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I ESTABLISHED 1887.
SOCIETY
SCORED.
British Papers Roast
Upper Teo.
'
MY INTEMPERATE
baoity Fair Says Women Are as Bad
[' as Men,
M UP BI USE OF STIMULANTS
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Wearied Unto Death, They Are
Driven to Drinking Much.
‘GENERAL MILES TO VISIT THE CZAR
T-ady Somerset Resigns Presidency British
Woman’s Temperance Society.—Esrl of
Rosslyn is in a Shady Transaction,
I London, July 24. —According to Van-
Bty Fair, the London season, -which is
now nearing its end, has been remark
ablfc for bringing into prominence the
-intemperate habits of society. In the
.course of * long article Vanity Fair
says:
••The women are as bad as the men.
■Probably the length of the London sea
■ou is chiefly responsible for the evil.
rFrom the beginning of May to the end
lof July the season is one stretch of
fatigne. Long before the first six weeks
.are over pleasure has been nothing but
Lpain. The women drag themselves
I wearily from house to house and only
manage to do this by the aid of in
cessant stimulants ”
I The rifle competitions at Blsley this
•week have provoked a curious variety
of opinion among the experts, but they
uwe all agreed as to one thing and that
Ms the shooting has been “too good.”
toczens made the highest possible score,
repeating the feat during the shooting
■off. Some new method of scoring is
know imperative.
L ' Miles Going to Russia
B General Miles having finished hie in-
Ibesti,Rations of the military systems in
[England, has gone to Carsbald, from
Lwhich point he will go to Russia, where
Mite will meet the czar. He has asked
I permission to inspect the Russian troops.
Lin England General Miles has been
‘afforded every privilege. He has been
, -permitted to visit the arsenals and bar
'Zacks, to sample the soldiers’ rations and
i to examine their equipments.
3 Although the newspapers recently
(protested against the granting of such
■privileges to foreigners, no objection
I was made to General Miles in this con*
' nection.
The development of the inquest which
followed the terrible death of Mrs.
JFrances Samuelson, whose hair, while
K the hands of the hairdresser, took
Be as the result of a petroleum hair
■wash being used to dress it, have caused
Übe most intense interest It appears
■that this wash, which is called petrole,
Ihas been very generally used of late
■n London. The newspapers are filled
■with interviews on the subject and a
Question will be asked in the house of
Hbmmons with a view of prohibiting
Ke importation of the article.
Lady Somerset Resigns.
B Lady Henry Somerset has resigned
nhe presidency of the British Womans*
association. She recently
■addressed a circular to the presidents of
Ke branch associations asking them not
B Approve or sign petitions to Lord
BSorge Hamilton, secretary of state for
■ndia. against the renewal of the conta
■dous diseases act for India. These
Bauches, almost without exception, re
’Bed to be governed by Lady Henry’s
K,nest, ana she has consequently re
gßned the presidency of the association.
Wl'he letters of Mr Stevens, The Daily
Kail correspondent, now at Beyruth,
Kve an amusing picture of discomfort,
Solemnity and extortion al prices during
Be progress of the Wagner perform
ances. He says:
F “As we crawled nearer the town we
Ireemed entering an outlying province
lof a country town. All down the long
I train buzzed the American tongue. Out
I tis each window looked a group of Amer
[ lead girls. Four girls and a woman to
lone elderly, weary looking man was the
■proportion; and as it always happens, the
Ban was working away with the bag
■ Age, the porters and guards and get-
Py refreshments for the comfort of the
■ Karl's Shady Transaction.
A The Earl of Rosslyn, who has been
■romineut in the Prince of Wales’ set
Bid mixed up in private theatricals and
Borling matters with the prinoe, was
B court Thursday in a money lending
Bansaction anything but creditable to
Bin. The judge, iu charging the jury,
Bid that there wm oply ope word to
THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
CONGRESS ADJOURNS
President Has Signed the Tar
’ iff Bill.
It is Now a Law—Monetary Side
Tracked—Exodus From
Washington Begins.
Washington, Jvly 24,—Cangress ad
journed this afternoon, and a general
exodus of congressmen are moving out
of the capital for their homes.
The tariff bill passed this afternoon
and has been signed by the president
making it a law. The long looked for
wave of prosperity is expected to start
up instanter.
The monetary matter passed the house
and went to the senate. It was side
tracked by being referred to the mone
tary committee.
describe* the trausacrioii ana mar was
••shady.” Earl Rosalyn had asked u
money lender to »et him have £SOO.
The latter had agreed to make the ad
vance if the earl would give him a due
bill for £375 and purchase u perfumery
business for £6OO. This, continued the
judge, the nobie earl did, and now
sought to evade payment of the £6OO
because the perfumery was not worth
£BO.
“The noble earl.” continued the
judge, ‘"has put himself in a very awk
ward position, but the money lender
is entitled to the ordinary rights of a
British subject and Earl Rosslyn can
not evade payment ”
It is announced that Hon. Winston
Churchill, eldest son of the late Lord
Randolph Churchill, will stand for par
liament in the Conservative interest at
the next open election of that party.
Lord Randolph’s younger son, John
Henry Churchill, now 17 years of age,
will study for the bar.
PERRY SENTENCED.
Carried to Decatur and Sentenced. Hangs
Wednesday Aug. 18th.
Atlanta, July 24.—H. 8. Perry was
carried from the Fulton county jail
this afternoon at 4 o’clock to Decatur.
Judge Candler then sentenced him
to be’ hanged. He broke down a
time honored custom by fixing Wed
nesday, August 18th, The matter
was hurried through in order to avoid
trouble as the people are wrought up
over the Flannigan on trial which be
gins Monday.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston Won Again—Baltimore Badly Beaten
by Pittsburg.
Washington, July 24.—Following
are the scores in the National league
today;
Louisville 3, Boston 5.
Chicago 3, New York 7.
Pittsburg 16. Baltimore 3.
St. Louis 7, Washington 5.
Cleveland forfeited the game to
Philadelphia by 9 to 0.
Cincinnati-Brooklyn game postpon
ed. Ba’n.
Rucker Confirmed.
Washington, Juiy 24—The appoint
ment of Rucker to be collector of inter
nal revenues was confirmed by the
senate today. Pink Morton was not
confirmed for the Athens postoffice.
SEAL CONFERENCE SURE.
Negotiation* For an International Meet
ing Proceeding Smoothly.
London, July 24. —The negotiations
for an international conference as to
sealing in the Behring sea are proceed,
ing smoothly and the prospects are fa
vorable far an early agreement between
the government and Ambassador Hay.
Mr. Hay had a satisfactory interview
with Mr. Chamberlain, secretary of
state for the colonies, and afterwards
met Lord Salisbury. Later in the day
he sent several code dispatches to Sec
retary Sherman.
The Pall Mall Gazette says:
“We are given to understand that
Mr. Foster is not conducting the nego
tiations with Great Britain in the Beh
ring sea controversy. His position be
ing defined by his own ride is that of
adviser on technical questions.
“We are asked to state that all nego
tiations with Lord Salisbury on this
subject are conducted by Ambassador
Hay. It would seem unnecessary to
most people that this should have to be
officially stated, but there are reasons
why the actual position should not be
properly described. It may be said on
very good ground that the United States
is anxious iu this, if not in other mat
ters, to adhere to the usages of diplo
matic courtesies and the negotiations in
this country have been conducted in the
most friendly manner.”
President ihdrsWi 3\»r enntor.
Providence, July 24.—At a meeting
of the Democratic state central commit
tee held here the committee unani
mously adopted the following resolu
tion: “Resolved. That iu case the resig
nation of President E. Benjamin An
drews is accepted by the corporation of
Brown university. In the opinion of this
committee he should, prior to the elec
tion next April, be selected by the
Democratic party of this state as its
candidate fqr Jlpited. 8 tales, senator. ”...
ROME, GA.. SUNDAY. JULY 25. 1897.
WANT TO
ARBITRATE
Coal Operators Confer
ence Called.
MEETS IN PITTSBURG
Meeting to Be Held Next Tuesday at tbe
Court House.
STRIKE SITUATION TO BE DISCUSSED
z
All Operators Favor Re-Estab
lishment of Uniformity.
NOTHING OF THE PAST REFERRED TO
Miners Contemplate March on New York
and Cleveland Cosl Companies Mines.
They|Will Try to Stop Work.
nrrsBURG, July 24. —If the plans as
outlined do not -fail, the majority of the
coal operators of the Pittsburg district
will get together at the courthouse in
this city next Tuesday at 11 o’clock in
the morning. The call has been sent
out and enough signatures are at
tached to it to make the meeting a very
interesting one. The names are:
W. P. De Ar mitt of the New York and
Cleveland Gas Coal company, Francis
L. Robbins of M. A. Hanna & Co., Col
onel W. P. Rend and J. B. Zerbe of
Eclipse Coal company, George Lysle &
Sons. D. M. Andrews of Imperial Coal
company, Bower Hill Mining company,
Moon Run Coal company, Blythe Coal
company. Federal Coal company, E. W.
Powers and J. F. Hosack of Ella Coal
company, J. A. O’Neill, Joseph Walton
& 00. and Sena Coal company.
These are the heaviest producers in
the district.
The meeting will be the first held by
the operators separately from the miners
since early in 1896, when the uniform
ity question was before them iu all its
vigor.
If General Little of the arbitration
board can have his way, nothing of the
past will be referred to. Neither will
the present strike be discussed. The
point at issue will be the fitness of the
old agreement to cover the situation as
it now exists.
To Re-Establish Uniformity
’ All the operators who have signified
their willingness to be present at the
meeting are in favor of the re-establish
ment of uniformity, and their signa
tures will go a long way toward making
np the required 95 per cent of the ope
rators in the Pittsburg district as out
lined by DeArmitt.
The action of W. P. DeArmitt in the
proceedings has given confidence to
many operators.
General Little intimated that the con
flicting elements for the first step should
have been eliminated. Owing to his
position, he said it would not be policy
at the present time to go into details.
He was satisfied, however, and was in
the best of humor over the prospects.
It is very probable that the commis
sioners from other states will be noti
fied to be in Pittsburg Tuesday. They
will bring with them other signatures,
and it is expected that whatever action
will be taken will at least be binding
on those that attend the preliminary
meeting.
Object of the Meeting.
As near as can be learned, the object
of the first meeting is to determine what
grievances the various operators have.
Committees will be appointed, some
to solicit signatures and others to work
on the various features of the contract.
The foundation for all this work has
been laid, and when the work once is
started it will be pushed to completion
as rapidly as possible.
The miners’ officials, although very
busy, say they will do all iu their power
to bring about a uniformity agreement.
They insist, however, that they do not
want the public to be under the impres
sion that they are losing sight of the
importance of the the strike. The call
says such feeling as may be deemed ad
visable in respect to a uniformity agree
ment will be considered. “This time,”
the circular continues, “is peculiarly
propitious for such action, as public at
tention all over the conntry is aroused
and directed to the matter.”
A meeting of the river coal exchange
will be held the same day to consider
the uniformity agreement.
Miner* uu th* Marell.
The strikers contemplate a move on
the Now York and Cleveland Gas Coal
company’s mines next week. A march
by 2.000 or more miners on the mines is
one of the plans discussed by the dis
trict officials to get DeArmitt’s men
out.
No violation of the law, the strike
leaders say, will be tolerated. The
presence of such a body of miners in
the vicinity qf the urlqas whioh
COMMITTEES NAMED
Speaker Reed Announces Them
at Last.
I
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Georgians Get Good Places and Feel
Very Well Pleased Over
Appointments.
Washington, July 24,—Speaker
Reed named his committees today.
Tbe Georgians were pretty lucky, and
received better treatment than they
expected.
Livinston is .on appropriations.
Bartlett is on accounts and elections.
Lester gets on rivers and harbors.
Tate on naval and mining committees.
Maddox on banking and currency and
revision of laws. Griggs on post
offices and post roads, Lewis on In
dians and milage. Adamson on inter
state and foreign. Howard on foreign
affairs and Mississippi river improve
ments. Fleming Palific railroad.
Brantley on public buildings.
working, rne leaaers mini, woma nave
the proper effect in causing a suspen
sion of the New York and Cleveland
company’s mines.
This is pay day at the mines along the
Wheeling division of the Baltimore and
Ohio road. The miners did not receive
much money, however, as they worked
only three days jn July. The miners’
officials were busy all day distributing
provisions among the poorer families
along this division.
It is reported that the strikers marched
on the Equitable mine, at Webster, and
induced the men to join them. The
Equitable is a co-operative mine.
SEVERAL? GdNFIRMATIdNS.
The Senate Approve. Nomlnatloi}. Made
by President Mo Kinley.
Washington, July 24.—These nomi
nations have been confirmed by the
senate:
Rear Admiral John G. Walker, U. 8.
N. Captain O. B. Carter, corps of en
gineers, U. S. A., and*Lewis M. Haupt
of Pennsylvania, an engineer from civil
life, to be members of the Nicaragua
canal commission; Morris D. Wicker
sham, attorney of the United States for
the norfliern district of Alabama; W
D. Wright, attorney of the United
States for the eastern district of Ten
nessee; CT O -eighton M. Foraker, U. S.
A., engineer for New Mexico territory.
Collectors of internal revenue: John
O. Lynch for the first district of Cali
fornia; Andrew L. Morrison for the dis
trict of New Mexico.
Albert D. Ellet of the District of Co
lombia, clerk of the district court, dis
trict of Al ska; William S. Clanton,
assayer and melter of the United States
assay office at Charlotte, N. O.; Miles
Oavanangh, George D. Greene of Mon
tana and William R. Manning of lowa,
commission rs to examine and classify
lauds withii the land grant and indem
nity land gi mt limits of the Northern
Pacific Railroad company, in the Helena
laud district, Montana.
Postmasters—Kansas: S. G. Wells, at
Erie; Mississippi: Henry Wayne, at
Vicksburg; Louisiana: Abel Landry, at
Napeleon.
SAYS RYDER WAS INSANE.
Brother of the Lynched Doctor Declare*
Mob Will Be ProMceated.
Waycross, Ga., July 24 —Mr. J. F.
Ryder, a brother of the unfortunate
man who was lynched several nights
ago at Waverly Hall by an infuriated
mob, lives near this city and has been
seen by a reporter. Mr. Ryder says his
brother was insane beyond any sort of
doubt. In his opinion he had seen but
few lucid moments since the night of
the awful tragedy in Talbotton over a
.year ago. He thinks the defense would
have shown clearly that he was crazy.
“It was unfortunate,” said he, "that
the case was postponed, but Colonel
Worrill was ill, and it could not be
helped. But the thing is notended,”
be continued. “It is so far as the poor
boy is concerned, but you will hear from
it again. The lynchers are almost sure
to be spotted and made to suffer for this
black crime/*
BEHEADED BY MERE BOY.
Old Woman Murdered With an Ag and
Her Body Buried.
Birmingham, Ala., July 24.—At Tus
caloosa, George Anderson, aged 62, and
■on Wesley, aged 15, were arrested on a
charge of murdering the former’s wife.
A 7-year-old son of Anderson says that
while the family were traveling through
Jefferson, Tuscaloosa and Shelby coun
ties, old man Anderson held the woman
while Wesley chopped her head off with
an ax
He cannot tell where the killing oc
curred, but says he can lead the way to
the hole where the body was thrown in.
Sheriff Shirley of Tuscaloosa is trying
to locate the woman, Aiiderson claim
ing that she is in a poor house at Co
lumbiana. and if she is not there the
boy will lead the way to where he says
the body is buried.
'■’»» ' ■ —yr" L” '* '*
Medal of "Honor For Cottoning.
Washington, July 24 —A medal of
honor has been awarded to Brevet Col
onel Andrew McGoning of Asheville,
N. 0.. who, at Cedar Creek, Va., while
acting chief quartermaster of General
Sheridan’s forces, operating in the She
nandoah valley, was severely wounded
while leading a brigade of infantry on I
that field, and was commended for the I
greatest gallantry by General Sheridan. ‘
THEATRE
BURNED
Big Casino at Padncah,
Kentucky.
TOTAL? DESTROYED
Six Hundred People in the Building
Panic Stricken,
SCORES NARROWLY. ESCAPE DEATH
Several Persons Badly Hurt In
Wild Rush.
CHILDREN AND WOMENTRAMPLED ON
Building Covered With Tar Paper and Was a
Mas. of Flames m Three Minutes.
The Horrible Details.
Paducah, Ky., July 24.—There is a
sad scene about Ramoina park, where
the Casino summer theater was burned
to the ground. A performance was be
ing given to about 600 people when the
fire broke put from a fireworks display
on the stage. The audience was panic
stricken and many were trampled al
most to death, while some were seri
ously burned.
The building was covered with tar
paper and was a mass of flames in a
very.short time. The theater is about
8 "miles frbm the city and was princi
pally patronized by women and children.
Ed. G. Bourne’s company had been
playing in the building all the season.
“The Streets of New York” was being
produced. The third act is principally
composed of a fire scene, and excelsior
wrapped about with wire was placed on
the stage to produce the scenic effect.
When the excelsior was ignited a lamp
on the stage exploded and the tar paper
board roofing on the building was in
stantly ignited.
The curtain was instantly raised, and
as soon as the crowd observed that the
building was on fire a panic ensued and
a rush was made for the front and side
entrances. The building was a large
1-story structure and had formerly been
used as a skating rink. Men and women
went wild, running over each other.
Children were trampled down as well
as women, by the score. The building,
although about 100 feet in length, was
a mass of flames in 3 minutes. Mothers
and fathers, in their wild scramble to
save their lives, were iost from their
children. Many children were rescued
from the burning building by heroic
men, who themselves were terribly
burned about the face and hands while
accomplishing the undertaking. Those
not injured rushed panic stricken
through the woods toward the city, not
even waiting for the long train of street
cars standing in waiting to take the.
crowd home.
The following is a partial list of those
more seriously burned: Ed G. Bourne
and wife, C. O. Rose and wife, Mrs.
Brantley, R. R. Rowland and wife, Miss
Ora Clark, Fred Hummel’s two chil
dren, A. O. Einstein, Miss Grigsby,
Fred Schroeder, Henry Kellar, John
Bying, George O. Wallace and his three
children, Mrs. Lehr and ten children,
Mrs. Gregory and daughter of Yazoo,
Miss., terribly burned about face and
hands; Harry Gilbert, Ike Bleidel and
Hal Waters.
Miss Bleioh also sustained painful in
juries by being trampled upon. Scores
of others have been taken to their
homes from the burning theater in
hacks and other conveyances.
Revlstbu otar Rale*.
Washington, July 24.—1 tis said at
the state department that considerable
misapprehension exists as to the effect
of the changes made in the consular
regulations so far as they affect the
fees collected by those officers. The re
vision will touch both the official and
the unofficial fees, but it is said that in
no case will the fees on invoices in
Great Britain be reimposed, as has been
alleged. The changes have been made
by Mr. Chilton, chief of the consular
bureau, and are in line with the reports
he has made from time to time to the
department while traveling in Europe,
Mexico, Canada and other places.
rag erring ex Mat on tn tetndon.
London, July 24 —The cricket match'
between the gentlemen of Philadelphia
and an eleven representing the Maryle
bone Cricket club, which was begun on
Lord's grounds on Thursday, was con
tinued Saturday. The home team in
their first inning made 278 runs and the
visitors scored 119 runs in their first
innings. Tbe home players went to the
bat in their second inning and after
scoring 280 runs for eight wickets down
they declared thpirjnuings dosed.
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SOUTHERN RIVERS
Improvements For Principal
Streams.
Great Work Done In
Mississippi and Tennessee
Waterways.
Washington, July 24.—Reports on
the improvements in progress on several
rivers in Tennessee and Kentuckv have
been submitted to the war department
by Captain John Biddle of the corps of
engineers, who has had them under su
pervision during the past year.
Channel work on the Cumberland
river in Tennessee and Kentucky below
Nashville consisted mainly in cleaning
the surface obstructions from Nashville
to the mouth of the river. The work
done during the year, says the report,
has not actually Improved the stream
for navigation. This cannot be brought
about until lock “A” is completed. The
commerce of the lower river aggre
gated in value about $1,512,637. There
is an available balance.of $83,579 with
which to continue improvements. On
the river above Nashville work was
continued on locks 2,3, 4,5, 6 and 7.
Land was condemned for lock 21, and a
si’e for abutment of lock 22 purchased.
The river was snagged from Floyd’s
landing to Nashville.
Major W. T. Rossell, who had charge
of several river and harbor improve
ments in Louisiana, Alabama and Mis
sissippi during the past year, has for
warded his annual report to the war
department.
Work at Mobile harbor was directed
towards deepening the channel by
dredging, a total of 2,077,922 cubic feet
of material being removed. The result
attained was a redredged channel from
the Mobile bay lighthouse on Fowl river
reefs down to the 23, foot enrve in the
lower bay, making an entire channel
from the wharves to the gulf, available
for vessels drawing 23 feet The total
amount expended to June 30 last is
$2,183,611.
On Black Warrior river, Alabama, a
site for lock 4 was purchased. Since
the opening of the locks at Tuscaloosa
in November the price of coal there has
been reduced from 30 to 50 per cent
The work continued on the channel of
the Warrior river below the bridge at
Tuscaloosa.
The Tom Bigbee was snagged and
dredged and work on the coffer dam at
lock Na 1 was carried on through the
low water season, but leaks developed,
so that the rising water stopped work.
The improvement there probably will
soon be completed.
The Hawassa was snagged from De
mopolis to Columbus, Miss.
TRANSFER CASE DECIDED.
Consolidated Road** Contentions Sustained
by the United States Court.
Atlanta, July 24.—The city of At
lanta has lost its fight against the Con
solidated Street Railroad company.
Judges Newman and McCormick have
rendered their decision in the case re
cently heard at Asheville, N. O. The
decision not only overrules the city’s
demurrer, but goes so far as to emphat
ically deny the right of the city to pass
an ordinance requiring the street rail
way company to grant transfers.
The judges say that it is clear to
them that the city is without the power
to pass an ordinance requiring transfers
ana that the ordinance as passed was
void. The decision says that the ordi
nance was unquestionably a very broad
exercise of municipal power and that it
appeared to go to the limit of municipal
control.
Mayor Collier will in all probability
appeal the case to the United States
court of appeals first, and then if he
fails there, will carry it to the United
States supreme court.
SOUTHERN B. & L. SOLID.
Ttie AMoolntlon An.war. the Salt of a
M aeon Stockholder.
Macon, July 24.—The report sent to
the Associated Press from this city re
garding the affairs of the Southern
Building and Loan association of Hnnts
vill Ala., was based on a suit filed by
a stockholder. Milo Abel The report
said the association “could” not when
it should have read “would" not pay
Abel’s claim. The association makes to
statement in answer to Abel which
shows the Southern Building and Loan
association is one of the most successful
enterprises of its kind iu the country.
The secretary of the association pub
lished a few days ago his semiannual
report, showing the resources of the as
sociation to be $1,004,943.47. During
the past 24 mouths the members of the
association have been paid profits to the
amount of $736,813.11.
Proceedings have beeu instituted to
dissolve the garnishment and the com
pany expects no further trouble from
its stockholders.
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Weekly Miatrinent of*tbe Banks.
New York, July 24.—The weekly
bank statement shows the following
changes: Reserve, increase, $1,824,675;
loans, increase, $5,920,200; specie, in
crease, $146,700; legal renders, increase.
$3,492,600; aeposits, increase, $9,258,500;
circulation, decrease. $106,600. The
bunks now hold $47,364,575 iu excess of
the requirements of the 25 per cent rule.
Jnb For » South Oaroltaiao.
Washington. Jdly 24. Abial La
throp has been appointed attorney of
the United States for the district of
South Cqrqliq%