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ESTABLISHED 1887.
TO SETTLE
THESTRIKE
Coal Miners and Oper
ators to Compromise
HEXT TWELVE HOURS
Promises to Have an Important Bearing
01 the Strike,
A BIG JOINT MEETING IS PLANNED
Arbitration Boards Will Assem
ble at Pittsburg.
THE SITUATION IN THE FOUR STATES
Os Obio. Indiana, Illinois and Pennsylvania.
Effort to Ba Made to Adjust
All Matters.
Pittsburg, July 9. —The develop
ments of the next 12 hours promises to
have au important bearing upon the
miners’ strike, and anxiety as to the
outcome prevails on all sides. Severe
earnestness now marks the great strug
gle and it will require but a few days
for the telling effects of the fight to be
come plainly evident throughout the
districts involved.
The result of the conference of prom
inent labor leaders in this city to con
sider a proposition for the co-operation
of the various trades is awaited with
anxious interest.
President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor has arrived in
Pittsburg from Washington. He ex
pressed himself as desirous of aiding
the strikers in every possible manner.
The conference is scheduled to be held
at the Monongahela. Just what is pro
posed is not known, but it is the opin
ion that the meeting is to outline plans
for making the strike general and pos
sibly to have the trades organizations
refuse to handle or use coal mined dur
ing the strike.
President Gompers was in confer
ence with Colonel W. P. Rend, the
wealthy coal operator of Chicago, dur
the morning. The latter advocated ar
bitration and said the conditions of the
trade Will not justify the large and sud
den increase that the miners now claim.
Pte further stated that he believed that
the strike will be terminated in the
course of two or three weeks and that
the men will compromise at 60 cents.
Strike May He Settled.
The suggestion that a joint meeting
of the arbitration boards of Ohio, Indi
ana, Illinois and Pennsylvania be held
in this city next week, and an effort
made to settle the strike, was received
with favor here and it is believed both
operators and miners would welcome it.
Striking miners are beginning to find
their way into town and dozens of them
visited the headquarters of the United
Mine workers during the morning. A
number of diggers from Oastleshannon
mines came to see if the company could
not get enough men to work the big
coal so to run two mines. The com
pany claims to have a contract to carry
the United States mails and these must
be hauled. The Castleshannon Coal
company has no railroad connections,
and it is believed the company will be
allowed to work enough men at an ad
vanced price to keep their own machin
ery in motion.
Deeming Bros, are working eight ma
chines driving a tunnel <->try.
A resolution was passed last Saturday'
at the convention that no coal should
be mined until the majority of the oper
ators paid the advance price, and even
if one firm does sign the scale to pay 69
cents per ton the men are to refuse to
work. Operators were allowed to re
pair their mines at the 69 cents rate,
’ however. A number of operators are
desirous of opening entries now.
The operators point to the fact that
ali the mines on the Pennsylvania rail
road within the 40-mile limit have re
sumed operations and are shipping coal
•west.
Coal at an Adva »<je.
An operator bought from the Key
stone Coal company 125 cars which had
been standing on a siding, at 5 cents a
ton advance. The firm also contracted
for 25 carloads a day as long as the
strike lasts.
The Central Traffic association carries
all coal mined within a radius 40 miles
of Pittsburg to the lakes at 90 cents per
ton. This is called the 40 mile limit.
The mines on the Pennsylvania railroad
coining within reach of that rate are
the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
company’s mines, capacity 250 cars per
day; Keystone Coal company, capacity
200 cars; Manor Coal company, 25 cars;
Penn Gas, 150 cars; Atlantic, 50 cars;
Berwind-White Ocean mine, 100 cars;
Corey’s. Duquesne wine. 2b cars: thr
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THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
8 PAGES, 48 COLUMNS.
MURDERERS CAUGHT
Slayers of Druggist Huckebee
In Jail.
Detectives Are Convinced That the
Two Negroes Are the Par
ties Wanted.
Atlanta, July 9.—Detectives today
arrested two negroes. Perry Clements
and Joe Dowden, who are believed to be
the parties who kil'ed the young -drug
clerk Huckabee.
It will be remembered that Smenner’s
drug store was entered several weeks ago
about 1 o’clock in the morning and
young Huckabee, who slept in the store,
was shot down. He died next day
from his wounds.
Slight or no clews were left for the
detectives to work on, but they are
firmly convinced that they have the
proper parties. The negro Dowden
went in Smenner’s drug store last Sun
day and bought a pack of cigarette o ,
While there he inquired if the drug
clerk was dead. He was laughing and
acting suspiciously to his'companion as
they left.
The two were watched closely after
that, and enough suspicious circum
stances have come up to lead the detec
tives to believe that they have Hucka
bee’s murderers.
ONLY A LOAFER
laste d of a Man of Wealth—Mrs. Ford’s
Statement.
Richmond, Va., July 9. —Mrs. Lo
retto Small Ford, daughter of Rev. Sam
Small, has filed her answer and a cross
bill to her husband’s suit for divorce.
She says when she married Stewart Ford
after a few days’ acquaintance she was
led to believe he hadau income of $lO,-
000 per year. He had no income, and
was, the bill states, a loafer and gam
bler. Mrs. Ford charges that, he took
her valuable jewelry and other property
and pawned them. He is accused of
committing adultery with sevesal women
whose namis she will give later. She
states that he often beat her until he
drew blood. Notwithstanding the cruel
treatment she remained with him until
recently. Mrs. Ford asks for divorce
from her husband and requests that she
be allowed to resume her maiden name.
Ford is a son of J. Ford, proprietor of
Ford’s hotel here, and of Ford's Lithia
Spring hotel at Waynesboro.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Again Boston Falls Befor Chicago. Cinciu
nati Was Bested.
Washington, July 9.—Again the
hitherto invincible Bostons went
down before the Chicagos. Philadel
phia eat Cincinnati up. Baltimore
now has a percentage of 737. Cincin
nati 672, Baltimore 639 and New York
616. The scores.
Philadelphia 19, Cincinnati 7.
Chicago 8, Boston 7.
Pittsburg I, New York 9.
St. Louis 8, Brooklyn 3.
Louisville 4, Baltimore 9
GIRL DISAPPEARS.
Dmtrhter of a Very Wealthy Boston Man is
Missing.
Boston, July 9.—Pretty Grace Ste
venson, aged 5. left her home in
Brookline on April 26 to go on a short
errand and has never returned. A
search throughout the city and vicin
ity has failed to reveal her whert
a bouts.
She is the daughter of James Ste
venson, the millionaire real estate
operator of this city.
SHE WAS IN ATLANTA.
Miss Hattie Echols, Whose Disappearance
From Lithia springs Caused Such a Stir.
Atlanta, July 9-Miss Hattie
Echols, who* disappeared so myster
iously from Lithia Springs Wednes
day, has been located here.
It develops that she came to Atlan
at Wednesday, and has been with
friends constantly since her arrival.
The i Sirraa*. JI order
San Francisco, July 9.—The re
prieve grunted Theodore Durrant by
Governor Budd has expired, but the
murderer of Blanche Lamont and An
nie Williams is in no danger of hang
ing. It does not matter whether Gov
ernor Budd grants a further reprieve of
not, an the granting of an appeal by toe
United States circuit court tothe United
Staten supreme court takes all powet
out of the state officials until the high
est federal court renders a decision in
the case. _ .., j, .
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE
City of Rome and Floyd County.
ROME. GA., SATURDAY. JULY IO 1897.
CURRENCY
REFORM
President is Preparing a
Special Document.
MESSAGE ON [MONDAY
Regular Cabinet Meeting Discussed It
Fully Yesterday.
HE AND HIS CABINET SO DECIDE
In Order to Redeem Pledges
Must Be Sent In,
IMPARTIAL CURRENCY COMMISSION
Present Session of Congress Expected to Act.
Commission Will Then Examine and
Report in December.
Washington, July 9. The main
topic of discussion before the cabinet at.
the regular meeting was the subject of
a currency commission, which has been
withheld for a few days in deference
to the wishes of many prominent Re
publicans.
After considering all of the objections
that had Jbeeu made against the pre
sentation of the message at the present
session of congress, the president and
his cabinet are still of the opin
ion that in order to redeem the
party promises the subject of currency
reform should be treated in a message
recommending the creation of a special
and impartial commission, and unless
there is another change in the plans of
the president he will send the message
to congress next Monday.
BIG RELIGIOUS GATHERING.
Baptist Young People Will Meet In
Chattanooga Next "eek.
Chattanooga, July 9.—About 20,000
young Baptists will move on Chatta
nooga next week. They will come from
all parts of the United States and from
Europe to attend the international con
vention of the Baptist Young People’s
union. This organization will be in
session on Thursday, Saturday and Sun
day, July 15 to 18.
This will probably be the largest re
ligious convention ever held in the
south. Among other prominent men
who are on the program are: Rev. Car
ter Helm Jones, Rev. George B. Eger,
Kev. Custis Lee Laws, Rev. J. E White
of Raleigh, Rev. J. L. White of Macon,
Dr. Landrum and Dr. McDonald.
This the seventh annual convention
of the union, and will be presided over
by Mr. John H. Chapman, a wealthy
merchant of Chicago. The secretary is
Rev. E. E. Chivers of Chicago, whose
predecessor was the Rev. Dr. F. L. Wil
kins, the father of the union and the
prime mover in it since its organization
in 1890. The union includes tlie Bap
tist churches of Canada, and is interna
tional in its scone.
The rrMiaani. - »iuutuar Vacation.
Washington, July 9.—President Mo-
Kinley will soend most of his summer
vacation ou the shores of Like Chainp
lain. He will leave Washington on
Aug. .1 and go direct to Lake Champ
lain. Plattsburg, N. Y., will be his
nearest town. His party will consist of
the members of the presidential family,
of Vice President and Mrs. Hobart, Sec
retary Alger and family and Secretary
and Mrs. Porter. The president will
make quite a prolonged stay, lasting
several weeks at least. He will take
a western trip in July provided con
gress adjourns in time.
ConiSree. ou the Tariff Meet.
Washington, July 9.—The Republi
can conferees on the tariff bill met at
10 a. m. in the room of the senate com
mittee on finance and resumed the work
of adjustment of the differences be
tween the two houses. Five Republi
can conferees appointed by the house,
together with the four Republican con
ferees appointed by the senate, with
Senator John P. Jones of Nevada, who
has acted with the Republicans of the
senate throughout the tariff struggle,
and who voted for the bill were, pres
ent. The work proceeded behind closed
doors. _
Knifed Vy'an Electric*'Wire.
Tampa, Fla., July 9.—Norman Heidt,
a young white man, was instantly
killed at the brewery here by a live
electric wire. The workmen smelled
burning flesh, and, upon searching foi
the cause, discovered Heidt in the base
ment dead mid clasping in his bunds
the electric light wire.
DELEONTOECQUADOR
He Will Be Confirmed By
Senate Today.
Senator Clay Coming Home For a
Rest—Georgia Office Seekers
Are Uneasy.
Washington, July July 9.—The ap
pointment of Perry DeLeon to the
consulship at Guayaquil],. Ecuador,
was not announced in the senate
today. Before his appointment
reached that body they adjourned
out of respect to Senator Harris’*
death.
The Georgia office-seekers are all
discouraged now, because they think
this will be almost the last appoint
ment coming to this state. Dr. Hop
kins has about given up hope.
Senator Clay will leave for home
tomorrow to rest up a while. Since
the tariff question has been settled
there is very little doing in the Senate.
Senator Clay has not missed a vote or
a roll call since he has been here.
D.B. Dyar, of Augusta, a promi
inent candidate for the post office
there, is here pushing his claims, and
seems confident of success. Lyons is
no longer eonsided in connection with
the office.
NAMED A GEORGIAN.
Col. J. S, Newman Goes to Clemson College
la South Carolinia.
SON Colege, S. C, July '9.—
The board of trustees of the Clemson
Agricultural and Mechanical college,
in session here this morning, accepted
the resignation of W. J. Quick as pro
fessor of Agriculture and elected Cd.
J. 8. Newman, of Georgia, to fill the
vacancy.
Colonel Newman was once before
connected with Clemson, and his re
turn to the institution will be a source
of general gratification to its friends.
He is one of the best known agricul
turalists in the south, having been at
one time assistant commissioner of
agriculture of Georgia and connected
at various times with agricultural in
stitutions in that state and Alabama.
ELECTION IN BARTOW.
The County Went for No Fence by a Majority
of 177.
Cartersville, July 9.—The election
in this county Wednesday resulted in
it going for stock law by 177 majority.
There were only 1673 votes cast, and
the election passed off very quietly.
HANGED AT DARIEN.
Jonae Jones Pays the Penalty for Killing
Luke King.
Darien, July 9.—Jonas Jones, col
ored, was hanged here 11:30 today for
killing Luke King, colored, on April
25, on a Darien and Western train.
VV'oniin Robbed While Asleep.
San Francisco, July 9.—Mrs. Swift,
a lady from the east, has just arrived in
a train and reported the loss of a small
fortune. She was on the regular over
land train, in a sleeping car- in which
she had a berth, and when it came to a
stop at Oakland Mole, her purse and all
her jewelry were gone. She informed
the police that her purse, containing
$2,70u in greenbacks, two earrings, in
each of which was a diamond weigh
ing two carats, and a diamond brooch
valued at $l5O, was taken from under
her pillow during the night.
No More Consular Nominations.
Washington, July 9.—lt can now
be announced on authority that with
the presentation to the senate of the
large list of diplomatic and consular
nominations which has been prepared
and will go to the capitol Monday, the
president will decline positively to make
another appointment to places of this
character until after the adjournment
of congress. This notice is inspired by
a desire to spare useless importunities
by seekers after diplomatic and con
sular places and also to give the presi
dent some relief.
<'arolina Postoffice Appointments.
Washington, July 9.—Among the
day’s postoffice appointments are the
following: South Carolina—Clement,
Pickens county, E Freeman. North
Carolina —Barnard, Madison county, O.
A. Nichols; Beta, Jackson county, D.
G. Bryson; Rosindale, Bladen county,
D. T, Perry; Sandy Springs, Polk
county, A. S. Arledge; Zeb, Rowan
county, K. I. Thorinson.
No Action In Durrant Case.
Sacramento, July 9. —The governor
states that he has decided not to taka
any action in the matter of extending
the reprieve of Theodore Durrant.
Steamer Spree Aj-aln Sighted.
Queenstown, July 9.—The North
German Lloyd steAtner Spree, in tow of
the steamer Maine, was sighted ut 7:301
a. in. making for this port.
SIX DOLLARS A YEAR.
PROTECTS
THE WOMAN
Thorne Gives Detail of
New York Tragedy.
A FULL CONFESSION
“I Am Willing to Db But Dont Let Any
thing Happen to Her.’’
BE SHS MRS- NICK IS INNOCENT
Claims That He Alone Commit
ted the Murder. ]
CUTTING UP GUDENSUPPt’S BODV
It Was the Woman Who Helped Him Tie
It Up In Packages—Murdered Man
Feared There Was Some Plot.
New York, July 9.—The Herald
says that it is able to state on compe
tent authority that Martin Thorne, in
addition to the statements attributed to
him in the confession given out at po
lice headquarters, made a complete ac
knowledgement of his connection with
the crime for which he and Mrs. Nack
have been indicted by the grand jury.
The information given to The Herald
Indicates clearly that Thorne's one con
cern, after his arrest, was the protec
tion of Mrs. MCack.
‘•I am perfectly willing to die,”
Thorne told the detectives, "but I don’t
want anything to happen to her.
i “Guldensuppe went to the Woodside
house,” said Thorne, "and met Mrs.
Nack in the front yard. The rubber
seemed to be uneasy. He had a pre
sentiment that everything was not
right, for he turned to Mrs. Nack and
said: ‘Augusta, I think there is some
put up job here.’
‘“Why, William,’ said Mrs. Nack,
‘there is nothing of the kind. I don’t
see what should make you think that.’
‘‘‘Well; all right,’ Guldensuppe re
plied. as he started into the house.”
After the body was ready, my inform
ant continued, still giving Thorne’s al-
wgrdSj he jailed Mr§, Nack up
stairs and the Iwo f&p’ked the two sec
tions»of the trunk in the oilcloth,
Mrs. Nack, he said, helped him dis
pose of these packages, hut she had
nothing to do with the head, nor did
she know what he did with it.
Thorne then denied again positively
and emphatically that Mrs. Nack had
anything to do with the killing of Gul
densuppe.
The Herald further says that John
Gotha betrayed Thorne through no mo
tive of public duty, but because he
feared that Thorne intended to kill him
because of Gotha’s knowledge of the
murder.
WENT AROUND THE WORLD.
Frank Burton Returns From Hlh Trip and
Is Now Richer by 53,500.
New York, July 9. Eighteen
months ago Frank Burton left the city
hall on a trip around the world. He be
gan the journey as the result of a wager
made by two sporting men in this city.
One, who was au admirer of Burton,
decl ed that he could go around the
world, starting without a cent in his
pocket, and make the trip without beg
ging, borrowing or stealing a dollar.
Each of these two men staked $5,000
on the trip. When Burton left the city
hall he had in his pocket a pass to Al
bany. which Mayor Strong had handed
to him. The pass had been entrusted
to the mayor by Steve Brodie. Office!
Kennett gave Burton 5 cents to pay his
elevated railroad fare to the Grand Cen
tral depot
Thursday afternoon Burton walked
into the mayor’s office, his journey com
pleted. He comes to New York with
$3,000 earned on the trip and has re
ceived $2,500 of the money wagered on
the trip. The young man carried with
him several passbooks containing the
signatures of mayors, sporting men, act
ors and others from all parts of the
world. Every man who wrote his name
in the book certifies to the fact that
Burton was carrying out the terms ot
the wager made in this city.
Burton says he win ill with typhoid
fever for 14 weeks in Shanghai and that
he was wrecked on the steamer Angie
Maid in the Indian ocean. The steamer
ran upon a reef and was a total loss.
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Mayor of 4 e/ \Vhml Deposed.
Key West, July 9.—The board ol
city commissioners, at a meeting here,
passed a resolution doing away with the
services of Mayor James R. Waddell
for his action in the riot, some days ago.
President George Hudson will act as
mayor until the ;iext election.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
FIVE WERE KILLED
Negro Laborer Sticks His Pick
In Dynamite Cartridge.
Through, it Was a Piece of Pipe*
Five Men Were Blown to Atoms
and Another Hurt.
ijeXington. Ky., July 9.—While a
gang of workmen were making excava
tions along the line of street railway
here one of them struck what appeared
to be a piece of pipe, but which proved
to be a 64-pound dynamite cartridge. A
fearful explosion followed and five of
the six negroes in the gang were blown
to atoms. The other was so badly in
jured that he cannot recover.
The dead are: Joe Collins, John
Washington, Sam Truby. George Rose,
Will Thomas.
The police are inclined to think the
dynamite was placed there by some
miscreant who had a grudge against the
street car company, others think it was
left there by workmen on the Cincin
nati Southern some years ago when
they were making excavations for a
road in the same neighborhood.
Windows in the neighborhood were
broken and several buildings slightly
damaged.
MINERS OF ALABAMA MET.
Sent a Committee to the Operators* Office,
Asking For a Proposition.
Birmingham, Ala., July 9.—Repre
sentatives from thq mines in Alabama
which Kave been shut down since July
2 held a meeting in this city to discuss
the situation. A committee was sent
to the office of the Tennessee Coal, Iron
and Railroad company to see what prop
osition would be offered in behalf of the
miners at Blocton and Blue Creek. A
representative of the company replied
that no proposition beyond the one
made before looking to a 5 cents reduc
tion was to be offered. The miners de
cided to return to their respective camps
and report to massmeetings,
r Tne miners will offer a nroposition
and meet again in Birmingham next
Tuesday and a committee will go to the
companies. A refusal on the part of
the companies might precipitate a strike,
but it is believed the operators and min
ers will compromise matters when the
meeting is held next week.
Dispensers Are $15,000 Short. t
Columbia, S. 0., July 9.—A short
age amounting to $l5J)Ou of the moneys
due by county dispeflkrs of the state
has been brought to Iqpt by the dispen
sary board of control.' The books are
in such a state that no report can be
made of the amount of the shortages,
but it is probable that the total sum
will be much larger. For the period
between March 28, 1895, and Nov. 30,
1896, the shortage is $12,702.82. Exam
ination reveals the fact that the bonds
given by the dispensers who have fallen
behind in their accounts are in each
case worthless.
Bi|f Day at the Centennial. ,
Nashville, July 9.—The Knights
and Ladies of Dixie day at the Tennes
see Centennial exposition was celebrated
by members of that order, a large num
ber being present from Tennessee, Mis
sissippi, Arkansas and other southern
states. The Dixie guards, a drill corps
from Memphis composed entirely of
ladies, gave an excellent drill. Concerts
were given by bands and orchestras and
drills by the federal and state troops.
Seven Heat Victims In Kentucky.
Louisville, July 9. —The maximum
reached here by the thermometer wai
95 degrees at )1 o’clock, after which ths
mercury gradually receded until }
o’clock, when another upward spurl
was taken, which all but sent it bub
bling out of the tube. Three deaths are
reported in the city and vicinity from
the intense heat aud four from the
state, with hundreds of prostrations.
Cleveland Roads Confiscate Coal.
Cleveland, July 9.—The situation
in this city over the coal strike is be
coming desperate. The Cleveland rail
roads are growing bolder in confiscat
ing coal and those who depend upon a
regular supply are becoming anxious.
The great plant of the Cleveland Steel
company has closed owing to lack ol
fuel and a number of other plants are
preparing to shut down.
Intense Heat at Indianapolis.
Indianapolis, July 9.-r-The seventh
day of the hot weather brought no
abatement. The temperature is having
a cumulative effect. The prostrations
in the last 24 hours have been more nu
merous than in all of the other days
combined. There were many prostra
tions and two deaths up to noon. The
dead: Daniel J. Small, Joseph Wineton.
Public Funeral For Mb Harris.
Washington, July 9.—The senate
adjourned out of respect to the memory
of Senator Harris. Resolutions were
adopted for a public funeral in the sen
ate chamber Saturday, to which the
president, cabinet, supreme court and
diplomatic corps have been invited.
No Quorum For Hawaii.
Washington, July 9—The senate
committee on foreign relations, which
avns called to meet at 11 a. m. to take
up the Hawaiian question, failed to se
cure a quorum and adjourned until the
afternoon.
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