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Wayne County News. J* •—I N—I "i’ll IIIIIO MSI," WAS A MOTHER’S ADMONITION TO HER INNOCENT CHILDREN. STRYCHNINE IN BREAKFAST COFFEE Doctor Found Mother and Four of the Seven Children Cold In Death. A Special to the Omaha Bee from Schuyler, Neb., says that during the forenoon Sundav Frank Stein ad came * hastily , . from . J%11 ,, Creek „ , precinct, . , in nine miles northwest, to summon a physician to the home of Frank Davis, where he said the whole family had been poisoned. • Dr. Sixta hastened out and found four of the seven children in the fam ily and their mother dead, a fifth chiid in a dying condition and a sixth person sick. Davis and his oldestson went away early in the morning, leaving before the resUof the family breakfasted, When the meal was prepared all down, and early in the course of the meal Mrs. Davis made some such re mark as: “Eat a good breakfast and we’ll all go to glory.” . , An older son’s mind was affected by the remark to the extent that lie did not appease, his appetite. A daughter, younger than the son, after drinking a half cup of coffee, sick and vomiwa. .. V xf f. ‘ - The rest of the family continued the morning meal, although the made very wry faces and said the cof fee did not taste good. Strychnine had beeff pjit into the coffee. JAPAN’S ENTERPRISE. Moncy Appropriated to Teach American. How to Make Tea. Several .months ago tho Japanese Tea Guild sent to this country a spe cial commission to investigate the con ditfon of the Japanese tea trade in tho United States snd Canada, and to co opMffH witlMWG American represent* tives itt giving publicity to the methods merits of Japanese teas and the best of preparing them. 'lew -bazaars are to l>e opened in many of the principal cities in the United States pad Canada, where la¬ dies cant enjdy a cup of tine Japanese tea made by experts; and at the same time receive instructions which will enable them to make it equally well at home. More than half the tea eon srtmed in the United States and Can ada is of Japanese growth, yet most Americans apparently do not under¬ stand how- to prepare it so as to devel¬ op its delicious qualities. The Japan¬ ese government has appropriated a large fund to aid lit piosccuting this educational work. Toe Japanese Tea Guild has issued this official recipe for making Japanese tea: and thor First—Use a small , dry onghly clean porcelain teapot. teaspoonful of Second—Put in one tea leaves for each cup of tea desired, Third—When using Japanese teas pour on the required quantity of fresh boiled water, and lot stand with closed lid from two to three minutes. Never boil the leaves. Iu order to retain the natural flavor Japanese tea leaves should be kept in tight can or jar, free from moisture. Note.—To thoroughly enjoy the natural,* delicate and sweet flavor, neither sugar nor cream should be used. NEAL DOW PASSES AWAY. Tim Great Prohibition I.eailer Die* At Ufa II nmo. Genera^NeaT"D 6 w died at his resi t°r““on“ ™'p S CKe(!i 1 'alfd h. retained e„.e,„n,ne„ nntii .» hour before he died, recognizing his children, who were, gathered at his General Dow’s death Was due to the infirmities of old age. His vigorous body was worn out aud his strength had been gradually failing fora year or more, but until recently. he had been able to lake his accus tomed drives. A week ago Saturday he was obliged to take to his bed. His mind was stilT clear, however, and only a few days ago Le called for the daily paper and read a portion of it. COKE WAR IMMINENT. Most Extensive Producers In the Country Threaten to Cut Prices. Advices from Cleveland, Ohio, state that W. J. Raney, one of the largest coke producers in the country, says that he has information which leads him to believe that on January 1st the Frick interests will advance the price of furnace coke to $2 per ton. “What will be your price?” was asked. “Well,” Mr. Raney answered with a peculiar smile, “I think furnace coke is worth 90 cents. ” The market price of furnace coke is BOW $1.50. There is every reason to believe .that there will be another war JESUP. GEORGIA. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 8,. 1897. A DAY OF SUICIDES. Nearly a Score of Unfortunate. In New York Commit Self-Murder. A woman and her four children were found dead-by asphyxiation in the West Shore Ikwiel, Forty-second street and Eleventh avenue, New York, Fri¬ day morning. The woman had. evi¬ dently killed her children- and- then committed suicide. They were registered as. “Mrs. Car¬ oline Rivinius, West Point, and four children.” The children were two boys, one about fifteen and the other about seven, and two girls, about thirteen and five years old. Nearly a score of unfortunates met tragic deaths in and about the city during the day. In addition to the Itivinius . tragedy, Hamon g Burt> of Norwich, Conn., waa found dead iu bed from poison; C. F. Iv. Boyce; San Francisco, found dead av. the Grand Union hotel, as¬ phyxiated; Dr. Robert W. Flagg, physician of Yonkers, leaped from a window in the Murray Hall hotel and died shortly afterward; Theodore Mil ler> 8 ll i 0 ided by .'.wiiH'k, shooting; Rudolph out of drank carbolic acid and died an hour later; Edward L yx*fiw flU d Frank 0. Hojly, of Conii., were Hound dkad in Hiejr apartments at White Plain*, as phyxicated by gas; Mrs. Bertha Hum mel and Julia Cutto, each took carbolic aei(] and died; George Martin, serving a sentence for burglary in the Kings county penitentiary, cut his thraat with a piece of glass and cannot re „ 0Teti Micluujl. Walsh died at the Ful ton hotel from tho.effisets of drugs. ------_— TEXT OF WOODFORD’S MESSAGE To Spanish -iaoveriimeiit a* Given Out by the Chicago Times-Herald* A Washington special to the Chicago Times-Herald says: “It is now possible for the Times Herald to give, not the exact text of the famous Woodford -note to Spain, but a fair statement of its substance. “This now celebrated and much dis c U8ged document simply expresses OU Ble p a] q 0 { tlie United States the hope that ttle var w ill be brought to a close as speedily f as possible, .« No da e is fixed when the consum- 5ni ition is to he reached, and that tlie interests of Spain no less than the iu terests of the United States, the inter ests of humanity and the interests of t h e wor j d a t large are reasons why the war should end with the least possible delay. acting “And with that in view, as a frietul of Spain becapsf of tho great stake which the United Htates has iu Cuba financially arid otherwise,because of the annoyance to which tbe United States has been put by maintaining a patrol over and preventing the sailing of filibustering expeditions. “And because civilization opposes war tlie United States tenders to (■Spain its good offices to act as a friend between the'mother country and her rebellious colony in the hope that she may be able to effect a settlement and the warfare to a close. “This is all there is in the note, There is not the faintest suggestion of this government, forcing upon Spain her good offices if she does not care tp voluntarily accept them, nor is there an intimation that the war must he brought to an end by a certain time, or t h at Hjciin must return her answer to no t e by a fixed date.” WEDDERBURN DISBARRED. Famous Patent Attorney of Washington Declared a Fraud. John Wedderburn & Co., of Wash¬ ing, D. C., were disbarred Friday from practice before tho interior de¬ partment as patent attorneys or agents. The firm W held to hare been guilty of “gross fraud aud unprofess:onal conduct.” The postmaster general has been no¬ tified of the finding, which was made a long investigation following ■»,»,,Lint, o( other who filed • I,» bee, the most extensively advertised patent attorney in the; United States. SOLD HER HUSBAND. TJie „ olher Woman” Buys John A. Troltt From His Wife for 84.000 Cash, According to the St. Louis Post ')j S p a t<-h, John A. Truitt, a conductor , n {j le Northern Central electric street a r line, was sold Friday by his wife § 4 ; Q 00 to a woman who declared t j iat p j ie j ove( j the man more than his w jf e d j d APPOINTMENTS BT PRESIDENT. A Number of Fat and Juicy Plum* Given Out by Cliief Executive. Tbe president made the following appointments Monday: Finch, William R. of W : envoy extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Paraguay and Uruguay. United To be consuls of the States— Jas. I. Dodge, of Indiana, at Nagasaki, Japan; George W. Dickinson, of New York, at Belleuille, Ontario; Alvin Smith, of Ohio, at Trinidad, West ! Indies, and Percy McElrath, of New J York, at Turin, Dalv. Joseyh Perraalt, of Boise, Idaho, to be general of Idaho. STRONG AND BITTER FIGHT BEING MADE ON HEALTH HOARD. FEVER RECORDS BEING BROKEN Doctor* Arc Doth to Report Case*# Giving: as a Reason That It Curtails Their Practice. Friday was again something of a re¬ cord breaker iu New Orleans in the matter of . . new cases, there being „ thirty reported. They cropped record up in all directions, but the death was only three for the day. The fever is rapidly spreading iu many directions, but the largest major ity of cases are proving to be of a harmless type. The infectious character of the fever is, however, shown in the faot that there were again numerous instances of new cases iu houses where sickness has already existed. The weather is warm and the conditions excellent for new cases. But the death percentage has fallen considerably below the re cord of 1878. The usual care is not now being taken in diagnosing cases, and it is quite probable that many of the cases that are reported as yellow fever are the result of hurried examinations by physicians. 9 More cases were reported before o’clock Friday than at any time since the fever has invaded the city. There were fifteen at that hour. The new cases were reported from all sections of the city. Doctors Having Trouble A bitter fight is being made on the board of health because it is insisting in quarantining inmates of houses in which yellow fever exists and those houses which immediately adjoin. Dr. Guiteras expressed the opinion that it is possible to confine tbe in¬ fection within the room where tlie pa¬ tient may be lying so this has strength¬ ened the fight of the public against these quarantine measures. In spite of the storm of protests, however, many eminent physicians,, and board profes* sional men arc urging the to continue its present course in quarau tining houses. Tlie crisis is eiilier present now or close at hand, and it is not considered wise to jeopardize the health of tho whole community by allowing people in infected houses or living next door to them to go among the members of the community at random. Tho fever has, of course, not been declared epidemic and for that reason physicians are disinclined to report yellow fever. A number of doctors state, in a for mal protest, that if their names are re¬ ported in connection with yellow fever cases their practice will be ruined. Nobody would send for them if they have had anything to do with yellow fever cases. Crisis Approaching In Mobile. Newspaper correspondents at Mobile, Ala., are in a quandary. If they tell the truth they are condemned locally as writing against the interests of the city. If they draw it mild outside communities declare they are lying. An attempt has already been made to throttle the press by the prosecution and of a local city editor, hut it laded, the case was withdrawn as an ignomi mous and unpopular move. The truth of the matter is that a crisis is approaching in Mobile. The fever has made unexpected leaps and within two days has hi oken out in two totally unexpected quarters. STRIKE THREATENED IN CHICAGO. Probable Tie-Up of the City’. Street Kail ways. The danger of a tie-up of the lines of the Chicago City Railway Company is not over yet. A mass meeting of street car employes was held Friday and res¬ olutions were unanimously adopted indorsing the organization pi a local branch of the Amalgamated Association of Street Car Employes of America. The u|ost important action taken, however, was the giving by secret ballot the power to the executive com¬ mittee of the organization to order a strike without notice to the company. The plan of the executive committee to resent any further dismissal of em¬ ployes was thus ratified, and future actien was referred to that committee. MILES HOMEWARD BOUND. Uncle Sam’* Army Commander Finl.he. Tonr of Europe. General Nelson A. Miles, with Mrs. Miles and Major Camp, Captain Mans, sailed from London Saturday for the United States on tbe American liner St. Louis. The commander of the army has been in Europe since May on his tour cf military observation and has in¬ spected everything of military inter¬ est in the armies of the great powers in tbe field of action. He has been looking over fortifica¬ tions, barracks, camps, ordnance works of all classes and in the intervals of this work has written three reports. THIRTY-FOUR PATIENTS. Tko Fever Record at New Orleans For One Day. A New Orleans special says: After two days of improvement and of face promise tbe fever situation on tlie of the record took somewhat of a turn Tuesday. For forty hours there had been no deaths and Monday the number of new cases had shown ma terial falling off from the day before. Early Tuesday morning, however, the reports of the new cases began to come into the board of health office with considerable rapidity and by 1 o’clock there had been fifteen cases and by 7 o’clock Tuesday night all previous records of this season had been broken, so far as new eases were concerned, with prospects that others woul( j c#me j n ft f ow hours three deaths had been reported to the board, The physicians were not at a loss to explain the increase in cases. They took practically the position explained j u the Associated Press reports and said it might be expected that numer ous cases would still continue daily to reported. j n discussing the situation Dr, Olli pb»nt said: “The stern enforcement of the law requiring all physicians and to report actual promptly both suspicions had cases of yelloiy fever has a ninte rial effect in increasing the number of cases. I am not prepared to say that wo are j esH careful than we have been heretofore, but now that we have ree ognized that yellow fever exists in New Orleans we are prepared to ao cept the diagnosis of any reputable physician called in to attend a case, “Perhaps occasionally a doctor makes an error. I have known in stances where eminent practitioners ] mve asked me to have a flag taken down after they had declared a case of yellow fever; but as a rule the mi merical increase of cases is due to the j fact that we have so organized our forces that the corps of the board of health is now so large and the activity the public so much excited that few if any cases are escaping attention and prompt report. “No, the hoard has by no means lost control of the situation. The cases, ns a rule, are mild. They are being given strict attention. The foci are inereas ing but slowly. The disease is not -spreading to any material extent and a number of cn,noo arc being <bn charged daily. An epidemic is abso j ' lutely leans is out today of the not question. by any means New Or- un¬ healthier than it has been for several years. The prevailing fever has caused in several weeks, not forty deaths, Tuesday’s record showed thirty-four new cases and three deaths, Improvement at Edwards. Things seem to have brightened up somewhat at Edwards, Miss, All of the seriously ill are doing extremely well. Nine new cases and one death was Tuesday’s record, WOODFORD HEARD FROM. Mo Solid. An Official Notice to tlie State Department. A Washington dispatch says: United States Minister Woodford has been heard from at last by the state depart¬ ment j ^ cablegram has been received from him date d Madrid, Tuesday evening, addregsed to Secretary Sherman, mak . ^ following ’ announcement of ^ intment of mich officer B of the ca biuet as may have to Jo with thfl foreiga policy of the new government . : H(l RRta> prwi I g min- _ ient . Gallon, minister of state; Moret, i 3 ter of colonies. Woodford.” j tke composition bject of considerable of the new cabinet gossip su i n administration and diplomatic cir c j eB j s f e it that the three powers of the new regime, so far as concerns Cuban affairs, are Sagasta, Gullon and Moret, three names often noted in the state department in connection with previous negotiations concerning in¬ dependence, autonomy and other movements at the time of the last long Cuban war. DATE FOR THORN’S TRIAL. Mr*. Nack’* Case Will Come Up Immedi¬ ately Afterward. Judge Wilmot M. Smith, at New York Tuesday, set the trial of Martin Thorn, accused of the murder of Wil¬ liam Guldensuppe, for October 18 in the Queen’s county court, Long Island City. tried after Thorn’s Mrs. Nack will be case shall be settled. CAR THIEYES IN LIMBO. They Systematically Robbed tbe Southern For Twelve Year*. Sheriff Nelms, of Fulton county, has iu his keeping three members of the worst gang of freightcar robbers that ever operated in Georgia. They were caught in the act and their admissions and the Southern railway s records show that they have stolen in the last twelve years at least $50,000 worth of dry goods, groceries, tobacco, notions and miscellaneous freight. Walter Bohannon was the leader of the gang, which numbered ten. His associates in the Fulton county jail ■ ■ e Ed Pieree and Sam Painter. They operated at Dalton, Ga. NEW ORLEANS JOURNALISTS AD¬ DRESS FELLOW CRAFTSMEN. SCIENTIFIC QUARANTINE WANTED. Restrictions On Mail For the Crescent City Calls Out a Vigo¬ rous Protest. New Orleans journalists have issued the following plea: To Our Fellow Toilers of the Press in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Texas, from the New Orleans Press Club —Greeting: It is the sense of this body, whose active membership is responsible for the accuracy of the local news of the daily press of New Orleans, and that sense is hereby expressed by the club in special meeting assembled, that to you, co-workers and brethren, be sub¬ mitted by us the fallowing facts and suggestions: fidelity First, That with absolute and truth all news relative to the pres¬ ent visitation of yellow- fever here has been reported by us of the active pro¬ fession to our employing newspapers and have by them without curtailment, coloring or alteration been printed. Second, That the New- Orleans news¬ papers have consequently told the facts, and all the facts, wjtli a fidelity which has been everywhere admitted and in some places criticised as oppos¬ ed to the city’s best interests. But truth was deemed the rule to inspire confidence at home and abroad and has been strictly adhered to as the highest journalistic principle. Third, That injury out of all propor¬ tion to the actual danger has been and is being wrought to every possible in¬ terest of tlie city, state and neighbor¬ ing states by local quarantine having no uniformity and no reference to science. Fourth, That the most vile harm re¬ sults in the quarantine of the mail, thus absolutely cutting off all commu¬ nication, and this in spite of the fact that the enlightened science of the world has pronounced that no patho¬ genic ot galliums can live through the process of disinfection which the United States is here subjecting news¬ papers and all mail under the personal and impartial supervision of Dr. Car¬ ter and the United States marine hos¬ pital service and under his guarantee of thorough protection against infec¬ tion. Fifth, That unless this quarantine be removed, the harm to the state and south, to localities, cities and towns may even be prolonged, as neither newspapers nor letters can bring tidings of the condition of affairs iu New Orleans to a great number of points. brethren of the Sixth, That our press addressed give conspicuous place to this special in their respective pa¬ pers and use their good offices, as brainy men ami leaders m rational thought, with our fellow citizens, in their localities to the end of removing the restrictions on the mail so that as citizens of one country we may hold intelligent communication and wisely direct our course of action in relation to the fever as it pertains both to our common safety and our common bnsi ness interests. Seventh, That it especially . is lm portant immediately to set to work on this proposition and first free the mail, since the fever appears on the wane and is certain in a few weeks to be ex¬ terminated by the cold, and in the clearer light thus afforded wisely in time to set the wheels of commerce in the south free. Henry Rightor, President, J. M. Leveque, Secretary, New Orleans Press Club. QUARANTINE MODIFIED. Certain Freight* Will Enter Alabama From Atlanta, Ga. A Montgomery, Ala., dispatch says: Dr. Andrews, city health officer; Dr. Seelye, president of the state board of health, and Dr. Saunders, state health officer, had a conference in the gover nor’s office Tuesday. consideration it After a careful was recommended to the governor that the quarantine be raised against all freights from Atlanta, excepting bedding, car¬ pets, tapestries, laundry work, blan¬ kets, wearing apparel and trunks. WEYLER’S FRIENDS AROUSED. Th<>y Get Xogcthcr „ n< j A»k that Captain General Be Not Recalled. . Tie frielld8 of Captain General -^ ey i er j u Havana made a grand rally in hig i, e half Tuesday, and did all tJjev to prevent his recall, rp h jj eld a mee ting at the Spanish cssino, many of the wealthiest class of Spaniards being indorsing present, General Wey Resolutions Jer were adopted with great enthusi a1tn an( j a cable message was sent to t | ie g 0ve rnment at Madrid announcing 4^4 representatives of the trading, mercan til e and industrial communities assem bled at the meeting were satisfied the course followed bv Weyler. NO. 17 FEVER SUMMARY. Saturday and Sunday Rflcorcl of New Cusp* and Fatalities. Numerous cases of fever appeared at New Orleans Saturday, as was expect¬ ed. The weather was warm and the foci of infection had increased. The malignity of the disease, however, was not emphasized. There were four deaths, but the majority of cases are of the innocuous type and there were many discharges of patients who have! for some days been under the care of the doctors. Thirty-one new cases and two death* were reported Sunday. Of these cases eleven are in houses where fever has heretofore been reported. The other cases are pretty well scattered and none were reported at the detention camp, in any of the hospitals or in the asylums. Dr. Dunn, of the state board of health, Saturday night reported nine¬ teen new cases at Edwards and one death. Sunday’s record was fourteen new cases and two deaths. The fovorable record was maintained at Mobile, Ala., by a report of but four new cases and no deaths. An appeal will be addressed to the homefolks and people abroad, the re¬ sulting money to be distributed by the Can’t-Get-Away Club for the assist¬ ance of the needy. Camp Detention, at Mount Vernon, is ready for those who wish to spend ten days there and receive from the hospital surgeons in charge a clean bill of health that will bo recognized by state quarantine officers. TO DISIMT:€i r THElttAILS. The President and Poatmaster General Discus* tbe Matter. A Washington dispatch says: Satur¬ day afternoon just after the cabinet session, Postmaster General Gary and Assistant Postmaster General Shallen berger had a long conference with the president concerning mails of the in¬ fected districts. The president is taking a keen in¬ terest in the developments in the in¬ fected districts and inquired carefully about the plans already in operation and means for relieving,the distress in the commercial circles compatible with public safety. General Superintendent White, of the railway mail service, had a confer¬ ence with Surgeon General Wyman, of the marine hospital service, during the llflX 1V»’ WymftYI flttoitlod that if aoo epsary lie would establish camps on tho borders of the state of Louisiana so that not only the mails from New Orleans, but also all mails from the state going into Texas, will be proper¬ ly disinfected. This will give Texas a quarantine against the whole state and so far as New Orleans mails are concerned give them a double disinfecting process, Advices indicate that the situation j n Texas is greatly relieved through prompt and efficient disinfecting serr j ce . Postal authorities believe that no further apprehension should be felt a* to disease germs finding their way on* of Louisiana through the mails. LUETGERT TRIAL DRAGS. Ux We „ k . Consumed «md the Pud Nt y et in might, A Chicago special says: The close t j, e B j x th week of the celebrated trial of Adolph Luetgert for the al j e g ed murder of his wife showed th* case f llr f rom completed, Luetgert’s story has not yet boen j,eard. The big sail- agemaker may be Qn Ule etand ft week> accused It is predict*! that the anxiety of the man to £ a lk [, e f u n y satisfied before his CV oss-examination is closed if he goes on Bie witness stand, and ex-Judg« Vincent, chief counsel for the defense, has promised that Luetgert will be heard. The concensus of opinion at the close of the week, Saturday afternoon, by close observers of the trial since the opinion was that the prosecution had the better of the argument. Experts of the defense have contradicted each other on cross-examination. They have also made blunders in the identi¬ fication of bones, which amused the jurors and apparently weakened their testimony. MORE WAGES DEMANDED. Miners In Foreign Land Have Troubles of Their Own. The national congress of miners. which has been in session at Liege, Belgium, decided to make a demand for an advance of 16 per cent in wages. If this demand is not granted by the middle of November the executive com¬ mittee will probably call a strike. FIRE DAMP KILLS THREE. Ga* Was Ignited By Miner'* Lamp-Con cushion Felt On Surface# A heavy explosion of fire damp occurred in No. 2 slope of the Parrish Coal Company at Plymouth, Pa.,Tues¬ day afternoon, by which three men lost their lives. The force of the explosion was fell on the surface and a rescuing party was at once sent into the mine, but they worked under great difficulty. The cause of the accident is as yet » mystery. One theory is that the men can e unexpectedly upon a pocket ol gas and set it on fire with their lamps,