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2 PAGES I TODAY I WA-AA A An a A A AA A A A A A A A AJkA v w vWV wv* v*- ESTABLISHED 1887. F GOOD FROST IH ROME AND ATLANTA YESTERDAY MORNING. SITUATION i F IN SELMA Ho Nw Cases There I ■ Meriaj. ORLEANS BAD DAI iCrescsnt City His 52 Hew Cases and | * Eleven Deaths. [CASE DEVELOPED IN CINCINNATI I Memphis Has Three New Cases and Two Deaths, | REPORTS FROM ALL FEVER POINTS I Mayor of Selma Forbids Anybody Ap- pearing on Streets After Nlghfall. A City Almost Deserted. First frost of season appeared in - /Rome and Atlanta yesterday morn* I ing—official report of government I weather observers, 1 Selma, Oct. 25.—N0 new cases of k jellow fever developed here today, and I two of the old cases have been dismissed, ’ This city presents a truly deserted ap - > pearance, and business is at a standstill. The stores are opened at 8 o’clock in the morning and closed at 4 in the after-* .. noon. The mayo; issued a decree today ' every one to stay off of the streets ‘ after dark. The feeling is very much better, and it is believed that the disease will spread but little more. There were three new cases Sunday, I F. G. Brown, Julia Cook and Charles Lee. One man has died. f NEW OKLEAN’S BAD DAY. a, WCrescent City Has 25 New Cases And Eleven Deaths. New Orleans, Oct. 25.—Today | broke the record in the number of I deaths. There are 25 new cases and ’ -eleven deaths up to late tonight. There is little change in the fevef sit nation, and no present promise of frost l or * drop in the temperature. The stats authorities are at present without a de tention camp across the lake, and are 1 making efforts to have Rigelets re opened, the government camp at Fon l tainbleau being practically closed. I There are still some people on the r lake coast who want to come to New f -Orleans, but who must go to some point I of detention before the authorities will L permit them to enter. The camp in I Jefferson parish, from which labor is ' going into the sugar district, will re ceive some 500 men during the present week. ANOTHER CASE IN ATLANTA. i Montgomery Retags. Takeo th. Yellow Fever—Slta.tloo Not Alarming. Atlanta, Oct. 25.—H. H. Comer, a ffiremau on the Atlanta and West Point kailway. who came to this city as a H refugee from Montgomery about five ' days ago, and who is now ill with yel low fever at 179 Haynes street, in this city, is somewhat better, and the phy sicians wbo are attending him now think that the chances of his recovery are excellent. Comer lived next to a case of yellow |A fever iu Montgomery and it was there ■ that he contracted the germs of the dis- He was a sick man when he reached the city, but his case was not regarded as suspicious until Saturday. At that time the case was diaguosed by .attending physicians and it was found that he was suffering from a mild type of yellow fever. The premises where the case exists have been strictly quarautined aud there are uo apprehensions of any more cases developing iu the city. Three suspects, who have been at the camp of detention here for several days, were released Monday, they hav ing shown no symptoms of the disease. I The citizens treat the case of fever here with little or no notice, as it has Si shown that the disease cannot •d in this olimate. he members of thebo*rdqf health -Other olfcrciffiaUlsJki flol Aianfths THE ROME TRIBUNE. » 1 • • CHANGE HALL BILL Joint Penitentiary Committee Meets. One Faction Led by Hall, the Other By Felder and Latter Had the Bulge. Atlanta? Oct. 25.—The joint com mittee from the house and senate on the penitentiary held a meeting today. The Hall bill was almost made over again, and as there is to be another meeting tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, it is said the old bill will hardly be rec ognizable whan they have done with it. One faction was led by Mr. Hall and the other by Tom Felder, and the latter ■.eemed to have the bulge. All but one of Felders amendments to the Hall bill were carried. The section providing for the appointment of three penitentiary commissioners by the gover nor, was changed so that the legislature will have the power to appoint the men. The duties of the chairman of the com mission were greatly increased and his bond fixed at SIO,OOO. The duties of the other two members were decreased and bond fixed at $2,500. It is expected that there be will consid erable wrangling at tomorrows meeting. “SWEET ALABAMA.” Bow Mr. W. H. Williams, of Selma, Won a Unique Title—He is Here. W. H. Williams, a big groceryman, of Selma, and known all over his state as “Sweet Alabama,” is at the Armstrong; His novel and strikingly original methods of advertisii g have won for him the uni-- que title, and more besides an extensive business throughout Alabama, Mr. Wil liams is a pleasant, affable gentleman and has friends wherever he is known. He will be here several days. Mr. Williams went down to his etore in Selma yesterday morning and found only his porter there. “Bill, where are the boys ?” he asked, referring to his clerks. “They pulled yesterday, sir.” “Did they leave any word for me?” “No, sir.” Mr. Williams looked out upon the deserted streets. Next door to his store fluttered the flag that told of the presence of the yeljow plague. A few doors fur ther down another flag, and around the corner two more. “Bill, do you want to leave ?” “Yes, sii. my old lady’s most scared to death, but you’ve been my friend and I’m going to stick to you.” “Well, go and get your wife and luggage and meet me at tne Rome train.” And “Sweet Alabama.” brought his negro porter and wife to Rome, paying their way—and more will pay all their expenses while here. Thus he rewards faithfulne-s. BltUalo i. ... ’.»i.' w ug iu development. <>£ own Here among retu gees is notning more tlian has been ex peered. The first case of the Fleming girl was cured, and did not spread. The refugees are coining into the city from infected districts by the hundreds. THE SAFFRON SCOURGE.]? Peports From Many Infected Points - Deaths Increasing. New Orleans, Oct. 25.—The yellow fever reports from Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi towns are as follows: Montgomery, Ala—Four oases and one death. Mobile, Ala—Seven oases and one death. Baton Rouge, La—One case. Bay St. Louis, Miss—Six oases and two deaths. Raymond, Miss—One oase. Edwards. Mies—One oases. Nitta Ynma, Miss—one oase. Biloxi, Miss—Fourteen cases and one death. Reached Cincinnati. Cincinnati, Oct. 25.—A case of yel low fever developed here today. It is a refugee from the fever district. Situation in Memphis. Memphis, Oct. 25.—There were three new cases and two deaths here today. Goldie and Marcus Cohen, members of one family died. Wages of Miners Rained. Birmingham. Ala., Oct. 25. The American Goal company, operating iu Walker county aud working several hundred men, have advanced their coal miners’ wages 2J£ cents per ton, now paying M cents per ton. ROME, GFA., TUESDAY. OCTOBEK 26, 1897. FATAL LEAP OF A FLYER Further Details of Hud son River Horror. THIRTY ARE KILLED Thought That a Broken Driving Rod On the Engine Caused It. WORK OF CLEARING AWAY WRECK Many Had a Narrow Escape From Watery Grave. HOW THE PEOPLE WERE RESCUED Graphic Description Given of the Acci- dent of Sunday Morning by One of the Eye Witnesses. Garrison, N. Y., Oct. 25.—The State Express, on the New York railroad, plunged into the Hudson river neat here. About 30 persons were killed ox drowned. William Patterson, an intelligent and ooolheaded man, tells a graphic and most interesting story of the wreck, one that will be fouud to contain the most lucid explanation of how so many sleeping people were miraculously saved from death. He said: “Just before the accident I was awakened from a dose by the slowing up of the train, and I got up, thinking we were nearing Peekskill Then I looked out of the window, and ae I did so there came a crash and a leap of the car towards the river. I was thrown to the floor, but getting up in a moment I seized a hammer, and rushing outside broke all the windows on the shore side, and iu a few minutes bad gotten my 12 passengers out. I am positive every oue got out, as there was only a foot or so of water in the car at the time. Many passengers who had gotten out began to look out for others. “The car Hermes was just ahead of mine and had plunged to deeper water, so that one end was completely sub merged, while the other was against the end of ours aud a trifle higher. I saw people climbing out of the high end, and I am positive that before the car settled into deep water we got everybody out. Some people were scan tily dressed. They hurried away to the other cars and I think went to New York. “After we had gotten out all the eleeping car passengers we saw. some people from the combination car swim ming in the river and we helped them to safety. I am afraid that, though some people were liberated from the other ears all right, they were drowned because of the cold water cramping them.” He said that while the bank may have given away, it was equally possi ble that a driving rod of the engine had broken, and knocking it off the track, had occasioned the disaster. If there are any more bodies in the wreck or in the river they are believed to be in the day coach, which lies in the water up to its roof, off King’s dock. The diver who took six bodies out of this car Sun day evening said he could find no more. A good many, however, believe that more will be found in this car when it is raised. Passengers who escaped from this car and the crew said that at least 12 persons perished iu the day coadh. The work of searching for the bodies, whioh had been temporarily suspended after the parlor car Glen Alpine had been hoisted, was resumed at daybreak. As the occupants of the two other sleepers m the river have been ac counted for by the conductor ami por ters, it is presumed that no Wagnei passengers were killed. Roadmaater Otis, who is considered one of the most expert track builders in this country, told a reporter of the A-« sociatod Press that the sinking of ths roadbed was due primarily to souse un accountable action of the water on the embankment. The sand and gravel had been washed out, leaving a crust under the track whioh collapsed under the weight of the train. Mr. Otis could not understand why the retaining wall of solid masonry gave way as it did. Sounds were made to locate the loco motive, near whioh are supposed to be the bodies of Engineer Foyle, Fireman Tompkins and A G. Mackay, private secretary to Superintendent Van Etten. The engine is supposed to be lying in N feet of water, under or near the sleep ing oars Hermes aud Niobe. Half of one side of a day coach, from which many bodies have been taken, wad swept away, and it is possible that many of those who drowned have floated away, or are at the bottom of the river. The proper distance between the eyed id the width of one eye. HE DON’T LIKE IT Cov. Elerbe Fights Simonton’s Decision. His Rulings Permits Dealers to ShlpLiquoife Into South Carolina Charleston, S C„ Oct. 25 —Gov ernor Elberbe has participated a bitter fight on Judge Simonton’s decision, permitting dealers in other states to ship liquors into that state. He is strongly opposed to such a course, and will appeal to the higher authorities to stop it. It has opened up a big strife, and feeling has already grown to fever heat. TAYLOft eTelkis ON TRIAL. The Old Pike County Desperado Arraigned For the Fourth Time. Atlanta, Oct. 25. —The fourth trial of Taylor Delk for the murder of Sheriff Guinn of Pike county began be fore Judge Candler at McDonough, in Henry county. A change of venue was secured for the prisoner, and he has strong hopes of being acquitted this time. His defense will be almost iden tical with those made at the previous trials, but his evidence will probably be stronger. The sole defense of Taylor Delk is an alibi, and this he hopes to prove by Tom Langford, who is at present confined in the jail at Zebulon. It may be that Langford will not swear in the triaL He has been subpoenaed, but he is in jail at Zebulon and he will have to be ordered out by Judge Beck. The at torneys for Delk are confident that they can use Langford to good advantage either way he may choose to swear. If he swears to the disadvantage of Taylor Delk, the defense will introduce several witnesses who will swear that Langford told them immediately after the killing of Sheriff Guinn that Delk was not in the house at the time. If he swears contrary to what the defense considers the truth, an impeachment is certain. Old man Taylor Delk is hopefuL He has the same cheerful temperament that brightened the rugged character of his son Tom, who died on the gallows four months ago for the crime that is now charged to Taylor. WILL MEET ON WEDNESDAY. The Georgia Legislature to Convene—Ses sion May Become Historic. Atlanta, Oct. 25.—The Georgia leg islature convenes Wednesday. It will have important work to do at this ses sion, which bids fair to become historic, both because of the great questions set tled and reforms instituted and because of the careers which will be unfolded for a galaxy of bright men who are coming to the front. It is generally believed that the poli tics of the next state campaign will take shape during the session. Members will array themselves under the stand ards of the several gubernatorial candi dates, and some gentlemen who have the matter under consideration will de cide whether to be or not to be candi dates, according to the developments of the session. The overshadowing question before the legislature at this session is the con vict problem. A 20-year lease will soon come to an end aud this legisla ture will have to provide for some dis position of the 2,250 felons who will be returned to the state. Taggart to Help Tammany. Chicago, Oct. 25.—Mayor Taggart of IndianaDolis and a number of promi nent Indiana Democrats will go to New York with Mayor Harrison and the Chi cago Democracy to work for the elec tion of Tammany’s candidate for mayor. Mayor Taggart will in all probability make at least one speech in the New York campaign. The Indianapolis con tingent may go to New York on the Chicago Democracy special train. Leon Bailey, the chairman of the Indianap olis campaign committee, has arrived in Chicago to arrange for an eastern trip. Th. Stat, or Georgia Wlaa. Chattanooga, Oct. 25. —The court of appeals of Chattanooga has handed down its opinion in the case of the city of Chattanooga versus the state of Georgia in the famous depot case. The court’s decision was in favor of the state of Georgia. This case involves property worth SIOO,OOO, situated where the old Western and Atlantic depot of this city is situated. The case has been pending iu the courts for several years. H. Sn.ea.<i th. Ballet Out. Columbia, S. 0., Oct. 25.—Seven years ago Mr. Isadora Wolfe, a mer chant of Camden, was attacked on the streets of that town by a man with whom he had had a difficulty and shot in the face with a 32-caiibre pistol. The bullet split on striking the cheek bone, but it was thought all of it had been extracted. At times the merchant has experienced an unpleasant sensation in his face, which was accounted for a day or two ago when, being attacked by a fit of sneezing, the remainder of the ballet that had been in his face for coven years flew out of hie mouth. PLATT ON POLITICS Republican Boss is Bet ting On Tracy. HE IS SURE TO WIN Declares That There Are Three Demo crats in the Field. SAYS VAN WYCK CANNOT SUCCEED Statement is Interesting If It Is Not True. TAMMANY CANDIDATE IS SECOND While George and Low Will Be in the “Also Ran" Column—Declares Low I« a Revival of Clevelandism New York, Oct. 25.—Senator Platt has given out a statement in which he says: “General Tracy has won the election. There are three Democratic candidates in the field, among whom the Demo cratic vote will be divided. The Demo crats have never had a majority in the territory now consolidated since the en actment of the present election law. They used to have a majority in any kind of manner that suited their taste and couyenience. They had absolute control of the electoral machinery at every poll. “Whatever their present vote may be, it is going to be divided between Van Wyck, George, Low and Gleason. Van Wyck will probably get the most of it, George will get a huge portion of it, and Low will get a substantial re mainder. Low is the candidate of four Democratic organizations, the Ship Democracy, the Garoo Democracy, the Purroy Democracy and the Stockier Democracy. More and more as the can vass has proceeded he has become identified before the public with the Democratic party. He is the embodi ment of the ‘holier-than-thou’ idea of tne Cleveland party. He is a revival of Olevelandism, and he has the support of all that noisy and insolent crowd that grovels at the feet of Cleveland. “He has been brought forward as the expression of their notions and their hopes and that which makes his success impossible is the fact, now so clearly presented iu the minds of the commu nity, that through him this Cleveland clique are endeavoring to recover their lost prestige for use in 1900. The Re publican vote, on the other hand, is consolidated upon a single candidate.” Cyclo Moot In ill. Windy city. Chicago. Oct. 25. —Arrangements art being made to hold a bicycle race meet ing in the Coliseum Nov. 12- and 18. The stars who will appear are Jimmie Michael, Eddie McDuffie and Fred Ti tus. Michael and McDuffie will ap pear on Nov. 12 in a match race. Ths distance has not yet been decided upon, but it will probably be 20 miles. Each man will have 24 pacemakers. Ghouls at Work In Chicago. Chicago, Oct. 25.—Five dead bodiei —four men and a woman—were stolen during the night from the morgue at Dunning. The corpses were removed by men who forced open the deers oi the morgue. Postmaster Use. Ml. Pistol. Greenfield, Ma, Oct. 36. Jacob Masters waylaid, shot and killed John Hulston, at Hulston. Alleged criminal intimacy between Hulston and Masters* wife, resulting in a damage suit, now pending, is said to have been the cause of the murder. Masters is postmaster at Hulston. He gave himself up. Two 'Baath. Oocar la MempUh.. Memphis, Oct. 26.—Up to noon no new cases since last report; deaths since midnight two, as follows: Goldie Cohen and Marcus Cohen, both of one family, located at 90 St. Martin street. The Cohens visited McFerrin, the first pa tient, before McForriu’s oase was diag nosed as yellow fever. ▲ Mall Rubber la Artatst. Raleigh, Oct. 25. Complaints re garding lose of mail on the route be tween Roxboro and Telephone caused an investigation by Postoffioe Inspector Gregory, the result being the arrest of Mail Carrier William Morris, who was caught with rifled letters in his pocket. He confessed and showed where he had hidden the money. Ho will bo tried here at the December court. ' f THE BEST ADVERTISING I MEDIUM IN ♦ X NORTH GEORGIA* PBICE FIVE CENTS RICANS IN A REVOLT Spain Maj Have More Trouble On Her Hands Soon. Insurgent Major General in Cuban Army to Lead the Porto Rico People—Reports About It. New York, Oot. 25. The Herald says: The Porto Ricans of this city are talking about another uprising in Spain’s minor colony in the West In dies. They throw out dark hints about an expedition that is daily expected to land and talk with confidence of being able to sweep Captain General Marin and the 5,000 Spanish regular troops into the sea. The Spanish volunteers, who number about 7,000 on the island, are not taken into consideration, but are dismissed by the plotters as men who never fight It is new hinted that the mysterious schooner Silver Heels, which was sup posed to have left this port a week ago with war material for the Cuban in surgents, may not be bound for Cuba at all, but may be intended for Porto Rican waters. Much importance is at ached to the departure of Sose Davel.a, a wealthy merchant and coffee planter at Juanita, Porto Rico, who has been in this city for six months, and who disappeared the day before the Silver Heels sailed. One rumor places him on the schooner, while another rumor says he has gone to Jamaica to fit up an expedition. Il is said Davella will be joined by Juan Roig, who is now in this city, and Jose Boudet, who is described as the hero of the Yanco uprising of last March. It is said the seivices of a Cuban in surgent, with the rank of major gen eral, and two Santa Domingan generals have been secured for the coming revo lution, and that aid will be obtained from Hayti and San Domingo, as well as from this country. One of the re ported leaders among the revolutionist! is Antonio Mattei Llutiras, a merchant of Pqrto Rico, who is now in this city. He refused to talk. Dr. Henna, ths head of the junta, also declined to talk. WEYLER REPORTS ON WAR. Retiring General Says There Is Not Much Left of the Revolution. New York, Oct. 25.—A dispatch t« The Herald from Havana says: Tbs publication by Captain General Wey ler’s personal organ, El Guerrilero oi this city, of the general’s report to ths minister of war in Madrid, caused much comment here. The report commences with state ments that upon his arrival in Havana on Feb. 11, 1896, he found the entire island invaded by insurgents, whose forces were thoroughly organized in divisions, brigades, regiments, battal ions and squadrons, from Cape San Antonio to the extreme eastern end of Cuba, under command of able leaders, among whom were many who partici pated in the last war. The very day he arrived, he says, he could not announce having assumed command to his subordinates in the in terior for the reason that the telegraph wires had been cut and railroad traffic interrupted. All the railroad bridge! had been destroyed by dynamite and station houses burned by insurgents in their mad and rapid flight across the island. General Weyler then paints a picture of the conditions existing today, stating that from Pinar del Rio to the Ucaro trooha there are only a few small bands of roving insurgents and they are un able much longer to continue the strife of arms. Farmers are ready and anx ious to resume cultivation of their crops, while tobacco already planted gives promise of a yield beyond all the local demands. Therefore he asks the home government to issue a royal deoree fa vorable to its exportation. ELLERBE IS IN A QUANDARY. Feels That He Should Not Attend the Coming Carolina Club Ball. Columbia, 8. 0., Oot 25 Governot Ellerbe is in trouble. He is a good Methodist; he is also a member of the South Carolina club, which gives the state ball during fair week. Mrs. El lerbee, as the “leading lady” of ths state, by virtue of the official position of her husband, is head of the ladies’ reception committee. As governor, member of the club aud husband of the head of the ladies’ reception commit tee. Mr. EUerbee will be expected to at tend the ball. It would be exceeding difficult for him to avoid doing so, but as a member of the Methodist church he feels that the rules of the church will be violated if he does attend Recently the governor issued a circu lar to the ministers of the state, asking their opinion on liquor traffic, inviting a ministerial vote, in fact, on “dispen sary,” “prohibition” and “high li cense. ” It has been suggested that to extricate himself from the present di lemma about the ball, he issue another “ministerial circular” to the Methodists fCngTaver expires. Philadelphia, Oct. 25.—John Sar tain. the eminent artist and engraver, died at the home of his daughter. Sun day was Mr. Sartain’s eighty-ninth birthday anniversary. Train Service Badly Crippled. Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 25.—A1l pas senger trains on the Alabama Great Southern road have virtually been abandoned on account of the yellow, fever below here.