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Don’t Waste Money On circulars and hand* bills when you can put an advertisement in such a far*reaching medium as The Tribune. ESTABLISHED 1887. TAX RATE INCREASED. It Will Be $5.21 Per Thousand For 1897. WAS $4.56. IN 1896 The S'ump in Tax Returns Not the Only Cause. THE INCREASE IN APPROPRIATIONS Was the Chief Cause of the Advance- T MAY BE STILL HIGHER NEXT YEAR It Is Thought That the Tax Kate For 1898 Will Be For Same Reason as Present Advance. Atlanta, The governor and comp* troller-general met today and fixed the state tax rate at $5.21 per thousand for the year 1897. For 1896 the * rate was $4.56. This shows an increase of sixty-five cents per thousand. The increase is caused by the great advance over last year in the appropria tions. The increase is also due to the Mump in the *tax returns, which'were • behind those of last year. It is thought that the rate for 1898 will have to be fixed at $6.21 for the same reason of the increase of this year. WRECK ON SOUTHERN, Several Cars Torn Up But No One Seriously Injured. Byrums, Ala., Aug. 20, —A freight train on the Southern Railroad was wrecked a few miles from Anniston last night. Several cars were torn up badly, many ditched. The nearest section crew was summon ed and the track was soon cleared. The trains that were delayed, are now going through. No one was badly hurt, though sev eral were scared up a little. LEGALLY HANGED. Towaey Lyles, a Negro. Hanged in Colum bia, 8, C., for Rape. Columbia, S. C , Aug, 20. —Towney Lyles, a negro, who assaulted a young wo man in Newberry county last March, was today legally hanged for the horrible crime. Lyles is the second man legally hanged for this crime in Newbury county since the ? ear 1825. INMAN FOR PRESIDENT. Mr. 8. M. Imuana Name Mentioned For Pres ident of Consolidated. Atlanta, Aug., 20.—Mr. S. M. In man has been mentioned as the suc cessor of Joel Hurst as president of the Consolidated Street Railroad. Nothing definite can be learned in regard to the matter as yet. MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL.. Flanagan’s Case Will Be Argued in Atlanta Today. Atlanta, Aug., 20.—The motion for new trial in the Flanagan case will be signed tomorrow. Hon. W. C. Glenn will doubtless make a very strong argument in the case, as he is deter mined to get a new trial if possible. Tug oauutlr*. a’ Sa'vannah. Savannah, Aug. 20.—The famous fil ibustering tug Dauntless arrived in Sa vannah about 11 o’clock at night, slipped 1 quietly into the river and is tied at one of the city docks. Captain Floyd, who i is in command, says nositively that the Dauntless will remain in Savannah dur ing the winter and work with the Bris- ‘ tol Towboat company in opposition to the Propeller Towboat company. When 1 the Dauntless left Jacksonville the gun- . boat Wilmington followed her almost ftil the way, but the Dauntless was too •wist for the gunboat. < THE ROME TRIBUNE. WHEAT ONE DOLLAR Most Exciting Day Ever Known in Wheat Market. Advance of Over Six Cents and Closes at 5 7-8 Higher—Reports From the Different Markets. Chicago, Aug., 20', —Higher prices at Liverpool, bullish crop estimates from Minneapslis and widespread damage to crops in Hungary were the main factors when the regular trad ing began on ’change. First transac tions were higher even than on the curb, the regular market at 90 l-2@5-8c and jumping a full cent in a few min utes t6"91 1 2c. The Liverpool advance was equal to 2 l-2@3 13 cent per bushel in spite of the break here yesterday, and tended to make to make the wheat pit believe that thb foreign situation was too strong for any opposition on this side. The Chicago board’s 4 o’clock Liv erpool cable at 3 l-2@3 3 4d over last night’s prices. The predominating element in the mar ket. overshadowing everything else, was the sensational Liverpool advance. As noon approached, the market began to soar and at noon passed by l-2c the early advance. September touched 92c. It was pointed out that 7,350,000 bush els of wheat had been cleared at the sea board in the past five days. Little or no attention was paid to dis . patches telling that Paris closed 25a30 Centimes lower. More attention was found in the -an nouncement that No. 1 Northern wheat sold for $1.06 I*4 at New York f. o. b. i afloat to English Cable advices - were that the excitement in Liverpool was partly due to unsettled weather and shorts covering. Cash wheat at Balti more touched sl. Later reports from New York said 110 boatloads were taken. ! Ob such news as this the September . option here went to 92 l*2c, a jump of 5c a bushel compared with last night’s closing figures. . ADVENT OF DOLLAR WHEAT. Pillsbury Given an Ovation to Celebrate the Great Event. .Chicago, Aug. 20. Just as the market was closing here the tickera ’ were telling that C. A. Pillsbury had marched into the chamber of commerce > in Minneapolis at the head of a brass i band celebrating the advent of dollar wheat. The final trading on the regular board here was 93 cents for September, or within half a cent of the top price of the day. The tone of the market at the close was firm. Wheat Wild l u Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Aug. 20.—The wheal market here was the most exciting ever experienced in the history of the ex change. Quotations jumped up 4% cents aud brought the prices beyond the dollar mark. There were no sales of No. 2 red at 101 and No. 2 Pennsylva nia red at tfliie writing is quoted at 103 This is the highest quotation reached in many years. Wheat 8o»d For 81.00 In New York. New York, Aug. 20.—At 1:40 pm. there was much excitement and noise in the wheat pit on the Produce Ex change, when September wheat sold at sl.o<>. The strength was due to talk of 1,000.000 bushels being taken for export at New York aud outports. THE END OF ANGIOLILLO. TUe Murderer of Canova Pays the Penalty of His Crime. San Sebastian, Aug. 20.—Michael Angiolillo, who shot and killed Seuor Cauovas del Castillo, the prime minis* ter of Spain at the baths of. Santa Agueda, on Sunday, Aug. 8, was exe cuted at 11 a. m., according to the sen tence of the courtmarrial imposed upon him on Monday last after his trial on the previous Sunday, which sentence was confirmed by the supreme council of war. Angiolillo’* Frlvncl Arrested. Lisbon. Aug. 20.—Isidorio Ricci, an Italian friend of Michael Angiolillo, the assassin of the Spanish premier, Seuoi Cauovas del Castillo, bus been arrested here. TIT FOR TAT. Atlanta Women Don’t Want Men to go Out Between Acts. Atlanta, Aug. 20. —A petition signed by many prominent Atlanta ladies was today presented to the city council, asking them to pass an ordi nance prohibiting men from ’ going out between acts.” This was occasioned, it is thought, by the recen.t ordinance passed by the council, prohibiting women from wearing hats in the theatres. This ordinance will hardly pass, it is thought. ROME. GA., SATURDAY. AUGUST 21. 1897. THE LAW VERSOSLAW Strikers to Sue Sheriff ' For Closing Road. WHAT IS CONTENDED < Roads in Plum and Patton‘Townships Were Obstructed. SAY IT EXCEEDS HIS AUTHORITY Ninety Deputies on Guardata Cost of SIO,OOO to Date.* HOW THE STRIKERS STOLE A MARCH On the Deputies By Outflanking Them and Surprisled the|Miners at Work—Lu - est Repoits Received. Pittsburg, Aug. 20.—1 tis reported among the strikers that suit was to be entered against Sheriff Lowry for ob structing the roads in Plum and Patton , townships. The strikers contend that he exceeded his authority in closing the roads to them and the matter will bq tested in the courts. In regard to re ports of his impending prosecution, the sheriff said no change would be made in his methods for a few days. The camps of the strikers were slowly disin tegrating aud he thought, in a day or two aft the strikers will have gone to their homes. At present he has 90 depu ties on duty at the mines These will be kept there until he is notifigjl that they are no Longer necessary. The cost of maintaining the deputies up to this time amounts to something like SIO,OOO. Attorney Kauffman, representing the New York and Cleveland company, the expense of employing the depu ties is great and that tne order of the court will be enforced rigidly and at once. If the campers do not leave Mr. DeArmitt will petition court to issue at tachments for contempt. The sheriff, howevei, has said that he will not in terfere with the camps, but will not permit the strikers on the highways. Forty-seven coal companies of the Pittsburg district have signed the uni formity agreement. Eleven other b g concerns promised to sign and th ~r names will be appended to the list as soon as the directors of the various companies meet and go through the formality of instructing their offici 1 heads, the presidents, as is prescribed by a clause of the uniformity agree ment. STRIKERS STEAL A MARCH. They Outflank the I>c put lea aud burprtec the Minors ut Work. Pittsburg, Aug. 20.—The striking miners encamped at Turtle Creek stole a march on the sheriff’s deputies guard ing Oak Hill mine. While the depu ties were waiting for the detachment of campers to appear on the roads leading to the mines and wondering why they did not come, the strikers were making a long detour, so as to approach the mouth of the pit from the hillside, and they succeeded in getting there without being observed. Their appearance was startling to the few meu wk i were ready to go to work and the deputies were hurriedly sent for. While ' they were coming the strikers told ’the men there would be a concert in their camp at night and in vited them > attend. When a posse of deputies, commanded by Deputy Sheriff David Hanna, appeared, a copy of the injunction was read to John Large, the leader of the strikers, and they left the place. Ano’-her party of strikers went to Mouroevi de, but so far as they coc 1 learn no new men were taken into tne entrances there. ’ Everything is quiet about Plum Creek. The strikers followed out the progrs m outlined by Captain Bellingham and sent out men in pairs to patrol t e roads. The deputies did not interfi > with them. In spite of the injunct! i the strikers claim to have made 30 o - verts by going to the houses of tne miners and talking the strike over in a friendly way. Secretary Warner was at camp during the night and notified the miners that any men evicted from the company homes for striking wouid be provided witn comfortable houses, food and clor.hiug. A Bttuk <’Mils Mt. Pleasant. Mich.. Aug. 20 —The People’s Savings bank of this city has closed its doors and is now in the hands of. the commissioner of banking. No statement has been given out. Accord ing to the Inst statement, made in Jan uary, the capital stock of the bank was SIOO 000, with $90,000 in deposits. G. E. Newell .s president, aud 0. A. Oar- Uuihtt** ia ruLfihiHr. NATIONAL_LEAGUE. Boston Wins and Baltimore Loses to Cleveland. This Places a Wide Gap Between the Leading Tjeams—New York Loses to Louisville. w Washington, Aug. 20. Boston is still gaining much ground on Baltimore who lost to Cleveland today. Pittsburg was easy for Boston, and Louisville “didn’t do a thing” so New York. The result of today’s games surprised many enthusiasts who never dreamed of Baltimore being defeated by Cleveland. The New York-Louisville game was also a great surprise. The scofe is as follows: Boston 15, Pittsburg 2. Chicago 6, Washington 2 ’Chicago 1, Wash’ngton 11. Philadelphia 6. Cincinnati 2. Philadelphia 8, Cincinnati 4." Brooklyn 12, St. Louis 7. New York 3, Louisville 9. Baltimore 0, Cleveland 5. A. B. (5Un NOLLY 1$ DEAD. Atlanta's Chief of Police Passes Away After a Loup illness. Atlanta, Aug. 20.—Chief of Police Connolly, after au illness of many weeks, died at 4a. m., at his residence. The illness of Chief A. B. Connolly has been a lengthy one, and upon sev eral occasions it was thought that death was immitieut. Each time, however, he rallied, but each time he lost strength and despite the efforts of his physicians has gradually grown weaker. Chief Copnolly was first elected on the police force of Atlanta in 1871, when he was quite a young man. He was first a patrolman, but by efficiency and strict attention to duty rose to a captaincy, and in 1881 he became the chief of police. This latter office he has filled with credit to hitnseif and with honor .to the city, having been re cently're-elected without opposition for another term ,of two year. Ohief Connolly will be buried Sun day afternoon at three o’clock. LYNC AI NG NEAR GHIC AG O. . I l Enraged Farmers Impale on Pitchforks, ’ Club and Shoot Brutal Peddler. Chicago, Aug. 20.—1 n Schiller park, a suburb of Chicago, infuriated farmers wreaked summary vengeance ou a man who had choked aud beaten a farmer’s wife. Shortly after noon while Mrs. Frauke was alone with her baby in the farm house, a man purporting to be a ped dler called and tried to sell her some goods. She replied that she did not want anything but that he might wait there unt 1 the men returned, as perhaps they might need something. The. man accepted the permission aud amused himself for a time by playing with the child. Suddenly as Mrs. Franke was about to leave the louse the man grabbed her. She is a large .German woman and put up a desperate fight. Finally the man drew a revolver, beat her into insensi bility anjl jansacked the house. She recovered shortly a"fter he left aud dragging herself to the field gave the alarm. About 30 farmers, armed with shotguns and pitchforks, started in pur suit of the miscreant and he was cap tured in a cornfield. The enraged men did not wait to give the law a chance. The object of ther wrath was shot, impaled on pitchforks and beaten with clubs until life was ex tinct, He was left where he was killed and the coroner was notified. TO COIN ~s7l VER CO LONS. Under Cos'a Rloa'* New System the Rate Is Thirty-Two to One. Washington, Aug. 20.—Information comes from Costa Rica that that gov ernment has asked the United States mint bureau to coin 600,000 colons under the former government's new system of coinage, favorable to gold. It will also seek to secure gold bars sufficient to coin an additional 400,000 colons. The colon is equivalent to 46 cents. The ratio at which the Costa Rica coinage is made is 32 to 1 as between gold and silver. The Bank of Costa Rica sold its sup ply of silver before recent declines and is said to have made considerable profit thereby. African Mnthodiflt Bishop Dead. New York, Aug. 20.—The Rev. Perry Hopkins, a bishop in the Aineribau African Union Methodist church, is dead. He was 75 years old and for many years was a preacher in this city. Before the war he was a slave. He be longed to Robert Gamble, a planter on the eastern shore, Maryland, but ’’e bought his freedom ami came to this city 45 years ago. His last sermon was on “The Mysteries of Death. ” ....... . t - . , , - Hl* Life For Hl- Hat. Yorkvtlke, S. 0., Aug. 20.—Jephtha Hemphill, a negro, was killed near here by a falling tree while trying to exhibit his daring to a number of companions. A large pine had just been cut, and while it was falling Hemphill saw his hat in the way, and with a bantering remark sprang to get it. The tree fell on him. bore him to the ground aud wnahefl his skull to atoms- CONDITION OF CROPS. Agricultural Depart ment at Washington. IN OFFICIAL REPORT Tells About the Crops of Many Countries • in Other Lands. FOREIBN WHEAT CROP IS STOUT ’Canadian Fruit Crop Is a Great Failure. THE RYE CROP IS SHORT IN EUROPE This With Famine In India Will Restrict Ex port of Wheat From European Coun tries Generally Supplied. Washington, Aug. 20.—Advices to the agricultural department from pri vate, and indirectly from official sources, confirm the predictions of aconsiderable scarcity in the European wheat crop, while rye, which is the chief bread grain of eastern Europe, is also short. This fact, a special report of Statistician Hyde of the department says, as well as the wheat 'deficiency, will tend .to re strict the export of the latter from those European countries which usually have a surplus of that grain. As to non- European countries, other than the United States, their aggregate contribu tion to the European supply will be ma terially affected by the fact that India, denuded by the famine, will have prac tically no wheat to export. United States Consul O’Connor, at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, reports that early crops in tile southwestern part of the province"'were mucTi Injured by wet weather during tbq first of June, w&icli also prevented planting die usual potato area. Plums are a failure. Ap ples are a short crop. Small fruits like strawberries are abundant with an in creased acreage. The wild berry crop is immense Unofficial reports from Ontario show an unfavorble change in the fruit prospect, with a probable small crop of apples. In western Ontario the fruit outlook is better, but there will be a poor crop around Quebec, while in Manitoba the wheat area exceeds the reduced acreage of last year by 29 per cent and is 14 per cent greater than the 1895 acreage, until then the year of the largest. The agricultural conditions in other foreign countries follow: Great Britain and Ireland—Returns from every county in England and from piany districts in Wales, Scotland aud Ireland indicate the wheat crcp will be considerably, oats and potatoes in a less degree and barley only slightly below the average. France— Conservative commercial es timates put the total wheat crop as low as 100,000,900 hectolitres, making it about one-seventh less than the heavy crop of 1896. Germany—An official report, dated Juiy 15. in which the figure "1” denoted superior, “2” good and "3” middling condition, puts winter wheat at 2.3, rye 2.4 and barley at 2.7, oats at 3, potatoes at 2.7 and hay at 2.6. Thus, none of the leading cereals are rated as “good.” According to a report from Hamburg, rain was sadly interfering with harvest ing operations. Russia—Advices from Nicolaieff of July 25 report an average yield of wheat, but the quality of spring wheat has suffered from the hot weather, and much of it would be light. Rye was unsatisfactory .in both quantity and quality. Barley was unsatisfactory in yield, but its color has suffered from the rain. Austria-Hungary—Prices of wheat at Vienna are reported to be the highest in ten years and the foreign wheat is being imported. The weather is wet. i Opposes EnOHnipwent For Richmond. Richmond, Aug. 20.—General Brad ley T. Johnson, a confederate brigadier, has written a letter opposing the hold ing of the G. A. R. encampment here in 1899. He points out that the women of Richmond would not throw them bou quets or welcome them as they march in line us they do riie confederates. He also suggests that each confederate shall •’tote” two federal veterans on his bock in the great parade. I Work on Tunnel to Be Resumed. Seattle, Wash., Aug. 20— Active work on the tunnel of the Great North ern railroad in the Cascade mountains will be commenced Friday. The tun- > nel will be 2% miles long, 60 feet wide 1 and 23 feet high. It will cost $2,000,- ’ 000 and require two y ars lu buildirg, 1 It will reduce tjie ascent fay 1,000 feet > Tali to Your Trade. The Tribune has the largest circulation of any newspaper in North Geor* gia. It reaches your trade daily, PJRICE FIVE CENTS PREMIUM ON GOLD Ruining Merchants oi Mexico Who Cannot Paj It. I Believed That a European Conspir acy of Money Lenders is Causing It. New York, Aug. 20.—A dispatch to The Herald from Mexico, Mex., says: Exchange on New York has reached 1.45 premium. In other words, it takes $2.45 Mexican money to buy an American dollar containing less silver than the Mexican dollar. , This enormous depreciation of the Mexican dollar is ruining merchants. > They are cancelling all orders for im ports, and many will close their stores, as they cannot sell their stocks on hand . at a rate high enough to replenish them. They believe that the price is unnatu- I rally depressed and is due to a conspi racy abroad. , Meanwhile home manufactures are booming, as the depreciation in silver makes a tariff walk Coffee, sugar, to : bacco and sisal hemp planters are pros perous, as they sell abroad for gold and pay their laborers in silver. Strange to say, the Mexican dollar buys as much goods as it ever did, except of the im ported variety. The government is hard hit, as it has to pay the interest on the foreign debt in gold. There is some talk of repudiation, but there is no knowing what President Diaz will da He may refund the 6 per cent debt, paying only 3 per cent interest here after. Capitalists are flocking into the coun try to take advantage of the high pre mium and invest their gold. The belief here is that labor paid in silver will eventually win against labor paid in gold. In support of this theory it is pointed out that tin mines of Cornwall will have to shut down because they cannot compete with those in the straits settle ments and Borneo, where Mexican dol lars are current Bankers here say a handful of mon in London are ma nipulating the money of the world, which means that they are controlliiiß the prices of the world aud that it is the ■ old fight of monarchy against society. Rich Mexicans, accustomed to living much of tho time abroad, are staying at home investing their silver in build ing improvements. All kinds of real estate are rapidly increasing in price, and the demand for contractors is large. Attention is also being directed to trop ical agriculture, - YOUNG PEOPLE’S UNIOnT Tile Second Day of the Convention at City of Indianapolis. Indianapolis, Aug. 20.—“ Prayer for the Presence aud Power of the Holy Ghost” was the subject of the sunrise prayeriueeting at the capital grounds. The delegates to the Young People’s Union convention were out in force and the fine weather conditions helped to make the meeting the success that it was. At 9:30 a grand praise service in Tomlinson hall was conducted by the Rev. D. F. McGill, D. D., general sec retary-elect. At its conclusion the con vention divided into sections for confer ence work. The conferences lasted until 12 o’clock, at which hour many of the delegates went to the Y. M. C. A. hail, where the Rev. Leslie E. Hawk, evangelist of the second synod, conducted a midday meeting for business men. At the afternoon session the Ren Thomas H. Hanna, Jr., of Steubenville, 0.. presided at a conference on Chris tian beneficence, aud the tithes com mittee reported. At 4:15 o’clock Booker T. Washing ton, president of the Tuskeegee (Ala.) Institute, andressod the convention on. ‘‘The Negro in Relation to our Chris tian Civilization. ” DESPERATE CONVICT OUT. Bin Sworn That He Would Kill Two Prominent Citizens Meridian, Miss., Aug. 20.—Reports from Kemper county, in this state, are to the effect that Tom Tolbert, a con vict under two sentences of 33 years each —one for murder and the other for assault—escaped from the penitentiary several weeks ago and has returned to the scene of his Crimea During his confinement Tolbert swore thpt whenever he escaped he intended to kill two of the most prominent citi zens in Kemper county, who were active in securing his conviction, and the fact that he is at large is causing these two, besides many others who were active in prosecuting him, many sleepless nights. Tolbert was a member of a band of brothers who made life a ■terror to the people of that section for many years before they were finally taken. The r oneiuavd* Fall of Silver. New York, Aug. 20.—A dispatch to The Herald from Valparaiso says: The persistent fall in the price of bar silver has caused a panic among the producers in Chili. Many of the principal mil is of the republic will be closed soon, and if the price continues to full ruin will be the only result. The Only Volunteer. * Anniston, Ala, Aug. 20.—Toussaint L. Stevens volunteered to assist in re moving Anniston's first case of small pox to the pesthouse. He was the oily ime to step forward when help was requested. Stevens will have to re main at the pesthou#e 15 days.