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I'BRIGHT ANB BREEZY £ .* -AU The News." £ ,£ North Geor-ia’s Great * Daily, <£ Only 50 Cents a Month. £ ESTABLISHED 1887. THE VICTIMS OFFEVER fruiteras Tries to Raise . Freight Quarantine. MOB WITH SHOTGUNS "Stops Health Boards From Nev Or leans and Other Places. « A FEW NEW CASES REPORTED Business at a Standstill In Cres cent City. SEVEN NEW CASES Al CLINTON, MISS Feared it Will Become Epidemic There-Situ ation at Edwards—Buffalo Bill is Com ’ inc South With His Show. New Orleans, SeptSO,—There have fb ten twenty-two new cases of yellow fe ver reported here to lay. Only one death. ‘ The disease is spreading to all sections of the city. Miss Annie Hughes died at Biloxi to day. She came f r om Illinois, James Gray died in New Orleans with the disease. He lived in Espla nade avenue. President Oliphant, Dr. Oarter and Dr. John Guiteras have returned to the city. They left to meet Dr. Swearingen and other health officers with a view to the raising of the quarantine embargo against freight, and had a very tough experience. At Raine, a mob with shot guns prevented their further progress, and they were ordered to turn back, wnich, under the circumstances, they were compelled to do. During their trip they gathered up some 24 representatives of health boards and held a meeting at Oade, at which they fully discussed the situation here and elsewhere, and adopted resolutions tending to relieve the congestion of freight. A committee was appointed to communicate with the authorities on the lines of the Texas and Southern Pa cific, with a view to securing an amel ioration of present oppressive condi tions. All those in the party said they thought the trip would result in great good. Dr. Guiteras takes his experience good naturedly, although surprised at the terror that is evident in some of the country districts. He will stay here at the St. Charles hotel, and will await ■orders before making any attempt to proceed to Beaumont. The authorities are busily engaged in making arrangements for moving more patients into the yellow fever hospital on Canal street. There are more than a dozen patients there now. The board of health has made ar rangements to provide quarantined peo ple with apparatus for fumigating let ters which they desire to send to the postoffice. Business here has gone to smash ow ing to the number of trains that have been taken off and the fact the preju dice of the people in country towns are pitched so high that they will not even receive thoroughly disinfected letters. SITUATION AT EDWARDS. Twenty-sine New Cases Reported In That (1 y Yesterday. Mayor is R covering. Edwards, Miss., Sept 30— Twenty nine new oases of yellow fever reported here up to 11 o’clock tonight. No deaths. Mr. A. J. Lewis, who has had fevei for some time, is convalescent and will be out in a few days. Dr. McCallum is reported «s having passed a good night, and from present indications his case will be a mild one. Captain Montgomery sat up for some time, and if he has no backset will be out soon. Mayor Redfield is doing nicely although he has had high fever Business hare is dead, only two stores having kept open since the official an nouncement of the fever. SEVEN CASHES IN CLINTON. Feared There Will Re a Wide Spread of Fever at That Place. Jackson, Miss., Sept. 30.—The state board of health has just received a tele gram from Clinton, 10 miles west of here, and midway between this city and Edwards, acknowleding that there are •even casss of yellow fever at that place, four in the Edis family and three in ’.the family of Mr. Pettigrew. There haVJ been rumors concerning -Clinton for the past week, but every -effort to run the rumors down have re united in a flat danla! on ths Dart of THE ROHE TRIBUNE. BOSTON GETS FLAG The Baltimore’s Co Down Be fore Washington. Boston Has an Easy Time With Brooklyn—A Bemark abla Race. Washington, Sept. 30 —Boston has cinched the pennant beyond all doubt and the flag will float in Beantown. Washington easily defeated Balti more, while Boston made hash out of Brooklyn. Thus one of the most marvelous races in the history of the national league comes to a close. For weeks it has been a game of see-saw between Bos ton and Baltimore for first place. Now Boston would lead by a narrow mar gin, then Baltimore would forge to the front. The scores: Brooklyn 3, Boston 12. Baltimore 3, Washington 9. New York 6, Philadelphia 5. Pittsburg-Cleveland game postpon ed on account of a heavy fog. Oiinton authorities of the existence of yellow fever there. The state board has been trying for three days to send Dr. Dunn from Ed wards to Clinton, but the plan has mis carried on account of the refusal es the people of Bolton to allow the expert to pass through that place. The city authorities wired the stale board that Dr. Dunn would not be per mitted to pass that place on a handcar, but that be might go through on an engine and coach at full speed. As a result of this lack of co-operation with the state board, Dr. Hunter, the health officer at Bolton, has resigned. It is feared that the delay in getting an ex pert to Clinton will result in a wide spread of the disease at that point Six New Oases in Mobile. Mobile, Sept. 30, —Six new cases re ported here today. There has been one death. A New Lown Has Been Stricken. McHenry, La., Sept. 30.—Two cases of yellow fever have developed here. GOLD MINING IN GEORGIA. Considerable Activity at Canton—Opera* tions to Begin at Once. Oakton, Ga., Sept. bO.—There is great activity in gold mining operations in this county, and the further it goes the clearer becomes the evidence that this is to be a great region for gold mining. The Sixes Gold Mine company has just been fully organized, with the fol lowing board of directors: Judge Henry B. Tompkins, Dr. F. H. Orme, O. W. Hunnicutt, of Atlanta; H. F. Russell- Howland of Allatoona; J. H. Moore and A. B. Coggins of Canton. Gabriel T. Palmer of Atlanta is secretary and treasurer. The company has purchased a well known gold property in Cherokee county, upon which it will begin ope rations at once with a 20-stamp mill. Assays of the ore which is on this prop erty in great abundance show that it runs from $25 to over S3OO a ton. Tho company is strong financially and hat reason to expect fine results. Bnff.tlo'Blll Dafica the Fever. St. Louis, Sept 30.— The yellow fe ver epidemic has no terrors for Colonel W. F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) and his wild west aggregation, which is here this week. Major Burke, manager of the show, says the epidemic will cause them to make no changes in £heir itinerary on the southern trip, which will begin next Monday. Health Commissioner Starkloff has issued more than 400 cer tificates of health to Colonel Oody and hie company. Their first stopping place is Memphis. R• n ounoad Ci»r of fcua sI a. Chicago, Sept. 30. —Professor Her man Edmund Von Holst is now an American citizen. The now famous historian and professor at the Univer sity of Chicago went before Judge Neely and renounced all allegiance to the czar of Russia in particular and tc every foreign prince and potentate in general. Professor Von Holst is a na tive of the province of Lithuania, Rus sia. To Issue Gold Certificates. New York, Sept. 80.—There is some talk in banking circles of the possibility of the treasury department issuing gold certificates, now that gold is piling up in the vaults and the currency is de creasing. The discussion is chiefly due to a dispatch received in Wall street to the effect that recently there has been some formal discussion between the treasury officials of the subject of the desirability of this course. Noted I'liilantliroplst Deed. New York, Sept. 80.—Isaac Bell, the principal owner of the Old Domin ion steamship line, died of pneumonia at his home here, aged 83 years. Mr. Bell was noted for his works of philan thropy and had been connected with many financial and mercantile enter- Ei. His wife, who survives, was the liter of the elder Dr. Valentine ROME. GA., FRIDAY. OCTOBER 1, 1897. SCHEMES AND ISLANDS With the Island Plan Leading the Race. ATLANTASHOWDOWN Prices and Plans For Disposing of Geor gia’s Convicts. BX-GOV.IKORTHEN AND GEN. GORDON Advocate a Farm Costing $120,- 000 Near Fort Valley. $581,000 FOR THE DADE COAL MINES Model Penitentiary Plans Presented For Ossa ba w Island—Price" Asked 'For Sapelo Island—Other Plans. Atlanta, Sept. 30.—The advocates of the penal island plan made a most favor able impression on the sub-committee today. Ex-Gov. Northen, Gen, John B. Gor don and Col. C. B. Howard offered to sell the State of Georgia the.. Magnolia and Chocolate bend plantations on Flipt river seven miles from Fort Valley at $lO per acre. They will sell 12,000 acres for $120,000, or 7,000 acres for $70,000. Capt. Clifford Anderson offered the coal and iron properties in Dade and Walker counties and adjacent parts of Alabama include 29,120 acres and $500,- 000 worth of improvements, for $581,- 000, with accomodations, equipment and tools to work 1,200 to 1,500 convicts. The only sensation in the proceedings was folded up in an envelope that lay on the table. It was addressed to the chair man of the committees and ' was signed by Mr. Julius Brown, who served notice that the Dade coal mines, Castle Rock mines and the Rising Fawn furnace piop erty were in litigation, and stated that the syndicate which offered to sell them to the state could not deliver the goods. On Sapelo Island, 16,025 acres, includ ing all on Big Sapelo but 1,200 acres, are offered for $125,000 or 6,000 acres for $40,000. Capt. W. C. Wyley represent ed the owners. Edwin Brobston, of Brunswick, of fered 6,000 acres on Turtle river in Glynn county for $75,000. Also Long island for $19,000 and Littlle Cumber land island $16,000. Houstoun R. Harper, of Rome, offered (1) Ossabaw island with model refor matory for 80 boys, woman’s building with 68 cells and men’s building with 400 cells for $125,000; (2) The island with buildings for the 2,300 convicts (not seperate cells) for $175,000 (3) 8, ■ 000 acres on Ossabaw island with model penal buildings first named for $85,000. The plans for these buildings drawn by Adams & Bearden, architects of the Tennessee penitentiary, were presented and weie viewed with great interest by the members of the committee who asked to keep them. The legislative committee accepted an invitation to go to the Dade coal mines in President Thomas’ private car tomor row night. It is not thought here that there is any probability of the state buy ing the property as the titles, it is said are not good, and the people would never submit to such a big expenditure for the purpose as $581,000. The people favoring the penal is land plan certainly made the best showing for the cheapest and most reasonable plan. The Tribune’s editorial -calling at tention to the endorsement of the penal island plan by Gov. Atkinson’s home paper and the administration was read with interest here. Gov. Atkinson, Attorney General Terrell, the members of the committee and other people in the capitol read the article.in The Tribune with approval. All say the penal island plan is the beet and cheapest solution yet pro posed. Representative Thomas will intro duce a bill to buy a sea island. The labor organizations of the state will be asked to endorse the plan as it does away with competi tion with free labor. iDESPBRADO CAUGHT • Fought a Large Posse Like a Tiger. Several Hundred Shots Fired at Him—Was Ragged and Unkempt. Valdosta, Ga., Sept. 30 -Sbelton Dampiey, who killed Srm Parker here about three weeks ago, was captured in a swamp near Valdosta today. But • desperate fight ensued before Dampier surrendered. A posse surround ed the house in which the' desperate man had fortified himself. Several hundred shots were fired into the building. Dam pjer was wounded in several places. He was haggard, ragged and unkempt. His fight against heavy odds displayed remarkable nerve. M ’KINLEY IN WASH!NGTON. President Returns From His Trip to Mas suchueetts—Sees Sherman. Washington, Sept. 30. President McKiuley and party arrived in Wash ington at 10 a. m. over the. Pennsylva nia road. The return trip was made without incident. Quite a crowd gath ered at the station to witness the home coming. Both the president and Mrs. McKiuley acknowledged the greeting by smiling and bowing pleasantly a those who were assembled. The party then entered carriages and were driven to the White House. In addition to Mr. and Mrs. McKin ley, the party consisted of Attorney General ana Mrs. McKenna, Miss Mabel McKinley, the daughter of Abner Mc- Kinley; Mrs. McKinley’s maid and Mr. Oortelyou, one of the White House clerks. Postmaster General Gary boarded the train at Baltimore and rode to Washington with the president. Mr. McKinley had hardly reached the White House before Secretary of State Sherman appeared and held a brief con sultation w'th him, presumably in ref. erence to the fall of the Spanish cabi net. POOR HOUSE TO~PALACE. Man In the St. Lonl. Home of Rest Falls Heir to 670,000 Marks. St. Louts, Sept. 30. Peter Champion, a tramp, was recently admitted to ths Central Home of Rest here, but while he had the appearance of a common vagabond, his polished manners indi cated that be had seen better days. He was very despondent, but earnestly as serted that he was heir to a fortune in Dussdorf, Germany. Finally, in a spirit of compassion, the superintendent lis tened to h.s story and wrote to Ger many. A letter I as just been received saying relatives of Ouampion have been look ing for him for three years and he is an heir to a large estate, his portion being 670,000 marks. Enclosed in the letter was a draft for 1.100 marks to pay his expenses. Champion rigged up in a fine suit and will go to Germany at once. Massachusetts Gold Men Meet. Boston, Sept. 30. —The state conven tion of the National Democratic party of Massachusetts (gold Democrats) as sembled in this city. Moorfield Storey was permanent chairman. His speech, upon assuming the gavel, was in a large part a review of the tariff legislation of congress and of the currency question. It also gave expression to unalterable opposition to the platform of the Chi cago national Democratic convention. Two Appointments. Washington, Sept 30.—The follow ing appointments have been announced from the White House: Charles A. Wilson of Rhode Island, attorney of the United States for the district of Rhode Island; Benjamin F. Stone of Ohio, consul at Huddersfield, England. Negroes Think End la Near. Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 30.—The recent death of William P. Leroy by lightning and the miraculous escape of several other persons from the same bolt, has created a furore among the negroes of this state, who regard tiie fatal occurrence as a sign that the mil lenium is close at hand. Voodoo doc tors. who operate in the vicinity of Snow Hill, near Selma, in the very heart of the black belt, are directly responsible for the feeling among the race. Mason to Invito McKinley. Macon, Sept. 30.—At a Carnival as sociation meeting here it was decided to invite President McKinley and his cabinet, and Governor Atkinson and his Staff to attend the carnival and trades display Oct. 11 and 12. Senator Daniel of Virginia will be invited to deliver an address "fftrflon Mc’Aane," suyn New York, Sept. 30.—The Herald ■ays: The friends of John Y. McKane are making ”ery determined’ efforts to bring about his release and have suc ceeded in obtaining promises of assist ance from Senator Platt and his asso ciate leaders of the Republican party in their efforts. In speaking of tho mat ter Senator Platt said: ••The case of John Y. McKane has been brought to my attention by several persons inter ested in his pardon, I think he is more sinned against than sinning. He hat been punished sufficiently.’’ CRISIS IN THECASE Luetgert Hearing Takes a Sensational Turn. NOW A DOG’S BONE Claimed That the Famous Sesamoid is Not a Woman’s, DISPUTE BETWEEN TWO DOCTORS Not the Poor Wife, But Some Lower Animal. QUEER STUFF IN CHICAGO SAUSAGE / , ‘■And Here’s Howdye-Do”— Who Can Decide When the Hectors Disagree—Sausage Maker in Good Spiritr. Chicago, Sept 30.—Public interest in the Luetgert murder trial continues with unabated intensity. Luetgert was in good spirits again. The testimony of Dr. Allport was much to the big sausage maker’s liking. Dr. Allport de clared that the femur which Professor George Dorsey of the Field museum, identified as that of a human, was the femur of a dog. Dr. Allport is the pro fessor of descriptive and comparative anatomy iu the Northwestern uni versity. • t The dispute between these two emi nent authorities as to the bones, has brought about a crisis in the case. If the jury believes Dr. Allport, the con clusion can hardly be escaped that no human body was boiled iu the vat in Luergert’s factory. When Dr. Alloprt went on the wit ness stand he created a sensation by de claring that the temporal bone, which Professor Dorsey identified as human, and from its formation probably the right temporal bone of a female, is not human. Dr. Allport emphatically remarked that there was no indications upon which to base the conclusion that the bone was from the skull of a hnman be ing. He believed it came from the skull of some lower animal. He also declared that the philanders in evidence be longed to the lower animal kingdom. Dr. Allport did not know what was in store for him in the cross examina tion. Professor Dorsey bad prepared for the prosecution a list of questions that stirred the Northwestern univer sity professor when they were pro- Sounded by Assistant State’s Attorney IcEwen. The questions were bristling with technicalities and were framed with a view to testing Dr. Allport’s knowledge of osteology. Dr. Allport had prepared for the defense the cross examination of Professor Dorsey and the latter evened matters with a ven geance. Dr. Allport made a statement on the witness stand that caused a sensation for a few minutes. He examined the alleged temporal bone wnich had been identified by Professor Dorsey and which was pronounced by the latter as not only a temporal bone, but the tern poral bone of a woman. “The bone is not a temporal bone, either of a human or of the lower order of animals,” declared Dr. Allport, gaz ing at the exhibit intently. “It is a composition of bones put together by artificial means. The trace here which Professor Dorsey said was the outline of a facial nerve Jis fibre of animal mat ter with which the bones are stuck to gether. ” This statement was received with something akin to dismay by the prose cution for a moment. Luetgert leaned back in his chair and laughed. Assistant State’s Attorney McEwen began a hot cross examination of the witness. M’LEAN NOT A CANDIDATE. The Ohio Editor Think* General Warner Would Make a Good Senator. Columbus, 0., Sept. 30.—John R. McLean, hie nearest friends declare, is not a candidate for the United States senate. Mr. McLean has just held a secret conference with the state com mittee. and his friends say he spoke as follows: "I am not a candidate for the United States senate. I am merely a good Democrat and wish to see the Demo cratic state and legislative tickets suc cessful. In the event the legislature is Democratic, I hope to see some good Democrat elected to represent this state in the United States senate. I believe General A. J. Warner is a good man for this place. For that matter there are half a dozen good men in the state who are as well known and as able as General Warner. I would be glad t| ■ee any of them pleated.” £ Increase Your Trade. £ £ A Klondike Strike £ £ By advertising in The jj * Tribune. £ Best nedlum in Norm Georgia £ PRICE FIVE CENTS CUBAN WAR TO CEASE Leaders 01 the Patriots Send Spain a Letter. Peace on the Island Probable. Document Received by the Mad rid Government, London, Sept. 30.—A special diepatch from Madrid says shat a rumor prevails there to the effect that an important communication has been received by the Spanish government from the lead ers of the Onban insurgents suggesting a probable settlement of the Cuban diffi culties. SAGASTA TO BE PREMIER. State Department Officials Think Liberals Will Rule Iu Spaiu. Washington, Sept 30. Minister Woodford has not informed the state department of the Spanish cabinet crisis and the department is still officially ig norant of Wednesday’s happenings at Madrid. The main point of interest here at present is the composition of the new cabinet, and it is expected that Mr. Woodford will not neglect to cable his government of the earliest possible in formation on that subject. In administratration circles opinions •re evenly divided as to the outcome, whether the new cabinet will be Lib eral or Conservative. The matter is of grave importance to our government because of its influence on the line of policy to be pursued by this govern ment. The president had scarcely reached the White House before Secre tary Sherman called to see him. He was closely followed by Secretary Day. and although it is understood that the latter’s visit had largely to do with state department appointments, is not doubted that there was a discussion of the last Madrid developments. In the absence of the Spanish minis ter, Mr. Dußoso is senior Spanish offi cial here, but he has not called at the state department, and has not, so far as can be learned, received official advices from Madrid. Diplomats familiar with the Spanish affairs, say that the conditions point to one of two results, namely, the com plete collapse of the Conservative re gime, which has been responsible for the Cuban policy, and its succession by a Liberal cabinet, with pacific and con ciliatory tendencies towards Cuba, or else a transition ministry, with Azcar raga again at the head as a temporary expedient to tide over affairs until the cortes can meet and appoint a perma nent and stable ministry, with Sagasta as premier. HEAVY RAINS AT HAVANA. Severe Storm Sweeps Over the Cuban Cap ital’s Suburbs—Lives Lost. Havana, Sept. 30.—Operations in the four western provinces of Cuba have absolutely suspended during the last tew days on account of the severe storm that has swept over this end of the island. In the suburbs of Havana, nearly 20 persons have been drowned by the floods and in the country dis tricts many lives and much property have been lost. These heavy rains are liable to con tinue well on into October, and Gen eral Weyler cannot move a column. In addition to the misery caused by the floods all but the wealthier class suffer from a scarcity of food. Beef costs $1 a pound and other meats in proportion. Vegetables and bread can be obtained in the market only once a week. Milk costs 50 cents a quart. Han Killed For Hla Money. J Bainbridge, Ga., Sept. 80. John Harris was a butcher here and Simon Hopkins proposed to sell him three beeves for cash if he would meet him at G. D. Griffin’s pasture. Harris agree ing to the proposition, Hopkins bor rowed Mr. Griffin’s gun from an old negro woman in whose Keeping it was, and met Harris in the pasture at the time agreed upon. Instead of deliver ing the beeves Hopkins delivered a load of shot into Harris’ head, killing him instantly. Harris Had $1,500 in his pocket when he was murdered, all of which was recovered from Hopkins, who is now in jail. Tragedy Over au Old Debt. Columbia, S. 0.. Sept. 80.—Dr. J. D. Knotts killed J. R. Leysath at Norths, a town on the Florida Central and Penin sular road. Leysath was a prominent merchant of Norths, and Dr. Knotts lived near there on his farm. There was an old trouble existing between the two about a debt, and they met and re newed the discussion. Hot words were passed, and Leysath drew a pistol. Knotts caught his arm, and pulling his own revolver, shot Leysath three times in the abdomen. The wounded man was carried ’o Norths, and Knotts went to Orangeburg to surrender. A Sliver Republican Appointed. Washington, Sept. 30.—The presi dent has announced the appointment of ex-Representative Hosea Townsend of Silver Cliff, Colo., as United States judge for the southern judical district of Indian Territory to succeed the late Judge Kilgore. Mr. Townsend is a straightout Republican and though a believer in free coinage of silver, -sup ported Mr. McKinley and the Republi can ticket in the last presidential elec tion, notwithstanding the bolt of Sena tor Teller find the leading Republicans.