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| BRIGHT ANO BREEZY 5 7 "All The News.” t' North Geor~ia's Great J « Daily. * S Only 50 Cents a Month. $ t«ttt fr ESTABLISHED 1887. BICHEST PEARL FIND IN OOSTANAULA RIVER E. B. Reeves Brings in a Collection Worth $75 Found In Three Days. THE TRIBUNE’S STATEMENTS ARE VERIFIED Peculiar Elongated Mussels in Which He Found the Gems-Perfect in Shape, Exquisite in Coloring. Here is the richest pearl find near Rome yet reported. This man found $75 worth of rare and beautiful gems in the Oostanaula river in Ihree days. The Tribune has contended from the first that as fine pearls existed in the • > •rivers and creeks around Rome as were found in Arkansas. It can now show in disputable evidence. E. B. Reeves is a farmer living about eight miles from Rome up the Oosta naula river. Yesterday he brought to the city a little box containing two large pearls and about forty smaller ones. He carried them to Mr, Joseph E. Veal, jr., ■who pronounced them the finest specimens yet found. A conservative estimate < f the value he said was $75. One of the pearls was almost as large and as round as a buckshot. Its format tion was perfect and its coloring most exquisite- Mr. Veal said this perfect pearl was worth $25. Another one in the collection was larger, but not well formed as it had a flat side. The small pearls can be used in settings for various pieces of jewelry. Mr. Reeves has investigated the pearl bearring mussels, and was greatly aided in his searches in the Oostanaula river by knowing just what shaped shell to look for. “I found the pearls in an elongated mussel, or fresh water oyster ’sajd he. “I did not open the round or chubby shaped mussel, or fresh water clams. When I collected these long and narrow mussels I opened them. They are not plentiful like the almost round mussels. In them some pearly like excrescences may be found near the hinge of the shell, but they are worthless though brilliant in coloring.’ Mr. Reeves illustrated the peculiar elongated shell for which he sought with a rough drawing on a sheet of paper. He further said that he found the pearls un der th§ hard part of the flesh which everybody who has eaten oysters will remem bei. Mr. Reeves does not think he opened over 100 shells to get this collection of gems and only took him three days. Many prominent citizens of Rome saw the pearls yesetrday and viewed them with great interest. -JOHNSTON AT NASHVILLE, Governor and His Steff Attend the Cele bration of Alubitna Day. Nashville, Oct. 22.—This was Ala bama day at the Tennessee Centennial exposition. Governor Johnston and his , staff, Alabama state troops and several thousand citizens of Alabama were pres ent at the celebration. The program of the day began with a musical and literary entertainment given at the Children’s building, under the management of the Alabama Ladies’ .club. Mrs. Van Leer Kirkman and Mrs. John Bell Keecle delivered addresses of welcome, after which brief talks were made, recitations given, and vocal and instrumental music rendered. In the afternoon. Governor Johnston and party were escorted from their ho tel to the exposition park by the Ala bama troops, and on arriving at the grounds they were received by the other military and escorted to the Audito rium. Addresses of welcome were delivered by the Hon. Tully Brown, M.ajor J. W. Thomas and Captain A. J. Hurns, and W. 0. Hutchison, Hon. H. D. Clayton and Captain A. A. Wiley responded. The remainder of the day was spent by the Alabamians in visiting the build ings. UUt'a 1-1 r...ver. Bridgeton, N. J., Got. 22.—Louis Peak, aged 9, was pushing his little sister in a carriage towards the Maurice river when the carriage got away and ran down the steep decline toward the water. Over into the river went the baby and in after her went Louis. He had to dive for her, but he brought the little one safely to shore after a hard struggle. Eight Hours Work For Engineers. London, Oct. 22.—The executive com mittee of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers has issued a statement say ing that the fight for eight hours work . per day, so far as London is concerned, is practically won and that arbitration or a conference on that subject cannot be entertained- . THE ROFIE TRIBUNE. • ♦ «• MILES MAKES Hi’S REPORT. Army's Coiumandlng General Devotes Much Attention to Alaska. Washington,Oct. 22.—General Miles, commanding general of the army, has made his annual report to the secretary of war. He commends the efficiency of the army and speaks of the progress that has been made on both the At lantic and Pacific coasts in the matter of fortifications. He asks that congress authorize two more regiments of artil lery to garrison the new fortifications, and also five additional regiments of infantry. He devotes considerable attention to Alaska and says that the waters of Alaska should be thoroughly examined by the naval forces and that there should be at least three military posts estab lished in the territory to support the civil authorities. He refers to the im proved condition of the Indians ano recommends that the policy of employ ing army officers as Indian agents be continued. He makes recommendations in detail for the protection of coast points and says that the maximum peace footing of the army should be one enlisted man to every 1,000 population, and the min imum, one to every 2,000. A Bank Failure at Asheville. Asheville, N. 0., Oct. 22. The National bank of Asheville has closed its doors. No statement has yet been made. This leaves but one bank here. As soon as the announcement of the closing of the bank was circulated a run was begun on the Battery Park bank. Up to 1 p. in., however, more money had been taken in than paid out. Bat tery Park bank had $75,000 cash at the last showing and that amount could not all be paid out before the usual hour for Closing. A Biust Explodes Prematurely. Kingston, N. Y., Oct. 22.—At Rosen dale tiie premature, explosion of a blast in A. J. tinyder’s cement quarry killed Arnold Johnston instantly and inflicted probably fatal injuries on three others named Bailey,JSiinJer. and. Johnson.. ROME, GA., SATURDAY. OCTOBEK 23, 1897. CANNON CONVICTED Dalton’s Wealthiest Citizen Found Gniity. Effort to Establish an Alibi Failed. Those Convicted Will be Sentenced Today. Dalton, Oct. 22. —The climax of the sensational trials here was reached this afternoon when Mack Cannon, one of the wealthiest and most influential men in Dalton, was found guilty of receiving stolen goods from Bohannon. This is only one of the three charges against him, and it is probable that he will be convicted on the remaining two. His was the most bitterly contested of any of those yet tried. His wealth, standing and age made it the star trial of them all. His effort to establish an alibi proved bootless and the jury brought in a verdict of guilty. Owing to the lateness of the hour at which Cannon’s case was finished, sentencing those convicted was deferred until tomorrow morning. HANDY ON HIS WAY HOME. CominiftflionAr to the Paris Exposition Leaven the French Capital. Paris, Oct. 22. —> Major Moses P. Handy, the special commissioner of the United States to the French Interna tional exposition of 1900, who was seri ously ill Thursday, has started for Havre in a special compartment of the train. Major Handy is accompanied by his wife and Lieutenant A. O. Baker, his assistant. Thence the party will sail for Southampton and will start for home on Saturday. The friends of the major say that anxiety to complete his mission previ ous to the reassembling of congress and the final effort he made to attend the banquet tendered him by the American chamber of commerce on Wednesday last, caused his break down. The physician who was called to at tend Major Handy found that the lat ter’s heart was affected, and that abso lute quiet is indispensable, though his condition no longer causes serious ap prehension. CONTROVERSY IS CLOSED. M Le« .HliMernbles” Placed on the Eligible List ot 'French .Booke. Philadelphia, Oct. 22.—The contro versy over the uso of Victor Hugo’il “Les Miserabies” in the Girls’ High school of this city, which has attracted considerable attention, has been settled by the placing of the work on the eligi ble list of French books for the school. At the secret meeting of the commit tee having the matter in charge, ths abridged edition of the famous work, edited by Professor Ferdinand de Sumi chraste of Harvard university, was ac cepted. This is the edition of “Lei Miserabies” that Miss Dilcourt, instruc tor of French at the Girls’ High school, recommended in the original list slid asked for at the last meeting of ths committee, when the book was de nounced and refused admission in the school. She said at the time she intended thH edition to be used and no other, and pronounced it a very lit book and de clared that a classical course in French Could not be taught properiy without it. NEW CONSULS ARE NAMED. President William McKinley Maltes Ser era! Mure Appointments. Washington, Oct. 22.—The president has made the following appointments: Consuls John Howell Carroll ol Maryland, at Cadiz, Spain; Charles B, Harris of Indiana, at Nagasaki, Japanj William Wallace Mills of Texas, at Chi hauhau. Mex.; Osqar F. Williams ol New York, at Manilla, Philippine is lands; William Martin of New York, Ching Kiang, China. Indian agents—John H. Sutherland, at White Earth agency, Minn.; John W. Harding, at Yankton agency, S. D. Oolc’iel Peter O. Hains, corps of en gineers, U. S. A., to be member of ths Nicaragua canal commission. Robert C. Schenck, to be a-sistani paymaster in the navy. Matthew B. McFarlane, collector ri customs for the district of Tampa, Fla. 4 __ Ex* Presiaun V Cleveland * peaks. Princeton, K J., Oct. 22.—The one hundred and fifty-first birthday of Princeton university was celebrated here. More than usual interest was manifested in the commemoration on account of the presence of ex-President Cleveland and Lord Aberdeen, governor general of Canada. , The exercises were opened by Dean Murray with a prayer. Then Grover Cleveland read his ad dress. At the conclusion of the ex president’s speech the degree of doctor of laws was conferred upon Lord Ab erdeen. Claim* He Has a Fever Cure. Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 22.—Dr. J. J. Knott of Atlanta, who claims he has a theory which will entirely stamp out the existence of yellow fever, has ar rived here. Dr. Guiteras, the yellow fever expert, has also arrived and will begin investigation at once One death has resulted from yellow fever hera since the last report, x DISASTER AIDETROIT Explosion of Cabinet Factory Boiler. NO FIRE RESULTED Terrible Concussion Which Shook the (ity and Shattered Windows. SEVERAL MEN INJURED SERIOUSLY Two Died in Hospital and Nine Injured. CAUSE OF EXPLOSION UNKNOWN Four Story Building Has Its Front and Rear Walls Blown Down, But Floors Are Not Hurt. Detroit, Oct. 22.—The boiler in the Detroit Cabinet company’s factory, at Hancock avenue and Riopelle street, in the northeastern part of the city, ex ploded with fatal and disastrous results. At least two men were fatally injured, one of whom has since died, and ten men were more or less seriously in jured. Dead: Laurente Tunny, foreman of finishing. Died in Harper hospital. Dying: Moses Pelteir, engineer, skull fractured, unconsoious at Harper hos pital. Seriously injured: William H. Becker, cuts in head, neck scalded badly; Wilber Krause, ribs broken, body bruised, may be injured internally; John Nouniiiger, cabinet maker, legs and breast cut, bad scalp wound; Herman Kreinberg, head packer, head cut, badly bruised’all over body, may die; Carl May, cabinet maker, and Barney Trombley, hand sawyer, were also hurt The cause of the explosion is not yet escertained. Both the front and rear walls of thw4-story building are blown entirely out apd the brick walls are in ruins. No fire resulted from the explo sion. The concussion was so great that the whole northeastern part of the city was shaken and many windows were broken. The damaged building is a brick struct ure, 150 feet square, four stories high. The floors were practically uninjured. LUETGERT WANTS LIBERTY. Application For Hall .Made by the Sau sage Manufacturer’s Attorneys. Chicago, Oct. 22.—Formal applica tion for bail for Adolph L. Luetgerl was made to Judge Tuthill by ikttori neys Vincent and Phalen, who de fended him in the long, weary trial. George Middleton, the dime museum manager, was at the criminal court building when the application was made, prepared to go on the big sau sage maker’s bond in any sum should Judge Tuthill act favorably upon the application. Should Luetgert be released pending another trial he will probably sign the contract which Middleton has already prepared, giving Luergert a salary of SSOO a week for his appearance in a mu seum for an indefinite period. Luetgert denied himself to visitors at the jail with the exception of two of his oldtime country neighbors who drove in town to see him. fhlwtoan. to Juvade Naw York. Chicago, Oct. 22. —Arrangements foi the county Democracy trip to New York were completed at a general meeting. One hundred and twenty-five members signed the roster for the escort to Mayor Harrison. Another meeting will be held Sunday at 8 o’clock, when another hun dred names, it is expected, will be added to the list It was decided to have a special train of five palace cars, which will be profusely decorated. The club will leave Chicago Wednesday at JI o’clock, reaching New York four hours later. Mayor Harrison will speak al Tammany wigwam Thursday night After another day in New York the mayor and his party will start for home. Fatally Shut His Old 1.t11.r. Montgomery, Ala., Oct 22.—Milton Clark, a negro,, was shot by his son. Milton Clark, Jr. They disputed over the ownership of laud and the son at tempted to force his way into the fa ther’s room with & pistol in his hand. The old man barricaded the door with his body, whereupon the son placed his pistol barrel against the door panel and fired. The bull passed the door and en tered the father’s breast, burying it sen 1 in his right mug. He will die. Milton Clark, Jr., is in i-til. . w. U * . IM YING FOR FROST I Yellow Jack Increasing His Domains. Montgomery Has Ten New Cases. Dr. Guiteras is There—Selma Has a Consplcious Case, Montgomery, Oct. 22.—The fever is growing steadily worse here, ten new c <ses being the day’s record. The city is almost depopulated, over oneha’.f of the citizens having refugeed. Dr. Guiteras, the government expert, is here and he examined many patients and pronounces it yellow fever. Tonight one case is reported at Not asulga, forty miles north of here, and four cases at Robinson’s Springs, twelve miles north of this city. They are refugees from this city. Situation in New Orlean«» New Orleans, Oct. 22.—There were 45 new cases and 5 deaths for the day here. Among those who died was Rev. D. S. Purser, of the Valenes street Baptist church. The weather is quite cool, and the situation is figured out to be better than it has been, Uecnuse every day is bring ing the city nearer to frost. The board of health has decided not to put up any more yellow fever flags There is some opposition to tins move on the part of the board, but as a gen eral thing the decision of the board meets with favor. Guards are sta tioned before all houses where there i illness and there does not seem to be any occasion for keeping a flag and a guard both on duty. The Italians who are coming here in a few days are not unlikely to suffer some hardships, because neither the • city nor the country parishes want u> have anything to do with them, li they do suffer, however, they will have only themselves to blame, for they were warned of existing cunuitions here be fore they left- Italy. Dr. Carter has promised to remove unskilled labor at Camp Hutton, from whjch point the sugar plantations ar. supplied. The conditions at the cam i are being improved daily. COOPED UP IN THE CAPITAL. I'eople of .Montgomery Not Allowed to Go to Any Other Point. Birmingham, Ala, Oct. 22. Gov ernor Johnston, whose temporary head quarters are in Birmingham, has re fused to modify the quarantine regula tions so that Montgomery people can go to points in the state inviting them. The citizens of Montgomery sent long telegrams to the governor and to the Birmingham members of the state board of health asking them to modify the rules, but no change will be al lowed. Many rumors are prevalent in Bir mingham, but there is no suspicious sickness here whatever. Dr. Sholl, member of the state board of health, states that if any suspicious sickness develops he will at once notify the peo ple. There is no exodus from the city on account of the rumors, telegrams to the contrary notwithstanding. MAY BE FEVER IN MEMPHIS. President of the Health Board Announced a auspicious 'due. Memphis, Oct. 22.—Dr. G B. Thorn ton, president of the board of health, announces a suspicious case of fever in the southern portion of the city. The sick man is B. H. McFerrin, a yard con ductor in the employ of the Illinois Central railroad. Physicians generally agree with the president of the board of health that there is one case of fever in this city that has suspicious symptoms of being yellow fever. • Should it prove that Mc- Ferrin, the patient, has the fever the city’s splendid sanitary condition would prevent a spread of the disease. The weather is clear and cool and the aver age date of killing frost is near at hand. Colnmbtii' Won't Admit Cotton. Columbus, Ga., Oct. 23. —The board of health held a meeting to consider the request of the Central railroad that per mission be given to bring cotton from Montgomery and compress it here. Sa vannah has decided to let cotton come in from yellow fever points, and the Central is naturally anxious to have the cottom compressed as rapidly as possi ble. The board decided that it would be just as dangerous to admit cotton as any other Montgomery freight to Co lumbus. and so refused to grant thi. Central’s request. Suspicious Case at Selma. Selma, Oct. 22.—There is a suspi cious case here and it is believed that it is yellow fever. The sick person is a Montgomery refugee. Fever at Other Points. New Orleans, Oct. 22.—The follow ipg cases of yellow fever are reported at neighboring towns: Edwards, Mies—Four cases. Scranton, Miss—Twelve cases. Baton Rouge, La—One case. Pascaluga, La—Four cases. 5 Increase Your Trade. S * A Klondike Strike * * By advertisin'* in The £ Tribune. J Best medium in Norin Georgia* PRICE FIVE CENTS SETH LOW SUPPORTER Dr. Parkhurst For Col lege President. IT WILL HURT LOW New York Will Sever Submit to Park hurstian Methods Again. CLERGYMAN UN GUTHAM CANVASS Tammany Hall Only Fears Low It is Said. 561,000 VOTES ON NOVEMBER 2ND Will Cast if Pulling; and Hauling Can Get Them Out—Not a Single Vote is To |Be Lost. New York, Oct. 22.—The word of Colonel Asa Bird Garoiner for it, Tam many Hall, whose nominee for district attorney Colonel Gardiner is, sees but one foe in the field, and that foe is the Citizens’ union, personified by Seth Low, the union’s candidate for mayor of Greater New York. The contention of Colonel Gardiner, which is also the contention of the ••regulars” of the Re publican party, is that no man who has not, a responsible party behind him should be entrusted with the adminis tration of the city’s affairs. “Our fight,” said Colonel Gardiner, “is with Low. Low represents tne Strong administration,” he coutinneu, and then he proceeded to charge tha present city government, which was tint outcome of a nonpartisan movement, with adding $10,000,000 annually to the expenses of the city. On the otner hand, the sponsors Ar the existing city government challenge proof that there has been a dollar of the people’s money spent dishonestly, assert that never were the streets kept so clean as in the last three years and that there has been a marked improve ment in the morale of tlie police force, and all this in spite of the shackles that bins the hands of all New York, on winch gyves have been placed and are kept locked by the powers at Albany. Thus the contest may be regarded ae in spine measure a struggle between partisans and nonpariisans, the latter being represented by the Citizens’ un ion and the former by the Democratic and Republican organizations, although the forces of the Democracy are divided between Van Wyok and George. The entrance of the Rev. Dr. Park hurst as a combatant is one of the no table incidents of the campaign. Dr. Parkhurst is in Switzerland, but he has written a letter on the issues of the canvass. He finds himself supporting Low, in spite of the latter's avowed op position to sumptuary laws. What the clergyman finds to approve most in the college president is his declaration of independence of party and individual dictation. To Dr. Parkhurst’s think ing, “Plattism,” as he terms the Re publican organization, is more to be condemned than ‘‘Crokerism,” which represents the regular Democracy in the municipal campaign. If the last one of the 561,000 of regis tered voters of Greater New York is not out at the polls on Nov. 2, it will not be for lack of exhortation, and that of all shades and degrees of eloquence. It is doubtful if there was ever a local canvass in which men of more note took active part, than are participating in the pending campaign. Betting continues to be feeble and without significance. One table, in a paper Purporting Mr. Low, gives the following as prevailing odds: Van Wyck against the field. 5 to 2; Van Wyck against Tracy, 4 to 1; George against the field, 1 to 12; Low against the field, Ito 2. There is no record, however, of any considerable sums hav ing been placed at these odds. • Coal 'Miners in < o'nventloQ. Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 22. The miners of Alabama are in session here, the purpose being to form a state asso ciation. The principal question at Issue is whether the association which will be formed shall be an independent organi zation or be affiliated with the United Mine Workers of America. A- Il- Gentry of Blocton is presiding. The strength of the convention is almost equally divided on the issue. A liter io-an Arsl- lauoe Asked. London, Oct. 22. —The Amalgamated Society of Engineers has prepared an appeal to be sent to the American news papers and labor organizations for money to enable the society to keep tha striking eui>ine„.rs fxotr , „giyuig in.