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DANGER IS
NOW PAST
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yellow Fever Will Not
Become Epidemic.
.ORLEANS REPORT
• Seventeen New Cases and Two Death’s
Yesterday.
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MOBILE B4S TEN NEW CASES IN BAY
Opening of Public Schools In
definitely Postponed.
f FOUR SUSPICIOUS CASES AT CLINTON
Druggists at Edward* Are All Down With
Fever—Appeals for Assistance An
j s weret— Texas | Freight.
NAw Orleans, Sept. 28.—T. F. Gill,
formerly of Ferry county, Mo., and pro
prieter of the Biloxi Alining company,
died of yellow fevtji - Biloxi.
Seventeen new casesand two deaths
are reported in New Orleans up to 10
o’clock tonight.
The feeling is more hopeful and the
physicians state that the danger of an
epidemic is past.
Dr. Guiteras is still here. He says he
is inclined to believe that the yellow
fever was imported into New Orleans
from the coast towns before it was dis
covered in Ocean Springs. This he
thinks accounts for the numerous cases
■ here. Ho also says that the popular
fallacy that negroes are immune has
been thoroughly exploded. He thinks
the negroes help largely to spread the
disease. He says the death rate about
equals that of the Jacksonville epidemic
and exceeds that of the Brunswick epi
demic, the latter having beenß percent.
Four cases of yellow fever from the
Home For the Friendless have been
taken to Beauregard yellow fever hos
pital. The home has been closed and
■will be thoroughly sanitated. There
was no violence attempted during the
night by the people who have been
making threats against the Beauregard
School.
The school board has decided on an
indefinite postponement of the opening
of the schools. Ten days notice will be
given and those teachers who are out of
the city are not asked to return until
the fever has been stamped out. Every
private school in the city and most of
them in the state have postponed their
opening.
The authorities here do not believe
that the discovery of a suspicious case
in Houston, Tex., warrants a quaran
tine against that district, and will await
further advice.
A number of cities in Louisiana have
sent assurance that they will meet Dr.
Oliphant and Dr. Carter half way and
lend their co-operation in modifying
quarantine restrictions. In consequence,
business, which has been prostrated, is
looking up. No one here thinks that
the local situation can grow any worse
than it has been.
MANY CASES AT EDWARDS.
Twenty-One New Fever Patients Bnt No
Deaths.'
Edwards, Sept. 28.—50 far there
has been 21 new cases of yellow
fever reported. AU parties reported
Monday as veiy sick are reported better
now. Dr. H. P. Birdsong passed a very
restless night and is reported very sick.
Mrs. Dr. Poole, who had black vomit,
is much improved. All of our drug
gists are sick and the doctors are alter
nately filling their places until the state
board can supply us with one or more.
At a meeting of the citizens Air. W.
R. Ward was elected secretary and
treasurer of the relief committee and
ail relief tendered the stricken towns
Will be forwarded to him as such. We
are in receipt, of telegrams from several
cities tendering us aid and authorizing
us to draw on them for stated amounts.
FOUR SUSPICIOUS CASES.
Fever Believed to H BV e Attacked » Clin
ton Family—l pie I„ a 1-anlo.
Jackson. Alias., Sept. 38.—Four cases
of suspicious fever in the Ellis family at
Clinton having been reported to the
■tate board of health, Dr. Hnnter
ordered Dr. Dunn to go from Edwards
and report on them.
The town of Bolton, situated between
OUnton ami IWwuJt ta-olVow
THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
IMPORTANT RULING
Have Btaring on Freight Raks
Over South.
Interstate Commerce Commission
Charge A. &V. R. R., With
Violating See. 4of Law.
Washington, Sept- 28.—The Inter
state Commerce Commission rendered
a decision here today that will have an
important bearing upon freight rates
over the entire south.
In the case of Fe well vs the Alabama
and Vicksburg railroad .it was shown
that the coal rates from Colona, Bir
mingham and Brockton were higher
for immediate points than for Vicks
burg, Jackson and other cities in Mis
sissippi.
The commission held that the road
was violating section four of the jfln
terstate commerce law. This will
have an important bearing on rates
over a) 1 the south.
Dr. Dunn" to r (>ass'that‘p)ace on a hand
car, and Air. Ellis, in whose house the
sickness is reported, also refused to al
low Dr. Dunn to investigate the cases,
although properly fumigated.
A great exodus of people is taking
place at Clinton, the' inhabitants leav
ing the city in every direction.
The surroundings of the cases at Clin
ton are such that the state board has no
doubt but that they are safely isolated.
WILL NOT BE EPIDEMIC.
Surgeon General Wyman Deel tree Atlanta Is
Absolutely In No Danger From Fever.
Washington, Sept. 28.—“ The yel
low fever will probably last six weeks
more,” Surgeon General Wyman
said today: -‘A frost will be required
to stop it. lam greatly gratified by
our present control of it.
“My men are all experienced, and it
is next to impossible to break through
the liqe surrounding the infected dis
tricts. The fever will probably spread
within the infected districts. The num
ber of deaths will diminish. Not only is
it impossible for the disease to be brought
outside the line by people, but through
the assistance of the postal authorities,
not even the mails can bring it.
“1 have not the slightest fear of yel
low fever spreading in Atlanta,”
added Surgeon General Wyman.
“One ease was brought there, and I
do not expect to hear of any more. It
would be almost impossible for the
disease to get foothold in such a cli
mate as Atlanta has.”
Ten New Cases at Mobile.
Mobile, Sept. 28. —Ten new cases of
yellow fever and one death was re
ported here up to 10 o’clock tonight.
The feeling of the people is much bet
ter over the situation.
Freight Shipments Forbidden.
Victoria, Tex, Sept. 28.—Dr. W. O.
Thornton has served notice on General
Superintendent Forbes, of the Victoria
branch of the Southern Pacific railroad,
that all freight shipped from or via St.
Louis or any other part of Missouri, is
forbidden to cross the Victoria county
line. Dr. Thornton verbally explained
• that it is intended to forbid the hand
ling of any freight from pany point east
of Houston or Galveston, and cuts off
New York as well as St. Louis.
Want This Relic ot the Wart
Vicksburg. Miss., Sept. 28.—The con
gregation of the Crawford Street Meth
odist church, in order to aid in building
a new church, is trying to sell, through
R. W. Conway, a relic of the war. It
is the first shell fired into this city dur
ing the seige of Vicksburg by Commo
dore Farragut’s fleet— a 21-pound Par
rott. The shell is imbedded in the wall
of the old church about to be torn down.
Money For Fever Sufferers.
Jackson, Miss., Sept. 28.—A meeting
ing of citizens was held in the senate
chamber for the purpose of raising
funds for tije relief of Edwards, the
fever stricken city. The meeting was
well attended and a snug sum was sub
scribed by the citizens that remain in
the town.
THREE "KILLED BY TRAIN.
Frightful -Accident at * Railroad ( 'roASlii|£
Near Chester, Pen nay 1 vanla.
Chester, Pa., Sept. 28.—Three per
sons were killed on the Baltimore and
Ohio track a few miles below this city
by a passenger train crashing into a
wagon. The victims are:
Mytro Dobrinski, aged 35.
George Baldwin, aged 6.
Maud Baldwin, aged 12.
The Dobrinski child and the Baldwin
boy were in&tnntly killed, and the litl e
girl lived only a few minutes. The
horse was also killed.
Three Men Killed by Train.
Zanesville, 0., Sept. 28.—A heavy
fog obscured the tracks so that a hand
car was struck about 3 miles out by the
inspection train of the Alusklngum Val
ley officers, and three men were killed
and two injured. The dead are: Ed
ward Davis, Winfield Halsey and W I
lihm Menefee. Injured: George Hal
sey and Jqhn Dayoe.
ROME. GA., WEDNESDAY. SEPTifiMBEIi 29. 1897.
LYNCHERS
ATJJBERTY
Indiana Mob is Not In
dicted.
GRAND JURY FAILS
Prosecuting Attorney Writes to the Gov
ernor About Bis Failure.
FAITHFULLY EXAMINED ALL MEN
None of Them Could Tell Who
Lynchers Were.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF STATE
Will by luetruction of the Governor Take up
the Cases—Wi 1 Try to Ferret out
Gnilty Parties
Indianapolis, Sept. 28.—The gov
ernor has received a letter from M. R.
Connelly, the prosecutor of Ripley
county, confirming the report that the
grand jury has adjourned without find
ing any indictments against the Ver
sailles lynchers. Mr. Connelly says:
“The grand jury did not return any
indictments against the mob for the
reason that they did not succeed in as
certaining any person in it. All the
people who would naturally have the
most interest in apprehending the guilty
parties were brought before the grand
jury, but unfortunately were unable to
give" up anything more certain than
suspicion and small circumstances that
might or might not be true.
“The grand jury, with my aid. faith
fully examined a large number of per
sons whom we were led to believe might
be able ’to put us on the track of the
guilty parties, but they all testified dif
ferently, so I am only able to report to
you a failure so far, for which I am
truly sorry.”
The governor has transmitted the let
ter to the attorney general, directing
him to take up and make a thorough
investigation of the case in his own
time and way.
SHE TOLD TWO STORIES.
The Woman In the Luetgert < ase May Ba
Indicted For Perjury.
Chicago, Sept. 28.—Intimations that
perjury had been committed by wit
nesses for the defense in the Luetgert
trial were' heard around the criminal
court building, coupled with a sugges
tion of grand jury investigation. It is
said that the prosecution seriously con
templates indicting Alary Siemmering
before the grand jury now in session.
During the time Mary Siemmering
was on the witness stand she was ques
tioned sharply by Assistant State’s At
torney McEwen relative to her testi
mony before the grand jury which in
dicted Luetgert. She admitted that her
story before that body, as well as the
evidence she gave before Justice Kers
ten, who held Luetgert for trial, is dif
ferent in material points from the evi
dence she gave at the present trial. '
Her explanation of the discrepancy
was that Inspector Shaack had threat
ened her when she appeared before the
grand jury, telling her that if she did
not testify against Luetgert she would
be punished. Inspector Shaack de
nounces this statement as utterly false.
During her story of what took place in
East Chicago avenue police station after
her arrest, Mary Siemmering relates in
cidents in which Assistant State’s At
torney McEwen's name figures un
pleasantly.
The narration aroused the blood of
the official, who plainly says the witness
falsified, and he intimated that Mary
Siemmering might have another court
experience, in which the charge would
be perjury.
The daily crowd at tne entrance to the
criminal court building was even larger
than usual. It was about equally di
vided as to sex.
Sam J one. the Main Speaker.
Nashville, Sept. 28.—Junior Order
of United American Mechanics day was
celebrated at the Tennessee Centennial
exposition. The exercises were held at
the Auditorium in the presence of sev
eral thousand people. Mayor McCarthy
welcomed the members of the order anil
their friends and the principal address
was delivered by Rev. Sam P. J ones, the
Georgia evangelist.
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Turkish Oftiolnla In Trouble.
Constantinople, Sept. 28.—Six cus
toms officials have been arrested for cir
culating pamphlets of the Young Turk
part/* .
IN WICKED MACON
City, in Thives of Mighty Re
ligions Meeting.
Attendance Is Unprecedented and
the Tent Will Not Hold All
of the People.
Macon, Sept. 28.—Macon is in the
midst of the greatest religious revival she
has ever known.
An immense tent capable of holding
3.000 people has been spread on the En
glish lot, opposite the city hall, apd night
after night it is crowded with people
drawn there to hear the preaching of Dr.
H. M. Wharton, of Baltimore, who is
conducting the revival.
On Sunday night 3,000 people gathered
inside the tent, and it is fair to estimate
those who were unable to obtain seats at
I, The fervor and religious enthu
siasm ot this vast concourse of people,
swayed by the intense earnestness of
the preacher, was a wonderful sight. Dr.
Wharton preaches the ‘old time religion;
indulges in no abuse or unkindness, but
simply preaches eloquently and with
such wonderful force as to bring out
the most intense feeling. At the close
of his sermons nightly hundreds flock
to him and confess conversion. They
are people of all churches. Men and
women with tears streaming down
their faces and voices ohoked with
sobs profess religion and express their
intention ol leading new lives.
To the sober minded churchman
every Sunday the demonstration is
startling. It is a wonderful proof of
the power of one man over a multi
tude, and illustrates most strikingly
the manner in which people can be
moved by eloquence and sentiment
combined.
DEATH AT TECUMSEH
Mrs. M. A. Hiltou. an Aged 'and Highly Re
spected Lady Passes Away.
Tecumseh, Ala., Sept. 28.—Mrs. M.
A. Hilton, died last night at the resi
dei-reiAof her daughter, Mrs. M. A.
Wood.
She was 85 years of age and highly
respected. She was a true christiao.
The funeral services took place today,
and the remains were buried at Salem
cemetery.
Tictirti'* vrre «?<yu .oityi r-ire.
Birmingham, Ala., Sept 28. The
rescue party at work in mine No. 2 at
Bell Ellen, which has been burning over
a week, so far smothered the flames as
to be able to recover the bodies of three
of the entombed miners. The corpses
were those of Herman Kramer, Hub
bird Foley and Henry Reeves. Ail
were badly charred and decomposed. It
is uncertain now how many more bodies
are in the mine. Three are known o
be three, but there may be even more.
Persia l» Now Arter Turkey.
Teheran, Persia, Sept. 28.—The in
quiry made into the fighting which took
place on the Turko-Persian frontier last
August shows that the raiders were
Turkish kurds, who crossed the frontier
with the full knowledge of the Turkish
military authorities, sacked nine vil
lages and massacred 300 Mussulmans
and Christians,, including women and
children. The Persian government is
demanding full satisfaction from Tur
key for the outrages.
Jobs For Two Floridians.
Washington, Sept. 28.—The follow*
ing presidential appointments have been
announced: John T. Dare, appraiser of
merchandise for the district of San
Francisco, Cal.; Joseph E. Lee, collector
of customs, district of St. John’s Flu.;
Dennis Egan, postmaster, Jacksonville,
Fla.; Parker C. Kelloch, surgeon in the
marine hospital service.
Alabamians Go to Nashville.
Decatur, Ala., Sept. 28.—Notwith
standing the postponement of Alabama
day at the Tennessee Centennial, an
excursion consisting of 18 coaches has
left here with 1,500 people. AU ar
rangements had been made for Alabama
day. and when the postponement was
announced it was decided to carry out
the original program:
Irrigation 'ouurent Convene!.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 28—The Na
tional Irrigation congress assembled
here,-13 states being represented. After
welcoming speeches by Governor Hol
comb, Mayor Graham and Chancellor
McLean, of the State university, Presi
dent Moses, of the executive commit
tee, delivered an address.
Mxy Be a Double l-<yi*ching.
Ousskta, Ga., Sept. 28.—There has
been some talk of an attempt to lynch
John Hunt, charged with assault, and
Rankin, the negro who beat up Mr. Car
roll in the upper portion of the county
about three months ago. Sheriff Harp
has summoned 50 men to be ready,
should the attempt be made, having ou
hand that number of winchesters.
BLACKMAIL
ISALLEGED
Three New York Law
yers in Trouble
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CAUGHT IN THE ACT
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Samuel Keller, Manager For Dean &
Co., Was Not Victimized.
ATTORNEYS SHREWD SWINDLERS
Exorted Money by Threats of
Exposure of Keller.
HE GAVE THEM MARKED SIOO BILLS
Then the Detectives Who Were Hidden Took
Charge if Them—Marked Bills
Found on the Lawyers.
New York, Sept. 28.—Colonel Rob
ert A. Ammon, William A. Sweetzer
and William Woods, lawyers, have
been arrested charged with blackmail
ing Samuel Keller, former manager of
E. S. Dean & Co., discretionary pool
operators, who failed in March last.
The arrests were made at Mr. Keller’s
residence. According to Captain Mc-
Clurky, chief of the detective bureau of
the New York police department, the
evidence of blackmail was found in
Sweetzer’s possession and the detectives
saw the money passeed.
Captain McClurky said that after the
closing.of the E. S. Dean & Co’s, office.
Keller was arrested on a civil order of
arrest and later discharged. Ammon
and Sweetzer were his lawyers in the
case and after Keller’s discharge the
lawyers took Wood into partnership
with them, who began writing letters
to Keller declaring that he had certain
documents, the production of which
would send Keller to jail for a long
time. In those letters, Captain Mc-
Clurky says, there was a declaration
that the lawyers would destroy these
documents for $30,000.
Keller consulted with his lawyers and
the matter was laid before Captain Mc-
Clurky. Keller was told to write a let
ter acceding to the lawyers’ demands
and making an appointment to meet
them for the purpose of banding over a
portion of the money. Provision was
made for the concealment of officers in
such a position that they could see and
hear everything that transpired. Ac
cordingly a letter was sent to Wood by
.Keller and an appointment made to
meet at Keller’s house. Keller was pro
vided with ten SIOO bills, which had
been marked. Three detectives were
concealed in the back parlor when the
lawyers arrived.
The detectives say they heard Wood
make a verbal demand for SIO,OOO. Kel
ler temporized and finally forced the
lawyers to compromise on $9,300. They
agreed to accept SI,OOO in cash, $2,000
on Oct. 15, and the balance in monthly
payments of SI,OOO each. The next
move on the board was the handing
over of the marked money. Wood re
counted the bills and put them in his
pocket.
The detectives then made their ap
pearance and made the three lawyers
prisoners. Wood was searched on the
spot and the marked bills found in his
pocket.
STRIKE MAY BE AVOIDED.
Mayor Harrison to Ua<» HU Influence In
Settihig streot Car Trouble
Chicago, Sept. 28.—Mayor Harrison
has agreed to use his influence in set
tling the difference between the Chi
cago City Railway company and its em
ployes in the hope that the threatened
Strike may be averted.
A committee of street car employes
called on the mayor and urged him to
assist them in bringing about an amica
ble adjustment of tiie differences be
tween the men and the street railway
company officials. The committee told
the mayor they wished to avoid a strike
if possible.
The mayor promised to use his in
fluence, ami later in the day invited
President Wheeler, Superintendent
Bowen and Attorney Grinnell, of the
City railway, and representatives of the
employes’ union to confer with him
Thursday.
Ouly One Game,
Washington, Sept, 28.—There was
only one game in the national league
trylay, all the other clubs resting.
Chicago 15, Pittsburg 14. .
Mr. J. C. Freeman, of Atlanta, was
at the Armstrong last night.
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Island Plan Advocated by Tri
bune is Well Advertised.
Several Islands Hava Entered In
the Contest—Sub-Committee
Will Meet Tomorrow.
Atlanta, Sept. 28.—The subcommit
tee to which the joint penitentiary com
mittee of the senate and house of repre
sentatives delegated authority to prepare
a bill providing for the future mainte
nance of Georgia’s convicts, and to se
cure land on which such convicts can be
confined, under the new system pro
posed by Judge Turner, has returned
from its journey of inspection among
the sea islands off the Georgia coast. ■
The subcommittee did not buy an is
land, or even decide to recommend such
a purchase, but it did bring back infor
mation concerning the islands that will
be of very great value to the legislature
when the question of locating the new
penitentiary comes up.
The result of the subcommittee’s de
liberations, which must be printed in
the shape of an official report and mailed
to all the members of the two mam
committees before Oct. 10, is fore
shadowed by the action —or rather the
lack of action—taken on the trip. The
subcommittee proposes to make no posi
tive recommendation as to any piece of
property, but will schedule in one table
all the real estate offered to them, with
full description as to locality, accessi
bility, price, acreage, arability, water
supply, healthfulness and soil condi
tions.
Six islands will be submitted—Sapelo,
Ossabaw, Little St. Simon’s, Little
Cumberland, Long and Central All
will be urged upon the committee by
those owners and attorneys who are in
terested, along with several island farms
about which little is now known. The
report will also present favorably a bill
built on the skeleton submitted by Rep
resentative Hall, providing for the care
of convicts by a commission and the
erection of a reformatory.
OCTOBER REPORT IS OUT.
CoiuiuhiAloner of Agriculture Nesbitt Dig.
Course, on Cotton.
Atlanta, Sept. 28. —The monthly
crop report has just been issued by
Commissioner Nesbitt of the state agri
cultural department. It contains the
following concerning cotton:
“The cotton crop, which a few weeks
ago promised to be the largest ever
grown, has suffered a severe backset.
Notwithstanding this indisputable con
dition, as well as the fact that the
world’s surplus from the past season is
very small, both indicating the proba
bility of a strong demand, prices have
opened very low, ruling at least a cent
less than at the same period last year.
“Thtf large surplus of manufactured
goods on hand will partly, but not en
tirely, account for this anomalous con
dition of the cotton market. It is cer
tain that a large supply of cotton will
be necessary to meet current damands.
It is also certain that the crop will fall
short of August expectations, but it is
always a risky business for a farmer to
speculate on his cotton crop. Generally
speaking, it pays better to sell the crop
as it is gathered.”
COLLIER MAKES BIG HIT.
Atlautlau Addresses the Convention ot
Mayors and Aldermen.
Columbus, 0., Sept. 28.—The first
annual conference of the mayors and
aidermen of ,the United States was
called to order at 11 a. m. by Mayor
Black of this city, about 160 regularly
accredited delegates being present in
the Auditorium. The mayor’s opening
remarks were brief and formal and he
closed by introducing Governor Asa S.
Bushnell of Ohio, who delivered an ad
dress of welcome.
At the close of the governor’s wel
come Mayor Black presented Mayor U.
A. Collier of Atlanta, Ga., who re
sponded for the visitors in a speech
glowing with sentiments of patriotism,
one presenting the importance of good
municipal government with great force
and eloquence. He complimented Ohio
upon the aid that she . extended to At
lanta at the time of the first cotton ex
position and closed with a feeling trib
ute to the common love of country that
had called the delegates together.
Mayor Collier’s address was received
with enthusiastic applause.
Blue Ridge Boa,l on the Block.
Atlanta, Sept. 2&—Judge Newman
has ordered the sale of the Blue Ridge
and Atlantic railroad. Some time ago
Judge Newman issued an order direct
ing Special Commissioner W. H. Black
to sell the road at an upset price of
$75,000. On Aug. 7 Mr. Black offered
the road for sale.' but the highest bid
was only $40,000. Judge Newman re
fused to confirm a sale at $40,000, and
has just issued an order which directs
Mr. Black to asain advertise and sell
the road, this time to the highest bid
der.
Slays Fight I’e.i pie and Self.
Carroll, la., Sept. 28. John
Boecker, a German farmer living 8
miles northwest of here, killed his wife
and six children and then committed
suicide. A shotgun and pistol were the
weapons used. Boecker is believed to
have been insane.