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8 BRIGHT IRO BHEHFI "AU The New-" 2 * North Georgia’s Great J Daily* jj $ Only 50 Cents a Month, a ESTABLISHED 1887. OHIO FIGHT ' STILL ON f Courts to Filially Decide I Sensational Contest. ) • A r protests are made A interest Is Centered in the Returns From .Woods County. [ CLOSE VOTE IK MANY COUNTIES • J Fight to Finish ths Democrats and Republicans. r4T IS VERY CLOSE AND EXCITING If Woods County is Democratic it Will Give Republicans a Constitutional | ( Majority of One. • * Iioi.UMBUS, 0., Nov. s.—The contest control of the legislature will likely carried into the courts. The official urns of about one-fourth of the 88 mties have been received by the sec iry of state. To the returns of close mties protests have been made. It is posed now to prevent the issue of tiflcates of election' to certain legisla s candidates if the courts will do so. uterest centers in the official count at Bowling Green of the vote of >od county. The Republican pin ity in that county for representative announced as 25. The Democrats im the representatives by a plurality 5. Including Wood county's repre tative, the Republicans claim the islature by 75 to 70. If Wood county mid finally be put in the Democratic ‘by the official figures the legislature uld stand 74 Republicans to 71 Dem ats. White tins is a mathematical jority of three, it is a constitutional plus of only one. t requires 73 votes, or a majority of the 145 members, to elect a senator joint ballot. With only 74 Republi cs in the legislature, the death of a publican member or a Republican vacancy from any cause would leave a ■bare majority, and, if Wood county ■Should elect a Democratic represeuta |tive, there wAsuld no doubt be startling ■developments at once in at least two ■Other counties. ' The proposed legal proceedings are Jbelieved to be in statu quo, awaiting the [Completion of the official canvass of the I vote in Wood county. No disturbances are apprehended, though both sides will fight to a finish 'Tbefore the returning boards, then in . the courts and final y in the organiza tetion of the legislature. Since the Republican plurality on the i state ticket has approached 29,000, no interest is taken in those returns. Information has been received at the state headquarters of both parties that the Republicans claim the election of their representative in Wood county by 88, and the Democrats claim their rep resentative has a plurality of 14. TRAIN HAS A FATAL TRIP! St. Louin Mini Som It western Kilin Four ana <>■••> of It* <irers llicide*. Dallas, Nov. s.—The westbound pas senger train on the st Louis and South western road, known as the ‘ Cotton Belt” route, was lilfated and death marked its run. I ear Mount Pleasant the train ran f J. O. Beasley, an e» section fore 1. who had fallen asleep ou the track, was Distantly killed. bout 80 miles further west, near enville, three negro children were ■ing down among the rubbers of a tie bridge. They scampered up to track trying to escape. They had been seen by the engineer and were lose to the engine that they were over before being discovered. Two e killed between the rails. The »r child died an hour later. * few miles further west, near Wylie, issenger named J. O. Davis entered ilet room and committed suicide by iting himself through the head, home was at Cedar Hill, near Dal- His friends cannot account for his mg himself. e All Are Agalunt Autonomy. Key West. Nov. s.—The Cuban pop •lation of Key ‘West made a great demonstration against the acceptance o>f autonomy from Spain with a grand torchlight procession and addresses by ' prominent Cubans at San Carlos Opera Bouse. Strong resolutions were adopted •gainst accepting autonomy. Houses all over the oily are decorated and pre •eat a gala appearance. • 1' • A ** • $L ■»" r \ **- « »•' • • • *. e» A »• r > >< A r • .f• I t j j ' “X J Hit t L THE ROME TRIBLNE. i.. ■■ Cv J SELMA ISjALL RIGHT R figecs Returning on Every Train. The Special OfflelalsTDiseharged. Danger is All Over and Business is Resumed. Selma, Nov. 5. —All fear of yellow fever has disappeared here and every train brings hundreds of returning refugees. Dr.Gfddings under direction of Sur geon General Wyman has thoroughly disinfected all houses where fever has occurred. Trains on the Birmingham and Rome, di visions of the Southern rail way have been resumed and once again the city has resumed a busy, cheerful appearance, after many days of gloom and quiet. The extra police, firemen, quaran tine officers and guards employed dar ing the fever scare have been dis charged. • Fever Bulletin. New Orleans—-Thirty-one oases and ten deaths. Mobile—Eleven cases - and three deaths. • Memphis—One case. DISEASE ON The decline. Fever In the City of New Orleans Make! Its ••Dying Mieker.** New Orleans, Nov. 5 The Commu nity was somewhat shocked over ths annuucement of seven deaths from yel low fever by 10 a m. Though this num ber is large, it has not created any excitement, as it is generally conceded that it is the lever’s “dying flicker,” ai , one member of the board of health puts it. Five of those deaths have been ex pected for several days, as they were given up by the physicians. Two new cases were recorded up to the same hour. Business is booming. The raising oi the quarantine in all places where frost has occurred has caused orders to pour in on the merchants and all is activity now iu the mercantile districts. The fever is on the rapid decline and by next week it is belteved the-e will be not one new case. The board of health at 1 p. m. re ported eight new cases and a like num ber of deaths. HEALTH OFFICE IS CLOSED. No Possibility of Yellow Povor Spreading In Atlanta Now. Atlanta, Nov. s.—The health certif icate office established by this city when the yellow fever scare started two months ago and the arrangements made foi the inspection of refugees will ba abolished. There is no longer the least possibility of fever spreading or com ing here, and the health office is nol now needed, the quarantine against At lanta having been raised with few ex ceptions. Mayor Collier will issue certificates hereafter to the few who need them and the board of health will relax its inspection and work occasioned by ths travel of refugees from infected places. Ten New ( nt Mobile. Mobile. Nov. s.—New cases: Clai borne Carter, a negro, Monroe neat Warren; Georgia Hollerman, 530 Broadi Minnie Campbell, same; Mrs. Sebastian Moll, Monroe near Royal; Mrs. Fuller Henderson, a negro, 927 State; Ray Carroll, Church corner George; Foxey Spencer, 972 Government; H P. Mur dock, 312 North Hamilton; Mrs Alice McDonald, State corner Locust; God frey Guiickson, Jackson corner Earle. Death: J. A. Atkinson, 333 Springhill avenue. Recoveries: W. H. Kramer, Mrs. J. Godard. Mrs. J. D. Hudson; Dominico Guiiita. 'ruffle I* Ke*uin*d. Selma, Ala., Nov. s—Selma expe rienced a heavy frost with ice in places. The beard of health withdrew all ob jections to the return of refugees, and by request of a committee of bushiest! men- asked the governor to raise the embargo against- Senna. Trains on the Southern railway’s branches leading north from Selma have resumed their regular schedule. Business siiows a de cided improvement. SCHOONER in bad storm. Vol va»<» L- nt >-"er i ot»p-i-R at Sea and Uml m Very K>ii»n V San Franciscq.Nov. 5. —The schooner Volvan», only 17 tons burden, has ar rived iiere after riding out a storm in midoceau, during which her compass was lost. Captain William Kissell suc ceeded in making port after a voyage of 1,100 miles with no other guide than the sun, stars and the trend of the cur rents. The northern California coast was sighted. Then a glimpse of ths ■bore enabled the mariner to make his way to the Golden Gate. The little vessel sailed from this city Oct. 2 with salt and coal for Usga is lands, the intention being to leave ths schooner in the north to ply between trading stations. On Oct. 18, when 1,000 miles west of Cape Menderiuo, u stdrm struck the vessel, nearly wreck ing her and sweeping part of the cargo' and the compass overboard. The captain decided to return here, •nd the manner ib which he aocom plished the feat is considered marvelous bl seafariuq men. SOME. GA., SAI’Ufi’DAY, INOVtiMBEiI 6, 1897. BAD FOR THE BUTCHER Captain General Will Be Counmatialed. STEAMER MONSENAT Which Sailed Sunday Has Di abbd Her Engines on Cab i’s Coast. TONGUE GETS HIM INTO TROUBLE His Sp?ed Last Sunday js Cause of Trouble. REPLY OF SPAIN IS RECEIVED Officials at Washington Have Received It Will Be Divulged in President's Message. Madrid, Nov. 5. —The Spanish gov ernment, as a result of the deliberations of tne ministers over the utterances of General Weyler, the former captain general of Cuba, has come to the decie tion to try him by courtmartial, no matter where be lauds, if he con firms the accuracy of’ the press re ports of his utter ances. The command ing officers at all the ports of the Spanish kingdom ha.ve been in structed to de v maud of General Weyler, the mo- GENERAL WEYLEB. can be communicated with, the exact terms of the speech he delivered in reply to the manifestation at Havana upon the occa sion of his embarkation for Spain on Sunday. The steamer Montserrat, on which General Weyler sailed for Spain on Sunday, on Wednesday reached Gibara, on the northwest coast of Cuba, with her engines disabled, and may be com pelled to return to Havana, iu which case it is not unlikely that there will be interesting developments. REPLY OF SPAIN RECEIVED, Message Iu Full Readies President Mo. Kinley—The Weyler Trial. Washington, Nov. s.—The full text of the Spanish reply to the note of United States Minister Woodford has reached the state department in the last mail and is now under examination by the officials. So far as can be learned it is not the intention of the adminis tration to give it to the public now, so that the interest of the people must be satisfied at present with the more or less official statements emanating from Madrid as to the character of the Span ish note. It is expected that the president will make this note and the correspondence leading up to it the basis for one of the most important chapters of his forth coming message to congress upon the reassembling of that body iu next De cember, and meanwhile it is not believed to be probable that any radical change in policy will characterize the corre spondence between the two countries unless something unforeseen occurs. It appears that the determination of the Spanish cabinet to courtmartial General Weyler. while not directly due to a request of this government, was probably inspired by. an intimation from the state department that his ut terances were not calculated to smooth the way of the negotiations. It is sur mised that by thns acting with prompt ness, the Spanish cabinet has paved the way for a counter remonstrance against the publications of ex-United States Minister Hannis Taylor. The conditions in the two cases, how ever, are said at toe state department to be entirely different. General Weyler being a Spanish army offi er, is amena ble to discipline for any interference with* the policy of tne government, while Mr. Taylor, being a private citi zen, is not accountab.e to his govern meut for his individual utterances. KrarJliMii MlnH'tnr Dead. Berlin, Nov. s.—Baron d’ltajiiuba, the Brazilian minister to Germany, died here. Heart disease is supposed to have been the cause of his death. l>ecr«« Abol i*hlng Cattle Duty*. Havana, Nov. 6. —Captain General Bianco will shortly issue a decree abol ishing for two mouths the import da ties ou cattle. BARROOM BILL LOST An i-Salooo Measure Bas Been Defeated. Mr. Turner’s Bill Voted Down By the Senate By a Vote of 28 to 18. <; • • Atlanta, Nov. s.—The Turner anti barrcuin bill came up in the senate for passage and was defeated by a vo’e of 23 Co 18. The committee’s report, which was iii favor of the passage of the bill, was v ited against and the bill was then put du its final passage with the above result. A bill was introduced by Mr. Turner to prohibit the buying of the privilege to shoot at, shooting or maltreating tur keys, chickens or any other domestic animal for a wager and to provide a penalty for same. The difficulty between Mr. Phinizy of Richmond and Mr. Waiter Adamson of The Constitution, growing out of an in terview alleged to have been given to Mr. Adamson by Mr. Phiuizy iu refer ence to the football question, was ami cably settled in the house. Both gen tlemen agreed that each were in the wrong and decided to let the matter drop. The session of the house was devoid of any special features, ex -ept the in troduction of several important bills. The following are some of the most im portant: By Mr. Blalock of Fayette, a bill to reduce the maximum compensation of oil inspectors from $125 to per mon tn. By Mr. Duncan of Houston, a bill to declare unlawful the running of excur sion trains on Sunday. By Mr. Stone of Walton, a bill to provide foijjihe elec ion of the prii ci pal keeper of the penitentiary, and tor the leasing of the state convicts This is a bill for the election of this officer by the people as other storehouse offi cers are elected, ami proviues for a straight lease of the penitentiary con victs. By Mr. Berry of Whitfield, a bill re ducing the salaries of railroad commis aioners from $2,501) to $2,000 By. Mr. Armstrong of Wilkes, a bill to provide for inspection of misuemeanor convicts. MURDER OR SUIGIDE? Wife of Zion BrldwelL an Aged Printer, Found Hanged in House. Atlanta, Nov. s.—Zion Bridwell is one of this city’s strongest characters. He edits, sets type, in feet does every thing in issuing a freak paper ca led the “Headlight.” Bridwell is 90 years of age, and bears a striking resemblance to Horace Greeley. He lived with his wife in a wierd tum bled down shanty in the midst of a big lot here. The house is surrounded by weeds and wild growth, and the super stitious believe it is haunted. This afternoon Bridwell was seen to run from his house yelling frantically. People went to the place and found Mrs. Bridwell hanging from a rafter by a rope. She was cold and bad evidently oeen dead several hours. Her feet were tied together, and a stout cord was around one wrist. Detectives investigated and later Bridwell was arrested and placed in jail charged with murdering his wife. He says he is innocent. EDITORS FIGHT, Tom Lioyless and Major ‘Hanson Have Difficulty in Macon. Macon, Nov. s.—As a result of an editorial in this morning’s Telegraph branding Tom Loyless, editor of the Macon Evening News, a “constitutional liar”, Loyless and Major .Hanson, of the Telegraph, had a personal difficulty in front of the Telegraph office this after noon. They met and a few words passed, when Loyless struck Maj. Hanson. The latter drew his pistol and would have med it had not friends interferred and separated the belligerents. There is bitter feeling between the two men, and, as both are fearless, trouble may yet result. Shot to Dentil *e Slept. Detroit. Nov. 5 —John Neiding, a shoemaker, was shot and fatally wounded by a robber while asleep in Ins house on Antoine street. Mrs. Neiding was awakened just as the in trader ap peared in the doorway of their room with a lighted match in Ins hand. Real izihg he was detected, the stranger fired a revolver at the bed. The bullet pierced the breast of tne sleeping man, pene trating a lung and b.ood vessels. The robber escaped. Neiding can live but a few hours. Ex-Gorernor Houder Expire*. Wilmington, Del., Nov. s.—James Ponder, former governor of Delaware, died at his home in Milton,Sussex county of paralysis, aged 78 years. He was for yean active in state politics as a Demo crat. served ss speaker of the Mate sell •to and was elected governor in 1870 serving four veer*- • < ■ ■ NEW SYSTEM IS NEEDED Quarantine Bill to Be Presented to Congress BY SENATOR CAFFERY “I am Strongly in Favor of a National Quarantine Lav," He Says. FEDERAL CONTROL IS FAVORED Traffic Should Be Regulated By National Law DURING EPIDEMICS WHICH PREVAIL Ex-Gov. W. Oates Talks About the Pro posed Measure to Prevent the Spread of Fever. Washington, Nov. s.—Senator Caf fery of Louisiana has prepared a bill, for introduction at the approaching ses sion of congress, to give the federal gov ernment full power to enforce the quar antine regulations in the various states. “I am strongly in favor of a national quarantine law,” said Senator Caffery, “but at the same tune I am not un mindful of the opposition which will be encountered in attempting to secure the necessary legislation. Some of the state rights Democrt\ts will antagonize it on general principles and others will join them because of the allegation that a law of ihir character would infringe upon thS prerogatives of a common wealth. “I have prepared a bill for introduc tion in congress, and it is now in the hands of the surgeon general of the ma rine hospital service, to whom it was submitted for examination and sugges tions. 1 consider it inexpedient to make its details public at this time, because it would arouse unnecessary opposition and because it may be materially altered before it is presented to the senate. “I be!‘eve that such a measure will meet th more favor now than at any previous time. I have drafted my bill so as not to usurp the nolice powers of the states and still come within the con stitutional right of congress to regmate commerce between states and individu als of states.’’ William C. Oates, former governor of Alabama and representative in con gress for 12 years from that state, is iu the city, having experienced great in convenience ami even hardship iu trav eling through the south. He admits that he is now in favor of a national ' quarantine law, believing that it would bring greater uniformity in the enforce ment of regulations and perhaps work less hardships in tlje event of epidem ics. In speaking ou this subject he said: “There has always been strenuous op position to a national quarantine law because the state rights Democrats ad here to the doctrine that congress has no power to legislate upon any subject unless that power be expressly granted in the constitution of the United States, or so clearly implied as to give force and effect to the expressly granted power of congress. “From the inconveniences and hard ships resulting from state quarantines, county quarantines, city and village quarantines—the state for ten days, some of the cities and towns for 20 days —every thinking man sees that a gen eral national quarantine law properly executed and uniform in its operatioiil would be more satisfactory and bene ficial.” « Chrysanthemum* Ut Chicago. Chicago, Nov. s.—The annual chry santhemum and flower show held each ypar under the auspices of the Horti cultural society of Chicago will open next Tuesday. Exhibits will be made by horticulturalists and floriculturists from every section of the United States. Rare specimens never exhibited before in America will be among the displays. The show extends over five days and arrangements have been made for at tractive special features for each day. The cash premiums for the floral ex hibits aggregate more than -$3,000, while the special prizes are numerous •nd valuable Croker Hae a 'evere Cold. New York, Nov. 5. —Richard Croker, who has been suffering from a severe cold, is very much improved. He at tributes his indisposition to a bad chill he suffered in Tammany Hall on elec tion night. On that occa-ion he was without an overcoat, and the enthusi astic crowd that greeted him in the street! kept him standing a long time in the eold night air. He is expected to be guite well again in a fe< £ iRCTRSSB TOUT n3ußi S’ A Klondike Strike ' j* By advertising in The Tribune. jj $ Best inedliiiiHn North Georgia* PRICE FIVE CENTS TRIBUTE TO GAMMON The Freshmen Class Pass Resolutions. The Young Men of the Univeis’.ty Pay Tender Tribute to His Memory. Athens, Nov. s.—The members of the freshman class, in a mats meeting this morning, passed the following resolutions: “Whereas, we, the members of the freshman class, believing in the Provi dence of an Almighty God, and that He doeth all things well, realize our great loss sustained by the death of our fellow student and classmate, Von Gammon, and “Whereas, by his manly bearing, ex cellent behavior, and noble character he has at all times showed himself worthy ot the respect and love of his fellow student, and, “Whereas, his untimely death was caused by one of many endeavors on his part to uphold .the honor and good name of our class and university. ” Therefore be it resolved, That we - .the members of the freshman class do humbly bow in submission to the will of an all wise Providence, saying, ‘Tby will be done.’ “That we deeply lament the sad death oj our friend and fellow stu dent, and that by his death our class has lost one of its most worthy and faithful members, the university-one of tier noblest and best sons, and the state one of her most promising citi zens. •’That we extend to his family in their sad bereavement our heartfelt sympathy, “That a copy be sent to the parents of our friend, and to the Georgian, the Red and Black, the Rome Argus, the Athens Banner, the Rome Tri bune, the Atlanta Constitution, and the Atlanta Journal for publication.” J. A. Scruggs, C. H. Story, Rob Yancey, lepresenting freshman class. ANTITRUST LAW SET ASIDE. •<•*•* - Judge Andvnon Make* *en*ational Charge to the Grand J ivy. Nashville, Nov. 5. judge J. M. Anderson of the Davidson county crim inal court has charged th’e grand jury that the antitrust law passed by the lasi legislature is unconstitutional because it exempted farmers and stock breeders from its provisious aud took from the jury and vested in the court the power of fixing punishment in case of con viction. He also suggested that the law was defective in that it did not provide a statutory pardon for all witnesses who might be called upon to testify. Members of trusts can now decline to testify because their testimony would be self incriminating. Judge Anderson had previously been after the alleged local trusts, including the ice trust, druggists’ trust and millers’ trust -an.st Route -Is Reopened. San Francisco, Nov. s.—The South ern Pacific company’s Sunset route to New Orleans, which has been badly crippled for some weeks on accouqt of the yellow fever scare in the southern states, has been reopened for through business. A plan Is now under consid eration to run the limited trains east of El Paso, and then making the trip tc Chicago byway of the Texas and Pa cific, St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern and the Chicago and Alton roads, instead of to New Orleans over the Southern route. Hartford Ilan Is Honored. Hartford, Nov. s.—Stephen Bal), secretary of the Hartford Life Insur ance company, was elected president of the National Life association. Assis tant Secretary Calkins was elected treas urer. The stock of ex- Secretary Fletchei was placed in the hands of Secretary Ball to be held and voted on by the di rectors. Ball has been an officer of ths Hartford Life Insurance company for 811 years and is one of the best known in*, surapce men iu the country. Holland and Hawaii United. St. Paul Nov. 5 —Holland and Ha waii were united by a notable marriage in St. Paul. The “crown painter” to the Dutch i. ai family, a distiuguis'.ied Enropeun artist, was inurrie i to the daug nter of an ex Hawaiian king, a wiuow of remarkable beautjr. The groom was Joseph Huoert Voire of Tns Hague. The bride was E.ennor K.mti. laiui Graham of Honolulu. R-v. Dr. John Paul Egbert of thy House of li me Presbyterian cnux-ii effijiated at tin! wedding. New Get* n College. New York, Nov. s.—The Upsala col lege, of which R-v. L H Beck is presi dent, has s.gned contracts with a real estate coninany providing for the re moval of that institution to the city oi New Orange, wnieh is being built in the vicinity of Orange and Newark, N. J. The Upsala college is a Lutheran institution, supported by the State church of Sweden. It is now located if Brooklyn. N* ¥* . .... a