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BRIGHT ANO BREEZY t . * "AH The News." * X North Georgia's Great * I * . $ Only 50 Cents a Month. $ ESTABLISHED 1887. DANGER IS NOW PAST / yellow Fever Will Not Become Epidemic. .ORLEANS REPORT • Seventeen New Cases and Two Death’s Yesterday. I 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. - - 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 I CAUGHT IN THE ACT - 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. * Increase Your Trade. | * A Klondike Strike * 5 By advertisin'* in The £ Tribune. * J Best medium in North Georgia S '*44444444444 PRICE FIVE CENTS PENAL COLONY PLAN 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.