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19 PAGKES |
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ESTABLISHED 1887.
LONDON IS
AROUSED
Russia’s Action Taking
Port Arthur the Cause
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
That is the Burden of Complaint of the
English'Plant.
JOHNNIE BULL MAY BE FROZEN OUT
But England and Japan May
Work in Harmony.
I
CHINA THE BONE OF CONTENTION
Much Specula* ion Abroad as to What At
titude the United States Will Assume
In the Matter,
London, Deo. 20.—An unconfirmed
report is cu-rent here that part of the
British squadron will be stationed at
Wei-Hai-Wei this winter. If true, this
indicates that the British are working
•in harmony with Jauau. The latter
power still occupies Wei-Hai-Wei, pend
ing payment of the Chinese war indem
nity.
The evening newspapers are much
disturbed over the situation.
•'What do we get,” is the burden of
their complaint, and they all insist upou
the necessity for immediate action.
The Globe says:
‘‘Russia and Germany now have the
two most important stragetical posi
tions in northern China, and Great
Britain, whose commercial interests
there are ten times greater, must be
content with the crumbs from the St.
Petersburg and Berlin tables.”
The Pall Mall Gazette re-echoes The
Standard’s inquiry as to America’s at
titude and says:
‘‘Of course the partition of the coast,
which is bound to come, will not be
confined to Russia and Germany. Every
>uaval station in the world is actively
concerned in the disturbance of the
equilibrium in the far east, Great
Britain, Erance and Japan especially.
But the United States cannot be treated
as a quantity to be ignored. The tame
acquaintance with these seizures is not
worthy of our past and is fatal to our
future. We may remark that we shall
not be without sympathizers, as the
Japanese will most jovfnlly back any
scheme to redress the bitter humiliation
they have suffered at the hands of
Russia. ”
Advices received here from Paris show
that France is awaiting Great Britain’s
action. If Great Britain follows the
lead of Russia and Germany and occu
pies a seaport, France will forthwith
follow suit.
CHINESE MINISTER TALKS.
Wa Th,F.ng BalleTes the Occupancy of
| I’ort Arthur but Temporary.
New York, Dec. 20.—A special to
The Herald from Washington says:
Minister Wu Ting Fang, the diplo
matic representative of China in this
country, expressed the belief that the
.reported occupancy of Port Arthur by a
Russian squaoron wouid Drove to be but
a temporary convenience to the czar’s
fleet granted by the Peking government.
Be said the Russian squadron in Asiatic
waters was granted permission last year
to winter at Kiao Chou and the Russian
ehips remained there during the winter,
but as soon as weather set in they
resumed their maneuvers on the Pacific
ocean.
For the convenience of the Russian
officers the Chinese government sent in
terpreters to Kiao Chou and made every
effort to make them comfortable.
In view ot the German occupancy of
Kiao Chou it was impossible to permit
the Russian ships to return to that port
and the minister therefore believes that
the Russian admiral asked and received
permission to winter his ships at Port
Arthur. It is impossible for Russian
vessels to anchor at Vladivostock uuriug
the winter owing to the ice.
The minister also stated that it was
his opinion that the Gerifiaus would
eventually withdraw from Kiao Chou.
TAKING OF PORT ARTHUR.
The Step Taken F--r Hu-i a Favorably Ke
g»r«le<i by ilie German*.
Berlin, Dec. 20.—The Paris oorre
spondent of the Cologne Gazette tele
graphs that paper that he learns on re
liable authority that the Russian occu
pation of Port Arthur was connected
with the visit of the British warshis
THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
TURNER IS CERTAIN
He Will Bs Appointed One oi
Prison Commissioners.
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Indications Are That Tom Jones,
of Dalton and Solicitor Eason
Will Be the Other.
Atlanta, Dec. 20.—Gov. Atkinson
positively announced to your corres
pondent tonight that he would ap
point JYidge J. S. Turner as one of
the prison commissioners. He will
represent the middle section of Geor
gia.
It is almost as certain, though the
governor has not confirmed it, that
Hon. Tom Jones, of Dalton, will be
appointed for the northern section,
and Solicitor Tom Eason to represent
Southern Georgia. The appointments
will be made in a few days.
Salaries Slashed.
Atlanta, Dec. 20.—At the council
meeting this afternoon big cuts were
made in the salaries of all city officials
except the mayor.
YOUNG MAN SUICIDES.
W. H. Byrd Dies From an Overdose of
Poison.
Atlanta, Dec. 20.—William H.
Byrd, shipping clerk of the Gibbs
Drug Co., died in Grady hospital this
afternoon from a dose of poison taken
with suicidal intent.
Byrd went to the police station and
asked to spend the night. He acted
like a drunken man, and the police
kept him. This morning he was very
ill, and was taken to the hospital.
There it was learned for the first time
that he had taken poison.
APPEAL FOR NEW TRIAL.
News Evidence In Case of Capt. Peeples In
Dalton Car Robberies
Calhoun, Ga., Dec. 20.—An ap
peal for a new trial in the case of
Capt. Peeples, convicted of receiving
stolen goods from the Dalton train
robbers, was heard here today.
The appeal is based on affidavits
made 'by the legislative committee
which visited the Dade coal mines re
cently. A number of them talked
with Bohannon, who asserted posi
tively that Capt. Peeples had never
purchased any goods from him or any
of his gang. The judge has not yet
announced bis decision.
SMayer ' toueki ng'Sen teheed.
Tuscaloosa, Ala., Dec. 20—-" The jury
in the case of A. Stouekiug. charged
with killing J. G. Lallande, brought in
a verdict of guilty, and fixed his pun
ishment at ten years in the peniten
tiary. Stouekiug and Lallande were
collectors on the Montgomery extension
of the Mobile and Ohio railroad. A
few months since, while in Tuscaloosa,
they had a falling out in a saloon, and
Lallande refused to drink with Stone
king. Stouekiug went out for a pistol
and returning renewed the quarrel,
■hooting Lallande to death.
Kapler Still Ketoses to Resign.
Mobile, Dec. 20.—Second Assistant
Postmaster General Shallenbarger was
here to try to get Postmaster Rapier to
surrender the office to the new ap
pointee, Barker. Rapier answered that
he is standing as an American citizen
for the enforcement of the law or the
land, and that if Mr. Barker has any
rights, he has bis legal recourse for en
forcement. Rapier said that under the
law Mr. Barker is not postmaster until
confirmed bv the senate, Rapier’s re
moval not having been effected in due
form as per statute 3830.
Adolph Lueteert a forgerf
Chicago, Dec. 20.—Four notes for
|I,OOO each, held by ex-Judge Vincent
formerly counsel for Adolph L. Luet
gert and given by the big sausage maker
to Judge Vincent for legal services, are
■aid to bear forged indorsements. The
notes are signed by Luetgert and in
dorsed with the name of Paul H. Jass
chek, a plumber and real estate owner.
Jasschek denies emphatically that the
indorsements are his. Judge Vincent
is said to have advanced Luertgert SI,OOO
in cash on the strength of the four
notes.
Daphne, a week ago. wlieu. In spite ot
the protests of the Chinese, the Daphne
entered the inner harbor, allegedly to
ascertain whether there were Russian
ships there. China complained of the
incident to the representatives of the
powers at Peking.
The British far eastern squadron is
■aid to be at Taiicmoan and, according
to the correspondent quqted, is shortly
expected at Port Arthur.
The Cologne Gazette regards the oc
cupation as merely a continuance of the
so-operation of Germany with Russia
in eastern Asia.
ROME. GA., TUESDAY. DEC EMB MR 21. 1897.
COTTON MEN
INJEMPHIS
Growers From Seven
Slates Are Present,
H. D. LANE PRESIDES
Planters From Arkansas Texas, Georgia
Alabama and Other States Present..
LAKE TELLS WAY PRICES ARE LOW
Present Prices Means 10 cents
Per Day For Growers.
DEFIES SUCCESSFUL CONTRADICTION
When Crops Are Small There is Dess
Chance For Speculation* Makes Strong
Flea For Reduction of Acreage,
Memphis, Dec. 20.—The American
Cotton Growers’ Protective association
was called to order at 10 a. m by Presi
dent Hector D. Lane of Athens, Ala.
Many delegates were present, in
cluding prominent planters from Ar
kansas, Tennessee, Texas, Alabama,
Louisiana, Georgia and Mississippi. Im
mediately after the delegates were called
to order President Lane delivered an
address in which he explained why the
convention had been called.
"Cotton today is selling at less than
5 cents,” he said, "and this means the
insignificant sum of 10 cents a day for
the labor of the man who is distinct
ively the cotton grower. I make this
statement deliberately and defy a sue
cessful contradiction. ”
President Lane made a strong plea
for a reduction of the cotton acreage,
saying that overproduction fosters man
ipulation. By destroying the annual
surplus the law of supply and demand
will prevail; competition will intervene
and the cost of the production of thia
commodity, which is a fair standard of
its value, will be the basis of its price
mark.
Continuing, Mr. Lane said:
"Under prevailing conditions the
product of our toil is no longer adequate
to our subsistence, Prevailing prices
are below the cost of production. With
a surplus of several millions annually,
which is an able coadjutor of the cotton
•bear, ’ the law of supply and demand
has been displaced and in its stead in
terposes the result attained by this
commercial fakir and flimflam artist.
"Statistics show that there has been
a great falling off in speculative gam
bling in cotton futures iq the last sev
eral years, consequent upon the smad
crops, for the visible supply diminished
the power of manipulation.”
After the president had delivered his
address the usual committees were ap
pointed and the morning session was
devoted to the reception of delegates
and to organization.
After President Lane’s address had
been discussed the following permanent,
officers were elected:
Chairman, Hecter D. Lane of Ala
bama; secretary, J. Oheatnam, Tonnes
see; assistant secretary, Sol Cohen, Mis
sissippi. v
A committee on resolutions consist
ing of two delegates from each state
was appointed.
The meeting then adjourned until 2
o’clock, and when it reconvened the
committee on resolutions reported ad
vocating a decrease iu acreage, a ban
ishment of the oue crop idea and mak
ing a strong plea for the diversification
of products.
Among the more prominent delegates
present are the following:
Governor Eagle of Arkansas; J. W.
Pratt, Huntsville, Ala.; Captain L W.
Levesque, Arkansas; Cantain Jerome
Hili, St Louis; Colonel W. W. Stone,
ex-auditor of Mississippi, and McNeil
Bond. Tennessee.
The sessions of the convention are
being held in the convention hall of the
Peabody hotel. Notwithstanding the
inclemency of the weather, this vicin
ity having been visited by a -evere sleet
storm which later turned into a co.d
rain, the attendance is a representa
tive one.
Fhdiobm irliih Leader » omin*.
Nbw York. Dea 20.—John E. Red
mond. M. P., the well known Irish
leader, will sail for this country on the
Teutonic on Dec. 30. He is coming to
America at the instigation of prominent
workers in the Irish cause to speak on
the rebellion of 1798, to arouse the en
thusiasm of Irish-Americans in the pil
grimage to Ireland next July to cele
brate the rising. .. _ .
LIAR, THIEF, CONVICT
Harvey Johnson Denounced
Drill Stein Yesterday.
Sensational Scene in Police Court
▼ Growing Out of the O’Neill-
Stein Fight.
Atlanta, Dec. 20.—Another sensa
tional feature was added to the Stein-
O'Neill fight this afternoon, and se
rious trouble may occur at any time.
O’Neill and Stein were before the
recorder, when O’NeiH’s attorney,
Mr. Harvey Johnson made a savage
attack on Stein’s character.
He denounced the editor of the
Looking Glass as a liar, thief, forger
and ex convict, and said that no hu
man being’s honor was safe against
the malicious attacks of this scoundrel.
He said Stein held no one or nothing
sacred, and maligned the dead and
living alike. He assailed the charac
ter of fair young girls.
Stein replied by saying that if the
court did not protect him, he would
protect himself. Before trouble could
happen, the police interferred, and Stein
then said Johnsen was a liar, a coward
and a shyster.
Johnson said he would not retract a
word, and if Stein craved satisfaction to
wait outside. Stein said he would, and
see that he (Johnson) went to hell.
Stein told his friends afterwards that
they must be patient. That something
would happen inside of 24 hours. Both
men were placed under peace warrants,
but grave trouble is anticipated.
BOUGHT MORE LAND.
Important Purchase Made On Point Look
out By Government.
Chattanooga, Dec. 20 The deal
was dosed today for 16 acres of land
on Po’nt Lookout, but which does
not fiuiude the Point hotel, whereby
the ’government comes in possession
of valuable addition to Chickamauga
park. A bill is now in congress ap
propriating $40,000 for improvements
The old confederate battery will be
restored, tablets placed, and many
changes made.
WON’T HANG TODAY.
Tom Cyrus Gets a Temporary Respite and
Chea's the Gallows.
Atlanta, Dec. 20;—The grand jury
appealed to Gov. Atkinson today to com
mute Tom Cyrus’ sentence. Cyrus was
to hang tomorrow.
The governor refused to do more than
respite Cyrus for a few days. He said
that he expected to appoint the prison
commission shortly, and would leave it
to them as to Cyrus’ fate.
Once Mrs. Grant’* Fiance.
St. Louis, Dec. 20.—Alfred Sanford,
who was once engaged to wed Julia
Dent, now General Grant’s widow, is a
patient at the city hospital. He is suf
fering from pneumonia, and Superin
tendent Sutter considers hjs recpvery
doubtful For two years after the war
broke out Sanford piloted the famous
confederate steamer Fred Kennett.
Then lie went over to the union side
and served the remaining two years.
Fire. Hue Under furnaces.
Princeton, N. J., Dea 20.—Fires
have been put under the furnaces in the
Oohansey, Cumberland Moore-Jones
windowglass factories, near here, and
it is expected that the works will start
up in .a week or two, probably on Jan.
2. It is expected that 2,000 persons now
idle will be given employment. '
Clay's Child Wife Relays.
Valley View, Ky., Dec. 20.—General
Cassius M. Olay’s young wife Dora has
not returned to him as she promised to
do, and is still at the home of her
brother, Olell Richardson. Young Mrs.
Clay declined to say when she would
return to Whitehall.
A Murderer Kills Himself.
St. Joseph, Mo., Dec. 20.—Jack Mc-
Cune, a gambler, who killed William
A. Albin on the morning of Aug. 6,
committed suicide in the county jail by
taking morphine. McCune had fre
quently said he would never De tried
for the crime, and his case was to be
called soon.
Prince Henry Visits Victoria.
Osborne. Isle of Wight, Deo. 20.
Prince Henry of Prussia slept at Os
borne after visiting the queen, and re
turned on board the German cruiser
Deutschland at 10:30 a m. If the
weather permits the prince will resume
his journey to China Tuesday.
lerrlss Wilfully Murdered.
London, Dea 20.—At the inquest
over the remains of William Terriss,
the actor, the coroner’s jury rendered a
verdict of wilful murder.
SOLID SHOT
Filibustering Vessels in
Florida. Waters,
War Ships Patrol the Harbour of Pensa
cola For Them.
MOST GO VERY SLOW
STEAMER MONTGOMERY TRYING TO
Stop Departure of Filibusters
For the Island of Cuba.
MONTGOMERY HAS BEEN FITTED OUT
Unless Suspected Schooner Stop They will
Bo Fired Upon—Expedition i« Now
Being Equipped.
Ponsacola, Fla.,‘Dec. 20. —There was
Considerable activity on board the
United States steamer Moutgomery,
owing to information having reaching
her commander that several suspected
filibusters were in the harbor. Con
sequently the cruiser started fires and
made preparations for getting under
way at a moment's notice. The crew
of the cruiser worked in conjunction
With the revenue cutter Penrose.
Late in the afternoon the Montgom
ery put a squad of armed men, in charge
of an officer, on board the Penrose, and
they will be relieved every 24 hours
until further developments. The Mont
gomery also fitted out several of her
boats with guns, ammunition and armed
crews to patrol the harbor, while the
Penrose did duty outside, around War
rington. All the boats of the Mont
gomery have orders to fire two blank
charges to bring to any suspected ves
sel. and upon her neglecting to stop, a
third shot, this time a loaded shell, is to
be fired.
The Somers N. Smith, a pilot boat, a
vessel called the Britannia and a
schooner are loading here under official
supervision. The Smith is said to have
fun several successful expeditions in
the past, having escaped the Montgom
ery once, and as she came in from sea
on Thursday night and has been taking
on board all day long a cargo of some
description, an unusual proceeding for
a pilot boat the Montgomery intends
to follow her as soon as she gets under
way.
The Britannia and the schooner have
also been taking a cargo of boxes, sun
posed to be ammunition, etc., on board,
and it is reported that the Dauntless is
waiting somewhere outside bar in order
to ship the munitions at sea. It will
thus be seen that a well organized ex
pedition to Ouba is apparently being
equipped here.
THE SPANISH ARE HAPPY.
R.Jo icing; Over the Ki»tabli«hment of
Pence In I'hil ippiue inlands.
New York, Dec. 20.—A letter writ
ten by one of the foremost dinlomatists
in Spain and one, moreover, in the en
tire confidence of the government and
consequently in a position to speak
officially, destroys some of the argu
ments that have been used time after
time during the past few days by those
in opposition to the Liberal ministry.
Speaking for this ministry, the writer
points out irrefutably that Mr. McKin
ley’s message cannot be construed as
attacking the honor of the Spanish
army, as General Weyler and his friends
would like to make the public believe.
In the second place. General Weyler was
not recalled under pressure from the
United States, as by the express wish of
the queen regent, his recall having been
decided upou during the late Premier
Oauovas’ lifetime. In the third place,
to a nation as a whole appears it to be
the more strongly iu favor of the gov
ernment than has been the case in Spain
for a long time.
Every one is eager to have done with
the Cuban questimi, and at this very
moment the city is aecorated and illum
inated as a sign of rejoicing over the
establishment of peace in the Philip
pines, while on every hand every one
wishes that the next bit of good news
may be of a lasting peace in Cuba.
“Christian Science** Blamed.
Camden, N. J„ Dec. 20.—After the
coroner’s inquest into the death of Clare
Kirby, the baby girl-who died of malig
nant diphtheria, while her parents
treated her to "Christian Science,” her
father, Frank Kirby, was held under
S6OO bail to answer a charge of criminal
neglect. William F. Randall, the Phil
adelphia "Faith Physician, ” was held,
too, as an accessory. Kirby furnished
bail and was released by Justice Schmits.
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ATKINSON’S BOOM
Said i hat He Will Oppose Ba
con For Senate.
He Denies This, However, But His
Ambitions Are Known—Ter
rell For Governor.
Atlanta, Dea 20.—1 t is reported here
that the gubernatorial campaign, which
is now on in earnest, is to be further
enlivened by the promulgation of a
boom for Governor Atkinson for United
States senator to succeed the Hon. A
O. Bacon. The governor says that he
is not a candidate, and denies that he
has anything to do with the movement
in his own behalf, but his friends are
doing all they can for him.
Closely associated with the Atkinson
boom for senator will be the boom of
Attorney General Terrell for governor.
In fact, they will move along together,
the former beneath the surface for the
time being and the latter above it Col
onel Terrell is now squarely a candi
date in every sense of the word, except
that his public declaration to this effect
is yet to be made. His friends in all
parts of the state are openly hustling
for him.
It has never been a secret that Gov
ernor Atkinson was an earnest sup
porter of the attorney general for the
office which he is shortly to vacate, but
there has hitaerto bebn no opportunity
for him to snow his favoritism by any
open act. Now, however, he has on
his hands the responsibility of
appointing the three prison com
missioners and of several minor
commissions whose office was created
by the late legislature, and in making
these appointments it will be impossi
ble co disguise their political signifi
cance.
A MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY.
Strong; Room of a Steamer Is Broken Into
and 53,000 stolen.
New York, Dec. 20.—The World saysi
The Ward line steamer City of Wash
ington, that sailed from Vera Cruz Dea
1 and arrived in this port on Wednes
day, carried in her strong room $600,-
000 in Mexican coin. This was not an
unusually large shipment of treasure
for the Ward line to handle and no one
in authority dreamed of danger.
Nevertheless during the voyage the
strong room, built to withstand the at
tack of almost anything but dynamite,
and located so as to be under con
stant observation, was broken into.
Only $3,000 was taken by the robbers,
but the general impression is that the
scheme ot the thieves was to seize the
entire treasure.
Every effort has been made to keep
the matter quiet so that the strong
force of detectives put upon the case by
the company might work to the best ad
vantage- A. C. Smith, the company’s
secretary, admitted that there had un
doubtedly been a crime committed.
Won’t Do Haalnefls In Kansas.
Topeka, Dec. 20.—The Travelers In
surance company has notified the insur
ance commissioner that it will with
draw all its business from Kansas at
once, instructing its agents to return
their blank and stationery. The com
pany gives as its reason the "peculiar
conduct of Commissioner McNall,” and
"to avoid further trouble. ” The Trav
elers last year received about $48,000 in
premiums from Kansas and paid about
$16,000 in 1 sees. The insurance com
missioner has begun a revaluation of
the Travelers’ property in Kansas.
Famous Hotel Man Dead.
Nbw York, Dec. 20.—Louis Leland,
one of the family of famous hotel men
of that name, died in this city, aged 63
years. He, with his brothers, have been
among the most prominent hotel men
in the United States. His active man
agement of a hotel was in connection
with the Sturtevant hotel iu this city,
from which he retired about seven years
ago. With his brother Charles S. Le
land he managed the old St. Charles
hotel, one of the famous Broadway ho
tels in earlier daya
To Teat the Antitrust Law.
Washington, Deo. 20.—The case of
the United States against the Joint
Traffic association, involving the ap
plicability of the antitrust law to the
agreement between the great trui k
lines between New York and Chicago,
has been reassigned for argument on
Feb. 21. The case was set originally
for Jan. 3, and as it is desired to have a
full bench hear the case, a postponement
was made to await the action by the
seuate on Attorney General McKenna’s
nomination.
Exphalon Vatal to Four.
Repton, Ala., Dec. 20. —On the Bear
creek logging road a locomotive ex
ploded, killing the engineer, John
O’Connor; the fireman. Jack Clipper,
and two trainmen, John Johnson ami
Henry Vickery. The explosion was
caused by defective flues.
Speculation CaU-'en
Warsaw, Ind., Dec. 20, —Edward F.
Moon committed suicide by drinking
carbolic acid. ~Moon was for many
years a very wealthy merchant here,
but lost his money iu grain speculation.