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NINETEEN
CASES NOW
But There Has Been
Only One Deatb.
IN NEW ORLEANS
Mobile Had One Death and a Nev Case
Yesterday.
-TflE TOTAL IS NOW FIVE CASES
Italian Reported to Have Died
of Fever at Biloxi.
ST- LOUIS FEARS YELLOW JACK
Florida Quarantine* Against Mobile, Havana
and New Orleans—Refugees
in Atlanta-
New Orleans, Sept 16.—The board
-of health has officially declared to be
yellow fever the case on St. Andrew
street, between Camp and Chestnut. It
has been under observation for several
days. The patient is a butcher. This
makes a total of 19 cases to date.
A telegram from Biloxi states an
.Italian has died in the heart of the city,
apparently of yellow fever. An autopsy
will be held and all the physicians now
sh Biloxi will be present to determine
the character of the sickness from which
the man died.
At 10 o’clock nothing had reached the
board of health to warrant the fear that
there had been any material change in
the situation. There are no new cases
and nothing alarming has come from
the homes of patients who are ill. Pres
ent indications noint to no immediate
deaths. If, however, a death .shall oc
-cur there is little doubt that the experts
will hold autopsies to convince the pub
lic. There is no doubt in the minds of
the local physicians that the 18 cases re
ported is yellow fever. It is not malig
nant now because it has not had. time
enough to breed here, and if it is
stamped out now there is no reason to
believe that it will reappear next year
The board of health is preparing a
careful map of the several infected
houses and copies of this map will be
sent to the marine hospital department
at Washington for its information.
Several of the towns have adopted the
policy of Lake Charles and will fine
and imprison all persons who, in these
times of excitement, give circulation to
unfounded rumors with a view to
alarming the public mind. Several towns
have adopted local laws providing for
the prompt punishment of people who
may be successful in running the quar
antine. but whose transgression is sub
sequently made known.
Representatives of the railroads and
the health authorities, together with
members of the board of trade and ofher
commercial exchange , are meeting to
take action with regard to moving
freight out of New Orleans. Dr. Oli
phant of the board of health and Surgeon
Carter of the marine hospital service
have both expressed the opinion that it
is entirely feasible to so puck merchan
dise as to make its reception at any
town from New Orleans entirely harm
less. An effort was made to induce
Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi
state and town boards of health to
modify their regulations. No blankets,
.cotton or woolen goods will be attempted
to be shipped, but it is permissible to
move provisions, machinery and hard
ware articles which are not good medi
ums for the propagation of yellow fever
germs.
Dr. -Achiuard, a prominent bacterio
rologist, who took part in the autopsies
In Ocean Springs, gathered quantities
of blood there and through his micro
scopic investigations since his return
has discovered the bacilli of yellow
fever.
AGAINST ATLANTA.
Ntw Orleans Quarantines Against the
Gate City.
New Ohleans, Sept. 16.—New Or
leaas has declared a modified quarantine
against Atlanta.
Atlanta has been throwing open her
doors to all refugees from infected points
Many New Orleans people have gone
there and many from the infected points
on the Mississippi coast.
The board of health here learned that
there was danger that some of the lat’er
would make an attempt to return to New
Orleans after having reached Atlanta,
and to guard against such a contingency
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THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
LYONS GETS OFFICE
The President Positively An
nounces It..
No Doubt Now That The Negro will
Get The Augusta
Postofflee.
Wabinhgton, Sept. 16. -It is settled
beyond all peradventure now that Jud
son Lyons will get the Augusta post
office.
W. H. Johnson called on the president
today and McKinley promised him that
Lyons would certainly be appointed to
the place.
The Hogansville shooting scrape was
telegraphed the president early this
morning, but Lyons said it was only a
scheme to make him withdraw. He was
ready to be shot, he said.
The settlement of this question means
that Capt. Stallings will get nothing,
as no more fedeial officerswill be given
out in Georgia.
The announcement that the railroad
commission in Georgia had been abolish
ed was premature, it seems, and Gen.
Longstreet will get the place.
LUETGERT ON A CRUTCH.
The Alleged Murderer s llps and Hart*
Ankle—Trial Rwlumed.
Chicago, Sept. 16.—Adolph L. Luet
gert limped into the courtroom, leauing
heavily on a crutch. The big prisoner
in tramping the jail corridor had slipped
and so severely strained his ankle that
walking was very painful.
The trial was not resumed until con
siderably later thau usual. Despite the
injury the accused sausage maker ap
peared to be in good spirits and chatted
pleasantly with his son Arnold.
Professor George Dorsey of the Field
Columbian museum was recalled to the
witness stand to make a correction in
the startling teacinaony hapravo Wsdnss—
day. Professor Dorsey said that he had
said the female femur bone which he
had iden'ified was from the left leg.
He desired to correct this. The bone,
the professor said, was from the right
leg. Witness explained that when he
first examined the bone he was under
the impression that it came from the
left leg. During the time he was on
the witness stand he forgot the latter
discovery and said left side when he
meant right side.
Attorney Vincent announced that he
would require an entire day to examine
Professor Dorsey. But first he desired
to briefly cross examine Dr. Norvall
Pierce, who had identified a piece of
bone as the left temporal bone of a fe
male skull. Then the cross examina
tion of Professor Dorsey began. At
torney Vincent tried in vain for over an
hour to break the force of the professor’s
identification of the femur.
TRIAL OF HUNTER BEGINS.
Kentucky Charged With
Trying to Briba Legi«l
Frankfort, Ky., Sept. 16. Both
sides announced themselves ready in
the circuit court in the case of the com
monwealth versus Godfrey Hunter and'
four defendants indicted for conspiracy
to attempt to bribe legislative members.
The prosecution refused to consent to
separate trials of Tanner and Ga-ies,
two of the defendants who charge that
Hunter, Wilson and Frank tried to use
money in their conspiracy, but the
prosecution asked the dismissal of Tan
ner. who will be made a prosecuting
witness.
A long struggle developed over the
selection of jurors because of antagon
isms between defendant Gaines and the
other three who charge him with being
their real prosecutor. The jury was at
last completed and charged by the judge
and court adjourned till 2 p. m.
Shakeup on the Plane system.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 16.—1 tis
stated in railroad circles that Traffic
Manager Wrenn of the Plant system
will announce in a few days several
changes in his force of passenger agents.
Mr. Lifsey, who has been stationed
here for 18 months, will be placed in
charge of the passenger business of the
southern end of the system, with head
quarters at Tampa, it is said, and the
passenger agent now located at Jack
sonville, Fia., will be sent here, while
the Tampa agjnt will take his place- ■
Disagree With President.
Atlanta, Sept. 16.—At a meeting
of the Atlanta health board this af
ternoon, Messrs. Cooper, Mcßae and
Avery disagreed with the president.
Dr. Alexander, as to there being no
danger of the fever in Atlanta. They
insist that proper restrictions should
be
Special Surgeon Arrives.
Atlanta, Sept. 16.'—Surgeon Saw
tell. of the United States Naval Ser
vice, has been sent here by Surgeon
General Wyman to remain until the
yellow fever scare subsides. He wil)
watch and see that Quarantine regu
lations are strictly enforced.
ROME, GA., FILLDAY, SEPTIC MB Etc 17. 1897.
THE STRIKE
IS SETTLED
I
Miners at Pittsburg Dis
trict at Work.
COST WAS $5,000,000
Between 16,000 ana 18,000 Men Take
Up Their Picks.
WERE IDLE OVER NINETY DATS
Remainder of Diggers Will Be
at Work By End of Week
SCALE OF 65 CENTS WAS AGREED ON
Strike Against DaArmitte Will be Kept Up,
Miners * ill be Assessed—No Report
From Jellico Distatet.
Pittsburg. Sept. 16.—After nearly
three months’ idleness between 15,000
and 18,000 coal miners in the Pittsburg
district have returned to work in ac
cordance with the action taken at
Wednesday’s convention, authorizing
the meu to resume work in all mines
complying with the provisions of the
scale of 65 cents adopted at Columbus.
The remainder of the 23.000 miners of
the district will be at work before the
_ close of the week.
It is estimated that the strike, which
lasted 65 working days, cost the people
of the Pittsburg district from $5,000,000
t 057,000,000. Os this amount the miners
lost about $2,500,000 in wages.
The strike against the DeArmitts will
continue indefinitely. Arrangements
have been made to assess the working
miners 3 per cent of their wages to de
fray the expense of keeping up the fight
until the 65-cent rate is made uniform
throughout the district.
WOMEN ON THE WARPATH.
Armed With All Kinds of M’eapous, They
fToroa Men to Quit Work.
Hazleton, Pa., Sept. 16.—Two hun
dred and fifty women made more trouble
here than the 10,000 strikers caused
since last Friday’s shooting. They were
the foreign women of the McAdoo and
Audeureid districts. Armed with clubs,
rolling pins, pokers and any weapon
they could find they invaded the wash
eries that have hitherto been working
aud forced the meu, about 300 in num
ber, to quit work.
As the meu were husbands, sons or
brothers of toe women in moist in
stances, they maae no resistance, al
though this is the first successful move
ment to get them out. In every other
part of the region quiet prevailed.
The strike may now be said to be
general, as there is not a colliery of im
portance in operation.
ESCAPE OF A CIRCUS LION.
Fsuusylvaula Farmer So Badly Injured
That He * aimot Keouver.
Sharon, Po., Sept. 16.—While going
from Sandy Lake to Grove City a large
lion belonging to a circus b.oke out of
his cage and uisappeared in the woods.
The farmers in the vicinity were noti-.
fled to be on the lookout for the animal.
The entire neighborhood was aroused
And a search with lanterns was made,
but nothing was heard of the animal
until the half devoured carcases of
several sheep belonging to Robert Canon
Were found.
Charles Hoffman, a young farmer,
heard a commotion among his cattle
And upon going out to investigate
was attacked by the lion aud the
flesh torn from his arms and legs. He
fainted. He was found several hours
Afterwards aud he cannot recover.
The lion is still at large. «
Forty Feftoua are uruwneu,
St. Petersburg. Sept. 16. Two
steamers, the Tzarevitch and Malpitka,
collided in the river Volga, near Astrak
han. The former sank and while she
was going down her passengers, panic
stricken, jumped into the river. Many
of them succeed in reaching the shore,
but 40 persons were drowned.
Bicycle Record In Broken.
London, Sept. 16.—M. Uordang, the
Dutch long distance champion bicycle
rider, commenced a 24 hour ride at the
Crystal palace. From the fourth hour
he has beaten the world’s record, and
has completed 500 miles in 19 hours, 17
minutes and 211 5 neconus.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston Bites The Dust Beta
New York
Baltimore and Philadelphia Play a
Tie Game Baltimore
Leads by 15 Points.
Washington, Sept. 16.—The mighty
Bostons bit the dust today before New
Ttork. But Baltimore struck an unexpec
ted snag in the Phillies, and could do no
more than tie the score.
It looks very much now as though Bal
timore would win out. But somethings
must be considered. The Orioles must
go to New York for tour games, which
will test them sorely. They now lead
the Beaneaters by 15 points, but they
dare not falter because the lead is not so
wide that it could not be bridged.
It is probable that the ultinite re
sult of the race will depend upon the
three games to be played shortly be
tween Baltimore and Boston in the
former city.
The season is not yet over, and it
would be well enough to keep a
weather eye on the Beaneaters.
While Hanlon’s men are playiug pen
nant winning ball, there is an old
adage which should not be forgotten
and which reads as follows: “There’s
many a slip twixt cup and lip.”
As for the Temple cup series it is
hardly probable New York will get a
glimpse of the much coveted coin,
though they are putting up a good arti
cle of ball. The scores:
Boston 5, New York 8.
Baltimore 4, Philadelphia 4.
Brooklyn 5, Washington 4.
Cleveland-Cincinnati game postponed
on account of rain.
DECATUR CITIZENS DUPED.
Man Claiming' to Be a Cuban Refugee Gets
sfLrr Hi< »nm of Money.
Decatur, Ala., Sept. 16.—A man giv
ing his name as J. A. Petty and claim
ing to be a Cuban refugee, wiio had
been captured by Weyler’s so'diers aud
had made a most miraculous and thril
ling escape, struck this town several
weeks ago. He told such a straight taie
and could rattle off Spanish so glibly
' that people took him to be a genuine
Cuban and he elicited a great deal of
sympathy from prominent people who
are Cuban sympathizers.
Petty said that he wanted to make an
honest living aud that he had learned
the secret of a wonderful drug in Cuba
which if, could he get assistance to put
upon the market, would make him and
his benefactors a fortune. He was also
well up in Masonry, and several liberal
hearted men, including R. H. Adams,
superintendent of the waterworks, and
City Clerk Charles Bassett, gave him
the assistance he desired. He had a lot
of printing done, for which one of them
paid.
One fine morning the man disap
peared and was not heard of again until
a report reached here of a man answer
ing his description in a near county in
Tennessee, who was working a great
confidence racket by presenting himself
as the agent of a Chicago drng house.
His plan was to appoint an agent and
collect S2O as a guarantee of good faith.
RESIGNATION IS ACCEPTED.
Order to Impeach Collector L»ott Re
voked—Case Now In Charge.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 16.—The
following official letter explains itself:
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 15.
Hon. J. H. Webb. Solicitor, Mobile, Ala:
Dear Sir —l have your favor inclosing
the'resignation of E. B. Lott as tax col
lector of Mobile county. It is true, as
stated by you, that the impeachment of
Mr. Lott would only remove him from
office for the term for w>hich he was
elected. The resignation practically ac
complishes these results. For this reason
and because I have no desire to bring un
necessary humiliation to Mr. Lott and be
cause this does not in any way affect Mr.
Lott’s liability, civility or criminality, his
resignation is accepted, and the direction
to impeach him is hereby revoked.
Yours respectfully,
Joseph F. Johnston, Governor.
Lott, it wiii be remembered, is Mo
bile’s ex-collector, ■ who is a defaulter
for some <40:090 Mr. John Case, who
was appointed by Governor Johnston
last week as tax collector at Mobile, has
forwarded his commission as tax col
lector to succeed Mr. Lott.
RELIEF FOR THE MINERS.
Beattie Chamber of Comm .res Ask. Me
iMailry* t«» In he Action.
Seattle, Wash., Sept. 16 —The cham
ber of commerce, at a special meeting
culled to consider the reports of proba
b e sturvatiau in the upper Yukon uis
tr ots, ordered this dispatch to be send
to President McKinley:
"The alarming reports of ashortntreo:
provisions and impending starvation of
American citizens on the Yukon river
are fully authenticated. The cuiimner
of commerce of Seattle respectful.i
urges the general government to take
immediate steps to investigate the c.ni
dition with a view of devising measures
of early reuef. The lack ot any local |
government in Alaska imposes this duty
on the federqj government.” I
BULLETS
FORJJARRIOS
Great Uprising in Repub
lic of Guatamala.
IT IS MORE SERIOUS
Than the Rebellion of a Few Months
Ago.
RICH MEN LEADING THE REBELS
President’s Action In Declaring
Himself a Dictator.
AND HIS SEEKING RE-ELECTION
Is the Cause of the Upri«ing lnsurgent
Force is Now 5,000 Strong" and
it Growing.
___________ *
New York, Sept. 16.—A special to
The Herald from Panama, Colombia,
says: Guatemala now faces an uprising
far more serious than the one a few
months ago, telegraphs The Herald's
correspondent in the City of Guatemala.
The present rebellion is led by men of
great wealth and influence aud is
steadily gaining in strength each day.
Advices are received from Guatemala
to the effect that 3,000 men attacked
the city of Quezaltanango on the morn
ing of Sept, 10. The garrison there
consisted of less than 3,000 soldiers, but
they fought valiantly. The attack con
tinued until far in the night, and the
rebels were repulsed. They renewed
the attack on the morning of Sept 14
and the latest report from the field is
that the fighting still continues. The
garrison still holds the city against the
rebels, but the fall of the city is inevi
table unless ttye reinforcements, which
are now hurrying onward, arrive in a
few hours.
The present revolution is headed by
General Prospero Morales, who, until a
few months ago, was minister of war
in the present cabinet; General Fuentes
Barrios, a brother-in-law of President
Barrios, and Feliciano Aguilar. These
three men were candidates for president
to succeed Barrios for the constitutional
term from 1898 to 1904. Tneir antagon
ism to the president dates from the
time he declared himself dictator- of
Guatemala and announced his inten
tion of having a law passed in defi
ance of the constitution permitting the
president’s election for a second term.
This practically meant another term
for Barrios and met with solid opposi
tion from the upper classes of Guate
mala.
In view of this growing discontent
the three presidential candidates de
cided to meet Barrios with bullets in
stead of ballots. The first move in the
plot was to get possession of the bar
racks at San Marcos, where a large
quantity of arms and ammunition was
stored. This was done by bribery,
nearly all the soldiers at San Marcos at
that time joining the movement.
The rebel force is now 5,000 strong
and is growing. This is made possible
by the wealth and standing of George
Morales and his chiefs, and the discon
tent in the financial circles of ti e
country, growing out of the business
depression here.
MAKERS OF ROADS MEET.
County Commissioner* In Atlantis to Solve
the Convict Problem.
Atlanta, Sept. 16. —The commission
ers of roads and revenues of Georgia
met in convention in this city. The
purpose of the gathering is to effect an
exchange of ideas for the improvement
of the public highways of the state and
for the more efficient management of
the county chaingangs.
The recent breaking up of the private
leases of misdemeanor prisoners has
thrown a large number of convicts back
on the hands of the respective counties
and the deliberations of the convention
are expected to result in the devising of
some concerted movement for better
roads. '
The state is stirred on account of the
reports that have drifted into the gov
ernor’s office relative to the manage
ment of misdemeanor convicts, and the
commissioners propose to get together
and see what is the best disposition tiuu
can be made of the criminals.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 16.—The
large brick parapet on top of the front
of the store of Goetter, Weil & 00., on
Dexter avenue, fell without warningoil
the street beiow, killing Lon Reese,
Mr. Goetter’s neuro carriage driver, and
perhaps fatally injuring Thacker Colder,
a young clerk in the store.
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LYNCHERS IN DANGER
Friends of Victims W'no Were
Swung Up For Burglary
Will Avenge Their Deaths—Feared
There Will be More Bloodshed.
Verdict of Coroners Jury.
Osgood, Ind., Sept. 16.—There wil
be an awful reckoning for the slaughter
of the five men in Versailles yesterday.
The victims have many friends who
are determined that somebody must suf»
fer for the wholesale lynching. Every-*
b»dy here feels that more blood will be
shed. There is a feeling that the mob
acted hastily as to Levi and Jenkins.
The only testimony against them was
Hasteller’s statement that they were in
volved in the Wooley burglary. The in
quest was renewed today. Many wit
nesses were called, but not one could
identify any one connected with the
mob.
‘ Circuit Judge New says that every
possible effort will be made by the au
thorities to punish the participants.
The lynching of these five robbers has
created the wildest kind of excitement
lin Indiana and in the immediate vicinity
of Versailles; the people are on a qui
vive. expecting momentarily an out
break that will mean mere bloodshed.
The coroner’s inquest was concucted
on lines of strict formality vid <be 'er
dict was that the five men came to their
death at the hands of a mob, the mem
bers of which are unknown,
LYNCHING IS THREATENED.
Au ttuliit) Kauita* Family May Be-Hauged.
Accused of Wholesale Killing.
Galena, Kan., Sept. 16.—Work has
been continued since Tuesday at the
abandoned mine shaft, where a force of
citizens are searching for bodies of the
men supposed to have been murdered
by the Stuffiebacks aud their mother,
Mrs Wilson, now on trial at Colum
bus for muruer. All day the workers
were hedged in by a crowd ranging in
numbers from 200 to 500. ■
The community is greatly excited and
it is opeuiy declared tnat if the bodies
are fouud the Stuffiebacks will be taken
from the county jail at Co.umbus aud
lynched.
Cora Staffieback, wife of one of the
accused, was among the crowd at the
shaft all day. According to her testi
mony she saw the bodies thrown into
the shaft.
NEGRO POSTMASTER SHOT.
Lofton, In Charge at Hogansville, Is Given
a Dose of Lead. w
Atlanta, Sept. 16.—United States
District Attorney E. A. Angier has re
ceived a telegram from Hogansville, Ga.,
stating that the negro postmaster at
that place, whose name is Lofton, has
been shot. No details are given, and it
is not known here whether the negro is
dead or not. A post office inspector has
been ordered from Chattanooga to in
vestigate the case.
Lofton was appointed about three
months ago in the face of violent oppo
sition on the part of the white patrons
of the office, and it is supposed here
that politics had something to do with
the attack on him.
University of Georgia Opens.
Athens, Ga., Sept. 16. Th* ninety
eighth session of the University of
Georgia was formerly declared open by
Dr. W. E. Boggs, chancellor, and the
faculty. He made a short talk to the
new students, in which he welcomed
them to the university and gave them
the usual advice as to vices they would
be thrown against. Immediately after
Dr. Boggs made his talk the registra
tion of students began aud will be con
tinned for several days. The attend
ance promises to eclipse that of any
previous term. It is estimated that
there will be more than 400 students
this year.
Big Blase at Villa Rloa.
Villa Riga, Ga, Sept. 16. Gaines &
Fuller’s cotton gin, oorumiil, flourmill
and planingmill caught fire at 11 o’clock.
The building contained two care of bag
ging. one of ties, one carload of cotton
seed—a total loss; no insurance. By
hard work the Presbyterian church, ou
the opposite side of the street, was
saved, which saved the town. The
total loss is $4,000.
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Cklnaae Ara Not Boyaottod.
Boston, Sept 16.—The moil signifi
cant aot of the National Laundrymen's
association at its session here, was th*
laying ou the table certain resolutions
looking to a boycott of the Chinese
laundries. The report of the committee
ou revision of the bylaws recommend
ing no change whatever was adopted.
N«W HhiitiVer CvQfstjr Aoh,
Wilmington, N. 0., Sept 16.—The
board of health of New Hanovercounty
met aud adopted a resolution establish
ing quarantine against all cities and
towns whore yeilow fevor prevail*.
May Invest la. Mines.
Dahlonega, Ga., Sept. M—Mr. Met*
of New York is here examining the
mines with a view of investing.