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6 SHORT LEASE AND A FARM / 107 Legislators Are In terviewed By ATLANTA JOURNAL Concensus $f Opinion of 83 Re pre sea-' tatiies and 24 Senators. IT IS AN INTERESTING SUMMARY State to Control the jGuards and Physicians. LESSEES TO CLOTHE ANO FEED And SkeHer (Convicts--Farm May Be Site on Which Main Penitentiasy is to Be Built. Atlanta, Nov. 20. The Journal has interviews with 83 members of the house aud 24 members of the senate on the convict question, and the concensus •f these views does muoh to clarify the nebulous of the public wind on this subject From these interviews this much of the legislative result seems certain; There will be a five year lease of the ablebodied convicts, with state control of guards and physicians, the lessees to feed, clothe and shelter them under state regulations aud inspection. There will be a farm for the women, the boys and the aged aud infirm -uonviets. This form is designated in a large pro portion of the replies as a nucleus tor a penitentiary after five years, but that question will probably be left for future legislatures to decide. There will be no reformatory school, but moral restraints may be prescribed for young convicts on the farm. There will hardly be any state inspec tion of misdemeanor convicts The felons will not be worked on pub lic roads. •_ The interviews are based on replies to questions covering the various points considered in the dfwussion, but -Oiiiy those which are in sufficient preponder ance to indicate results are mentioned in thia forecast. >. 1 ..*• i —: ■ -- . ■ f COUPER LOSES HIS CASE. Demoeratle Assistant Fo.tma.ter Makes " ay Fur a Republican, Atlanta, Nov. 20. Major J. M. Oouper lost his fight in the United States court for the place of assistant postmaster. The fight was won by Ma- ' jor Smyth, not because the civil service '■ laws did not protect Major Couper, but because Judges Newman and Pardee decided that a court of equity has no right to interfere in matters of that kind, and stated that such questions and disputes must be decided by the civil service commission tit Washing ton. This means, of course, that the in junction for which Major Oouper was fighting, will not be granted and he will have to step out until the Washington authorities pass upon the matter. If civil service decides he is right in his claims he will be reinstated ami take up his old duties again. Mr. E. F. Blodgett has taken charge of the office of assistant postmaster. The Second Trial of Martig Thera. New York, Nov. 20. Aitor ney Youngs of Queens County said that everything is in readiness for the re sumption on Monday of the trial of Martin Thorn, the alleged murderer of William Guldensuppe. As at the pre vious trial. District Attorney Olcott of New York will co operate with District Attorney Youngs in conducting the prosecution. Surrogate A. N. Weller will also assist Mr. Youngs. It is re ported that William F. Howe has en- - gaged former District Attorney Daniel Noble to help him defend Thorn., Tralnwreekere In New York. Middletown, N. Y., Nov. 20. —A westbound freight train on the Erie railroad was derailed by trainwreckers at Sloatsburg, where attempts were made last Sunday to wreck an ex press and freight train. This wreck - is thought to be due to the same mis ■» creauts who were unsuccessful on the previous occasion. By ' good - chance no one was injured. The rails had been turned and wnen the engine struck the gap it toppled over on the eastbouud track. Two cars were piled on top of the locomotive. > ' • Confs* re no ‘ nt. the Capital, Washington, Nov. 30. President McKinley saw no visitors, not even seu -Jitors and representatives, during the forenoon, and was occupied all the time witn Attorney General McKenna and Assistant Secretary Day of the state de partment. It was stated tnat white the conference was unofficial, its nature would not ba made pub ic at present, but it was of no great importance. FrufoMor • alee.<woo.t uhh.i. London, Nov. 20.—Henry Calden ■wood, profesaor of moral philosophy in vanity as EMiMburga. ls dead. if ' I • *• Fifty Years Ago. ’’ President Polk in the White .House xhete, f White in Lowell was Doctor Ayer ; . Both were busy for human weal ji Oneito govern and one to heal. I. And, as a president’s power of -will Sometimes depends On a liver-pin, Mr. Folk took Ayer’s Pills 1 teaw For hialiver, SO years ago. |’A Ayef’s Cathartic Pills V were designed to supply a model purgative to people who had so long injured themselves with griping medicines. Being ' carefully prepared and their in gredients adjusted to the erant necessities of the bowels and liver, their popularity was in stantaneous. I’hat this popu larity has been maintained is well marked in the medal awarded these pills at tbs World’s Fair 1:393. 50 Years of Cures, FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL. ffewlitt Hall and Senator Dunwoody An nounce. Blaeklfium for Congrea*. “Atlanta, Nov. 20.—Hon. Hewlitt A. Hail, of gCoweta, and Senator Harry Dunwoody will be candidates for At torney General. Editor B. M. Blackburn announces for Congress tonight to succeed Living stone. This will set the political pot to simmering, and a red hot fight may be expected. “~JWO MAYjDIE. An Atlanta Maa Shot Two Men About His Wife Last Night. Atlanta, Nov. 20. -William Sharp - lon, a Southern railway employe, shot Ralph Gibson and Henry Joiner tonight about his wife. Both are in dangerous condition, may die. Sharpion shot Gib son four times with his pistol and once with a shot guq, accusing him of intimacy with his wife.. Joiner was a friend;of Gibson and was shot while trying to make peace. ' Sharpion gave himself up. KILLING IN FLORIDA. Leading Negro Politician Killed Promi nent Negro Minister. Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 20.—Rev. J. R. Scott, one of the leading negro politicians of the country, who opened the last National Republican convention with prayer, shot and killed Obadiah Adams, a prominent negro preacher, here today. Scott is councilman and a leading negro. Adam’s father is pre siding elder at Athens, Ga. The dead man is only 21 years old. He began preaching at 13 and was the leading colored revivalist of the South. The cause of the killing is not known. “ ;; YALE WON. Old .E]i JDowned the Mighty Princeton Men Yesterday.-. New Haven,- Nov. 20.—The Yale team won a magnificent game from Princeton this afternoon. The score was 6to oin favor of Old Eli. Bet ting wars to 4on Princeton. FOR EVENING TIES. ▲ Neat and Useful. Christmas Present For , a Gentleman. A useful handmade Christmas present to a gentleman is a sachet for holding white ties. This design is a German fancy and bears the national tree, the oak. A more appropriate decoration would be an ivy branch, which is the emblem of friendship. It is long enough to hold white ties folded in half aud Si 1 broad enough for two ,to lie side by side inside it. The case opens in book fash ion iu><i the ties are kept in place by .four straps of narrow, white.elastic, put across inside, from side to side of the case, two near the top and two near the bottom. The outside cover must be of plain colored satin, embroidered, lined with quilted perfumed satin. The cone is edged with cord and the loops of the cord-made at each corner. Three iron sates* and one national cash register for sale cheap, apply to p. o, box, 126 Rome, Ga. r~v~l \ J*—*,. ME tmii 'H ? SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2l t iB»7 SKW WHS SICK Great Operatic Composer May Empire of Grief. EIS WIFE’S DEATH KILLING HIM «o ProßtrHted Tfeat Fatal ’Re«ult« Would CaUAe No Surprise—<Awer JE flity- Seven Tears Old—Began the Stu iv of Nlu«lc When a Mera Buy—the Au lior of 11 Tr orator*. Rome, Nov. 20.—Sig. Verdi, the cele brated composer, is so prostrated by the death of his wife that it’ is feared he will die. Giuseppe Verdi was born in Rancola, tfln the duchy of Parma, in 1810. His GIUSEPPE VERDI. father was an innkeeper. As a child Verdi was' wont to follow about the streets of his native village every organ grinder who happened along. The lit tle fellow seemed to drink in inspiration from the seldom accurate and almost always discordant barrel organa At the age of 7 Verdi begged his par ents to have him taught music, and they acceded to the extent of buying for him an old spinet. This quaint in strument is still preserved in the villa St. Agata. Am Organist at Kieran. At 11 years of age Verdi’s first dream of ambition was realized, for he was named organist at Le Boncole, with the large pay of 38 francs (afterwards raised to 40) a year. In the meantime he had been sent to school at Busseto, where an honest cobbler boarded him for the munificent sum of 6 cents per diem. Signor Bareazi, a wtua and liquor merchant of wnom Verdi’s father had been in the habit of buying the small stores needed iu his humble inn. took the greatest interest in young Verdi, allowing bim to practice on his excel lent piano aud giving him the run of the house. It was he, too, who not, only obtained one of the four purses of the Monte di Pieta when Verdi went to study at Milan, but became responsible for the expense of his board aud his les sons, a generosity which was honorably repaid as soon as the young man was able to earn his own living. Eventually he became the father-in-aw of the youug composer, who had fallen in love with the handsome Marguerite, Barez Ki’s eldest daughter. The marriage took place in 1836, aud in 1839, on the evening of Nov. 17, “Oberta Oonte di San Bonifacio. ” his first opera, was represented with such success at La Scala that Mereili, the then impresario, made a contract with the composer to write three more operas for the same theater. One of these was to be an opera bouffe. But, alas, while at work at it terrible misfortune befell the man hitherto so happy and so fortunate. In the short ■pace of two mouths his two children aud beloved wife were taken from him, and he was alone in the world. It is scarcely to be wondered at if. under such circumstances, the “Giaruo de Regnon,” as it was called, failed to please, and disgusted with himself, aud even with his act. in such a season of grief and despair, the young maestro insisted upon giving up his contract and ceasing to write. For some time he persisted in his resolution. Libretto For.ad Upon Him. One evening, however, he met Me relli, who asked him to accompany him to the theater. Ou the way thither the manager complained that Nicolai had refused to compose an opera to a libretto of Solera’s. (Solera wrote the libretto of Verdi’s first opera ) “Such a splen did work I Such dramatic situations! Splendid!” said Mereili. “And, what is worse, I don’t know where to find an other,” he added. .While the librarian of the theater was looking for the “Proscritto” Mereili came across the work of which he had been speaking, and said: “Take it and read it. You can bring it back to me.” He crammed it into Verdi’s pocket, pushed him out of his office and locked the door in his face while crying out, “Set it to musicl” The libretto being thus forced upon him, Verdi was obliged to carry it home, and once there, as though amid its pages lingered a ■pell mightier than his reluctance, first one verse or scene attracted him, then another and another, till finally "Na bucco” was completed The success ot this work in 1842 was emphatic, and was followed by "Otello,” which bears marks of poetic conception, of profound study, of a nynd ever open to receive fresh artistic impressions, and of a vigor to embody them marvelous in a man of his yearly Signorina Guiseppina Strep poni, who created the part of Abigalle, eventually became his second wife. Verdi’s best known opera's are "Neb uchadnezzar,” "Ernaui,” “Attila,” “Macbeth.” “Riggolerto.” ”11 Trov store,” "La Traviata,” "Otello.” "Gio vanni d’Arco. ” "Aida” aud "Una Balls in Maschera. ” It Wouldn’t Work. “One touch of nature,’you know, old man”— , "Os coui'se. of course; but you’re not nature, and consequently 1 refuse to be touched. ” Thus the promptness with which he saw the point saved him. Chicago Post. LOST.—A day book containing some notes. A suitable reward will be paid to finder—Morison & Tram mel. | ts THE LARGE LONDON FIRE. Lom Estimated at Fr»ut Taa ta Sixty Mil lion Dollars—No <>n. Killed. London, Nov. 20. A. number of fire etigiues are still playing upon the stnoul lenng ruins, which m,ark the scene of tue great conflagration near the general nostofficea Wails are falling in every Direction. It is impossible to accurately estimate the damage done, but it is stated that it will reach f 10,000.000 American insurance companies will lose heavily. The last flames disappeared by 11 a. m., but as this mes-age is forwarded water is still being poured upon the red hot masses of ruins. The burned district is surrounded by enormous crowds of people and the railroads are, running excursion trains from tue country. In spite of the magnitude of the dis aster. only two firemen were slightly injured during the work of extinguish ing the flames. About 300 firms are seeking for new offices. The estimates of the amount of damage done range from SIO,OOO Oi.O to $60,000,000, but ao cording to the best opinion the loss is about $10,000,000. The official report says the cause of the fire is unknown. A large uumbsr of warehouses from five to six stories high have been burned and are partly fallen, the whole cover ing an area of 200x150 yards, bounded by Nichols square, Edmunds Place, Jewin Crescent. Australian avenue,' Paul’s alley and Red Cross stseet. TURKEY IS CALLED DOWN. Must Fay an O.d Debt It She Insists on Kec<»tiMtructitig Her Nmvy. Constantinople. Nov. 20.—The offi cials of the Russian embassy sent a sec ond note to the Turkish minister point ing out that iu times of difficulty Rus sia abstained from urging the payment of the debt due her by Turkey; but now that the government of Turkey has de cided upon fresh armaments, which are not warranted by the present situation, Russia demands a portion of the arrears on the same grounds that Austria urged the payment of claims of the Oriental railroad, an Austrian corporation, for transportation of Turkish troops during the recent war with Greece. In consequence of this communica tion, the porte has informed the Prus sian charge d’affaires that nothing has been decided upon concerning arma ments, at the same time bestowing upon that official the grand cordon of the Osmanli order. It is believed that the Turkish gov ernment will now drop its plan for tbe reorganization of the navy, although the officials of the Garman embassy have been instructed to sapport the efforts of the German firms to recon struct the fleet and supply the Turkish government with the necessary arms, ammunition aud uniforms. Ntw KAILWAY HKUJcGItU The People er Doavllle and Vlclalty Are Aroaaeil—liarbeeue. Decatur, Ala., Nov. 20.—The people of Danville and vicinity are in earnest over their new railroad project There will be an immense gathering 10 miles from Danville next Saturday. They will have an oldfashioned picnic aud barbecue. Speakers will be imported from abroad to address the assembled multitude aud there will be a rousing good time. There will also be done some practi cal raiiroad building. They will have miners and prospectors and ironworkers, there. The miners will dig the coal and iron out of the ground and the iron workers will smelt the ore iu the pres ence of the assembled thousands. Never before were people so aroused ove- an industrial move. Scores of men have voluntarily come forward and offered to donate laud for a right of way. One man who owns two fine farms has offered a deed to one-tenth of his entire holdings. GIRL BRIDE INTERVIEWED. Why General Caatiius Marcellus Clay's Wife Deaertad Him. Valley View, Ky., Nov. 20.—Gen- Oassius Marcellus Oiay’s girl wife, who was Dora Richardson, was interviewed in the piank cabin of her brother, Oleil Richardson, who works in the sawmills here. When asked why she left pAlatial White Hall for the lowlyca.bin, sue said: "I was lonesome. I had no' young company until the general went to Cin cinnati last month and stayed two months, having his eyes treated. Then Naujiie Biggerstaff, about my agp, came and stayed with me until the general got back. I have been away from him for weeks, but have gone to see him five times since then. I will not go back until I get my visit out.” She denied that she had said that she did not love General Clay any more. Ed Greer May Be Executed. Cincinnati. Nov. 30 —Ed Greer, the second> of the assailants tried for as saulting Mrs. Gleason, the one who took her to the place where she was as saulted, testified that his former con fession was all false, aud then broke down under cross examination and ad mitted his present testimony was false. He also told a fellow prisoner to testify in his behalf. That prisoner on the stand made that fact known and told a damaging story. The arguments in, the case have begun. Greer is regarded likely to be hung. Three Death* In New Orleans. New Orleans, Nov. 20 —The fever record here showed six case • and three deaths, Francis Dupdfit. D. Veutercolle aud Elizabeth Lemerrier. The weather has grown considerably warmer. Many people who have been away are re turning. , ▲II Kei»tnotions Keunnvad. Montgomery. Ala., Nov. 20. —All quarantine restrictions against any and all yellow fever infected districts have been raised by the state anthoritiea Fresh stock of dates. Figs, Currants, Raisins, Citron and Cocoanuts at Todd's, | iWI KIHEI) IN THIS i Prominent Men of Waco Fight Duel With Pistols. BROTHERS COME OUT SECOND BEST •“lie H.rrl... Attack Colonel U.rnlil, bat die Leiter I'rlumpti.—ltr.t.niler G.t. x lluli.t—rit« R-cwnt ttt ci- li, Hr.iiu’, Icononlait on the llaylor Univor.it, tho Cao-e ot All th. rroubm. Waco, Tex., Nov. 20.—A three cor nered street duei took place here and as a result W. A. Hnrris a well known citizen and insurance man. is dead; Ed- I itor J. W. Harris lies mortally wounded, and Colonel G. B. Gerald, a prominent lawyer, is seriously injured, while a ne gro bystander, Who was hit by a stray bullet, is painfully hurt. • About sunset J. W. Harris, editor of the Waco Morning Times-Herald, was standing in front of a drug store talk ing to Drs. H. I. Taylor and W. W. Olds. Colciiel Gerald approached from the opposite side of the street. When Editor Harris saw Colonel Ger ald coming he remarked Co the physi cians that trouble was on hand, and that they had better get out of the way. Without further delay, he drew his pis tol and aimed past Dr. Taylor. With his arm touching Dr. Taylor’s shoulder he fired at Colonel Gerald, who was rapidly moving iu his direction. When Gerald saw Harris he drew his own re volver, and when at close range, fired a shot which hit Harris’ windpipe, touched the spinal cord, paralyzing him from the neck to his toes and sent him to the ground helpless. Brother to the lletona. Meanwhile, from the corner opposite, W. A. Harris, brother of J. W. Harris, Was firing at Gerald, aud Gerald was now wounded iu two places aud bleed ing- After disposing of J. W Harris, Ger ald faced his second antagonist and marched straight aero s the street after him. A poiiceiuau rushed between the two aud did ail be couid to keep them apart, but t hey closed iu spite of the policeman’s efforts and continued to shoot till W. A. Harris sauk co the side walk a corpse. Colonel Gerald fell during the fight, but arose to his feet quicKly and when both of his antagonists were down on the ground he walked off with one arm shattered, swinging by his side, and blood spurting from a wound in the hip. After glancing about in every di rection he found an officer aud offered to surrender. He said: "They laid for me, but I got them both; that is, I think I did.” The three parties in the duel were married men and the fathers of chil dren. W. A. Harris’ body will be sent to South Carolina for burial. Colonel Gerald’s condition may be critical, as rhe wound in his side cannot be ftilly determined. llul .t For a Hy.tandar, A negro, Shepperd Jasper, who wit nessed the battle, was struck iu the leg by a stray .bullet aud suffered greatly from the loss of blood. The trouble grew out of the attacks in Braun’s Iconoclast on the Baylor nniversity. Editor Harris took theside of Baylor aud condemned Braun bit terly in his paper. Gerald took a com munication defending Brann to the pa per, but it was not published. Gerald went to get his manuscript and he and Editor Harris had a fight, in which Gerald was worsted. Gerald then pub lished a circular giving his side of the affair and scattered it broadcast. He denounced Harris iu unmeasured terms. Since (he publication of the circular Harris has been sick and this was his first appearance. i J. W. Harris, editor of the Times- Herald, died today, and he and his brother will be buried in the same grave. Harris wrs formerly editor of the Toccoa, Ga., News, where raised. t Tbe residence of Editor Brann is being guarded tonight. More trouble is expected. Gene th I U’eyler Clears i<lm*elf. Madrid, Nov. 20.—The captain gen eral of Guilaciu has telegraphed the gov ernment here saying that iu the intel view which be had with General Wey ler. the former captain general of Cuba, the latter completely exculpated himself of the statements attributed to him upon the occasion of his leaving Havana and affirmed his devotion and adhesion to the government. “77” FOR GRIP A 25c vial leads to CZ A Dollar flask, the economical way of buying “77.” £ With those who appreciate ”77” the Dollar flask is popular ; it is flat, easy to carry and economical; containing 120 doses. The value of having ‘‘77” at hand when needed, cannot be overesti mated. ir ’ 77” cures colds, grippe, influenza, catarrh, pains in the head and chest, cough and sore throat. Dr. Hnmphrey’s Manuel of all Dis eases at jour druggists or mailed free. Sold by druggists, or sent on receipt of prim. BurnpbW’ Med. Ga.. Coz William & Joh ' York. The Coffee , * and Tea House of Rome. The quantity of coffee and teas sold by us illustrates the ri’ff'rence between our business a> <i that of all other houses in Rome, We f«>H< w no< beaten’rack; our metht da aie all original, and we strive to improve each d partment eveiy day. Our teas come direct from Bond d ware houses of Tetley and Co., and we know the goods reach us fresh and with a flavor and strength that are unmatchable. When we talk to you about coffee we feel that you know we give jOti better value for the money invested than you can g< t from any house this side ot Baltimoie. Our Q & Q. Coffee put up i» three pound tins is the best seller we ever bad which is a convincing evidence of its superiority. It has stood the test of the best judges and if you want the best Mocha and java 3 lbs. for $1 03 you will not get a oetter value for tbe money than you will find in Q. <fc Q. Levering’s Coffee 9|. We have the bei-t fruit cake ever offered for sale in Rome. Every ounce of fruit the very best and clean as tbe driven snow. You cant make a fruit cake cheap as we will sell you one. They are in 1, 2 and 5 pound boxes at 25 cents the pound. We have made a careful selection of fruits for making frait cake and while they ar.i the very finest, the prices are same as you have to pay ether dealers for goods with a much smaller value Shelled Almonds 35 cents the pound. Fancy Figs fifteen cents the pound. Fancy impor ed Citron 25 cents. We have some bargains in canned goods for you. The price is far be low the quality but we bought them al the right time and in the right quantity to get tbe best price and while we are not giving therm away the pri< e is next to no charge 3 cans E. J. Peas for 25 cents. 3 cans string beans for 25 cents. 2 cans Desert Peaches for 25- cents. 1 can white cherries for 15 Cents. 1 can fine Columbia River Salmon< for 12£ cents. 1 can Paris peas for 25 cents. Finer Peas were never placed in a. can than our Paris peas. They are the very smallest growth and full no 2 cans, Nies small fat mackeral 5 for ID* Cents. Gold Band Hams 12 1-2 cents the pound, 20 lb bucket lard $1,32 Gelatine 10 cents the package, R'celß lbs for SI,OO. this is a genuine bargain. Money back for every item that does not please. HAND € CO, Opposite Armstrong Hotel. Rome, Ga., Nov. 6, 1897. When Other*, Fail Consult DR. NICHOLS Nichols Building, 407 Union St., NASHVILLE, TENN. The Leading and Most Successful Never Fails to Cure Syphilis, Stricture, Light Losses. w Piles, Gleet, Hydrocele, Varicocele, Diseases of Women. BLOOD POISON- SSfL-i-J'i days. You can be treated at home Ofor same price under same guaranty. If you prefer to come here we will W contract to pay railroad fare and no charge if we fail to cure. P, LOST MANHOOD. Night Emissions, Impotency, the * dreaded effects of early vice, which brings organic weakness. On examining: the urinary deposits a ropy sediment win often be found, and sometimes small particles of albumen will appear. There are many men who die of this difficulty ignorant of the cause, which is Seminal Weakness. The Doctor will guarantee a permanent cure in all cases. WRITE for symptom blank. You can be cured at home by correspondence. WDITV for Symptom Blank, correspond wnllu ence private. All letters an wered in plain envelope. Surity for All We Will Bond You! We will make bonds for officers and, employees. Also bonds for ad ministrators. executors, guar -•> dians, trustees, Receivers, as signees, replevin, attachmen and injunction cases, and ail undertakings in judicial pro cedings. We are also bond contractors. For particulars call on Yancey & Oot