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A A A A. A AA.A.AA.AA.A. A. A A. A AM Ak. A A wvwwv wwwwwwww xin pages : f Ifti TODAY | ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ESTABLISHED 1887. ■the yellow A FEVER NEWS New Orleans Bas Forty New i Cases. ♦ > . FOUR DEATHS THERE - <Hy Vis Fed By Heavy Rains Which Flushed AH Sewers. ' !T TEMPERED HEATED ATMOSPHERE Mobile Has Six New Cases But No Deaths. TWO DEATHS AT NITTA YUMA, MISS That City Has No New Ca as, Or’y Five New Cates and Two Eeatha at EdwUrt’l. A Scare in Texas. New Orleans, Oct. 11.—The board H , -of health reports 40 new cases of fever IH and four deaths up to 11 o’clock tonight. JW A Heavy raiii and thunderstorm pre f * vailed during the night and completely ■ flushed the cutters and cleaned the | atreets while tempering the atmosphere. ■ There are now 31 patients in the iso f lation hospital. Forty-seven have been received since the opening of the insti tution, but there have been several deaths and several discharged. Governor Foster is in receipt of more assurances from country members that ’ they will support him if he secures jnouey from the banks here for the use of the board of health. It is thought a sufficient number of favorable replies ■Will be received to enable the governor to act during the coming week. I DEATHS NEAR EDWARDS. Two People Kxi»ii*e of ♦‘evnr In the Vicin ity of the Missinslppi lowu. Edwards, Miss., Oct. 11. —We have only four new white cases of yellow fe ver to report, as follows! T. N. Askew, Mrs. S. C. Wimberly, Mrs. S. M. Rob ’ erts and R. S. Withers, the latter in the • country. Several negro cases are re- I ported, but not officially confirmed. There have been two deaths in the -county, Mrs. S. R. Withers, who refu- I • geed when fever was first announced, and Mr. R. E. Farr, near Queen’s pit. Total deaths to date, 25; total cases to date, 410. The physicians all report none seri • ous enough to create any alarm at pres ent and the general situation is more encouraging, but the disease is so treach* erous it is h'ard to tell what a day may bring forth. THE SCARE HITS TEXAS. ■ Towns Quarantining Against Galveston Because Fever Exists There. Dallas, Oct. 11.—Several places in the state have quarantined against Gal veston because of the report that yellow fever exists there. At Beaumont the county board of health quarantined against both Gal veston and Houston and all communi cation is cut off between Beaumont and these cities. > Rigid quarantine has been re-estab lished in Bryan and that county against the Gulf Oity, and three persons who • went there from Galveston several days ego are being detained. The Marshall board of health has quarantined against , Gaiveston, Houston, Beaumont aud Bun Antonio. Two Deaths at Nitta Yama. Nitta Yuma, Miss., Oct. 11.—There were two deaths' from yellow fever here today. No new cases were reported. He KHIM Hi. AMaltaht. Anderson, a 0., Oct. I].—A negro employe of R. W. Pruitt, a prosperous farmer living 5 miles south of here, as saulted Pruitt in his own lot with rocks. Pruitt met the assault with a pistol shot, killing the negro instantly. An * inquest is now being held. Ward on Trial at Memphis. • Memphis, Oct. 11.—After a delay of •ver 18 months, A. K Ward, who is Under 96 indictments, charging forgery and embezzlement, securing thereby <250,000, has been placed on trial in the Criminal court of Shelby county. B*l<l to Meet Memphis. Oct 11.—Eddie Bald and R FredLonghead have been matched set a race in this city neat Monday night a purse of <SOO. THE ROHE TRIBUNE. THEY PLED GUILTY Dillon Car Thieves on Trial Yesterday Ralph Ellison was the Only One to Demand Trial—Courtroom Packed With People. Dalton, Oct. 11.—Bohannon and eight more of the famous Southern Railway car thieves pled guilty today to the charges. * Bohannon went on the stand and told the whole story of their system of robbing cars. The court house was packed to hear the trial. Bohan non’s wife was present. Ralph Ellison wr- the only member of the gang to Jplead not guilty, and his trial was begun. It was not finished and will be taken up again in the morning. TERROIZED WOMEN. Negro Boy Caught at Athens Who Attacked Ladies on The Streets. Athens, Oct. 11.—The mysterious attacks upon white women on the streets of Athens, which created such a furore of excitement several weeks ago, were repeated last night, and the alleged offender is now behind the bars. Just after the exercises at the Chris tian church had ended Mrs. Shewell aud her daughter were walking home when they were set upon by a negro and both of them were stuck. The assailant then made his escape. A few minuses later Mrs. Katie Thomas, who was leaving the First Presbyterian church, was attacked by a negro. She succeeded in ward ing off the blows with her umbrella. The posses were organized and a search for the negro was made. About-11 o’clock Will Henry Cole man, a negro 18 years old, was found in hiding on the outskirts of the town. He fulfilled the general description of the assailant of the three ladies and was placed under arrest. , He was brought back to town by a circutious route to avoid the possibil ity of mob violence and lodged in jail. He was identified this morning by Mrs. Thomas as the negro who at tempted to strike her, and by a negro who claims to have seen him lurking about the jail. This afternoon Mrs. Sewell will be asked to identify him. There is considerable indignation over these repeated attacks, and lynching is freely talked of. Should it be shown beyond a doubt that Cole man is the negro wanted a lynching is confidently expected. COMMITTED SUICIDE. Mrs. G, J. Harm!Bun. Formerly of Bcm' Shoots Herself Through the Head, Anderson, S. C„ Oct. fl.—Mrs. J. G. Harmison, wife of Professor J. G. Harmison, who came from Rome, Ga,, about three years ago to Anderson, took her own life here, shooting herself through the head, the ball entering the right temple and coming out the left side. She had been in ill health for some time. Lady Killed'by Llglitnlt.g, Winston, N. O, Oct. 11.—A most distressing tragedy occurred at Union Ridge church, situated about 2 miles south of here. E. P. Huntman, with his wife, drove up to church in a wagon to attend Quaker meeting, which has been in progress here about three weeks. As Mrs. Huntman was alighting a bolt of lightning struck a tree under the wagon, giving her such a severe shock that she died an hour afterwards. Many others were seriously injured and are not expected to live. GIRLS IN NATIONAL GUARD. Proposed That the Organization of Young Lady Soldiers Be Herpetuated. Atlanta, Oct. 11.—At the Grand Opera House last week 200 of the pret tiest aud most popular girls of the state took part in a military drill for a char itable purpose. The feature made a hit, and the suggestion was -made that the organization be perpetuated aud that the company apply for admittance into the Nr tional guard of the state. They had been well drilled with regu lation army muskets by the drillmaster of Fort McPherson, and were as well versed in army tactics as any company at the post, and so the idea caught. Application has been made for a char ter, aud recruits to the number of 50 ox 60 will be added to the ranks. The young ladies appeared in white duck uniforms last week, but a blue uniform dress will be designed for win ter aud drill nse. **Fr reunt Dincnkrgva, New York. Oct. 11.—A dispatch tn The World from Oolon says: The Pan ama Canal company has paid off and ■ shipped back every African laborer. i ROME, GA., TUESDAY. OCTOBER 12, 1897. EVIDENCE IS ALL IN Speech Making Begun in Luetgert Trial. ■ DRAWING TO AN END Witnesses For Defense in Rebuttal Were Not Present. CURIOUS PEOPLE IN COURTROOM Sudden and Unexpected Close of Famous Case. GLAD IT ;IS NEARING THE END S'.ateß Attorney Denr n Expressed Himself That Way and Everj body Says Amen. Another L'.ve Mrs. Leutgert. Chicago, Oct 11.—The Luetgert trial came to a sudden and unexpected close. Witnesses which the defense had called in sur-rebuttal failed to respond when their names were called and finally ex-Judge Vincent announced to the court that the case of the defense was all in. “We rest,” concluded Luetgert’s chief counsel. A sigh of relief was heard in the courtroom. After a brief consultation by the coun sel in the case, it was agreed to begin arguments to the jury at once. Assis tant State’s Attorney McEwen opened. He will be followed by Attorney Ph a len. Ex-Judge Vincent will close for the defense and State’s Attoi ley Deneen will close for the prose, ution. The case will go to die jury probably next Saturday night. More than a third of the members of the crowd which poured into the big court building were women. They were attired as it' tor a matinee performance, but the rain drops had iusome instances played havoc with the flowers and feath ers of their hats. The injury to their plumage did ruffle their tempers and they chatted spiritedly as they stood in line waiting for the chief bailiff to or der the doors leading to Judge Tuthiil’s courtroom to be opened. When this order was finally given there was a rush for the courtroom. Which the officers in charge were un able to check, and in a few minutes the room was packed and the guards closed the corridor doors. Then followed the usual flow of original and grotesque profanity from those who were shut out. The oft repeated cry of favorit ism on tne part of the deputy sheriffs aud court bailiffs was raised, but had no effect and the crowd slowly sought consolation bv going into other court rooms to listen to the trials of less noted cases. Luetgert expressed bis pleasure over the fact that this was the last week of his trial. He was not alone in his ap preciation of this fact. Every one con nected with the proceedings is tired of it “It has been a long drawn out and hard trial,” said State’s Attorney De neen. “I am positively elated over rhe fact that we are so close to the date when the case will be given over to the jury.” A letter addressed to Chief of Police Kipley and purporting to be from Mrs. Leutgert has been received at ponce headquarters. The letter is dated Or. 9 and was sent from New York city. Little if any attention will be paid to it by the police. The signature is spelled “Lutrigart” and this alone they say is enough to brand the letter a fraud. The letter is quite long aud is written in English, while it is said the missing woman was unable to speak English. It says the writer is now living with a family at 304 Palisade avenue, Jersey Oity, and that she was doing chamber work at the Metropole hotel. » • ■3’ - Alleged "Thlef'ArrazCad. San Francisco, Oct 11.—John H. Ooville has been arrested on a tele graphic dispatch from Boston. He is accused of embezzling <1,500 from Mar shal H. Pollard of that city. When learched <4OO was found on his person. He is held awaiting the arrival of ex tradition paper*. Bi< Firp at Bennettsville. Bennettsville, S. 0., Oct. 11.—A large part of the business portion of Bennettsville has been destroyed by fire. Estimated loss, <15,000; insurance, <3,- 000. The origin of tne fire is unknown.' North < arollee's Hanke. Raleigh, Oct. 11.—The statement of •7 banks in North Carolina shows re sources aggregating <19,621,582, a de crease of <337,000 as compared with a /ear mo. Tke stats debt is <6,086.250 BALTIMORE GETS CUP Take Fourth Slnight Lame From Boston. Both Teams Disbanded For Winter. Jennings and Kelley to Be Married. Baltimore, Oct. 11.—The Temple cup will still remain Vvith Baltimore the Orioles winning the fourth straight game today by a score of 9 to 3. Hoffer and Clarke were the battery for Baltimore; Hickman, Sullivan and Yeager for Bos ton. The two teams disbanded here tonight and many of the players left for their re spective homes tonight. Jennings and Kelley of the Baltimore’s will be married in a very short while. KILLED HIS OWN SON- Man Living Near Clarkston Mistook His Boy For a Burglar. clarkston, Oct. It.—Mr. John Bran yon, who lives near Mechanicsville, shot aud killed his 16-year-old son last night about 9 o’clock. Mr. Branyon, his wile and two sons slept in one room. While a train was passing the oldest son got up and went out unobserved by anyone in the room. A little later ?,Ir. Branyon heard some one at the stove room door. Not knowing his son was out, he got up and looked and saw some one coming through the door. He stepped back, thinking it was a burglar. Recalled, ‘-whois there?” and not getting any answer, fired. The load entered his son’s head behind the left ear, and the boy died without speaking a word. Just as the shot was fired the younger son said: “Papa, where is brother?” It ,was then the father knew he had killed his son, The parents are heartbroken over their sad misfortune. They bury their boy today at Mechanicsville. GONE TO MACON Governor and Staff Will Attend Big Carni val in That City Atlanta, Oct. 11.—Governor Atkin son and staff left to night for Macon. They go down to participate in the big carnival which opened in that city this morning. They anticipate a verypleasant trip. GERMANS” FAVOR GEORGE. Canvaas of Vnt«r« as to Their Choice For Mayor of the Greater City. New York, Oct. 11.—TheNew Yorket Herold and the New York Herald have together made a canvass of the 175,000 German voters as to their preferences for mayor. Henry George, Jefferson Democrat, is the Choice of 49,201 Ger man voters; Seth Low. Citizens’ union, 48,282; Van Wyck, Tammany, 44,039; General Tracy, Republican, 27.678; Pat rick Gleason, Independent, 5,605. The Journal and Advertiser’s poll of 198,359 voters of Greater New York shows: Van Wyck, 61,592; Henry George, 61,416; Seth Low, 44,401; General Tracy, 30,951. Fe Has a Shakeup. Fort Worth, Tex., Oct. 11.—Assis tant General Manager Morton of the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe says that until further notice the location of the following officers of the road will be at Fort Worth: General Manager L. J. Polk and R. W. Morton, assistant; Chief Engineer O. F. Felt; General Pas senger Agent W. S. Keenan and Gen eral Freight Agent P. H. Godwyu. The other officers removed from Galves ton are at Cleburne. Nd Deaths' at Mobile. Mobile, Oct. 11.—New cases: Lucy A. Bucdley, 5 Kennedy street; Matilda Smith, 260 North Brood street; Mabel Bidgood, 207 North Brood street; Mrs. A. L. McDonald, Warren street, corner Delaware; Emma Disher, Marinajtreet, near Charleston. No deaths.' Dis charged: Marie Peterson and Thomas Fowler. / Lon* Drouth Broken at Last. Chicago. Oot. 11.—Rain is falling throughout the parched belt the western states, aud the long, disastrous drouth has at last been broken. Reports from Kansas, Nebraska, lowa, jUiuois, Missouri, Arkansas and Miiinesoteashow quite general rains are still falling. Find, a Car. lUr Frver. London, Oct. 11.—A dispatch to The Times faom Montevideo says that Pro fessor Sauarelli, who discovered the yellow fever bacillus, announces the discovery of a curative serum. Condition of the Cotton Crop. Washington, Oct. 11.—Average con dition of cotton 70, as compared 78.3 on Sept. 1, a decrease of 8.3 points, reported by agricultural department fox October. CLAD SHE JSCAPED Spain Does Not Care About Cisneros' Girl CUBAN SITUATION Consul General Lee and Minister Taylor at Washington. in ■ ... . ...... EFFECT OF GEN. WEYLER’S REMOVAL Also That of the New Spanish Cabinet Discussed. NO INTERNATIONAL COMPLICATIONS Likely to Arise From the Aid Reader, d by a New York Journal Correspondent to the Cuban Girl, » Washington, Oct. 11—Consul Gen eral Fitzhugh Lee arrived here Sunday aud was at the state department Mon* day morning in conference with Assist* ant Secretary Day, leaving later for Warrenton, Va., to attend the funeral of a friend. He returned Tuesday night to advise further with officials as to the Cuban situation. It is understood that the state depart ment is going over with General Lee and Mr. Haunis Taylor, ex-minister to Spain, the effect of the recent cabinet changes, the result of General Weyler’s withdrawal and his succession by Gen eral Blanco and other new phases de veloped by the accession of Sagasta The escape of MISS Gisneros.. from a Havana prison, through the efforts of a representative of the New York Journal, has been talked over also, the prevail ing view being that it will not lead to an international complication. General Lee said that he did not think any seri ous question would arise over the inci dent. Ex-Minister Taylor, when asked if international complications were likely to arise, answered: “I think apt, and the probable result will be that Sagasta will give a royal decoration to those who have been good enough to rid Spain of this troublesome subject. ” Mr. Taylor will not discuss the pres ent situation at Madrid. He is en gaged, however, in writing a review of the political, economic and diplomatic phases o' the Cuban problem, with his own views drawn from experience at Madrid, and refuses to make any com ment in advance of his carefully pre pared review of the case. BROOKLYN HAS HER DAY. Citizens of the City of chnrohes Visit the Tennessee < entennlaf. Nashville, Oct. 11.—Brooklyn day was celebrated at the Tennessee Oen nial exposition with very interesting exercises, which were held in the Audi torium. The attend mce was large and the program was grc.tly enjoyed. Herbert 1A Gann: ton, president of the Brooklyn commit-ion, made the in troductory remarks, i .'ter which Mayor William M. MsCarth/ delivered the ad dress of welcome on tne part of the city, to which Mayor Frederick W. Wurster of Brooklyn responded. Major J. W. Thomas, president of the exposition, welcomed the visitors in behalf of the exposition company and William Redfield, secretary of the Brooklyn commission, made the re sponse. A poem was read bv Mrs. Mar garet E. Sangster, and an oration was delivered by St. Clair McKelway, editor of the Brooklyn Eagle. An andress by Mrs. Bernard Peters closed the exer ■cises. In the' evening the wives of the Brooklyn and New York state- commis sioners gave a joint reception at the New York building. The affair was one of the most brilliant yet held at this building. McKinley Names Three Meo, Washington, Oct. ll.—The president has made the following appointments: H. N. McGrew of Phenix, A T., to be register of the land office at Salt Lake City, Utah; Fred B. Spriggs of New York, to be agent for the Indians at the Nevada agency in Nevada; Edward Goldberg of Wichita, Kan., to be agent for the Indians of Quapaw agency, In dian Territory. Animal Inspection Tour. Philadelphia, Oct. 11. President Frank Thomson of the Peuusylaniu railroad company, Vice Presidents Green and Pugh and several of the directors and executive officers of the company have left here on the annual tour of in epeotion of the property of the compa ny’s vast systepr. ♦^"vyyVVVvf■■■■VTy : THE BEST ADVERTISING t ♦ MEDIUM IN ♦ ♦ north georgial PRICE FIVE CENTS BRITIATOGSTRIKE Federated Trades to Call Ont Half a Million Men. It Will Begin Friday—Sympathetic Strike to Help the Engineers in Their Fight For Wages. London, Oct IL—The secretary of the federated trades, comprising 80 im portant industries, announces that the executive committee has definitely de cided to call out ail Rs members in sympathy with the struggle of the en gineers against their employers, on next Friday, when it is estimated a total of 400,000 men will be out of work on ac count of the great labor dispute. CHAINED TO THE CEILING. Bennflolnry < a<iet at' Sooth Carolina Mili tary Academy Treated Badly. Charleston, Oct. It.—P. W. Way, a beneficiary cadet at the South Carolina Military academy, broke ranks and fled to his home in Berkely county with black bruises on his neck. According to his story a crowd of cadets severely beat him and afterwards fastened a chain around his neck aud swung him to the ceiling. He dangled above the floor until his face was black, when the crowd became frightened and lot him down. Fear of other attacks prevented the boy from reporting the outrage. At the first opportunity, however, he gathered i up his effects and slipped away from the institution. He cannot be induced to J He says a cadet has already left the gcademy because of rough treatment. The matter has been reported to the board of visitors, and an investigation is likely to result. KILLS SEL’r WITH KNIFE. South Carolina I'hyziclan Goes to Atlanta anti <o in in its Suicide. Atlanta, Oct. 11.—Dr. J. T. Monroe of Union, S. O , committed suicide at the Hotel Alvin by cutting his jugular vein with a small pocket knife. He bled to death in less than ten minutes. Dr. Monroe was one of the most prominent physicians in his section, but for several years had been a victim of both the morphine and whisky habits. The fact that he was addicted to these habits brought him to Atlauta and finally caused him’to take h‘s life. CENTRAL CITY’S CARNIVAL. The Annual Trades Display Opens lu the Presence of thousands. Macon, Oct. 11.—The grand annual carnival and trades display commenced here with a floral parade, and will close Tuesday night with a grand German at the Volunteers’ armory, which will bo danced to the music of the famous Ala-- riue band of Washington city. The floial display and parade was one' of the most beautiful and elaborate af fairs of the kind ever held in Georgia. *, Many lovely women with handsome and gaily decorated equipages were in i line. Tne parade was along the main streets of the city. The procession was headed by the Marine band. An infor mal reception was tendered Governor and Mrs. Atkinson and staff on Monday ' night. On Tuesday morning a grand recep- ’ tion will be given Governor and Mrs. I Atkinson at the Hotel Lanier. At noon t Tuesday the great trades display pro cession will commence to move. It will make a parade of the principal streets of the city and will pass in review be- 1 fore Governor Atkinson and staff and! the mayor and council at the Hotel La-1 nier. I On Tuesday afternoon the head-end collision between two locomotives will take place on a mile track at Oentral * Oity park. It is expected that this will be witnessed by 20,000 persons. Tues- 1 day night the grand carnival German ' w.ll be danced at the Academy of Mu-1 sic: Governor and Mrs. Atkinson and staff will attend the German. Acquitted at Third Trial. Reidsville, Ga., Oct. 11.—In the fa xnous Wrye case here the jury brought! in a verdict of acquittal W. W. Wrye i -was under indictment for the murder of] A P. Stallings at Olaxtou, this county,! some four years ago. This is the third time the accused man has stood before ■ the bay of justice to answer to the - charge against him. At the first trial the jury brought in a verdict of guilty with . a recommendation to mercy.' Wrye obtained a new trial and he was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to ten years in the peni-1 tentiary. Again a new trial was ob-1 tained. and this time the jury returned' a verdict of acquittal. * A Ne K ru Lywih.J l n Texas. J Brenham, Tex., Oct. 11.—Bob Car-? ♦er, a negro, killed James Burch in ak saloon aud started for the jail to sur- i render. Later his b idy was found rid- i died with bullets and buckshot, lying | about 100 yards back of the jail. A mob of unknown persons had pursued aud kilted him. After I'lHCt) of AnnistiAii t. Atlanta, Oct. 11.—Now that Majorl William H. Smyth has been appointed postmaster of this city, the race for as sistant is on. Among the applicauts for the job aie Colonel James P. Averill, ] Captain J. O. Hendrix aud Mr. Ed' Blodgett. ’