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CBRIGHT ANO BREfZY*I * "All The Nqws." * £ North Georgia's Great (Daily. Only 50 Cents a Month. £ ESTABLISHED 1887. THE FEVER REPORTS Thirty-One New Cases at New Orleans. ONLY TWO DEATHS / Texas Modifies Its Quarantine on Louis iana Lumber, DOCTORS FAIL TO MAKE REPORTS Board of Health May Take Ac tion Against Them. f 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. I • BIG FIRE IN MACON Central Railroad Shops Com pletely Destroyed. ' 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. / SO-CALLED FIREPROOF STRUCTURE i 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 artx anas*. 1 $ Increase Your Trade. $| * A Klondike Strike £ {*j By advertisin'- in TheCjj * Tribune. $ Best medium Io North Georgia* %444 4444444444 PRICE FIVE CENTS 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. .... - ■ ‘