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kJIT IS TRUSTWORTHY. $ X The one paper that leads— X •F reaches all classes of people F ■F —give satisfaction to adver- F * tlsers—The Rome Tribune. • ESTABLISHED 1887. WILSON AND ' CORRY TALK Member of the Cabinet Speaks to Legislature. • A JOINT SESSION A Dr. Cony Speaks of Common School and University. TOON SAYS FARMING IS A SCIENCE ■Confederates to Hold Reunion at the State Capitol. •CONVICT BILL WILL BE TAKEN UP Resolution Passed Not to Allow Any thing to Displace the Regular Order. Will They Get Down to Business. • Atlanta, Nov. 29.—Hon. James Wil ■on, secretary of agriculture, and Dr. J. L. M. Curry, agent of the Peabody • * F I*2. JAMES E. WILSON. ■nd Slater educational funds, were tin guests of the Georgia legislature. In joint session the members of thfl -general assembly listened to addressei * from these two distinguished men. Secretary Wilson spoke on the pursuit of agriculture as a science, while Dr, Curry appeared as the champion of in< lellectual development. i Secretary Wilson’s address lasted nol more than 30 minutes, while that ol Dr. Cnxry was almost twice as long. The latter devoted the main strength oi his argument to common schools, but the tone of the address was favorable td the Georgia university. At the beginning of the session in the house Mr. Hall of Coweta offered a resolution to prevent the displacement of the reguiar order of business during gie subsequent days of the session. Mr. all stated hat it would be impossible for the house to get through with the business betore it unless some step was taken to prevent the frequent interrup tions. By ihe resolution the chairman of the committee on rules is instructed to protest against a displacement of the Tegular- ord..c of business. The resolu tion was passed. « Mr. Feldt.- of Fulton then offered the following resolution: Whereas, the United Confederate Vet erans’ association has honored the statd of Georgia 1 • selecting its capital city for the next annual reunion, Therefore be it resolved by the house, , the senate concurring, that as the repre sentatives of the people of Georgia, we tender the heroes of ’6O-’65, forming this association, a most cordial welcome to out state. That the capitol of the state is hereby tenderdered to them for convention pur "v poses. That, a joint committee consisting of two from the house and one from the sen ate be appoin ed to be present on the as sembling of the association to extend th< welcome herein authorized. The confederate veterans’ pension bill which went over from Friday’s session as unfinished business, came up and was passed. This bll carries with it an in crease of $40,000 over the regular appro priation of $150,000. The senate was in session only about half an hour, adjourning to the joint •ession to hear the Hon. Wilson and Dr. I Curry. Three local bills were passed. No fur ther business was transacted. DAY TO BE SET. Grady Reynolds and Bud Brooks Win Know Their Fates. Jefferson, Ga,, Nov. 29.—Judge Hutchins will on tomorrow set the day for the hanging of Grady Rey nolds and Bud Brook*, the murder ers. THE ROME TRIBUNE. CONFERENCE NOTES] Appointments Have Not Yet' Been Read Out. * . Characters of Dr. Haidt and Rev. T. F. Pierce Cleared—Sensa tions Abating, Athens, Nov. 29.—After a Sabbath of rest and worship, the Methodist preachers came* up smilling to the conference this morning, and it is evident that the worst of the battle is over. There is a feeling, however, that the air is clarified, and Methodist preachers will live frugally and walk a chalk line for many years to come. Things are not entirely serene yet. There will be more talk about debt. The Murdock case was lost in the for mal report of the committee to inves tigate the administration of Presiding Elder Pierce. It simply stated that no trial of Mr {Pierce was necessary, and his character was passed. Mr. Murdock will appeal to the general conference. There was quite a discussion on time subscriptions to the Wesleyan Advocate. Dr. Habersham Adams and Rev. G. G. Smith thought sub scriptions over a year old were poor assets and Mr. Smith wanted them cut off at that age. Dr. Adams thought if they didn’t do this the paper might break and become a burden to the conference. Dr. Glenn, the editor, showed that delinquent subscribers were closely followed. It had money to meet every claim and had put SI,OOO in printing material daring the year. Rev. John A. Reynolds made a great kick on patent medicine advertisements in the Advocate. It worried him to pick out the reading matter from among them. A motion to tut off time subscriptions was lost, and the patent medicine ads were left. The case of Rev. J. W. McCrory, of Atlanta, was much discussed. On the ground of inefficiency he was heretofore made a local preacher and thereby cut off from the prospect of the stipend which goes to the superannuated. The conference did not want any more load and killed the motion and ipt him down easy as a local preacher. Dr. Habersham Adams, chairman of the committee to investigate charges against Dr. J. W. Heidt, read the re port as follows: * 'After a most careful, painstaking and thorough investigation of every fact and rumor brought to our atten tion, touching the business integrity of J. W. Heidt, we find ao trial neces sary. ” It is stated that Dr. Heidt has out of his salary paid $3,000 on his debts, interest and life insurance within the past three years. TUNNEL iiAt? KiLLS - THREE. Asphyxiation Causes Death of Engineer, Conductor and Brakeman. Port Huron, Mich., Nov. 29.—As phyxiation caused the death of three men iu the Grand Truuk railway tun nel. The dead are: Henry J. Courtney, engineer of tun nel engine Arthur Dunn, conductor. John Dalton, brakeman. A train, which had been hauled to tbe Canadian side, broke in t vo. The engine backed down to the detached portion of the train, but for hours noth ing was heard of the crew. Finally a searching party found the dead bodies and also rescued Wriham Dunn, fire man, and William Potter, brakeman, in an unconscious condition. Three members of the searching party were also overcome, but were later rescued by another party. The tunnel gas arises from the hard coal used by the locomotives. Eagle and I'lieuix Case Decided. Atlanta, Nov. 29.—Judges Pardee ■nd Newman have handed down their opinion in the Eagle and Phenix mat ter. The case was heard some time ago, and the exceptions to Special Master Wimbish’s report in regard to whether the depositors of the Eagle and Phenix Savings bank or the bondholders should have the prior right to the funds de rived from the foreclosure of the mort gage on the property was the point at issue. The judges declared in favor of Special Master Wimbish and overruled all the exeptions to his reports. I>r. Henry super 1. Dead. Collegeville. Pa., Nov.- 29.—Rev. Dr. Henry W. Super, L. L. D. D., retired professor of church history and hotne letics in the theological school of Ursi nius college, is dead at his late home here. Dr. Super was born in Baltimore in 1824 and graduated iu 1844 at Mar shall college, Mercerville. Pa. He occu pied the pulpit of Wanesooro, Pa., until 1865, and iu 1870 accepted a professor ship at Ursiuius college. He ’■‘'tired iu 1892. . . , . . HOME, GA., TUESDAY. NOVEMBEK 30, 1897. MRS. NOBLES TO HANG No Hope For the Geor gia Murderess. U. S. SUPREME COURT Reiieis the Arguments Recently Made Before That Tribunal. DECKION RENDERED YESTERDAY Crime Was Committed In Juns 1896. WORK TOISAVE HER FROM GALLOWS Ila. Been AU That Has Kept Her From Her Doom—Let Her Be Hanged Nowand Families, Toe. Washington, Nov. 29 —The 'United States supreme court has affirmed the decision of the Georgia supreme court in the case of Mrs. Nobles, convicted of the murder of her husband. She claimed the process of law had been denied her. The result of the decision is that the sentence imposed by the court can now boexecuted. It has been several years since old man John Nobles was killed on hisfarm in Twiggs county, Ga. His wife, daugh ter, a white man and a negro, Gus Fam bles, were accused of the deed. All were tried. Dibble Nobles, the daugh ter, was released, and is now married. The white man has never been caught. Mrs. Nobles and the negro were found guilty and sentenced to be hanged. A new trial was secured for Airs. Nobles, and pending the hearing tbe negro was respited. Mrs. Nobles was again found guilty and for the second time sen tenced by Judge Smith to be hanged at Jeffersonville, Ga. The case was carried to the supreme court after the second sentence, and Fambles was again respited while Mrs. Nobles’ case was pending. The su preme court found a verdict against the woman, and refused to interfere witn the sentence of the lower court. The case was immediately appealed to the United States supreme cuur.‘, Where it has just been decided. The Nobles case has attracted more Interest than any case ever tried in Georgia. Parties all over the United States have interested themselves in case because the prisoner, is a woman. Countless petitions have been made for her pardon and release, and a constant effort has been made to save her from the gallows. A BIG STORM IN ENGLAND. Long List of Fatalities, Wrecks and Dam ages to Property Received. London, Nov. 29.—The gale which swept the English coast Sunday, doing much damage at Holy and other places, raged all night long, and was not abated in fury Monday morning, when id amounted to almost a cyclone in many places and was accompanied by snow and hail. A long list of fatalities, wrecks and damage to property has already been received. All me coast towns have suffered and a score of bodies have beau washed ashore. Falling walls and fly ing debris have added to the loss of life. Vessels are reported on sho£e on every part of the coast and many ships are known to have foundered with the probable loss of all hands. There is much wreckage about the Goodwin ■ands. At Lowestoft, Yarmouth and else where, the sea has flooded the quays and neighborhood* and has swept iway the esplanades and done other damage. T ie sea wails at Yarborough were washed ■way and the mail service across the chauuel has been almost suspended. To Shat Oat Americtu Goods. New York, Nov. 29.—The authorities in Washington, according to the cor respondent of The Herald, have been informed that France, while ostensibly engaged in negotiations with this gov ernment for a reciprocity treaty, is tak ing steps to place a prohibitory tariff upon some American products. The state department has been notified that a bill is pending in tbe legislative as sembly of France imposing a high duty upon certain products which will prac tically make that country a closed market so far as the United States is concerned. Ambassador Porter undoubt edly will bo directed to make an earnest protest against the measure. SOUTHERN BANKERS Meeting Called to Convene in Atlanta, Dec. 15111. Plans Fop Currency Revision to Be Discussed—Plans to Be Sent to Congress. Atlanta, Nov. 29. —There was an important'meeting of the Clearing House Association here this afternoon. The association is composed of all the city banking institutions. They decided to called a convention of southern* bankers to meet in At lanta on December 15th to devise methods of revising the currency system. Some good plan will be devised, which will be carried to congress by special delegates to be elected by the convention of bankers. The cardinal idea of the movement is to take tbe money business out of the government’s hands and placing it in the hands of private individuals or corporations, but under federal guidance. TERRIBLE STORY i? TRUE. Some and Startling* Figure* es the JKslniid of Cuba's Starvation. New_ York, Nov. 29.—A dispatch to The World from Havana says: Ths Worlß’s first figures of Cuba’s starva tion ’vere timidly moderate. They showed the death of only 200.000. But a very painful fact uuearthed tends to prove that they are more nearly double that number. According to reliable figures it is almost certain that the massacre of Cuban insurgents wiil reach almost 400.000. This fearful de struction does not include those killed in battle or the tens of thousands oi women and children who have died of exposure, disease and massacre in the “managuas” and swamps. It now seems certain that more than 500,000 people, for the most part loyal subjects of Spain, have been killed by the Spanish war in Cuba. A week’s trip through the provinces of Havana, Matanzas and Santa Clara has tended to make moderate this tremendously extreme figure. The figures' of Spanish official reports show but a part of the mortality. They only give the number buried in consecrated ground—they do not give that fully. And yet.these offi cial ultra- Spanish reports of the burial permits issued admit that in the pro vince of Santa Clara all that have died and been buried since Weyler’s fiat number 71,847. The number of people for whose exis tence Weyler is directly responsible is 155,132 in Santa Clara province. And of these he has killed 86,216. or over one-half of them. Santa Clara has so far been the least destitute of the prov inces. It has many cattle and not a thick population. But of this there are 53 per cent dead. In Pinar del Rio the rate is 80 per cent and in the provinces of Mantanzas and Havana 60 and 7(1 per cent mortality respectively. TWO SAIuORS ARE KILLED. The British Bark Jute«p<»! i« Has a Long aud Tempestuous Voyage. Philadelphia, Nov. 29.—The British bark Juteopolis, which arrived here from Greenock, Scotland, had a long ■nd tempestuous voyage during which two of her sailors were killed. The Juteopolis left Greenock Sept. 28 in bal last to load a cargo of petroleum at Philadelphia for Japan. The first day out she ran into a storm and. an excep tionally heavy sea. On the third day all hands were en gaged in shortening sail, when Sailmen James Bruce, a young naval apprentice, and Carl Brunner, a German seaman, were knocked from the mizzentopsail yard by a sudden blast of wind forcing the heavy sail against them. Both fell head foremost to the deck and were in stantly killed. They were burid at sea the next day. Bruce’s brother is the managing owner of a steamship line at Dundee. The young man had shipped as a sea man to gain practical expeiience. The Juteopolis battled with the elements all the way to Cape Henlopeu. : : rooa rdniine rg rearea. Seattle, Wash., Nov. 29.—The de struction of nearly 30 miles of the Ev erett and Monte Cristo railway by the recent floods threaten a famine in the small mining town of Monte Cristo, which is cut off from the outside world. A Race Horse Brings SB,OOO. Lexington, Ky.. Nov. 20. —At the horse sales here the yearling thorough bred by Rayon *d Or out of the famous racing mare Sallie McOlellahd, sold for >B,OOO to James D. Smith. Hon. W. C. Whitney was a bidder. Smith Takes a Firm Stand. Louisville, Nov. 29. Milton H. Smith, president of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, gave out an inter view to The Evening Post in which he emphatically opposes the pending rail road legislation before congress. Chipleylorlcioally Sick. Washington, Ifov. 29.—Colonel W. D. Ohipley of Florida, who was ope rated on for a carbuncle several days ago, is in a very critical condition aud it is feared he will die. THE STORY OFTHORN Alleged Slayer of Gul deiTsuppe 'Testifies ONLY THREE WOMEN Were in the Court at the Trial in New York Yesterday. SAYS HE DIDN’T FIRE FATAL SHOT The Barber Charges Mrs. Nack With Butchery. HOW SHE CUT THE VICTIMS HEAD OFF Evidence Introduced That Was Unfit For Feminine Earn-How Different Parts of’Body Were Hid. New York. Nov. 29. —Word was passed around among the women who appeared at the Queens county court house to seek admission to the Thorn trial that much of the evidence the de fense would introduce would be unfit for polite ears. The result was that only three women were among the spectators when Judge Maddox re opened court for the trial of the al leged murderer of Gnld- iisunoe. • Before Mr. Howe began his opening address John Goiha, toe barber, was recalled. Howe asked him it' he had ever been an inmate of an inebriate asylum at Fort Hamilton. The witness said: “No.” Mr. Howe repeated the question, pro nouncing each word with deliberation. Gotha thought a moment and then ut tered an emphatic no. “That is ad that I want of you,” said the big lawyer, and Gotha left the room. Then Howe began his address with a declaration of Thorn’s innocence, sup plemented with a terrible arraignment of Mrs. Nack, who was denounced as the real murderer of Guldensuppe. , sli . r'a Ou the - iuuj. The defense called several witnesses to testify as to the prisoner’s good char acter, and after a short recess Thorn was put on the stand to testify in his own behalf. Beginning with the statement that ho came to America 17 years ago, the pris oner briefly related cue facts of his life up to the time he met Mrs. Nack 18 months ago. Guldensuppe was boarding with Mrs. Nack at that time. "I rented a furnished room from her at $3 a week,” said Thorn. “Later I understood Guldensuppe was her hus band. She first made love to me and I returned her love. I was very fond of her and loved her up to the moment she took the witness stand on my first trial.” The prisoner then told how he sup planted the bath rubber in Mrs. Nack’s affections, and described the row he had with Guldensuppe in consequence last February. During this row Gulden suppe caught hold of him. Thorn held a revolver, which went off accidentally. Then Guldensuppe took the pistol from him and gave him a beating. The pris oner left the house and went to a hos pital. Mrs. Nack met him afterwar is very often and they went to the theaters and other places of amusement. She ■aid she was sorry Guldensuppe had hurt him, but' that he must not heed that. Thorn, at the suggestion of his coun sel, then told in his own way what Mrs. Nack had said to him after that. The court directed Mr. Howe not to lead the witness. 1 hey Rented a Cottage. “Mrs. Nack told nje,” said Thorn, “that she wished to leave Guldensuppe and wished co live in some quiet place. We visited the Woodside cottage and as it seemed a suitable place we hired the Cottage. I paid sls and got the key. “On June 24 I gave the key to Mr«. Nack, as sh' said she wanted to do some cleaning at the cottage. About 11 or 12 o’clock on Friday morning, June 25, Mrs. Nack met me at the door. She ■aid: ‘I have Guldensuppe up stairs. I asked her what he was doing there. She replied: 'He is dead. I have shot him.’ She then requested me to help her dispose of the body. I went up stairs and helped her to undress the body. We carried it to the bathtub. I ■ent out and bought some plaster of Paris. “When I came back she began cut ting up the body. She cut the head off with a knife. When she reached the back of the neck she cut through that portion with a small saw. She then out through the middle of the body, and I then asked her why she out It ■?, and ■he replied: . T know enough not to out anc. that The .X ‘eclated by th. F »y its subscrip.' F ses daily. • PRICE FIVE CENTS AMERICANSGIYENAID Subjects of Uncle Sam Io Cuba Not Suffering. Consul Lee Tells How He Is Using the Fifty Thousand Dollars Appropriated By Congress. Washington, Nov. 29.—1 n a report to the state department Consul General Lee says there are in Cuba 1,607 Ameri can citizens who are now dependent upon charitable assistance and have been for the past five months. They have been furnished food by the ex penditure of part of the fund of $50,000 appropriated at the extra session of con gress. These figures are a revelation even to state department officials. The public had been told that a much less number of American citizens were in Cuba aud that destitution was not prevalent among them. Os the number reported by General Lee 750 are iu the province of Havana, 258 in Mantanzas and the remaining 604 distributed through other portions of the island. General Lee says that in making pro vision for the relief of these citizens more than $1,500 a week must lie ex pended. He has drawn $25,000 of the sum appropriated. This is largely above the figures given out for publication. General Lee has drawn two drafts for $5,01)0 each this mouth. The reason assigned by General Lee for the destitution among Americans in Cuba is the concentration order of Gen eral Weyler. The consul says that a considerably time must el ipse befors they will be s -If sustaining. IN FAVOR' OF'IMMIGRATION. Delegates to the Central Trades and Labor Union lake Action. St. Louis, Nov. 29. —By a vote of 41 to 50 the delegates to the Central Trades and Labor union placed themselves on record as being opposed to further re striction of immigration, the question was discussed for over three hours. A resolution was passed which sets forih that the restriction of immigration is in direct contradiction to the progressive spirit of the age and is a reactionary at tempt to check the progressive move ment of the wage earners of all couu- > tries. The resolution further held that im migration is not responsible for the present condition of wageworkers in this country or any other country, and that the industrial and commercial cri sis from which country has been Buffering for several years has been the result of economic conditions which may, in the near future, cause a new ana more serious industrial and com mercial crisis, regardless of immigra tion. A notification of the proceedings will be sent to the headquarters of the American Federation of Labor. A 60b-Pffau<UWpm»u Oaao. San Francisco, Nov. 29.—Mrs. The resa Cardoza, a well known resident of this city, died here and was buried in the Italian cemetery. She weighed over 600 pounds and the undertakers had to break down the stairs of her late resi dence in order to lower the body into the hall. A special casket, bound with iron, was constructed for the remains, aud as it was too large for any hearse in the city, it was taken to the cemetery in a heavy express wagon. thrJUgn tne ooweis. • next sne cur on. the legs, after which she went out for a while, as it was very warm in there. Ou her return we encased the head in the plaster of Paris. We brought away the dead man’s clothing iu a bundle aud I carried the head in . another bundle. The saw, knife aud head were in the bundle of cl >thes. I took a car to the Ninty-second street ferry, over which we crossed to New York. I threw the head overboard while the boat was cross ing the river. Then we went to Mrs. Nack’s house on Ninth avenue, where she burned the cloches iu a cooking stove.” Disposing of the Kemainn, The witness then told of the surrey drive on the following day, Saturday,' June 26, and the disposition of the other portions of the remains which were wrapned up in oil, cheese cloth and pa per, which Mrs. Nack had purchased prior to her visit to the cottage on June 25, the day of the killing. Thorn tol of his meetings with the woman after this and how Mrs. Nack had made preparations to go to Europe. Mrs Nack met him on Wednesday night, June 30, and the following day he learned from the papers that she had been arreste l He explained his conversation with Gotha. He said that he had told Gotha that Mrs. Nack killed Guldensuppe and also told the barber how the body was cut up and u isposed of. He told Gotha of his intention to give himself up co the police, but Gotha asked him to wait. He gave Gotha some pawn rick ets aud made appointment to meet him the following night. Thorn kept the appointment and was arrested. During his conversi cion with Captain O’Brien Thom said he told the detective some truths and some falsehoods. During the time he was giving this direct testimony Thorn looked direct at the jury. Le spoke clearly and dis tinctly, although at times his voice dropped to a rather low tone. He used very good English with only a slight trace of a Germ - n accent. His direct examination lasted three-quarters of an hour. Surrogate Weller conducted the cross examination.