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TRUSTWORTHY. J one paper that lead*— J iea all classes of people X e satisfaction to adver- V I—The Rome Tribune. • ’%*/*/*%%*/W*'* ESTABLISHED 1887. INVOLVES $3,868,070 Suspension of Big Phila delphia Bank, NOTICE ON THE DOOR Ch stout Street National Bank Will Probably Liquidate. LOCATED IN THE SAME BUILDING Was a Trust and Banking Co., Wtilch, Also, Failed. THE FORMER GOVERNOR PATIISON He Was Onee Its President—Mr. W. M. Singerly of the Philadelphia Record Now Presides Over It. Philadelphia, Dec. 23—The Chest nut Street National bank did not open for business as usual. The reason there for was stated in a notice posted on the door and signed by William H. Hardt, national examiner, which read as fol lows: “The Chestnut Street National bank is closed for business and is in the hands of the national bank examiner." A crowd of depositors soon gathered about the door, but there was no special excitement and as a general rule after each had learned the nature of the no tice on the door he moved away and his place in the crowd would be taken by others anxious to glean something re garding the situation. The bank has at all times held a goo i reputation, but it has been known for some time that its business- and neces sarily its profits have fallen off consid erably. The bank’s suspension, how ever, was a great surprise, especially so in view of the high standing of its officers. William M. Siugeriy is its president and Isaac Cooper vice presi dent. The bank was started in 1887 on a ‘ capital of <500,000, with Robert E. Pat tison as president. When the latter took his seat as governor of Pennsyl vania in 1891 Mr. Siugeriy succeeded him as president of the bank. The Chestnut Street Trust and Sav ing Fund company, the officers of which are identified with those of the bank, and the offices being located in the same building v was also closed for busi ness, but to what extent the trust com pany is involved in the bank’s affairs has not yet been announced. The last report of the Chestnut Street National bank, made on Oct. 5, 1897, was: Resources: Loans and discounts. <2,- 790,508.65; overdrafts, secured and un secured, <3,562.84; United States bonds to secure circulation, <50.000; United States bonds to secure United States de posits, <100,000; premiums on United States bonds, <lO 500; due from national banks, <226.631.70; due from state banks and bankers, <8,851.46; due from ap proved - reserve agents. <300,732 78; checks and other cash items. <54.887 74; exchanges for clearinghouse, <174 595.47; notes of other national banks, <3.184; fraction il paper currency, nickels and cents, <2,885 94; lawful money reserve in bank, <140,040.60; redemption fund With United States treasurer, <2,250. Total, <8 868,070.58. Liabilities: Capital stock paid in, <500,000; surplus fund, <150.000; undi vided profits, less expenses and taxes paid, <24.924 86; national bank notes outstanding, <48.000; due to other na tional banks, <506.110.41; due to state banks and bankers. <184,771.70; indi. vidual deposits subject to checks, <2,- 085,866; demand certificates of deposit, <11.070; cashiers’ checks outstanding. <126.57 2 51; United States deposits <94,- 715.10; bills payable, <250,000; total, <3.868,077 58. ECKELS ON THE FAILURE. Comptroller of Clio Currency l>l»eu.*e. the I hilodelphl* <:iM«h. Washington, Dec. 23—Mr. Eckels, the comptroller of the currency, said in regard to the failure of the Chestnut Street National bank of Philadelphia that the suspension was primarily due to the shrinkage in the value of the bduds and notes of the pulp and paper mills located at Elkton, Md. The cap ital of the bank is <500,000 and at the ! present time its deposits aggregate about <1.700,000 and its surplus about <150.000. Mr. Eckels has been in Philadelphia several times recently trying to make , arrangements by which the pulp und I paper mills securities could be taken out lof 0e of thfl bgnk and .prqferrgd i THE ROHE TRIBUNE. FROM SANTA CLAUS Tribane Received a Telegram From Him Last Night. States Positively That He Will Visit Rome Tonight. Between Mid night and Daylight. Santa Claus is sorely coming to Rome! The dispatch printed below which is from that interesting old gentleman himself, gives positive Information of bis visit tonight. Here is what he says: North Pole, Dec, 23, —To The Tribunei I wish you to tell the good children of Rome through The Tris bune that I will arrive in your city Friday night, some time between midnight and daylight Wishing each and all a merry Christmas. lam your dear SANTA CLAUS, FROM CAVE SPRING. Hearn Sdhool Closes for the Holidays.— Christmas Tree Tonight. Cave Spring, Dec. 23.—The Hearn school closing exercises cook place at the academy building last night. Quite an interesting program was presented, con sisting of speeches, recitations, vocal and instrumental music, a calisthenic drill, and a drama. A declamation, “The Young South,” by Mr. Keith, and a recitation—“ Jennie McNeil,” by Miss Hattie Fleetwood, deserve especial men tion. The children of he Methodist Sunday school are jubilant with anticipations of the Christmas tree, Friday evening, at the Methodist church. JOHN HART SENT TO JAIL. The Fhliedei ph!an Convicted of Filibus tering .Must -erve > is Term. Philadelphia, D_c. 23. John D. Hart, the head of the Hart Steamship company, whose vessels have been fre quently charged with filibustering, has beeu takeu to the Eastern penitentiary. He was convicted in the United States district court several mouths ago of aiding a Cuban filibustering expedi tion on the Daurada and was seuteuced to two years’ imprisonment. Pending appeal he was allowed his liberty under <7,000 bail. Jesse Eldridge, one of the four bonds men, notified the court that he desired to be relieved or his security and Hart’s roarrest followed. Mr. Eldridge did not explain his action. Hart could not obtain a new surety. •-a■ t —. , » , Charged With Safe Cracking. Raleigh. Dec. 23. For several months a gang of five safe blowers have been robbing postoffices and stores in North Carolina, Virginia and West Vir ginie. The safe of the posteffice at Maxton was robbed and later the post office at Leaksville, and last Friday the postoffice at Spring Hope, Nash county. In every instance safes were blown open and money and stamps stolen. H. O. Gregory, post office inspector, has ar rested two men who belong to the gang. They are white and answer exactly the description. They boarded the train at Rooky Mount and were arrested at Elm City. Negro Pl-oachor'Vor Lynching. Brunswick, Ga., Dea 28.—Rev. An derson, an old negro preacher, author and lecturer, who is now visiting the city, has made some reputation by de fending lynching. He contends that it is sometimes justifiable. In Boston he had a debate with Ida B. Wells on the subject No Ext* Legislative *«Mlon. Atlanta, Dea 28.—Hon. Charles I Branan’s petition for an extra session of the legislature to consider his antifee bill has been denied by the governor. stock'd! 'its rir.iiaaspna necorc c< tn pany substituted. By this and other changes Mr. Eckels hoped to nut the bank in firstciass condition. Up to 5 o’clock Wednesday night it was thought the plan would be adopted, bur. at that time a hitch occurred which rendered suspension necessary. When the pulp and paper mills secur ities were taken by the bank they were regarded by every one aa firstciass, but since that time its paper has fallen in price from 10 cents a hundred to less than 2 cents and the securities have de preciated in proportion. Mr. Eckels said there was not the least suspicion of any wrongdoing on the part of any one connected wiih the bank and he still had strong hopes of arranging for the voluntary liquidation of the bank’s af fairs without the expense incident to the appointment of a receiver. Mr Eckels expressed the belief that the bank ultimately would pay every dollar it owes. The Philadelphia Record, which is owned Dy President Siugeriy, Mr. Eckels said, is a very valuable prop erty. paying about 5 per cent annually on <5,000.000. . > ROME. GA.. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 24. 1897. TWO WERE HANGED White Meo Are lynched By Moh. WASHINGTON STATE Charged With the Murder of a Prom inent Citizen.- DOORS TO THE JAIL BROKEN DOWN Press Censorship Is Said to Prevail. REPORT SLOW TO GET ON THE WIHES tv heu a Special to San Francisco Exami ner Fr.m Spokane Says On the Subject. San Francisco, Dio. 23 —An Exam iner special from Spokane. Wash., says: Several persons who have come here from Colfax deciare that notwithstand ing oil denials, a lynching occurred there Sunday night or Monday morn ing. It is asserted that Chadwick Mar shall and John McDonald, the alleged murderers of Orville Hayden, a promi nent citizen of Farmington, were taken from the county jail by a mob and hanged to trees near the town. Accord ing to this story a press censorship pre vails and consequently the facts have not been permitted to make their way to general notice. THE CASE OF FLANAGAN Doable Murderer's Fate Will Be Decided by the supreme Court Soon. Atlanta, Dec. 23.—The hearing of the Flanagan murder case will come up in the supreme court on Jan. 13 and a that time will be argued by the attor neys. This will be the third time the Flanagan case has been argued before the courts, having had two hearings be fore the superior court of DeKalb county. Both verdicts in this case were against the prisoner and the case was carried to the supreme court If a new trial is granted it will be tried in DeKalb unless a change of venue is granted it If the new trial is refused the case will be carried to the supreme court of the United States, as the necessary federal question has been brought into it. It is claimed a fair and impartial trial, that is a privilege granted by the constitution of the United States, was not given the mur derer. In any event, it will be many months before final sentence can be parsed on Flanagan. QUARANTINE CONVENTION. Place of Meeting Will Not Bo Chauged From Mobil* to Jacksonville. Montgomery, Ala., Dea 28.—Gov eruor Bloxham of Florida has written Governor Johnston a letter in which he advised him that he was preparing to call a quarantine Convention to assem ble in Jacksonville, Fla, on Jan. 18. when his attention was directed to the call for ths convention in Mobile on Feb. 8. The Florida governor wrote that he thought it would be advisable to in elude in the convention delegates rep resenting all the South Atlantic states and cities, and to hold the meeting at Jacksonville instead of at Mobile. Gov ernor Johnston replied to him that del egates from all of the South Atlantic states and cities were invited and were expected to attend the Mobile confer ence and that he could see no good rea son for changing the place of meeting from Mobile to Jacksonville. A X A Bllssard In New York. Watertown. N. Y., Dec. 23.—One of the worst blizzards that has visited this section in a number of years began in the evening and continued all night. Two feet of snow now covers the ground and is sti 1 falling. The snow so far has caused little delay to railroad traffic. Ordered to New Orleans. Chattanooga, Dec. 23—The First artillery, U. S. A, camped in Chicka mauga park since the beginning of the yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans, nave received orders to return to theii regular quarters at once. The soldier leave for New Orleans Friday morning SHOT BY OFFICERS Son of Editor Anderson, Cov iiigtop, Mortally Kurt. Was Drunk and Emptied His Pistol at the Offlcer-Anderscn Can not Live. Atlanta, Dec. 23.—C01. James W. Anderson, editor of the Covington Star, was in Atlanta today, and while here received a telegram from bis wife stating that their son, William, had been mortally wounded by a row with a policeman. Young Anderson is wild and last night went on a carousal with a lot of young men. Anderson was_arrested and placed in the barracks, This morning he was released, and after taking several drinks started out on the bunt for the policeman who bad arrested him. He finally met the officer and pulled Lis pistol. Anderson emptied his pis tol, but never injured his man. The policeman shot Anderson in the cheek, through the chest and in the thigb. He cannot live. BIRMINGHAM TRAGEDY. Alderman Ashford Kill, a Traveling Salesman From Cincinnati. Birmingham, Dec. 23.—T. J. Ashford, a councilman and president of a glass factory here, shot and killed F. T. Brown, a traveling salesman for a Cincin nati clothing house, on Twentieth street this afternoon. One year ago Brown killed Ashford’s brother at Portland, Ala., but was acquitted. This afternoon the men met on Twen tieth street, and it is said, Brown made . motion as though to pull a pistol. Ash ford shot him through the arm, and Brown ran into a jewelry store. There Ashford shot Brown through the chest killing him. The store was crowded with ladies, and a scene of wildest terror ensued while the shooting was going on. Many cf them fainted. S2OO worth of jewelry was ruined in the stampede. LOOKING GLASS TODAY. Editor Stein Couldn’t Wait To Roast His Enemies. Atlanta, Dec. 23.—The Looking Glass will be issued tomorrow instead of Saturday as heretofore. Editor Stein could not wait until regular publication day to roast his enemies. It is said that he will raise blisters on Solicitor O’Niell and Har vey Johnson. MISS ELAM BETTER Yoang Lady Who Attempted Suicide Will Recover. Atlanta, Dec. 23.—Miss Ada Elam, the young woman, who attempted suicide because she failed to get the place of assistant librarian, is now out of danger. She refuses to talk about her troubles. shot to D.aih bj T tll» Uncle. Cornelia, Ga., Dec. 23.—Russ M. Dorsey had both barrels of a double barrelled shotgun emptied in his breast, which produced instant deatn, by Wes ley Dorsey, his uncle. 4 miles south of Cleveland, Ga,, and about 12 miles north of here. They had been on un friendly terms for some time, the result of a disputed land line, which has beeu iu litigation for several mouths. The murderer had not been captured at last report, but the sheriff and posse were after him. A<*luet Nation*! Qaarantlue. Atlanta. Deo. 23 —Governor Atkin son has vetoed the resolution passed al the late session of the legislature com mitting the state to the national quar antine He says the resolution is es sentially undemocratic, and seems to make the state admit its inability to control its own affairs. For these reasons he withholds his approval, sub mitting a message with his veto, set ting forth his views on the subject at length. May Be Abolished. Atlanta, Dec. 23.—An injunction has been brought to abolish the city court of Decatur. Should It be done, over half a million dollars worth of litigation will have to be tried over. Angler Gets a Job. Atlanta, Dea 28. —Alton Angier, brother of District Attorney Ed An gier, has been appointed bead book keeper of one of the departments in Washington. CLOSE OF NOTEDCASE John Anderson Found Guilty of. Murder. NORFOLK TRIAL ENDS Mate Saunders, of Schooner Olive Pecker. Killed By took. SLEW KAN ON BOARD THE SCHOONEB Very Little Affected By The Verdict. AN APPEAL FOR NEW TRIAL MADE Murderer II Apparently Indifferent. Fenelty For Verdict As Rendered Is Hanging. Norfolk, Dea 23.—" We, the jury, find the prisoner, John Anderson, guilty as charged iu the indictnnnt." This was the verdict returned by the jury iu the famous Olive Pecker case, the specific charge being the murder of Mate Saunders of the schooner Olive Pecker by the cook. As the case stands Anderson will have to hang. He re ceived the verdict with apparent in difference. His counsel made a motion for a new trial. ACCUSED OF KILLING WIFE. Ouoe Prominent* 31 an Indicted by the Mecklenburg Grand Jury. Charlotte, N. 0., Dec. 23.—The grand jury of Mecklenburg county has brought a presentment against A. R Logie for inflicting injuries upon his wife from which she afterwards died. Logie was a few years ago one of the most prominent merchants of Bridge port, Conn., and was chosen to arbitrate the strike of street car emuloyes sev eral years ago. He faiied for a large amount and disappeared from Bridge port. He came here and bought a hand some house aud farm. In a uruuken frenzy last August he broke up various household articles and assaulted hie wife. He was arrested and while he was in jail his wife died. He was sent to the insane asylum at Morganton, but a few weeks later was discharged, being pronounced not in sane. Mrs. Logie was a native of Geneva, N. Y., and daughter of Rev. Mr. Ches ter, a prominent Presbyierian clergy man. Her remains are interred there. Only two weeks ago the Logie resi dence near here was destroyed by flra RAILROADS ARE WINNERS. (Tolled States Circuit Judge Clark Decides an Important Case. Nashville, Deo. 23.—Judge Clark of the United States circuit coart has de cided the case of the railroads versus the state board of equalizers in favor of the former. The new railroad commission, in making out its tax list, assessed the railroads aud telegraph companies in the state about <30,000,000 higher than the assessment of the previous year. The railroad companies thereupon en joined the board of equalizers from cer tifying to the comptroller the approved assessments. The court grants a temporary injunc tion, but with the proviso that the raik roads pay the taxes to the state on the basis for taxation for 1896-97. No Poi'ltloal Prisoner. shot. Washington, Dea 23 —The state ments recently published about the shooting of political prisoners in Guate mala are without foundation, according to reports received by the Guatemalan minister at Washington. They are, be said, a repetition of the same story man ufactured by the agents of the rebels defeated last October. Instead of com mitting atrocities, the government, he said, had shown great leniency and con sideration for the rebels. Private dis patches say that an amnesty will soon be accorded, in view of the peaceful condition of the country. Murderer Killed by a Posse. Dubois, Pa, Deo. 23.—Stephen Spel len killed Michael Rohrer and was him self shot dead while attempting to es cape his pursuers. Spellen took refuge in a water shaft, but the steam was turned on and he was forced to un cover. Before he was killed he fired several shots at his pursuers, one bail taking effect in the shoulder of Thomas Qm*. £ TELLS ALL THE NEWS. £ The best evidence that The X V Tribune is appreciated by the V V people is the way it s subscrip- w P tion list increases dally. ft PRICE FIVE CEINTS TO POOL INTERESTS Leiter and Armour Will Prob ably Corner May Wheat. George French Operating For Them Has Bought 4,000,000 Bushels of May Wheat. Chicago, bee. 23.—The possibility that Leiter and Armour will pool theii interests to corner May wheat is stirring traders on ’change. The Post says: “George French, operating for the Leiter crowd, has piled up a line of at least 4,000,000 bushels of May wheat, according to reports from the floor. Armour’s radical change of frout in bulling May wheat is common knowl edge. It is equa.ly well known that Armour had a pyramid bought which is supposed to come close to ths Letter holding. As if to emphasize the bulL talk, both Armour’s and Leiter’s men bought wheat today. Armour’s move ments are closely veiled, but Leiter’s engineers make no secret of their deal ings in May wheat. Already that op tion is regarded as being as dangerous 1 for the public to handle as a stovelid at wbite heat. “May wheat is a long shot, is the an swer given by commission men when approached by customers. The winter wheat crop in this country is not har vested until July, and, Recording to the forecasters on ’change, the situation has never been so favorable for a cornet in May wheat as it will be this season. Everywhere the price of May is on the rise and the difference between May and December is being rapidly narrowed." DEPEW TALKS AT A DINNER. Says th. Mlulea of the United State. Feg Next Century I. Peace. Washington, Dec. 23. Chauncey M. Depew was one of the speakers at the banquet of the Congregational oiub. In closing his speech he said: “For the twentieth century the mis sion of the United States is peace, peace that it may capture the markets of the world; peace that it may find the places where its surplus products, not only ol food, but of labor, can meet with a Srofitable return. President McKinley as struck the keynote of this expand ing policy of our country and recog nized that our mission has changed from international development purely to the extension of commerce, in the note which he has sounded so loudly and so clearly for peace. "Thus the twentieth century will re verse the nineteenth, the eighteenth, the seventeenth and the sixteenth and the United States will enter hopefully upon its larger mission. God grant that we may see America reach out on the lines set down by our forefathers in the conquest of the world." i A Special Issue of Stamps. Washington, Deo. 23. Postmastei General Gary has decided to order a special issue of stamps commemorative of the holding of the Trausmississippi exposition at Omaha the coming year. This is done at the request of persons prominent in the management of the exposition. They will be of the denom inations of 1 cent, 2 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent and <l. Suggestions for designs for the uew issues will be received at the post office department from auy persona who desires to submit them. Th. Training Ship Alllane.. New York, Dea 23.—The United States training ship Alliance has passed in at Sandy Hook. This finishes a long cruise of the Alliance. She left New port, R. 1, on June 26 with a full com plement of apprentices and ths first port visited was Southampton, where she ar rived July 27, after which she proceeded to Cherbourg, Gibraltar, Azores and St. Thomas, iu the West Indies, and spent a short time in each port. Cashier Knnnmlllar Guilty. Denver, Dec. 23—Charles Kunzmil ler, the assistant cashier and the lowest of the three officials of the defunct Ger man National bank who were indicted for false reports to the comptoller of the currency aud other actions in volation of the national banking laws, was found guilty by a jury in the United States district court. Californian Gosa tn Chinn. Stanford University. Cat, Dea 28.—Dr. Noah Fields Drake, a gradu ate student in geology here siroe 1898, has been tendered aud has accepted a position in the Tieu-Tsin university, China, and will leave here for the Ori ent on Feb. 1. He will be major pro-* fessor of mining engineering and ge ology. Poultry *m<l Stock Show. Kansas City, Deo. 23.—The midwin ter continental poultry and pet stock show opened here with prize entries from a << zen states and from Canada. The entiles are numbered by tbe hun dreds and the many well known fan ciers pr''s«n' 1 pronounce the show one tbe finest ever held. -.•- * * General Booth Ccuniiff. New York. Dec. 2«<.—General Wil liam Booth, commander-in-chief of the Salvation Army, is expected to arrive in New York on Jan. 8. His coming will be of no especial importance at this time, owing to recent developments iu the affairs of the Volunteers of Balling ton Booth au4 the Salvation Army here