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JIT IS TRUSTWORTHY. $ \ • The one paper that leads— V V ■ reaches all classes of people V V —give satisfaction to adver- V V Users—The Rome Tribune. • ESTABLISHED 1887. NEW JCDGE IS NAMED McKinley Sends io Name i of Joseph McKenna, . SUPREME JUSTICE The Appointment if the Californian Bad Been Anticipated, FILLS SEAT VACATED BY FIELD Charles Dames, of Illinois. Comptroller of Currency, SUCCESSOR TO JAMES H. ECKELS One Tennesseean and Two North Caro linians Are Given Plums—Pension 4 Agent at Pittsburg Appointed. Washington, Dec. 16.—The president * has sent the following nominations to the senate: . \ Justice —Joseph McKenna of Califor- I jSI 31' ■ w W JUDGE JOSEPH J. M’kENNA. nia, to be associate justice of the su preme court of the United States. Treasury—Charles S. Dawes of Illi nois, to be comptroller of the currency. Interior—John W. Nesbitt of Penn sylvania, to be pension agent at Pitts burg. Court of private land claims—Joseph R. Reed of lowa, to be chief justice; William M. Murray of Tennessee, Thomas a Fuller of North Carolina, H. 0. Sluss of Kansas, W. F. Stone of Colorado, to be associate justices; re appointments, their terms expiring Dec] 81, 1897. Lewis Miles, attorney of the United States for the southern district of Iowa; Robert Cozier, attorney for the United States for the district of Idaho; Henry O. Dockery, marshal of the United States for the eastern district of North Carolina. The president alsw sent in a number of appointments which were made dur ing the recess of the senate and which have heretofore been announced. solons Have adjourned. Laat Day of tbe Seanlon Proved to be the Moat Important. « Atlanta, Dec. 16.—The present ses-» ■ion of the Georgia legislature came to an end at midnight. The last day was the most important of the session, as it witnessed the passage by both houses of the convict bill, which had been the disturbing element for 51 days. The bill providing for a new circuit of the superior court, at Savannah. Ga., passed the bouse. The prime move ment was to transfer the Brunswick circuit to Savannah, but this failed and the new bill introduced. The joint resolution calling for a fed eral supervision of quarantine regula tions in Georgia and calling upon con gress to enact such laws as would per petuate this plan, passed the senate br a fair majority. The resolution passed the houie several days since. The joint resolution calling for the election of United States senators by the people, also went through the senate. To Elect Senator, by People. Washington, Dec. 16.—The house sommittee on the election of president, vice president and representatives in congress has unanimously agreed to report a* joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution pro viding for the election of senators of the United States by direct vote of t’ r people. . THE ROHE TRIBUNE. WILL THEY PASS IT? House and Senate In Deadlock Over Convict Bill. House Objected to Four Sections of Bill /s Amended By the Senate, Atlanta, Dec. 16.—The house and senate are in a bitter deadlock over the convict bill, and the first white light of dawn may see them still sitting with sleepy, haggard faces. The house is supposed to expire by statue limitation at midnight, but Speaker Jenkins and President Ber ner unite in the plan to keep the fin ger of Father Time turned .back until the measure has either passed, or the hope of it so doing tejomes vain. Four sections of the amended b’ll as received from the senate failed to satisfy the house, and they again sent it back to the senate for revision. The senate had stricken out the clause in the oiig in al bill which excepted iron foundries, machine shops and cotton factories as places for convicts to be employed in. Tbe houses again amended this section. The senate had also provided that lunatic convicts should be kept on the farm but the house killed it. A committee of six, three from the house and three from are in conference trying to adjust the dif ference so that tbe bill may become a law. An Important Bill. The Berner bill which allows state banks to issue certificates for mer chandise was passed by the h use to night. k ßy this bill the state banks will avoid the 10 per cent tax. Hardeman Affair. The matter of Col. Hardeman’s right to the $6,000 collected by him came up in the house, and a rather sensational debate took place over it. Upon the vote as to whether the es tate should be made to pay this sum back into the state treasury. 46 members voted for it. The motion was lost, however. RELIEF FOR KLO'N DIKERS. Both the Senate and H«ru«e Appropriate Money—Game’s Financial Bill. Washington. Dec. 16—The house has passed a bill appropriating $175,000 for the relief of people in the Yukon country. The senate also passed a joint resolu tion appropriating $250,000 for relief of the Yukon miners. It will be necessary before either becomes a law for con gress to get together on a commou measure. The currency bill framed by Secretary of the Treasury Gage was introduced iu the house by Chairman Walker of the banking and currency committee. The bill as presented to the house is identi cal with that submitted to the commit tees, save for a few changes of no espe cial significance, which were suggested by Mr. Walker. The house, by unanimous consent, took up the administration bill to pro hibit pelagic sealing by Americans. Mr. Johnsou (Rep., Mass.) made a vigorous speech in opposition. BUSINESS MEN AT CAPITAL. National Board of Trade Hag Not Discuss ed Georgia. Washington, Dec. 13.—The National Board of Trade convened at 10 o’clock yesterday to further consider the numer ous propositions before it. The Atlanta delegation, consisting of Messrs. Charles A. Collier, Stewart F. Woodson, R. D. Spalding, J. G. Oglesby, Thomas B. Neal and' ex-Governor R. B. Bullock, were on hand early. No posi tive action was taken on any important subject. Georgia affairs have not as yet been discussed. CONGRESSMAN MADDOX Again Represent Georgia on Democratic Congressional Committee. Washington, Dec. 16.—Judge Mad dox was unanimously re-elected Tues day night to represent Georgia on the Democratic Congressional committee during the coming campaign. WILL DIE TODAY.' Grady Reynolds and Bud Brooks to Be Hung for Murd.r. Jeffersonville, Ga., Dec. 16.—Grady Reynolds and Bud Brooks, the two mur derers, will die on the gallows here to morrow. This place is shrouded in a pall of sadness by the terrible tragedy whick took place last night, ROME. GA., FBI DAY. DECEMBER 17, 1897. LON IS FOR CUBA LIBRE Atlanta’s Pet Is An In surgent Champion CUBAN RESOLUTION Figuring on How to Bring the Question Before the House. DOES NOT WANT FURTHER DELAY “rhe Colonels" Plan to Aid the Fat. lots P L’ MENTARIANS CAN’ 1 WORK 1- No Aggressive Action To Be Taken to Carry Out Polley of Democra ic Caucus As Outline*!. Washington. D-xj. IS. Landing Dem ocriirio lueiuujrs of the house of repre seumf. vas say no aggressive action is anticipated to carry out the declarations of the recent Democratic caucus on Cuba, finance stud bankruptcy. The caucus action will be allowed to stand as showiug the policy of the minority. It is said, however, that it would be useless to force the Cuban question be fore the house, as the rules would not permit the minority to bring the ques tion to a vote. The senate Cuban reso lution, which was indorsed by the cau cus, reposes in the committee on for eign affairs and there is no power under the rules to get it from that committee. Representative Livingston of Georgia has suggested that a resolution be pre sented directing the foreign committee to report the Cuban resolution at once. But this proceedure would be ineffective, as the resolution directing an immediate report would be referred to the com mittee on rules. It is not doubted that this body, representing the majority, would not act favorably on a motion of this character. All parliamentarians on the Democratic side concede that it will be impossible for the minority to force an issue’oa Cuba. They are more hopeful of giving ex pression to the caucus action on finance. The majority will doubtless bring for ward financial measures on the lines suggested by the president and Secre tary Gage and the Democratic policy will be given effect by the casting of the solid Democratic vote, numbering 125, against the measures. On the bankruptcy question, it is ex pected that the minority will frame a bankruptcy bill calculated to meet the caucus declaration for a “wise and just" measure of this character. The bill, when framed, will be offered as a sub stitute to the one to be urged by the committee on judiciary after the hol idays. The Populists have decided to hold a caucus to outline their policies on pend ing questions. They will probably op pose the retirement of greenbacks, the extension of further privileges to na tional banks, the annexation of Hawaii and favor the recognition of Cuban in dependence and the repeal of the civil service law. *4 r—, Adlai Stevenson Arrives. New Yoke, Dec. 16.—Among the pas sengers arriving here on the Kaiser Wil helm 11, from Naples, were former Vice President A. E. Stevenson and Mrs. Stevenson of Bloomington, Ills.; the Rev. Dr. O. A. Briggs of Union Theo logical seminary, New York, and Arch bishop Kaine of St. Louis. (True Uniformity Will Fail. Pittsburg. Dec. 16.—The plan to se enre “true uniformity’’ among the coal eperators will probably fail. At a meet-. ix>g here the committee reported that only 50 operators controlling 75 mines ont of 124 operators controlling 202 imines had signed the agreement. Southern Gives Dividend. New York, Dec. 16. —The directors of the Southern railway have declared a dividend of 1 per cent on the preferred stock payable Jan. 1. Antiscalping Bill Favored. Washington, Dec. 16.—The national board of trade has adopted resolutions favoring the passage of the autiscalpers ticket brokerage bill; also a bill favor ing pooling under supervision of the interstate commerce commission. 27 Drinks Make One Corpse. Northville, N. Y., Dec. 16.—Arthur Waters, aged 26, drank 27 glasses of whisky. Shortly afterward he dropped dead. , . TO TOUR THE SOUTH Secretary Gage Will Make Us a Visit. s Wanted to Ba at the Bankers Con vention in Atlanta But Was Not Invited, Washington, Deo, 16.—Secretary Gage is going to make an active can vass in the south and west for the financial plan he represents. He does not think that the question has ever been properly placed before the south ern people and he is primed with facia and figures, which he will soon give out in a speech somewhere in the south. He would have gone to the convention of bankers at Atlanta which is being held there now, if he had been invited to attend. He could not very well ask for an invitation, but does not feel at all aggrieved that he was not asked to be present. It was, of course, thought that he could leave Washington just at th:s t : me. Ifislearned that Secretary Gage does not intend to m ike one set speech and then quit, but he wants to min gle with the southern people, get their side of the question, and give his views as to what would be to their interests. KILLS TWO WITH A'RAZOR. Negro Slashes the Throat, at Man and Wife—Cause of the Trgedy. Montgemehy, Ala., Dec. 16 News of a thrilling tragedy at Tyson, a vil lage 16 miles south of here, has reached the city. For some weeks a systematic abstraction of tools from the section house of the Louisville and Nashville railroad at Tyson has been going on. A negro ex-convict, a trainwrecker named Gilbert Giles, was suspected. A negro named Jackson was detailed by the section boss to sleep in the tooihouse in order to catch the thief if he returned again. Giles learned of this and became an gered at Jackson. Arming himself with a long knife and providing his wife with an ax, they proceeded to . the toolhouse. Finding Jackson therein, Giles made a lunge at him with the knife. Jackson stepped aside and avoided the blow. The woman then raised the ax to strike Jackson, where upon he quietly slashed her throat from ' ir to ear. Giles fell when he first struck at Jackson, but regained his feet and made another lunge at him with the knife, which second assault Jackson also evaded, and in another second he had brought the sharp blade of the razor down heavily on Giles’ throat. The woman is dead; Giles is dying. Jack son escaped unhurt FATAL TIGHT AT A FROLIC. Three Men Killed and Two Women Fatally Wounded, It Is Thought. Jeffersonville, Ga., Dec. 16.—At a party given at the residence of W. H. Oaliff, a prominent farmer living near here, a dispute arose between two young men who were drinking and a fight with pistols followed. Luther Oaliff, Olarence Jones and “Short” Griffin were instantly killed, Mrs. W. H. Oa liff was fatally injured and Miss Mary Petty was so badly wounded that it is thought she will die. Griffin and young Luther Oaliff, son of the host-, were drinking, but the af fair had passed off merrily until a quar rel arose between the two men. Then Griffin, who is a farmer living near Jeffersonville, cursed the young man and created a sensation among the guests. Oaliff did his best to stop the tirade, but Griffin was enraged and drew a knife and a pistol, pursuing Oaliff through the rooms. The father ap proached Griffin and ordered him from the house, but when the enraged man turned upon him Oaliff’s wife dragged him into an adjoining room. Young Oaliff by this time had secured a pistol and. facing Griffin, commenced shooting. Both men shot at the same time. Griffin was shot at the first fire and received four bullets in his body. He was so drunk that his first bullet went wide of the mark and instantly killed young Olarence Jones, who was attempting to stop the The next two shots fired wounded Mrs Oaliff and little Miss Mary Petty, the daughter of the postmistress, who was shot through the stomach. Griffin’s last shot, fired almost as he expired, struck young Oaliff in the head, killing him instantly. Wealthy Turfman Will Wed. Versailles, Ky., Deo. 16 —Janies B. Haggin, the wealthy turfman of Cali fornia, has been here for several days, the guest of J. H. Amsden. It is re ported that he and Mr. Amsdeu’s step daughter, M ; ss Pearl Voorhies, will be married the latter part of this week. Miss Voorhies is handsome, 26 years old, and a favorite in Kentucky’s best society. She and her mother have been on an extensive tour in the west with Mr. Haggin. returning to Versailles only last week. Miss Voorhies and Ms Haggin are third ponging. MORGAN IS NO MORE Triple Murderer Swings in West Virginia. LEGALLY EXECUTED He Slew Family Who Had Been His Bnefactors From Childhood, COURTS NOT SLOW IN THIS CASE Captured, Convicted and Hung Within One Month. AFTER CRIME WAS COMMUTED One of the Most Cold-Blooded Crimes Ever Known—How it Was Committed. Very Brutal. Ripley, W. Va., Dec. 16.—John Mor gan, the triple murderer, was hanged here. The triple crime for which John Mor gan, also known as John Raines, was hanged, was one of the most remark able in the history of this state, and at tracted wide attention, not only on ac count of the unusual brutality of the murders, but from the fact that there was no apparent motive for the deed, the family he destroyed having been his benefactor since childhood. The trial and conviction was notable for the fact that within three days after the murder, Morgan had been captured, indicted, tried, convicted and sentenced, in pursuance of Judge Blizzard’s prom ise to the populace, clamoring for a lynching, that, if the mob would dis perse, he would promise that there would be no delay in justice. Mrs. Edward Greene, a well-to-do widow, aged 70 years, her two daugh ters by her first husband, Alice and Ma tilda Pfost, and her son, James Green, aged about 20, lived a short distance Ripley. An intimate friend was John Morgan, whom Mrs. Green had token in as an orphan boy and given a home. He remained with them about a dozen years, but about three years ago married, and lived apart from his former benefactors. He was on friendly terms with them, however, and on Wednesday evening, Nov. 4, called at the house and asked Matilda Pfost to cut .his hair. She invited him to re main until morning when she would do the favor for him. The household were up about 4 o’clock the next morning, and the young women set about to prepare breakfast, while Mrs. Greene was arranging her room. Greene went out to feed the stock, ac companied by Morgan, who soon re turned to the house alone, saying Greene had gone to set his traps. A short time after, while the young women were busy with the breakfast preparations, Morgan suddenly picked up a hatchet and assaulted Matilda Pfost, striking her twice on the head. She ran onto the porch, while Morgan turned upon Alice Pfost and felled her with.the hatchet. Matilda was in the meantime (creaming for help, and Morgan left Alice to quiet Matilda. This leaving Alice to quiet Matilda was fatal to Morgan, for Alice managed to get out of the house and hide and it was afterward solely on her informa tion that the identity of the murderer was known. Alice fled in a half con scious condition and gave the alarm to a neighbor. In the meantime Morgan forced his way iuto the room of old Mrs. Greene, and after a desperate struggle on her part slashed her to piecos with a hatchet. James Greene’s mutilated body was found near a corn crib. Morgau was shortly afterward cap tured in the woods. The following day he was indicted aiid arraigned for trial and confessed. A few days ago he es caped but was recaptured. Morgan’s correct name was John T. Raines. His father killed his wife’s lover some years ago and was himself killed by an offi cer who was-iu pursuit of him. Durraut May Kill Himself. San Francisco, Dec. 16.—Theodore Durrant, iu an interview, says: “I will never be hanged. I know that help is coming once more, as it has al ways come to me before iu the extrem ity.” This statement has caused a re vival of the often expressed opinion that when satisfied his last hope was gone, he would commit suicide impossible. u n!«lded 111 a Billiard Dall. Chicago, Dec. 16. —Iu view of hun dreds of men iu Green’s big billiard hall, near the board of trade, A. G. Moore, formerly passenger agent of the Chicago and Alton railroad at Denver, shot and instantly killed himself. Moore I was despondent otter the loss of his po-. Bition and lie was 55 years old-I x The best evidence that The Tribune is appreciated by the £ people is the way its subscrip- 4 tion list increases daily. 9 PBICE FIVE CENTS NO CORNER IN WHEAT ‘■Ridiculous,” Says Leiter, Supposed Head of It. Interesting Situation in the Grain Worli Discussed—How Leiter Will Protect Himself, Chicago,'Dac. I'6.—ln an interview, Joseph Leiter, who is at the head of the December wheat deal, said he expected to pay cash for all the wheat delivered to him and ship it out of Chicago. “How much do I expect to get? That is getting a little too exact. The eleva tor people say I will get all the wheat I have bought. If I say how much cash wheat I expect to get then everybody will know £«s well as I do about how much wheat I have got bough! “I will keep that to myself. My play is to ship my property away. I did that iu the fall and it was successful. I can get a great deal cheaper storage rate at Buffalo, or at New York, or at' Boston than I can here. The lakes are closed, but the grain can be sent all rail about as cheaply as it cpuld have been sent by lake ana rail. Most of it will go out. That has been settled. “Corner talk is ridiculous. There Iff not any corner; corners have never been complated. There will not be any.’’ There is still much speculation as to how much wheat will be loaded upon Leiter aud his associates. There is an idea that Leiter has 6,000,000 bushels bought, aud if these figures are real ized there will be still left shorts to the extent of 2,000,000 bushels to help pay toward the campaign expenses. Leiter has unquestionably forced some settle ments already. It is said Armour will deliver almost 4,000,000 bushels and -Seavers & Weare and the other elevator people will probably contribute 2,000,- <X)O bushels. The delivery of the cash wheat ou the December contracts may end the cam paign and it may not. Leiter may ship his wheat, sell it aud take his loss or his profits, as it turns out. But the ship ment of so large a Hue of wheat would be pretty certain to bull the January and May futures and Leiter may turn up as a holder of those months. That is the play the crowd expects iu case the wheat stock is moved away. TWENTY-TWO LIVES LOST. Steamer ('leveland Wrecked on the West Coast of Vancoaver Island. San Francisco, Deo. 16. Uncer tainty as to the fate of the overdue steamer Cleveland, which sailed from this port Dec. 4 for Seattle, was ended by the receipt of a telegram from Cap tain Hall, master of the ship, to the owner, Captain Charles Nelsou of this city. From the rather indefinite details so far received it appears that the steamer is a total wreck on the west coast of Vancover island in Barolay sound, 12 miles north of Cape Beale. The steamer broke down during a se vere stoim off the mouth of the Colum bia river. Captain Hall tried to put • into Puget sound, but the fury of the gale aud rapidity of the current com bined to make the vessel totally un manageable and when she finally ran ashore on Barclay souud the panic stricken crew rushed for the boats. Despite the warning of Captain Hall, who advised the men to stick to the ship until she was beached, 22 men launched and manned the small boats. None of these boats have as yet been heard from and it is feared they are * lost, although it is possible that they may have landed on the coast of Van couver island at some remote point. The captain, chief engineer, purser, three sailors and one fireman, who re mained on board the Cleveland, suo- ' ceeded iu reaching the shore safely. The only passeuf'ers on the ship were W. L Deittrick aud Frank Gerthan, who are among the missing. Alleged Murderers Arrested.* Chicago, Deo. 16. —Telegrams from the Chicago detectives sent to Prince ton, Ky., say the two men under arrest there are Chris Merry, the peddler, and his alleged accomplice, Smith. The pair are wanted for the murder of Mer ry’s wife. Mrs. Merry was beaten to death with a stove poker. Her disap- Searance was as complete as that of Irs. Luetgert, the wife of the rich sau sage maker, now undergoing a second trial for wife murder, but .after sharp work by the police the body of Mrs. Merry was finally discovered in a has tily made grave in a ditch outside the city. ‘Black Refuses to Interfere. Albany, Dec. 16.—The Rev. Charles Park and J. Rufus Terry of Long Island City argued in vain with Governor Black to have him stop the Creedon- McCoy fight which is scheduled to take place at that city Friday night. The governor said that it was not for him to assume that the law was to be violated, because the local powers did not choose to indicate to the public in advance what would be done iu case the law should be violated. <» - »* John GaZy Evang -Marries. Waterbury, Conn., Dec. 16.—Hon. Johp Gary Evans, ex-governor of South Carolina, was married here to Miss Emily Mansfield Piume, the wealthy and accomp ished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Scott Plume of this city. The ceremony took place at the bride’s home. After a honeymoon of about five weeks the bridal pair will settle down in thq comfortable cottage selected by the foveruar in Aiken. 5.,,0. . . .