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I|n PAGES f 114 TODAY | ESTABLISHED 1887. MRS. LOWE RE-ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION Federation Elects Officers and Adjourns to Meet in Columbus Next Time, BRILLIANT MUSIC ALE AT SHORTER COLLEGE I \ Hospitality of Rome the Toast of Ev ery Lip—Mrs. Felton’s Strong and Able Address to the Convention. Woman’e empire, holier, more refined. Moulds, mo*e», and sways the fallen yet God-breathed mind, lighting the earth-crushed heart to hope and heaven. ' —Woman’s Empire Defined. The Georgia Federation of Woman’s •Clubs came to a close yesterday. With the exception of Tuesday the weather has been nropitious, Yesterday was an ideal Indian summer day. ‘ t The meetings have all been very harmonious, and not a single unpleasant incident has occurred to mar the smooth : and even flow of each session. Rome ‘ has been proud to have these brilliant, ■ cultured ladies as her guests. The pnb> lie generally has manifested much inter*- est in the convention and the attendance has been quite large each day. The morning session of the Feder ated clubs opened yesterday morning at 9:30 o’clock. This was one of the j busiest and most important sessions ; -of the meeting, as officers were elected. Reports of the badge and chairmen of standing committees were read ’first. Mrs. Beulah Moseley’s address on “The Press” was a splendid one and reflected much credit on this talented woman. Mrs. Mosely is editor of the IRome Georgian, the official organ of the club, and her journal is devoted especially to women and their work. The Tribune will publish the address in full shortly, “Reform” was the subject of Mrs. N. P. Black’s paper, and it showed ’ a clearness of thought, a grasp of sub ject matter that made it one among the most valuable papers presented, k Mrs. Heber Read’s address on “Re -ciprocity” was strong, helpful, and received with merited applause. Mrs. (Reed is one of the state’s brightest •and most talented women, and is thoroughly in sympathy with the work of the Federated clubs. Mrs. Halsted Smith’s paper on “Law” is presented in full below. The election of officers then ensued. The meeting next year will be held in ■Columbus. Election of Officers. The last business of the morning session was the election of officers for the ensuing year. The nominating committee had prepared the list and the election went through without •dissent. The officers chosen are: Mrs. W. B. Lowe, Atlanta, presi dent. Mrs. J. Lindsay Johnson, Rome, first vice-president. Mrs. Catherine Jones, Columbus, t second vice-president Mrs. Enoch Calloway, LaGrange, corresponding secretary. Miss Ruth Vau Buren, Augusta, re i -cording secretary. Mrs. A. 8. Cochrane, Barnesville, treasurer. Mrs, John Aiken, Cartersville, aud itor, Directors—Mrs. Eugene Heard, El berton; Mrs. Robert Park, Macon; Alice Moore, Dalton; Miss Rosa Wood berry, Athens. The re electiou of Mrs. Lowe to the presidency of the federation of clubs was the unanimous recognition of this brilliant woman’s ,noble work. She , has labored incessantly for the good -of her sex and the uplifting of Geor gia womanhood. As a presiding offi cer she has rare tact and ability,' and ■is tborougbly conversant with parlia mentary rulings. Her mind is clear, brilliant and logical, and the grace and ease with which she meets all sit -1 mations is admirable. Mra. Smith’s Address. -Mrs. Halsted Smith’s paper on THE ROHE TRIBUNE. - . *.' ■ ■ . . ■ * i ‘‘Law” was one among the bestdeliv- I ered during the meeting. It was pre pared with great care, and demon ; strates both the clearness of her rea soning faculties, andtbe thoroughness of her research. Itl appears below in full: Since the appointment of the com mittee which will have in charge the publication of a pamphlet to contain a statement of the legal status of the woman in Georgia, the members have had neither opportunity nor time to confer with each other on the subject. I had hoped that all of the commit tee would be present at this meeting of the federation, but sickness of a member of her family has kept one of the number at home; thus demon strating that whatever may be the theoretical status of women considered as a class, there are elements of her being and necessary environments which will always determine her ac tual condition ip life. Speaking then for the idea that I have had with reference to the proposed pamphlet, was to let it contain a short statement of the legal position of wo men under the common law of Eng land; the common law being the basis of Georgia law. For instance, under the English law woman denied inher itance to land so long as her next an ces'or had a male heir, and In some instances the land reverted to the crown if there was no male heir to take in personal property of the estate of her parent she took an equal share with her brothers. As a child she was entitled to the same protection and maintenance, and, when she acquired property in any way, had the same rights with reference to it that the male sex had until the mar riage relation arose. By marriage the legal existence of the woman became suspended and consolidated into that of the husband. She could make no con tracts, she could neither sue nor be sued without her husband being joined in the action. In some crimes, committed by her thorough constraint of the husband,* the law excused her, “The husband also, by the old law, might give his wife moderate correction.” The reason given that, as he had to answer for her misbehavior, he should be allowed to restrain her by moderate domestic chastisement as he would a child. She could not testify for nor against him in any cause .unless as to an offence against her own person, Upon marriage th« husband b came the owner of all the wife’s persenal property, and could dispose, as he pleased, of such as he IdUed to take possession. Os her real estate he was entitled to the rents and profi'e as long as the marriage lasted and he cou d not convey it to any one. If she made a purchase it could be avoid ed by her husband, by herself after \’s death, or by her heirs if she died befoi6 her husband. If he died first she did not inherit from him, she could only take her dower, which wasau estate dur ing her natural life in one'third of all the lands which the husband had owned in fee simple at any time while the mar riage relations existed, and in some in stances in estates less than fee simple. I intend also to give such other statements as the committee might see fit td make. Added to this wjll be given the law of Georgia upon the condition of women. In Georgia, from 1799 to 1866, upon marriage all the property of the wife, of whatever character, and whatever she might acquire during marriage, become the property of thus giving farther the English law upon the sub ject of property, only modified by a ROME. GA., FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 5, 1897. pre-nuptial contract on the terms of a gift to the wife. By the act of De cember 13th 1866 all property of the wife at time of marriage, and that she acquires thereafter remains her own she can matte any contract that a man or single woman can make, ex cept that she is not allowed to become security for any one, and cannot sell her property to her husband without the approval of a judge of the supe rior courts, under Georgia law no difference is made in the right of in heritance between girls und boys; and a widow may, at her election, take a child’s part of the real estate of her busband in stead of dower as* provided by the common law. She now has the high privilege of suing and being without her husband’s company; and perhaps other supposed valuable privileges which I have not had the time to en quire into. It occurred to me to make the sketch of her status under English law but a short one, and to give in< detail the laws of Georgia upon the subject. But the time allowed for these remarks would not permit an extended statement, even if I had prepared myself for the task. I can only trust that this brief outline gives a starting point from which the full committee can work. Afternoon Session. At the opening of the afternoon ses sion a note was read from Mrs. Ava Choice Printup. She expressed regret at being unable to be present but sent hearty greeting to the clubs. It was moved and carried that a vote of thanks be returned to Lawton B. Evans, superintendent of the Au gusta public schools, for his excellent pamphlet on co-education. Mrs. W. H. Felton, of Cartersville, was then introduced. Her talk was on the ‘ ‘Relation of the Library to the Educational Work of Georgia.” This remarkable woman possesses all the qualifications of mind, heart and appearance to claim attention. She told in forceful language of the need of better schools and school houses in Georgia, especially the rural districts, *' We will never get schools worth a nickel until we have compulsory edu cation,” she said, and a storm of ap plause demonstrated how much in sympaty her audience was with that idea. She said that Georgia was niggard ly not to open the doors of every col lege and university to the girls. Mrs. Felton laid special stress upon the necessity of better school houses in the country districts. The city schools are very nearly all excellent, she said, and the work is needed in the county. At the conclusion of her remarks, Mrs. Felton was asked if the county school commissioners should use a part of the funds placed in their hands for building school houses. She replied in the affirm ative. Mrs. Felton was applauded to the echo as she closed. Mrs. Eugene Heard, chairman of the Library committee, made an exhaustive report of the work done in that line. The general discussion of traveling libr aries followed, and it proved most inter esting. Several ladies spoke of the great good accomplished by these libraries. Capt. A. B. S. Moseley rose at this point and requested that he be permitted to say a few words. In a speech of soa.e five minutes, he paid an eloquent tribute to the Woman’s Federation of clubs, and was applauded to the echo when he finished. The convention came to a final close with the installation of the new officers. It has been one of the most harmon ious and successful meetings in tl e history of woman’s work and del egate feels that the convention has done great good. SHORTER COIOFE EAST NIGHT. Remarkably Brilliant Entertainment En joyed by a Large Audience. Mnsic the fiercest grief can charm, And fate’s severest rage disarm; Music can soften pain to ease, And make despair and madness please. Our joys below it can improve. And antedate the bliss above. —Pope. The last crowning and most graceful function tendered the Federation of Woman’s clubs took place last night at Shorter College before a large and cul tured audience. Perhaps never before has the chapel presented such a picture of beauty, in tellect and wit, as citizens and guest mingled in happy and congenial com panionship. The little winged cherubs above the rostrum smiled approvingly over all, and the legend below them, “The Price (Continued on Page 7.) GORMAN IS DEFEATED Tribune’s Report les terday toiitmeil. —li REPUBLICANS WIN Tie test nt Corrected Returns Shows This Fact. VOTE WASOeSE Hi MANY COUNTIES Lower House Will Be 47 Re publicans, 43 Democrats. SEN- GORMAN WILL LOSE HIS SEAT The Republlcus Will Have a Majority of Thirteea on Joint Ballot. Latest Baltimorr. Nov. 4. The Evening News, (independent Democrat) in au ex. tra, announce* that corrected returns in Talbot county insure the election of the Republican legislative delegation from that county. Talbot was originally con ceded to the Democrats, but later un official returns showed that Levi H. Tull (Rep.) had a majority of 2 votes over Frank S. Orem and William N. Leonard (Democrats) aud that Edward Woodall (Rep.) had tied them, while William O. Dudley (Dem.) had a ma jority of but 4. The Evening News claims that this change insures the lower house to the Republicans by 47 votes to 43 for the Democrats, gives the Republicans 18 to Bin the senate and a majority of 13 on joint ballot. Calvert county elects the entire Republican delegation by about 350 majority. In Wa-dungtou county, Bomberger (Rep ) defeats Bell (Dem ) by 98 votes, while in Carroll, the vote between Biruie (Rep.) ana Crouse (Dem.) is so close that neither majority will exceed 10 votes. In Caroline county, Messick (Rep ) for senator has but 17 majority, while Todd (Rep.) for assembly beats Jarrell (Dem.) by only 28. Downing (Dem.), in Prince Georges, has but five more votes than Rollins (Rep.), and there are but 27 votes difference between the highest Democratic candidate and the lowest Republican candidate in that county. In Montgomery, with one precinct missing, but 53 -votes separate Auder son, the lowest Republican, from White, the highest Democrat. FAST TRAIN WRECKED. The Famous F. F. V. Passenger derailed and Four People Killed. Charlotte, Va., Nov. 4—The fa mous blue aud gold “F. F. V.’’ express train on the Chesapeake & Ohio, be tween Cincinnati and Washington, was wrecked four miles west of here today. The rails spread, hurling the train against the rocks, killing four people and woundihg seventeen others. Every car, except the dining car, left the track. A sleeper plunged into the river. The engine leaped into the air, hurl ing the engineer out. He was crushed and scalded under the great locomotive. FEVER BULLETIN. The effects of the frosts have not been fully felt yet, but fewer new cases are reported. New Orleans—Thirty cases and seven deaths. Montgomery—Two cases and one death. Mobile—Eleven cases and one death. Edwards—Two cases. Nitta Yuma—One case. Bay St. Louis—Five cases. Biloxi—Six cases. . Scranton—Two cases. Bad Blase at Bouton. Boston, Nov. 4—The extensive es tablishment of the Heywood Bros. & T. Wakefield company, manufacturersand dealers in rattan furniture, has been badly damaged by fire. Loss, $120,000. Another »r«th In Memphi.. Memphis. Nov. 4. —No new cases; one death: Rufus Snowden, 24 miles east of city. Total cases to date, 49; to tal deaths, 16. SENSATIONAL SCHEME TO DEFEAT HANNA Anti-Haona Republicans and Democrats Will Form a Combine For this Pupose. — —» . FOUND THAT THIS CAN AND WILL BE DONE What Hanna Says, What Chauncey Depew Says and What Parkhurst Says-Van Wyck’s Power. Columbus, 0., Nov. 4.—The publica tion of a movement to form a combine between anti-Hauna members of the legislature and the Democratic members to defeat Hanna for the senate has caused quite a sensation in political cir cles. It is claimed that there was factional treachery during the campaign and that with no more of a margin than five or six on joint ballot, enough Republicans can be found to go with the Democrats to elect Governor Bushnell or some other Republican than Mr. Hanna to the senate. It is stated that there were frequent conferences on this proposition and that it may cause a sensational session of the legislature. Senator Hanna was in dorsed by the last Republican state con vention for senator the same as Senator Foraker was indorsed two years ago, and will, therefore, have no opposition for the caucus nomination, but it is said efforts will be made to keep enough Re publicans out of the caucus to defeat him for election. The canvass of the vote is in progress in most counties of the state. -The re sult will be watched carefully aud awaited anxiously in the close counties aud also in the Marion-Logan senato rial district. The Democratic and Re publican headquarters will be kept open to get the official figures from the close counties. Some of the disputed coun ties are very close, with pluralities on the legislative candidates of less than 100. No interest is taken in the state ticket since the complete unofficial returns of the Republican state headquarters show a Republican plurality in the state of over 26,000. The contest between Mark A. Hanna and John R. McLean for the legislature is pending. The Republicans confi dently claim a majority of five on joint ballot and Say that Summit county is the only one in doubt and that its two representatives have been put in the Democratic or doubtful column till the official count is completed. Counting the two doubtful represen tatives from Summit county as Demo cratic. the house stands 58 Republicans and 51 Democrats. The only state sen ator in dispute is in the Manon-Logan district, but the Republicans confidently claim district and that the senate stands 19 Democrats and 17 Republi cans. This makes the legislature con sist of 75 Republicans and 70 Demo crats, with a majority of five on joint ballot for United States senator. Chairman McConville still maintains that the Democrats elected a majority ip the legislature. He contests the Re publican claims to Noble and Wood counties and to the Marion-Logan dis trict, which would make the legislature stand 73 Democrats to 72 Republicans on joint ballot. He claims two of the 12 representatives from Cuyahoga county and three from other counties not named, pending the. investigation of alleged frauds. SENATOR HANNaTsaTISFIED. Ohioan Say. He Sees Nothing In the Elec tion to Complain Os. New York, Nov. 4.—The Evening World prints the following telegram addressed to its editor and signed by Senator Hanna: < “They tell me I am sure of a re-elec tion. That is all I know about it. It is an off year, and, compared with elec tions that usually follow presidential elections in Ohio, I think there is noth ing to complain of. “The weather was against the Repub licans this year and good times have made them careless. “I do not think the result has any sig nificance as to sliver. 1 don’t see how the Democrats can reasonably bring silver up as an issue in this state again. They did not make an issue of it this year. I hardly, think the money question ought to be considered as affected either way. The results alj over the country show it was an off year. ” OFFICES TO PARCEL OUT. More Than Fifty Thousand Pernom Will Draw Pay Under the New Mayor. New York, Nov. 4. The # Herald •ays: More than 55,000 persons will directly or indirectly draw pay from the city hi the first administration of the mayor of Greater New York. The rKAAAAA A A A A.AA.A.A.AAA A. A w w W W W V : /HE BEST ADVERTISING I ♦ MEDIUM IN * ♦ NORTH GEORGIA* w -w -w » w v ♦ V V V V V ▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼ W V PRICE FIVE CENTS ■alary of 88,000 of these whose names will be actually on the city’s payroll | will aggregate $33,000,000. Part of this amount represents the salaries and pat ronage and other officers elected on Tuesday, but this is comparatively small, most of the total representing the patronage of Greater New York’s first mayor, Robert A. Vau Wyck. A conservative estimate of those who will draw pay indirectly from the city through city contracts and the like is 22,000. Mayor Strong, at the time the Greater city charter was passed, referred to this force as equal to if not exceeding the actual number of officeholders. Second only to the president of the United States in the value of his patron age, the mayor of the Greater city wields a significant power. With his colleagues-elect of- the same political party as himself, Mr. Van Wyck can lead an army of officeholders and those indirectly employed by the city as great as the army of the Potomac. PARKHURST NOT PLEASED. Clergyman Talka of the Democratic Vic tory In No* York City. Paris, Nov. 4.-4 The Rev. Dr. Oharleg H. Parkhurst gd>e out the following statement in regard to the Democratic victory in New York city: “If New York has not moral genius enough to keep out of Tammany’s dutches, after it has been once rescued from them, may the Lord have mercy on New York. “Republican votes have restored Tam many to power, and upon the men who cast them will devolve the responsibil ity for the jobbery and vandalism of the next four years, and don’t let us forget it. New York will not become a respectable city until its ciergy are possessed of the spirit of the old proph ets as to be prepared to put governing pressure upon secular events; till the press becomes so distinctly and unwav eringly the exponent of unmarketable truth as to command the confidence of the reading public; till reputable citi zens are sufficiently wedded to right eousness to be willing to sacrifice politi cal fetiches to the interest of the gen eral decency and integrity.” SAYS HE “TOLD ’EM SO.” Depew Declares the Election Keaulted Ju at as He Feared It Would. New York, Nov. 4.—Chauncey M. Depew, who supported Tracy, said that the election resulted just as he feared it would. "Those who are inclined to view the election in New York city as being of national significance,” said he, “arb away off in their reckoning. New York is a cosmopolitan city. The in habitants of Landon are nearly all Eng lish; the people of Berlin are Germans solidly; the people of Paris, except for a small fraction, are French. New York has only about 20 per cent of Americans—that is, American born in habitants. The rest are from Europe and all parts of the world, and they re tain the habits, language and character istics of their native countries. “The election issue in New York has no national significance, but. with an alarming falling off of the Republican vote in the .state, with heavy Tosses in New Jersey. Ohio and other states, the Republican party is confronted with the incontrovertible truth that Bryanism and bimetallism are not dead. It warns them that they must take steps at once, and emphatically, to settle this cur rency questiou beyond any hope of reopening it.” SENATOR THURSTON’S SAY. Nebraskan Believe. New York Will Name Next Presidential Candidate. Chicago, Nov. 4.—Senator John M. Thurston of Nebraska arrived in the city from his recent campaigning trip throughout New York. He Said the re sult there was no disappointment to him in view of the handicap which the Republicans labored under because of their defaulting state treasurer and auditor, as well as the prejudice aroused against the ticket as representing the old state oapitol crowd. He was of. tU« opinion that the, rta- (Continued on Page 2).