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THE FEVER
REPORTS
Thirty-One New Cases
at New Orleans.
ONLY TWO DEATHS
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Texas Modifies Its Quarantine on Louis
iana Lumber,
DOCTORS FAIL TO MAKE REPORTS
Board of Health May Take Ac
tion Against Them.
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ATLANTIANS CAN GO INTO ALABAMA
Quarantine Restrictions Are Raised—Excep
tions Made on Household Goods.
Apparel. Va'lses and Trunks.
New Orleans, Oct. 7.—Todays re
cord for, the yellow fever does not
come up to that of yesterday.- Up to
9 o’clock tonight only thirty one new
cases and two deaths have been re
ported. Frost alone will stop the
■course of the disease, and it will not
come before the middle of November.
The new cases are from dififerent
portions of the city. Precautions have
been taken at the barracks to prevent
any spread of the fever within the
grounds, which cover many acres.
There was a fatal case there Wednes
day, but no new ones have since ap
peared.
Several days ago Governor Foster
Wirsd Governor Culberson in the inter
est of a modification of the quarantine
regulations as effecting the shipment of
lumber from Louisiana points. Gover
nor Culberson replied then that hecou.d
not alter the regulations, but he has
just sent another telegram to the gov
ernor saying that he had concluded to
modify previous rules.
The board of health may be prompted
to make affidavits against one or more
physicians here, who are putting ob
structions in the way of the board. Dr.
Henry, who is a member of the state
legislature, does not agree with the
board that yellow fever exists here, and
has been slow in reporting cases. As a
result quite a hornet’s nest has been
stirred.up in Carrollton, where the doc
tor practices. The board of health is
also experiencing much difficulty in get
ting the correct names of patients. A
case on Jackson avenue, a leading thor
oughfare, was reported Wednesday, but
up to this time the board has been un
able to get the name of the person.
There was a large crowd congregated
in the vicinity of Second and Laurel
streets, where a case died Wednesday
night late and where threats of violence
were made. The motley gathering had
gotten an idea that the board would re
quire the corpse, that of a young
woman, to be buried in an ordinary
pine coffin. The board of health, how
ever gave orders to the contrary, and
no trouble occurred.
RESTRICTIONS ARE RAISED.
Atlanta Freight and Passengers May Now
Enter the of Alabama.
Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 7. The
State quarantine against Atlanta has
been raised. Representatives of the
board of health met with the governor
and the troublesome blockade against
people and freights from Georgia’s cap
ital was removed, after little discussion.
The effect of the action of the author
ities is to take Atlanta out of the list of
infected cities and all persons from there
who have not within ten days been in
any other district infected with yellow
fever will be permitted to enter the
State.
The embargo on freights is removed,
excepting as to beds, bedding, carpets
and other household fabrics.
The following proclamation has been
issued by Governor Johnston:
“Passengers from Atlanta may come
into the state provided they have been
in no infected place for the previous ten
days. Atlanta not considered being in
fected.
“Personal baggage, 'hand satchels,
trunks, etc., must bear certificates of
disinfection by a representative of the
marine hospital service before admis
sion.
“All merchandise from Atlanta may
be admitted, except bedding, carpets,
tapestry, house furnishings, laundry
work, clothing and articles of apparel,
trunks, valises and hand bags.
“All freight cars to be disinfected,
except flat and coal and iron cars."
THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
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BIG FIRE IN MACON
Central Railroad Shops Com
pletely Destroyed.
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The Loss Will be $75,000 and
All Insurance Policies Had
Expired.
Macon, Oct. 7.—The Central rail
road s:.op buildings here were com
pletely destroyed by fire this morning.
Tbe alarm was turned in shortly af
ter 1 o’clock. . The whole department
turned out, but the flames had made
such headway that it was not possible
to save much. ’The loss will amout to
fully $75,000. The company had no
insurance on the property,all the pol
icies having expired last August and
a sinking; fund for insurance having
been started by the company.
The cause of the fire is unknown. It
started in the carpenter shop and
quickly spread through the building.
The entire fire department fought
valliantly against tbe flames, which
rapidly spread from the carpenter
shop to the paint shop, and thence to
the store rooms. The building in
which were situated the store rooms
is a large two-story brick building
about 300 feet long by 100 wide. In
addition to the store rooms, it con
tained the offices, tin shop and up
holstering department. The entire
building was destroyed/ with all its
contents, including many thou
sand dollars’ worth of oil. paints, ap
pliances of various kind, tools, etc.,
some of tbe tools being the individual
property of some of the workmen.
About one hundred men are thrown
out of employment by the fire.
The fire was one of the largest Ma
con has had in years, and the intense
heat kept at a distance the great
crowd that collected in the neighbor
hood.
The probability of the bursting of a
big oil tank, containing thousands of
gallons of oils, kept many people at a
distance and caused nearly everybody
to have fears for the firemen, but
nothing of the kind occurred.
BIG DAY AT NASHVILLE.
William J. Bryan, Senator A>l n and Govern
or Holcomb Speak Foday.
Nashville, Oct. 7.--Tomorrow is
expected to be the most notable day in
the history of the centennial.
Hon. William Jennings Bryan Senator
Allen and Governor Holcomb will be
prominent speakers for the day. One of
the largest crowds that has yet attended
is looked for, and the management has
made preparations for handling a very
large crowd.
WILL NOT DINE AND WINE.
Board Look hit; For an Armor Plaut Site
Soon to Visit BirmiiiKham.
Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 7.—The spec
ial board appointed by the secretary of
the uavy to investigate the cost and
feasibility of the government armor
plate factory will be in Birmingham on
the eighteenth and nineteenth to inves
tigate this district. The board will
be shown the district without any of
the usual dining and winiug, the vari
ous committees having the matter in
haud intending to show the board the
district as it is without any embellish
ments.
On the first day a special train will
carry the board to the new steel works
here, to the Birmingham Rolling mills,
Alice furnace, Gate City mills, Lime
stone quarries and Red Mountain ore
miucs. From there the trip will be
continued to the Bessemer pipe works,
the Iskooda ore mines aud the largest
furnace plant in tlje United States at
Ensley City. The Thomas and Sloss
furnaces will also be visited on the sec
ond day. The largest coal mines in the
district will be visited and the city will
be taken in, carriages to be provided by
the Commercial club of Birmingham.
Congressmen Underwood, Bankhead,
Plowman, Wheeler and others of Ala
bama and Gaines of Tennessee will ba
among the local committees.
CREMATED IN THEIR CELL.
Two Prisoners Meet a Horrible Death at
an Alabama Town.
Opelika, Ala., Oct. 7. The old
county jail, which is now used as a
guardhouse by the city, caught on fire
during the night aud two prisoners in
it were burned to death. Lonza Ben
nett, who had beeu in two hours for
being drunk, and Jim Ferguson, who
was being confined at night while work
ing out bis street tax, were in a cell up
stairs. •
The fire broke out downstairs and
quickly spread all over the buildiug.
The prisoners discovered the approach
of the flames by smelling the smoke
and, peering through the grating, saw
the flames. Their heartrending screams
awakened almost the entire town. The
story was in flames, the upper story was
barred with iron, aud so with fearful
yells they met their doom, one being
burned almost entirely, the other half
consumed.
The fire company did not have enough
hose to reach the fire until it was be
yond all control.
The building was the property of the
county and originally cost SIO,OOO.
There was no. insurance.
ROME. GA., FBI DAY. OCTOBER 8, 1897.
CASE SOON
TOJIOSE
NotePTiietgert Trial
Near Its End.
EVIDENCE TO CALL IN
On Saturday Night aud Hext Week the
Speeches,
ONE WHOLE WEEK FOR ORATORY
Prosecuting Lawyer Expects to
Speak For Two;Days,
WILD SCRAMBLE AT COURTROOM
Many Unable to Get Admission—Luetgert’s
Pretty Servant Girl Again Brought In
By An Attack on Her Character,
Chicago, Oct. 7. —So far as the evi
dence is concerned the famous Luetgert
trial is nearing its close. It is expected
that the rebuttal evidence of the prose
cution will all be in by Friday night.
Some rebuttal on the part of the defense
will follow ou Saturday and both sides
are expected to rest ther cases Saturday
afternoon.
Next week will be devoted to oratory.
Assistant State's Attorney McEyrea has
announced that he will devote two days
to Mary Siemmering and Dr. W. H.
Allport. He has something warm bot
tled up for these two. Ex-Judge Vin
cent and Attorney Phalen will address
the jury for three days, and State’s
Attorney Deneen is expected to close
the case Saturday of next week in a
speech lasting the entire day.
The crowd at the criminal court build
ing was larger than upon any other
morniug during the past week. It was
composed of the usual mixture of meu
and women of extreme stations in life.
The policemen and deputy sheriffs on
duty had several violent arguments
with the throng over the matter of ad
mission to Judge Tuthili’s courtroom
and hundreds were turned away disap
pointed and angry. Never before m
Chicago has the interest iu a murder
trial been sustained from start to fiuisn
as it has in the Luetgert case.
When court opened the impeaching
process adopted by the prosecution was
resumed. Police Officer Charles Griebe
now was called to the witness stand to
testify to certain dates of material
events in the case on contradiction of
witnesses for the defense.
William Fulbeck, Luetgert’s former
hostler, gave an interesting bit of evi
dence with reference to Mary Siemmer
ing. In fact the testimony of Fulbeck
was the opening wedge for a violent at
tack upon Luetgert’s pretty servant
girl, for love of whom, the prosecution
asserts, the sausage maker killed his
wife.
Fulbeck said that he missed Mrs.
Luetgert on May 1, but said nothing
until May 3.
"Then I asked Mary Siemmering
where Mrs. Luetgert was,” said the
witness.
“What did she say ?” inquired State’s
Attorney Deneen.
“She said Mrs. Luetgert was upstairs
in bed,” responded the witness.
“Are you sure that she told you that
on May 3 ?”
“I am positive.”
Attor-'— Phalen tried to get Fulbeck
to cha> e >e date to a day in the lat
ter par. o April, but the witness was
obdurate oud clung to his original state
ment. '
Henry George FoiTjea
New York, Oct. 7.—The Journal’s
poll of Greater New York voters’ new
includes 87,460 names. Os these Henry
G4org§, Jefferson Demooat, has 27.127;
V»n Wyck. Tammany, 26,431; Seth Low,
Citizens' union, 20,002; Tracy, Repub
licati, 13,900. The World’s poll is ol
voters, as follows: Van Wyck,
25,15 ft; Seth Low, 19.259; Henry George,
Tracv, 12,503; Gleason, Inde
pendent, 4,229.
Many Die lu Forest Firew.
Winnipeg, Oct. 7.—The forest fires
that have been raging in Manitoba,
Close to the boundary line, for the past
ten days have broken out more furiously
than ever. Ten or 12 persons are re
ported to have been burned to death,
and the fire is rapidly spreading over
the boundary line into Dakota.
Weyler t«» Be Retailed.
Maphid, Oct. 7. —lt is semiofficially
announced that Captain General Wey
ler will be recalled from Cuba this
month and t|iat it is probable the cortel
will be dissolved iu December and 8
new parliament convoked in March.
NEWS OF CAPITAL
Hoke Smith Selected President
Board Education,
Taylor Delk Gets Change of Venue
From Pike to Henry County.
The Negro Burglar.
Atlanta, Oct. 7.—Hon. Hoke Smith
was elected president of the board of ed
ucation today. His election meets wi'h
the hearty approval of all the good citis
sens of Atlanta.
Change of Venue.
Taylor Delk got a change of venue to ■
day from Pike to Henry county. His
trial will take place shortly.
Negro Burglar.
The coronors jury this afternoon found
that the negro who was discovered dead
yesterday in .the rear of St. Phillips
church was the one who burglaiized
Chamberlain & Johnson’s store Sunday
night. The evidenee all went to prove
this fact.
SHOT A WOMAN ANO SELF.
Stialu Inatantly Killed Mrs, Freeman Lee.
Then Committed Suicide.
Boyne Falls, Mich., Oct. 7.—Wil
liam Shain shot and killed Mrs. Free
man Lee and when cornered by officers
of ths law, he ended matters by shoot
ing himself to death. The murder took
place at Clarion, a village 8 miles from
here. Mrs. Lee had parted from her
husband aud was on intimate terms
with Shain, who asserted the woman
had squandered money which he had
given her with which to procure a di
vorce.
The angry man revenged himself by
going to Mrs. Lee’s house and shooting
at her through a window. He escaped
in the darkness and walked back to his’
boarding house at Boyne Fails, where
he was surrounded by a posse. When
the Sheriff entered Sham’s room the
latter shot himself in the head, dying
an hour later.
The Drouth In Tennessee.
Chattanooga, Oct. 7.—The drouth
in this section is unprecedented. Late
crops have been literally burned up, or
dinarily large streams of water have
gone dry, and complaints numerous
and mournful come in from all points
in the territory adjacent to Chatta
nooga. Since Aug. 23 the rainfall has
amounted to only seven hundredths of
an inch. The Tennessee river at this
point, ordinarily at a good boating stage
at this season, shows a depth of only
five-tenths of a foot.
A. G. S. Stockholder. Meet. ,
Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 7.—The an
nual meeting of the stockholders of the
Alabama Great Southern railroad was
held here. There were no outsiders
present and proxies were voted. The
same directors and officers who have
been serving during the past year were
re-elected. The Southern railway will
remain in control of the policy of the
road. The meeting was formal and in
full accordance with all requirements.
Ruppert H„ Not Retired.
New York, Oct. 7. Authoritative
denial is made of the report that Jacob
Ruppert, Jr., has withdrawn from the
Tammany Democratic ticket, upon
which he has been uominated for pres
ideut of the municipal council. Col
onel Ruppert says he has no intention
of resigning, and he predicts the elec;
tion of the Tammany ticket by from
75,000 to 100,000 majority.
McKenna Denio, a Rumor.
London, Oct. 7.—A dispatch from
Washington, published here, quotes At
torney General McKenna as saying he
has received no inquiries through the
United States consul general or others
in London in regard to the purchase of
the Union Pacino railroad.
New Consul* Are Named.
Washington, Oct. 7.—The president
has appointed the following consuls of
the United States: Rufus Fleeting of
Ohio, at Edinburgh, Scotland; Samuel
A. MaoAllester of Delaware, at Barba
does, Wut Indies.
Werld*a Fair Directors Meet.
Chicago, Oct 7.—The third annual
meeting of the Columbia Exposition Di
rectors’ association was held here. Res
olutions of congratulation to the man
agers of the Tennessee exposition were
passed and a majority of the directors
signified their intention of going in a
body to Nashville on Friday. Among
the party will be Lyman J. Gage,
former Mayor Oregier, former Mayor
Washburn, former Mayor Hopkius,
former Mayor Swift, H. M. Higgin
botham, H. H. Kohlsaat, F. W. Peck,
George R. Davis and many other no
tables.
Alabama University <>pen%
Tuskaloosa, Ala., Oct. 7—The uni
versity opened most auspiciously for
what promises to be one of the best ses
sions iu the history of the institution.
Eighty-eight new men matriculated.
This is a great increase over last year.
The university seldom ever before had
such a large matriculation. There are
about 150 men altogether. Eight young
ladies entered.
DETROIT’S
RIG FIRE
Five Buildings Go up
in the Flames.
LOSS ABOUT $700,000
Fira Started On the Stage of tbe De
troit Opera House.
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SO-CALLED FIREPROOF STRUCTURE
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Ten Stories High Is Burned Jn
the Conflagration-
SEVERAL HOURS WORK FOR FIREMEN
Flames Spread In Spite of Their Me st Vigor
ous Effort—lt Was a Most Destruc-
tive.Fire.
Detroit, Oct. 7.—Five large build
ings aud two smaller ones with all their
contents were destroyed by a fire which
swept through a block situated iu the
center of the business portion of Detroit
and surrounded by Campus Martins,
Woodward, Gratiot and Monroe ave
nues. The total loss is estimated at
$600,000 to $700,000.
The blaze started on the sta?e of the
Detroit opera house. The origin of the
fire is not determined. It was not no
ticed until the flames leaped out at the
rear of the theater, following a blowing
out of a rear wall by the explosion of a
calcium tank. The opera house faced
the Campus Martins and was obliquely
across from the city hall. It’s rear was
closely surrounded by the rear of other
buildings fronting respectively on Wood
ward, Gratiot and Monroe avenues, and
the original location of the fire was in
accessible when the firemen first ar
rived. Within a few minutes, how
ever, the flames had communicated to
the front and roof of the theater, and
the firemen began a several hours’ fight
agaiust the spread of the flames.
The opera house burned at a terrific
rate, the interior being a solid mass of
flames. Meanwhile the 10-story fire
proof structure, socalled, occupied by
the Henry R. Leonard Furniture com
pany. got afire in the upper stories.
The flames swept through its inflam
mable contents from th, rear to the
Gratiot ave ue front until within two
hours nothing remained but the steel
framework of the building.
The buildings next adjoining the
opera house were the large jewelry es
tablishment of Wright, Kay & Co., and
the 4-story building fronting on the
Campus Martius and Monroe avenue, oc
cupied by the O. H. Michell Table Sup
ply company. By strenuous efforts the
jewelry house was saved, although the
building caught fire repeatedly, but the
Michell building was gutted and ail of
its contents burned.
CALL FOR FISH CONGRESS.
The Protection of Our Water Products to
Be Discussed *,t Tampa.
Washington, Oct. 7.—The fish com
mission is very much interested iu the
national fishery congress which con
venes at Tampa, Fla., in January, 1898.
The congress, it is believed, will prove
Io be one of the most noteworthy gath
erings of the kind ever held in the
eouutry. A large attendance of repre
sentatives oc the various state fish com
missions, angling and fishing associa
tions and the national fish commission
are expected, and all persons interested
in fishing, angling and fish culture will
be welcomed.
The United States government has
extended invitations to the governments
of Great Britain, Germany, Russia,
France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Sweden
aud Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Aus
tria-Hungary, Greece, the Netherlands,
Japan, China, Mexico, Brazil, Venezu
ela, and other countries. It is proposed
to organize an international fishery as
sociation at the congress.
The call for the congress was issued
by Governor Bloxhatn of Florida. One
of the main objects is to secure harmony
among the states in providing for the
preservation, propagation and protec
tion of their water products.
Fish culture, oyster culture, turtle
culture aud frog culture and the sponge
Industry are down oii the program for
discussion.
The condition, extent, methods and
needs of the great commercial fisheries
will receive considerable attention, as
will the question of fishery legislation.
Exhibits of fishing apparatus, fishery
products and app.iunces for preserving
or preparing fish are solicited from deal
ers, manufacturers and others. Some
aavice for drying fish like fruit is said
to be much needed on parts of thq south
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FOSTER ON THE FIRE
Former .Secretary of State to
‘Take He Task,
Seal of Conference Causes a Stir.
Prof. Henry Elliot Takes Excep
tion to a Dispute.
Cleveland, Oct 7.—Professor Henry
Elliott sends a letter to The Plain
Dealer taking serious exceptions to the
seal fishery dispatch published Thurs
day morning. He says:
“1 have again to point out a studied
untruth in an inspired state department
dispatch anent the fur seal conference,
published uuder date of London. This
untruth reads':
“ ‘lt cannot be too strongly reiterated '
that the withdrawal of Great Britain
from the Washington conference is due
to Canada’s insistence, aud that until
the. Canadian officials informed the for
eign office here of Canada’s objections
to meeting Russia and Japan out of
fear of being outvoted. Great Britain
fully intended to enter the conference.’
“Not only is this dispatch false, but
it is silly. This conference, as agreed
to in the first place, never had the au
thority to vote. It was only to ‘com
pare notes’ as to the biology of the seals.
"Again, never has Salisbury, byword
or action, intimated that he would meet
agents of Russia or Japan. That idea
has been untruthfully disseminated by
certain officials in our own state depart
ment ever since July 15, last.
“Our case has been bungled by John
W. Foster again, precisely as he bun
gled it at Paris in 1893, and this admin
istration has done it with ample aud
timely evidence that Foster was grossly
unfit to manage the subject. ”
GOES TO HUNT FOri GOLD.
Arizona Man Find* a DmLrict In Mexico
That Kivain Alaska.
Phenix, A T., Oct. 7 —George H.
Smalley, who was sent by the Arizona
Republican into the gold fields of the
Yaqui valley, in Mexico, has returned
with the report that it will compare fa
vorably with the Klondike. He has re
signed his position on The Republican.
"No more newspaper work for me,”
he said. “I have struck something bet
ter. Two meu I met iu the valley
worked a bench of gravel not far from
Say ape. They were Baker and Wolff.
They cut sluices and in two months
took out $26,000. Further up the river
a small company has been operating se
cretly and it is said it has taken out
$145,000 in a few months
“One American took SBO,OOO in dust
and nuggets to Guaymas, the result of
one season’s work on the Yaqui. Two
million dollars in gold has been smug
gled into this country to avoid the Mex
ican export duty.”
Smalley has located three claims.
A YOUNG WIFE ASSAULTED.
Wholesale Lynching Btrely Averted as a
Result ot ai> Attack on a Woman.
Cincinnati, Oct. 7. —Angry crowds
gathered about the courthouse and jail
at Newport, Ky., upon the announce
ment of a most shocking assault by 11
men upon the young wife of a switch
man recently married. The sheriff was
obliged to clear the corridors and threats
of vengeance were made.
Thomas Gleason aud his wife started
out the Alexandria pike to visit a friend
when two meu with revolvers and repre
senting themselves to be officers, sepa
rated husband aud wife and dragged ths
shrieking woman into a field where 11
men assaulted her. The penalty for
this crime iu Kentucky is death.
Mrs. Gleason has positively identified
six of the men, who were arrested from <
her description. Judge Helm will call
a special grand jury to consider the case.
Striking Miners For Alabama.
Knoxville, Oct. 7.—Sixty to eighty
families of miners from the Jellico dis
trict passed through here on their way to
mines at Corona. Ala. The miners fiavs
been leaving for two months and there
are now very few left of the 2,500 who
want on a strike May 1, most of them
having gone to Virginia aud Alabama.
The men have given up all hope of a
settlement and there is little prospect
of much work being done in the Jellico
district this winter.
Newspaper Men Nominated.
Washington, Oct. 7. —The president
has made the following appointments!
W. W. Ashby of Norfolk, Va., to ba
United States consul at Colon; Edward
Nye of Danville, Ills., to be United
States consul at Hankow, China. Both
of these appointees are newspaper men,
Mr. Ashby being Washington corre
spondent <>f the Norfolk Landmark and
Mr. Nye being connected with the Dau-
Ville Commercial.
A Ulrcuv Train r« wrecked.
Hutchinson, Katt, Oct. The dr- ’
ous train of Lemon Bros, was wrecked
at the west end of the Hutchinson yard.
One man was killed, another is expected
to die aud two are badlv injured. A 70-
foot stable car jumped the track, was
upset and demolished. Four circus em
ployes were sleeping in one of tbs
wagons on tbs wrecked oar. William
Baughss of Osage City, aged 35 years,'
was killed. Albert Ward of Eureka.
Kan., suffered internal injuries and is
expected to die. August H. Bakerfiel-i,
Springfield, Ma, had his spina injured.
J. W. Brown 'of Paterson, N. J., hat '
his left arm broken aud his chest ta
inted. .... - ■ ‘