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ESTABLISHED 1887.
HEBE IS A
SENSATION
University Trustees Re
consider Action.
ASKING ANDREWS
To Resign as President and Head of the
Brown University.
REQUEST HIM TO REMAIN IN CHARGE
His Views on Silver Did Not
Meet Their Approval.
WANTED HIM TO TEACH ABOUT GOLD
Being the B at Money Standard—The Case
Has Caused a Great Deal of Com
ment All Over the Country,
Providence, R. 1., Sept. I.—The
trustees of Brown university met to
day and unanimously decided to atk
President E. Benjamin Andrews to
withdraw his resignation.
Several weeks ago President An
drews resigned because the trustees
objected to his teaching and arguing
in favor of the silver question. They
desired him to be silent, or to favor
the gold standard.
Andrews’ answer was a letter of
resignation stating that his position
was too Well defined to need any ex
planations.
Since then a storm of censure has
been raging around Brown university,
and with few exceptions President
Andrews has received the highest
praise for his brave stand.
He has not yet given his answer to
the trustees about returning.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
The Three Leaders All Win.—Contests on
Many Diamonds Yesterday.
Washington, Sept. I.—The fight
for the pennant in the National
League continues with unabated
'fierceness. The three leaders all won.
'Cincinnati dropped the eighth consec
utive game. The scores:
New York 8, Cincinnati 7.
Boston 7, Chicago 4.
Baltimore 11, St. Louis 5.
Washington 5, Pittsburg 1.
Philadelphia 7, Louisville 6.
Brooklyn 5, Cleveland 1.
PHILLIPS ACQUITTED.
Proven Not Guilty of Assaulting Misi Jones,
people Are Indignant.
LaFayette, Ga., Sept. I.—The jury
in the case of Will Phillips, charged
with- assaulting Miss Sallie Jones at
Rock Springs, Ga., brought in a verdict
-of not guilty. .
A big posse of deputies is protecting
Phillips until he can get out of the state.
The people are very indignant.
REFUSED NEW TRIAL.
-Judge Candler Wont Give Flanagan Another
Trial—Will Be Carried Up,
Atlanta, Sept. I.—Judge Candler
has refused to grant E. C. Flanagan a
new trial. There were forty-five counts
J n the demand for a new trial.
The case will probably be appealed to
the supreme court.
Warrant Sworn Out For English.
Atlanta, Sept. I.—A warrant was
sworn out for Lon English today charg
ing him with murder. He was the man
who assaulted old man William Brown,
who has since died.
Won’t Return To Georgia.
. Columbus, 0., Sept. I.—Lewis Red
wine will not return to Atlanta at the
expiration of his sentence. He refuses
to see his old friends when they call at
the prison. '
THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
GUANO TAGS AGAIN
New Bids Opened Yesterday in
Atlanta.
Demorest Concern Blds 35 Cents Per
Thousand—Lowest Bld
Before 54 Cents.
Atlanta, Sept. I.—The old racket
about guano tags has jumped up
again.
When Commissioner Nesbit opened
the bids sometime since, and accepted
the one for 54 cents per thousand. It
yras such a big saving over the old
price that it was thought that the
matter was ended.
But not so. Representative Swift,
one of the Blalock committee, raised
a big row and said that 54 cents was
extortionate. He said he could get
good ones for 20 cents per thousand.
When investigated Swift’s tags were
found to be worthless, having no
wires, and got up in very shoddy
style.
However, Commissioner Nesbit de
cided to recall the bids and advertise
for more. They were opened today
and ranged from 35 to 70 cents per
thousand,
A printing concern at Demorest,
Ga., had the lowest bid in, and if their
work is satisfactory, and they can
make the necessary bond, they will
print four million tags at 35 cents per
thousand.
SEA ISLAND COTTON.
The Rast Has Cut the Crop Off at Least Teri
Per Cent.
Gainesville, Fla,, Sept, l.<—Since the
publication of the annual report of H. F.
Dutton & Co., giving a prospectus of the
general condition of the cotton crop
many changes have occurred, and from
the many letters received by that firm in
regard to a circular letter, it would seem
that the crop is 10 per ’ cent, below that
of previous report, rain, rust, caterpillar
arid other drawbacks having greatly
reduced the prospect for a yield. This
relates to Georgia and Florida.
The correspondent of Pelham, Ga.,
writes: “The sea island crop in this sec
tion will be about 40 per cent of last
year’s crop, provided wejhave favorable
seasons from now on. The farmers in
this region lost money in making sea
island oottou last season, and the result
was that more than half of them dis
continued making of it. The rains have
done considerable damage, causing the
stalk to go to weed and the fruit to drop
off, while the lower bolls, a great many
of them, have rotted from the effects of
continued rains. When one takes hold
of a stalk and shakes it, not onlyjforms
and biooms drops off on the ground, but
also a great many half-grown bolls.
How far a late fall can compensate for
this damage no one can tell. The re
ceipts in this section last year were
about 5,000 bales, and this year we can’t
estimate on more than 2,000. The con
ditions prevailing here are the same in
Thomas, Miller, Decatur, Baker, Col
quitt, Dougherty and Worth counties,
where there was something like 25,000
baies marketed last year.
In the'Valdosta district the cropsig
off 33 13 per cent, about Madison, Fla ,
10 per cent. About Jasper it will in
crease 10 per cent.
THE FIRE YESTERDAY.
Flames Break Out in TAro Places in McGhte
Warehouse.
Arc the firebugs at work in Rome?
• It looks very much like it, as a number
of fires have broken out lately under
peculiar circumstances.
The alarm was turned in yesterday
afternoon at six o’clock, and as usual the
companies all answered promptly. Two
blazes were found m the McGhee ware
house on Fiist avenue.
One in a barrel on the first floor, which
was rolled out without any trouble. The
second fire was on the second floor. It
was in seme loose cotton behind two bar
rels of coal tar. The blaze was exting
uished with hand grenades by Messrs.
H. C. Harrington and M M. Griffin.
It looked-very much as if the fire was
incendiary, as both blazes were far re
moved from each other, and no fires are
used about the building anyway.
Floyd County Baptists.
Floyd County Baptist Association
meets at Macadonia church today,
continuing until Bunday, when Dr.
Headden will preaeb, All who wish
to attend will meet with a cordial wel
come. Take the Rome railroad train
at 9 o’clock this morning. Get off at
Wolley’s Station, where carriages will
convey you to the church.
, ROME. GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1897.
IS THE END
INSIGHT
It Is Said Settlement
of Mining Strike.
IS NEAR AT HAND
But This May Prove Only One of the
Usual Humors.
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THE SITUATION IN WEST VIRGINIA
Said to Be Rea'ly Better Than
at Any Time,
THAT- OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA
M iiers Would Desert tl e Striker, in Weil V'r-
ginia it Seems Will Be
Borne Out,
Wheeling, Sept. I.—The news that
a settle me ut of the strike of the coal
miners iu the Pittsburg district is near
at hand, has thrown a damper upon the
.leaders in West Virginia, as for their
part it bears out the prophecy made by
the operators to the men when the strike
became effective in this state, that as
soon as the . Ohio and Pennsylvania
strikers got ready to settle, they wotfld
do so without consulting the V£est Vir
ginia miners, who came out purely
through sympathy and with no formu
lated demand for better conditions.
However, they are disinclined to believe
they are going to be deserted, and will
wait for positive information before
taking action.
The strike in West Virginia is really
in better shape now than at any previ
ous time. Recruits are being gained
daily in all the fields and the Fair
mount camps are growing nicely. Al
ready the spirit of the St. Louis con
vention is permeating local labor lead
ers. They were about the newspaper
offices seeking information, and several
leaders of local unions expressed them
selves favorable to sending delegates to
the Chicago meeting.
WILLIAM’S TONGUE WAGS.
The Emperor of Germany Speaks at a
Banquet In Cobleuts.
Coblentz, Sept. 1. —Emperor Wil
liam, in proposing a toast to the Rhine
province at the Provincial banquet, held
here after the unveiling by his majesty
of the equestrian monument erected in
honor of William L at the confluence
of the Rhine and Moselle, made a long
speech ou the subject of his grand
father, during the course of which he
said:
•‘My grandfather went forth from
Ooblentz to mount the throne as the
chosen instrument of the Lord, and as
such he regarded himself. For all of
us, more especially for us princes, he
raised the throne once more on high,
crowning it with the bright rays of the
treasure which may we ever preserveiu
its sublimity and holiness, I mean the
kingdom, by the grace of God, the
kingdom with its heavy duties, its never
ending toils and labors, its awful re
sponsibility to the Creator alone, from
which no man, no miniate*, no house of
parliament, no people can* release the
princa For me it will be a sacred duty,
all following in the ways which the
great Ruler has shown us, and in solici
tude for my country, to hold my pro
tecting hand over this splendid jewel in
the tradition which has descended to us
and which remains stronger than iron
yes. even than the walls of Ehreu
breitatein, to take this province to my
heedful heart, the heart of the father
of his country, and wish with all my
heart that her people may grow under
the protection of long lasting peace.’’
An Alleged Swindler Arrested.
San Francisco, Sept I.—ln the per
son of Sir Harry Wentworth Cooper,
M. D., now confined in the city prison,
Chief of Police Lees believes that he has
behind the bars one of the most notori
ous bank swindlers who ever opera d
in this or any other country, despite the
fact that he is under 30 years of age.
He was arresred at the Langham hotel,
and a dispatch of inquiry as to Cooper
was sent to the Bankers’ Protective as
sociation and there came back a reply
that he was a noted swindler and was
wanted by the association for fraudu
lent work done in the east.
Bishop Leiriiiisns le Dead.
Victoria, B. 0., Sept. I.—A private
telegram received here announces the
death, near Coban, Guatemala, of Right
Rev. Bishop Lemmeus, Catholic bishop
of Vancouver island and Alaska.
0.8. SUPREME COURT
446 Cases Now on Docket and
How Divided.
Falling Off of 100 Cases—Will Soon
Be Up to Date With Business.
How the Cases Stand.
Washington', Sept. i.—The docket
for the next, term ot the United States
supreme court, which will begin Oat.
11, is being prepared. It contains to
date 446 cases, showing an addition of
63 cases since the adjournment of tho
court in May. Os these cases 128 are
from the state courts, 119 from the new
federal courts of appeal, 49 from the
circuit courts, 46 from the territorial
courts, 32 from the courts of the Dis
trict of Columbia, 29 from the court of
claims, 26 from the private land court
and 17 from the United States district
courts.
There were 595 cases on the docket
when the court con ver ed in October,
J 896. This year the number will be
fully 100 less. The constant falling off
indicates that the court will soon be up
to date with its business. The diminu
ation of cases coming to this tribunal
has been caused apparently by the crea
tion of the United States courts of ap
peals, causing a falling off of from
1,000 to 1,500 cases per year in the cases
brought to this court from the United
States circuit courts.
HOOSIERS COMING SOUTH.
Indiana Ladles and Gentlemen Leave For.
the Nashville Exposition.
Lafayettb, Ind., Sept. I.—A party
of 80 ladies and gentlemen have left
this city by special .coaches for Nash
ville, under the auspices of the Indiana
Women’s Suffrage association, Mrs.
Helen M. Cougar, chaperone. Thurs
day a public meeting will be held on the
exposition grounds, iu the Woman’s
building, in the interests of woman
suffrage. Addresses will be delivered
by Mary Oaldwell Evans on behalf of
Tennessee, by Clara Lyons Peters for
Illinois and Mrs. Helen Cougar will
speak for Lidiaua.
This is a*meeting for the exchange of
fraternal courtesies between the ladies
of the three states on behalf of the re
form in which they are especially in
terested. Nashville ladies are making
elaborate preparations for the reception
of the party. -
A Murderer Under Arrest.
Clearfield, Pa., Sept 1. —David
Weeks, oue of the two men wanted for
the murder of George Marcus Nicholas,
which occurred on the Daniels farm, at
Trumbull, Fairfield county, Conn., on
July 20, last, was arrested here. He
gave his name as James Dougherty, and
states that he worked for Whitaker &
Irwin of Irwinsville, Pa., 6 miles from
Clearfield. He says he went to work
June 13 and worked for them two
months. A reward of $4,500 was offered
for the arrest of the murderer.
Public Ownership of Mines.
Chicago, Sept I.—Victor L Berger
of Milwaukee, who was secretary of the
committee which prepared the declara
tion of the St Louis labor conference,
calls attention Io an error in the resolu
tions as sent out He says that a de
mand was made for the public owner
ship of “mines and railroads,” not of
“railroads and telegraphs,” the public
ownership of mines being considered by
the conference as important to the body
politic as the ownership of railroads.
Prominent Manufacturer Dead.
Columbus, Ga., Sept. I.—George Mor
ton Williams, president of the Swift
Manufacturing company, and a promi
nent manufacturer, died at his home iu
this city, of Bright’s disease? Mr. Wil
liams was 55 years of age. and resided
here most of his life. He was born in
Chambers county, Ala. He was cap
tain of Company I of the Third Ala
bama volunteers, in the late war, and
was wounded at the battle of Chicka
mauga.
Advance In Price of Lumber.
Minneapolis, Sept. I.—There is to be
a marked advance in the price of white
pine lumber as a result of the advance
in agricultural products. The list com
mittee of the Mississippi Valley Lum
l.irmen’s association met here to agree
on an advance to take effect next week.
Well Known lawyer i'asne-t Away.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. I.—Joseph
M. White, one of the foremost atror
ueys of the state, died at his residence
in this city after a protracted illness.
He was born luid educated iu Barbour
county and fought through the civil
war in a company from that comity.
He studied iuw after the war and prac
ticed successfully at Clayton, Barbour
county, uuti' 1886, when he removed to
this city and formed a partnership with
Oolouel John D. Roquemore. He was
51 years old. '
Hl® Cotton <’rop ITexas
Galveston, Sept. I. The annual
trade review of the Galveston News for
Sept. 1 places the Texas cotton crop for
the season of 1890 97, which has just
closed, at 2,177.025 bales. Total for In
dian Territory, 90,110 bales,
nait’M Cotton llricwipiiit.
Savannah, Sept. I.—Savannah’s cot
ton for the year 181)0 97 were 846,591
bales Tne proha bi. i ties are for larger
-eoeipts iii U 97
THE TRIAL
AT CHICAGO
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Interest in Luetgert Case
Increasing.
HUNDREDS IN LINE
f
Trying to Get Into r Court Hoase to Hear
the Testimony.
MAJORITY OF SPECTATORS WOMEN
Big Sausage Maker Comments
Very Bitterly.
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ON TESTIMONY OF AN OLD EMPLOYE
Tbinks He Was Trained By the Police—State
of Affairs as Bro ugh CO ut In the
Cross Examiaatior.
Chicago, Sept. I.—The interest in tho
Luetgert murder trial was unabated. A
majority of the spectators were women
Who had come early. Outside the court
hunreds waited in line, unable to enter.
The big sausage maker, the central fig
ure in the trial, apparently was in the
best of spirits, bettrayiug no outward
effects of the strain of the trial. He
commented in no bitter terms on the
testimony of his old pmploye, Bialk,
tho wqtehman, who, he said, was a sim
ple and honest man.
“He is an ignorant man,” said Luet
gert, “and, like an elephant or bear,
can be trained. He was well trained by
the police.”
When the court was called to or
der Assistant State’s Attorney Mc-
Ewan announced that he had author
iti s on hand on the question, which
was left undecided on Tuesday, whether
the visits of Mary Simmering, the Leut
gert family servant, to Luetgert in the
factory was admissable as evidence, but
the state would prefer to argue the
question later. Judge Tuthill said Bi
alk could be recalled later in the trial
and the question decided.
Attorney Vincent then began the
cross examination of Bialk, and put to
him. questions regarding his connection
with the police since May 16. Mr. Mc-
Ewan objected, but Attorney Vincent
declared it would be shown that Bialk
had not been out of the sight of a po
liceman for five minutes since the ar
rest of Luetgert and the defense had
not been able to get a minute’s conver
sation with him.
The cross examination proceeded and
Bialk testified that since May 16 he
had with been Officer Klinger, living at
the latter’s house and paying no board.
He had done no work, but Inspector
Schaack had provided means for his
wife tQ live and pay £6 nt.
In the cross examination of Bialk,
Judge Vincent brought out the fact
that previous to May I the watchman
had met Luetgert in different parts of
the factory at all times of the night.
Sometimes the sausage maker walked
about the building aud even in the yard
at late hours.' Bialk said he regarded
the actions of his employer on the night
of May 1 as suspicious, because he
turned the steam into the basement at
9 o’clock. This was unusual.
It was made plain to the jury in the
cross examination that Bialk, from his
position in the boiler room, could have
looked through au opening near the ele
vator aud have seen Luetgert in the vat
at the basement. He did not do so, he
■aid, because he knew it would not do
for him to be caught at it
After This “Divine Heeler."
Ohio ago, Sept I.—The man calling
himself “Francis Schlatter,” who has
been couductiug a “divine healing”
camp at Manhattan Beach since Sun
day, has been served with a summons
to appear and answer the charge of
practicing medicine without a license.
He will be prosecuted by the state board
of health or Illinois, and if convicted, is
liable to a fine of SIOO for the first
offense and S2OO in addition, if his pa
tients oare to trouble him further. Dr.
J. A. Egan, secretary of the state board,'
instituted legal proceedings.
Georgia -Ilni'biM Iu All hi.
St. Paul, Sept. I. After several
weeks’ consideration the capitol com
missioners have awarded the contract
for a superstructure of the new Minne
sota state house to the Butler- Ryan
company of St. Paul for $696,000, de
ciding on St. Cloud granite for the
basement and Georgia marble for the
rest of the superstructure, excepting the
dome. The contractors from all over
the country' were interested in tho mat
ter ami then has been’ a lively contest
to s cure the use of some Minnesota
■tone for tin entire building.
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CARHART WAS SLICK
Stole Eight Mules and Sold
Them.
Lineman With Southern Bell, Tele
phone Company Steals,
Then Skipped Out.
Atlanta, Sept. I.—Oscar D. Carhart
a lineman in the employ of the Southern
Bell Telephone company, is badly wanted
here for larceny.
Carhart has had charge of a gang of
workmen who are putting up a long dis
tance line between. Albany and Thomas
ville.
Yesterday Managei W. T. Gentry re
ceived news that Carhart had sold eight
of the company’s mules and skipped to
parts unknown. He took the mules to
Thomasville and sold them to a livery
man named Cochran, saying that he had
orders to do so.
The mules were valued at SIOO each,
but Carhart sold them for $45 apiece.
He left them saying that he was going to
Camilla to pay off bis men,
Mr. Gentry has gone to Charleston to
intercept Carhart, as it is believed that
he has gone in that direction. The man
is well known here, and was for a long
while in the employ of an electric light
company.
CROPS IN FINE CONDITION.
Georgia Ferrier, Will Reap an Abundant
Harvest I his Year.
Atlanta, Sept. I. The Georgia
weekly crop bulletin, ju<t issued by the
local bureau of the climate and crop
service of tho United States, is as fol
lows : •
"Reports from correspondents this
Week are by far the most encouraging
of the present season. As a rule all
crops are in excellent condition and the '
yield of each is large. With a good
crop of wheat saved and .demanding ex
ceptionally remunerative prices, and the
bright outlook of crops now in the field,
there seems to be a very decided wave
of prosperity sweeping over the farmers ,
of Georgia at present.
“Cotton is growing well and is now
being picked in good condition, while a
large early corn crop has been saved,
and the late erpp bids fair to return
even a greater yield. The rains of a
short time ago, which were so bitterly
complained of, have proved to be ‘bless
ings in disguise,’ for they have been
followed by abundant warm sunshine,
and all vegetation has made rapid ad
vance.
“All crops now bid fair to give large
returns, and the general outlook seems
uncommonly bright. All that is now
needed is continued warm weather and
plenty of sunshine, interspersed with
occasional showers, and the farmers of
Georgia will reap a rich and abundant
harvest this year.” .->«*
Women Do Missionary Work. /
Pittsburg, Sept I. Emma Haas
and the wives of 15 striking miners
marched again at Pium Creek during
the early heurs of the morning and
claim to have done considerable mis
sionary work. The strikers also went
out in pairs and marched along the road
to the mouti. of the pit They reported
that several men were induced to turn
back. Provisions are again plentiful at -
Camp Isolation. The usual march also
took place at Camp Determination, with
no interference from the deputies.
Soldiers Will Go Into Camp.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept I.—Three
companies of the Alabama National
guards, the Greenville rifles, the
Lowndes rifles of Fort Deposit aud the
Oonecuh guards of Evergreen will go
into camp at Nashville for five days, be
ginning Sept. 6. These companies all
belong to the First regiment and were
debarred from attending the recent en
campment of that regiment at Mobile
for the reason that smallpox then ex
isted in the towu meatioued.
May Result In a Murder.
Chicago, Sept. 1. —Mrs. George Mid
dleton’s furious assaalt on Miss Belle
Carmen Monday night may result in
the actress’ death. The police have
taken her ante-mortem statement. Her
assailant’s hearing is set for Sept. 9 and
she is out ou'her own bonds for SSOO,
BULL PEN THIS AFTERNOON.
Long Deferred Game Win Occur at Me bey
Park.
The long expected game of bnll pen
will take place at Mobley Park this af
ternoon at 4 o’clock, should the fates be
propitious.
The two opponents. Mr. W. A. Wright
and Mr. J. D. Hanks, will both be on
hand with their respective sides. Both
are going in to win.
Mr. Marvin will have a large num
ber of seats provided to accommodate
the people, and will also have plenty of
care to carry every one out.
Let everybody who enjoys a jolly time
go out, for that game of bull pen is sure
to be a very, very funny affair.