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ESTABLISHED 1887.
HON.C.F.CRISPTfISPESK.
A Great Crowd Will Gather at
the Opera House Today.
CONGRESSMAN MADDOX WILL ALSO SPEAK.
The Speaking Will Begin al Half Past Ten—A
Reception was Given Mr. Crisp at
the Hotel Last Night.
This is the day of the great demo
cratic rally.
From miles around voters will be
here to hear sound democracy as ex
pressed by that brilliant statesman
and leading member of the party,
Hon. Chas. F. Crisp.
He will be ably seconded by Hon. J.
W. Maddox, congressman from this
district, who is putting in some splen
did licks for democracy, and whose
speeches are gems of logic and sound
sense and oratory.
It is probable one or two short
speeches by others will be made, and
assisted by a brass band, the day will
be one of enjoyment and enthusiasm,
and will do much for the cause of
democracy.
This is the first big rally in Rome,
and the citizens will turn out in force.
Reduced rates on the railroads will
draw a big crowd from the surround
ing towns.
Don’t forget the time and place—
-10:30 o’clock at the opera house.
Mr. Crisp’s speech will be especial
ly notable as it is his first in this cam
paign. He is always an interesting
ing speaker, and his views expressed
today will be listened to with great
attention by a tremendous crowd.
Everybody who can is going to the
speaking. It will be a day long to be
remembered and no one interested in
the politics of the day can afford to
miss it.
Mr. Crisp Arrives.
Mr. Crisp, accompanied by his son,
Charlie Crisp, reached the city yester
day afternoon at 4 o’clock.
A number of prominent citizens met
the train and gave the visitors a glad
welcome. They were driven in car
riages to the Armstrong hotel, and
there met quite a number more of
* citizens. After conversing for a time,
Mr. Crisp, whose health is not yet
what it should be, went to his room to
rest.
« Mr. Charlie Crisp is a young man of
many excellent characteristics, and
who has been a great aid to his father.
For ten years he has been with his
father in Washington, and his famili
arity with the work there is great. It
is said that no member of congress is
so familiar with parliamentary prac
tice and the rules of the House as he.
He has made a number of friends
here, and they are glad to have him
' with them. He is one of Georgia’s
brightest young men.
Mr. Berner, who was expected, was
sent to Calhoun by the campaign
committee to speak there today. His
friends regret that he could not come.
Reception Last Night.
Last night a reception was given
Mr. Crisp at the Armstrong hotel.
A large crowd of ladies and gentle
men met him there, and the evening
was passed very pleasantly. It was a
brilliant gathering, and Mr. Crisp
found that there was much in Rome’s
reputation for beautiful and attrac-
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tive women. With that grace aid
ease he so charmingly possesses, 1 e
said as much.
Besides the committees on reception
as printed in the Tribune, many la
dies and gentlemen were present and
gave Mr. Crisp a welcome he will not
soon forget. It was a delightful even
ing in every way.
THANKECFII HUNG CHANG.
Representatives of the American Mission
ary Society Called on the Chinaman.
New York, Sept. 1. —The Ameri
can Missionary society representatives,
headed by Rev. D. F. Ellenwood, called
upon Li Hung Chang Tuesday and pre
sented him with au address, thanking
him for an interest in missionaries in
China. The address, which is quite
long, says that for 50 years the mission
aries have been favored with the pro
tection of the Chinese government and
that in no nation in the world have
American missionaries received more
just and generous treatment than in
China.
The address, after thanking Earl Li
for a proclamation in behalf of the mis
sionaries issued by him in 1891, says
that it is extremely gratifying to ob
serve that at the present time the dis
interested spirit of the missionaries
seems to be better understood and more
appreciated in China than heretofore.
The address refers to the work in behalf
of the Chinese in this country, and says
that were Earl Li to visit the Pacific
coast he would see the homes and
refuges which with the co-operation of
the Chinese consul general, the gener
ous women of that part of the country
have aided in securing for his country
men.
Li Hung Chang responded by thank
ing the ministers for their kindly ex
pressions, adding that his government
had only done its duty in protecting the
missionaries. In conclusion he thanked
the missionaries for their efforts to stop
opium smoking, which he characterized
as a curse, and expressed his gratitude
for his recovery from the effects of the
Wound inflicted by his Japanese assail
ant.
JOSEPH OROSZ HANGED.
Killed His Sweetheart, Teresa Bobak, »t
Pittsburg. Last January.
Pittsburg, Sept. I. —Joseph Oronsz
was hanged in the county jail at 10:18
o’clock Tuesday morning. Death was
due to strangulation. The murderer
met his death bravely and walked to
the gallows without flinching.
The crime for which Orosz was hanged
was the murder of his sweetheart, Te
resa Bobak, who had rejected him after
promising to be his wife. The killing
took place on Jan. 8, last, in a Green
field boardinghouse. Orosz., who was
intoxi ated, called on the young woman
and asked her if she still refused to
marry him. Upon her answering that
she had not changed her mind, he drew
a revolver and shot her dead. He then
shot himself in the left breast, but the
I wound was not serious.
He was convicted on Feb. 18 and sen
toii !to be hanged on June 30, but
was afterwards respited. After the
. signing of his death warrant he became
reconciled to hin doom and said he pro
forr“d death on the gallows rather than
a commutation of sentence to life ini
prismimept, or even a term of 20 years.
f'’hn K. <*owei» Thrown F?om a lilcyrle.
Nantucket, Mass., Sept. 1. —Presi
dent .) K Cowen of the Baltimore uno
Ohio railroad, who is summering licit
with his family, met with a painful ac
cident whim riding a Ificycle. It
trying to p < over an unused horsecai
tin-k he was thrown to the ground, dis
1.. -iting his shoulder and badly bvuisie.;i
l.is I. idy.
?.f nr«l -i rr Overton Recaptured.
MniDHis.W’.o, Ky., Sept. I.- -Burford
I Overton, under sentence of death for
I ."’I-dering and robbing a peddler, wh,'
| fn>:.i Harlem jail last January,
! captured at Hagan, Va.. after ti
<ii: ■:.; o resistance by himself ami
THE ROME TRIBUNE, ROME, GA., WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 1896.
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HON. CHARLES F. CRISP,
Georgia’s Great Leader of Democracy Who will Speak
Nevin’s Opera House Today at 10:30 A. M.
IRISHMEN IN DUBLIN.
National I onvcnti n Opened By ,Ju»tJi
IWcCar hy.
Dublin, Sept. 1.- The first session of
the Irish national convention opened at
noon in the Leinster hall, which was
well filled with delegates, among whom
were several ladies. It was estimated
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JUSTIN M’CABTEY.
that the Irish race throughout the
world was represented here by from 600
to 700 delegates, but it was hoped that
at lei! st 1,000 more delegates would ar
rive during the day. They come from
Ireland and Great Britain as a rule, but
the United States, Canada, Australia
and South Africa are represented by a
number or delegates. The walls of
Leinster hall were appropriately deco
orated for the occasion and patriotic
sentiments expressed by deceased states
men of Ireland, the late Charles Stew
art Parnell included, wore hung up on
the walls inside the building.
Convention's Success Assured.
Mr. John Dillon, M P., chairman of
the Irish Parliamentary party, previous
to the opening of the convention, ex
pressed the opinion that its success was
already assured and that the attendance
would be twice as great as they had
dared to hope for. He said that the
delegates present represented four-fifths
of the Irish Nationalists and that there
was a good number of Parnellites pres
ent, in spite of the opposition of the
leaders of the latter party to the con
vention. The feeling among tdie for
eign delegations was that all sections
should unite and that nothing should
be left undone to accomplish this end.
With this object in view, a meeting of
40 foreign delegates took place Monday
night, 35 of them being from the United
States and Canada, at which it was pro
posed to appoint a committee of seven
foreign delegates to personally inter
view Messrs. Redmond, Healy and Dil
lon, with the object of inducing all fac
tions to support one leader, and as an
alternative it was suggested that all
donations from foreign sources should
be stopped in case the warring factions
failed to come to an understanding.
After a heated discussion, lasting two
hours, the meeting dispersed without
having accomplished anything except,
it was feared, to sow seeds of discord,
which may grow forth during the Con
vention.
The convention was called to order
promptly at noon by Justin McCarthy,
M. P., who nominated the Most Rev.
Patrick O’Donnell, D. D., bishop of
Baphoo, for permanent chair man. Tim
bishop was uminimously ehme.d, as ar
ranged lust weak. amid the wildest ap
plause. Bishop O'Do.inell then read
m-'-sage fi-.in t.m pop-', in which his
hoiii..-.-s pi ... i that «ni Ins., lemmrs
mr.-<-mt r m :r <:• s,;. fn>' <d'u’i
ni:i l.■•“ ‘ -• I'»' r* <■ .. r.i;A • iviti
ga’tes'fromthe United States and Can
ada and delivered an address, pleading
for unity.
Seeds of Discord Sown.
Bishop O’Donnell referred to the pub
lication in June last of the report of the
commission on the financial relations
of Ireland and Great Britain, which
showed Ireland to be heavily overtaxed,
and said that this document alone just
ified the calling of a convention. Al
luding to the dissension among the diff
erent Irish factions, the bishop declared
that no man or set of men must put
themselves in competition with the
cause of Ireland. This remark of the
bishop caused all the delegates to rise tc
their feet and cheer for about five
minutes.
When the bishop was able to proceed
he said that he cared little which Eng
lish party helped Ireland, but the Irish
party had been independent of and in
opposition to every party refusing them
home rule. Discipline and fidelity o
Ireland, the bishop remarked, wgs abso
lutely necessary and that they stand
united, adding:
“We must compass Irish liberty
and no power on earth can withstand
the justice thereof.”
This statement called forth another
tremendous burst of cheering, which
lasted ten minutes.
Letter:* From Prominent Men.
Letters were read from Archbishop
Walsh and Dr. Thomas Addis Emmett
of New York. The statement of the
latter that “the man who is unwilling
to accept an invitation to the peace con
vention is no true Irishman” was wildly
applauded.
By this time every inch of the hall
was occupied, and it was estimated that
about 3,000 persons were present.
The first resolution, in favor of unity,
was support d by Mr. Ryan of Toronto
in an eloquent speech, during which he
declared that the Canadians were abso
lutely independent and were only at
the convention for “darling old Ire
land’s welfare,” which, he added,
would be most surely promoted by obe
dience to a majority rule.
After Mr. Justin McCarthy and oth
ers had supported the motion, the Rev.
Dennis O’Callaghan of Boston, Mass.,
aroused the enthusiasm of the assem
blage by stating that he was the bearer
to the convention of the bessings of
Archbishop Williams and demanded
that the del< -ates unite iu a universal
rally around the Irish flag.
A Rejected Lover Commits Suicide.
Columbia, S. Q., Sept. I. Jack
Travis, a young man recently in the
employment of the Florida Central and
Peninsular railroad, committed suicide
at Norths, S. 0., by shooting himself
through the left breast. He was em
ployed on the steam shovel which is at
work near the river, one and a half
miles below here, and had recently lost
his situation. He had been paying
marked attention to a young woman,
and it is rumored that his rejection by
her had caused him tocommit the deed.
MONEY MORE PLENTIFUL.
Free Movement of Cotton and New Wheat
stimulates Trade.
Chattanooga, Sept. 1. —The Trades
man's southern correspondents among
prominent manufacturers and business
men report a slight increase in the vol
ume of trade for the past week, which
is accounted for largely by the season of
the year. The free movement of cotton
and new wheat in some sections has
made money more plentiful and has
stimulated trade. Prospects generally
are more encouraging than for some
time, although many stili hold to the
opinion that no great activity of Der-.
tnanent improvement will prevail v ifi
industrial circles until after the election.
Continued quietness characterizes the
iron and steel market, the only change
noted being an increased interest in pig
iron. Sellers of southern pig believe
the critical period has been reached and
passed, and although prices are very
low, the market has been strengthened
by several large sales recently. lu the
Birminhgam district the demand is in
creasing aud prospects are encouraging
for enhancement of values.
Lumber is in fairly good demand and
manufacturers and dealers would have
no cause for complaint, but that prices
continue so low, barely covering the cost
of production.
Textile manufacturers report a quiet
trade, but indications are favorable for
an increase as the season advances. A
number of new mills are under con
struction and many plants are adding
machinery and increasing their facili
ties.
The coal mining business shows con
siderable activity. The fall trade has
opened and contracts are being made
for the winter business.
The following new industries are re
ported: The Garrison Paving Brick
company, chartered at Houston, Tex.,
with a capital of $100,000; electric light
plants at Waynesboro, Ga., Bamberg,
S. C., and Sistersville, W. Va.; flouring
mills at Elkins, Ark., Rothsay, Va., and
a flouring and grist mill to cost $30,000
at San Antonio, Tex.; ice factories at
Searcy, Ark., Hawkinsville, Ga., New
Orleans, La., Aiken, S. 0., and car
coupler works at San Antonio, Tex.
The Sun Coal and Coke company, capi
tal SIOO,OOO, will develop mines at Bend,
W. Va., and gold mines will be opened
at Canton and Villa Rica, Ga. Quarries
are to be developed at Kingston, Tenn.,
a $15,000 rice mill will be built at Roan
oke, La., a knitting mill at Lynchburg,
Va., railroad shops at Fort Smith, Ark.,
and a $50,000 lumber mill at Augusta,
Ga. The Summit Lumber company,
capital, $36,000, has been chartered at
Upland, Ark., and the Leavenworth
Lumber company, capital $50,000, at
Greenville, Miss. Other woodworking
plants will be erected at Paducah, Ky.,
Shreveport, La., and Williamsburg, Va.
Among the new buildings are busi
ness houses at Winston, N. C.; Nash
ville, Tenn., and Texas City, Tex.; a
$9,000 courthouse at Covington, La.; a
$12,000 jail at Jacksboro, Tex., and a
$300,000 office building at New Orleans,
La. ;
THE MYSTERY SOLVED.
John Hartig and Mary Bush Sought Death
Because of Parental OJection.
Leavenworth, Kan., Sept. I.—The
mystery of the National hotel tragedy
was cleared away when relatives came
here to claim the young girl iu her dy
ing moments and to take away the dead
body of the man with whom she sought
to die. The girl is still alive, but has
not regained consciousness and cannot
live.
The story revealed is one of love,
poverty and the seeking of death to
overcome the troubles that were by no
means serious. John Hartig, the dead
man, was but 21 years of age, the son of
a farmer living at Connor station. Mary
Bush, but 19 years old, and quite pretty,
is the daughter of a poor sectionhand,
who works ou the Missouri Pacific rail
road at Pomeroy. The country youth
and maiden had met and loved, but
when they proposed marriage the girl’s
father objected. Young Hartig was
without means.
From developments it is evident that
the young lovers discussed their pov
erty, the parental opposition to their
marriage and, what seemed to them,
their dark prospects until death seemed
preferable to life. Their journey to this
city Friday night and the tragedy which
will undoubtedly result iu the death of
both, was the result.
WIRE TfES IN ATLANTA.
Commissioner of Agriculture Nesbitt Has
Them on Exhibition.
Atlanta, Sept. I. Colonel R. T.
Nesbitt, state agricultural commis
sioner, has received a supply of the new
wire cotton ties, which he hopes can be
utilized by the farmers of the south in
crushing out the trust. The ties are on
exhibition at the commissioner’s office
in the capitol, where many farmers and
agriculturists have pronounced them to
be capable of filling the needs of the
farmers for a standard flat substitute.
The new wire tie can be bought for 40
cents less per bundle than the standard
tie. It wei hs only pounds to the
bundle, while the old tie weighs 45
pounds. The wire tie sells for $1 per
bundle and the standard brings $1.40.
Nesbitt invites inspection of the tie and
he will exhibit it to the farmers and cot
ton growers as often as possible.
BRYAN GOES TO COLUMBUS.
Greeted by a Great Crowd at the Capital
City of McKinley 4 ?* >tate.
Cleveland, Sept. 1.--The Bryan party
started for Columbus over the Big Four
road at 10:45 o’clock Tuesday morning,
escorted by a delegation of the capital
city politicians who came here Monday
to attend the meeting.
Before leaving the city. Mr. and Mrs.
Bryan held a short reception at the Hol
lendon. The first persons received were
30 or 40 members of the Bryan club of
silver Republicans, headed by Judge J.
C. Parks, who was a delegate to the na
tional Republican convention of 1856,
and a lifelong friend of President Lin
coln, who appointed him to the supreme
bench of Illinois in 1862; Judge Mo-
Math, who was appointed minister to
Morocco by President Lincoln; Colon"!
J. F. Herrick and ex-Senator W. P.
Hackney, formerly of Kansas.
Big,crowds followed the party from
tin- hotel tp the pa-senger station.
The train reached Columbus at 2:30
p. m and a large and enthusiastic crowd
greeted the parte.
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NORTHERNER FOR SECOND PLACE
There is a Good Deal of Talk
About Cleveland
BUT THIS IS CRIED DOWN
Indianapolis, Sept. 1. —Delegates to
the national Democratic convention
came in at a lively rate during the morn
ing from all quarters of the Union. Be
fore nightfall three-fourths of them are
expected to be present. They are bring
ing a throng of visitors in their wake,
all of whom are greatly interested in
the movement, and the indications
point to as large an attendance as was
anticipated. The hotel corridors were
comfortably filled at an early hour and
the familiar bustle and buzz of a na
tional political gathering were notice
able. Much enthusiasm is manifested.
There is a general feeling among the
delegates that the convention will be a
success beyond anticipations. The boom
for the nomination of Mr. Cleveland,
which was started by Hugh Wallace of
Washington state, is being
by the president’s friends, who say he
would not accept. Comptroller of the
Currency Eckels is doing all he can to
keep down this Cleveland sentiment,
which, it is feared, may at any time de
velop and sweep the convention.
Mr. Eckels has taken a position in fa
vor of Senator Vilas’ nomination. Mr.
Outhwaite of Ohio, one of the delegates
at-large from the Buckeye state, not
only says he does not think Mr. Cleve
land wants or would accept the nomina
tion, but in his opinion it would be un
wise to place him at the head of the
ticket.
“This is a great movement,” said he,
“for the salvation of the true Democ
racy, and in my opinion it would be a
mistake to nominate any one whose se
lection might divert attention-from the
real issue. Mr. Cleveland’s nomination
would undoubtedly raise the third term
cry, even though there was no chance of
his election, and we should steer clear of
anything that might have a tendency to
embarrass the great work we have to
do.”
A disposition is developing in the east,
which is considered safe for gold, to al
low the middle western and doubtful
border states to select the candidates.
Watterson Now In the Lead.
A majority of the lowa, Illinois, In
diana, Ohio, Tennessee and Alabama
delegations seem to be for Watterson
and consequently the Blue Grass editor
and orator cents to have an undoubted
lead.
J. M. Falkner of Alabama, who is
very firm in the opinion that the ticket
nominated here will carry his state, is
one of the active Watterson advocates.
His argument is that Watterson would
take the stump and rally the gold Dem
ocrats with electrifying speeches.
Should the nomination go to Watter
son, a northern man would be named
for vice president, probably Bragg of
Wisconsin, Judge Moran of Chicago, or
David Lawler of Minnesota. Some of
Mr. Cleveland’s friends, with the mem
ory of Mr. Watterson’s famous predic
tion before the Chicago convention of
1H92 that if Cleveland were nominated
“the Democracy would go through a
slaughterhouse to au open grave,” ring
ing iu their ears, are inclined to rebel
against Watterson and are again in
clined to push Senator Vilas forward.
It is said by those in a position to know,
that the latter does not want the nomi
nation, but he could be used now for a
foil for the present Watterson senti
ment.
By many it is believed that, a new
candidate will be taken up, Outhwaite
of Ohio, Bynum of Indiana, or some
one else. Efforts are being made to in
duce Senator George Gray of Delaware
to reconsider his flatfooted decision not
to accept the nomination, bat appa
rently with no success as yet. Thera is
in some quarters a feeling of resent
ment against Senator Gray because as
chairman of the gold Democratic con
ference at Chicago he did not appoint
the national committee which he was
empowered to name by that conference.
His critics say he hesitated too long to
be an available candidate in a crisis de
manding bold and heroic action.
Thrt Platform to Bo Adopted.
It is already apparent that there will
be a struggle over the platform The
suggestion that the platform be confined
to a declaration ou the money issue is
not kindly received and there is no ques
tions but that the platform will cover
the whole situation thoroughly aud
make a vigorous reply to the declara
tion enunciated at Chicago. The exec
utive committee has received while in
session almost innumerable suggestions
as to the money plank, it is understood
that the plank as drawn by Secretary
Carlisle will be the one decided on. The
tariff plank will not be so radical as that
adopted four years ago, but will be a
clear declaration for a tariff for revenue
only.
The two points on which there is
likely to be a wide divergence of opin
ion are those relating to an income tax
and currency reform. The former is
being advocated by western and south
ern and the latter by eastern del- gates.
The eastern delegates are opposed to
the indorsement of an income tax
through constitutional amendment, and
ar-.'uo that if such a plank were adopted
tin* Populists could say with justr-o
that the goid Democrats were soaking,
it; mi indirect way. the very thing they
were advocatin'? directly.