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*IT IS TRUSTWORTHY. $ Y The owe paper thßt X F reaches aH classes <rf people F A _glve.atisfactlon to adver- F A tisers—The Rome Tribune. F 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. _.. $ TELLS ALL THE NEWS. $ X The best evidence that The X v Tribune Isappreciated by the v people isithe way Its subscrip. W F tion list increases dally. • 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*. __