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ESTABLISHED 1887.
MOST TERRIBLE CRIME
1 BY A' FIEND OF HELL.
Girl of Sixteen Outraged and Murdered in Chick
fC amauga Park By a White Man.
.HER MOTHER WAS ALMOST MURDERED
' Beat Her Into Insensibility—Lynching
Party in Hot Venge
i ance Will Be Meted Out.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Ajigust, 14 —A terrible crime w»s committed some-
: ime this morning at the National Chickamauga Military Park, which will in
■ all probability result in the death of a pretty young woman, and the lynch
ring of a lustful beast.
Daniel Heathcock, a laborer, who has been in the employment of thO
park commission for four years, residing with his estimable wife and lovely
sixteen year old daughter left his little borne this morning as usual to
work on the Ringgold national turn pike now in progress of building, never
suspecting or apprehending the danger to the loved ones there.
About one o’clock this afternoon Guard Brown, of the park in passing
through an orchard saw some disheveled looking garments lying near a ditch.
*. Approaching he was horrified to discover a young woman braised and fear *
fully mutilated in a terrible struggle, lying unconscious by the road side.
Gathering the insensible form of the young woman he carried her to the
Heathcock home, " t
At the ruined home another horrifying sight met his gaze. At the rear
■of the house lay the apparently lifeless form of the ruined girls mother, who,
. too had fought bravely for her honor, and that of her innocent child. Guard
* Brown began at once tn apply restoratives to revive Mrs. Heathcock with
partial success. ’ . ’
Dazed and hysterical, she told enough of the heinous crime to give a clue
to the perpetrator. She said a red bearded white man called at her house
-about 9 o’clock begging for something to eat. She gave him his meal, and
then be villianonsly made indecent proposals to her. Being promptly re
jected. he became enraged and strucked Mrs. Beathcock, a terrible blow with
a piece of wood. She fell unconscious to the ground and her daughter rushed
to her side.
The scoundrel siezed the girl, chokedjher shrieks of terror into silence and
I her into the orchard, where, after a hard struggle, be accomplish his
foul purpose and escaped, having first armed himself with a 38 caliber pistol
I belonging to Beatheock.
News of the crime was immediately telegraped to the city and county
authorities. Deputies were dispatched in every direction and mounted offi
cers went to the Rossville and Ringgold disticts. Bloodhounds from the con
vict camp were also put on the trail of the fiend, who is being followed by a
posse of 150 men on horseback, well armed, and determined upon dire and
I mmediate vengance.
It is said that they were within a few hundred rods of the scoundrel at
111 o’clock tonight.. Excitement runs high in the horrified communities, and
night or day when captured, the infuriated friends of the wronged husband
and ruined family will lynch the fiend.
REMARKABLE FEAT.
Homer Heed Swam Si. Simon Bound in One
Hom and Teo Minnies
Brunswick, Aug. 14.—Homer Reed’s
great feat in swimming St. Simon’s sound
in one hour and twenty-six minutes, was
beaten yesterday by his brother, Milton,
t who covered the distance in 14 minutes
less time. Mrs. Milton Reed and Mrs.
Homer-Reed followed in a rowboat.
This accomplishment has set sea lovers
a wild with eDtbusiaym and all sorts of
money can be found to back the Reed
brothers as the greatest swimmers on the
eouth At'antic coast.
Not in the memory of the oldest in
habitant have suc() magnificent powers
of endurance and speed been displayed
in the local waters and Atlanta’s rep
resentatives of the magnificent art of
swimming have received toast
after toast in the cases among
the business men and in pro
fessional circles. Discussions as to
the respective abilities of the Reed broth-
r era are numerous, ana Homer Reed, spur
red by his brother's act, now announces
his intention of swimming from the ocean
buoy to St. Simon’s pier at the
opening of next season. Sash a perfor
mance will draw thousands and piles
of money will change-bands. The dis
tance is six miles, against a heavy roll
ing sea and Reed will have to live in the
water at least four hours. It will be a
terrific battle, with a test of human en
jiurance greater tfian nine-tenths of men
can stand.
THE ROME TRIBUNE.
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NOTED LAW IS SET ASIDE.
Day State Woin-u May Now Wear Feather,
or Bodie, ot Hird, on Hat..
Boston, Ang. 14.—The famous law
which was intended to prohibit th«
wearing of feathers or bodies of biro,
for ornamental purposes on hats, hns
been interpreted by Attorney General
Knowlton in such away that there is
practically no prohibition at all. In an
exhaustive paper he has given the opiu-.
ion that the bird law does not prohibit
the bringing of birds into the state.
In the summary of his paper, the at
torney general says: '
“I am of the opinion that the statutes
of 1897, chapter 324, is uot to be con
strued as prohibiting the having in pos
session the wearing of the body or
feather of birds, take'n or killed with
out the commonwealth.”
New York was especially interested
in this matter, because many of the
feathers used by local milliners are pro
cured in New York.
It was stated at the time of the pas
sage of the act that the measure was an
honest and earnest attempt to stop the
killing of birds for ornamental purposes
and to discourage the wearing of feath
ers in women’s bonnets.
As Mr. Knowlton's opinion prac
tically reserves such restriction, those
who have been earnest in fighting the
cause of the birds believe that ar a last
resort the state will not let tae matter
rest at its present status.
Nsw Ail Flaut For '*riaco.
Ban Francisco, Aug. 14.—The Stand
ard Oil company has purchased a site
on which to ereot a new plant in this
city. Work will be commenced within
two months. ,
ROME. GA., SUNDAY. AUGUST i 5. 1897.
NATIONAL
Baltimore Crowding Boston
Close For First
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New York Won From Boston Balti
more Won from Phlldelphla.
, Chicago Victor.
Washington, Aug. 14.—Boston again
bit the oust before New York. Boston
won four out of the series of seven.
Baltimore’s third straight victory' o 'er
the Phillies put them within 14 points of
the leaders. Boston has 680 points, Bal -
timore 666, Cincinnati 644.
Chicago administered a second drub
bing to Cincinnati, and Washington con
tinued her wonderful spurt by defeating
Brooklyn. The scores-
Louisville 8, Pittsburg 6.
Cleveland s’, St. Louis 10.
Boston 4, New York 6.
Brooklyn 4, Washington 6.
Baltimore 11, Philadelphia 10.
Chicago 10. Cincinnati 9.
FOUND IN NEGRO HUT,
Three Little White Girls Left in House in
Conyers, Georgia.
Atlanta, Aug. 14.—Officer Bart well,
of Conyers, Ga., arrived in the city to
day with three little white girls, rang
ing from 4 to eight years.
He said be found them in a filthy
negro hut in Conyers. It deyelopes
that they are the children of a Mrs.
Landrum, a woman who recently
moved there fropi the North. She said
that she was ignorant of any wrong in
so doing, and simply left her children
there wfiile she mads arrangements
abont getting settled.
A.) oop Nor Tw.nty-Slx t>*yi>.
Louisville. Aug. 14.—For 26 days
little Elsie Diok, the 18-year-old daugh
ter of Mrs. Thomas Dick of 427 East
Kentucky street, has not opened her
eyes aud has not known a waking mo
ment She has been asleep the entire
time, and Dr. Frank Wilson, who is at
tending her, says she will probably
sleep a week longer. Twenty-eight days
ago she was attacked with typhoid fe
ver. For two days the fever raged and
then suddenly left her. She then sank
into a stupor, from which she has not
aroused, although every effort known
to medical science has been used.
Paris Green In His Coffee.
Dunbar, Piu, Aug. 14.—Thomas Jeff
ries, night boss at the Ferguson mine,
was poisoned by drinking coffee, in
which had been placed Paris green.
He was taken violently ill, but is now
believed to be out of danger. An ex
amination of his dinner bucket showed
traces of the poison. The Paris green
was evidently put in the bucket by
some one in the mine. Jeffries in
curred the enmity of a number of the
strikers in 1894 by acting as a deputy
for the Danbar company. The Fergu
son mine is in the coke region and there
is no trouble there at present -
Cast 11 lo*4 Slayer to Be Tried*
Madrid, Aug. 14.—The courtmartial
of Angolli, the assassin of Premier Can
ovas del Castillo, will open Monday.
The court will be presided over by a
lieutenant colonel of artillery. The
public prosecutor, who went to San
Sebastian to collect evidence against t ie
prisoner, has uot yet returned to Ver
gara.
Central Declarer a Dividend.
Savannah, Aug. 14.—The Georgia
Central Railway company has declared
its first dividend, per cent on the
first series of $400,000 of income bonds.
The condition of the property is good.
There are $10,000,Q00 of income bonds
in three series aud it takes $90,000 to
pay the dividend just declared.
Killed Hi* Brother-In-Taw,
Middlesboro. Ky.. Aug. 14. —A spe
cial from Nasbie, Letcher county, states
that Caleb Lane killed his brother-'.u
law, Robert Stanley, for dogging hogs.
Lane fled to Virginia, but was captured
aud lodged in. the county jail.
Faaiwngora on the Pari*.
New York, Aug. 14.—Among the
passengers who arrived on the steamer
Paris were the Count of Aberdeen, W.
0. Carnegie. Professor E. M. Gallaudet
and nine members of the Am er io an
cricket team.
PrlM of OU 1. Declining.
Loe Angeles, Aug. 14.—The price of
oil continues to decline; the best quality
now selling at the tanks for 60 cents,
with a prospect of a' f urther drop to 60
cents in the near future.
No Perry Caso.
Atlanta, August 14. —Governor At -
ktnson has not rendered his decision in
the Perry case, and it .will probably not
be made public before Monday next.
Rreelver tor Street Railway.
Atlanta, Aug. 14,—Judge Candler
appointed Major W. J. Kendricks re
ceiver for the Atlanta Electric Railway
Company today. It is short line about
two miles long and has been operated by I
'the Atlanta Street Railway Company. [
FADRETO
VISITCZAR.
He Will Call on Rus
sian Ruler.
WILL BE BANQUETED
During Stay in Petersburg City Will be
Gaily Decorated,
FAlffiE FOUHT IN WIN SOUARE
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Talk of Sending Russians to
• Intermarry In France.
WOULD STEM FALLING BIRTH RATE
Lady Somerset Withdraws Resignation as
, Read of British W. C. T. U.-Authori
ties Watching the Anarchists.
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London, Aug. 14. Tne arrangements
for the visit of President Faure to St
Petersburg are practically completed.
He will leave Dunkirk Wednesday af
ternoon aboard the French warship
Pothua, escorted by the Pruix and Sur
cof, and will arrive at Cronstadt, Mon
day, Aug. 23. The first day of his so
journ in Russia will be devoted to his
reception at Cronstadt aud Peterhoff
and the exchange of official visits and
a banquet at the Peterhoff palace and a
gala performance at the I arterial thea
ter.
*; The president and the czar will start
for St. Petersburg Aug. 24. There M.
Faure will be welcomed bv the munici
pal officers of St. Petersburg and will
receive in advance delegations of the
principal cities of the empire. He will
also Tuesday lay the cornerstone of -the
French hospital. In the evening the
president will give a banquet at the
French embassy Tn honor dr the czar.
There will .be a grand review at Kras
noe-Selo on Aug. 25, followed by a
grand military dinner. At night there
will be a fete in the gardens of the Pe
terhoff palace. After a review of the
combined French and Russian squad
rons' in Cronstadt roads the president
will bid farewell to the czar and czarina
and will return on board the Pothua,
which will start immediately for France,
reaching Dunkirk on Aug. 31.
Magnificent decorations are projected
at St. Petersburg, including a Faure
fountain in the middle of the historic
Kazan square, which will remain a per
manent memorial to the president’s
visit. The medals which President
Faure will distribute to the guard of
honor aud to the variolas functionaries
attending him during his visit to Rus
sia, bears on one side the profile of an
effigy of the republic and the words
'•Republique Francaise.” On the ob
verse side is a wreath of laurels sur
rounding the date, Aug. 18, 1897 Three
hundred medals of these composed of
platinum, 80 of silver gilt aud 220 of
dull gold have been struck.
Referring to the coming visit, the
Russian newspapers are a
scheme to benefit France by sending
stalwart Russians to intermarry in
France and stein the falling birth rate
in that country.
St. Petersburg municipal authorities
will present three immense loving cups
to the visiting warships.
Lady Henry Somerset has withdrawn
her resignation of the presidency of the
British Women’s Temperance associa
tion.
Since the Oanovas 'assassination las*
Sunday the authorities of Scotland Yard
have been exercising the most active
supervision over the anarchists of Great
Britain, ami they have been in constant
communication with the police authori
ties of Paris, Rome, Madrid aud other
capitals. A number of detectives, sta
tioned at the various ports, have been
doubled and new arrivals examined.
Despite these precantiobs the commis
sioner of police, Sir Edward Bradford,
htas authorized a public meeting in Tra
falgar square on Sunday, Aug. 22, to
“denounce the revival of torture in
Spanish prisons ”
The authorities declare that the com
missioners did uot know that it was an
archists who applied for it The news
papers say it is certain that there will
be trouble if the meeting is held, as the
people are waking up to the necessity
of a stern repression of the anarchists.
The Berlin chess tournament, which
is expected to rival the recent contest at
.Nnremburg aud Budapest, will begin
Sept. 12. Prizes ranging from £IOO to
£5, and a “brilliancy” prize, will be
awarded by Baron Rothschild of Vi
enna, who is a chess enthusiast.
l*ut n Stu* tu ,IM I'ruetleu.
A long existing scandal has been
ended Uv a complaint'upon tjie part of
[Continued on Pago Seven.]
STRIKE SPREADING
Mines ii West Virginia Are
Slowly Losing Men.
Whole of Wheeling District is Idle.
Now Admitted That'coal Dig
gers Are Gaining Some.
Wheeling, Aug 14.—The failure or
operators in the Fairmount region to
call the blnff of the national leaders by
serving the United States court)injunc
tion, which was plainly violated, throws
the strjke in that region into about the
shape it was a week ago, except that the
strikers are gaining a little daily. J.
Monongah nnipn|uow has 507 members,
with a growth of b 0 this week. The
other mines are losing their workers
slowly aud the strike is gaining in pro
portion. It is argued now that as the
injunction was not served on the lead
ers the operators will hardly try it on
the subordinate leaders aud agitators.
It is admitted by all that the strikers
are making gains in the Kanawha re
gion. There are still two mines work
ing and 2.000 miners. It is -reported
that the Norfolk and Western will be
attacked by the organizers again Mon
day.
1 The Wheeling district is now entirely
closed. A massmeeting was held at
Martin’s Ferry to Miso ass the closing of
the last two small mines in the eastern
Ohio section.
MINERS STILL MARCHING.
The Orders of President Dolan and Other
Officials Are Ignored.
Pittsburg. Aug. 14.—-Despite the or
ders of the miners* officials, the strikers
at Sandy Creek and Turtle Creek at
tempted to march on the mines, but the
deputies were on the alert and both
bodies were forced to break ranks and
return to their camps. There- was the
same show of resistance made by the
marchers at Sandy Creek that occurred
at Plum Creek, but of a milder degree.
The campers began the march at 3
o’clock, an hour arid a halt earlier than
usual. This was done to outwit the
deputies, but it failed. The sheriff’s
men were on guard aud when the strik
ers came up the road they were met by
26 deputies aud ordered to halt. The
injunction was then served to them and
they were ordered back to camp. They
resisted at first, but when the deputies
pressed forward foe strikers quickly
broke ranks and retui-ned to their quar
ters. As the result of this 22 diggers
went into the mine. At Turtle Creek
the men had just formed on thq road
when the dephties appeared. Aitor a
short parley the strikers withdrew.
At Pi uru Creek there is a victory for
the compapy so far as the operation of
the mine id concerned. There was no
marching, the strikers having decided
to obey President Dolan’s orders to dis
continue the marching until after the
injunction proceedings next Monday/
All woe quiet during the night and the
campers and deputies had a good night’s
rest -
Distressing word comes from the
Moon Run district, where JOO families
are - said to be in want. It has been
seven weeks since the miners went out.
and at that time they had little or noth
ing ahead of them. Mnch sickness is
said to prevail. A fnnd for the dis
tressed has been started.
Contract For Big Loan Signed.
Shanghai, Aug. 14.—The preliminary
contract for the indemnity loan of £16,-
000,000 ($80,000,000) which the Hooley
syndicate has been negotiating with
Shing Ta Jeng was signed on Aug. 13,
and on the same terms offered by the
Hong-Kong aud Shanghai bank,
namely, 5 per cent at 95 years, besides
giving the syndicate the option to con
struct the Shanghai Soo Chow railway.
It is rumored that the Belgian loan has
collapsed,
Spain and Peru to Arbitrate.
Washington, Aug. 14.--United States
Minister Neill, at Lima, Peru, reports
to the state department the conclusion
of a treaty between Peru and Spain
providing that any question arising be
tween the two governments shall be
submitted to arbitration. In case it is
impossible to settle the question by that
method the contracting parties agree to
accept the mediation of a foreign power.
Deformed Hoy Left In Wood, to Die.
Atlanta, Aug. 14.—A Crippled boy
about 5 years of age was discovered in
the woods near this city, where he had
been nlaoed by some person and left to
starve. When found the little fellow
was in a terrible condition. A perfect
swarm of ants and bugs covered his
fgee. ThC child was carried to police
beadquarters and detectives are now
investigating the case.
Britain to Gr*b mi Island.
San Dirgk>, Oal., Aug. U. The
steamer Navarro has arrived from Olip
perton island, off Acapulco, Mex. From
ttatemeuts inad» ( by some of the people
on board rhe Navarro, it is thought the
British flag will soon be hoisted over
Otipperton island, although it Is sup
posed to belong to Mexico.
Chicago, Aug. 14.—Tommy White
has signed articles to go to England aud
box Nunc Wu.luce,’the English 126-
pound champion, before the National
Sportiqg duo of London. Tne fight
Will be 35 rounds for SI,OOO a side. >•
large purse and the international 126-
pound ctaampionshin.
Talk to Year Trade.
The Tribune has the
largest circulation of any
newspaper in North Geor/
gia. It reaches your trade
daily,
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SOTHERN’S
CASE SET
Suit of Macon Men Will
Will be Heard.
HAS BEEN POSTPONED
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Judge Says it Presents no Reason for
Urgent Action.
MATTER COMES UP AT MT. AIRT
Bill to Dissolve Alleged Consoli
dation of Railroads
ORIGINALLY BEFORE GOV- ATKINSON
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Case Was Withdrawn Before He Delivered
Decision—lt Was Then Filed in the
United States Court at Macon
Atlanta, Aug. 14.—The suit of W.
B. Sparks and others, citizens of Macon,
against the Southern railway, to dis
solve the consolidation of the various
roads composing that system, was called
at Mt Airy, Ga., the summer home of
United States Judge Emory Speer. By
consent of all parties an order was en
tered that the demurrer and all motions
in the case, of which notice shall be
given by Oct 1, be set or hearing al
Mt Airy on Oct 12. Judge Speer said
that the bill presented no reason for
exigent or urgent action.
The suit alleges that the Southern
controls the Central of Georgia, the
Georgia Southern aud Florida, the Ma
con and Birmingham and the former
Georgia Midland aud Gulf. It says
that owing to this alleged control there
is up competition at Macop.
The complainants in this case pre
sented it originally to Governor Atkin
son, with the request that he should di
rect the attorney general to begin legal
proceedings against the Southern to
break the consolidation. The governor
proceeded to investigate the charges,
but before he announced his conclusions
th§ complaint was withdrawn and soon
after was put in a different shape and
filed in the United States court at
Macon.
When the case is called m October
ex-Senator Edmunds will argue the de
murrer for the railroad company.
SHAM FIGHT AT THE SHOW.
Bis Crowd In Nashville Witness a Battle
Between Tsfro Thousand Troops.
Nashville, Aug. 14.—The regular
and special trains arriving here brought
thousands of people to the Tennessee
Centennial exposition. The principal
attraction of the day was the sham bat
tle fought by 2,000 soldiers belonging to
Ohio and Tennessee regiments and con
federate cavalry.
During the day there were exhibition
drills by different companies of militia,
and concerts by Victor Herbert’s band.
A brilliant musical program was ren
dered at the Woman’s building by local
talent in the presence of a very large
audience. The Fourteenth Ohio regi
ment gave a dress parade and was re
viewed by Governor Taylor.
In the sham battle the troops were
commanded by Ooloqel Ooit of the Four
teenth Ohio regiment and Oolonel W.
O. Smith of the First regiment, Na
tional guard, state of Tennessee. The
battle was witnessed by immense
assemblage and was the greatest event
of the kind ever seen here.
During the months of September and
October a number of important convo
cations will be held in the Woman’s
building. The dates definitely fixed are
as follows: Sept. 2, Indiana Woman's
Suffrage association; Sept. U. Shelby
county day; Sept. 15, Business Woman’s
day; Sept. 18, Arkansas day; Sept. 22,
Woman's auxiliary to the Chicago Ou- '
ban oolpmittee of 100; Sept. 25. Parthe
non day; Oct. 1 and 2, Nineteenth Cen
tury club; Oct. 4 aud 5, Art convoca
tion; Oct. 6 aud 7, Authors’convocation.
Teller on the I, Junctions.
Denver, Aug. 14. “Heretofore it has
been supposed to be the province of the
courts tn punish men for crimes com
mitted,” said Senator Teller, in discuss
ing the injunctions against the. striking
coal miners, “but now it seems to be
the accepted idea that the courts oa.t
punish men for crimes which somebouy
believes he may commit.”
Gold MmUkl For XaMHriwr.
London. Aug. 14. —Tne members of
the Cobden club har- caused u special
gold medal to be struck for presentation
to the Canadian premier. Sir Wiilreu
Laurier, in formal recognition of his
r'tachment to free tra4e.