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ESTABLISHED 1887.
BRANAN’S
FEE BILL
It Is Introduced in the
Senate.
10 COUNTV OFFICIALS
Only Effects Fulton County Under Pres
ent Population.
'THE CONVICT BILL IS DISCUSSED
First Section of Hail and Stone
Bills Was Read.
’■NO PROGRESS WAS MADE BY HOUSE
■ Today Two Sessions Will Be Held—Cal-
vin’s Bill Against Adultera
tion of Flour.
Atlanta, Nov. 22—In the senate
today Senator Blalock introduced by
■ request a bill drawn by Hon. Charles
I. Branan, providing that county offl
■ cers of court in counties having cities
of 60,00® population shall be paid sala
ries in lieu of fees. The bill applies
only to Fulton county, and was ac
companied by a petition with 500 sig
natures collected by Mr. Brannan.
It fixes salaries as follows:
•Ordinary 53,000
-Clerk Superior Court - 3,000
Sheriff 3,000
Tax Collector 3,000
Tax Receiver 2,000
Coronor 900
Solicitors of City Courts 2,000
Solicitor General Superior Court 3,000
• Officii Stenographer. 1,200
In addition each officer is to receive
one fourth of the net receipts of his
office over and above his salary and
office expenses.
These salaries are to be paid out of
■ the county treasury.
Mr. Branan says the salary system
•has been endorsed by the grand juries,
by the county commissioners of Fulton
county, and by the county commis
sioners of the state in convention as
sembled, and since this agitation began
the populist party has put it in its plat
form, and congress has taken a step in
the same direction, and Tennessee has
■ adopted the salary system.
The bill submits the question to popu
lar vote, the aot not to go into effect
until it shall have been so ratified. It
does net affect the present terms of
office.
In the House.
Mr. Calvin’s mixed flour bill was
one of the first important matters
brought up in the house today. A
substitute was offered by Mr. Felder,
of Fulton, who thought the measure
under consideration was inadequate.
The subtitute was voted down and
after some discussion the original bill
was passed.
Mr. Calvin’s bill requires the words
/‘mixed flour” to be branded or
marked on each package containing
a blending of wheat flour and corn
meal, so as to show what per centum
of the contents is made from the food
product of grain, other than wheat.
The purpose of the bill is to put
purchasers on notice as to what they
are buying, whether straight flour cr
mixed flour.
The bill, as passed by the bouse,
will become operative March Ist, 1898.
This bill does not affect to deal with
adulterated flour, that is, flour adult
orated by the use of talc and other
minerals. That is a separate subject
to meet which would require a bill on
.that particular line.
Convict Kill Again.
The discussion of the convict ques
tion came up on a motion by Mr. Dun
can, of Houston, who offered a sug
gestion calculated to simplify matters
the prison commission bill now under
-consideration with certain instruc
tions as to the framing of another
bill.
The house then went into a oommit
itee of the whole and the penitentiary
THE ROITE TRIBUNE.
A DASTARDLY DEED
Mrs. Dr. Wood, of Dalton Al
most Killed By Burglar.
Was Alone in the House, When
Fiend Struck Her—Blood
hounds Were Sent For.
Dalton, Ga., Nov. 22.—A shocking
crime occurred here tonight and this
littla city is aroused to a wild pitch of
indignation.
Dr. Wood is one of the leading phy
sicians of Dalton, and tonight he at
tended a secret order meeting, leaving
his wife at home alone.
About Bo’ clock Mrs Wood heard a
noise in an adjoining room, and went
into see what it was. There was no
light in the room, and as she stepped in
side, some one struck her a fearful blow
on the bead. She fell unconscious and
bleeding from a frightful wound in the
bead.
When Dr. Wood returned home he
found his wife unconscious and almost
lifeless. Every room in the house had
been plundered. The news spread and
a search began for the miscreant, but
he had made good his escape. The
Chattanooga anthorities were asked by
wire to bring the bloodhounds, and they
will arrive at 4 in the morning.
HORRIBLE SUICIDE*
Mississippian Disembowels Himself Then
Fell in Front of a Train.
Meridian, M ; ss., Nov. 22. —John
Lucas, the son of a very prominent family
here, committed suicide in a most hor
rible manner today.
He became violently insane very sud
denly yesterday while at his sister’s. He
was watched very closely through the
night. He was sleeping -apparently
when his brother left the room for a few
minutes.
The insane man got out and disappear
ed. Later his mangled remains were
found on the railroad one half a mile
from ’the town. At six in the morn
ing he was seen with a fearful hole in his
side from which the blood was gushing
in torrents. He was taken in charge,
but got away, and a few miuutes later
threw himself directly in front of a train
and was ground into pulp. He was 30
years of age.
GIN BURNED,
Moseley’s Gin Near Cave Spring Totally
Destroyed - Loss 51,500,
Cave Spring, Ga., Nov, 22.—Fire
totally destroyed Moseley’s gm, two
miles north of here on Big Cedar creek,
today about noon.
The gin house, six bales of seed cotton,
five bales of cotton bagged and 2,000
bushels of cotton seed were consumed. A
match in the gin caused the conflagra
tion, The loss will not fall short of
$1,400, and there was not a dollar’s worth
of insurance.
bill was taken up. Nothing in the way
of progress was accomplished.
The first section of the committee
bill was again under fire. Mr. Stone of
Walton, offered to amend this section,
which provides for the appointment of a
prison commission, so as to provide for
the election of the principal keeper of
the penitentiary by the people, instead
of a commission. This brought on a
prolonged discussion, Mr. Freeman of
Coweta, making an extended and forci
ble argument against the proposed
amendment. Mr. Hall of Coweta, also
opposed the amendment. He said that
it was not in accord with the rest of the
bill.
Mr. Stone spoke at length in advocacy
of the amendment. No vote was reached,
however, the time of adjournment hav
ing arrived before the conclusion of Mr.
Stone’s argument.
Mr. Fogarty of Richmond, moved
that the bill offered by Mr. Hall of
Coweta, and that introduced by Mr.
Stone, be given a second reading in or
der to simplify the discussion of the
question. This motion prevailed and
when the bills had been read the house
adjourned.
Beginning with tomorrow, a morning
and afternoon session will be held.
The house bill by Mr. Henderson, of
Forsyth, for the election of judges and
solicitors by the people was made the
special order for next Wednesday at 3
o’clock;
Mr. Ellis' bill to provide for elections
by the general assembly by acclamation
was taken up, and after some debate,
which developed a strong opposition,
was, by motion of the author, laid upon
the table.
ROME. GIA., TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 23. 1897.
JOHN BYAN
IS DEAD
Atlanta’s Pioneer Citi
zen Passes Away.
WAS 75 YEARS OLD
Stroke of Paralysis Two Weeks Ago
Precipitated Ike End.
FAILING FOR TWELVE MONTHS
Surrounded By His Family As
He Died.
DID MUCH TO BUILD UP ATLANTA
Brief Biography of the Career of This
Noted Citizen of Atlanta—No Funeral
Arrangements Yet Made.
Atlanta, Nov. 22. —Mr. John Ryan,
Sr., a pioneer citizen of Atlanta, and
one of the richest and most widely
known men in the soutji, died at his
home in this city after a protracted ill
ness caused by paralysis. Mr. Ryan
was the victim of the stroke a littla over
three months ago. It was thought at
the time that he would recover, but he
gradually grew worse until the end
came.
Mr. Ryan made a great success as a
business man in Atlanta, and up to his
retirement his name was as well known
in the great commercial centers of the
country as that of any man in the
south. For 40 years he was engaged
in the dry goods business on Whitehall
Street, except for a short period during
the war, and millions and millions of
dollars’ worth of goods passed over his
counters during his long and active ca
reer.
Mr. Ryan was born in Dublin, Ire
land, about 71 years ago, and there he
spent the early days of his young man
hood. In 186) he decided to emigrate
to America, and came to Augusta dur
ing that year. In 1852 he came to At
lanta and began a business on the White
hall road, for it hardly rose to the dig
nity of a street then. He married a
Miss Gray, a young lady of Augusta,
who was born in Ireland, and after his
marriage he built the house in which
he has since resided and which was a
novelty then.
It was one of the first brick residences
in Atlanta, and was a Very conspicuous
landmark to the wild and wooly “crack
ers” and the “hill billies” who drove
into the little town with their produce
from the outlying districts.
A NORWEGIAN fiARK SINKS.
Struck by the Schooner Sprague Off Fry
ing Pau Shoals—No Lives Loat.
Wilmington, N. 0., Nov. 22.—The
schooner Charles H. Sprague, Captain
Harper, from Georgetown to New York,
with a cargo of lumber, is in the harbor
at Southport with her port rigging torn
away as a result of a collision at sea on
Wednesday afternoon.
When 9 miles from Frying Pan light
ship the master of the Sprague saw a
bark bearing down upon him with yards
squared. The bark was the Norwegian
Vara, Captain Terjesen, which cleared
from Wilmington for Manchester, Eng
land, last Monday, Each vessel ap
parently thought the other would
change her course, but neither did so,
and they came together under full sail.
The Vara suffered most, having a
great hole knocked in the bluff of her
bow. All of the crew jumped aboard
the schooner except the captain and
cabin boy, who were taken off soon
afterwards. The schooner anchored near
by, and the bark was last sighted at
dark Wednesday night. She sank dur
ing the night.
The captains of both vessels are here
and have filed their protests, Captain
Terjesen with the Norwegian consul,
▲lex S. Heide, and Captain Harper
with hie agents, Messrs. George Harris,
Son & Co. The cargo of the Vara con
sisted of 4,908 barrels of rosin, shipped
by the Liverpool Shelter company.
Hanaa Will Force a Caucus.
Columbus, 0., Nov. 22.—1 t has been
Jecided by Senator Hanna and hie
friends to ask for a caucus of the Re
publican members of the legislature to
select a candidate for senator.
Blot at a Negro Festival.
Gkuunville, a 0., Nov. 22.—At a
negro frolic a few miles from the city a
riot occurred in which one man was
killed, one fatally wounded and several
ethere-sorteesly hurt,
AN IMPORTANT STEP
Bill Passed to Establish Fech-
■/ Dical Department.
In the School of Technology. $lO,-
000 Appropriated For It—Three
More Judicial Circuits.
Atlanta, Nov. 32.—Late this after
noon the house unanimously passed
a bill providing for a technical de
partment to the school of technology.
They also appropriated SIO,OOO for
its erection, with the proviso that a
like sum be raised by private sub
scription. There is very little doubt
that this ean be done as the people of
Georgia have been [very anxious for a
technical department.
Tar Three More Judicial Circuit..
The judicial committee of the hous?
held * meeting tonight and will rec
ommend the establishment of three
more judicial circuits in the state.
Married Sunday.
Cave Spring, Ga., Nov. 22.—Emmett
Albee and Miss Walker were married
here Sunday. Both young people are
quite popular.
Death Near Tecumseh,
Tecumseh, Ala.. Nov. 22.—Mrs. An
nie Wimburn an aged lady died at
the residence of her son near Prior’s
Station today.
FLOYD’S REPRESENTATIVES,
Capt. Reece and Messrs. Nevin and £n
nig on Convict Question.
Last Saturday’s Journal contained
interviews with many legislators on the
convict question. Floyd’s three repre
sentatives were interviewed. Their
opinions are printed below:
Mr. J. B. Nevin favors working mis
demeanor convictsand short-term felons
on the roads, and employing the rest in
labor that at least competes with free
labor. He says:
. “Th* misdemeanor convicts, at least,
should be kept upon.the public roads.
There is work enough there to keep
them busy for years to come.
“I am heartily in favor of that plan,
whatever it may be, which furnishes
the least competition on the part of the
convicts to the free labor interests in the
state. Working men are having a hard
enough time now getting something to
do, and anything which lessens his
chance of employment is certainly a
bad plan.
“It seems to me that the short-term
convicts might be put upon the roads
and the long-term convicts put in a cen
tral prison at some time, and there do
such work as will contribute to the sup
port of the road-workers and their
equipment. I am not wildly antago
nistic to a reformed lease system, how
ever, and will say that in my opinion it
is not the system but the abuse of the
system that is the trouble.”
Mr. W. H. Ennis said: ‘‘Georgia, in
course of time, is bound io have a cen
tral prison, and I shall vote to take a
step in that direction. However, at the
present time I do not believe the people
are able to stand the expenditure nec
essary to build such a prison. There
fore lam in favor of hiring the able
bodied convicts, the state retaining ab
solute control, for a short term of years,
and using the money received from this
source to build a model penitentiary.
At this time I think the state should
place all women, boys and infirm con
victs on a farm, and the same should be
a nucleus for a central prison.
‘‘As to the misdemeanor convicts I
am opposed to and state control over
them as to the management, etc., but
think the authorities in each county
should retain absolute control, ”
Capt. John H, Reece favors the lease
system, with such improvements as ex
perience suggests. He says:
‘‘l am in favor of leasing the con
victs With over twenty years’ experi
ence we ought to be able to improve on
the old lease aot. Other states are
abandoning the penitentiary system
and adopting the lease system after the
Georgia plan. The convicts are healthier
and happier when put to work in the
open air.”
“Uncle” Joe Mansfield did not say
anything except, “Sapelo or bust.
Little Girl Dies
The bright little three year old
daughter of Mr. J. W. Phillips died
suddenly at the home of her’ parents
in North Rome Sunday morning, It
is supposed that the little one had
some organic heart trouble. The
funeral occurred from the residence
in North Rome yesterday afternoon,
and the remains were laid to rest on I
Myrtle HID. J
THORN IS
ONTRIAL
Barber on Trial For
Second Time,
NEW YORK MURDRER
Repetition ol Senes VMtb Worked
Opening of First Trial,
SOME SURPRISES IS SPRUNG
Mrs. Ida Ziegler Is One of the
New Witnesses.
WILL TESTIFY AGAINST MRS- NACK
No Trouble .Expected In Securing the
Jury—New Line of; Defense
For Thorn.
»
New York, Nov. 22. —Martin Thorn,
indicted with Mrs. Augusta Nack for
the murder of William Guldensuppe,
was again placed on trial in the crimi
nal branch of the Queens county su
preme court at Long Island City.
Thorn’s first trial, which was begun
two weeks ago, was interrupted aud
had to be abandoned on account of Ju
ror Larson becoming seriously ill.
There was a repetition of the scenes
which marked the opening of -the first
trial. The main floor and galleries of
the courtroom were crowded with law
yers, talesmen, reporters and newspaper
artists. Deputies were stationed at all
entrances to the courtroom and no per
sons were allowed to enter without a
pass.
About 150 talesmen, especially drawn
for the trial, were in attendance. There
were many farmers from the remote
parts of Long Island, and from their
conversation in the corridors it was evi
dent that they had not read or heard
much about the Guldensuppe murder.
This is regarded as favorable to getting
a jury within a reasonable time. The
witnesses were not allowed to sit in the
courtroom, but were allowed to occupy
seats just outside the courtroom door.
One of the new witnesses is Ida Zeig
ler of New York. Since Mrs. Nack
confessed that Thorn committed the
murder Counsel Howe has been direct
ing his efforts to try and fasten the
actual killing on Mrs. Nack, and to this
end he has called Mrs. Zeigler as a wit
ness. She will testify that as early as
last March Mrs. Nack tried to hire her
cottage at West Farms, telling her that
Guldensuppe was to live with her in
the cottage.
Mr. Howe will endeavor to show by
this that it was Mr . Nack that was
planning to murder Guldensuppe at the
time. At the beginning of the first
trial, Mr. Howe had prepared an elabo
rate defense for Thorn. He refused to
acknowledge that a murder had been
committed and even insinuated that the
defense would produce witnesses to
show that Guldensuppe was alive in
Germany after the day on which he is
alleged to have been murdered in the
cottage at Woodside.
Mrs. Nack’s unexpected confession
upset all of Mr. Howe’s plans. This in
duced him to prepare a new line of de
fense.
Thorn and Mrs. Nack will each swear
that the other killed Guldensuppe and
it will be for the jury to decide which
is believed.
Judge Smith, as soon as he arrived at
the courthouse in Long Island City,
sent for District Attorney Youngs and
told him that he was suffering from
chills and ague and that rather than
risk the possibility of a second mistrial,
he deemed it better to telephone for
either Justice Maddox or Gaynor co try
the case. The first named was subse
quently secured.
cuarleaton identified.
Charleston, Nov. 22.—1 t has been
learned that the man who committed
suicide here under the name of H. John
son was H. S. Baines, the junior mem
ber of the firm of Baines Bros, of Buf
falo. N. Y. He was a thirty-third de
gree Mason, and the number of his
watch was the means of identifying
him. The body is to be exhumed aud
sent to his relatives.
Blob Was After a Murderer.
Columbia, S. 0., Nov. 22.—Charles
Williams, negro, was taken to Sumter
jail from Carter's Crossing to prevent
lynching. He entered the home of W.
J. Lee for the purpose of robbery, and
being determined, butchered Mr. Lee in
his bed with an ax. He says he had an
accomplice. A mob pursued the officers
and prisoner. _..
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PKICE FIVE CENTS
TO PACIFY CUBANS
Insurgeßts Will Accept Noth
ing Short of Independence.
Peace Plans Fall Through—Cuba
Refuse to Accept Offers Made
Made By Spanish General.
Havana, via Key West, Nev. 22.
General Paudo, as recently cabled by
the Associated Press, started by train
from this city on Saturday last in order,
according to official announcement, to
take charge of the campaign against the
insurgents. He was accompanied by
his full staff and was escorted by a com
pany of artillery. But it is stated on
very good authority that General Paudo
has been commissioned by Marshal
Blanco, the captain general, to enter
into communication with the insurgent
leaders with the view of arranging for
peace.
This statement is based on accurate
knowledge of all the facts in the case.
General Paudo did not leave this city
until he had taken steps calculated to
further the object which Marshal
Blanco has in view. General Pando,
after a consultation with the captain
general, first brought about the release
from confinement of Damian Caballero,
who has been imprisoned on the Isle of
Pines for some time past, for, it is al
leged, acting as a spy for the insurgents
and bringing about a disaster of the
Spanish troops at Cacao, province of
Santiago de Cuba
General Pando furnished Caballero,
who is the godfather of Rabi, looked,
upon as being the backbone of the in
surgent movement iu the province of
Santiago de Cuba, with a considerable
sum of money aud caused him to be
landed at Manzanillo, province of San
tiago de Cuba, where a good horse was
placed at his disposal General Paudo’a
peace emissary was also furnished offi
cial documents empowering him to act
for the Spanish commander, and from
Manzanillo Caballero made his way se
cretly to the Jiguani hills, where Gen
eral Rabi has his headquarters.
Hig Sams of Money Offered.
General Pando instructed Caballero
to offer General Rabi a high rank in the
Spanish army aud a large sum of money
to be distributed among the other insur
gent leaders of that part of Cuba and
in addition a large amount of money
for himself, in the event of his succeed
ing iu arranging terms of peace. Be
sides this, Caballero was instructed to
inform the insurgent leaders that the
Spanish authorities undertook to hon
estly establish the new autonomist re
gime if the leaders of the insurgents
would accept the propositions made
them.
Although Caballero has not returned
from Santiago de Cuba, confidential ad
vices which have reached the Spanish
officials here seem to indicate that Ca
ballero has so far been unsuccessful. It
is understood that General Rabi has re
plied that he believes a successful end
ing of the war in favor of the insurgents
is approaching; that the Onbans, with
the aid of the United States, will gain
their independence, and chut, therefore,,
he prefers to continue fighting the
Spaniards until the final victory is won.
Caballero also negotiated with Gen
eral Duvalen, the French leader of the
insurgents. There seems to be no inti
mation as to the result of the Caballero’s
negotiation with General Duvalen, al
though it may be judged from the atti
tude assumed by General Rabi that the
peace negotiations are likely to fall flat
in Santiago de Cuba.
Mora Iron* In the Fire.
General Pando, meanwhile, acting in
conjunction with Marshal Blanco, has
put other irons in the fire in the hope of
prevailing upon the insurgents to come
to terms. He has been aud is still In
negotiation with three leaders of the
Cuban revolution and has been endeav
oring to induce them to go to different
distant camps, there to use their influ
ence to bring about peace, on the prom
ise of Ouba being accorded a really au
tonomous form of government. These
three men were also offered money for
themselves and were to have been fur
nished with large sums of money to dis
tribute among their friends. But it is
understood they have refused to become
agents of General Pando, alleging as
their excuses that they have no influ
ence with the insurgent leaders of the
principal rebel territories aud that they
would be risking their lives should they
venture into the insurgent camp.
In some quarters it is believed that
the reluctance to accept the overtures
of General Pando is due to the fact that
the insurgents are anticipating some
strong steps in their favor when the
United States congress meets. It is
generally admitted that General Pauda
is somewhat mortified with the non
success of his plans up to the present.
Cola tn bail Great cor a Get 'mn.
Washington, Nov. 22.—The com
troller of the currency has declared div
idends in favor of the creditors of insol
vent national banks as follows, viz:
Fifteen per cent, the Merchants’ Na
tional bank of Jacksonville, Fla.; 10
per cent, the Chattahoochee National
bank of Columbus, Ga. *
Luetgrert’a Trial Goes Orer. F
Chicago, Nov. 22.—The second; trial
of the alleged wife murderer, Luetgert,
was to have begun before Judge Hor
ton, but at the request of the defense
the case went over until Tueeday.
Gand Report From Mobil..
Mobile, Nov. 22.—N0 nevi cases and
no deaths. One recovery; S. W. Fred
erick*. __