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ESTABLISHED 1887«
FLANAGAN’S COUNSEL
TO THE TRIBUNE.
Discussion of the Subject of the Prompt Enforce
ment of the Law in Criminal Cases.
SALTY REPLY MADE BY HON. W. C. GLENN
He Believes Flanagan is Insane De
spite the Judge and Jury—Will
Fight Case Through All Courts.
Lynching and its causes and prevention are just now the subject of much com
’.ment in Georgia and the south.
The majority of the newspapers have blamed it upon the delay in the enforce
ment of the law. Some have put it upon a spirit of lawlessness. The subject is
still open for discussion.
Last Tuesday The Tribune criticised the action of Flanagan’s counsel in their
effort to delay the enforcement of the Jaw in an editorial headed “Warning to
Flanagan’s Counsel.”' Hon. W. C. Glenn, chief counsel for Flanagan, takes excep -
tion to the article and his answer to it appears below. The Tribune replies on tha
eiitorial page. We, also, publish a very able and interesting editorial on the pre
vention of lynching from the Savannah News.
HON. W. C. GLENN WRITES
Answer to Tribune Editor!*), “Warning: to
Flanagan's Counsel.”
Atlanta, Ga.. August 3.
To the Editor of the Tribune:
Your editorial of Tuesday, the 3d, is
too pointed to pass without reply. In
it you ask a question, and to that ques
■ tion you shall have an answer.
Your editorial answers the question
fully as to why the mob spirit with its
Accompanying lynchings now exists in
Georgia. You are tired of the “tech
nicalities (?)” of the law. So it has al
ways been with those who desire to
trample upon the rights of the helpless
and oppressed. You are tired of the
forms of justice and of the procedure of
courts. So were the leaders of the
mob in Paris in its revolutionary days,
and to were their modern representa
tives of the commune. Scroggs and
Jeffreys were eminent exponents of the
same idea which you hold, and the
bl x>dy assizes are illustrations of how
fully they carried it out.
You say that “the most conservative
papers in Georgia are demanding that
Flanagan be held responsible for his
crime, whether he is crazy or not.” If
this statement be true, and if a wave
of barbarism is to submerge this state
we should know it at once. If law is to
be set aside, and anarchy is to be in
stalled in its place, it is certainly time
that we should be advised of it. If
law, religion and humanity are to be
trampled upon, and the God afflicted
are to be sent to bloody deaths, as
they were in the ages of savagery, it is
time to know it. You deserve thanks
for giving ms notice of this state of
affairs.
You quote from a paper, approvingly,
which says “when a crazy man man
commits murder, unless crazy enough
to be locked up, he ought to be hanged
for it; if crazy enough to be locked up
and allowed to run at large, he ought to
«b) imprisioned, and his nearest relative
ought to be hanged in his stead,’*
It is possible that the thirst for blood
is so strong that vicarious hangings are
necessary to appease it? How would
you do in this particular case of Flana
gan, wt)O had no relavtives in this
state? If you should hang his most
Intimate friend, it would be Allen, the
man whom he injured. Perhaps
that might not be justifiable, and the
best thing to do would be to hang his
lawyer, and if the lawyer is lucky
enough to escape, why not hang some
of his witnesses, say, for instance, the
-experts Who believe that he is Insane;
or, as a further remedy, why not
hang some of the jury who did not
>immediately convict him? Carrying
the principle to its logical conclusion,
why not hang some of the citizens of
DeKalb county because they have'not
yet hanged Flanagan?
You say the “Tribune” is against
lynching law. Is there any essential
difference between lynch law, when
(Continued on Ist Column 2nd Page)
THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
“JUSTICE” AND “MERCY.”
Comparison of the British Laws to Those
Os This Country,
The clearest and most logical sum
ming up of the faults of our criminal
law which we have seen recently is
the following from Tuesday’s Savan
nah News:
Lynchings are unknown in England,
Canada and Australia, notwithstand
ing the criminal laws of those coun
tries and of the United States spring
from a common basis. A comparison
of criminal proceedings in British
territory with (similar proceedings in
the United States will show that
British justice is almost invariably
swift and terrible, while in this coun
try swift justice is the exception to
the rule. It may not be out of place
to cite two or three notable instances.
On March 30 of last year the dead
body of an infant was found in the
Thames near London. Four days later
the murder had been traced to a
women named Dyer, a London baby
farmer. On March 18 she was ar
raigned, in May she was tried and
condemned and on June 9 she was
hanged. Less than two months and a
half had elapsed between the discov
ery of the crime and the execution of
the criminal. Only a few months ago
the civilized world was shocked by the
storj of atrocious murders committed
in Australia by Frank Butler. He
escaped from that country on a ship
bound for San Francisco, in which
city he was arrested, after having
been chased thousands of miles by of
ficers of the law. He was extradited,
and within two hours after he set foot
upon Australian soil in custody he
had been arraigned. Within six weeks
he had been tried, convicted and
sentenced to death; and thirty days
later he had paid the penalty upon
the gallows.
Against these examples of speedy
justice may be mentioned the notorious
cases of Carlisle, Harris and Dr. Buch
anan, of New York, and H H. Holmes
in Philadelphia. In each of these oases
the evidence was conclusive, yet the
cases dragged their wearying lengths
along through the courts to the disgust
of lovers of law and justice and to the
cost of thousands upon thousands of
dollars of the taxpayers’ money. These
criminals finally suffered the extreme
penalty of the law, it is true; but there
are numerous other instances which
might be mentioned, some of them not
as far away from home as New York
and Pennsylvania, in which murderers
and other criminals, after consuming
the time of the courts and the money
of the taxpayers for months and years,
have gone unwhipped of justice.
Waare not prepared to go into details
and explain wherein lies the difference
between the British and the American
systems of court procedure, but we feel
safe in saying that the difference must
be considerable, and to the advantage
(Conttnued on 2nd Column 2nd Page)
ROME, GA., THURSDAY. AUGUST 5. 1897.
THROAT
Dr. Armstrong, of Atlanta Fa
tally Stricken.
His Vocal Chords Paralyzed—Can
Not Eat or Even Swallow
Water.
Atlanta, Aug. 3.—Dr. W. B. Arm
strong, pastor of the Congregational
church here was stricken with paral
ysis of the vocal chords this afternoon.
He cannot eat or even swallow wa
ter. There is a complete paralysis.of
the vocal organs, and grave fears are
entertained for the reverend gentle*
man’s recovery.
He is a very popular minister, and
the pastor of the leading congrega
tional church in the city.
BOND NOT ACCEPTED.
Bond Made for W. ML Bridges, but Would
Not Do. i
The $4,000 bond required of W. M.
Bridges before he can gain his release
from jail, was made yesterday, but was
rejected by the sheriff. It was said that
only one of the signers was a property
holder, and that his did not assess
enough to cover the amount of the bond.
Another effort will be made today to
secure the proper signers to the bond.
Tax takers in trouble.
Governor Johnston May Remove Sixteen
Collectors From Office.
Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 4.—Gov
ernor Johnston has demanded of 13
county tax collectors in the state that
they show cause between this time and
Aug. 10 why they should not be re
moved from office.
The law requires county collectors to
settle with the state auditor between
July 1 and 10 in each year. They have
consulted their own convenience here
tofore as regarded the time of settle
ment, but when they failed to come to
time last month Auditor White wrote
them and cited them to the law.
Many who were in arrears proceeded
without delay to settle, but 16 of them,
have not done so, and the auditor re
ported the delinquents to Governor John
ston. The govertfor wrote the 16 col
lectors that they must show cause why
they should not be removed from cjffice.
The total amount delinquent is $27,-
000. Os this amount 'Cohector Lott of
Mobile owes $17,000; the collector of
Wilcox, $3,000; the collector of Bullock,
$2,000; the collector of Henry, SI,OOO,
while the other $4,000 is divided up
among the 12 other counties.
It is likely that most of the collectors
will settle the deficits against them.
FRANCE IS TO BE FAVORED.
Paris Paper Savs Me Kinley Win Grant a
Twenty Per Cent Tariff Cut.
Paris, Aug. 4.—The Gaulois pub
lishes an interview with the minister of
commerce, Mr. Boucher, in which he is
quoted as declaring that it “should not
for a moment be doubted that President
McKinley will spontaneously grant to
France 20 per cent tariff reduction, as
permitted by the Dingiev bill.”
M. Boucher is reported r \ have added:
"It is, of course, on tu.s condition
that France will continue to grant the
United States the customs concessions
arranged as quid pro quo for the eco
nomic advantages which have now dis
appeared. In asking for this reduction.
France will cite the favors accorded to
imports from the United States and the
liberal legislation enabling American
insurance companies to operate in
France in competition with the home
companies.”
Stenographers at the show.
Nashville, Aug. 4.—Several hun
dred stenographers from various states
attended the celebration of Stenogra
phers’ day at the Tennessee Centennial
exposition. The session was held in
the Auditorium, and addresses of wel
come were delivered by Major John J.
McCann, representing the exposition,
and Buford Duke. The response was
by J. D. Strachan of Brazil, Ind. ..A
paper was read by Miss Gertrude Bee>cs
of Chicago, president of the National
Association of Women Stenographers,
and speeches were made by several Vis
itors.
Grain Arriving: at Galveston.
Galveslon, Aug. 4. —Grain for ex
port is beginning to arrive here in lively
style. One hundred and sixty-five cars
have come in during the past 24 hours.
Three vessels with engagements of 440,-
000 bushels will leave here liefore Sat
urday night and a large amount of grain
is due to arrive within the next? six
weeks. The continued appreciation in
the price in wheat makes it difficult
for buyers, to secure us large amounts
for export as they wish, but the average
amount to reach here seem to be no less
than 800 cars daily.
A Tas Callao tor Suspended.
Momtgomeky. Ala.. Aug. 4. Gover-
Jobnatou has suspended from office for
Inefficiency and neglect of duty 8. L.
Moore, tax qollector of Coosa county.
BIG STRIKE
IN ATLANTA
Fourteen Hundred Cot
ton Mill Hands Quit.
NEGRO HELP DID IT
White Women and Girls Would Not
Work With Them.
FACTORY FORCED TO SHUT DOWN
f
Looked Like There Might be a
Riot For a Time.
SERIOUS (TROUBLE MAY YET OCCUR
Textile Workers’ Union Ordered the Strike
Because Negro Woman Was Employed.
Has Caus d Much Excitement.
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Atlanta, Aug. 4. Two hundred
women and girls employed at the Ful
ton Bag and Cotton mills in this city
have struck because of the employment
of negro help by the management. The
operatives learned that 25 negro women
were to be put to work in the folding
department. The white females em
ployed in the mills gathered about the
main entrance and awaited the arrival
of the president, Mr. Jacob Elsas. The
newly employed negro women were al
ready there. When Mr.‘Elsas came the
white women explained that they
wanted to know whether it was true
that he proposed to put negoes to work
with them. He said that he did, and
the white wpmen. refuted to go to work.
At noon the 400 men employed in the
mills waked out in obedience’to the or
ders of the Textile Workers’ union, and
in sympathy with the striking- female
operatives. This forced the closing
down of the factory, strikers gathered
in angry groups about the mills and for
a time it looked as if there might be a
riot.
The Fulton bag and cotton mills is
one of the largest concerns of the kind
operating in the south. The corpora
tion is successor to the old firm of El
eas, May & Co., and Jacob Elsas is its
president.
About 800 men, women and children
are affected by the strike.
STRIKERS DETERMINED.
Textile Workers Hold a Big Meeting to Dis
cuss the Strike Situation,
Atlanta, Aug. 4 —The textile work
ers union has taken up the fight for
the women and children in earnest.
The 1,400 people employed in the mill
all walked out.
The strikers held a big meeting on
Peachtree street this afternoon, and
discussed the outlook. They will con
tinue the fight to the end.
The mill has shutdown indefinitely.
When approached about the matter
of negro belp the proprietor of the
mill said: “We have always employ
ed negro women in the factory. We
have recently employed additional
negro help. We do not care to say
anything for publication.
National League*
Washington, Aug. 3 —Following
were the scores in the national league
today.
Louisville 9, Cleveland 0, first game.
Louisville 7, Cleveland 4, second
game.
Cincinnati,T4, Pittsburg 3.
Brooklyn 2, Washington 1.
Thermometer Ileachee I<>O Mark.
Louisville, Aug. 4.—The thermom
eter reached the century mark at 11:30
a. in., but dropped back to 99 by noon.
There has been a good breeze blowing
and the intense heat was not felt to the
degree it has been during the past three
days. There are many prostrations but
no deaths.
Major Gregory Is Hurled.
Washington. A.ug. 4.—The remains
of Major James F. Gregory, U. S. A.,
who died in Cincinnati on Monday,
were buried ar. Arlington cemetery with
military honors.
A Remarkable fire Engine.
Our fire engine recently celebrated its
fifty-sixth birthday. This remarkable
piece of machinery was made ut Paw
tucket, R. 1., in the year A. D. 1841.
It requires 50 men and 5 gallons of
water to start it going and 50 more men
and 5 gallons of whisky to keep it go
ing.—Russellville Herald.
LANE ON OUTLOOK
Presides! ol American Cotton
Growers Association.
All Indications Point to an Era of
Prosperity in the South—Big
Meeting of Planters.
Galveston, Aug. 4.—Hector D. Lane,
president of the American Cotton Grow
ers’ association, has arrived here from
Alabama to attend a meeting called by
Governor Culberson to take action to
ward preventing the selling of cotton
futures. Mr. Lane will make a tour ol
the cotton belt. He will travel through
Texas, the Indian Territory, Arkansas,
Mississippi, Georgia and the piedmont
regiou, and the remainder of the cotton
territory.
When asked as to the condition of
the cotton crop, Mr. Laue said:
“The crop is in good condition, and
the indications point to a fair yield. No
living man can tell what the- next six
weeks will develop. With favorable
weather conditions from now on we will
make a big crop.
“The farmers of the south are in bet
ter condition than at any time since the
war.
“There is a better tone to business all
over the south. The farmers owe less
and are feeling better, and everything
points to an era of prosperity.”
PEPPERY NOTE TO PERU.
The Administration Domaads That the
McCord Claim Be Paid at Once.
New York, Aug. 4.—A special to Ths
Herald from Washington saysi An ul
timatum has been presented to the Pe
ruvian government by the administra
tion requiring the immediate payment
of the McCord claim of $50,000. While
no threat of coercion is made in the case
of refusal, the note makes the positive
statement that any further delay on the
part of Peru to close the incident will
be considered as injurious to the cordial
relations existing between the two gov
ernments.
The Peruvian minister has cabled the
note to Lima and is now awaiting in
structions from his government
It is expected that the Peruvian gov
ernment will try to obtain further con
sideration of the case, but such an at
tempt will not meet with ' success. The
state department has informed Peru
that her liability is unquestioned ex
cept by herself and that this govern
ment will not consent to a further dis
cussion of the matter.
FEVER ATTACKS SAILORS.
Yellow Jack Amoriu the Men on Board
the Spanish Warships.
Washington, Aug. 4.—ln his last re
port to the surgeon general of marine
hospital service, Dr. Bruner, sanitary
inspector for the service at Havangi,
dwells upon the probability of a rapid
increase of yellow fever among the
Spanish sailors. He says that up to a
recent date there were no cases among
the sailors of the Spanish navy, but
that lately several have appeared. He
attributes this to the fact that some of
the warships have gone to the navy
yard, which is in close proximity to the
military hospital and the Tallapiedra,
which is in bad condition.
'“There are,” he says, “seven or eight
war vessels now in the harbor, and
their complement must aggregate 1,500
men, many of whom, I learn, are not
acclimated. This being true they will
be doubly exposed to the danger of con
tracting the disease, being in close prox
imity to the worst infected wharves of
the city.”
He adds that the report from the mil
itary hospitals show that yellow fever
is decreasing. Dr. Oaminero, inspector
at Santiago, says there are 2,000 Span
ish soldiers sick there of various dis- •
eases.
A NEGR’o' BRUTE ESCAPES-
Ell Thofn*«ton v Who Made Two Attempts
at Aaeault In One I>ay 9 Free.
West Point, Ga., Aug. 4.—Eli Thom
aston, a negro charged with two at
tempts to commit criminal assault iu
one day, was brought here by W. J.
Graves, who lives 1 mile from this
place, on the Chattahoochee river.
Thomaston first attempted an assault
upon a young mulatto girl, about 14
years old. living on the outskirts of
West Point She screamed for help r d
when her mother came to her assistance
a fight ensr d.between her and Thom
aston, resulting in the old lady being
wounded on ' the arm by a cut from a
knife. ’
Thomaston then proceeded to the
heme of Mr. Graves and attempted an
assault on Mrs. Graves. Mr. Graves
arrived with his gun just in time, how
ever, captured the negro and brought
him to this place, where he was put in
the city guardhouse for safe keepin t.
During the ight he escaped from t e
guardhouse and has not been heard of
since.
—a ■ lie
The Mr uni hm Hi \V«nt Virginia.
Wheeling, Aug. 4-—Except in the
Fairmount regiou, where 'J. W. Rae
and Joseph Wood appear to be making
some headway, the strike leaders are
losing courage. The strike in the Kan
awha valley is a failure thus far, wnile
in the New River region there l*as been
little to lend encouragement. In the
Norfolk and Western there is nothing
to indicate that a strike was ever or
dered, aside from a few disheartened
agitators, who are met coldly by the
miners. , . _ , . _
Talk to You Trade.
The Tribune has the
largest circulation of any
newspaper in North Gcor*
gia. It reaches your trade
daily,
PRICE FIVE CENTS
HAVANA IS.
BESIEGED
Serious Situation For
Spanish Forces.
CUBANS MAY WIN
Spanish Troops Have Seventy Killed and
Wounded in Battle.
THE CITY IN A STATE OF ALARM
All Efforts to Dislodge Insur
gents Prove Failures.
INSURGENTS FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM
Authorities Trying to Prevent the Publica-
tion in the United States of the True
Condition of Affairs.
St. Louis, Aug. 4. —A special to The
Globe-Democrat from Havana says: The .
situation continues to be serious for the
Spaniards around Havana. An attempt
made by the Spanish battalion of San
Quintin to dislodge the Cubans from
their camps among the hills of Ma
nagua, 3 miles from the Havana suburb
of La-Vivora, ended in the defeat of the
Spaniards. The insurgents occupied
such advantageous positions that the
Spanish fire inflicted small losses upon
them. The Cubans had only two killed
and very few wounded, while the San
Quintia battalion had 70 killed and
wounded. When’ the forces of San
Quintin saw that they could not attain
their end they retreated to the capital.
The insurgents have been able to in
flict all this evil upon the Spaniards
simply because they have recently re
ceived some expeditions from the United
States, which safely landed in Havana
province. They are now well provided
with arms and ammunition. But still
their numbers are so inferior to those of
the Spanish battalions in the capital,
and Weyler’s resources are so vastly su
perior, that ft is a positive disgrace to
the Spanish arms that the capital of the
island and the very stronghold of the
Spanish captain general is kept in a
constant state of alarm by the Cubans.
Havana, practically, is in a state of
seige.
The principal desire of the Spanish,
authorities here is tp prevent the publi
cation of this news in the United States.
Nothing is happening except the "raids
of a few bandits,” according to official
declarations at the captain general’s
palace. The number of men in each
insurgent band is said to be not more
than ten, while the fact is that the
smallest Cuban force before Havana has
not less than 200 men.
Many letters have been received from
the different insurgent bands around
the capital, saying that there is not the
slightest prospect that the Cubans in
arms will accept home ruie or anything
short of independence.
A LIVELY ROW IN ATLANTA.
Mayor and Alderman at Oats Over the
Courthouse Transaction.
Atlanta, Aug. 4.—An interview with
Aiderman James G. Woodward in re
gard to the recent purchase by the city
of the county courthouse has called forth
a warm seply from Mayor Charles A.
Collier. In the interview referred to
Mr. Woodward severely criticizes the
deal and intimates that it was “shady.”
He roasts the officials who made the
trade and declares it to be illegal
The mayor conies back at the aider
man iu a scathing card, reviewing Mr.
Woodward’s record, and closing as fol
lows:
“If Alderman Woodward intends to
intimate that there has been anything
shady iu the courthouse purchase trade,
he is a liar and a scoundrel.”
Second Day’s Racing at Cowm.
Oowes, Isle of Wight, Aug. 4.—ln
the race for the royal yacht squadron
prize of £IOO over the queen’s course
the Duke of Abruzzi’s Boua led over
the line, with Emperor William’s Me
teor, second and Charles Day Rose’s Au
rora third. In the beat to eastwa d
Bona held the lead well. The Prince
of Wales’ yacht Britannia did not start.
• Red Faint For Their Rival.
Mount Clemens, Mich., Aug. 4.
During the night several men in white
suits, armed with pots of red paint and
brushes, painted over a wall which had
been covered with signs advertising the
virtues'of Mineral Springy. iu. Indiana,
which are rivals of the Mount Gtemena
springs. . .... ... . ... ~