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*%%%WWV****%M •$ TELLS ALL THE NEWS. J The best evidence thee The X, X Tribune isappreeieted by*he F peoplelathe way l<s subscrip- F F tiou list Increases daily. F ESTABLISHED 1887. A BOOM IN I BAUXITE Dr. Phillips, a Noted Chemist, Visits Rome, WILL WRITE US UP I A * in the Engineering and Mining! Journal of Hew York. ALUM REDUCTION PLANT NEEDED He Predicts That One Will Soon Be Built Here. BAUXITE SUPPLY IS INEXHAUSTIBLE ■ Higher Quality of the Floyd County Ore. Dr., Phillips Is Distinguished {in His Profession. . A large alum reduction plant is likely to be built in Rome soon. The vast and inexhaustible deposits: of bauxite in Floyd county, whicb have been frequently written up in The Tribune and especially in our trade and souvenir edition, are at tracting much attention. Dr. W. B. Phillips, chief chem ist of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and R. R. company and of the Birming ham steel plant, was in Rome yester day. Accompanied by Sam L. Gra ham be visited the bauxite mines near this city. The object of Dr. Phillips was to get information for the Engineering and Mining Journal, of New York, of which he is assistant editor. He will write an article on the bauxite de posits of this section. Dr. Phillips is one of the most dis tinguished chemists and metallurgists is this country. He is a fellow of the Royal society of England and a mem ber of the British Steel and Iron In stitute. He, also, belongs to the lead ing American societies and next month will read a paper before the American chemists society in Washington on the bauxite beds in the vicinity cf Rome. “What is needed at Rome” said Dr. Phillips, “Is an alum reduction plant. The bauxite beds are practically in exhaustible. You need capital to de velope them, and I do not think it wiil be a great while before you com mand all you will need. “An alum reduction plant will be built here before long. The bauxite ■ore shipped north contains about forty per cent of water and waste matter. The freight on this would be a big saving. The Floyd county bauxite is of a high grade and there is no dan ger of foreign competition. ” There is quite a boom on just now -* in bauxite lands in the section about Rome. B.F. Armitage and his associates have recently bought $60,000 worth of , bauxite lands. A number of other trades have also been made. It seems that it is easier and cheap er to extract alum than it is aluminum from the Floyd county bauxite ore. •* V v I-.,,. .1 bo.-vil l«*. Abbeville. Ga.. Nov. 12.—Abbeville has vzou a great victory m the court house election. The official returns give Abbeviiie 1.328. Rocneiie 2.128, over 500 more votes chan was required to keep me courthouse, being chai much fcver in« necessary one-tuird. Tneelec tion was ties from fights and any trou- ’ bie whatever. PliyNicittfi tn the I'oii.. Atlanta, Nov. 12.-Dr. Thomas E. Rogers, the Waco physician who was placed ou trial in the United States court before Judge Newman Tuesday, hu been fouud guilty on the charge of counterfeiting and sentenced to the penitentiary in Columbus, 0., for four years, and to pay a flue of SSOO. the ROME Tribune. SUE GETS NOTHING Pelkey Left His Entire Fortuae to His Brother. He Was in Mortal Fear That Las celles Would Have Him Mur dered For His Money. Fitzgerald. Nov, 12.—Mrs. Sidney Lascelles Will not get one cent of her father's fortune, at least while she clings to her oily husband. Two years ago Mrs. Pelkey died of consumption and willed her fortune 1 to her husband, expecting him to ar range for the protection of their .only ehild, Clara. Bat after the sensa tional marriage of their daughter to Lord Beresford at Fitzgerald last May Mr. Pelky made his will giving his own fortune and that received from his wife to his only brother at Wes terly, Rhode Island, with the request that he provide for Clara in case she ever gets rid of her ' ‘hypnotic hus band,” whom she still follows in his career of crime, utterly unable to break the magnetic spell which he has over her. Clara will be of age next year and would have inherited both fortunes if she had not met and fell before the power of Sidney Lascelles. Mr. Pelkey has spent the last five months defending law suits which Lord Beresford had caused by elaim to be a partner of Mr. Pelky. Th e last suit was compromised the day proceeding his death. The other suits were all dismissed at the late term of court, just adjourned. Mr. Pelkey was afraid Lascelles would have him murdered for his money. PRISONERS ESCAPE. • N. Seven Saw Their Way Out of the Nash ville, Ga., Jail. Nashvillb, Ga., Nov. 12—Seven prisoners sawed their way to liberty today. They cut the telephone poles and wires after getting out in order to cover their trail. Officers are in pur suit. LAST BULETIN. Yellow Jack Has Run Its Course and No More Bulletins to Be Issued.* New Orleans, Nov. 12.—There were seven new cases of fever and one death today. The health board announce that they will issue no more bulletins. None of the other points have any new cases or deaths. COTTON AGAIN DROPS. After Going Up 30 Points Thursday Dropped 13 Yesterday. Cotton slumped yesterday. The rise of 20 points on Thursday was off set by a decline of 13 points yester day. Cotton men, who watch the markets closely predicted the decline, and were not -surprised. Wagon cotton sells for 5 3-8 to 5 1-2, with pretty heavy receipts every day. toil Sloann 01,11,1;... London. Nov. 12.—At the second day’s racing of the Liverpool autumn meeting, D. Seymour’s 5 year-old bay niare ridden by l\>ti SloiiiiP, t-iifl American jockey, won tne Liverpool Stewards Plate by a length aim a half. This race is of 350 sovereigns; for 3- year-oids and upwards. Ten horses ran, distance, nearly 6 furlongs. R. A. Os wald’s Dule Tree was second and Sir S. Scott’s Ardvourlie third Tne betting before the start was 9 to 1 against Ard vourlie and 10 to I against Sapling. l’«rd<M For Competitor Prisoners. Havana, Nov. 12.—Dispatches re ceived here from Madrid confirm ths previous reports to the effect that the prisoners captured on board the Amer ican schooner Competitor in April, 1896, will be included in the general amnesty decree soon to be issued. The second trial by courtmartial of the Competi tor's crew was to have begun on Mon day last, but was postponed on account of sickness of the president of the court. lw<> Mei, bra I’rnl.u Ashland. Pa.. Nov. P 2 While watching the Pawnee Bill company load their stock at Girardville station, Enoch Davis, aged 19 years; Henry Jones, aged 21; Edward Davis, aged 22, and Frank Grady, aged 24, were struck by an engine. Enoch Davis and Henry Jones were killed. The last two were seriously injured. ROME. GA.. SATURDAY. IN OVmMBEU 13» 1897. ST. LOUIS SENSATION Memphis Man Is Put On Triaf. PROMINENT FAMILY He Is Charged With Assault With In tent to Murder. SENSATION LIKELY TO BE SPRUNG Collins Says Ensley Hit Him With a Hammer. MR. COLLINS WAS ROBBED OF $6,000 Martin Ensley Say. That Two Unknown Men Made the Assault and He Fled For His Life. St. Louts, Nov. 12.—M. Martin Ens* ley of Memphis was put ou trial before Judge HirzM at Clayton, the county seat of St. Louis county, on the charge of assault with intent to kill Oha> les D. Collins at Meramec Highlands one uight last June. He is also charged with stealing $6,000 from Collins, and that robbery was the motive for the assault. Judge Thomas B. Harvey of St. Louis appeared for Ensley and O'Neil Ryan will assist County Attorney Hirudou in prosecuting the case. \ When the case was called Mr. Collins was not on hand and Judge Hirzel was furious. He issued a bench warrant and subpeeuaes for tolling, and after adjournment of courtyiinril 2 p. m. sent out all his deputies to find the plai&liff! and bring him in. Charles D. Collins is a Canadian by birth. In the early eighties he was head clerk at the Kennard House in Cleveland, O. When Millionaire Hol den built the Holleudeii hotel in tnat city Collins was manager and with part interest in the hotel he managed to save some money. With this he bought the Dunkirk hotel in Nashville. While iu the south Collins became acquainted with Martin Ensley, the young son of Colonel Enoch Ensley, who was regarded as one of the richest men in that section of the country. When Collins sola the hotel he asked Ensley to accompany him to try diis luck at the fair grounds track. In St, Louis he purchased a couple of horses and was negotiating with others at the time of the assault. Collins and Ensley roomed at the Lindell hotel. Ou Monuay night. June 15, the latter proposed a trip on the elec tric cars, and the two finally reached Meramec Highlands. It was while they were in the grounds surrounding the hotel that the assault was committed. Ensley, so Collins stated at- rhe tun*, stepped behind him and struck mm on the head with a hammer. The Tennesseean denied hie guilt and claimed that two men assaulted Collins and that he was also attacked and fled in fear of his life. The incident caused a great sensation here at the time because of the promi nence of the two wen. SAM WkTGHT '•STRANGLED. Murderer of a North Carolina Merck tut la Hauged at Goldsboro. Goldsboro, N. b., Nov. 12.—Sam Wright, wnose real name is Wiley Vaughn, the negro who murdered Mr. W. A. Carr, was privately hanged in the jail yard here. The drop fell at 12:u3 p. m., and eight minutes later he was pronounced dead, death being caused by strangulation. He was a bad man, as according to his last confession, be killed two men—one in South Caro lina and the other in Georgia—before committing the last crime iu Fork town ship on Saturday night, Oct. 2. The crime for which Wright paid the death penalty was one of the foulest murders ever committed in Wayne county. Ou the night of Oct. 2 Wright Went to the store of Mr. Lon Carr, iu which Mr. Carr was asleep, and gain ing admission on the pretext of wishing to buy something, knocked his victim down and then cut his throat with a knife previously sharpened for the pur pose. The motive was robbery. In his confession Wright stated that his right name was Wiley Vaughn and that he was born in Pleasant Hill, Lan caster county, S. O. Slayer of' St Cashier Sentenced. Dover, N. H., Nov. 12.—Joseph E. Kelly, one of the Great Falls bank rob bers, and self confessed murderer of Cashier Stickney, has been sentenced tc 80 years* imprisonment. MAY GO TO NEW YORK Rumor That Hoke Smiih, Will Sell Journal Slock. New York Syndicate Wants It. Should They Fall Will Start New Evening Paper. Atlanta, Nov,, 12.—There is a pret ty well grouded rumor afloat that Hon. Hoke Smith will sell out hie in terest in the Atlanta, Jiournal and go to New York to enter the law practice. A syndicate of New York men are negotiating with him for hie fifty-two shares. There are 100 shares in all. In the event that tjie negotiations fail, it is said that the Gotham parties will start a new evening paper here on Januaey Ist, It will be a pro nounced gold organ. Mr. Smith has not yet made up bis mind, but it will not be a matter of general surprise should he sell. THORN GETS MORE TIME. Stated by Dutrlet Attorney That a New Jury M ill Ik Nxw York, Nov. 12. —When the Queens county court of oyer and termi* ner opened at Long Island City, it was represented to Judge Smith that Mag nus Larsen, one of the jurors sitting in the case of Martin Thorn, accused of murder of William Guldensuppe. had been obliged to submit to a surgical operation for appendicitis and that un der the most favorable conditions he would not be able to resume his seat in the jury box in less than three weeks. It therefore becomes a question as to how the case should be proceeded with. Mr. Howe, counsel for Thoru, sug gested the reteutiou of the rest of the jurors, who sat for the rest of the trial, and empanelling a twelth juror, to whom the proceedings could be read from the court reporter’s notes. Dis trict Attorney Youngs asked for time to look up the authorities before accepting or rejecting the proposition of the coun sel for the defense, and Judge Smith adjourned further consideration of the case until 1 p. m. After an hour’s consultation between J ths district attorney and Mr. Howe, the latter, emerging from one of the rooms, said to the sitting reporters: "Gentlemen, I can now tell you posi tively that there will be an entirely new jury selected. I have just spoken to Mr. Youngs and found that he and his associate were not iu favor of adopt ing the plan that I proposed in court. “Mr. Youngs will have a new pauel of 200 talesmen made up and the sub poenas will be issued immediately.” District Attorney Youngs a few mo ments later confirmed the announce ment by Mr. Howe. "My reasons for not accepting Mr. Howe’s suggestions,” he said, “are that the interests of the people will be better served by the empanelling of a new jury and beginning the case anew.” Colorado Ha<t '‘mail Cyclone, Denver, Nov. 12.—A windstorm, which bordered very closely on a cy clone, passed over this vicinity. The sides of houses and barns were blown in and outhouses were carried 50 feet. The storm lasted for 15 minutes. The signal service, situated down town, where the full force of the wind was not felt, reported a velocity of 50 miles an hour. At Boulder a terrific wind storm raged all day. Iu the suburb of Highland Lodge a brick house was blown down. All telephone and telegraph lines to mining camps are down. Battle With a Bald Kagje. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 12.—At McGar vey’s Lake, near here, John Comstock, a farmer, shot a noble specimen of the bald eagle. He broke the eagle’s wing, but when he attempted to pick up the feathered king it sank its talons into his flesh through the coat sleeve. Comstock struggled to free himself from the bird, which cut and scratched his skin in many places with its beak and claws. He finally succeeded iu drawing his pocketknife, and stabbed it until, weak from the loss of blood, it released its hold and fell. Non-f'ntliol'C Weddings Sanctioned. Lima, Peru. Nov. 12.—A bill, which legalizes non-Cathol.c marriages in Peru and which makes legal all civil cere monies performed by the mayors of towns in the presence of two witnesses, was sanctioned by congress just before adjournment. The passage ot this meas ure is fi great triumph for liberal ideas for the government. At Wholesale. “This is the room where you issue licenses, ain’t it?" inquired the young man, after taking a leisurely survey of the apartment “Yes," replied the deputy county clerk. “ What can 1 do for you?" The calle” pushed his hat back on his head, winked and beckoned him nearer “It's like this, " be said, in a lower tone. "1 am going to get married and go into the c ?loon business. How much discount can you give me on the licenses if 1 take 'em both out at once?'* —Gin cago Tribune. CONDITION OFCOTTON Governmeni Report On Our Great Product. AVERAGE IS 181.9 Interesting Statistics to Swthern Far* mars and Cotton Dealers. SHOWING BY DIFFERENT STATES Crop Will Be as Large as Was Predicted. GEORGIA’S AVERAGE IS 178 Texas, Mississippi and Indian Territory Lead the Other States-What the Report Shows. Washington, Nov. 12.—Preliminary reports to the statistician of the depart ment of agriculture indicate an average yield of 181.9 points of cotton per acre. The priucipai state averages are as follows: - North Carolina. 184; South Carolina, 189; Georgia, 178; Alabama, 155; Missis sippi, 220; Louisiana. 245; Texas, 165; Arkansas, 212; Tennessee, 132; Okla homa, 225; Indian Territory, 300. In the main the crop has been picked in excellent condition, the weather hav ing been highly favorable. There is not ther slightest apparent disposition ou thnjpurt of the department’s large corps of correspondents to overestimate the effects of unfavorable conditions during the growing season or to conceal er minimize the importance of suehjeon ditions as have been favorable, and while the figures now published are subject to revision iu the final report, they are believed to approximately rep resent the actual condition of the crop. BILL GETS A DEATH BLOW. Constitution of Georgia Won’t Be Changed, Several Measures Pass Senate. Atlanta, Nov. 12 —lu the house, Mr. Moore of Carroll moved to reconsider the actiou ot the house Thursday iu recommitting his insurance bill, which is a bill to tax life insurance policies on their surrender value. This measure was recommitted on motion of Mr. Knowles just before ad journment and Mr. Moore was on the floor protesting against recommitment when the hour of adjournment ar rived. The motion to reconsider prevailed by a vote of 69 to 21. The bill calling for a constitutional convention to be held in April for the purpose of revising the constitution of the state, was killed in the house by a very decisive vote. The bid by Mr. Hill of Troup, to pro tect dry counties from whisKy drum mers, was passed. Outside of this the session was fea tureless. ■ The senate passed a resolution intro duced by Mr. Fleweller of the Twenty - fifth, appointing a committee of five from the senate and ten from the house to take into consideration the tax laws of the state and recommend such changes as will better secure returns, more effi cient performance of the duties of re ceivers and collectors, and to prepare and present a bill or bills embodying same. By Mr. Kemp of the Sixteenth, a bill to change and fix the time ot holding the superior courts of the counties of Washington, Johnson, Tatnall, Bullock. Emanuel, Jefferson and Screven, which counties compose the middle judicial district. By Mr. Shropshire of the Forty-sec ond, a bill to regulate the sale and dis tribution of dynamite and other ex plosives except gun powder, and to pro vide penalties for such infractious. By Mr. Siarr of the Forty-third, a bill to amend section 65 of volume 3 ot the code of ’95, which defines voluntary manslaughter, so as to make the jury judges of the cooling time. etc. By Mr. Cosmos of the Third, a bill to extend the powers of the railroad com missioners, so as to give them power and authority to reguiute the charges by sleeping car companies, or railroads operating sleeping cars. By Mr.- Blalock of the Thirty-fifth, to extend the powers of the railroad comj missiouera to enable them to regulate the charges by telephone companies. A number of house bills were given a first reading, and then by motion of President Brewer, and to facilitate the business, sundry senate and house bills, with favorable committee reports, were taken np A)I fl rea d the second time. |IIT 1$ TRUSTWORTHY. t The one paper that leads— V * reaehea all cja.»e» of peapie F * * —give satisfaction to adrer- F F tigers —The Rome Tribune.. 4 PRICE FIVE CENTS BIG WAR JREWING Bolivia To Be Wiped Dll the Map of South America. Plan For Drlebund of Chili, Peru and Argentina—Bolivia to Be Divided. Valparaiso, Nov. 12.—A plan for a drlebund of Chili, Peru and Argentina is under consideration,, which, if adopted, will remove Bolivia from the Sooth American map, Chili and Argen tina dividing her territory. Startling as this statement is, there are mauy who are inclined to give it credence. Without doubt some international step of importance is under contemplation. Chili and Peru have become entangled with Bolivia, and what the result will be no one cau telL Senor Silas, Chili’s minister to Sucre. Bolivia, has gone to Santiago to confer with the government on the situation. The government flatly denies that _>e will return to Sucre, though therFase grave fears that he will be murdered if \M* does return, aa the feeling against Chiii is intense. Everybody in Bolivia hears Qhili talked o.Sas a faithless and disloyal nation. Reasons for all this feeling against Ch’ili are to be found in the rebeltioif ot 1891, aud its bearing ou the Anoion treaty. The revolutionists promised to Bolivia, if she woUul vrejteuize the bel ligerency ' if they were victoriodf ti»«y would? give to Bo livia, two yeses after victory, the two Peruvian produces, Tacna aud Arica, held temporarily by Chiii under the Ancion treaty. More than six years have elapsed since the victory of the revolutionists and j Chili has not fulfilled her promises for the reason by doing so she would tram ple on the treaty. Bolivia now insists on the fulfillment of this promise, which * Chili holds as illegal. In the meantime Chili has recalled Senor Lira, the min ister of Chili to Peru, who belonged to the revolutionary party, and has sent Senor Vincento Danta Cruz, a Palma oedist, there with instructions t&sound Peru on an alliance against ETOHvia, against wiiich government w has mauy grievances. The plan is to bring about? a war with Bolivia, ana for Peru’s assistance Chili promises to return to Peru the provinces of Tacna aud Arica, without putting the question to a popular vote, or de manding of Peru the 10,000,000 soles ransom as provided in the Anoion treaty. Chili is also prepared to furnish Peru with all the necessary arms and muni tions to carry on a war with Bolivia. In this connection the drlebund against Bolivia is considered. Argen tina, it is said, will be invited into the alliance to give strength to the move ment. CROWDS IN CHATTANOOGA. ' Penil-ylvanin to D-.licate Her .Monument at • f'noknuianca Park. Chattanooga, Nov. 12.—Hundreds of ' Pennsylvanians who are to participate in the dedication of Pennsylvania's monument iu the Chickamauga-Chatta nooga National park have arrived in the city and are spending the day making preparations for Monday’s big events, Governor Hastings with his staff and 1 many other prominent Pennsylvanians are on hand. General John P. E. Gobiu of Pennsylvania, comiuander-in-chief of the G. A. R , has also arrived. Saturday occurs the regimental deco- ' rations of the various monuments. The survivoys of {he various regiments will gather around their respective monu ments and hold their impressive and appropriate exercises. In all 15 monu ments will be dedicated. Saturday night, at the city auditorium, a public reception will be tendered the visitors. Governor Hastings, Governor Taylor and many other distinguished northern and southern men will deliver addresses. Monday afternoon the elaborate dedi catory exercises at Orchard Knob take place. For Monday evening the Ten- •, nessee department G. A. R., has ar ranged a camp fire, at which ail the veterans are expected to be present. The park is filled with veterans, going over their old fighting ground. CAPTAIN DENIES CHARGE.', Morrison of Virginia Says No Attempt Was Al ado to • urt Georgia Mau. ( Savannah, Nov. 12.—Captain Mor rison of the Virginia football team, 1 which met the Georgia university men ' on the occasion of the fatal accident in Atlanta on Oct. 30, writes a letter to the Savannah Press, in reply to state ments of its correspondent, that Vir ginia men ha<i deliberaiely tried to* injure tne Georgia players. Captain Morrison denies this charged and sends a letter written him by Cap- ’ tain Kent of the Georgia team, thank him for the consideration in memory ofn Von Gammon and wishing the Virginia,, team grand success. . Morrison says that the injuries sus-2 tallied by Tichenor and Gammon of the! Georgia team were entirely accidental ami deeply regretted by the Virginia men. a ; Kivervew Hotel lit I K li u j n 4. > Kankakee, Ills., Nov. 12.—TheRivei* view hotel has been burned. The firel, originated ip The loss is i $5 000; insuMniddf. The hotel was built in 1885; and was a wooden structure. The interior of the building < wus Georgia pine. The structure burned in 30 minutes. Rouert Goodwin audl O. W. Best saved themselves by jump-1 iug from a third-story window. Forty' guests bareb- with theft- lives. K