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CROW, CROW,
CROWJJROW
Legislators Are the
Cocks of the Walk.
PASS CONVICT BILL
Yells and Cheers of the Members of
the House.
JOY AMONG THEM WAS UNIVERSAL
’’Who Said we Bould Not Pass
a Convict Bill?
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4NK NOT DRY WHEN SENT SENATE
Accident Adjournment Caused the Senate
To Lose One Day and They Will
i Try To Regain It.
Atlanta,’ Dec. 9. —After wrangling
over the convict lease bill for nearly
1 two months, the house passed the meas
ure by a vote of 93 to 70. The bill will
go immediately to the senate, where it
is expected it will pass without amend
ment.
The vote was announced amid
thunderous applause from the ma
jor ity.
‘‘Where is the man who said the
house couldn’t pass a convict bill?”
yelled one jubilant member, and oth
ers yelled too.
In some way the r joy of the house
was universal. Every member felt
relieved that the house bad at last
washed its hands of the troublesome
question. No one was satisfied with
the bill, but the motto of the majority
was “Legislate at all costs.”
As soon as the bill was declared
passed, Mr. Slaton, of Fulton, moved
'that it be sent to the senate at once.
The suggestion made a hit even with
the opponents of the measure. So
the bill was hustled out of the house
before the ink of the speaker’s signa
ture had dried and it is the earnest
wish of every member that he may
* never see it again.
The measure provides that the state
shall have entire supervision over mis
demeanor convicts; that a central farm
be erected for all women and juvenile
convicts; and that all ablebodied con
victs be leased out.
In the bill just adopted there were
several points which differed from the
measure killed by the house on Tuesday.
There was a provision for state inspec
tion of the misdemeanor convicts and
the provision for the employment of the
able-bodied convicts by the lessees was
amended so as to prevent their being
worked in iron foundries, factories and
machine shops.
Another important amendment was
in fixing the appropriation to carry the
measure into effect at $50,000 instead of
SIOO,OOO, as originally provided.
By an accidental adjournment the
senate lost one day of its session. This
will try to be amended by President
Berner who will introduce a joint reso
lution in which he will deciare that
‘ Sunday dies anon and will thereby en
deavor to continue the session until
Thursday.
At the time of this accident President
Berner’s state bank bill was under dis
’ cnssion and t was moved that the sen
ate continue its session, from 1 to 1:30
p. m, in order to conclude the dis
cussion.
The motion intended that the senate
adjourn uutil 7:80 p. m., and in conse
quence the senate lost a valuable day of
its session. Whether Mr. Berner’s po
sition will be sustained it is not known.
Beefee Merchant Robbed.
• Boston, Deo. 9.—Newell Paine, pro
i prietor of a drugstore in Tremont street,
was assaulted and robbed of $1,300 by
an unknown man who entered his store
about 11 p. m. The robber drew a re
volver with the remark "I am a despe
rate man and want your money.” Mr.
Paine resisted and was felled senseless
I He will recover.
Wyoming Chief Justice Dead.
Ohbyennx, Wy., Deo. 9.—Ohief Jus
tioe Conway of the Wyoming supreme
court died here. He had been sick some
three weeks and confined to his home
with an attack of the grip, but no one
supposed that he was seriously ill. He
was elected in 1890 at the first state
election. . _ .
THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
IT IS A BUNCO GAME
State Victim of Lessees oi
Northeastern Railroad.
Richards and Hale Quit the Game
About $20,000 Ahead in
Cold Cash,-
Atlanta, Dec. 9. —lt develops that
the state of Georgia was very cleverly
buncoed out of about SIO,OOO and
various railroads out of $5,000 by
E. A. Richards and W. C. Hale,lessees
of the Northeastern railroad.
When the lessees quit they owed
the state for two quarters, and their
total liabilities were about $15,000,
But they did not quit the deal with
out feathering their nests. They had
SII,OOO in cold (Cash net. earnings of
the road and SB,OOO due other roads
and the employes. The
Railway was a heavy looser.
The state is now suing the 'bonds
men of the leases for the SIO,OOO.
When the road is put on the block,
all this internal rottenness will come
out it la expected. Richards is in
New York, and Hale ia “out of sight.’
NEW CITY EDITOR.
Robert Adamson Resigns That Position On
Constitution—Julian Barris New Han.
The interesting and rather surpris
ing news comes from Atlanta, that
three of the Constitution’s star men
have resigned,
Robert Adamson, for years city
editor, Alfred Newell and Charles
Daniels are the men who have quit.
Julian Harris, son of Joel Chandler
Harris, hat been made city editor.
Mr. Adamson resigned last August
but held; on until a man was se
cured for the plaice.
Mr. Adamson is one of the state’s
most brilliant young journalists.
His special signed articles have long
been a feature of the Constitution.
He writes clearly, forcefully and al
ways brilliantly. Daniels has gone to
New York to accept a place on the
Journal. It is said also, that Adamson
will go to New York. Newell has no
plans.
MRS. NOBLES AND TOM ALLEN.
Governor Will Take No Action Until Con
vict Bill Is Settled.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 9.—Those who
are interested in the fate of Mrs.
Nobles and Tom Allen, under sen
tence of death in the Bibb county jail,
may rest assured that no action will
be taken by the executive in their
cases until the legislature shall have
concluded its consideration ,of the
convict bill. As the bouse this morn
ing voted to constitute the proposed
new prison commissioners a board for
the recommendation of pardons, the
governor will probably waive all con
sideration of the Nobles and Allen
cases until he receives the new bill.
If it shall become the law and the
board of pardons be instituted these
and all other murder cases will be re
ferred to that board for recommenda
tion. This would tend, of course, to
prolong the lives of the convictsand
for, perhaps, several months, for the
commissioners would have to be ap
pointed and they would require time
to study the cases to make their
recommendations.
SUBCOMMITTEE IS NAMED.
Men Who Will Deal With Cuban Matters.
An Important Meeting:.
Washington, Dec. 9.—The commit
tee on foreign affairs of the house held
its first meeting and outlined its work
on the several important foreign ques
tions now pending.
Chairman Hitt announced the follow
ing subcommittee to deal with Cuban
affairs: Adams of Pennsylvania, Heat
wole of Minnesota and Berry of Ken
tucky. The subcommittee to consider
Hawaiian affairs is: Hitt of Illinois,
Smith of Michigan and Dinsmore of
Arkansas.
The committee determined to report
at once the bill prohibiting American
citizens from conducting pelagic seal
ing in Behring sea, and an understand
ing was reached that the bill would be
pushed to final passage before the
holidays.
?ars Collide During ■ Foe.
New York, Dec. 9.—Daring a fog
here two cars on the Second avenue
elevated road collided at One Hundred
and Second street The engine of a
rear train ran into the rear car of the
train ahead. A fireman and two pas
sengers were injured. Their names are
William Masterson, severe scalp wound
fireman; Joseph bruised neck;
Timothy Sullivan, bruises on the hand.
All-the passengers of both trains were
thrown from their seats. The engine
of the rear train was wrecked.
ROME. GA., FRIDAY. DECEMBER 10, 1897.
AGAINST
ANNEXATION
Petition Signed By a
Number of Hiwaiians
PRESENTED BY HOAR
Ho Action on Currency Reform By
House Expected. ■
IMPORTANT NEWS IN WASHINGTON
Banking and Currency Com
mittee Unable to Reconcile.
THE MANY CONFLICTING INTERESTS
Sub-Committees On Cuba and Hawaii Are
Appointed From Committee on
Foreign Affair.
Washington, Dec. 9.—ln the senate,
Mr. Hoar presented a petition signed by
269 native Hawaiians, protesting against
the annexation of Hawaii
The senate agreed to adjourn until
next Monday.
Mr. Davis secured the adoption of a
resolution directing the secretary of the
treasury to inform the senate what
changes, if any, had been made in the
plans of the St Paul postoffice building
Mr. Mcßride of Oregon presented and
asked for immediate consideration of a
joint resolution for the relief of Ameri
can miners and other sufferers in the
Valley of the Yukon and its tributaries.
The resolution authorizes the secretary
of war to transport supplies to the suf
fering miners and provides that not
more than $250,000 be appropriated to
carry out the purposes of the resolution.
It went over uu objection.
A resolntion was offered by Mr. Chan
dler of New Hampshire and referred to
the committee on naval affairs provid
ing for an investigation of the question
of drydocks and naval stations.
The resolntion reported by the Pacific
railroad committee asking the attorney
general for information concerning the
Kansas Pacific was adopted.
The house devoted the day to a con
sideration of the pension appropriation
bill »
NO ACTION ON CURRENCY.
House Banking: Coihmlttee Unable to
Agree on Any Scheme.
Washington, Dec. 9.—Although no
formal action has been taken, a pretty
general understanding has been reached
by the leaders in the house of repre
sentatives as to the conrse of legislation
in the near future. This contemplates
the disposal of appropriation bills as
fast as they are ready for consideration.
After these, the bankruptcy bill will be
given the first opportunity for a
hearing.
This measure will be reported by
Chairman Henderson of the judiciary
committee before the holiday recess, bnt
it will not be taken up by the house un
til after the recess. It is nnderstood
that Speaker Reed and the committee
on rules will be disposed to give this bill
every advantage in the way of securing
early time for debate.
It is equally well understood that for
the present there will be no effort to
take up financial legislation on the floor
of the house. This is due mainly to the
fact that a strong ihipression prevails
among members of the house that the
committee on banking and currency
will not be able to reconcile the many
conflicting interests inside of the com
mittee.
MOO PauohM'ana*. Eyes Ont.
Carson, Nev., Dec. 9.—Gov. Sad
dler of Nevada denounces the work of
the lynching of Adam Über as an ex
ample of fiendish barbarism. He tfs
he will offer a reward for the appre
hension of the leaders and accessories
to ths crime. Über’s body gave evi
dence of having been beaten, shot and
bruised beyond recognition. The eyes
had been punctured out.
O.born Kavanaugh Dead.
Washington, Deo. 9.—Mr. Osborn
Kavanaugh, third secretary of the Brit
ish embassy, died here as the result of
an attack of typhoid fever. Mr. Kavan
augh arrived in Washington last Jan
uary, having been transferred to Wash
ington from Stockholm. He was the
eon of a former well known member of
the British parliament.
Mor. Weges For Miners-
Obbedb, Colo., Dec. 9.—After Dec.
10 wages for miners will be $8 a day In
stead of $3.80. The increase was made
voluntarily by the mine owners.
HALE IS RIDING HARD
Plucky Irish Cycle Rider Maj
Yet Win First Place.
Miller, However, Still Leads His
Opponents in the Great Six-
Day Contest.
New York, Dec. 9 —The early hours
of the fourth day of the great six -day
bicycle race found 18 men still pedalling
away for honor and profit. The men
were all seemingly determined with the
possible exception of Stephane, who had
developed a case of stubbornness which
his trainer had a hard time in combat
ting. The motion of the wheel is be
ginning to affect the eyelids and brain
and even the snatches of sleep which
they allow themselves, they imagine
they are still riding. The men must be
forced to sleep in most instances by the
trainers. They want to be np and away
at the pace which has shown no lagging
sines the start.
The wonderful endurance of the men
is best shown by the actual time spent,
in sleep by the leaders. Miller had slept
just one hour and six minutes in the
first 73 honrs of the race. Rivierre rode
1,134 without a wink of sleep and he
then took two hours. Waller had slept
three hours, Rioe five hours, Moore, six,
Pierce, six and a half hours. Golden,
nine and three-quarter hours, Stephane,
seven hoars in the same time. Elkes
made 1,000 miles in the first 73 hours de
spite the fact that he had slept 20 hours.
There were two falls during the early
morning hours. Pierce, who has been
particularly unfortunate in that re
spect, fell at the Fourth avenue end of
the track about 2 o’clock. Moore as
cended so high on the Madison avenue
bank about 8 o’clock that he slipped
down the curb. He was uninjured.
The pace during the morning was
something terrific. Waller, who came
on about 1 o’clock, set the ball rolling
and kept it up for three hours. Miller,
who had been sleeping, jumped in be
hind as soon as he had returned to the
track and both men raced around the
track lap after lap.
Hale let himself out in dead earnest.
Beginning about 5 o’clock he clipped off
lan after lap at such a pace that Ri
vierre, who took pace from him, had tp
dron out. Hale, it is claimed, is just
beginning to show his true form and
will be'heard from at the finish.
At 1.15 p. m. the score was: Miller,
1,405 miles; Rioe, 1.341; Rivierre, 1,217;
Schinneer, 1,296; Waller, 1,269; Moore,
1,266; Hale, 1,216; Pierce, 1,206; Elkes,
1,136; Golden, 1,098; Enterman, 1.087;
Gannon, 1,068; Stephane, 1,068; King,
1,044; Julius, 999; Gray, 816; Johnson,
816; Beaoom, 779.
Best previous record for 85 hours,
1,224 miles, made by Hale.
MINERS KILL A CONSTABLE.
The Men at Hontms Admit Taking Part
In the Lynching of Murray.
Little Rock, Deo. 9.—The report is
received here from Jenny Lind, Sebas
tian county, that the miners at Bonanza
have acknowledged their participation
in the lynching of Constable Murray.
It is said they have sent word to Sebas
tian officers that if they wanted to ar
rest any of their number to come down
into the shafts of the mines and get all
they want. They are well supplied with
dynamite and it is known that their
purpose is to blow up the mine if an
effort is made to apprehend them.
The mine is surrounded by a strong
posse, the sheriff being in command.
He says he will force the miners to ca
pitulate, even if he has to fire the mine.
There are abont 300 miners believed to
have had a hand in the lynching and
bloodshed is expected to follow the ap
prehension o_f_the culprits.
CRAZY MAN IN BIG CHAINS.
Schaokled to Bar, He Can Move bat a Few
Feet Kither Way.
Pittsburg, Dec. 9.—Humane Agent
O'Brien says that at Cline’s Hollow,
Westmoreland county, this state, Frank
line P. Cline, now 43 years old, has been
shackled for the past 11 years to an iron
bar with a chain, which will not permit
him to move iu any direction more than
6 or 8 feet.
Cline ia a raving maniac, and during
his long period of incarceration he has
been kept constantly in a state of nudity.
Agent O’Brien says that Cline was
kept in a small house constructed es
pecially for him. When O’Brien called
to see Cline there was not a vestige of
anything for the sufferer to lie upon. *
The state board of lunacy has been
notified and ia now investigating the
case. It is thought that the Westmore
land county authorities will be asked to
take charge of the man, as the estate is
amply able to pay all necessary ex
penses.
?atai at a Frol io.
Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 9. -At ■
dance given by negro employes of the
quarries at Spencer, a short distance
above the city, E. Keith of Spencer shot
Alonzo Stallings of Dolcito, a neighbor
ing quarry camp, fatally. Keith butted
Stallings almost to death before shoot
ing him. Keith made good his escape.
Explosion Cause. Exoitement.
London, Dee. 9.—An explosion of
sewer gas, which tore up the street,
shattered windows and damaged a
house adjoining that of the United
States ambassador. Colonel John Hay,
caused much excitement among the in
habitants of Carlton House terrace.
THE CUBANS
TAKETOWN
Struggling Patriots Have
Another Victory.
OFFICER'S TREASON
Is Said to Have Been Cause For the
Rebel Captured.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT GIVEN ' OUT
Havana Volunteers Threaten
to Cause Trouble.
SAID TO BE AGAINST AUTONOMY
Carlist Influences Are Apparent—Latest
Reports JAbout Gen. Pando—Believed
To Have Met With Mishap.
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Havana, Dec. 9.-It is officially an
nounced from Spanish headquarters
that a “group of rebels” have entered
Oaimanera, near Guantanamo, “fa
vored by the treason of an officer. ”
Oaimanera is the port of Guantanamo
and is situated 15 miles by rail from the
latter place. Oaimanera is on the bay
of Guantanamo, otherwise Cumberland
harbor.
ARE AGAINST AUTONOMY.
The Havana Volunteers Now Threaten to
' »«•. Serious Trouble.
New York, Dec, 9.—ln spite of the
calming effect cf President McKinley’s
message,! the attitude of the Havana
volunteers continues to cause consider
able anxiety to the government, says
the Havana correspondent of the Her
ald. During the last week there has
been a considerable number of regular
troops concentrated in the forts and bar
racks, prepared to instantly suppress a
demonstration. The volunteers are in
a sullen mood, bnt their animosity, it is
now believed, is directed rather at auto
nomy than at Americans.
Another grievance of the volunteers
is a rumor that General Bianco is de
sirous of utilizing the vast idle force of
volunteers in the field, or at least on
garrison duty. To this the volunteers
are strenuously opposed and, it is be
lieved, will proceed to any lengths rather
than surrender the cherished privilege
of confining their military duties to oc
casional parades and guard duty at the
palace and the bank.
That there is a formidable latent op
position in the ranks of the volunteers
to autonomy there can be no question
and it may take form at any moment.
In Sagna La Grande, the Intransi
gentes, among whom the volunteers
are included, are throwing every ob-
Stacie <Gi the way of the establishment
of autonomy. They declare that if
Spain cannot protect them they desire
American rule, bnt that they will never
submit to be i uled by Cubans. In this
movement Oarlist influences are ap
parent, as the Intransigentes' have de
clared their intention of wearing a
white Carlist badge on their hats.
While in Havana no open organiza
tion has yet been developed. General
Blanco is considerably embarrassed by
the failure of the autonomists and re
formists to effect terms of fusion, with
out which progress is considered impos
sible. Much dissatisfaction is expressed
at the long tedious delay of the publica
tion of the precise text of the autonomy
decree.
Pando Captured by Rebel.?
New York, Dec. 9.—A dispatch to
The Herald from Havana says: News
of the movements of General Pando is
awaited with nervous expectation. Ru
mors that he has been killed continue
to be circulated, varied by stories that
he has been wounded or captured by
the rebels. The belief is general that
he has met with some disaster, prob
ably a defeat, resulting in cutting off
the lines of communication, which
would account for the total absence of
news from his command.
Dale of <ftaad Army Meeting.
Harrisburg, Dec. 9.-Commander-
In-Chief Gobin of the Grand Army of
the Republic ha.i called a meeting of the
executive committee of the national
council to be held in Cincinnati on Dec.
15 to fix the date of the next national
encampment.
Death Preferred tn DUgraoe*
Lebanon, Pa, Dec. 9.—Luther L.
Miller, a prominent business man of
Myerstown, committed suicide rather
than submit to arrest and face the
charge of forgery. w _
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Bale oi Cotton Fell On Negro
Stevedore.
Loading Cotton In the Hold of the
Vessel When the Mass
Crushed Him to Death.
Brunswick, Dec. 9.—A negro steve
dore met his death in a peculiar man
ner here today.
He was in the hold of one of the
big vessels which was being loaded
here with cotton.
The negro stood at the opening,
and as the bales were lowered pulled
them aside where they were stored
away. As a bale was being lowered
it slipped from the books holding It,
and before the negro in the hold
could get oat of the way the heavy
mass fell on him. His neck was broken
and death instantly resulted.
STOCK EXCHANGE A TRUST.
The Record In Novel Proceeding* Certi«
fled to at St. Look
St. Louis, Dea 9.—The record in ths
proceedings to declare the Kansas City
Live Stock Exchange a trust and com
bination in restraint of trade, in viola
tion of the interstate commerce law,
has been certified to in the United States
court of appeals for advice.
Tne proceedings were instigated Dec.
81, 1896, by Greer, Mills & Co., com
mission merchants, who were suspended
from the association for violation of its
rules. The sqit was in the name of ths
United States of America versus Henry
Hopkins and the rest of the 300 stock
holders in the exchange. Its import
ance rests to a large extent upon the
contention of the attorney representing
the exchange that a decision declaring
it a trust would be applicable to every
other commercial exchange and board
of trade in the United States, including
tho New York Produce Exchange and
the St. Louis Merchants’ Exchange.
’FRISCO ARRANGES FIGHTS.
Three Pugilistic Contents to Occur In ths
Big California City.
San Francisco, Dea 9.—Negotia
tions have practically been completed
for three more pugilistic contests. Peter
Maher and Peter Jackson are to meet in
February, phoynski and Tut Ryan in
January and George Greene and Billy
Gallagher at a time to be set later. The
Occidental club has secured the Maher-
Jackson contest and the National the
other two.
Maher is giving away considerable
weight in his match with Peter Jack
son. He will weigh something like 35
pounds less than Jackson, who has also
the advantage of him in height and
reach. Maher has the advantage in age
by eight years and is in better condition.
Case of Collins Continued.
St. Louis, Dec. 9. —The case of Mar
tin Eusley, the prominent Tennesseean
under indictment on the charge of as
saulting and robbing his friend, Charles
D. Collins, of $6,000 at Meramao High
lands last spring, came up for trial in
the county court of Clayton. The case
was set for trial Nov. 11, but Collins,
who was manager of a hotel in St.
Louis, failed to appear, and the case was
continued. Judge Hirzell issued an at
tachment for Collins, but he has not
been located, and Judge Hirzell con
tinued the case until the next term of
court.
MauuUotare of Street Signs.
St. Louis, Dec. 9.—A company had
been incorporated in this city with ■
capital of SIOO,OOO for the manufacture
of enamel signs and the ornamentation
of any metal with an enamel surface.
The plant will be located in North St.
Louis and is expected to be in operation
by Jan. 1. All street signs now in use
in this country were made in England
or Germany and this plant will be the
only one of the kind in America. Work
will start with 35 skilled mechanics.
Fits and Corbett to Fight.
Milwaukee, Dec. 9.—lt is almost a
certainty now that Robert Fitzsimmons,
the present champion pugilist of the
world, and James J. Corbett, ex-cham
pion, will meet in the roped arena to
again battle and decide the question for
all time. Before the contest last March,
Fitzsimmons promts ad his wife that he
would never enter the ring again with
out her consent. Mrs. Fitzsimmons
has practically given her consent t<*.
another match. ,
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The TonneMOo Governorship.
Nashville, Dea 9.—Hon. John R.
Bond of Brownsville, judge of the
Eighteenth judicial circuit, announced
that he had decided to make the race
for the Democratic nomination for gov
ernor. West Tennessee claims to be
entitled to the governorship the next;
time, and if E. W. Carmack is unseated
by cot-;ress he will be a candidate. A.
B. Woodward of Fayetteville and Judge
T. M. McConnell of Chattanooga will
probably be the other strong candidates.
Free Thinker ItnprUuiaed.
Gratz, Styria, Dec. 9.—Dr. Bruno
Wille, a free thinker, has been sen
tenced to a week’s imprisonment for
“publicly bolding up to contempt the
Christian and Jewish religious. ”