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SCARE IS
SUBSIDING
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Excitement Over Yellow
Fever at an End.
NO FURTHER CASES
ire Anticipated By the Physicians of
New Orleans
‘THE SITUATION IS NOT SO SERIOUS
(Detention Camp to be Placed at
Waynesville, Ga.
IHE QUARANTINES MAY BE RAISED
Expert* of the Government bent to Ocean
Springe to Take Charge of tbe Cases.
A Report Corrected.
New Orleans, Sept 7.—lt was con
siderably after midnight when the board
of health office closed for a few hours
and the tired physicians went home to
snatch a few hours rest Up to that
time, although.the wildest publicity had
been given to the Gelpi case and the
desire of the 'board was known that
every suspicious case should be promptly
reported, no news was received at the
office that leads to the belief that there
existed a single case of yellow fever in
New Orleans. The office was reopened
very early, but un to 9 o’clock no report
was made of any suspicious cases.
The board will hold another meeting
to act on quarantine regulations and
there will be informal conferences daily
while the scare lasts. It is understood
that at the meeting there will be some
modification of regulations already
adopted quarantining the entire coast,
and steps will be taken to allow resi
dents of New Orleans, who are sojourn
ing at unaffected ports, to return to the
city after having been properly ex
amined and furnished with certificates
that they have not been in proximity to
any cases of yellow fever. •
Quarantine* May Be Raised.
Although the action of Mobile and
Galveston in quarantining New Orleans
is naturally resented, there is no dispo
sition here to retaliate unless fever shall
appear in one or both of these cities.
Many small towns in Mississippi and
Louisiana have quarantined against
New Orleans, but the barriers are likely
to be raised at once if no new cases de
velop here. In the meantime the phy
sicians are unshaken .in the belief that
such a cordon can be drawn around the
Gelpi residence as to prevent the spread
of the sickness.
Dr. H. A. Gant of Water Valley,
member of the state board of health,
has taken charge of the situation at
Ocean Springs and will spare neither
pains nor money in an effort to stamp
out the prevailing fever. It is the opin
ion that with care and good manage
ment this can be done in a very few
days. All houses where the fever has
been or may be will be thoroughly
looked after and the sick isolated. The
board has put out disinfectants in all
principal streets and the town will be
strewn with lye from one end to the
other.
Excitement la About Over.
The exoitement has quieted down
considerably and the people, now that
the first scare is over, see things are no
worse than they have been ail along
and, in fact, are better, as one newspa
per reported, in the past 24 hours, and
there are but three socalled suspicious
cases among the fever patients in town.
All of the patients are doiqg well. The
duration of the fever is only from 24 to
48 hours and some of the patients do not
take to their beds at all from the disease.
The Louisiana board of health has a
record of all the people who have come
from Ocean Springs in the last few
days and is giving strict attention to all
of them.
EXPERTS FOR EPIDEMIC.
Dr*. Gulteriu, Murray and barter Or
dered to Ocean Spring*.
Washington, Sept. 7.—ln addition to
Dr. Guiteras, Drs. Murray and Garter,
also yellow fever experts, have been or
dered by the marine hospital authori
ties to the scene of the epidemic at
Ocean Springs. The following order
was telegraphed to Past Assistant Sur
geon Wosdiu at Mobile:
"Until a cordon is established, have
railroad officials sell tickets only to rail
road points north of Washington, or
points in mountain districts, and keep
record of all who leave with points of
-their destination, notifying local au
thorities. Arrange for a cordon, em-
THE ROHE TRI BUNE.
PERRY DIES TODAY
Will Hang at Decatur al
Jlooo.
Visited By His Children Yesterday.
Seems Cool and Un
fearing.
Atlanta, Sept. 7.—H. S. Perry will
be executed in the jail yard at Deca
tur tomorrow at noon. When the
drop falls and Perry’s soul has taken
its flight the law will have been
avenged ; a wife will have been made
a widow and five little children will
be fatherless.
Perry was this morning as he has
been every morning, calm and delib
erate, until bis children arrived at the
jail and were admitted to his cell.
His oldest son was not in the party,
but his four younger children, ac
companied by their aunt, Miss Corley,
were taken to him. Tbe condemned
man talked to them quietly for some
time although he was making a
strong effort to conceal bis emotion.
Perry will be taken to Decatur from
the jail here about 10 o’clock. He was
seen in the cell tonight, and talked
freely. He was not excited, and
seemingly had no fear of his coming
doom. .
Ferfyf* Friend-* io cue ■•esciiß?
Atlanta, Sept. 7. —There is a wild
rumor afloat here that a number of thj
friends of Perry, the condemued mur
derer, will attempt to rescue him from
the sheriff while he is beiug driven
from here to tbe gallows at Decatur, a
distance of 7 miles, on Wednesday
morning. As a precautionary measure,
the governor will order the troops tc
accompany him.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Games Played In Only Three Cities. New
York Wins Twice.
Washington, Sept. 7. —There were
games in only three cities today.
Baltimore and Boston resting. The
New Yorks won two from Cleveland,
thus moving up several points. They
are only 41 points behind Boston and
48 in the rear of Baltimore. The
scores:
New York 6, Cleveland 1, first game.
New York 4, Cleveland 1, second
game.
Washington 7, Louisville 1.
Brooklyn 4, Pittsburg 7.
TELEGRAFHIC TICKS.
Gen. Longstreet arrived in Atlanta
yesterday evening. He will be mar
ried to Miss Ellen Dortch at the gov
ernor’s mansion this afternoon at 3:30
o’clock.
The wife of J. C. Pritchard, the
itinerant horse dealer held in Atlanta
under suspicion of making way with
her, has turned up alive and well in
Columbus, Ga., and Pritchard has
been released.
Tbe arbitrators on the property re
tarn of tbe Atlanta, Knoxville &
Northern railway, have agreed on an
appraisement, and it is in round num
bers $400,000, which is $200,000 less
than last year’s return.
Scott Thornton, Atlanta’s young
tragedian, is once again upon the
streets, and while he is exceedingly
weak his condition is much improved.
The physicians at Grady hospital ad
vised him not to leave that institu
tion, but he insisted upon doing so
and was allowed to go.
Governor Atkinson went to New
nan yesterday afternoon and had the
Royal Arch Masonic degree conferred
on him last night.
pioy uecusrtur.y ucip u.iu mm matters
over to Dr. Murray on his arrival and
report to him for uuty.”
Orders have also been given to trans
fer the camp outfit co Waynesville from
Ocean Springs.
The treasury department has pro
cured 200 tents from the war depart
ment for use at tbe permanent yellow
fever detention camp, which has been
established at Waynesboro, Ga. There
are no fever patients there, but the
camp has been established as a precau
tionary measure. \
No Yellow Fever at Kdwarda.
Jackson, Miss., Sept. 7.—A telephone
message from Dr. McCallum, from Ed
wards, Miss., emphatically denies the
existence of yellow fever in or near the
town. It is now stated that the Ander
son family were suffering from dengue
fever and that they are now recovered.
Dr. McCallum says that Hon. Oid
Champion, who died at Edwards Sun
day evening, wus’sufferiug from mala
rial fever.
ROME, GA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 1897.
SAGASTA
TO GO IN
Change in Spanish Cab
inet Expected.
WITHIN A FORTNIGHT
It Is Expected Present Government Will
Go Ont.
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LIBERALS TO TAKE UP THE LINES
Believed in Washington it Will
Favor Cuban Peace.
TO ABANDON CONOVAS POLICY
Officers of United States to Settle the War in
Cuba Will He Looked Upon
favorably.
New York, Sept. 7.—A dispatch to
The Herald from Barcelona, Spain, says
that it is stated on the highest diplo
matic authority that the present Span
ish government will go out within a
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* SENOR SAGASTA.
[He Will Take Charge of tbe Spanish
Government Within Two Weeks.]
fortnight and that the Liberals will
come in.
The Herald’s correspondent in Wash
ington, commenting ou the above dis
patch, says:
“The officials of the state department
have not received any information as
to the Spanish ministry, but they be
lieve, in view of the death of Senoi
Canovas, that it is quite probable ths
Conservative ministry will be succeeded
by one headed by Senor Sagasta.
"Such a change is hoped for by the
administration, for the reason that it is
believed the Liberals would pursue a
course in regard to Cuba very different
from that followed by the Conserva
tives both before and since the death of
Senor Canovas and that if Senor Sa
gasta came into power he would receive
with favor the new offers of the United
States government to bring about an
end of the insurrection which Minister
Woodford is to make.’’
Veterinary- surgeon* in 'eaion.
Nashville, Sept. 7.—The United
States Veterinary Medical association
met here in annual session with a large
attendance. An address of welcome
was delivered by Major John J. Mc-
Cann and Mr. J. Leonard Pearson of
Philadelphia responded. Reports of
officers were then read. Papers on va
rious subjects will be read by prominent
members in connection with the meet
ing of the Veterinary association.
The Sotldiuieie Take a town.
London, Sept. 7.—A special dispatch
from Cairo says that Berber, the next
town of importance on the Nile in the
advance of the Anglo-Egyptian expedi
tion upon Khartoum, has been occupied
by Soudanese, who are friendly to the
British. Berber is only about 200 miles,
as the crow from Khartoum.
Shot Hi* Sifter-1 Law.
Bluffton, Ind., Sept. 7. Berkley
Walker, jealous of his wife, from whom
he had been separateu for some time,
fatally wounded a lilyear-old sister-in
law and is in jail with a bullet wound
in his arm, due to an attempt at self
destruction. Walker is a schoolteacher.
Farmer* Are Holding " heat.
Frankfort, Ky., Sept. 7.—The agri
cultural commissioner’s report, just
made public, shows that 65 per cent, of
Keutm-ky’s 11,006,000 bushel crop o> i
wheat is still in the hands of the farm
ers of the state. ’ i
DECATUR HAS FIRE
Little City Has a Damaging
Blaze.
Only Hard Work Saved the Town..
Several Residences Were
Burned.
Atlanta, Sept. 7.—Fire broke out,
in the rear of W. T. Campbell residence
in Decatur this afternoon at 4 o’clock,
and for a while it looked like nothing
could save the town.
The fire spread fast and burned fierce
ly for over two hours before it was got
under control
The people were greatly excited because
they were afraid nothing could save
their little city. The losses were:
E. H. Guess, residence.
W. T. Campbell, residence.
J. N- Wilson, residence. -
Laird’s livery stable.
D. E. Alexander, livery stable.
Weeks Bros. & George, merchants.
A RIOT NEAR PITTSBURG.
Striking Coal Al Inara, Headed by Women,
the Deputy -lieriCs.
Pittsburg, Sept. 7.—The efforts to
evict the striking miners of the Pitts
burg and Chicago Gas company at Or
angeville, miles from Cantonville,
resulted in a riot of no mean propor
tions When it became known that
lhe evictions were to be attempted, the
whole vicinity about Finleyville, Gas
tonville and Orangeville became wildly
excited.
About 7 pm. deputies from Wash
ington, Pa., in charge of Deputy Joseph
Hemphill, reached Finleyville, where
they were met by a large crowd of
strikers and their friends. Each deputy
•was armed with a Winchester rifle and
a revolver, but in spite of this rhe
strikers, headed by 100 Polish women,
closed in ou them and the deputies re
ceived rough treatment. They were
gradually forced back and finally re
treated to Gastonville, where they were
followed by a crowd of about 200 men
and women.
At 7. a. m. the trouble of the .night
.reached a plimax when the depuries
sallied out from their besieged quarters
and started to march td’ Orangeville
Each one carried his Winchester in his
hands and his revolver was exposed, but
these had no terrors for tbe besiegers.
Headed by the same women the strikers
rushed into the deputies with stones,
clubs and pick handles and the blows
fell thick and fast. One of the women
wrested a rifle from a deputy’s hands
hands and struck him on the head with
it. inflicting serious injury. By this
time 1,000 men, women and children
bad joined the crowd.
The deputies slowly made trieir way
to Orangeville, taking all the above in
sults and injuries, but never firing a
shot There they took refuge in a va
cant house, closely followed by a mob
who surrounded the building and threat
ened to burn it. Finally one of the
strikers approached the house with a
flag of truce and a conference was held.
The deputies were ordered to leave
town, and after a short parley, decided
to do so. They emerged from the house
a badly scared lot of men, and walking
between the open ranks of strikers,
started for Gastonville. Almost every
man in the posse was cut and bleeding
and several were seriously hurt. After
their departure rhe mob disappeared and
everything is quiet now.
DEPUTIES WERE DELAYE D,
The Cuban Congre** Did Not Convene on
sept. 2, a* Planned.
New York, Sept. 7.—A dispatch to
The Herald from Havana says: It is
reported here ou reliable authority that
the meeting of the constituent assem
bly, which was to have taken place ou
Sept. 2 at Oamaguey, was postponed.
The reason for the postponement of tin
convention which is to elect a new pres
ident of the Cuban republic is not yel
known here. It is, however, surmised
that the cause for delay is the nouar
rival at Camaguey on the day fixed foi
the meeting of the the assembly, oi
some of the deputies representing the
fourth, fifth and sixth army corps.
It is explained by the insurgents in
this city that the bad condition of the
roads at this season of the year in Cuba
renders very difficult the march of the
men who are to reach Oamaguey from
Pinar del Rio, Havana, Matanzas and
Las Villas in order to take part in the
election. The passage of the Jucaro-
Moron trocha is one of the many seri
ous obstac.es which the contingent ol
troops accompanying tbe eastern depu
ties will have to overcome before they
reach the meeting place of the assembly.
A Naw Ibno'ot Sl.xmer.
San Diego, Cal., Sept. 7. —The Lower
California Development company hai
arranged to establish a line of steamers
to ply along the coast. The vessels will
go as far south as San Renito. Mex.
San Diego will be the northern ter. .
inus. The steamer Albion, which will
make the first trip, will arrive here ou
tbe twentieth inst. ■
Mr. Whl.li Want. to Ho Mayor.
Augusta. Ga., Sept. 7.—Ex Seuntcj
Patrick Walsh has, at the urgeut re
quest ct numerous friends, entered the
race fcr mayor of this city.
CROKER MAY
OPPOSELOW
For Mayor of Greater
New York.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY
From His Trip to Europe, But Declines
to Be Interviewed.
WILL BE THE CHOICE OF TAMMANY
At Least His Fellow Passengers
Think So.
TALKS OF THE COMING CAMPAIGN
He Thinks Tammany Will Carry the Greater
New York by Over 50,000 Votes.
Will He Come Ont?
New York. Sept. 7.—Richard Croker
was a passenger by the American line
steamer New York. Mr. Croker’s fel
low passengers have come to the con
clusion that he is to be the Tammany
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Bichard crokeb.
[Believed to Be Tammany’s Candidate
For Mayor of Greater New York.]
Hall candidate for mayor of New York.
During the voyage many efforts were
made to draw Mr. Croker out on the
subject, but not only to newspaper cor
respondents, but to his taost intimate
friends on board, did he decline to state
his purpose. The understanding among
Mr. Croker’s friends, however, is that
he is very strongly inclined to permit
the use of his name as a candidate for
mayor, though he is naturally un
willing that an announcement should
be made to this effect before he has had
an opportunity to confer with his lieu
tenants.
"1 nave not the slightest doubt that
Tammany Hall will carry the greater
city by 50,000 votes and upward,” said
Mr. Croker to a correspondent of the
Associated Press.
"New York never had one reform ad
ministration alter another. One such
government appears to be all the people
can stand in on» decade. The present
socalled reform administration has been
chiefly noted for its increase of tax rate
accompanied by higher appraisement.
If there has been any corresponding im
provement in the quality of the govern
ment the people have not discovered it. ”
OHIO GOLD MEN TO MEET.
A Full State Ticket Will He Nominated.
Hyuum the Main Speaker.
Oolumbus, 0., Sept. 7.—The state
gold Democratic convention will assem
ble Wednesday, when district meetings
will be held. The convention proper is
to meet on Thursday. Mr. Bynum of
Indiana is to be the principal speaker.
The purpose is to nominate a full state
ticKet. The Columbus contingent have
decided to put up candidates for state
senator, representatives in the legisla
ture and suggest to other counties to
follow suit.
The feeling atno'ig the gold Demo
crats is that since some of the party
may, or would not vote for the gold
ticket of any other party, it is best to
give them gold Democratic candidates.
The convention will meet in tbe Great
Southern theater. The party will have
to petition to get on the ballot. They
claim that the vote in Ohio for the gold
candidates for president last fall did not
represent the full strength of the na
tional gold Democrats, as many of them
voted otherwise to make sure of the
success of the McKinley ticket.
Judge Clark of Youngstown is urged
as a candidate for governor. The rep
resentatives in the legislature number
42. It is practically settled shat John
G. Carlisle will not be at the conven
tion as expected.
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LUETGERT’S LETTERS
Reading of Love Missives Seat
to Widow Feldt.
Crltidlses His Leading Attorney in
Letters as Being “Greedy.”
Prisoner Embarrassed.
Chicago, Sept. 7.—When Luetgert.
the alleged wife murderer, eptered
Judge Tuthill’s courtroom he smiled
and nodded to the jury, but failed to
extend the sweep of his sknile to tha
crowd.
The first business taken up was the
reading of translations of letters writ
ten by the defendant to Mrs. Christine
Feldt. The reading of the fond mis
sives sent by Luetgert to the widow oc
cupied much time, several beiug very
lengthy. While Assistant State’s At
torney McEwen read the epistles the
jury listened carefully.
The reader was careful to place due
emphasis on each endearing word ot
phrase or fully emphasize all reference
to the fact that the big sausage manu
facturer was anxious for the time to
come when he would be free to wed the
object of his affections. When those
portions of the letters containing refer
ence to Lnetgert’s trouble in engaging
attorneys were read' aloud it evidently
embarrassed the prisoner.
Luetgert’s leading attotney, ex-Judge
Vincent, paled and the prisoner visibly
winced when the sentence was heard in
which Attorney Vincent was termed
“greedy.” The letter continued to
state t-hat Luetgert intended to release
Attorney Vincent, as he did not consider
bim able to handle so important a case.
Attorney Vincent shook with silent
laughter several times during the above
and similar reference. He seemed tc
regard the matter as a huge joke. Luet
gert, whose chances for life were so
considerably reduced by the introduc
tion of the letters as evidence, rocked to
and fro in his chair and occasionally
forced a sickly smile during the endear
ing passages in the letter.
After the letters were read, the re
cipient, Mrs. Christine Feldt, a middle
aged woman, was called to the witness
chair for the purpose of finishing hei
testimony for the state.
ALL DETAILS ARRANGED.
Marriage of Longstreet and Miss Dortch
to Occur at Governor’s Mansion.
Atlanta, Sept. 7.—A1l arrangements
have been completed for the marriage
of General James Longstreet, the fa
mous confederate, and Miss Ellen
Dortch, assistant state librarian, which
is to occur here Wednesday. The cere
mony will lie performed at 3:30 o’clock
at the governor’s mansion by the Rev.
1 Father Scnalewell of the Catholic*
church, a special dispensation having
been secured from the bishop of the
diocese to permit its solemnization m
private. The statehouse officials and a
few other distinguished guests will be
present.
Immediately after the marriage Gen
-1 eral and Mrs. Longstreet will leave for
Porter Springs, a North Georgia resort,
where they will spend their honey
moon.
lowa’ii Day at the < enteunlal.
Nashville, Sept. 7. —This was lowa
day at the Tennessee Centennial expo
sition, but owing to the absence of Gov
ernor Drake, on account of illness and
other circumstances, no exercises were
held in the Auditorium, as at first in
tended. The visitors who came from
lowa spent the day in viewing the ex
hibits of the different buildings, attend
ing shows in Vanity Fair and concerts
by Herbert's band and witnessing the
drills by the troops encamped on the
grounds. The lowa party will leave
Wednesday for Chattanooga and re
main there until Friday. They will
then return to Nashville, where they
will spend Saturday and Sunday.
Contea.ed ou Hta Deathbed.
Bancroft, Mich., Sept. 7.—Harry F.
Leadley of Rochester, N. Y., died here.
Before his demise he stated that he had
been guilty of killing a Miss Emerson
in Rochester and of embezzlement from
a Rochester fire insurance firm. A cor
respondent in Rochester interviewed
Charles T. Leadley, father of the de
ceased. He acknowledged that the
man was his sou, but knew nothing
about the crimes committed.
President Is In Penueyi van la.
Somerset, Pa., Sept. 7.—Presides I
McKinley and party arrived here from
Canton in a special car at 8 a. m. and
will pass the week at tbe summer resi
dence of the president's brother, Abnei
McKinley. A reception committee oi
20 prominent citizens in carriages mei
the distinguished visitors at the station
and escorted them over the principal
streets ot the town to the McKiuley
home.
Parental OlJaction* Orai'Hddeu.
Decatur, Ala., Sept. 7.—A runaway
marriage between two prominent young
people took place here, tbe parties be
ing Miss Daisy Cleveland of Florence
and Berney Drake ot Birmingham. Tue
marriage had long been prevented by
the young lady’s obdurate tamer, who
is a man of prominence in Florence.
Fata< Fall of a Carpenter.
Butte, Mou., Sept. 7.—Charles Ash
forth, a young carpenter, fell backward
down a short stair and broke his neo*.
He lived but a few moments.