delegates of every state and territory on the question shows 578 delegates to the Democratic national convention to be, either by instruction or personal'preference, for the free and unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to 1 against 328 delegates instructed for or favoring the continuance of the present gold standard. ” The estimate is based on the obse’ vation of the unit rule by the delegates from the states which have been so instructed. WAS NOT WILLIE MYERS. The Man Arrested at Corsicana, Tex.,Proves to Be James T. Robertson* Atlanta, June 26.—Another Myers fake has been exploded. The man ar rested at Corsicana, Tex., thought to be the murderer of Forest Crowley, turns out to be James T. Robertson of Georgia. ' Deputy Sheriff Green of this city reached Corsicana Thursday night and was met at the depot by the detective who thought he had Will Myers, anti by two or three of the Corsicana officers. They had everything in readiness to carry him to the jail. As soon as Mr. Green had alighted from the train and made himself known he was put in a carriage and driven to the jail at once. The people of Corsicana had learned of the arrest of the famous Georgia murderer, and a big crowd was assem bled at the jail to learn the news as to whether it was really Myers. The de tective introduced Greene to the jailer, and they were at once ushered to the cell where the prisoner was confined. Mr. Green, as soon as he saw the man behind the bars, said: “That is not Will Myers. Why in the world did you fellows bring me away out here to Texas on such a wild goose chase? He never looked like Myers, and could not possibly look like him.” Tli<s was immediately re leased. TRIBUTE TO OUR FLAG. Must Never Meet the Union Jack on the Field of little, Says Dr. Hughes. London, June 26.—The American Congregatlonalist pilgrims Were ac corded a reception in the library of the memorial hall of Dr. Guiness Rodgers’ church. Dr. Rodgers welcomed the Americans, and then the Rev. Hugh Price Hughes addressed the pilgrims. During the course of his remarks he turned suddenly to the stars and stripes and the union jack and said: “There is one thing I want to say to you Americans. It is, that that flag and this must never meet on the field of blood. ’ ’ The audience rose and cheered lustily again and again. When the enthusiasm had subsided, the Rev. Hugh Price Hughes urged the visitors to press upon their government the necessity of a permanent council of arbitration. The pilgrims were received at West minster Abbey by Dean Bradley, and were escorted to the Jerusalem Cham ber, where the dean made a speech. Later, they were shown through the abbey. A GREAT CLOUDBURST. Much Damage to Properly In West Vir ginia—Several Persons Killed. Wheeling, June 26.—Reports from Marshall, Wetzel and Tyler counties, which lie south of here, say great dam age has been done and some lives lost by a big cloudburst. In Marshall county the damage in and about Moundsville will reach sev eral thousand dollars. The Baltimore and Ohio tracks and other property were damaged to the extent of $3,000 by the washouts. In the vicinity of Sistersville, Tyler county, the storm created the most havoc. For two days it has been rain ing, and the little streams were swollen to twice their normal size. They be came raging rivers and swept every thing in their pathway. A mile below Sistersville the Ohio River railroad was washed out for a dis tance of a mile and half, and the rails with the ties attached are lying 200 feet out of position. The loss will be over SIO,OOO. Several houses were washed away, and the occupants narrowly es caped after ropes were thrown to them. The Carter Oil company lost several teams, and it is thought damage to other oil properties in the back part of the country has occurred. Several instances of teams and cattle being washed away are reported. There were five men in one wagon, and only two of them were rescued. New Martinsville, Wetzel county, is in great danger, as Fishing creek, which runs through the town, is a raging tor rent and the inhabitants of the village have taken to the hills. The latest reports from the country districts are that the danger is enor mous. Many houses have been washed away, and it is feared there has been much loss of life, but reports, on ac count of the storm, are meagre. Luther League to Meet In Chloago. Lancaster, Pa., June 26.—The exec utive committee of the Luther League of America met here and decided to hold the National Luther League con vention at Chicago on Nov. 17 next, to continue three days. THE ROME TRIBUNE, ROME. GA.. SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1896 LEE’S CUBAN REPORT It Has Been Mailed and Will Reach Washington Tuesday. FAVORS THE INSURGENTS’ CAUSE It is Not Deemed Probable That the President WILL FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATION If President Cleveland Decides to Act In Accordance With Our Consul's Recom mendations. Trouble Between the United States and Spain May Follow—Ex-Cousul Williams Calls at the State Department. Washington, June 26.—Consul Gen eral Lee’s report on the military and economic situation in Cuba, which it was prematurely announced had been sent last week, was mailed Thursday, and should reach the state department next Tuesday. Its general purport will be strongly favorable to the insurgents’ cause, and if President Cleveland should decide to act in accordance with its recommenda tions—as is not deemed probable—seri ous trouble between the United States and Spain- might become imminent. The announcement that General Lee’s report was put upon the steamer which sailed from Havana Thursday was made to • Mr. Rockbill, acting secretary of state, by William Ryan, internal reve nue collector of the Richmond, Va., dis trict, who jias just returned from a visit to General Lee in Cuba. “General Lee,” said Mr. Ryan “al though he has been on the island but a comparatively short time, has had ex cellent opportunity for learning the true state of affairs. He has met all classes on both sides of the controqersy, both Spanish and insurgents, and has fully made up his mind as to what the pros pects of the revolution really are. " “General Lee keeps in his private office a map of Cuba, upon which he marks the daily progress of the respect ive armies and the changes of positions of the respective corps. He has been constantly fit work since June 5, the second day after his arrival in Cuba, when he began his investigations in earnest.” Mr. Ryan did not feel at liberty to tell what are General sentiments as expressed privately to him, bus from what* he did say it was gathered that the consul general is prepared to make Bonie rSflicfil recommendations concern the attitude of the United States to wards Cuba. Mr. Ryan denies that he brought any personal despatches from General Lee for either Secretary Olney or President Cleveland. Ramon O. Williams of Brooklyn, N. Y., formerly consnl general of the United States at Havana, was at the state department during the day attend ing the settlement of his consular ac counts. He had a talk with Assistant Secretary Rockhill, and will see Secre tary Olney before returning to Brook lyn. Mr. Williams said he would be here for a few days. He begged to be excused from discessing the Cuban situ ation. FIRED ON THE COMMODORE But the Steamer Succeeded In Transferring Arms to Three Strange Schooners. Tampa, Fla., June 26. —When the steamer Commodore left Port Tampa Thursday afternoon she was followed by the revenue cutter McLane, the lat ter having orders to stop the suspected filibusterer. When Captian Morton of the Commodore saw the McLane in pursuit he crowded on steam and a lively race began. As the Commodore gained the McLane sent four shots after the filibusterer and the latter came to. The McLane’s commander searched the Commodore, but nothing contra band was found. The Commodore was allowed to go and the McLane started back to port. Six miles down the bay, however, the Commodore came to and was approached by three schooners. Nearly 100 men and scores of boxes of arms and ammunition were transferred from the schooners to the Commodore. The McLane’s commander saw this transfer by means of his glasses, and again pursued the Commodore. The McLane gained at first and fired on the Commodore repeatedly, but the shots fell short. The powerful engines of the Commodore soon told, however, and she began to forge ahead. When the boats passed St. Petersburg the Commo dore was leading the McLane six miles. As the McLane had no coast pilot si e had to lay to during the night and this enabled the Commodore to make good her escape. Penna Says Miners Are Mere Slaves. Columbus, 0., June 26. —The com mittee in charge of the local celebration of the Fourth of July had arranged for 100 miners from the valley to march in the parade in their mining outfits and with their mining lamps in their hats, but President Penna of the United Mine Workers of America, advised them not to do it. He say's that by doing this they would proclaim themselves bene ficiaries of the Declaration of Independ ence, whereby they are mere serfs, and would in that way act a lie. Republicans " ill Support Goodwyn. Birmingham, Ala., June 26.—The state executive committee of the Re publicans met here and finally decided not to put out a gubernatorial ticket, but will support Congressman A. T. Goodwyn and the entire fusion ticket. THE PORTE DENIES That Turkish Troops Fired On Armenian Prisoners. SANGUINARY OUTBREAK AT VAN The Persians Are Promoting the Disturbances and Revolts DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE IS USED Four Hundred Persons Reported Killed. An A rmeuifta Woman Threw Her Two Daughters Into a Well to Save Them From Turks—Girls Sold at Public Auc tion—Hanging of Christians Continues. New York, June 25. —A special to The Herald from Constantinople says: Denial is given by the sublime porte to the embassy statement that the Turkish troops fired upon Armenian prisoners. Complete accord exists between the rep resentatives of the great powers on the subject of securing the appointment of a Christian governor for Crete and the fulfillment of the treaty pf Haleppa. Each ambassador will send an individual note to this effect. Another sanguinary outbreak has oc curred at Van and 400 are reported to have been killed. , The Persians are promoting the dis turbances and fomenting the revolts throughout Armenia. The Druses have now received Be douin support and are driving out the Turks. Diplomatic pressure is being brought to bear upon the porte, increasing the chances of peace. The following state ment has been received from Captain Villiar: “I have witnessed hideous enormi ties. Armenian girls and women were publicly sold at auction. A mother threw her two daughters into a well be fore my eyes to save them from the Turks. Evidences of Turkish official complicity have been obtained by me. The foreign press should be ashamed to remain indifferent,?’ Cagtain YjJiaj deplores the humiliat ing role accepted by France. The porte continues to hang Armenians publicly. It is understood that Russia will pre v'dnt the publication of Viliar’s report. j aaies g. "Fair's wt dow, Mrs. Nettis Craven Claims to Have Been Married th? San Fran'cisco, June 26.—-Mrs. Net tie R. Craven has at last revealed her relations with the late James G. Fair. In the presence of a score of attorneys and a courtroom filled with people she told Judge Slack that she was the widow of the dead millionaire. The marriage was by contract, she swore, and took place on May 28, 1892, at 823 Sutter street, where Mrs. Craven was then liv ing. The record of the ceremony with Fair’s signature attached, was in her possession, she said, and would be pro duced later. Like all previous developments in the famous will case, a few of the circum stances attending the marriage are un known. Mystery pervades the event itself. According to Mrs. Craven the contract nuptials were celebrated in the evening. The record of the affair was drawn by herself at her husband’s re quest, because it might be disagreeable to his children. Mrs. Craven main tained silence concerning the ceremony. Os the courtship and honeymoon she would not speak. A revelation was made in connection with two documents recently filed by Mrs. Craven, in which Mr. Fair is sail, to have transferred to her proper tv worth $1,000,000. FARMER KILLS FARMER. Joseph Cooper Shoots Alfred Stafford Foil, Times Near Elizabeth City. Elizabeth City, N. 0., June 26.—Al fred Stafford, a substantial farmer and a good citizen of this county, living near Rosedale, was murdered by Joseph Cooper, one of his neighbors. There had been bad feeling between the two for some time on account of stock depre dations. Last week Cooper threatened to kill Stafford if he did not keep his stock out of his field. Early Thursday morning Stafford crossed the river, which is very narrow, to the hog pen on the opposite side in the county of Camden. Cooper was either waiting for him or came sud denly upon him, shot him once with a rifle and three times with a pistol. A neighbor saw Cooper run home, deliver the weapons to his wife and run into the swamp. He has not as yet been caught. Two sons of Stafford, hearing the re port and apprehending trouble, crossed the river and found their father welter ing in his blood. They took him home, where he died shortly after without making any ante mortem statement. BOLD ATTEMPT TO ROB The First National Bank ofLoi Angeles Had a Narrow Escape From Pilferers. Los Angeles, June 26.—The boldest attempt at bank robbery ever made on the Pacific coast has just come to light. The object of the attack was the heavy steel vault of the First National bank, one of the largest financial institutions of its kind in southern California, and to reach it the robbers dug a tunnel 102 feet in length, extending from a street adjoining the First National, and run ning thence under the cellars of three Other banks. Illis funnel had pro gressed to a point directly beneath the vault when the police authorities were apprised of its existence. When the scheme was discovered the burglars had begun to remove the brick masonry sup porting the steel vault. The work is believed to have been be gun by a gang of at least five or six per sons, but only one suspect—James K. Stephens—has thus far been arrested. Fire lu a British Steamer. . Liverpool, June 26.—Fire broke out in the hold of the British steamer Lu cerne, Captain Stewart, loaded with a general cargo for Montevideo. Several hours elapsed before it was decided that there was no way of smothering the flames .except by scuttling the ship. This was done, and the Lucerne is now being pumped out, preparatory to re floating her. The Lucerne is owned by J. & A. Allen, and was built at Birken head in 1878. She is 290 feet long and is of 1,236 tons register. IRVING FORD HANGEO. He Killed a Young White Girl Near Wash ington City Nearly Two Months Ago. Washington, June 26. lrving L. Ford, the negro whose brutal murder of Elsie Kreglo, on May 4, last, formed one of the most atrocious crimes in the po lice annals of Washington, was hanged in the jailyard here at 11:33 a. m. Ford made a statement denying that he had attempted to outrage his victim. Ford’s crime aroused the greatest in dignation in the city and a lynching was talked of. His victim was a young white country girl, about 16 years of age, who lived with her parents about a mile from the city limits. She was tending a cow but a short distance from her homo when accosted by her slayer, who attempted to criminally assault her. She desperately resisted him and a terrific struggle between the two en sued, during which -the negro cut sev eral ugly gashes across the throat of his victim with a knife. girl’s screams brought assistance from her family, who found her bleeding and exhausted from the wounds. She died almost immedi ately without giving any information about her assailant. A number of arrests were made as the surrounding country was searched by posses of determined men, but it was several days before the police succeeded ih obtaining clues succeeded in fastening the crime on Ford. The lat ter managed to get as far away as Haf per’s Ferry, and after an exciting chaFe, during which the prisoner jumped into the river in an attempt to drown him self, he was captured aqd brought to the city. He at first denied everything, but filially confessed girl. Portl was about 30 years old and a man of low, brutish instincts. CREDITORS SATISFIED. The Firm of AbfJey, Schoefful ft Grau Wilt Begin Its Career Anew, New York, June 26.—The reorgani zation committee of the creditors of Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau, at a recent meeting in the office of William Stein way, formally adopted a plan for the final adjustment of the finances of the embarrassed firm. Henry E. Abbey was present at the meeting and gave his complete assent to the proposition made by the reorganization committee. Mr. Steinway, as chairman of the committee on reorganization, stated that the total indebtedness of the firm was $365,000 and that creditors repre senting over $335,000 of that amount, which is more than 90 per cent of the total indebtedness, have given their un qualified assent to the scheme of re habilitation proposed by the reorganiza tion committee. The claims of smaller creditors, aggregating about SIO,OOO, will be paid in cash. The larger creditors will receive stock to the amount of their claims in the newly organized firm of Abbey, Schoef fel & Grau, which will practically be gin its career free of all incnmb-ance and free from indebtedness. Veteran of the Mexican War Die.. Washington, June 26.—Colonel A. G. Bracket, U. S. A., retired, died at his residence in this city of paralysis. He was 69 years of age and was born in New York and appointed in 1847 to the army as a lieutenant of Indian vol unteers, serving through the Mexican and civil wars. Harrison Has Been Released. Washington, June 26.—Minister An drade of Venezuela received a telegram from his government announcing that the British crown surveyor, Mr. Harri son, whose arrest caused a strange feel ing between the two governments, has been released by order of the Venezuelan authorities. Killed Himself and Daughter. Chicago, June 26.—J. Roseland of Pullman ended his own life and that of his 2-year-old daughter by poison. When his wife went to his room to call him she found his dead body in bed. By his side lay the little girl’s corpse. Rose land was employed in the Pullman car works. Indians Celebrating; Custer’s Death* Omaha, June 26.—Six thousand Sioux, the remnants of the most powerful fighters of the American Indians are celebrating a great event in their war history—the twentieth anniversary of the annihilation of Custer’s command on the Little Big Horn, June 25, 1876. Thev are gathered at the scene of the terrible massacre, and though peaceable, are indulging in fantastic dances and ceremonies incident to their traditions. There will be another big celebration July 4. PBICE FIVE CENTS. SEVERAL WERE SHOT Jake Ziegler, the Outlaw Killed is the Battle DETECTIVE ADERHOLT WAS HURT Jake,Was Charged With Being an Accessory TO THE MURDER OFSHERIFF BROOKER HeJ Made 'no Resistance at First—Some Women Tried to Take Away Arnett's Pistol, and it Was Accidentally Dis charged—Then the Shooting Opened Up in Earnest. Sylvania,Ga., June 26.—Early Thurs day morning Detective Aderholt, accom panied by Julius W. Arnett, a young man of this town, went out to Mrs. Peggy Zeigler’s, the mother of Jake Zeigler, for the purpose of arresting the latter, against whom an indictment for seduction has been pending for two years, and who was also charged with the offense of accessory after the fact in the case of Sol and Corrie Zeigler for the killing of Sheriff Brooker. Aderholt and Arnett crept up on Zeigler unawares and Aderholt leveled his gun at him and demanded a surrender. Jake made no resistance and gave up. Suddenly some women, who were in the house close by, took in the situation and came running down and undertook to take Julius Arnett’s pistol away from him. In the scuffle for the pistol it was accidentally discharged, and Arnett says this was the first shot that was fired. In the meantime the attention of an other party was attracted to the scene. This was Lonnie Zeigler, a cousin of Jake’s, who was plowing in a field near the house. He ran into the house and got a doublebarreled shotgun and when in about 20 steps of Aderholt and Ar nett, fired both barrels and Aderholt’s left side was filled with buckshot. The firing soon commenced on all sides ajjd three parties were badly hurt. Aderholt was badly shot and bleeding. : Jake Zeigler’s right side was entirely filljd with from the detective’s gun ana Lonnie Zeigler, who ran aWay after he had emptied both barrels of his gun, was severely wounded by receiving a load of buckshot in his arm, hitting him from the wrist to the shoulder. The detective and Arnett realized that Zeigler was wounded and they nmqe pd eSort to bring him into Sylva nia. They got into their buggies and drove rapidly into town and medical aid was at once given to Aderholt, Ader holt may recover, but it is extremely doffbtful. i Jake Zeigler died Thursday afternoon at 7 o'clock. ’ ’ , WESTMORELAND LYNCHED. The Murderer of Mr. Gilchrist Taken Front the Jail and Hanged to a Tree. Montgomery, Ala., June 26.—8i1l Westmoreland, the negro who murdered Mr. James Gilchrist in Lowndes county Monday, and who was subsequently ar rested and taken to Fort Deposit to jail, was forcibly taken from a strong guard Wednesday night by a mob of 200 armed men, who assembled from the adjoining tpwns and farms, and hanged to a big elm tree in the Gilmer woods, near the Fort Deposit cemetery. His body was then riddled by 500 bullets. Westmoreland’s murder was an atro cious one. Gilchrist had cared for the negro and his wife when they were al most famishing for food and had treated them most kindly. He provided them with supplies from his store with the understanding that they were to work the debt out. The woman worked for a few days, when she quit and remained idly at the home. One day recently she came to Gil christ’s store and sought to buy further supplies on credit. Gilchrist refused her. This angered Westmoreland, who secreted himself behind an outhouse in Gilchrist’s back yard and when the lat ter came along, going toward his stable lot, the negro fired on him, killing him insts ntly. Trust Company Suing a Kall road. San Francisco, June 26. —The Cen tral Trust company of New York has commenced sflit in the United States circuit court against the California and Nevada Railway company for $367,050, alleged to be due for interest on born, i issued by the company in 1884. A new receiver is asked for, and the suit in cludes foreclosure. M Decision In Hart’s Case Postponed. Philadelphia, June 26.—A decision in the case of Captain John D. Hart, re puted owner of the {filibustering steamer Bermuda, and Captain Riley, the com mander of the vessel, which was to have been announced Friday by United States Commissioner Craig, has been postponed until July 10. Texas Confederate Veterans Meet. Dallas. June 26.—The Texas division of United Confederate Veterans held a meeting here with a small attendance. The most important work was to form plans for attending the Richmond, Va., reunion. Nearly Thirty Thousand Drowned. Yokohama, June 26.—1 t is now stated that 27,000 persons were drowned and 8,000 injured during the recent tidal wave and earthquakes in the northern provinces of Japan.