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ESTABLISHED 1887.
AN AWFUL
SUICIDE
t -J
Emanuel Rich, of Atlan
ta, Kills Himself.
A DOLL KNIFE USED
Cut His Throat and Stabbed Himself
Over Twenty Times.
NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA CAUSED IT
Member of the Big Dry Goods
Firm of M. Rich & Bros.
-ATTEMPTED SUICIDE LAST SUNDAY
Has Been Very Despondent—Was 49 Years
Old—Leaves Wife and Two Children.
Was Native of Hungary.
\
Atlanta, July 16.—Emanuel Rich, a
member of the flrm of M. Rich & Bros.,
one of the largest drygoods and furni
ture houses in the south, committed
suicide at his home in tnis city by cut
ting his throat with a fruit knife.
He returned from New York Satur
day night and on Sunday seemed to be
deeply depressed. That afternoon- he
tried to kill himself but was prevented
from doing so. Finally he escaped from
the surveillance under which he had
been placed and succeeded in severing
his throat after four slashes at it with
a dull knife.
Mr. Rich was well known in business
• circles throughout the south and in
New York, where he spent much time
as buyer for his house. He ranked as
one of Atlanta’s most prominent and
wealthy Hebrew citizens. He leaves a
wife and two children.
The family and friends of Mr. Rich
attribute his rash act to a severe case Os
nervous dyspepsia with which he has
beep suffering for several weeks.
“Our family and business relations
have always been pleasant,’’ said his
brother, Mr. Dari Rich, “and I cannot
understand why he should have taken
his life. He had every reason in the
world to want to live. He may have
felt too much the strain of having to
look after the business. The responsi
bility may have been too much for
him.”
Investigation revealed the fact that
Mr. Rich had stabbed himself 36 times
in the breast and throat before death
ensued. One of these blows penetrated
his heart and the other punctured the
jugular vein.
The dead merchant was a native of
Hungary and 49 years old. He was an
equal partner with his two brothers in
the firm of M. Rich & Bros. As the
house enjoys excellent financial stand
ing. nd cause is known for the suicide
except nervous dyspepsia, from which
the victim was a great sufferer.
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RATES WILL BE REDUCED,
Fire Insurance Companies to Cut Prices
on Preferred lllsks.
Milwaukee, July 16.—Tne situation
in fire insurance circles is getting excit
ing. President James of the North
western National Insurance company of
Milwaukee, doing business all over the
United States, has issued instructions
to local managers and agentrf in terri
tory from eastern Ohio to Colorado and
from North Dakota and Minnesota to
Tennessee to meet the proposed reduc
tion from 30 to 50 per cent on all pre
ferred risks, authorized by the Western
Union.'
Agents of the Northwestern National
’ are instructed to meet reductions on ail
business; that is to reduce the rates upon
all big mercantile buildings as well as
upon such as come under the head of
“preferred” risks.
If this policy of the Northwestern
National is curried out. a.*> it will be if
the Western Union orders take effect,
it will result in giving all classes of in
sured property the same benefits as the
Western Union proposes to give to a
select few insurance properties us pre
ferred risks.
If the Western Union carries out its
threatened policy of redaction on pre
ferred business in Milwaukee, the Mil
waukee board of underwriters, it ii
claimed, will go to pieces.
Maryland*. Senators All Right.
Baltimore, July 16.—There appears
to be no foundation in fact for the dis
quieting reports sent But from here by
special correspondents regarding the
health of Senators Gorman and Wel
lington, by which it is made to appear
that both are seriously ill. *
THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
8 PAGES, 48 COLUMNS.
MAY BEJ LYNCHING
Negro Murders an Officer Near
Cnsttta, Ca.
He Is Pursued by a Mob Who Will
Probably Catch and Lynch
Him By This Morning?
Cresseta, Ga., July 16.—A lynching
seems inevitable here before morning.
Today an officer, from Alabama, whose
name is unknown, chased a negro here.
The negro was wanted at Girard for steal
idg a horse from a man by the name of Car
roll.
Near this place the officer-came up
with the negro, who turned upon his
pursuer and foully murdered him. He
then dragged the body into the bushes,
where it was found a little later.
A posse was immediately formed and
started in pursuit of the murderer. To
night it is reported that they have him
cornered. The negro is heavily armed
and evidently means to sell his life dear
ly. If he is .capture 1 alive fcere is cer
tain to be a lynching.
IT* IS LANGFORD.
Sheriff Recogn'z'd Hie Man Instantly—Starts
For Georgia.
Ozan, Ark.. July 16 —Sheriff Milner,
of Pike county Georgia arrived here to
day, and has positively identified Tom
Langford as a member of the famous
Delk gaug.
He recognized Langford the minnte
he saw him. He started for Georgia
this afternoon at 3 o’clock and will ar
rive in Atlanta with his prisionar tomor
row night. The chances for another
hanging in this famous case is promis
ing.
BRUTE LYNCHED AT ELBA.
Negro Hanged For Aeeaultlng and -Killing
a loung White Woman.
Montgomery, Ala.. July 16.—Major
Terrell, a negro, criminally assaulted
Mrs. Martin Thomas, a white woman,
living in the country, 5 miles from Elba,
Ala. She was alone in the house with
her 6-mouths-old babe.
After the assault the woman was
struck in the head and thrown on the
bpd beside her sleeping infant. Pieces
of pine wood were then thrown upon
her by the brute and set on fire. The
flames attracted some paSsers by and
they rescued the woman in time to get
her dying statement. The bAby was
relieved.
Mrs. Thomas’ dying statement was
presented before a preliminary court,
which was trying Terrell, when a tmob
broke in, took him out andjianged him.
DIVORCED DIVINE TO WED.
Bev. Early Redmon Will Marry a Young
Widow W orth Ab./ut 8100,000
Lexington, Ky., July 16.—The Rev.
Early R. Redmon, aged 35, a graduate
of the Bibie college of Kentucky, and a
Christian minister of reputation, has
left here for Cincinnati to be married to
Mrs. Jennie Hunter, a young widow
from Cripple Cre»k. who is said to be
worth nearly SIOO,OOO.
The groom procured a divorce from
his former wire, wno was a Miss Lan
brick, last Monaay. He ami Mrs. Hun
ter met and became acquainted through
a “personal” in a uaily newspaper.
They made every preparation to get
married as soon as the young preacher
could get a divorce.
He charged his wife with unfaithful
ness and began legal proceeding several
months ag<_\
Randolph Is Sentenced to Death.
Montgomery, Ala., July 16.—Two
years ago Probate Judge Frank Ran
dolph of this county became a defaulter
and absconded. He made his way to
the United States of Colombia, where
he assumed the name of Charles Rad
ford. The next heard of him was that
he had been arrested and put in prison
on the charge of killing a German mer
chant in that country. A letter has
just been received in Montgomery from
the department of state at Washington
giving the information that a dispatch
had been received from the legation of
the United States at Bogota saying:
“Randolph sentenced to death. Appeal
taken.” Randolph was a prominent
politician in this state.
NATIONAL LEAGUE,
Loulvvllle Trounces New York Twice-Bos
ton Lost.
Washington. July, 16,—Following
were the scores in the National League
today.
Pittsburg 5, Boston 4.
Chicago 1, Baltimore 2.
St. Louis 10, Philadelphia 9.
Louisville 9, New York 4; first game-
Louisvllle 9, New York 0; second
game, v
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE
City of Rome and Floyd County.
ROME, GA., SATURDAY. JULY 17. 1897.
THE MINERS
SUSPENDING
Strikers Control West
Virginia Mines.
MUCH ENCOURAGED
True Uniformity Plan May Be the Event
ful Winner,
RATCHFORD ON THE SITUATION
Some Operators Agree on an
Advance In West Virginia.
THERE ARE 400 MINERS OUT SO FAR
Says One Report From West Virginia—Balti
more & Ohio Rail road Raises Rates on
Coal—Circumstances Reviewed.
?olumbus, 0., July 16.—Mr. Ratch
ford says: “I have encouraging words
from the Fairmount, W. Va., district.
Several mjnes have suspended. Our
agents there are making good progress.
They give the names of some of the
suspended mines.”
Being asked as to the hnportance of
such suspended amines, Mr. Ratchford
said:
“The agents would not give the names
of small ones. They are directed to go
into the heart of the district and work
on the big miiies. Whatever the big
mines do will influence the small ones. ”
Being asked about Mr. DeArmitt’s
scheme, Mr. Ratchford said:
“His policy is always to put up some
thing that looks feasible and get the
operators and miners to work at it.
while his company’s mines continued.
His purpose now is to prolong the strike
and reap the harvest, but in this he will
not be successful. As soon as the West
Virginia coal is shut out steps will taken
to stop DeArmitt.”
TRUE UNIFORMITY PLAN.
Scheme by Which the -Hinels’ Strike May
Eventually Be Settled.
Pittsburg, July, 16.—The true uni
formity plan may eventually, win in the
Pittsburg mining district, through the
efforts of the peace commissioners, but
it will take time. It is expected that it
will require several weeks, perhaps a
month, to secure the signatures of the
’operators to the proposition, and Gen
era 1 . Little has advised that no time
limit be put on the movement, as at the
former attempt.
In the meantime the miners’ officials
say no efforts will be spared to force the
strike to a successful issue. The lines
along which the arbitrators expect to
work is to get the big lake shippers in
terested first. These will be banded to
gether and force the smaller operators
into line by well known business meth
ods.
The position of the miners’ officials in
this new phase of the strike movement
is queer. M. D. Ratchford, the na
tional president, will have nothing to
do with it. He has persistently refused
to come to Pittsburg for a conferen< j.
In his communication to the distr' -t
operators he threw cold water on the
scheme. President Dole and Secretary
Warner have cut loose from their na
tional executive in the movement and
propose to give it their hearty support.
Mr. DeArmitt, in naming the list of
operators in the Pittsburg district, has
included those with mines on the Penn
sylvania within the 50-mile limit. He
will undertake to secure their signature
to the document, and those whom he
get to sign he believes some
agreement can be reached with them
whereby they will not compete for the
western trade.
Governor Hastings has signed the
weighing bill, introduced by Represen
tative MoWhinney of Homestead, com
pelling operators to pay for coal mined
before screening, which is known as the
run of mine coal.
The operators will have their attor
neys review the law to ascertain if it is
Constitutional and it will play an im
portant part in the agreement. T'_ >
operators, almost to a man, are opposed
to it.
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Conference Held nt Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, July 16.—An important
counter movement against the organ
izers of the United Mine workers now
in West Virginia was begun here by a
conference of five operators in that
state. They determined to give their
miners an advanae of 14 cents aton
above the present rates and to make a
corresponding increase in the price of*
flou'l at the mines. They have returned
to ask all other,operators iu the state
MILITARY MUDDLEJ
Commissioned Officers in Atlan
ta Riflfs Reduced.
■ .1 >
They Are Placed Back in the Ranks
and Privates Put in
Their Places.
Atlanta, July 16. —A big stir was
created here today in military circles.
It grows out of the action of Capt,
Joe Nash, of the Atlanta Rifles, in re
ducing several commissioned men to
the ranks. .
There was a meeting several nights
ago when this action was taken but the
story only leaked out this afternoon.
Three corporals and two sergeants were
reduced and privates put in their places.
Capt. Nash says he did it to infuse
life into the company. These men
were not active enough and he deter
mined to shake things up a bit. It has
caused a great deal of talk here.
ao tne same is is tne opnnun or coat
men here that their action will be ap
proved and followed by the bther ope
ratprs in the state. The price of coal at
the mines is raised to $1.25 per ton.
* Rates on Coal Are
Cleveland. July 16.—An advance of
45 cents on all coal from the West Vir
ginia fields coming into Cleveland has
been made. The Increase was forced
by the Baltimore and Ohio, which
raised its freight rates on West Vir
ginia coal 45 cents, making the rate to
Cleveland $1.50 instead of $1.05. It
was reported Thursday that such an ad
vance had been made, but the valley
people, otherwise the Baltimore and
Ohio, denied it at that time. It affects
all roads to which the Baltimore and
Ohio transfers West Virginia co»L Ex
cept for the foregoing, the coal situa
tion presents no new phase.
Only 400 Oat In West Virginia.
Wheeling, July 16. The advantages
are all on the strikers’ side. None of
the men have returned to work. The
idle miners are comparatively small,
aggregating 400 men. The strikes are
more on account of local disaffection
than sympathy for the movement. The
strikers are aiding the agitators greatly.
At Fairmount the situation is prob
lematical, Kanawha leans towards the
strike and the Norfolk and Western is
sympathetic. ■ The operators will en
deavor to have all hands working Sat
urday and Sunday out of reach of the
organizers. Eastern Ohio is quiet. '
Peoria t<» Join Strike. *
Peoria, Ills., july 16. —Following the
suspension of the southern Illinois
mines, the miners of the Peoria district
have voted unanimously to join the
strike.
Would Not Return to Work.
Springfield, Ills., July 16.—The 2,800
miners in the Pana district were offered
increased wages by the operators, but
declines tn return to work.
Tea Importers Will Lose Heavily.
New York, July 16.—The Times
says: The importers in this city are
confronted by the prospect of a heavy
loss on their importation of 15.000.000
to 20.000,000 pounds of tea, which began
arriving in this city about the first of
July, was ordered when the gen
eral impression was that congress would
put a duty on tea. It is of the first
crop, the finest tea of the year, and to
forestall the effects of the tariff. When
the tariff was abandoned it left the sec
ond crop and every other inferior grade
of tea free to come in, and consequently
there is a large stock of high grade tea
to be sold at a sacrifice.
Dr. W. S. McDowell Defeated.
Henley-on-the-Thames, July
Dr. W. S. McDowell of Chicago was
beaten by H. T. Blackstaffe in the semi
finals for the Diamond sculls. E. H.
Ten Eyck of Massachusetts defeated B.
H. Howell also in the semi-finals for the
Diamond sculls. This leaves the final
contest for the great trophy for single
sculls between Blackstaffe, an English
man, and Ten Eyck, an American.
Rich Gold Strike In California. z
Jamestown, Cal., July 16.—This town
and the entire country is excited on ac
count of the rich strike in the Tansy
mines, operated under the lease by-
Colby & Brentwith. The mine is lo
cated on the mother lode just this side
of Sonora. The workmen struck a
pocket and in ten hours they had taken
$41,000. in gold from the pocket and
there is more to follow.
Lem I)>«via Is Given Hi* Liberty.
Savannah, July 13.—Lem Davis, ar
rested for mutilating John Willey of
Milford, Del, has been released. Willey
broke down in the Hospital and con
fessed that he was emasculated Satur
day night by a whita man in Jackson
ville. He was in a house with the white
man’s wife at the time, he said. There 1
is great indignation here against Willey.
Wilt Tour the World on Wheels.
Los Angeles, July 16 —Earnest R. ;
Taylor and Will/H. Tolbert of Los An
geles have started on a cycling trip J
around the world from this city. They
will be without funds and undertake tr
return in 18 mouths.
SIX DOLLARS A YEAR.
HEAVY RAIN
INTERFERES
Young Baptists’ Sunrise
Meeting Not Held.
OFFICERS ELECTED
President Chapman, of Chicago, is Again
Honored.
ONLY A FEW CHANGES ARE MADE
List of'Board of Managers as
Nominated.
IT WAS A BUSY DAY FOR WORKERS
Today Will Be the Third and Last Day of the
Convention—About 4 000 Delegate.
> Have Been in Attendance. '
/
Chattanooga, July 16. A heavy
dowtrpour of rain for several hours in
terferred considerably with the pleas
ures of the thousands of Baptist visit
ors ih this city. The sunrise prayer
meeting on Lookout mountain was
abandoned and a number of prayer
meetings held at local churches at 6
o’clock" yvere only slightly attended.
The weather cleared up about 9 o’clock,
however, and the morning session of
the convention was well attended.
The session was opened with the usual
prayer service, after which "Dr. E. E.
Hunt of Toledo, 0., chairman of the
board of managers, called the conven
tion to order as the presiding officer of
the day.
At the conclusion of devotional exer
cises, Dr. Htint announced that the re
port of (he standing committees were
in order.
The nominating committee made its
report through its chairman. Rev. O. S.
O. Wallace. The report of the commit
tee was- accepted without discussion and
the secretary instructed to cast the bal
lot as a whole for the nominees. The
leading officials remain the same, while
the remaining ones are changed to a
certain extent. The tollowing officers
were elected:
President, John H. Chapman of Chi
cago; vice presidents. Rev. Curtis Lee
Laws, Baltimore; Rev. George B. Vos
burn, Denrea, Cai., and Rev. J. H. Mc-
Donald, Amhurst, N. S.; recording sec
retary, Rev. H. W. Reed. Lacrosse,
Wis ; treasurer, Frank Moody, Mil
waukee, Wis.
Annual members of the board of man
agers—Charles S. Burton, Ills.; Rev. M.
Price, Ph. D. r Ills.; 12 A. Crandall, D.
D., Ills.; John W. Law, Ills.; Charles A
Marsh, Ills.; S. E. Grannett, D. D.,
Ills.; Rev. H. F. Perry. Ills.; Rev. B D.
Gray, Ala.; Mornay Williams, N. Y.;
Rev. J. W. Conley, Wis.; Rev. O. & C.
Wallace, Ont.
Term ending 1900—Rev.' W. C. Corey,
Prince Edward island; W. W.' Main,
Muss.; Rev. O. H. Dodd. N. J.; Rev. H.
M. Hunsicker, Penn.; Rev. L. L. Hen
son, lud.; Rev. William Lawrence, Ills.;
W- W. McKercher, la.; Rev. L. Halsey,
A. T.; Rev. O. W. Van Ausdell. Wash.;
Charles M. Ness, Md.; Rev. A. P. Pugh,
Fia.; Rev. H. C. Rosamund, Ark.; Rev.
A. T. Jamison, S. O. "
Term ending 1899—Rev. W W. Tru
ett. Tex., and Arthur Flacks, Miss.
After acceptance of this report, Dr.
Cooper led in prayer; there was a song
by the choir and the convention ad
journed. Between 10 and .’2 o’clock
conferences on various branches of the
work were held at four of the city
churches. „
Between 1:30 and 2:30 o’clock confer
ences of the leaders of several branches
of the work were held at various
churches.
Rates frill Not He Reduced.
Raleigh, July 16.—The railway com
mission announces that after a most
painstaking investigation of the present
passenger and freight rates they find
passenger rates as low if not lower than
in any other state of like population to
the square mile, while freight rates com
pare most favorably with any state.
From these facts and those elicited at
the hearing, the commission declares
the present rates just and reasonable,
aud'declines to now make any materia)
changes.
Contieotidut River on a Boom.
Windsor Locks, Conn., July 16.—The
Connecticut river at this point is higher
than at any time during the present
year. The water stands at 15 feet above
the normal height. Word comes from
Sheffield that the crops were greatly
damaged by the heavy rains. Tobacco
especially suffered greatly and it is es
timated that at least $50,000 damage
has been done. In Windsor it is re
ported that acres' of young tobaoco are
under water.
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SUCCESS AT LAST
Campbell King’s Ambition Has
Been Realized..
Prominent Young Atlantlan Enters
Ranks as Private at Ft,
McPherson.
Atlanta, July 16 --The ambition of
Campbell King, of this city, has been
realized at last.
Young King is a member of the law
firm of King & Spaulding, and a cousin
of Alec King, one of Georgia’s leading
attorneys. He belongs to onb of the
most aristocratic families in the South,
and is a society leader.
Since boyhood his ambition has been
for a military career. It vas the great
dream of his life to become an army
man. After he graduated from Harvard,
he stood the West Point examination,
but was turned down on account of de
fective eyesight.
Some’weeks ago’he went to Ft McPber.
son’s and stood the examination to enlist
as a private in the United States army.
Again he was disappointed because of
his eyes. 1
Though constantly met with disap~
pointments King did not give up.
He went to Washington, and enlisted
the services of Coagresstnan Livingston.
Success has crowned his preseverance at
last. His eyes have been examined by
an expert, who says that the defect is
not serious enough to interfere with his
service in the
He will return to Atlanta and enlist as
a private at Fort McPherson. The an
nouncement has created a stir here on
account of King’s prominence.
HARDEMAN IS PARALYZED*
WelJ Known Georgia Judge Stricken
Down in the city of New York.
Macon, July 16. A telegram re
ceived here from New York states that
as Judge John L. Hardeman of Macon
was getting off a steamer in New York
he was stricken with paralysis. The
extent of tne stroke is not fully known.
Judge Hardeman has been in bkd
health for some -time, eh used by over
work, all the burden of the law prac
tice of his firm having fallen upon him '
for several months during the illness of
bis partner. Judge John I Hall, who is
still too ill to attend to business.
Judge Hardeman was advised by his
physician to go to New York and prob
ably to England for rest and treatment.
He left a few days ago with his wife ■
for New York.
Judge Hardeman is one of Bibb’s
ablest lawyers and most prominent cit
izens. He is a son of the late Thomas
Hardeman. For 12 years he was solici
tor general for the Macon circuit and
recently was judge of the Macon su
perior court circuit, which position he
resigned to resume the practice of law,
and formed a partnership with Judge
John L Hall, ex-assistant United States
attorney. Judge Hardeman has also
represented Bibb in the legislature.
Colonel Crocker In Sinking;.
San Mateo, Cal.,' July 16.—The con
dition of Colonel O. F. Crocker has been
gradually growing less hopeful, and his
physicians have given up all hope of
his recovery. Dr. Gardner forwarded
a dispatch to George Crocker, who has
been speeding hither from New York
by speciaktrain, that if he wished to
see his brother alive it was imperative
that he reach San Mateo by night.
Crops Damaged by Hailstorm.
Enfield. N. 0., July 16.—This place
and vicinity was visited by a disastrous
hailstorm. The cloud, whi&h was ac
companied by wind, thunder and light
ning, came up suddenly from the south
west. Some of the hailstones, which
were of all conceivable shapes, meas
ured over two inches in circumference.
Much damage was done to all kinds of
crops.
Dyer on I'rimS at Savannah.
Savannah, July 16 —George H Dyer
was put on trial for his lite in the supe
rior court here, charged with the mur
der of William R Titcomb in a Christ
mas njght brawl in the tenderloin dis
trict. Dyer is charged with felling Tit
comb to friz, ground with a club, the
blow causing death soon afterwards.
All the parties are well kuown.
Delmonlcn I. Not Demented!
New York, July 16.—A dispatch to
The Herald from Paris says: The report
cabled from London in reference to the
serious mental condition' of Charles
Delmonico is entirely without founda
tion. Mr. Delmonico is at present at
the Continental hotel, where he has
been for a fortnight. He recently took
the cure at Aix-les-Baines.
I'yiinmUe Bombu Deal Death.
Madrid, July 16.—Two dynamite
bombs were exploded at Guadalajara,
capital of the province of that name in
New .Castile. Several persons were
killed and others were seriously injured.
Well Known Kt fl rim aii Dead.
London, July Ki. —Major Perely, the
well known Canadian rifleman, died of
bronchitis at Bisley.