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VOL. IV. NO. 1.091. ffi Ur ttr •«*! Iff JASTcK I^ I - NOTHING can be tnr»r than that a differ ernce in material makes a materia difference. Look at two men who have jurt come to the end of a long jour' ey. They have traveled exac ly the same distance, but one presents all the evidences of wea> iness, while the other is as fresh as the proverbial daisy. There is a difference in their mateiia). Tronser-undergo exactly the same experience. Ono pair will travel the same distance as an ether. and, if it is of the right kind of fabric, it will reach its journey’s end in excellent shape; and if it isn’t, it will tell a story of different.ma terial making a material difference The trouble is that one pair is apt to look as good as the other at the outset. It is difficult to distinguish between them and, unless your judgment is in fallible, you must see to t that your custom is given where yer confidence is deserved. You will certainly not be disappointed if you select a pair of our HEAVY WEIGHT $5.00 or $6.00 Pants which we are now offering at the low price of - $3.50 - SPOTCASH. We great sacrifice in order to close out all our winter goods before the spring opens up, for we cannot to burden next seaso > gpfcjs season’s goo 's. You will make if we Instart our spiing trade with en tirely new material. AU $7.00 and SB.OO Pants —-REDUCED TO SS>OO Spot Casli- This sale wi'l continue fur a few days o >lv, “A woid to the wise is sufficient.” Emmonsj McKee & Co. j $499 ■ —BUI’S CHOICE OF— lioo MtN’S SUITS ■ That is if you get here in f time, but you must come on the a "Lightning Express”, for they I will go like wild-fire. We have I culled from our st' ck all the $7, I SB, $9 and slo winter suits, | ends of lots 1,2, 3 and 4 of ' a kind, cassimeres, worsteds, cheviots, meltons and kerseys These suits must go now, we don’t want to cirry them through the summer. You know it costs more money 7 to hold sometimes then it does to sell, even at a great sacrifice. We have decided to sell. Our loss is your gain. Take your choice of this lot of suits $499 Spot Cash Emmons, McKee & Co. THE TRIBUNE-OF-ROME. HKSD Eleven Murderers Put , to Death W H ’«NS I Chief Hennessy’s Cowardly Assassins Slain. MOB LAW METES OUT JUSTICE. A Corrupt Court Promptly Rebuked— Prominent Citizens Lead the Angry Populace The Parish Prison Forced—Face to B’ace with Retribution—Nine Shot and Two Hanged— Vengeance Claims Its Victims. Special to the Tribunb-of-Romb. New Orleans, La , March 14 —Eleven of the assassins of Chief of Police Hen nessy were killed today by a mob of in dignant citizens. The following were shot and killed at the Parish prison: Scofidi, Marches!, Romero, Monasterio. Conutz, Caruso, Travins, Geracci and Macbeca. Politez and Bagnetto were hanged to the trees in the Old Congo square, oppo site the rear end of the prison. The Acquittal of the Assassins. Special to the Tribunb-of-Rohb. New Orleans, La., March 14.—The city of New Orleans is in a wilder state BttaAay tftzv AuT #een since the cruel and tyranical General Butler occupied the vity. The murder of Chief of Police Hennessy some months ago, by Sicilian members of the in famous Stopagherra society startled the whole country. Suspicion fastened itself upon a gang of Sicilians who belonged to that society. They wore immediately arrested, in dicted and tried. The evidence against most of them appeared to be conclusive, but to the astonishment and indignation of the whole community the jury yester day returned a mistrial as to three of them; namely, Politez, Monasteiio and Scofidi, and an acquittal for six of thorn; namely, Marched, a boy, Macheca, the e’der Marches!, Bagnetto, Incardona and Matranya. The people were furious, and angry crowds stood about the streets all night, discussing this outrage on justice, and demanding retribution for a crime which the courts seemed too weak to punish. It was not astonishing, therefore, when it became known that the Hennessy mur derers hail been shot and killed by a fren zied mob. The Published Call. This morning every daily paper in the city published the following call: “To All Good Citizens:—You are in vited to attend a mass meeting on Satur day, March 14, at 10 o’clock a. m., at the Clay statue, to take steps to remedy the failure of justice in the Hennessy case. Come prepared for action.” This was signed by 100 of the foremost men in New Orleans, and at 10 o’clock a large crowd had assemb’ed at the ap pointed place, on Canal street. Speeches were made by Messrs. Parker son, Denegre and Wickliffe. Denegre is a prominent lawyer, and a member of one of the old Creole families. Wickliffe is also a lawyer and was formerly editor of the Evening News, of. which John Fitz patrick was the owner. These gentle men said that the law had been tried but corruption had been more powerful. It was now time to resort to the primary principle of self-protection. The crowd cheered these sentiments, and demanded the lives of the assassins. To the Parish Prison. Arms had been provided at the corner of Royal and Bienville for about fifty men. The members of tbe committee who had called the assemblage wen ROME, GA.. SUNDAY {MORNING, MARCH 15, 1891. there aed secured weapons and then moved on to the Parish prison. The mob v.as denied admission, end when ordered to uulock the big, heavily barred gate, Captain Davis, the jailor, said that be did not have the keys. Th. mob threatened to shoot, but some one shout, d that there was a side entrance on Treme stieet, which cou'd be easily forced, and a rush was made for this door, but the crowd had no battering implement, so they had to desist At this moment a negro with a big rock and three men with long sticks of cordwood, came to the rescue, and the door was soon battered down. Rushing through the jailor’s bedroom, the communicating doors were broken in and the citizens were soon in the corri pors of the jail. The mob crowded up the stops to the third floor where the prisoners had been kept, but the men could not be found. Face to Face With Death. Some of the assassins were afterwards discovered on a gallery above the con demned cells, and the citizens made a rush for them. Joe Macbeca bad secured a pistol by some means, and fired on the party, wounding Sergeant Herron, a police offi cer in citizens’ clothes who was with the mob. As soon as Macbeca fired, the mob opened up a fusilade, and as it was im possible to get at the three men on the gallery, they fired at them through the bars. Another crowd below fired up at them, killing Antonio Scofidi, Joe Ma checa and Pietro Monasterio. Other portions of the mob were search ing the prison, meantime, and James Caruso and Rocco Geracci were shot in a cell. The mob then set out on along and determined hunt for the rest, and some of them were discovered hidden in the women’s department. The mob fired on these with guns and pistols, killing Francisco Romero, An tonio Marches! and Carlo Trauino. Bagnetto was shot, but bgia'- ■ F raised himself to a sitt*-- - - was askqd—to confess chief, it> which he replied that he did not know. He was then hurried forth into the street and hanged. Politez was also hanged. The coroner is investigating the affair. Following the announcement of the killing of the men the wildest scenes, were witnessed in New Orleans. The streets were filled wjth crowds of people surging to and fro, and nothing else was talked of. The police were absolutely powerless to preserve order. If any other mau suspected of Hennessy’s death could have been seen about the streets he would have been shot down at once. The members of the packed jury who mistried and acquitted the Ilennesy mur derers, can nowhere be seen. If caught, under the present condition of excitement, they would be promptly lynched. AN IMPORTANT ELECTION. The Gallant Hill City Cadets to Choose a First Lieutenant. The following military order will at tract a good deal of attention, especially among the mililtia contingent in Rome. “Headquarters Ninth Regiment Georgia Volunteers, Washington, March 12, 1891.—Special Order, No. 1: An election will be held in the city of Rome, county of Floyd, state of Georgia, on March 20, 1891, at the city hall, between the hours of 7 o’clock p. m. and 9 o’clock p. m., for first lieutenant of the Hill City Cadets. “Said election must be held under the superintendence of two or more justices of the peace, or free holders, or one justice and one free holder of said coun ty, or any two or more officers of volun. teers not connected with said company, who will transmit the returns through this office to the governor. By order of William F. Jones, colonel commanding Ninth Regiment, Georgia Volunteers.” The Cadets, of coarse, look forward to the election with a great deal of interest. A Car Coupler Crushed. Special to the Tribune-of-Rome. Atlanta, March 14.—Julius Houston, a negro car coupl.er, while coupling cars in the East Tennessee yards about 5 o'clock this morning,was so badly mashed that he will probably die. The Superior Court. Tomorrow morning at 10o’clock, Ju Ige Maddox will be present at tbe court house for the purpose of setting cases for the March term of the superior court. There will be a big docket at this term— i seventy cases in all, some of them being very important. Snyi jr, the Wife Murderer, • inds for Judgment. attoi Jets’ tricks fail them. A Clu eof Venue Denied—The In san II podge Didn’t Work Worth a Cent he Case Cal led and the Trial Begl </- Nine Jurymen Selected Threw To Be Chosen Monday. Special tS the Tbibusb-of-R' >mb. San Marcos, Tex., March 14.—At the conveu :gof the court this morning, the attorne’s for the defendant, Snyder, pre sented o the court a motion for a change of venu i, which was excepted to by the state, u >on the ground that it was insuf ficient law. It wa| argued before the court and the exceptions were sustained, but the facts stated m the application of defendant were sufficient, in the mind of the court, to allow him, to hear testimony as to the prejudi.fe and combination formed against (defendant; whereupon the court called inany prominent citizens, who were interrogated as to the truth of the statements set up in the defendant’s affi davits, and, after hearing said testimony throughout, the court fouud that the allegations therein were untrue, and de fendanjwas put on trial. At t aiP juncture the defendant’s coun sel moved the court to stay tbe proceed ings uni; an investigation could be had as to ’the defendant’s sanity. This was excepted to by the state upon the grounds that the same was not warranted by law,which exception was sustained by the coat. The call of the special venire was cwrtinued until 4 o’clock this after noon, i wlen the same was exhausted, nine Otving been accepted i court then ordered ten, returnable at 9 choose Whe three remaining After the court refused to sustain the motiim on insanity, tbe defendant threw off tbm.cloak of deception to a considera ble degree. THE ADVISORY BOARD. The Encampment Not to Be Made Permanent Yet. Special'Vo The Tiibane-of-Rome. Atlanta, March 14.—The State Mili tary advisory board decided this morn ing that the location of the permanent encampment would be postponed indefi nitely. A message was read from’tlie’governor, calling attention to the inaccuracies in the resolution providing for the perma nent encampment. After the message had been read Capt. Price fiilbert, of Columbus, the author of the legislative resolution making the en campment permanent, offered a series of resolutions. These were, in effect, that in view of the fact that it had passed beyond the jurisdiction of the governor, the board felt unauthorized to pass upon tbe legali ty of the question, and they deemed it un wise to take any final action at present. Theso resolutions were adopted. Captain Gilbert offered as an amend ment that when the final selection was made tbe board should proceed as if no vote had been taken upon any sito. This was voted down. It was decided that the adjutant-gen eral should advertise for bids for the en campment for 1891. These must be in the office by noon of March 27. After transacting some routine busi ness the meeting adjourned. THE SHERIFFS BIG DAY. He and His Deputies Had Their Hands Full Yesterday. Yesterday was a field day for Sheriff Moore, for he aud his excellent deputies made in the near neighborhood of a hun dred arrests. The parties were all charged with illegd voting. At the September term of the superior court in ’B9, 418 true bills were fouud against parties charged with that offense, and since that time 111 cases have been disposed of. As Judge Meycrhardt an nounced last week that he would dispose of the balance of those cases Monday, the sheriff began his work of calling the offenders in. During yesterday he aud his deputies made about 150 arrests, but very few of the parties were locked up, as the ma jority of them gave bail for appearance. A big crowd of the accused will be on hand tomorrow morning to sec Judge Meyerhardt, LOVE IN A COTTAGE. A Correspondent Suggests Some Views on an Interesting Subject. To TiieTkibunb-of-Romb. Rome, Ga., March 14.—1 n your artie’e on living of young married people you use these words: “When The Tribune advised against marriage on less than SIOO a month, it bad in view that class oi , oung men who have nothing but theii salaries and that class of young women whose parents or guardians provide them with all that makes life comfortable.” I desire to notice the above quotation by saying that this entire discussion i wrong and decidedly hurtful to tbe young men aud young women of the country, unless you get at the facts as they exist and not present extravagant statements of the cost of living. If you advise against young men’s marrying unless they have a salary of SIOO per month then you advise four-fifths of our young men to remain single, as four fifths of tbe young men of the entire country are mechanics, and I do not know one in this city who is earning SIOO a month. There may be some iron workers getting that sum, but the car penter, plasterer, painter, tinner and bricklayer, can only earn as the very, best salary S9O. But as be can only work nine months a year his wages are reduced to S7O, while the best carpenters and painters only earn $65, and the loss of time for bad days to come from that. I present to you therefore as a fact, that the average salary of four-fifths of the mechanics of the entire country will not exceed $45 a month, the average carpenter does not get that sum. D > you mean t > say these young men ought not to marry? Let me give you one instance of what cau be done on half tbe sum you name. Ten years ago I employed a young man as a carpenter at a salary of $1.50 pel day, or $39 per month. On this salary he married a most estimable young lady, and one whose father had always provid ed her with all that makes life comfort able. Soon after marriage he bought a lot on time and commenced a cottage. Soon his salary was raised to $45 a month. He now has a home that he values at $3,000 and has had no outside help except being able to borrow a little money from time to time to assist in building. W1 this time the family has been incri/ \g, until now he has five children, he has a little or phaned I -and sister tq.-oJothe- \ That f and »ud. .. ... they live nicely on a salary iievWT exceeded $75.00 a month. He and wife and children dress well. His grocery account, including fresh meats, is $3 50 per week. The sense of it all is that he is a sensible fellow and married a sensi ble wife. On this salary he cannot divide with the barroom and poolroom and bis wife cannot make many pop calls with Jimmie Douglas’s match grays, but they can, and do go to the theater once in a while, where the good wife gets off a hearty laugh which puts a new set of shuttles to work and infuses new life and enables her to cheerfully meet life’s du ties. I can give you a number of such in stances; in fact, I do not know a sensible mechanic who has been fortunate enongh to marry a sensible girl and who has not divided his salary with the barroom, but has upon a salary of less than half the sum named, supported a family aud secured a homo. While it is preferable to get the home before marriage, even without the home yi.ur .statement is erroneous and injurious. Better to tell the young men that “there is more in the man than in the land,” that there is more in the couple who want to marry than there is in the salary the young man earns. From my experience and observation tbe case that you pronounce rare, is not rare at all, and I can, if necessary, give you names without number to prove that it is not rare. Jay Bek Pea.'" NEW RULE WANTED. Meeting of the Bar Association Yes terday To Consider the Matter Special to the Tribune-of-Rome. Atlanta, March 14. —A new rule is wanted in the calling of chamber busi ness in the superior court. A meeting was held this morning for the considera tion of this matter by the Atlanta Bar as sociation, Judge Marshall J. Clarke be ing called to the chair. Mr. Walter R. Brown thought that the present manner of calling the docket for chamber business worked a hardship on those who had new business to come up, as under the present practice, the old cases had precedence. Captain Ellis moved that a committee be appointed to prepare a new rule for the bar association. Judge the committee, who are Judge Hillyer, Judge Hopkins and Judge Hammond. Rube Burrows’ Slayer. Special to the Tkiuune-ok-Romk. Atlanta, March 14. —The slayer of Rube Burrows is in Atlanta. His name is Jeff Davis Carter, and he came to Atlanta for the purpose of having his left arm treated, which was paralyzed by a bullet from Burrows’ pistol, t PRICE, FIVE CENTS. SMB Hfi Rev. Dr. A. J. Battle Will Be the New President. PROF. I. W. DUGGAN ASSISTANT, The Arrangement to Take Effect in June Next and to Continue for a Term of Five Years—Details of the Agreement Between the Trustees and the Officers. Beginning with June next, Rev. Dr. A. J Battle will be president of Shorter college and Prof. I. W. Duggan will be his associate. This announcement means that Rev. Dr. L. R. Gwaltney, who is now presi dent of Shorter, will not be connected with the institution after tbe present term, and that, Rev. Dr. A. J. Battle and Prof. I. W. Duggan will have charge of it for a term of five years, beginning with next June. The arrange meats to the end here an nounced have been completed by the board of trustees of Shorter and Dr. Battle and Professor Duggan, and the contract has been duly signed. As is well known, Dr. Battle is now the associate president of Shorter. He is probably the most widely Known educa tor in Georgia, aud it is certain that no other in the state has had greater success than he. Professor Duggan is from Linton, Han cock county. He has had long exper ience as a teacher, his school at Linton having been for years one of the most prosperous in the state. He will teach mathematics in Shorter, and will be the business manager. He will bring to Shorter many a pupil from Middle Geor gia. The retiring president, Rev. Dr. Gwalt ney, will be pastor of the First Baptist church at Athens. Shorter college is of great value to Rome, and it is going to be made of still greater value. With seventy-five young ladies boarding in the college, and twenty boarding with families in the city, the sum of $19,950 is brought here and ex pended annually. The relatives and friends of these young ladies who. •’ -them expend at lea-'IS■ i ex:>eti<. -i ■ merchants of Rome, So so small a number of boarding p’ they and their relatives and ' pend annually here not less than $20,700. But Shorter is also one of the best ad vertisements Rome has, for it is favora bly known all over the south. Romans ought to give Shorter an en thusiastic suppoit and aid in inducing outsiders to patronize it. The Tribune wishes Shorter unj bounded prosperity under its new man agement. THE CADETS’ BAZAR. Preparations for the Soldiers’ Elite tainment Progressing Rapidly. The preparations for the Cadets’ Bazar are progressing rapidly—or at least part of them are. Yesterday morning a large number of the young girls who had been requested to meet Miss Cade Sparks at the library were on hand promptly at in o’clock, and that energetic young lady unfolded her plans to them in a manner that filled them with enthusiasm. Miss Sparks’ plan is a most admirable one, and her special feature will un doubtedly at ract a great deal of atten tion. Her idea is to have twenty-four young ladies represent as many Aims do ing business in Horae, the bouses furnish ing the young lady who represents them with such articles in their stock as she may need in arranging her costume. For instance, a shoe store will furnish its representative with button-hooks, shoe strings, etc., with which to decorate her costume. This idea will prove a most “catchy* one, and advertise the business of tho firms represented in a telling manner. The young ladies will be furnished with banners, and will be drilled in some novel and interesting movements. The young ladies are requested to meet Miss Sparks at the library again Monday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock. The ladies on the list in Saturday’s Tribune are requested to meet in the same place at 3:30 Monday afternoon, and a full attendance is most earnestly urged. A Coming Marriage. A marriage will soon take place in Jackson, Tenn., that will interest the so ciety people of Rome. Oa the 25th inst. Miss Annie Cates, who is well and favor ably known in this city, will be wedded to Mr. Murray McMillin, of Mempb'ft. The bride will take with her farewell to girlhood the heartiest wishes for her future happiness of many people in Rime. - • - • ■ ■ I I I. For the best roasted peanuts on earth go to Lloyd's. Ten years experience of daily roasting has made him perfect in the business.