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mmi BHIGHT ANO BREEZY '•AU The News." North Georgia's Great Daily. Only 50 Cents a Month. tc*«*c* («•****»«*< ESTABLISHED 1887. 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 (Continued on Page Five?) 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. £ Increase Your Trade. £ * A Klondike Strike £ * By advertising in The £ o Tribune. £ Best medium in Norin Georgia £ PBICE five cemts 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. . - * ■ ■ 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.