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GOOD NEWS
FOR ROME
Big Capital For Bass
Furnace Company.
ROCK RUN’S PLANTS
To Go Into Operation on Full Time in
a Short While.
MEANS $75,000 IN TRADE FOR OS
Every Year That It Is in Full
• Operation.
•MR. JOHN BASS SECURES $2,000,000
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In New York With Which to Help His Em
baratssed Manufacturing Plants in
the South and Elsewhere
Here’s good news for Rome.
It jseems that between $75,000 and
SIOO,OOO will continue to be spent in
this city. •
The Bass furnace at Rock Run, Ala.,
and other attached industries are to be
put in full blast again.
The following telegram explains itself:
“Fort Wayne,.lnd., Oct. 18.—John
H. Bass returned today from New York,
where he has been on important business.
“In an interview tonight he said that
his furnaces at Rock Run, Ala., Lenoir.
Tenn., and his shops at Chicago, St.
Louis and Fort Wayne have all been
consolidated into one corporation with
$2,000,000 capital and that they will all
be put in operation at their full capacity.
“The bonding of these plants was per
fected Saturday in the east. The ort
Wayne plant has for several weeks been
in the hands of a receiver.”
For a number of years all the trading
of the Bass Furnace company has been
done in Rome. Since its recent embar
assinent this trade has been cut off to a
certain extent.
The above dispatch detailing the fact
that the furnace will again be operated
on full time is good news to Borne be“
cause the company generally spends from
$75,000 to SIOO,OOO here.
PLEADS HIS OWN CAUSE
Young Kirk Farrar Acts His Own Attorney
at Halton but Was Convicted
Dalton, Ga., Oct. 19.—The most
dramatic incident of today’s trial was
when young Kirk Farrar pled his own
cause, and near him was seated his
bride of one week. His case was han
died well and created a big sensation,
but he was convicted.
Roy Farrar, brother to Kirk, was
placed on trial. These brothers are
very handsome young fellows and
have been very popular here.
T. J. Peeples, for years agent ®f
the W. & A. here, was discharged to
day and G. W. Orr placed in charge
It is not known whether he will be
made agent permanently or not.
It is reported tonight that Drew
Peeples had been arrested in Memphis
and Tom Peeples had been located.
These reports cahnot be verified yet.
A clerk named Clements employed
in Mack Cannon’s store fell in a faint
today, and physicians who examined
him said he had a stroke of paralysis.
He is one of the main witnesses in the
•Cannon case, and this trial was post
poned until tomorrow. Clements sick
ness will be looked into by the court.
Sam Blackwell, employed in the yards
■of the W. & A. and Ed Hill, a clerk in
the Dalton Grocery Company’s store,
were arrested today charged with having
set the Peeples’ warehouse on fire. It is
said that they were hired to do so, in
order to get the insurance money. Hill
is weakening and will probably confess
tomorrow.
Sensation follows sensation in such
swift order that the people do not know
what to expect next.
THE ROME TRIBUNE.
PULLMAN IS
A SLEEPER
Palace Car Magnate
Takes Sudden Trip
TO ANOTHER WORLD
Not in First-Class Coach But Same as
Laborer,
BUT ONE CLASS FOR THIS JOURNEY
Through Ticket With No Stop
Overs En Route.
NO UPS CAN HELP THIS TRIP
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Rolled Into the Great Unknown ou Schedule
Time At 5 O’clock yesterday Morning
Det ills About the Journey.
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Chicago, Oct. 10. —George M. Pull
man, died suddenly of heart disease at
5.a. m. Mr. Pullman’s death occurred
iu his magnificent brown stone home at
the corner of Prairie avenue and Eigh-
olllliw
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GEORGE PULLMAN.
teenth street, where he has resided for
many years. He retired at his usual
hour, which was somewhat early, appa
rently in ordinary health, and there
was no indication of his demise, indeed,
any premonition even of illness.
About 4 o’clock he awoke aud called
his boy servant to his bedside aud spoke
of feeling uncomfortable. Finally he
requested that the family physician,
Dr. Billings, be sent for. In the mean
time. hearing through the servants of
Mr. Pullman’s indisposition, Rev. Dr.
Charles H. Eaton of New York, an in
timate friend of the Pullman family
and who was visiting at their home,
went hurriedly into the sick man’s bed
chamber. Mr. Pullman rapidly grew
worse and a second message was sent to
Dr. Billings, but before the doctor could
reach the house Mr. Pullman had died.
Mrs. Pullman, who was in New York,
was immediately telegraphed for and is
now on her way to Chicago.
sketch of Hin Dife.
George Mortimer Pullman was born'
in Chautauqua county, N. Y., March 8,
1851. At 14 he began life as a clerk iu
a country store, later associating him
self with an older brother in the cabinet
making business at Albion. He came
to Chicago iu 1859 and,at first engaged
in the business of raising beddings, ele
vating entire blocks to bring them up
to new street grades.
While riding iu an oldfa thinned sleen
ingcar from Buffalo to Westfield, N. Y.,
it occurred to him that there was a field
for the building of a comfortable sleep
ing coach. From 1859 to 1868 lie made
a series of experiments ou the Chicago
aud Alton and Galena roads. From
these experiments he worked out de
tailed plans. ’ A workshop was rented,
skilled mechanics employed, and Mr.
Pullman threw himself into the task
with the ardor of a man who moves
from settled convictions. Although
without mechanical training himself,
he personally conducted the work of
others in all the minor details of put
ting the ideas he had originated into
material form.
The first car, “The Pioneer,” was
completed early in 1865 and immedi
ately took rank as the most perfect rail
way vehicle the wqrld had ever seen.
This was the beginning of the Pullman
system, which has grown to its present
enormous proportion.
Mr. Pudm'an was lueiiutied with al
most every public enterprise in Chicago.
The industrial town of Pullman within
the city limits of Chicago now contains
11,000 inhabitants.
Mr. Pullman was a brother of the
Rev. Dr. J. M. Pullman of New York,
former editor of The Christian Leader.
■ Mrs. Pullman is expected to arrive in
(Continued On Fifth Page.)
ROME. GA.. WEDNESDAY. OOTOBKIC 20, 1897.
GEORGIA SLANDERED
IN ASSOCIATED PRESS
No Lynching Occurred at Summerville as Pub
lished Under Rome Date Line.
THE TRIBUNE ASKS FOR ITS CORRECTION
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Telegram From Editor Cain, of Sum
merviHe News, Says Both Ne'
groes are Alive and at Home.
The sensational correspondent is still
besmirching Georgia’s good name.
It can go on in other parts of south,
but The Tribune is going to stop it in
Rome.
A story about a lynching sent out in the
associated press and published all over
the United States yesterday is a fake.
With its flaming headlines it appeared
in yesterday’s Chattanooga Timex as fol
lows :
A DOUBLE LYNCHING.
two negroes taken from officers by
A GEORGIA MOB.
CULPRITS WERE CHARGED WITH ARSON
AND WEItE UNDOUBTEDLY STRUNG
UP NEAR ROME, GA.
Rome, Ga., Oct. 18.—Reports.from
Summerville, thirty miles north of this
place, state that two negroes, named
Penn aud Hazleton, were lynched last
night. The men were accused of ars.m
and had been arrested by the sheriff and
posse. While returning with their pris
oners a masked mob overpowered the
officers and disappeared with the priso
ners into the woods. Nothing has been
seen or heard of the two negroes since.
It Is False,
The Tribune knew about the story of
the lynching, but could not substantiate
it. An afternoon paper here published
it Monday, but The Tribune would not
touch it because it tries to print nothing,
but the truth.
The rumors which had reached Rome
Bounded “fishy ”
Failing to verify it The Tribune did
not print a word about it.
But yesterday we received the follow
ing telegram from Editor J. W. Cain, of
the Summerville News:
Summerville, Ga., Oct. 19.—The
negroes, Jim Penn and Joe Hazlerig were
not lynched as reported.
Last Friday they were arrested on a
charge of burning Hammond’s gin in the
northwest portion of the county.
That night at midnight a mob took
them away from the offiaers and tried to
make them confess the crime, but becom
ing convinced of their innocence released
them and they are now about home.
J. W. Cain,
Editor of the News.
Indignation Meeting.
What the people of Rome think of the
sensational correspondent The Tribune can
easily imagine.
While we sympathize with the corres
pondent in his effort to make money, we
see no reason for sending out such out -
rageous stones as this.
We do not know, or care who sent the
dispatch. It counts a dark record against
the south in the northern newspapers.
Rome has suffered considerably from the
sensational correspondent, and we intend
to stop it.
On the next offense we shall call an
indignaiion meeting, find out the name
of the author of the falsehood and ex
pose him. The indignant citizens can
do the rest.
It will now be reported all over the
country that two negroes were lynched
at Rome because the dispatch bears that
date line.
Correcting the Report
In attempting to correct the report The
Tribune last night prepared and had
signed at.d sent out the following:
Melville Stone, Manager of Associated
Press, Chicago, 111.
Please correct the statement sent out
by you last night under a Rome date line
stating that two negroes had been
lynched for burning a gin near Summer
ville. Some men did take them from
the officers last Friday night and try to
exort a confession from them, but becom
ing convinced of their innocence they
let them go. The negroes are both alive
at their homes near Summerville. The
associated press has been imposed upon.
' Sam S. King,
Mayor of Rome.
Record, Chicago, 111,
Don't count two negroes reported
lynched near here in your annual statis
tics. Report sent out through associated
press is false. Will send proofs.
Houstoun R. Harper.
Managing Editor of The Tribune.
The Chicago Record prepares a alm
anac which is.quqted as authority on the
numberof lyncliirgs in the United States.
JURY UNABLE TO AGREE.
Helieved h MiAtrial ’dill Uh l>t*oiared in
tlio I.uetge.-et Murder C>vse.
• Chicago. Oct. 19. —The jury in the
Luergert wife murder case has not yat
reached an agreement and there is uo
prospect of a verdict during the day.
The big sausage maker is seemingly
in fairly goou spirits. To an Associated
Pi-ess reporter he said:
“I beneve 1 will be acquitted. Every
hour the jury is out 'niaKes it better for
me. But you cannot ted what a jury
■will do, after all,” concluded the pris
oner. after a pause.
State’s Attorney Dineen said!
“I am stiil confident that the jury
will return a verdict of guilty and that
the punishment will be the greatest
known to the law. There was a vast
amount of evidence and many things
for the jury to take into consideration,
and an immediate verdict in such a case
could not reasonably be expected.”
Ex-Judge Vincent is stiil confident of
an acquittal. Luetgert’s chief counsel
said:
“I have not changed my. mind as to
the ultimate result. I believe the ver
dict will be not guilty. There is a
reasonable doubt- in this case aud the
jury under its oath must give the pris
oner the full benefit of it. There is
much to be considered after two months
of trjal and I presume the jurors are
■working hard ou the evidence.”
The belief is strengthening that the
result of tiie jury’s deliberations will be
a disagreement.
Later—There will be no yerdict in
in the case tonight. The judge went
home at 10 o’clock.
FEVER IN THREE STATES.
The Yellow Jack is Claiming: New Victims
At Many Points.
New Orleans, Oct. 19. The follow
ing cases of yellow fever are reported
today at surrounding points.
Biloxi, Miss. —Twenty one cases, one
death.
Waverland, Miss. —Two cases.
McHenry, La.—One case.
Scranton, Miss.—Seven cases.
Pascauloga, La.—One case.
Montgomery Refugees.
Atlanta, Oct. 19.--Refugees from
Montgomery are pouring in here on every
train. This morning five coach loads
arrived, and tonight a special train
brought seven, coach loads more.
Cnlitorni* U«ic><»rM Cautious.
Stockton, Oal., Oct. 19.—Dr. Bug
gies, president of the state board of
health, has appointed Dr. M. F Price
of Colon, Oal., in pector of the board to
examine at the Arizona boundary all
westbound passenger trains, with the
idea.of preventing the introduction of
yellow fever. The inspector has power
to detain suspected cases at the border
of the state. •
VeroJiea l>e«<i.
New Orleans, Oct. 19. Veronica
Miller, a member of the Grau Opera
company, playing here, died iu thia city, .
not, however, of yellow fever.
66 CASES
4 DEATHS
Yellow Jack’s Big Day
in New Orleans.
COOL IN THAT CITY
Weather Conditions Are Very Much
Against the Sick.
PEOPLE FLEEWFROM MONTGOMERY
Every Train Into Atlanta
Crowded With Refugees.
CAPITAL IS ABOUT DEPOPULATED
New Orleans Has Had 921 Cases and,, 104
Deaths to Date—Biloxi Had 31 Cases
and One Death.
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New Orleans. Oct. 19.—At 11 o’clock
tonight 56 new yellow fever patients
have been reported. There have been
four deaths. Total number of cases to
date 921; deaths, 104; recovered, 463;
under treatment, 354.
The weather is cool and danip and
dangerous for the sick. The storms that
have been promised f< r New Orleans
have not reached nere aud there does
not seem any immediate likelihood that
the present sped of weather will be
broken soon.
A numberof instances have happened
recently where patients have been taken
to the hospitals in street cars and other
vehicles. This is absolutely against the
law and the board of health has issued
au order prohibiting such violations of
the city ordinance.
Currency is now being disinfected in
the local banks. It is considered a me
dium for transmission of germs.
Judge Lea. who with several of his
family has been ill of fever, is well
again and at his desk.
Dr. Geddings of the marine hospital
service has gone to Fraukliu to look into
alleged cases there.
The new cases at Patterson are re
ported to have developed to the fatal
case iu that town a few days ago.
FEVER HITS-MONTGOMERY.
Board of I'ealth Announces Two Yellow
Jack * uses' In the Capital.
Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 19. The
health board announces two cases of
yellow fever here. They are Patrick
W. White, n young lawyer, whose life
is now despaired of, and Thomas Gray
doji, a railroad engineer.
A disease resembling yellow fever has
prevailed in the First ward of the city
for more than a month. The physicians
have treated it for malarial fever, be
lievining it came from the miasma aris
ing from tlu river, which has been un
usually low. For several days the pub
lic has been’pretty well convinced it
wps yellow lever, aud several thousand
people have left the city.
Great apprehension is felt lest Mont
gomery may have the same experience
that Ocean Springs had, the disease to
be found to be epidemic simultaneously
with the disuovery of the first typical
case.
Tne average citizen believes there are
a score of yellow fever cases in the city.
The physicians will uot confess as
much, however.
The city council has adjourned the
schools until after the uisease has
abated, and ordered the First ward, in
which the disease appears to be con
fined, to.be disinfected.
The city is iu almost perfect sanitary
condition, aud this fact, together with
the indications of frost at an early date,
furnishes some consolation to the people
here.
Patterson Has the Plague.
Patterson, Ala., Oct. 19. —Several
days ago there was a suspicious case of
fever reported a mile below the city.
The premises were immediately put
under guard. Monday the patieut died, I
and an autopsy was held by Health Ofii- '
cer Smith and Dr. Conn of the marine
hospital service. They declared that
the death resulted from yellow fever.
The dead man’s son first contracted tne
disease and recovered. His little daugh
ter now has the fever.
Edwitrih Reports No DflMths.
Edwards. Miss., Oct. 19.—There are
no new*cases of yellow fever to report
and no deaths. All the sick are reported
as improving and there are but few
cases for which any apprehension is
felt. The situation iu general is much
brighter. Dr. Purnell, was calleu to
the country to see the wife of B. D.
Humes, who is reported siek, but has .
not vet returned.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
BIG DEAL
IS MADE
Bass & Heard Buy Out
Tedcastle & Co.
WHOLESALE HOUSE
New Firm Will Continue in Same Field
as the Old Firm.
WILL REMAIN IN WHOLESALE TRADE
Rome Will Not Lose the Large
• Business.
J. L- BASS AND E- A- HEARD IN IT
Messrs. Tedcastle and McKee Will Go to
Boston to Become Shoe Manufacturers,
Deal Ci ndumated Monday.
Messrs. J. L. Bass and E, A. Heard
have purchased the entire stock of the
big wholesale dry goods house of A. W.
Tedcastle & Co.
The deal was consummated Monday
evening, but was not made public until
yesterday. Some time ago it was an
nounced that Tedcastle & Co. would
close out their stock here, with the view
of going to Boston or some other large
eastern city to enter the wholesale shoe
business exclusively. •
The firm have been in business here
same years, and have occupied the splen
did five-story Battey building at the
corner of Broad street and Second avenue.
Messrs. Bass & Heard, the new owners,
have not fully foi mutated their plans,
but it is understood that they will con
tinue the wholesale business on the same
large scale as their predecessois. It is
cheering news to know that Rome- is not
to loose one of her great mercantile
houses.
Messrs. A. W. Tedcastle and W. L.
McKee will probably go to Boston and
and enter the wholesale shoe business.
Southerns ' tockhol dern Meet.
Richmond, Oct. 19. The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
Southern Railway company was held
here. All the stock was represented.
The following directors went elected
for the ensuing year: Alexander B.
Andrews, Raleigh, N. O.; Joseph Bryan,
Richmond, Va.; Charles H. Coster,
Samuel Spencer, Harris C. Rahnstock,
Robert Galloway, New York; William
M. Finley, Washington, D. C.;
M. Inman, Atlanta, Ga.; Skipwitn Wil
mer, Baltimore.
A Rate W ar Is Averted.
Chicago. Oct. 19. —Chicago-St J?aul
roads have had a conference with rep
resentatives of the Soo at which the
latter agreed to withdraw its cut rates
eastbound in conuection with the steam
ship business. A rate of 'commissions
was also agreed upon. It is to be put
into effect immediately. Three Chicago
roads had given notice of their inten
tion of meeting auy rates the Soo might
put into effect. By the agreement in
question a threatened rate war has been
avoided.
Command*i•’ Convention Called.
Atlanta, Oct. 19.—General O A.
Evaus, commander of the Georgia forces
of the United Confederate Veteran’s
association, has issued a call summon
ing all the commanders of the different
catnps in the state to meet in' Atlanta
on Friday. Nov. 5, for the purpose of
discussing the situation and making ar
rangements for the great reunion to be
held here next vear.
Consul Getter*! l«ee Hobbod.
Richmond, Oct. 19.—General Fit*-
hugh Lee, sonsul general to Cuba, was
robbed of $l9O in cash and negotiable
notes here. He was on his way to at
tend Buffalo Bill’s wild west show 1
While assisting some ladies to get on a
trolley car he was robbed of his pocket
book. Detectives were put on the ease
at once, but they have made no arrests.
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"aV.inllHil It' o*4l Vi ig Ifttoil.
Savannah, Oct. 19.—Under the Sa
vannah rule to admit cotton from all
points, in spite of fever. Savannah re
ceived 18,000 bilea Tuesday.