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'j. ’3 BRIGHT AND BREEZY S "All The News." * * North Georna's Great * * Daily. jfe S Only 50 Cents a Month. $ %•** re* eeeeeee eee<* ESTABLISHED 1887. 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 • 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 4 \ Rolled Into the Great Unknown ou Schedule Time At 5 O’clock yesterday Morning Det ills About the Journey. ■ ■ 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 \ x// M 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 —' I .... -■ 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. / 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. £ Increase Your Trade. ; it A Klondike Strike * * By advertising in The J * Tribune. • £ Best medium in Norin Georgia* 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. ——■> .f, ■ ". — l ll • ■ ■ -«l . "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.