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£ BRIGHT ANO BREEZY £ 5 "All The News." $ * North Geor-ia's Great * * Daily. * * Only 50 Cents a Month. $ c«« «<•*«* a*/ ESTABLISHED 1887. f AGREE TO DISAGREE I Deadlock Over Luetgert Trial Ends. lIHE JURY DISMISSED i i I After Remaining Out 38 Hours Find Agreement Impossible. LONG TRIAL ALL TO BE GONE OVER Nine stood For Conviction and Three For Acquittal. TRIAL COST ESTATE OVER $20,000 * Luetgert Stood and Smiled When Order Dismissing Jury Was Given—He Had Predicted the Result. ♦ L Chicago, Oct. 21.—The jury in the famous Luetgert case has disagreed and has been discharged by Judge Tuthill. The jury stood nine for conviction and three for acquittal. They had been deadlocked for 38 hours. Ex-Judge Vincent and attorney Pha len, Luetgert’s council, were both confi -1 -dent of the ultimate acquittal of their k client. They were absolutely certain that ■ the worst that could happen him would ■ be a disagreement of the jury. ■ “If Judge Tuthill had forced the " .jury to a verdict of conviction by keep ing the jurors out until Saturday or Sunday, would such a verdict stand on an appeal to the supreme court?” ex- Judge Vincent was asked. "That is a question that cannot be answered with any degree of certainty,” •aid Luetgert’s chief counsel. “Such a verdict would be looked upon with sus .ploion. It would be forcing men to an -got, some of them, perhaps, against their will. The power of the court as ■to keeping a jury out is unlimited, how .•ever. The jury must stay out as long as the presiding judge desires. The , matter, under the law, is wholly discre tionary with the court.” 4 Luetgert was astir in the county jail •early as usual. He took his morning exercise alone in the corridor of the third tier of cells, and as he walked he puffed at a black cigar, as is his habit. The big sausage maker looked well. He had apparently enjoyed a good night’s rest, but was not in the best of humor. >an.age Maker Silent. “I have nothing to say to reporters or anybody else,” he responded sharply to a question as he made a turn in his plodding promenade of the jail corridor. “What is the qse of talking all the time, anyway/ The reporters bother the .life out of me.” Then he strode away, his big feet and heavy frame making the tile floor of the corridor ting with the force of weight put into the stride. “Yessiri we will try him again,” •aid State’s Attorney Dineen, when asked as to the probability of Luetgert being brought into court a second time. "When we will get at it, however, is something I cannot tell you now. We have had nine weeks of this and I must have a couple of weeks rest. After that we will look the ground over and get our evidence together. The case now ' stands with us as though there never had been a trial. The second trial has no bearing whatever on the case just closed.” “Will you oppose a motion to admit ’ Luetgert to bail?” Mr. Biueen was asked. “That is something I cannot answer. It is immature. I have not considered it” There will undoubtedly be a motion made to admit the prisoner to bail and it is thought In a day or two such pro cedure may be made in Judge Tuthill’s court on a motion by the prisoner’s counsel to admit him to bail or by habeas corpus proceedings in any court of record. When the order of Judge Tutnlll dis ' charging the jury was made, Luetgert stood up with a smile on his face and nodded to the jurors. He was cool and collected. The action of the jury had verified an oft-repeated prediction of the prisoner in the past 24.1iours. History of the Cmhh. The Luetgert trial has been one of the most noted cases in criminal history. Adolph Louis Luetgert, who had been a wealthy manufacturer of sausage and had recently failed in business, losing much of his fortune, was arrested May 17, charged with the murder of his wife, Louise. Mrs. Luetgert disappeared from ' her North Side home Mav L but the THE ROHE TRIBUNE. CANNON ON TRIAL Making an Effort to Prove an Alibi. Trial Will Be Continued Today. Sentence Will Ba Passed on All Convicted Today. Dalton, Oct. 21.—This was the star day in the trial of the train robbers and merchants. Mack Cannon, bead of the Balti more Clothing House was placed on i trial. He is one of the wealthiest and most prominent men in the place. Cannon was indicted on three charges. First of receiving shoes from Bohannon, second, clothing, and third tobacco. His trial today was on the first indictment. Cannon’s defense was wholly on trying to prove an alibi. He swore he was not in Dalton at the time Bo hannon said he sold him the shoes, His son testified the same. The evi dence of his clerks was not very strong on this line. Cannon said that he was at Gordon Springs at the time the goods were alleged to have been sold. Beaseley, proprietor of the hotel, said that Cannon spent a week at his hotel during October of last year but would not be positive as to the date. An officer was sent to Gordon Springs this afternoon to see the books of the hotel and get the exact dates. Cannon’s case under this indictment rests solely upon his ability to estab lish the alibi. Bohannon, Harris and Paynter all testified that Cannon bought the shoes. John Bender, who has been con victed of receiving stolen goods, sign ed bis bond today and resigned as a councilman. Judge Fite will sentence the train robbers and merchants, who have been convicted and pled guilty, today. He will not pass sentence, however, until the Cannon esse is given to the jury. GROUND IN MACHINERY, Horrible Death of Bone Bagley in a Cot ton Gin Near Gadsden. Gadsden, Ala., Oct. 21.—Bone Bag ley was caught in the machinery at Hagin’s cotton gin, near Markton, twelve miles north of this city yesterday and was literally ground to pieces. 'When the fragments of flesh and bones were withdrawn from the ginnery they present ed a ghastly and sickening sight, the largest member of his body being not larger than an ordinary sized gourd. ract was not reported to tl>e police until her brother started an investigation a week later. According to the theory of the prose cution, the murder of Mrs. Luetgert by her husband was a horrible one. It was asserted by the state that the sau sage maker, having tired of his wife and desiring to marry Mrs. Christine Feldt, a wealthy widow, had enticed the missing woman to the basement of his factory on the night of Mav 1 and then, after a terrible struggle,’ killed her with a club. After the murder, according to the prosecution, Luetgert placed the body of his wile in one of the huge sausage vats with a quantity of caustic potash, and boiled the body until it had almost entirely disappeared, sitting by the vat throughout the night, alone and on guard. Soon after the police took charge of the case, the sausage vat was drained and several bones, two rings and sour? corset steels were found. Upon this evidence the state based its case. Over the identification of the bones a despe rate battle of experts’ opinions was waged, the identifications ranging a l way from the statement that the bones were those o> a woman of about Mrs- Luetgert’s size to the assertion that they were plainly all that was left of a pet dog of the Luetgert family. The expert testimony alone cost the state 85,000 and the entire cost of the trial to the prosecution is estimated be tween 815,000 and 820.000. Luetgert’s defense was that his wife had 16ft home while temporarily insane. The use of the caustic potash in the sausage vat was explained by an experiment in soap makiug in the factory and much testi mony was introd dto prove that the sausage maker h d no killed Mrs. Luet gert and that the one were not human. The prosecution was conducted by State’s Attorney Dineen and Assistant State’s Attorney McEwen, and the de fendant was represented by ex-Judge Vincent and Andrew Phalen. The trial, which consumed eight weeks, was marked in interest and dra matic incidents, the court being packed iaily to standing room Two Georgia Postmasters. Washington, Oct. 21.—George W. Cole was today appointed postmaster at Bud, Paulding county, and C. J. Weathers, at Haynie, 1 Floyd county. ROME, GA., FRIDAY. OCTOBER 22, 1897. MORE TALK OF M’COOK New Yorker May Yet Be in Cabinet RDMOR IS REVIVED Col. McCook Has Had Long Conference With McKinley. MAY REAPPOINTED ATTORNEY GEN’L In the Event Judge McKenna Goes to Supreme Bench. IS HE THE TRUSTS CANDIDATE? President is Anxious to Have McCook in the Cabinet and the Colonel is not Opposed to the Idea* New York, Oct. 21.—A special to The World from Washington says: Col onel John J. McCook of New York had a long conference with President Mc- Kinley. It is known that the trusts and corporations are pushing Colonel McCook for attorney general in the event that Judge McKenna is appointed to the supreme bench. Colonel McCook is said to be anxious now to enter the cabinet, and the presi dent is understood to be willing to give him the appointment. It is generally believed that the conference between Colonel McCook and the president was in relation to the appointment. In originally forming his cabinet Mr. McKinley was anxious to include Colo nel McOook. It is said on good au thority that the colonel was offered his choice of three portfolios. The fight made at that time against the appoint ment of McOook to the attorney gen eralship because of his connection with the trusts is generally credited with having prevented his entrance to the cabinet. The trust managers feel that there would be less outcry at the appointment of McCook now than there would have been at the beginning of the adminis tration, and well informed persons here believe that the president shares this view. HARRISON FOR VAN WYCK. Chicago's Mayor to Sp.ak In the Interest of the Tammany Candidate. Chicago, Oct. 21. —Mayor Harrison will speak in New York city the even ing of Oct. 28, in the interest of Judge Van Wyck, the Tammany candidate for mayor. He telegraphed to Bichard Croker, assuring him of His intention to live up to his agreement to take part in the closing meeting of the campaign and also wrote to John O. Sheehan to the same effect. Mayor Harrison will be accompanied by nearly every mem ber of his cabinet. The city hall, in fact, will be practi cally deserted, as nearly every Demo cratic poliician of p.eminence has sig nified ills intention of accompanying the mayor and his party on tneir east ern trip. About, Ijo members of the Cook county Democracy, headed by the redoubtable Capt ain •Farrell, will act as escort. A brass band will be taken along and that important factor in a political junket, the commissary department, will be carefully looked after. MANY MASONS TO MEET. Fiftieth Anniversary nt the Atlanta Lodge Wilt He ' elebrated. Atlanta, Oct. 21.—Three thousand Masons are expected in Atlanta Oct. 29 to attend the fiftieth anniversary of the Atlanta lodge, which will be celebrated by appropriate festivities. Arrange ments are being made to give the visit ing Masons a great time, including a barbecue at the exposition grounds. The committee on arrangements has issued the program of exercises for the occasion, which will be of interest to Masons everywhere in the state. The railroads have granted a rate of 1% fare for the round trip and this will help swell the crowd and make it the most notable gathering of the Masonic order held in Georgia in a long time. Hon. W. H. Fleming Os Augusta is on the. program for a speech. Tillman Gohm to Trenton. Columbia, S. 0., Oct. 21.—Senator Tillman has gone to his home in Tren ton. He was admonished by his phy sicians to taxe no part in politics for some time. It is asserted that the sen ator has catarrh of the stomach. THE FEVER’S RECORD’ Forty Three Cases and Four Draths. That Was New Orleans Report For Day—Mobile and Montgomery Eaeh Have Four Cases. New Orleans, Oct. 21.--The board of health reports 43 new c >ses of yellow fever and two deaths for the day. Beyond the fact tiiat tnere is consid erable public astonishment at the in crease in cases, there is little of interest in the fever situation. Every case that looks like yellow fever is being reported now by pbpsicians called in, whether they are experienced or otherwise, and the list is thereby running up. Another Italian ship is due to arrive here on Sunday with immigrants. Some arrangements will be made to keep these strangers out of infected towns. Relief associations continue to be formed here to aid those who are suffer ing in smaller towns. The mail is being badly blocked and some of the towns that usually receive two or three consignments a day are now lucky if they get one a week. Surgeon Murray of the marine hos pital is at work at Scranton, where the fever seems to have taken a rather se rious turn. GUARDS AT TRAIN DOORS. Anniston Officials Lock Two Traveling 'Alen In a Mnuker JFroui Atlanta. Birmingham Ala., Oct. 21.—J. H. Weiss and J. L Mitchell,, two traveling men for Atlanta houses, were locked in a smoker on the Soujieru train, which left Atlanta, at Anniston, They had the car all to themselves and negroes were driven back into their regular coach. The situation here is bad. Strictest quarantine regulations are observed, and the depot is crowded with people who want to get away and can’t. Pas sengers on trains are compelled to travel with windows shut, whiie.armed gua r ds stand at the doors of the coaches. Four Cases In Mobile. Mobile, Oct. 21.—There were only four new cases of yellow fever here today. Four Cases in Montgomery. Montgomery, Oct. 21. —Four new cases of yellow fever is the record here today. x Fever in Mississippi. New Orleans, Oct. 21.—The Missis, sippi board of health issues the follow ing bulletin of new cases: Clinton—Two cases. Nitta Yuma—Two cases. Edwards—Five cases. Bay St. Louis—Seven cases. Kiyuga—Five cases. JACKSONVILLE NEWS, Alabama City Guards Against Montgom ery and Other Fever Infected Points. Jacksonville, Ala., Oct. 21.—An ordinance was passed yesterday by the city council quarantining this city against Montgomery and other places where yellow fever exists. The geological surveyors were here Monday and made several tests through out the city as to its elevation. The court house square has an elevation of 725 feet. The protracted services are still in pro gress at the Methodist church, and good sermons are being preached. Presiding Elder S. M. Hosmer came Sunday after noon and preached to an immense audi ence Sunday night. He held quarterly conference Monday. There has been a general change of residences here of late, Prof. Daugetts, of the State Normal School, has pur chase! the Gibson place on North Main street, and his parents will move up from south Alabama in a few days. Judge E. F. Crook has bought the beautiful Whis enant place, and will move in soon. This will put the present occupants to other places, and several families will change homes. UNITED DEMOCRACY ACTS. Decider, After Some Hesitancy, That Ita Place le With George. New York. Oct. 21.—The final lining up for the first municipal election in Greater New York is almost complete. After some hesitancy the United De mocracy, sometimes catled the O’Brien Democracy, has decided that its place is with Henry George. To what extent the action of the Unired Democracy will ass.-et the result is the subject of much conjecture. Its membership are Comparatively unknown quantities. Latterly the organization has taken sides with the free silver element in the party, and it was foremost in the de mand that. Henry George deciare him self unequivocally in sympathy with the platform adopted at Chicago las; year. SWEPT BY TIDEWAVE Phillippine Islands Suf fer Terribly. THOUSANDSARE LOST Leyte, One of Group, Almost Totally stroyed by Waves. DEATH LIST WILL BE IN THOUSANDS Tagalaban and Harnanion Wiped From Existence. LAYER REPORTS ADD MORE HORRORS I V The Cyclone and Tidal Wave Occurred on Oct. 12, and the Full Particulars of the Catastrophe Not Learned. Madrid, Oct. 21.—A dispatch received here from Leyte, one of the Pnilippine islands, says that place has been almost devasted by a cyclone, that many per sons have been killed and that damage to property is incalculable. The cy clone, it is further announced, destroyed the towns of Taglobau and Harnanion on the island of L 'yt«, as well as sev eral villages. It is estimated that 400 persons lost their lives through the dis-, aster. Later advices from Manilla say the cyclone occurred on Oct. 12, and they add that Oarigara and Buiugo, on the eastern coast of Leyte, have been wiped out, and that an immense wave swept inland, engulfing villages. Several thousand natives perished at Tagloban. The cyclone also swept the Island of Samar. The full extent of the catastro phe is not yet known. MINTS TO REMAIN CLOSED. Great Britain Will Not Cola Silver Free Ju.t at Present. London, Oct. 21.—Lord Salisbury has sent to Ambassador Hay the reply of tjie British government to the proposals of the American bimetallist special commission, beaded by Senator Wolcott. It is a diplomatically worded no e. His lordship says that the govern ment of Great Britain is not able to re open the Indian minis at present. He regrets the inability to accede to the proposals of the American commis j sioners. Great Britain having as great I an interest as the United States and ’ France in securing a stable par ex ; change for gold and silver and an en i larged use of silver. In these circustances, continues Lord I Salisbury, the British government does | not see the desirability of an interna- I tional monetary conference, but will be pleased to consider any other practical suggestions from the United States. Lord Salisbury incloses with the note a copy of the statement of Sir J. West land, head of the financial department of India, which was under discussion at the meeting of the cabinet council last Saturday and which takes strong grounds against the reopening of the I Indian mints. INTERESTING CEREMONIES. Picture* of Three Great Men Presented to the North Carolina Library. Raleigh, Oct. 21.—There was an in teresting ceremony at the state fair grounds, the presentation to the state for its library of paintings of the three colonelt of the Twenty-sixth North Carolina regiment—Z. B Vance, Henry K. Burgwyn and John R. Lane. Richard H. Battle, president of the fair, introduced John Burgwyn Mcßae, who made the presentation speech in fine taste, and paid the commanders of the regiment a tribute, stating that at Gettysburg the loss was greater than that of any other regiment on either •ide during the war. Governor Russell made an eloquent five minutes speech, accepting the por traits in the name of the state, and say ing that, dead or living, the confederate soldier occupied a place in the pan theon of fame. He introduced Justice Montgomery of the supreme court, who in a forceful address accepted the paint ing. Prominent men from all over the state were present. Body F’-’a.id m ihn K.Ver. Knoxville. O-t. 21.—The body of George Eldridge was taken from the Tennessee river at Decatur, in Meigs county. Eldridge was a farmer of James county adjoining and was mur dered several days ago. His throat was cut and his body otherwise mangled. Officers have no clew. £ Increase Your Trade. g * A Klondike Strike * * By advertisin'’ in The £ * ' Tribune. * ; ± Best medium hr Norlh Georgia* PRICE FIVE CENTS PREPARING FOR YYAR Russia and Japan at Daggers Points. Both Countries Making Active Pre parations For Hostilities. Ma-y Come Soon, Vancouver, B. 0., Oct. 21.—The steamship Empress of Japan brings the following advices: A correspondent in Oorea, writing to a Shanghai paper, takes rather an ominous view of the state of affairs in that country, stating that there is no doubt that the Japanese and Russia are both preparing for war in the near future. The Japanese are surveying the south ern coast of Ci re i, while Rus ians have a small island off Fusan as a naval coal ing station. They also have a naval coaling station on Rose island, opposite Chemulpo. The Japanese also are build ing barracks in Gensan that will hold 5,000 men, although they claim that they are only for 200 men, which the Russian convention allows them to have in Gensan, as well as each of the treaty ports. The Japanese in Seoul are using money quite freely in order to foster an anti- Russian spirit. CAROLINA "CONFEDERATES. The North state Veterans Meet and Elect Officers For a New term. Raleigh, Oct. 21.—The North Caro lina confederate veterans, in annual session here, elected Colonel Francis M. Parker of Littleton president, George T. Leach of Pittsboro vice president and O. B. Denson of Raleigh secretary. Speeches were made by N. H. Battle, J. 0. Birdsong, 0. J. Leach and Rev. James Battle. A. O. Avery, W. H. Day, O. B. Den son and James O. Macrae were ap pointed to memorialize the legislature to make more liberal provision for the Soldiers’ Home here, which now gets only $8,500 annually, and has already exhausted this year’s appropriation. It gets far less than the home in any other state, and substantial brick cottages are needed for not less than 200. A resoluAon of thanks to Chari Broadway Rouss was adopted by rising vote. Senator • anna’s Brother Sick. Cleveland. Oct. 21. —Mr. H. Ml Hanna, president of the Globe Ship building company, and widely known on the great lakes, lies critically ill at his home, 609 Prospect street. Four physicians havg been in constant at tendance upon him since Monday night, at which time he underwent an opera tion for appendicitis. He is so low that it is feared he will not survive, and a constant watch is kept at his bedside. Mr. Hanna is associated with his brother, Mark A. Hanna, in nearly "11 of his enterprises except that of the firm of M A. Hanna & Co. H. M. Hanna is 56 years of age, or three years younger than the senator. Provisions For tlie Pr<»peotoM. Portland, Or., Oct. 21.—0 n tha steamship George W. Elder, which leaves Friday night for Dyea, Alaska, Charles E. Vest of this city will ship 4,000 dozen eggs and about a ton and a half of poultry, fresh meats and oysters, which he expects to transport over the Chilkoot pass to Dawson Citv by dog train before Christmas. The eggs were broken into cans, sealed up and then frozen. Vest has four others associated with him, and they expect to realize SIOO,OOO out of the venture. They ex pect to sell the eggs at $35 a dozen and the poultry at fabulous prices. Governor Johnston at Nashville. Nashville, Oct. 21. —Governor John ston of Alabama, accompanied by hit staff and several military companies, have arrived to attend the celebration of Alabama day. The day will be ob served by a musical and literary pro gram in the Ciiil iren’s building, wel coming addresses and responses at the Auditorium, and a reception at the Ala bama building. isecisiou lu a Land Sait. Birmingham, Ala,, Oct. 21.—Judge Bruce, in the United States court, has rendered a decree in the suit of Marga ret C. Firth against John T. Milner and John M. Caldwell and others. The suit involved 2,480 acres of land in this county, which was sold in 1886 to John T. Milner by Dr. H. M. Caldwell. The decree finds a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $19,629.48, of wnich more than half is interest fiom date of sale to the date of the decree. Fullman’a Funeral Saturday. Chicago, Oct. 21.—1 t has been de cided to hold the funeral of the late George M Pullman on Saturday, Oct. 28, at 2 p. ip., from his late residence. The pallbearers and officiating clergy men have not yet been decided upon. Shwrinan to Vote In Ohio. Washington, Oct. 21. Secretary Sherman has arranged to start for his home at Mansfield, 0., Saturday week, or the day after the president leaves Washington. He will vote at Mansfield. Wash higton stage Heid Up. Uniontown. Wash., Oct. 21.—The stage running between Lewistown and Uniontown was held up by a masked man and the United States mails •nA the express box were rifled.