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19 PAGKES | jlfc TODAY, | 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. I _ • 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. rS'S'S'S/WS'VS'W'kW* TELLS ALL THE NEWS. $ The best evidence that The x r Tribune is appreciated by the T W people is the way its subscrip- F • tion list Increases dally. * PRICE FIVE CENTS 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.