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I BRIGHT AND BREEZY 8 3 ’’All The News.” $ £ North Geor~ia's Great ]j Daily. * $ Only 50 Cents a Month. $ ESTABLISHED 1887. PEEPLES CONVICTED W.& A. Agent Guitly Os Receiving STOLEN PROPERTY Biggest Sensation of the Dalton Trial Pccnrred Yesterday. •TOWN IS SHAKEN TO FOUNDATION Indictment Found Against C, P. Befnls ;Yesterday. 'MERCHANT M’CARSON ARRESTED Anderson Giddings, of Tunnell Hill, Plead Guilty—Mack Cannon Goes on Trial To. day—More Sensations Promised, 1 ' Dalton, Oct 15.—One of the most dramatic incidents in the notable - trials now in progress here occurred today when Capt. Thomas J. Peeples the agent for the Western & Atlantic railway was convicted of receiving stolen goods. Capt. Peeples’ prominence and the good name he has always borne made his trial one of intensest interest. The conviction was made squarely how ever, on evidence introduced. Anderson Giddings, a small mer chant at Tunnell Hill, pled guilty to charges of receiving stolep goods. The case against Mr. Cannon was called, but was passed until tomorrow on account of absence of witnesses. It is said that his trial will be the big gest sensation yet developed. W. B. McCarson, a prominent mer chant was arrened today, and the grand jury found an indictment against C. P Bernis, father-in-law of one of the Pee ples. The people brothers missing* Lee Arwood pled guilty to the charge of buying a bicycle from Bohannon. Bohannon however, testified that Arwood did notknow that it was stolen property. Judge Fite, thereupon directed the jury not to convict Arwood. The town is shaken to its foundation by the new developen ents which occur daily. THURSDAY’S PROCEEDINGS The Progress of the Trial as Told in The . Atlanta Constitution. Yesterday’s Atlanta Constitution says: 1 Dalton, Ga., Oct. 14.—(Special.)— Listen, beloved and you-will hear Os a ride that knocks out Paul Revere; John Stewart, coming to say his Bay To Dalton, forty-one miles away. The judge impatient, the lawyers’ wait A bailiff stands at the outer gate, xWill he come in time for the legal fray To Dalton, forty-one miles away. t The trial today furnished a dramat ic theme which Dalton’s gifted young singer, Robert Loveman, has embalm ed in verse as those which tell of Paul Revere’s ride, or that mythical gallop of Sheridan to “Winchester, Twenty Miles away.” John Stewart was the central figure in today’s ride. He is a negro con vict, who is serving a term on the Floyd county chaingang for running a blind tiger. His ride was on a special train with only one other passenger, the officer who guarded him. Stew art saw no signal light in a belfry ' tower, nor did be hear the roar of cannon and the crash of battle, as the flying iron horse bore him on. He wondered what it was all about, this free trip at a mile a minute. But a ■ battle was on, a legal battle, and his presence was wanted, or at least one side thought he was wanted. This morning’s Constitution told of the opening of Captain Tom Peeples’s trial. Peeples, who is the Western and Atlantic railroad’s agent here, was charged with buying a carpet which the oar pirates had*stolen from the Southern railway. Some time Solicitor Maddo/ heard that a negro* named John (Continued on Fifth Page.) THE ROHE TRIBUNE. GORMAN TO ABELL Writs Hot Letter to Editor Baltimore Sun. Offers to Give up Leadership of Maryland Democracy If Abell Will Accept It, Baltimore, Oct. 15. —Unjted States Senator Gorman, today in an open letter to Edwin Abell, editor of the Baltimore Sun, offers to relinquish his place in the senate, the leadership of the Maryland democracy and all political aspirations on certain conditions. These conditions are that. Mr. Abell accept the leadership, and with his paper support the democratic party in the legislative race, and upon all questions of democratic principles. The* letter is a lengthy one, and roasts Abell m round terms. Gorman tells of his long coanection with the democratic •party, and his services to the same. He says he has no personal ambitions out side of the party. His soul is wrapped up in its success he says. DOG WITH SMALL POX. Atlanta Canine Has Well Developed Case in Ga’6 City. Atlanta, Oct. 15.--The board of. health met today and decided to enforce vaccination. Eight physicians were ap pointed who will begin’ their labors in the morning. There are twelve well developed cases of the disease here, and all pre cautions will be taken to keep it from spreading. Two negroes walked into the health office today, and both had smallpox. A dog was discovered here with a "’ell developed case of the disease. This is the first one on record here. MAKES HEAVY CUT. Seaboard Reducts Passenger Races 331-3 Per Cent—More May Be Expected. Norfolk, Va., Oct. 15 —Once more the Seaboard Air Line and the combina tion of its big rivals headed by the South ern railway, are engaged in a battle royal. Open war has again been declared and the fight will probably be one to the death. The circular just issued by the Sea board announcing adifferentiabpassenger tariff on through and local business and the reduction of 33 1-3 per cent in fares contained therin is the first shot in what may terminate in a long continued strug gle between the associated railways which have refused to haul the Seaboard through cars and the Seaboard, The rates are subject to change, and this phrase, as defined by General Pas senger Agent Anderson tonight, means that the Seaboard will cut as often as its lower rates are met by its competitors in order to preserve the differential feature. JACKSONVILLE NEWS Iron Queen Hotol Changes Management—Gen Burke Collector of Port at Mobile. Jacksonville. Ala*., Oct. 15—The management of the iron Queen hotel qhanged hands last Wednesday. The new manager, Mr. H. F. Montgomery is capable of performing the duties, and the hotel is expected to become I quite popular under the new manage ment. . ' The protracted services at the Meth odist church began last Wednesday. The pastor, Rev. V. O. Hawkins, is being assisted by bis son, Rev. Eugene Hawkins, a sterling young preacher of Bessemer. A good meeting is ex pected. General J. W. Burke, of this city has received the appointment of col leator of port at Mobile. His many friends congratulate him upon receiv ing the appointment. TROOPS FOR CHARLESTON, Battery <\ First Artillery, Ordered to the New Works. Washington, Oct. 15.—Orders have been issued by the war department to send Battery O, First artillery, to gar rison the new coast defense works gn Sullivan’s island. Charleston, S. 0.,- harbor. The fortifications which were recently completed, were those visited by a Span ish spy, thought to be Lieutenant So bral of the Spanish legation at Wash ington. It was stated at the time of the discovery of Lieutenant Sobral’s visit to Sullivan’s island, that Spanish spies had secretly inspected all the for tifications on tbe southern coast and made copies of the plans for the Spanish government. ' ROME, GA., SATURDAY, OCTOB EK 16, 1897. MANY CASES 1 OF FEYER Yellow Jack Spreading in New Orleans. FORTY-NINE CASES There Were Only Three Deaths, and Disease Is Not Went. MONTGOMERY HAS A BAD SCARE Reports of Suspicious Cases Causes People to Flee.. DR. GUITERAS EN IROUTE HOME Mobile and Edwirds Have no Daaths land Few New Cases—French Physicians En Route to Fever Districts, New Orleans, Oct. 15 -The board of health, at 11 o’clock tonight, reports 49 new cases of yellow fever, but only three deaths. ' The weather is a trifle cooler than it ■ has been and there is prospect of rain. The long awaited blizzard, however, has not yet turned up. The death rate here is still about 11 per cent and the viru lency of the disease is apparently what it was a couple of weeks ago. The first case in the parish prison developed Thursday. It was promptly removed .to the isolatiou hospital. There has been other illness in the prison, but not of yellow fever, and the authorities do not think that the prisoners are in any present danger. The case of fever at Franklin, which terminated fatally Thursday, has not been traced. Frank lin is the home of Senator Oaffery, who has been quarantined for some time. . When suspicious cases were reported i at Shreveport, several of the Louisiana towns, which have communication with that city, instituted quarantine, but on the report that the fever there is only dengue, the quarantine has been raised. The Avondale camp has been opened by the government and a small colony of mechanics is already there, preparing to go into the sugar districts as soon as they have undergone the required pe riod of detention. GUITERAS IS IN ST. LOUIS. The Yellow Fever Expert Now Enroute to Hia Home at Fliiladelplila. . St. Louis, Oct. 15—Ever since the appearance of yellow fever in Texas, refugees from Galveston, Houston and other cities in the Lone Star state have been flocking to St. Louis. A special train carrying 65 passengers from Hous ton and Galveston prrived Thursday night. Among those on board was Dr. John Guiteras, the*yellow fever expert of the marine hospital service. He said there was absolutely n'o danger in allowing these refugees to come to St. Louis. Dr. Starkleoff, health commissiouer of St. Louis, takes the same view. A majority of these passengers will stay iu St. Louis, while the others will scatter about the country on business or pleasure. Dr. Guiteras said he was en- I route to his home in Philadelphia, as he I had finished his tour of inspection iu the south. He will mi)ke an exhaustive report of his inspection to his chief) Surgeon General Wyman. x PANIC IN MONTGOMERY. Rfpnrli of Suspicious Cases Cause a Stamp ede From That City. Montgomeby, Oct. 15.—Reports cir culated today that theie were two or three suspicious cases hers, caused a panic in the city. Every train bound for Birmingham and points north were crowded with frightened people. Globe Troitwr to Fight Fever. Cheyenne, Wy., Oct. 15 —M. Lucien Dufay, a graduate of several French medical institutions, and now on the ■tuff of “L’Journal,” Paris, is here en route around the world on foot td demonstrate that the journey can be made in three years. Dufay, who is a yellow fever expert, has received word from Dr. Guiteras, the government ex pert, asking him to come to Galveston at orce to help fight the fever. Dufay, who is three months ahead of his sched ule, has answered that he will go south and lend all the assistance possible. .He claims to have been successful iu treat ing cases of yellow fever iu several epidemics. Dr. SanarellPs Dlnooveries* Montevideo, Uruguay, Oct 15.—Dur ing the course of a lecture* here, Dr. LOOKS LIKE j VAN WYCK Tammany Man Ahead in Straw Ballot. POLL IS COMPLETED The Journal’s Test Vote Shows Yan Wyck Leading. HENRI GEORGE COMES 2ND ON LIST The Single-Taxer Leads Seth Low Several Thousand. ' ELECTION OCCURS ON NOVEMBERS Th« German Element Is an Uncertain lOnein the Race—They will Probably Bb Di vided oi Candidates. New York, Oct. 15. —The Journal and Advertiser has completed its poll of the politics of Greater New York voters, haviug ascertained the prefer ences of 277,871 electors. Os these Van Wyck, Tammany, is the choice of 89,- 056; Henry George, Jeff ergon Democrat, 85,050; Seth Low, Citizens’ union, 59,- 964; General Tracy, Republican, 44,0011 Estimating the total vote at 550,000, the result on Nov. 2, based on The Jour nal’s poll, would be: Van Wyck, 176.- 2®9; George, 178,345; Low, 118,288; Tfacy, 89,098. For the ensuing fortnight the voice of the spellbinder will be heard within the boundaries of Greater New York. From platforms in public halls and from carts at street corners oratorical volleys will be discharged nightly in the contest which is to settle the ques tion of the great mayoralty contest. The acceptance of Mr. Dayton of the Jeffersonian nomination for comptrol ler was discounted by his evident in tentions prior to the official announce ment. None the less Dayton’s cam paign is watched with deep interest and by none more anxiously than the Tam many sachems, who fear he will draw heavily from the vote of letter carriers and firemen aud their numerous frieuds who would otherwise vote for Van Wyck. It is announced that Messrs. Gdorge and Dayton will campaign together, speaking from the same platform. Com ment oil this is not wanting, as Mr. Dayton has not. and his friends say ’will not, indorse the politico-economical tenets, which are believed to make for the popularity of the single taxer and free trader. The attitude of the Germans in this campaign may be learned when the bal lots are counted —it cannot be accurately stated now. At Thursday night’s meet ing of the executive committee of the German-American Reform union, reso lutions favoring Van Wyck were tabled and Low was indorsed. It is is argued that the German- American Reform union does not include anything beyond >a goodly sized minority of the German- Americans, many of whom, pleased with Sohmer’s nomination on the Tam many ticket, will, vote that ticket straight. Other Germans—bunkers and wealthy business men—will support General Tracy because of hii views on finance. Secretary Bli-s is expected to-act aS chairman of a stniight Republican meet ing in Lenox lyceum next week, and this will be accepted as evidence that th* Washingron administration favor the election of the ex-secretary of the navy. Sanafelli, who has been experimenting for some time past with yellow fever germs, affirmed that the serum he has obtained from the animals with which he has been experimenting is as effective against yellow fever as horse serum, and he added that it will very probably cure spontaneous yellow fever iu human beings. Five New Cases In Mobile". Mobile, Oct. 15.—New cases as fol lows; E. F. Conrad, 60 Conn street, O. Jefferson street, ueai Charleston; Charles Miller, from the tugboat Grant; Goode Goubil, 201 South Hamilton street; Mary Williams, lame address. No deaths. Recoveries: Jessie Lane, Lillie Laue, Lizzie Fonde, Charles Carlson, Morris Humphreys, William Koppersmith, Charles Kiel land. No More Deietli* E<l wards. Edwards. Miss , Oct, 16.—N0 new white cases reported; four negroes; no deaths. *E. K. Noblin and Mrs. T. N. Askew remain seriously ill All other! improving, and the situation looks bet ter. Dr. Dunn has goue to Cayuga tc investigate casoF reporte<| there. I - ~ VINCENT TO JDRY The Chief Consul For Luef gert. Talks of Case. Real Cases on Circumstantial Evi dence to Jury—Celebrated Trial Nearing the End. Chicago, Oct. 15. Electric fans buzzed merrily on Judge Tnthill’i desk, but 10 feet away men and women sat and sweltered a* they listened to the closing argument of ex-Judge Vincent, chief counsel for the defense in the Luetgert trial “Gentlemen of the jury,” he said, ••I had intended reading to you some ]0 or 12 cases on circumstantial cvk deuce, but owing to the oppressive neat aud according to the wishes and sug gestions of the court, I shall curtail my readings considerably. But before 1 enter upon a further discussion of the evidence in this case, I shall read to you two or three cases of interest. “ Luetgert’s chief counsel thereupon read from law booka definitions of cir cumstantial evidence, and the weight that was due and should be attached to such evidence. "I will not say that circumstances da not sometimes point to guilt,” observed Judge Vincent, “but I will say, aye and affirm with emphatic warning to you 12 men, that condemning to d-ath a hu man being on purely circumstantial evidence is a dangerous proceeding. Can any juror in the jury box say that Mrs. Luetgert will not return before I have ceased this argument”? Can any of you say she will not come back to nej home and her children next week, next month, next year or iu the dim future? Unless you can, a reasonable doubt ex ists in your mind and you must give this prisoner the benefit of it. Remem ber throughout your deliberations that this prisoner is entitled to every reason able doubt.” Ex-Judge Vincent took up the evi dence in the casg and discussed it at length. He defended William Charles, Luetgert’s partner, whose evidence was pmpeached, and practically admitted that the story Charles told was the story Luetgert woulo have told had he gone on the stand. The bone experts were discussed and those of the prose cution were ridiculed while the experts of the defense were extolled to the skies. Thurstt»ia Spunks In Sc. JLouis. St. Louis, Oct. 15. —Hon. Lorina Thurston, special envoy to the United State from Hawaii, spoke before the Economics club on the subject of annex ation of the islands to the United States. The club has among its mem bers a number of leading clergymen, as well as prominent business aud profes sional men. While in the city, Mr. Thurston will speak before other bodies on the same subject, which he is most heartily in favor of. Corea Is Now an Empire. Washington-, Oct. I&—The Oorean legation has received an official cable gram stating: “King proclaimed him self emperor from this date, Oct. 15, 1897.” The transition which Corea makes from a kingdom to an empire is felt to have considerable significance in Oriental affairs. It is understood to be a part of the progressive policy on which Corea has embarked, following the lead of Japan and China. Fugitive Murderer Captured. Cartersville, Ga., Oct. 15. Dr. William B. Vaughn of Fairmount brought Dave Roberts, the fugitive murderer, into this city and surrendered him to the authorities. Roberts shot and killed his father-in-law. Mr. Casey, about a month ago, and has been iu hiding ever since. He sought the pro tection of Dr. Vaughn’s house and was by him surrendered, as stated. Seal Dispute to Be Settle*' London, Oct. 15.—The British for eign office has intimated to the United States ambassador, Oolonel John Hay, that a meeting of seal experts of Great Britain, Canada and the United States will occur, as agreed -upou by the Mar quis of Salisbury. It is learned that Professor Darcy Thompson, the seal ex pert of the British fereign office, starts for the United States immediately. The Review of Reviews says that Editor Stead, while in Washington recently, discovered that unless the sealing ques tion is speedily settled, the United States government will order the de struction next season of the entire herd of seals on the whole of the Pribyloff islands. Washington to Gotham Awheel. New York, Oct. 16—First lieuten ant R. A. Wise arrived iu this city at 8:49 a. m., having ridden on his bicycle from Washingtou in 37 hours and 39 minutes, official time. This breaks all records, the best previous time for the distance being 36, hours, unofficial. Lieutenant Wise said that he felt in good condition, and could easily repeat his performance tomorrow if necessary. He was paced by members of the New York Athletic club uuring the latter part of his journey. A Btdkenmi Rurally Hurt. Columbia, S. 0., Oct. 15.—Thomas McCaslin, a white brakeman, was knocked off his train aud fatally hurt by the bridge over Saluda river, near Piedmont, on the Columbia aud Green ville road. $ Increase Your Trade* I * A Klondike Strike i £ By advertisin'’ in The ! Tribune. * Best medium In Norlh Georgia' PKICE FIVE CEJNTS A BLOODY BATTLE An American Describes the Capture OF CITY LAS IDEAS Insurgent Lieutenant Funston Tells o( Three Days Fight. 0 IMPORTANT VICTORY FOR CUBANS s Twenty-One Forts With, Entire- Garrison and Armament, TERRIBLE'WORK OF DYNAMITE GUNS Spaniards Fought Valiantly, But on Third Moving Surrendered—Lost ?prty Per - .Cept ofTbelrMeft. x , . . * Kansas City, Oct. 15.—A letter has been received from Fred Funston, son of ex-Congressman Funston of Kansas, a lieutenant colonel in the Cuban army, giving a graphic description of the cap ture of Las Tunas, in which he took a conspicuous part. Colonel Funston writes: “We have just won the biggest vic tory of this revolutioifby capturing the city of Las Tunas with its 21 forts, with its entire garrison and armament The fight lasted three days aud two nights and was a fearfully bloody affair. On the night of Sept. 27 we threw up en , trenchments on the north side of the town, the nearest fort being 400 yards distant, and placed therein four breech . loading guns aud Sim-Dudley pneu matic dynamite gun. The pneumatic dynamite gun did wonders, wrecking the cavalry headquarters in two shots .and blowing the top off Fort Concep tion. “At 10 a. m. on the twenty-eighth Lieutenant Colonel Calixto Euamorado, with a few men, carried the latter work by assault, losing one-third of his men by the fire of adjoining forts. At 13 p/clcck took place the grand feature of the siege. Chief of Staff Menocal or dered the bugle to sound the charge. Hardly had the notes died away before Enamorado, with 200 men, left the shelter of the hill crest and started for the fort. Idany men fell, but on they pushed until.checked by the tangle of barbed wire fence, where, in the open, they held their position, firing at the Spanish in the trenches of the fort, un til Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Garcia, son of the general, led up 150 men to his support. Then there was a wild rush for the fort. The men cut the barbed wire with their machetes and Lieutenant Colonel Garcia, with the Cuban flag in one hand and a sword in the other, leaped the moat, the men fol lowing. , “It was like the battles of the story books, aud it was worth years of hum drum life to see it. All was over in a moment, add when the hated red and yellow flag gave way to the Cuban ban ner, we were in’the iutreuchments only 400 yards away cheering ourselves hoarse. All the rest of the fearfully hot day we pitched shells at the Spanish forts and dodged those sent at us. “The morning of Sept. 20 saw the end at hand. After an hour’s bombardment the flag of truce wes sent from the in fantry. Cugrtel and the plucky com mander having been killed, his men surrendered and the fight was over, but at a fearful cost, one-third of the Cu bans haviug /alien. The Spaniards had fought as heroes, losing 40 per cent of their garrison iu the defense. We cap tured 21 forts, 1,030 rifles, with 1.000,- 000 rounds of ammunition, two Krupp cannon and a train load of provisions.” • f —■ - L . An Autonomist In Madrid. Madrid, Oct. 15.—Seuor .Gimerga, a prominent leader of the Cuban autono mists, has arrived here incognito and has had a conference with the minister for the colonies, Senor Moret, at which the former recommended candidates for posts under the proposed Cuban reform administration. Among the names sug gested by Senor Gimerga for an ap pointment was that of Seuor Bruson, a distinguished lawyer of Havana. Atlantlani, Ua>t Bo Vaccinated. Atlanta, Oct. 15.—Several cases of smallpox have developed in this city within the past two weeks, and as a re sult the board of health held a meeting and decided to begiu compulsory vacci nation throughout the city, beginning at once. It is not thought here that the disease will assume an epidemic form, but to guard against its spread the board of health deemed it wise to take ths above course. _ . _