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[TELLS ALL THE HEWS. Th* hast •▼ldaho* that Th* r • Tribune is »ppr*cl»t*d by th* F p*ople is th* way its subscrip ■ tion list incraaaas dally- ESTABLISHED 1887. TEN PER CENT COT Southern Competition Causes Reduction. MILLS AT LOWELL It Affects 15,000 Operatives io That City. OPERATIVES WILL NOT WALK OUT Will Not Apply to Wages of Less Than $1 Per Day. WAGES ’WILL NEVER BE RESTORED That la the Geaeral Belief— Rome's Big Mill Figures In Thia Matter. Lowell, Mess., Deo. 27.—Tbetreasu tors of the Lowell cotton mills have voted a reduction of 10 per cent in wages. About 15,000 operatives in the mills of the Merrimac, Hamilton, Tremont and Suffolk, Lawrence, Massachusetts and Boott companies are affected. Following the action of the Fall River and Manchester treasurers, the an nouncement was not .a surprise, but coming at least two weeks sooner than was expected, it has had a depressing effect. The indications are, however, that there will be no strike. The men are not in shape for it. They have neither the labor leaders nor the organi sations that they had a-few years ago. It is understood that the reduction will not apply to any earning less than $1 a day. A similar reduction was made in 1893. and a restoration was granted in 1895. though the market aid not improve as was anticipated. The cause of the reduction now is the competition of southern mills. Two Lowell corporations have buiit mills in Creergia, and the agents of the others have made personal investigation of tne conditions existing in the south. Wages are higher, fuel more expensive and t e working day shorter in Lowell than in any southern city. And in New Hamp shire, where wages are the same as m Massachusetts, operatives work6o hours a week as against 58 here. There are many who believe that wages will never be restored again. [ While this affects the employes of the Massachusetts mills at Lowell it is un derstood their big mill at Rome known as the “Massachusetts Mills in Georgia” will not figure in the wage reduc tion.—Ed. Tribune.] MEET THURSDAY. New Commissioners for Omaha Exposi- L tion te Raid a Conference. Atlanta, Dec. 27.—The Commis sioners appointed by the governor to look after Georgia’s exhibit at the Omaha Exposition will meet at the capital Thursday. It will be an im portant meeting, as plans for the ex hibit will be discussed. HILARIOUS ATLANTA. Three Hundred and Fifty Cases Tried Be fore the Recorder, Atlanta, Dec. 27.—There were 350 cases disposed of in police court to day, and the fines aggregated |750. The cases were divided into three classes, plain drunks, shooting fire works and drunk and disorderlys. LEE ACQUITTED. Atlanta’s Smuggler Turned Roose—Drug gist To Bo Indicted. Atlanta, Dec. 27.—D. H. Lee, the man arrested several days ago on a charge of smuggling coal tar prepa rations was acquitted today. Nothing could be proven on him. It is ex pected that several druggists will be indicted by the grand jury. Fatal Ending «»f a **ead. Columbia, S. 0., Dea 27.—At a feiti val at Double Spring church, Oconee county, the moonshiners of that section were out in force Whiskey flowed freely and an old feud between Charles Speed and Samuel Wilbanks was re vived. Pistols were drawn by both men and Speed was shot dead. There was a panic atnoug_the children. THE ROflE TRIBUNE. (PARDON BOARD MET New Convict Commissioners Bold First Session. Take Up Cases of Tom Cyrus and Will Hopkins-Bender Decis ion Today. Atlanta, Dec, 27.—The new board of convict commissioners met in its capacity as a pardon at the capitol for the first time this afternoon. The first case considered was that of T<m Cyrus, the Atlanta murderer, who was to have hanged last Wednesday, but was respited by the governor. They discussed and reviewed the case st length, but will not render their decis ion until tomorrow morning at 10 o’block. They also considered the case of Will Hopkins, of Rabun county. Hopkins Jkil ed a man when he was only 15 years of age, and was sent up for life. He has served 10 years, and now the board is asked to pardon him. They will render a decision tomorrow, SENATOR MORGAN SPEAKb. He Thinks If China Is Diainembercti Uno e ?*aui h«*ul<i i'>«k«> a Hand. New Yoke, Dec. 27.—According to a Washington correspondent of Tne Her ald, Senator Morgan of Alabama, of the committee on foreign relations, saia that it would be impossible for the Uni ted States to remain complacent should European nations undertake the dis memberment of China Senator Morgan said: “If partition involves the abrogatiou of treaties this conn try will be left to make terms again with each European nation separately in the territory to which its sovereignty extended. There fore, unless the powers now ambitions for territorial extension take into ac count the importance of American com mercial relations with Ohiua, it will be necessary for the government to inter vene in >elf defense. ••If the cession is absolute then Amer ican interests must be taken care of through the treaties between America and the countries to which the absolute cessions are made respectively. If the territory is given up merely for a time there will be a mixed respousibiity and it is a good time for intervention and the exercise of American diplomacy. The German occupation of a part of Ohina and the prospective occupation of other parts by various European nations is an effort to complete a oordou of offense to American commerce from Vladivostock to Marseilles or Liverpool. “That cordon is being stretched to contract the trade of 600,000,000 of peo ple who have direct trade and inter course with the Pacific ocean. There is a great deal in the Ohiuse problem that virtually interests Americans and which demands immediate consideration from the state department and congress.” SOCIETY CIRCLES STIRRED. Cadet Carrie* an Actress to a Swell Ball and Is -Jousced by Chaperones* Charleston. Dec. 27.—A ball was given here by the cadets of the South Carolina Military academy, to which the society swells were invited. Hoyt’s “4- Stranger In New York” was on the boards at the theater and after the per formance Naval Cadet Peterson of the Uuited States trainiug ship Chase called at the theater aud escorted Miss Char lotte Crane, the leading lady of the play, to the ball, Peterson having pre viously been invited. When they arrived in the dance hall some of the 400 proceeded to raise a furore and demanded of the chaperones that Miss Grand be sent away. Accord ing to the story told by eyewitnesses, a chaperone requested Captain Hamlet of the Chase to order Peterson to take the actress away. There was nothing for the cadet to do but obey. Miss Crane, whose real name is Miss Bose of Springfield, Ills., was very much mortified at the inci dent. She had done nothing to call forth snch treatment aud the gentlemen who were present are very indignant. The affair has created a sensation in society circles and the action of the chaperones is publicly condemned. President May Shake Paxton. Washington, Dec. 27.—Senators Cul lom and Mason of Illinois called upon the president again to nrge the appoint ment of State Senator David T. Littler of Illinois as the successor of Colonel Morrison on the interstate commerce commission. While it is known that the president has had Judge Paxson of Pennsylvania particularly in mind for that place, the Illinois senators believe that the president has not yet definitely decided to appoint Judge Paxson. < übau Chief Raiohu Cadis. Madrid, Dec. 27. The insurgent chief Reveira has arrived at Cadiz from Cuba. He will be incarcerated in a fortress. In the course of an interview he said nothing whatever would induce the Cubans to cease fighting until they obtained independence. H» justified the killing of Lieutenant Colonel Ruiz, the Spanish peace emissary, as a means of arriving this end. Mrs. Booth's Condition. New York, Dec 27.—The condition of Mrs Ballington Booth, at the Pres byterian hospital, is reported as un changed. SOME, GA., TUESDAY. DECEMBER 28. 1897. ANGRY AT OUR ANSWER That Latest Note On Filibustering, THOSE FIERY DONS Officials at Washington Surprised at the Feeling In Madrid. MUCH BAD FEELING IN MADRID Purely Argumentative State ment of Our Position. I CLOSE PURSUIT OF THE FILIBUSTER* Great Cost to W hich the Government Has BeePu —Correspondence Will Be Seat to Congre.s. Washington, Dee. 27. The officials here are somewhat surprised at the ex hibition of feeling at Madrid over the latest note of Minister Woodford, de livered to the Spanish foreign office tha day before Christmas. While the note itself will not be made public at pres ent, it is said that there is no reason whatever why it should be withheld save the fact that the preceding steps in the negotiations have not yet seen the light in the newspapers and it is de sirable when a publication is made to present the complete chain of events in •natural order. Possibly the correspond ence will be shortly, called for by con gress, in which case it is not likely to be withheld on grounds of public policy. The last note presented by Minister Woodford was in answer to the Spanish note called forth by Mr. Woodford’s very first note after nis arrival at Ma drid. In the initial note the Uuited States minister pointed out the interest of his country in an early termination of the present straggle in Cuba, and asked when snch a conclusion could be expected. The Spanish government, in its reply, acknowledged our interest in the matter, but suggested, after stating What it intended to do to ameliorate conditions in Onba, that the United States could best exercise its good offices by stopping filibustering. To this Mr. Woodford responded with his note of last week. ft is said to be a purely argumenta tive statement of the position taken by the United States and the facts sub stantially those so strongly drawn in the president’s message to congress on which it was supposed the Spanish pub had been fully advised through the newspapers. The most forcible state ment in the note is based upon the facts collected and published recently by the Uuited States treasury department, ex hibiting the great expense to which the United States had been pnt by reason of its efforts to patrol an enormous coast line in the pursuit of a few)filibusters, and the remarkable success of the gov ernment officials in stopping these ex peditions, as contrasted with the feeble efforts of the Spanish authorities to maintain a patrol around the island of Cuba. All of these facts were included in Mr. Woodford’s note, and while he put them in his own language in presenting them to the Spanish foreign office, it is said that the statements concern only events that have already been touched upon. sjouruiallat Gets Good Job. New York, Dea 27. Mayor-elect Van Wyck has selected John W. Keller for commissioner of the department of charities. The place is worth $7,500 a year. Mr. Keller was the editor of Truth at the time of the appearance of the famous Morey letter in the Garfield Bampaigu. Later he became the man aging editor of The Recorder, and when that paper suspended he went on the staff of The Journal and Advertiser, writing the column signed "Oholly Knickerbocker. ” N*<ro"Sboot. k Ke.t.ur.l.ar. Charleston, Dec. 27.—Morris A Lo reuai. a well known restaurant keeper of this city, was accidentally shot and in stantly killed by an unknown negro. Lorenzi waa in his establishment, wtien a negro came in and began talking to Inin. They were discussing duck shoot ing. The negro had a rifle in his hands He raised it, saying: ‘ This is the way to kill ducks. ” The rifii went off, the ball crashing clear through the Italian’s head. In the confusion that followed the negro ran off aud has not been heard of since. A BAD PEDAGOGUE Broke Open Trunk of Wife's Cues! and Took SBS. North Georgia Manat Blackshear Turns Thief-Acknowledged His Guilt and Skipped. Blackshear, Ga., Dec. 27.—About one year ago W. T. Asbury from North Georgia came here to teach school, and secured a very goid school near this place. A few days ago bis school closed. Shortly afterwards bis wife came here, bringing with her Mies Orelia Bell, the well known young lady poet of Atlanta. It soon developed that Asbury and bie wife did not agree. This morning Mrs. Asbury and Mies Bell came to Blackshear shopping, when they re turned Miss Bell found the trunk broken oped |and SBS and valuable papers missing. 'I bey accused Asbury of it,and he acknowledged his guilt. He became very abusive, and finally skipped out.. He has not been seen since. COMMISSIONERSHIP CASE. The Supreme Coart Bauds Down au Opin ion Defliiit Au Tone. Raleigh, Dec. 27. Before the su preme court there were two motions in the railway commissionership case. One was by J. W. Wilson, to recall the ex ecution to the sheriff to put L O. Cald well in possession, aud was referred, as was the other which was to set asiue the writ of error or supersedeas of the United States supreme oourt. The opinion as to these motions is de fiant in tone. It says in conclusion: “Caidwell is in full possession of the office and entitled to exercise its duties aud draw Day from date of his appoint ment by the governor, Sept. 24. The judgment of this oourt took effect im mediately upon Being filed and is not superseded by the subsequent writ >f error, regular or irregular, Caldwell be ing in office by virtue of a judgment of this oourt. Any attempt by defendant Wilson to- exercise its functions or to in terfere with the full and free exercise thereof by Caldwell and any attempt by any one else to interfere by alleged leg *1 process or otherwise unless and until th* Uuited States supreme court shall reverse the judgment of this court will be contempt of this court.”' The attorneys for Wilson, when asked what steps they would take, said that as speedily as possible application will be made the federal judiciary for action and to vitalize the federal law. Oaldwell and Pearson the governor’s appointees, who are in complete posses sion of the office, were cited to appear before the United States court Jan. 20. They drew salaries from Sept. 24. The case is exciting intense interest WRAPPER TOBACCO LAWS. Stated That They Ar* Baine Violated at Some Fort. In the South. Washington, Dec. 27 -Unit-ad States Appraiser Wilbur F. Wakeman of New York, accompanied by Mr. George Storm, A. S. Krebs, A. Cohen and Isaac Bernheimer, tobacco manufactu rers, had an interview with Assista: t Secretary Howell on the subject of the enforcement of the customs laws as to wrapper tobrcco. The delegation, it is stated, agree with the assistant secre tary in the opinion that all wrapper to bacco in whatever proportion it is mixed with filler, should pay the wrapper duty. They complain, however, that the law is not being strictly and impartially enforced at some southern ports, a> d asserts that thereby some of their com petitors in the trade have an advantage over those who import their tobaccos at New York and other northern seaports where the law is strictly enforced. The ■tacemeuts made will be investigated. Strikers Meet With Defeat. New York, Dea 27.—The House smiths’ and Bridgemen's union has made a complete surrender to the flrm of J. B. &J. M. Cornell This is their third recent defeat at the hands of the Cornelia Because of the alleged em ployment of nonunion ironworkers <•■ the syndicate building being erected t Park Row and Ann street, a strike was ordered ten days ago. There were 360 men out D**dly Drink In a D*m John. New York, Dea 27. —A gang of fur niture movers came upon a demijohn labeled “Pure Rye Whisky” in a house from which they were carting the fr niture. They drank of the contents and as a result James Flannigau is dead a»d Patrick McNulty is dying, while three other men are recovering after a sen :e illness. The demijohn contained cor rosive sublimate. Captain Draper Is Dead. Philadelphia, Dec. 27. Captain Horace T. Draper died of paralysis at his home in Landsdowne, a suburb of this city, aged 73 years. Captain Dra per was born July 4. 1825, at Brook field, Mass. Throughout the war he was commander of the Hartford. Ad miral Farragut’s flagship. Oldest Preacher In America. Raleigh, Dea 27.—The oldest min ister in continuous service in the United States is Rev. John Needham of Gaston county, who will be 100 next May. He has never stopped preaching. ALASKAN JDYICES Conflicting Reports As to Food Situation ABOUT DAWSON CITY Steamer Rosalie Returns From Skaguay With News to No?, 2, SEVERAL MINERS REACH SEATTLE Exodous of Men From Dawson to Fort Yukon. IT RELIEVES THE WHOLE SITUATION Ice- Boulders in Yukon River—Hundred. Os Comps of Ice Bound Klondikers. But Is Not Affected. Seattle, Wash., Dec. 27.—Among the passengers of the steamer Rosalie, which has arrived here from Skaguay and Dyea, Alaska, were six men who re cently left Dawson City, bringing ad vices up to Nov. 2. The men are Frank Ballaine, John Lindsay, Tom Story, R. Gwynn, W. B. King and P. J. Holland. Conflicting statements as to the food situation in Dawson were made by these men. Lindsay asserts with great posi tiveness that want already exists at Dawsou and that unless food is taken into the camping ground men will suffer from hunger. Buflaine, Gwynn and Holland say that there is more alarm outside con cerning the Dawsou people than is felt by the residents of that place. They declare that there is no food to be bought in Dawson except when a man is found coming out of the country aud With more grub than he could use on the way up the river. They say, how- for the fact that some of the men Will be put on short rations, thereby diminishing the output of the mines this winter, the shortage of food will not be felt. The exodus of men from Dawson to Fort Yukon aud to points on the coasts materially relieves the situation at Dawson. Between Pelly river and Dyea. the party passed hundreds of camps where snow and icebound Klqndlkers have camped for *4fs winter. Many of them were well equipped with provisions and by paying $2 per pound it was possible for them to procure flour aud other nec essaries. From Five Fingers the Yukon is a frozen mass of ice boulders, running as high as 12 feet, blocking the canyon from wall to wall and making travel difficult. This, it is asserted, will have to be cut through by government or other relief expeditions that expect to reach Dawsou from the coast, and the belief expressed by Ballaine was that this task would practically make futile almost auy effort put forth by the gov ernment at Washington to relieve the American miners in the Klondike. IN HANDS OF A RECEIVER. Alaskan Geld Mining Companies Embar rassed—Treasure at Fort Townsend. Port Townsend, Wash., Dec. 27.—8 y the steamer City of Topeka, which has arrived from Juneau, it is learned that the Newell Gold Mining company aud Benner’s Bay Mining aud Milling oom pan y have passed into the handsofa reci iver. The receiver is E. F. Cassel of J uneau, formerly of Seattle. Thomas I. 1 ewell was president and manager of tne companies, which have been in operation Since 1888, and which em braced more property than auy one cor poration in Alaska. Besides the Newell mine and Berner oay mine, tn* companies own large in terests on Douglas island and 160 acres of jilacer mines in the Silver Bow Basin. The heaviest stockholders in the com pany are eastern men. No estimate of liabilities aud assets has been made yet. Bvrty-eight thousand dollars in bul lion from the Treadwell Miuiug com pany was brougnt down by the Topeka aud transferred for San Francisco. Kepresentatire' Dead. Atlanta, Dec. 27.—Mr. T. D. Oliver, a member of the Georgia legislature, I died at the Grady hospital after an ill ness of one week. He took an overdose of morphiue recently aud it was thought at the time that he would die, but he recovered from the effects of the drug. Pneumonia seized upon his depleted system after he recovered from the effects of the drug and in two days he was dead. Mr. Oliver lived at Wayne boro and was a prominent man in h'c section Hie remains have been sent to his home. _ W W W V w w w w> w w. :IT IS TRUSTWORTHY. J The one paper that leads— X reaches all classes of people T —give satisfaction to adver- W 1 Users—The Rome Tribune. PRICE FIVE CENTS CLOT FROM BRAIN Notable Surgical Operation Is Performed in New York Man With Appopleetle Stroke Is Relieved—Remarkable Opera tion of Interest. NeW York, Dec. 27.—One of the most notable surgical operations per formed recently and oue which may furnish a precedent for the treatment of apoplectic cases in which the pressure of a clot of blood formed on the brain can be localized, took place at the New York Post Graduate hospital. The ope ration wiis that of trepaning, the cut ting of a hole in the skull of the patient through wh’ch the effused blood result ing from a stroke of apoplexy was allowed to escape, and it was performed by oue of the visiting staff of surgeons, a local physician, who lectures and ope rates at the Post Graduate aud other hospitals, before a body of clinical stu dents, doctorts from all parts ofj the country, who were in New York with a view to "brushing up” op the latest de velopments o? work in their The patient was Henry Ohevallier, a French dressmaker, 58 years old. M. Ohevallier is a man of good physique, not uuusualiy plethoric, au3 at the timS" of his apoplectic stroke, which occurred on Dec. 16, was apparently in good health. When M. Ohevallier was seized and his family physician had been sum moned it was discovered that the patient was dying fast. It was deaided to perform an operation as quickly as possible, as that was the only way to save the patient’s life, and to that end he was removed to the amphitheater as the Poet Graduate hospital. The opera tion was performed as a part of the usual ciinio, witnessed by the phyai> cians attending the Post Graduate school in the hospital. Some 30 seconds after the brain pres sure which was killing the patient had been removed, his pulse aud respiration, which had almost stopped, began to ap proach their normal action. From that time he has steadily improved. Not the slightest setback has occurred to re« fleet discredit on the judgment used in performing the operation, aud the sur geon who carried it through looks for the patient’s recovery. Just what hie state of mind and body for the rest of his life will be is a matter of future de velopment. SLAYER OF FOUR IS SHOT. Aa Allround D—par.do Assassinate*. Mall.t Flrad by Hl* Brother, -a- Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 27.—While celebrating Christmas by a drnnken de bauch, at their home at Blue Creek, John and William Livingston Became involved in a quarrel, and, according to the statement of William, Johu threat ened to kill him before night. The house was crowded with young men and during the confusion William left and going to the home of a neighbor borrowed a gun, and, returning, broke a panel of glass in a window aud put ting the barrel of his gnu through it shot his brother dead. The murderer then fled, but was pursued by a deputy sheriff and arrested., The mother was a witness to the kill ing. The murdered man was pardoned out of the penitentiary oulyafew weeks ago, where he was serviug a life sen tence for the murder of his lister at Warrior nine years aga Prior to that time he is said to have killed no less than three men. though conclusive evi dence was looking in eaoh case. He was regarded at oue time an allrouud desperado. SAYS HANNA IS DEFEATED Karts u.olar*. Evan Fusion Yates Cannot ••‘are the Ohio Senator. Columbus, 0., Dec. 27.—Charles L. Kurtz, who is leading the anti-Hanna movement of the Republicans, says: "We have Hanna beaten. It is as good as settled.” He refuses to give the names of the Republicans who will refuse to vote for Hanna, but it is understood that he will make his list public next week. He ex pects that the, fusion Republicans of Hamilton county, who were elected on the Democratic ticket, will support Hanna, but declares that will not save him. Hanna’s friends will unite in asking that the Republican senatorial caucus be held on the evening of Jan. 6, aud that it be open to the general public. Senator James A. Garfield, son of the late president, will present the name of Senator Hanna. Prizefight Ju Stable Loft. San Francisco, Dec. 27. Young Griffo, the prizefighter, and Billy Starr, who has fought a few battles, met in the loft of a stable on Golden Gate avenue, and Young Mitchell stopped the fight in time to prevent Starr being knocked out. Afterwards Starr chal lenged Peter Jackson to fight. The negro laughed at him. Starr is still ig norant of the fact that he was fighting Young Griffo. He had told Mitchell that he could whip auy man in town and for that reason Griffo was put up against him. <>■•*»•. Li.tor In*. Longmont. Cot., Dec. 27 —Henry L. Hayward, editor of the Longmont Longer, is dead. He was 82 years old and enjoyed the distinction of being the oldest editor in Colorado. He was born at Portland. Jefferson county. N. Y., and for 45 years was a preacher in the Uuiversalist denomination. He came to Oolofado in 187A