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HOME FORGES AHEAD
OF COLUMBUS IN TRADE
Commercially This City Now Ranks Fifth Among
The Cities of Georgia.
904 CAR LOADS HERE TO COLUMBUS’ 803
Magnificent Showing For Rome as a
Trade Center-Sixth in Population
and Fifth in Volume of Business.
Rome now ranks the fifth city in commercial importance m Georgia.
This enterprising city led by its enterprising newspaper, The Tribune, has
. climbed a step higher.
The number of car loads of goods received by a city shows its business rank.
During the month of August Rome received 904 full cars while Columbus got
only 803. This was 101 more cars for this city than Columbus.
It is certainly a magnificent showing and one of which Rome may proudly
boast. The following communication explains itself:
Rome, Oct. sth., ’97—To the Editor of The Tribune: That always readable
writer, Frank Weldon, gives us an interesting article in Sunday’s Constitution, under
‘Our Tiade Grows Month by Month.” All of us are proud to note that
capital city more than holds its own in every thing that goes to make
up a progressive, wide-awake city, and that her commerce is widening at all times.
The article allhded to has reference to reports of bulk cars received at several
cities and towns in Georgia, such reports being issued monthly by The South East*
ern Car Service Association. This is the best index at our command to show the
actual business of a community, for only cars containing solid loads of freights for
city delivery are included. No cars destined to points beyond, or to be delivered
to connecting lines are covered by such reports, •
In reading the article, I was astonished to note that so important a city as
Rome was omitted, especially so from the fact that Mr. Weldon gave statistics
relative to the business of Cordele, Cartersville, Griffin, Newnan etc.
From a standpoint'of actual population, Rome ranks sixth in the state of Geor
gia, the order being as follows: Atlanta, Savannah, Augusta. Macon, Columbus
and Rome. lam gratified to state that by the reports of The South Eastern Car
c Service the issue'd fir month of August, Rome ranks fifth as to cars
' handled forging ahead of Columbus, Ga. Here is a report as to their relative stand
ing. . >
Rome 904 cars handled.
I Columbus 803 cars bandied.
Brunswick 533 cars handled.
Athens 357 cars handled.
Albany 279 cars handled.
A good many people fail to appreciate the commercial standing of Rome.
They sometimes forget that we have about twenty manufactories in operation, their
.capital aggregating more than three million dollars, and their output reaching nearly
every state in the Union and also to foreign lands.
There are few cities in the wide land possessing more solidity, financially
-speaking. I know of none that can show so few failures, and judging the future by
the past, Rome will make an admirable showing as to population and growth at
the next census.
I gi*e you these statistics as to cars handled during month of August, thinking
same might prove of interest to our people generally. Benjy. S. Barker.
CASE OF DEFENSE CLOSED?
Saasege Maker Luetgert Fall, to Toll HI.
Story ou the Witness Stand.
Chicago, Oct. 5 —The defense in the
-famous Lnetgert murder trial has rested
I Its case. Luetgert did not go on the
witness stand in his own defense. The
big sausage manufacturer yielded to
the advice of his attorneys, but the dis
appointment to him was great. He has
declared for months that he must tell
his story to the jury. His counsel
feared to put him on the stand and he
-accepted the situation with a frown.
Soon after court convened ex-Judge
Vincent and Attorney Phalen askeu
permission to consult with their client
privately. Judge Tuthill said they
might do so and Luetgert and his law
yers retired to a private room. It was
known that the matter under delibera
tion was whether or, not Luetgert
.should go upon the witness stand. Ex
kludge Vincent vigorously opposed the
■bggestion. He pointed out to Luet-
Rjert that William Couries, his business
?artner. had told practically the story
.uetgert would tell.
"You cannot add to it anything that
will benefit you,” said Judge Vincent.
"Il you go upon the witness stand yon
will bo subjected to a cross, examination
lasting days and covering the entire pe
riod of your life. You wil. get confused
and you will say things which will in
hjure your case. My advice to you is tu
■keep mum
■ Attorney Phalen was inclined to fa-
Luetgeit’e desire to go unon the
HUness stand. Ha thought he might
■Paola to .exntain sobm things more
THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
satisfactorily than other witnesses nad.
Ha also believed that the absence from
the witness stand of the principal actor
in the great tragedy might prejudice his
case in the eyes of the jury.
HIS HEALTH LEAVES HIM.
Divorced Hasband of Lily Lane try, the
Actremt, SaddMitly Break* Down.
London, Oct. s.—The condition of
Edward Langtry, the former husband
of Lily Langtry, the actress, is the same
as when he was admitted Munday into
the asylum for the insane.
The sudden break down of Langtry’s
health is strange and unexplained up
to the preseut He has always enjoyed'
the best of health, was an urdetit sports
man, lived a good deal out of doors and
was temperate in hu habits. Langtry
was traveling last Sunday from Cork to
London. At Crewe, the great railroad
junction, 21 miles southeast of Chester,
he wandered from his train aud was
twice found in dangerous positions ou
the rails. He appeared t,o be dazed and
his face was disfigured. He accounted
for his wounds by saying »hat in cross
ing the Irish channel l.d had fallen
down a companion ladder and had
badly injured himself.
It is supposed that Langtry wandered
about all Sunday night, for he was dis
covered in a cabyard on Monday morn
ing. The unfortunate man was then
delirious and much worse 1 than on the
previous day. During the afternoon
Monday Langtry was taken before u
magistrate and was committed to au
asylum for 4he insane, pending inquiry
into his mental condition.
ROME, GA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1897.
SENSATIONAL WORDS
Judge Fite Dwelt About Dalton
Train Robberies.
Daring and Nerve o" Infamous
Gang Beyond Anything in
Criminal
Dalton, Ga., Oct. s.—At the opening
session of the Whitfield superior court
Judge Fite delivered a sensational
charge to the grand jury. Contrary to
the usual custom, he touched upon cer
tain specific crimes in his charge and
' fiwelt at some length on the car robbe
ries which have been so universally
talked of throughout Georgia.
Judge Fite stated that rumor through
out Georgia had given* Daltou a bad
case of the black eye; that the town
was regarded by . many as “a den of
thieves,” and it was currently supposed
that the city’s most influential mer
chants have for years been knowingly
receiving stolen goods from the Bohan
non gang.
The grand jury was charged to fully
investigate the affair and if any mer
chant, no matter how influential, is in
any way ’ suspiciously connected with
the affair a true bill should be found
against him.
The present grand jury is a very
strong one and will probably do its duty.
Excitement is quite high and general
talk seems to indicate that some very
sensational cases will I e brought before
the court within the next two weeks
Ralpn Ellison, a prominent witness
in the cases, has been placed in jail on
su.pieioq that he would leave the conn
tiy. Bohannon is now in jail at At
lanta. but will be brought hire in a few
d.irs for trial.
Walter Bohannon was the leafier of
this infamous band of thieves, and ten
men are known to have been asso
ciated with him. Bohannon, Pierce and
Sam Paynter are in jail in Atlanta.
Tom Kennoyman and Ed Morris are
in jail here, while two men named
Long escaped, There nerve and daring
was beyond anything in criminal anuals
Bohannon twice went to Atlanta and
offered his services to Superintendent
Vaughn of the Southern to assist him
in running down the gang.
Governor Smith For George.
Helena, Mon., Oct. 5. Governor
Smith has received a message from
John O. Sheehan, Tammany’s chief,
anent the present mayoralty fight in
New York and the support of Van
Wyck. To this the governor replied:
"Judge Van Wyck having been nomi
nated by a convention that was afraid
to indorse the national platform of the
Democratic oarty as promulgated in
Chicago in 1 90, should be defeated in
my opinion. Henry George should re
ceive the vote of every true Democrat
or lover of liberty.”
Van Wyck the Choice nt Voter..
New York, Oct. 5 —The Journal has
taken a straw ballot of 28,244 voters on
the candidates for mayor. Os these
Siu Wyck. the Tammany man is.the
oice of 8,888; Henry George, Inde
pendent, 7.962; Seth Low, Citizen’s
Union, 6,567; General Tracy, Republi
can, 3.482. The World has taken a poll
of 85,522 voters, with the result: Van
Wyck, 12,125; Low, 10,642; Tracy, 6,-
#B7; George, 4,451; Patrick Gleason,
1,917.
Victory For Rockefeller.
New York, Oct. 5 —The suit of Rev.
Daniel C. Potter against John D. Rock
efeller for $250,000 damages for libel
was dismi sed by Judge Gildersleeve in
the supreme court when it came up
here. Judge Gildersleeve intimated
that he would entertain a motion to
dismiss if made by the lawyers for ths
defense ami this was done. Dr. Pot'ei
declared that he would at once have the
case reopened. This can be done on
payment of costs.
Municipal Improvement Society.
Nashville, Oct. s.—The American
Society of Municipal Improvements be
gan its fourth annual session in this
city, President Her'rman of Cincinnati,
presiding. Addresses of welcome were
delivered by Governor Robert L. Tay
lor and Hen. A. S. Williams, president
of the city council. The response was
made by President Herrman. The re
ports of the secretary and treasurer
were read and a number of new mem
bers were eleoted.
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Khode Island l>ay Observed.
Nashville, Oct. 5. —Rhode Island
day was quietly celebrated at the Ten
nessee Centennial exposition. The cen
tennial commissioners for that state de
cided not to have any public exercises,
but instead observed the day by giving
a dinner at the West Side Driving club.
Governor Taylor, officials of the exposi
tion aud other promiaent people in the
city Yvere present.
Baltimore Won the Second Game.
Boston, Oct. s.—Baltimore took the
second game in the Temple cup series
today by a score of 13 to 11. Corbett
and Clarke were the battery for Balti
timore, and Klobedanz and Yeager
sos Boston.
Haeter Offered a Place.
Washington, Oct. 5.—W. Godfrey
Hunter called at the white house today
and was tendered tbe mission toGau
temala by President McKinley. Hun
ter has not accepted yet.
FRIGHTFUL
IS RECORD
Thirty-Four New Cases
at New Orleans.
WORST DAY OF ALL
I ——— ——
Increase in Number of Cases Cause No
/ Great Alarm,
PROMINENT MAN DIES AT EDWARDS
Alabama Freight Quarantine
Against Atlanta Relaxed,
THEREARE NO FEVER IN (LOUISVILLE
Tore? New Cases of Yellow Jack as Reported
At McHenry. Mias—Latestißeports on
the Situation.
New Orleans, Oct. s.—Today broke
all records so far there being 34 new
cases of fever and three deaths.
The increase' in the number of cases
continues to cause no alarm, owing to
the mild type of the latest cases.
A large consignment of chlorinated
lime has been received and a depot has
been established in each pf the seven
districts Ct the city for its gratuitous
distribution. The city, in. some parts,
looks as if it had been struck by a snow
storm, so widespread has been the use
of lime on the streets audio the gutters.
Dr. Weedon of Tampa, Fla., has ar
rived here aud reported to Dr. Carter
of the marine hospital service. Dr.
Weedon will inspect freights that go
from here to Florida by water route.
There still continues disagreement
between some of the local physicians
Olem Coly of 1100 Cadiz street was
reported ill with the fever and his name
was included in the official bulletin, a
flag stuck up yi front of the premises and
the inmates guarded. A second doctor
was called in to see the case and de
clares that the man has not had yellow
fever and that his illness is trifling.
The excitement here which prevailed
among some classes, but was never gen
eral, has completely subsided, less at
tention is being paid to the fever sub
ject by the press aud every effort is be
ing made to get freight moving, though
up to the preset, suoh efforts have met
with indifferent success,
ONE DEATH AT EDWARDS.
Yellow Fever Kill, a Prominent Cltiaen
of tbe Mlaals.lppl Town.
Edwards, Miss., Oct. 5. —Dr. Dunn
es the state board of health gave out
the following statement: Up to 10 a.
m. only one new case has been reported,
that of George McCallum.
Mr. I. O. Wimberly died about 8:30
a. m. He leaves a large family and nu
merous friends. He was one of Ed
wards’ best citizens, a member of the
Knights of Pythias and Knights of
Honor lodges.
Tbe relief committee is still receiving
donations from cities all ov -r the coun
try aud we can assure the contributors
that their donations are appreciated, as
the expenses accompanying an epidemic
are large, and, although the money is
judiciously spent, it is fast being ex
hausted. As the fever doe. not look aS
if it intends to leave us soon, we will
more than likely need additional as
sistance.
Captain W. D. Smith is now on the
convalescent list and his family are all
doing as well as could be expected. Mr.
A. J. Lewis and family and Mr. S. B. j
Birdsong are doing splendidly aud if
there are no relapses they will be able
to sit up in a day or two.
RULES AT LAST ~RELAXED.
Alabama Ralaea Her Quarantine Agalaai
the City of Atlanta.
Atlanta, Oct. 5. —Little Carrie Flem
ing, the Mobile girl who was stricken
with yellow fever here about two weeki
ago, is now free from the dread disease.
The house in which the patient has
been confined will be thoroughly fumi
gated with formaldehyde gas. H. R.
Lucas, the man who has been at the de
tention camp for the past ten days, has
been set at liberty. Dr. Sawtelle, ths
government physician, is well pleased
with the situation in this city, and ex
firesses the opinion that there is abso
uteiy no danger of a spread of yellow
jack.
The quarantine against freight from
Atlanta has been raised by the state ol
Alabama and the ciyy of Montgomery,
except on goods packed here. All orig
inal packages shipped from Atlanta will
pass the state line quarantine aud will
also be admitted into. Montgongerr.,
IN HANDS OF JURY
McCullough Trial Closed' Last
Night.
Tom Watson Makes Brilliant Effort
For Defense—McCullough’s
Statement.
Jonesboro, Ga., Oct. s.—The Mc-
Cullough trial has come to a close,
and the case is now in the hands of
the jury.
'Torn Watson'closed the argument
in a brilliant speech for tbe defendant.
Should the jury agree upon a verdict
during the night it will not be heard
until tomorrow, Judge Candler so di
rected. .
The preliminary battle has been
brief and sharp. for the fight of tbe
defense rests almost entirely in the
strength of tbe argument. To gain
the opening and closing speech the
defense has allowed their case to rest
solely on McCullough’s statement.
The testimony this morning was de
void of new features, the prosecution
following out the line of substantial
proof taken up yesterday. They at
tempted to establish McCullough’s
love for his sister-in-law, Miss Jones,
as a motive for the murder of his wife
and to prove that an illicit relation
existed between the defendant and
his wife ( s sister. .
McCullough closed his statement
with these words:
“I have not seen the day since we
married but what I would have given
my own life for hers. • There never
was a family trouble in my home.
There never was two people—l don’t
care who they are, or where they
come from-that lived more devoted
ly than my wife and I did, and I ask
you, gentlemen, as a man with clean
hands and a clear conscience, to give
me my liberty and children. And if
you don’t do it, I will still have to
suffer for what someone else has
done.”
unis appries to ouvii turougn and lo
cal freight, and raises the embargo on
the great bulk of business going through
or out of Atlanta into Alabama.
NO FEVER IN LOUISVILLE.
Indians* Will Ha Ankad to Kal«e Her
Quarantine Against Feile City.
Lowsville, Oct s.—Ata meeting of
the Couiuiercial club and board of trade,
the suggestion of District Passenger
Agent Haggerty of tbe Pennsylvania
road that a special train bearing a num
ber of prominent be sent to In
dianapolis at once was adopted. »
Among those who will form the del
egation to call on the governor are
Mayor George D. Todd, Q. O. Mengel,
Jr., president board of trade; Gil Boyle,
Evening Post; W. B. Haldeman, Cou
rier-Journal; Lewis Stewart. G. O. Nor
ton, Logan Murray, W. T. Rolfe, B. M.
Creel, J. B Speed, John' L Dunlap,
Andrew Cowan, Dr. W. P. White,
health officer: George Gaulbert, M. R.
Belknap aud A.. H Beckman.
Twelve Indianapolis physicians are
here attending the meeting of the Mis
sissippi Valley Medical association
Wired Governor Mount that it was ab
surd to think there was yellow fever
here It is hoped that the committee
Will prevail upon the governor to re
scind the order quarantining agaiust
Louisville.
Mora Yellow Jack In JlrH.lry.
McHenry, Miss., Oct. s.—Dr. Mc-
Henry reports three new cases. All
others are doing well. The town pre
sents a deserted appearance. About
midnight an attempt was made by au
unknown party to assassinate W. O.
Wise, who is under arrest for violating
quarantine regulations by entering the
hotel where /he first yellow fever pa
tient lies. Five shots were fired at him
where he lay in bed at a window. Two
of the balls did not miss him more than
three inches and two would have passed
through his body had he remained in
bed. The shots were evidently fired
from a Winchester.
Two Deaths In Mobile.
Mobile, Oct. s.—Only two new cases
of fever developed here today, but
there were two deaths.
No Salvation Army Union.
San Francisco, Oct. s.—Commander
Balliugtou Booth absolutely denies the
report that any negotiations are in pro
gresslooking toward a union of the Sal
tation Army and the American Volun
teers. At Salvation Army headquart
ers the rumor is quite as vigorously de
nied. Brigadier Keppel said that noth
ing of the sort was even hinted at by
Pooth-Tucker during his recent visit
bore.
Profeanor Charlen K<»y Dead.
London; Oct. 5. Charles T. Roy,
professor of pathology at the University
of Cambridge since 1884. is dead. He
was born in 1854. was a surgeon in the
Turkish army during the Servian war.
was professor superintendent of the
Brown institution and was a contributor
to several medical journal* ,
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WEYLER
WILLLEAVE
Report Says That He
tWill Be Removed
CAPTAIN GEN. BLANCO
It Is Said Will Most Like Be His Suc
cessor.
SPAINS’ SOFT HEARTED SOLDIER
He Will Offer Peace to the Cu
ban Insurgents,
LIBERAL PARTV TO ADOPT POLICY
Which Will Land Towards Pacification.
Many People in Spain are Opposed to
Weyler’s Methods
Madrid, Oct. s.—The advent of the
Liberal party to power has been remark
ably well received throughout the whole
peninsula aud it is popularly credited
that a more salutary regime in Cuba
Will be at once initiated with the relief
of General Weyler.
i It is now understood that his succes
' sor will be General Blanco, former gov
i erner general of the Phillipines. Blanco
i is considered the softest hearted soldier
in Spain. He is a subtle and kindly
politician and will, as a warrior, be al-
■ ways prone to employ pacific in prefer
-1 ence to violent measures. He will be
' fully authorized to approach the rebels
with a view to arriving at a mutuu
agreement for the cessation of hostili
ties.
Should he not go a general will, ill
any case, be sent, whose modus operand!
' shall be mercy and conciliation, not ex
termination and deliberate inhumanity.
Now is the fitting occasion to recall the
words of Senqr Sagasta, uttered last
1 May: “I beliete in military combined
with diplomatic action in Cuba.”
The Spanish nation has remembered
> these words and is eagerly awaiting the
application of the new minisrry's ideal.
There is a good deal of latent curi
osity to see what kind of reception Gen
eral Weyler will meet with on his re
turn to the peninsula.
"He had better not come near Spain, ”
said a Liberal.
The queen fegent is known to hate
brought about the retirement of the
Conservatives in a most decisive man,
per, disgusted, it is believed, by the
tjirde phases of national ddtoitiLtratibn,
Ijhe unremitting horrors of the Cuban
war, the indiscriminate maltreatment
and torturing of supposed anarchists
and the uupatirotig intrigues and party
feuds of the late government
The rumor that Germany and Aus
tria were jninded to actively sympa
thies with Spain in her diplomatic re
lations with the United States has been
copied into only a very few organs of
the Spanish press, and either attracted
no attention at all or else was regarded
as the merest canard.
CUBAN PATRIOTS CLEARED.
Report Given Out Charging Insurgents
With Cruelty la Kt* fa ted.
New York, Oct. s.—General Calixto
Gaicia’s official report of the capture of
Victoria de las Tunas by the Cuban
forces uuder his commend has been re
ceived by the Cuban junta. According
to the report on Aug. 28 siege was laid
to the town which surrendered two days
later, after all but one of the 18 forts
defeuding it had been carried by storm.
The Cuban forces numbered 2,000 men
of the Oriental infantry aud 500 men of
she Camaguey cavalry.
The Spanish losses were 250 men
killed and wounded aud 450 prisoners.
Those of the latter number who did not
join the Cuban ranks were divided into
three groups and escorted to the out
skirts of Holguin, Puerto Parre aud
Puerto Principe. The Cuban loss was:
Killed, 26 officers and men, among them
Colonel Joseph Chapleau of Boston aud
Lieutenant Francisco Sedano; wounded,
70 officers ami men. Brigadiers Miguel
Betancourt and Marco Menocal amoniz
them.
In the articles of capitulation, signed
by the Spanish commander of the place
aud the surgeon in charge of tbe Span
ish hospital, special mention is made of
the kind treatment given by the Cubans
to the Spanish sick and wounded.
The original document will be for
warded to Washington by the Cuban
junta in order to disprove the false re
port given out at the palace in Havana,
when by the Cubans are represented as 1
committing all sorts of depredations ou
‘Re place,