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THE MORNING NEWS. )
Established 1850. - -Incorporated ISSS. V
J. H. ESTILL, President. f
TO FIND A HAVEN IN ATLANTA.
the gate city invites ALL YEL
LOW FEVER REFUGEES.
A Large Excursion From TSiloxl Will
He Hull to Atlnuta To-day—One
Ni-iv Oise of Fever at New Orleans.
Like tlie Others It Is uu Importa
tion— '< Alurin Yet In the Crescent
City—A Serious State of Affairs at
Barkley—River Traffic to Re Sus
pended.
t , w Orleans’, Sept. 13.—The announce
juent of the ninth case of yellow fever in
N t vr Orleans, Including the Gelpi death,
tt.;s officially made by the board of health
late this afternoon.
It is probable that later to-night another
case will be added to the list, exhausting
the sirious suspicious cases now under
investigation.
The ninth case is Edward McGinty, a
young man living immediately opposite a
re-Mriice uptown where a child died from
the ftver that had been prevailing at
Ocean Springs. McGinty had been a vis
itor to the family during their residence
on the Mississippi coast, and since their
return to the city had been a constant
visitor. It is, therefore, believed that Mc-
Glnty contracted the disease from the
sick child.
Members of the board of health have
been in close attendance upon the case
and completed their diagnosis this after
noon. As soon as they had done so the
board of health took charge of the prem
ises, quarantined the inmates, made lib
eral application of disinfectants In the
neighborhood and took all necessary steps
to prevent a spread of the disease. This
is the first case reported up town, all
other cases being In the lower section,
anl in this Instance, as in all others, the
■ origin of the case has been traced to
Ocean Springs.
The suspicious case referred to Is that
of a physician, who has been in attend
ance upon some of the patients at Oceafi
Springs. A report of the experts is now
being awaited.
The announcement of one more case
and probably another has made no change
in the state of the public mind. There is
still an absence of and while
there are occasional departures from the
city, there has been no general exodus.
Neither the experts nor the board of
health are surprised by the discoveries to
day. They anticipate there will be other
sporadic eases owing to the number of
people, who managed to reach New Or
lear.s before the quarantine against Ocean
Springs went into effect. There is no lack
of in!, !. nee on the part of the board in
tin ir ability to restrict each sporadic case,
c.i'l the only result of these new cases is
to add greatly (o the labors of the sanitary
forces of (he board. Additional doctors of
experience are being added to tlie staff of
the board of health in order that the
strictest atiention may lie given to each
residence in which cases of fever has
appeared.
Helena, Aik., has set a pace which all
r r towns are likely to follow, and which
will probably effect a suspension of river
traffic until the present scare dies out. To
i board of health of that city de
c; ■ l that no boat from south of Vicks
burg should be allowed to land at that port
or any point within the quarantine limits
t: by- miles of the corporate limits of He
lena.
Monroe has also declared a quarantine
tgain-t New Orleans.
■ -V] : -a promises to he the refuge of all
■l" ’t'l" l.ving in New Orleans and along
■ ’ ' -t ", iio desire to get away. Of the
■ caii-P o: ih. south in danger of infection,
■'! ' 1 only one that has refused
■te quarantine, and that has Invited all
■ tef 'i>o-' within her gates.
■ innoiU!,;..ment at Biloxi to-day that
■*. 1 train over the Louisville and
Mr ' 1 , will S° to Atlanta to-morrow
H In received with delight by
He- t oast, and it is probable that
H* •' r number will take advantage of the
■ ’ ~ t cut of the infected re
■tr r.
''obr of the marine hospital ser
• at ,1 to Ocean Springs to-day
’ 1 hi v. r,i reports a serious eon-
H Barkley Is a little postofllee
northeast of the detention
■ . ’*• hirer teports eight cases of
! ; VPr :, t this point out of a popu
-live people. There have
ill, in ten days, the last
on sll up,iay night, and other
- tarl’y exi voted. The
H■- ; tmp.'i'i from Ocean Springs.
' b • n completely iso.atcd
HB " plan a around it.
H l) " u 'biJIV IS STRICKEN.
H* ItV I ,s < Active nml Earnest
'■'irgei.i.N Has the Fever.
Sept. 1:;. Surgeon Wasdin,
B, " ’< ean Springs for some
B. ' lKn 111 this afternoon. This
. :!!: 'te the nature of the ill-
v 'man supposes it to be
"-goon Murray has en
:!!:d will care for him.
( ' 1 : 1 -' been actively engaged
ai< _. :,;i ;, .k of yellow fever at
;i, 'd was present at the
I- r " the conclusion was
gH dis.-ase was yellow Jack.
H •; i" Inqury us to what
,:l l’ supplies he bad on
S|H • <■ quarantine replied that
wail tents, averaging
• -‘-I poles and pins In
'■) mattresses and bl.iri
-1 1,1 in -' made ready for Im
*a,|l he also could
“ for HiiOO persons and
outfits for camp pur-
H 1 <■> Mobile.
-aleni 0 f t j, e Alabama
has telegraphed Dr.
|H' ■ 1 utr s have been tak-
H ' " “!’ r <ad of the disease
■2 ' “self at JJoblle.
BB hospltul where the
H |: ' quarantined. and
i 11 U|)ie,l by the yellow
M ; t,. '£■' 1 thoroughly dlsln-
J '"port of suspected
S M.iii' r; ; s has been ordered to re
■j! v lhu present, as his
services are necessary for further inves
tigation. He will make a daily report to
the surgeon general.
THE FEVER IN MOBILE.
Or. Stone Expresses nn Opinion on
the Cose Under Treatment.
Mobile, Ala., Sept. IS.—Dr. George H.
Stone of Savannah was seen by the Dally
News representative after the local board
meeting, which he attended, and he stated
that he came to Mobile as the representa
tive of the Savannah board of health.
The question of the propriety of quar
antining Mobi e had arisen when New Or
leans made the declaration of fever on
Saturday night, but Savannah, wishing to
act impartially and without haste, had
sent him as representative, and had not
quarantined this city until Dr. Stone’s
message was sent from here to-day declar
ing one case of yellow fever present.
Dr. Stone seems to be satisfied in his
own mind that the case of the man Ha
gan, who is in the city hospital, Js malig
nant yellow fever, but he awaits the au
topsy which will be held to-morrow if the
patient dies to-night, as is expected.
He said: "Now that the fever has broken
out here they will have to watch It very
closely. The diagnosis between yellow
fever and dengue fever is so difficult, be
cause of the closeness of the symptoms
and In many cases the difference is hard
ly perceptible. It is the same with ma
lignant malarial fever, which is often con
founded with the fever most feared.
I have seen a case of malarial fever
which presented all the symptoms of yel
low fever and was diagnosed as such by
eminent surgeons, but (he autopsy showed
that the first theory was correct.”
In conversation with Dr. Goode, presi
dent of the Mobile board of health. Dr.
Stone staled the conditions that he would
look for on the post mortem examination,
which is expected, and in his half express
ed opinion, he is supported by several
local medical men, who confidently predict
that the autopsy will reveal malarial.
WAYtHOSS WILL WAIT.
No Fear Entertntncil There ns Yet.
Bninbridige Quarantines.
Waycross, Ga.. Sept. 13.—Mayor Knight
of this city is watching the progress of
yellow fever in the Gulf coast region, and
should the least danger arise in Alabama
he will establish a quarantine against the
infected districts. The Plant system,
through Maj. Bradford Dunham of Savan
nah, has offered to co-operate with Mayor
Knight in the quarantine if it is establish
ed. There is really but little danger.
Mayor Knight thinks, of the epidemic
reaching Georgia.
ißainbridge has declared a quarantine
against the west. Two Waycross men have
obtained health certificates already from
Mayor Knight. They left Saturday for
Nashville, and did not wont to be put to
trouble by quarantine regulations.
Fever Heat at Jackson.
Jackson, Miss., Sept. 13.—Excitement is
at fever heat in this city to-cay over the
yellow fever scare, caused almost entire
ly by the presence of 30 cases of dengue
fever at Edwards, 25 miles west of here.
At noon the mayor of Edwards tele
graphed the Associated Press as follows:
“There are only three new cases of
dengue this morning. All doing well. No
yellow fever.”
This afternoon the mayor and aldermen
held a special meeting, and issued a pro
clamation to the people in which they say
their fears are in no wise relieved as to
the situation in Edwards, but that the
dengue fever existing at that point would
be kept out of Jackson. All public gather
ings are prohibited.
Brunswick Quarantines.
Brunswick, Ga., Sept. 13.—Brunswick’s
city council met to-night to consider quar
antine against the fever infected districts.
It was decided to call a special meeting of
council to-morrow and arrange for plac
ing guards on both railroads entering
Brunswick.
Volunteer Gnurtl* nt Nntchcz.
Natchez, Miss., Sept. 13.—The yellow
fever scare resulted in the calling of a
large mass meeting to-night, at which
500 volunteer guards were called for and
enrolled to protect the town. There is no
sickness in the city, and no fear of the
fever except from importation.
Chattanooga Take* No Risk*.
Chattanooga. Tenn., Sept. 13.—This
morning the board of health declared a
quarantine against New Orleans and Mo
bile. and all points affected with yellow
fever, and every train from the south is
now under surveillance.
FURTHER REPORTS OF THE FIGHT
Detail* of the Capture of Victoria do
La* Tiinns Still Coming In.
Havana, Sept. 13.—‘Further and tails of the
capture of Victoria de las Tunas, province
of Santiago de Cuba, say that the Insur
gents, ofter capturing the town, killed
with the machete forty guerrillas for hav
ing made a stubborn resistance.
It Is explained that the Spanish hoisted
the Red Cross tfag over the hospital of
Victoria de las Tunas, and that the insur
gents, mistaking it fer a parliamentary
flag, sent an officer in that direction. The
Spaniards claim that the Insurgent com
mander, Gen. Calixto Garcia, did not re
spect the flag or the hos|>ital, and bom
barded the building, killing or wounding
fifty sick men.
The latest ndvices from Spanish sources
say the insurgents lost over 200 killed dur
ing the fighting about Victoria de - las
Tunas und that among them was Gen.
M.nocal.
Four Spanish officer* and eight soldiers
who were among those who surrendered
to tho insurgents, have arrived at Cauto.
SETH LOW’S LETTER.
He I* In Syujputliy With the Slen
Who Nominated Him.
New York, Sept. 13.—Seth Low’s letter
accepting the Citizen's Union nomination
for mayor was received at the headquar
ters of the union to-night.
Mr. Low says he is a republican, but he
is in sympathy (with the union's purpose
to secure a mayor who shall be free from
partisan obligations.
Miner* IteKtimo Work.
Pittsburg, Pa.. Sept. 13.—The men in a
number of mines in (his district w.nt to
work to-day and more will s’art to-mor
row. Many of the men are ignoring the
ten days’ clause In the new agreement.
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1807.
ON THE VERGE OF A VOLCANO.
AN OUTBREAK BY MINERS MAY
OCCUR ANY MOMENT.
The Crisis Which Was Expected in
the Hazleton Troubles Yesterday
YVas Postponed by the Dread of
the Strong: Arm of the Mtlitury.
Miners Continue Marching and the
Doing of Riotous Acts—Gen. Goliin
Hus Ills Force YYcIl In Hand and
Relieves He Can Master the Situa
tion.
Hazleton, Pa., Sept. 13. Hazleton quiv
ers to-night on the edge of a volcano. Un
certainty is the keynote of the situation,
and the town is sleeplessly awaiting the
dawn of a day fraught with unknown and
fearful possibilities.
At this writing troops are marching on
the mines of Coxe Brothers, at Eckley,
which nestles in a valley, about eighteen
miles from here. Telegrams to brigade
headquarters late this afternoon indicated
an alarming condition there. The remote
ness of the situation will make difficult
the securing of definite news from the
scene before morning. The first knowl
edge of disturbance at the Coxe collieries
reached brigade headquarters this morn
ing, when Gen. Gobin received a dispatch
that two hundred miners at Buck moun
tain, three miles from Eckley, had gone
on a strike, and began to march on the
Eckley mine. A request was made for a
detachment of the military to avert a pos
sible conflict, but before the soldiers could
be started off to the scene, the authorities
were reassured by the receipt of a second
telegram to the effect that the march had
been stopped and no further trouble was
feared.
Late this afternoon a third dispatch
changed the situation for the worse. It
said that the march had been resumed and
carried to the Eckley mines; and that the
men there had been forced to quit work,
after rough handling by the marching
men.
The City Troop of Philadelphia, the
crack cavalrymen, were instantly ordered
to proceed to Eckley. To reach the spot
they will have to ride over eighteen miles
of rough mountain roads. The news has
created consternation throughout the dis
trict and all the collieries are preparing
for trouble.
Gen. Gobin has been deluged with re
quests for troops, but declares that he
will send none to any point unless an out
break really occurs. This Is a measure of
precaution to Keep the soldiers mobilized.
The mine superintendents are much
worried. They accept the lesson offered
by the havoc wrought at Gomer Jones’
home the other night, and two have ask
ed the brigade commander to>p]ace guards
around their houses, which will be done.
The names of the superintendents are
kept secret.
There is a sensational story afloat con
cerning a conversation overheard on the
streets of Hazleton to-day, but it should
be accepted with a reservation. The story
goes that a group of miners were stand
ing on a corner when one was heard to re
mark; “I’ve got the material, but I do
not know how to mix the d—d stuff. If I
did I’d blow them up to-night.
It is said that the guards were placed
about the superintendents’ houses as a re
sult of this.
To-day had been regarded as the turn
ing point of the situation because of the
prohibition issued by Gen. Gobin, against
the proposed funeral demonstration. A
compromise was effected, this morning,
however, and the day passed off without
disturbance. In the meantime the Coxe
collieries were being watched with intense
anxiety. It was known that the two
thousand men employed at No. 7,
had made a demand for a ten per cent, in
crease which was to be submitted to the
operators to-day, with the alternative of
“strike.” From five to seven thousand men
are employed at all the collieries and it
was understood that such a movement
would bring them all out.
Whether or not the proposition was for
mally submitted to-day could not be learn
ed, because nobody would talk. The men
were all at work but strike talk was rife
and a big meeting at SioeKton had been
scheduled for to-night. There was a gen
eral impression that nothing decisive
would be resolved upon at least by to
morrow, which Is pay day, with two
weeks money coming to the men. The
Coxe men's grievance is that they are on
a lower scale than that paid by any other
company in the region, but the company
store feature does not enter into the case.
Another late afternoon report was that
the employes of ex-Congressman Loisen
ring’s Upper Lehigh colliery will go out
to-morrow on a sympathetic strike. As
an Increase of 10 per cent, was granted on
Saturday to the McAdoo men, they have
expressed their Intention to return to work
to-morrow, although they do not expect
to remain in more than a day under the
pressure that will bo brought to bear by
the other strikers. Altogether, an event
ful day is in prospect.
Gen. Gobin said this afternoon that the
withdrawal of troops had not been con
sidered for a moment. They will remain
on the ground until the sheriff is con
vinced that he will be fully able to cope
with any emergency that may arise. The
rumors that martial law had been de
clared, the general said, had been spread
by some vicious person. “There is martial
law only so far as a state of war exists,”
he said. "We are here solely to assist
the sheriff in maintaining peace and or
der. Men can come and go as they please,
so. long as they behave themselves. if
there Is the slightest Infraction of the
peace which the civic authorities are un
able to handle, then we will render as
sistance, but such a condition has not yet
arisen.”
The first discord between the military
and the strikers occurred to-day. Follow
ing Gen. Gobln’s order against the pro
posed funeral demonstration, he arranged
for a conference tills morning with the
Polish priests, who are looking after the
cause of the men. He Impressed them with
the necessity for preventing arty show
of a military character, and said he would
permit no uniformed men to participate,
except those representing religious socie
ties. Bands of music, side arms, sticks
and banners were also prohibited.
The priests promised that ail this should
be done and the commander, on the other
hand, agreed to keep all troops away from
the'funerals. Somebody stole a march on
the general, however, and, although he
later revoked the clause excluding music,
there were men in line wearing the uni
form of the Italian army, and others car
rying drawn sabres. Six of the latter stood
in front of the church during the cere
monies wilhin. Learning of this, the com
mander promptly dispatched a staff officer
and a detail of men to the cemetery, but
when they reached there the services were
over and the mourners had dispersed.
The general stated that he would de
mand an explanation from the clergymen.
Asa matter of fact, there was little
change in the programme arranged by
the miners for to-day's funerals. There
were twelve in all, but two proceeded from
Harwood direct to the cemetery, without
regard to the other ten who united in an
extensive cortege.
Eight of the bodies lay in the shop of
Undertaker*Bonin, In Hazleton, where they
were viewed by a great crowd for a cou
ple of hours before the procession start
ed. Meantime, the other two lines were
toiling over the rugged mountain roads
leuding from Harwood. The band which
led the line beat a mournful tatto, and
following the hearses trudged a double
rank of miners. The start from the shop
to the cemetery was made, the coffins con
taining the bodies of the eight Poles were
carried, each by ten miners, in the regalia
of the St. Joseph’s society, and the line
proceeded to the church. A crowd of fully
5,W0 Jammed the streets in the immediate
neighborhood, but there was no disorder of
any kind. The platform, originally in
tended for the street in front of the build
ing, had been erected before the altar, and
here the ten coffins wre laid while Father
Aust and a number of Polish priests cele
brated pontifical high mass.
In the meantime, o gang of miners in the
cemetery were blasting rock to make space
for a large circular grave, in which all
the bodies were Interred.
There were brief services at the grave
and several clergymen made addresses,
urging the miners to maintain and
to remain quietly at their homes.
Gen. Gobin kept his word, if the priests
did not. During all of the march and the
ceremonies there was not a sign of a sol
dier. Brigade headquarters presented a
martial appearance, however, and in the
stock yards, near the road, were stationed
a battery and a detachment of cavalry,
ready to move on call. The usual comp
discipline was maintained and no one was
permitted to pass any of the lines without
a pass from the commander.
Mayor Altmlller had been consulted In
the meantime and at Gen. Gobin's order,
or suggestion, all the saloons In the town
were closed until 4 o’clock this afternoon.
The mayor has kept to his house for
more than a week past by an attack of
rheumatism, but the developments
Induced him to hobble to his office to-day,
and upon receipt of the ms*kase from the
commander, he dispatched 'forces of police
to see that the order was enforced. It was
to the letter.
There were two meetings of miners at
Latimer to-day. One was made up of
Italians and the other of Hungarians, and
addresses were made at both.
Organizer Fahey of the United Mine
Workers, was present but did not speak.
He will organize ten branches of the un
ion later in the week.
Sheriff Martin was the guest of Gen.
Gobin at headquarters this afternoon, but
would not talk for publication. Ho return
ed to Wilkesbarre later. His deputies are
contemplating going to that town to enter
bond for their appearance when-wanted,
notwithstanding the fact that they have
not yet been a’rrested. This is to be done
as a guarantee of good faith and they will
probably go to-morrow.
It developed to-day that the No. 3 coi
llery, the crippled engineer of which was
so badly beaten by masked men on Sat
urday night, has been shut down since long
before the strike.
The gravity of the situation is made
apparent from the thorough and rigorous
manner in which the commander is han
dling his men. The signal corps of the
regiments have been stationed on hill
tops about Hazleton and the puroundlng
hamlets, where trouble Is feared. Several
are marked by tents with men on the look
out. The signaling was done by flags and
worked successfully. The stations cover
a distance of four miles, and at the near
est point of Hazleton couriers are station
ed to carry the reports to the general.
About a dozen soldier couriers on bicycles
have also done good work. They were
selected from among the men accustomed
to riding and the wheels were obtained
here.
MINISTER YVOODFORD RECEIVED.
0
America’s New Representative Is on
Duty at the Court of Spain.
San Sebastian, Sept. 13.—The retiring
United States minister to Spain, Hannls
O. Taylor, was received in aud.ence by the
queen regent to-day and pr seated his let
ters of recall. Soon afterword the new
United States minister to Spain, Gen.
Stewart L. Woodford, was received by her
majesty and presented his credentials.
Gen. Woodford transmitted to her ma
jesty the following letter from President
McKinley:
“William McKinley, President of the
United States, to Her Majesty Marta
Christina, Queen Regent of Spain:
“Ureal ond Good Friend—l have chosen
Stewart L. Woodford, one of our most dis
tinguished citizens, to reside mar the gov
ernment of your majesty in the quality of
envoy extraordinary and minister plenP
potentiary of the United States. He is
well informed on the subjects of the in
terests of the two countries, and of our
sincere desire to cultivate and maintain
the friendship so long existing between the
two governments.
"My knowledge of his high qualities and
talent fills me with entire confidence that
he will strive constantly to develop the
interests and prosperity of the two govern
ments, thus making himself agreeable to
your majesty’s government.
“Therefore. I beg your majesty to he
good enough to receive him favorably and
place confidence In all he may say on tie
half of the United States and in the as
surance he Is comnrjlssioned to convey to
your majesty of the best wishes of our
government for the prosperity of Spain.
"God preserve your majesty.
“Washington, June 30, 1897.
“From your majesty's good friend,
“William McKinley.”
“Countersigned: John Sherman.”
Gcttlim Ready for Campaign Work.
Richmond, Va., S pt. 18.—Mr. Joseph
Button, secretary of the state democratic
committee, has arrived here to open dem
ocratic headquarters.
CROWDING AT THE COUNTER.
POLITICAL PILGRIMS PRESSING TO
M’KINI.EY’S PIE HOARD.
Walter Johnson Opens Up ilcail
quurters nt the Hamilton House.
JII(Ison Lyons l rgi- His Claims to
Patronage—The Savannah Colleo
torsliip in Vlieyauee—Georigla anil
South Carolina Fatly- Hepresentcd
Among the Hungry Host That
Await the Presidents Pleasure.
Washington, Sept. 13.—There will be a
big swarm of political flies around the
pie counter when President McKinley re
sumes business at the white house to
morrow morning. He arrived here this
evening too late for the pie hunters to
got at him, but they threaten to camp on
his trail In the morning. The Georgia
and South Carolina contingent Is on hand
ready to crowd up to the counter as soon
as the bars are let down.
Walter Johnson, who has been designat
ed by Col. Buck to act as distributor of
Georgia patronage, has reopened Geor
gia headquarters at the Hamilton house
in this city, and this morning he had a
consultation with Judson Lyons, Bill
Pledger, Capt. W. H. Stallings and Dr.
Merril of Atlanta. The object of the con
ference was to try and fix up the Augusta
postoffice controversy and dispose of a
number of minor postoffice matters which
have been hanging fire for some time past.
It Is said that the President will be
urged to provide Judson Lyons with an
office in Washington in consideration of
his withdrawal from the race for the Au
gusta postoffice. Lyons has Insisted that
he would stand pat on the Augusta office
nnd decline to compromise on any other
position that might be tendered him. He
has reached the point where he Is willing
to accept tip registership of the treasury,
a position now held by J. Fount. Tillman
of Mississippi. It pays $4,000 a year, and
the name of the register appears on every
government note put in circulation. It is
a very desirable place, and there are
many aspirants for the appointment.
Secretary Gage said to-day that no con
clusion has been reached on the subject
and it will he considered by" the President
fully before a selection is made.
In the event of Lyons being taken care
of elsewhere, it Is said that Cnpt. Stallings
will surely he named for the postmaster
ship at Augusta. This programme Is not
new, for it has been repeatedly stated in
these dispatches, before the President
went away on his vacation. The state ts
fixed so far as Walter Johnson and his
associates are concerned, but It still lacks
the ratification of the President. The same
pressure behind the Lyons-Stalling deal, is
also being used to force Deveaux into the
Savannah collectorship.
Th# Deveaux end of the deal will hardly
be consummated Just noiv, if at all.
CAROLINA’S CONTINGENT.
Two Contestant* in the Field—Mur
ray's Fight for the “Lily White*.”
Washington, Ga., Sept. 13.—George
Washington Murray, who is contesting
Col. Elliott's s at in the Charleston dis
trict, Is here looking after several federal
appointments, and at the same time at
tending to the preparation of his brief,
which must be filed by Oct. 1.
lie was at the postoffice department to
day in connection with the Beaufort post
qffice case. The regular organization has
recommended the appointment of Editor
Bampficld of the New South. Murray,
who is the leader of Ihe lily whites, op
poses Bampfleld, and urges the selection
of his friend Gage.
Murray has made up a slate In opposi
tion to all of the Webster recommenda
tions made In his district. His candidate
for the Charleston pustoffloe Is Thomas
L. Grant. He also desires I hat A. T. Jen
nlnßs be appointed collector of the port of
CfharU ston. At the same lime he has in
dorsed K. B. Anderson for postmaster at
Georgetown. How far his recommenda
tions will be regarded by the administra
tion i* yet to b" determined. Thus far he
has not had much consideration given his
suggestions, because of his conflict with
“Boss” Webster.
T. B. Johnson of Sumter, who is contest
ing the scat of Dr. Stokes, Is also here in
connection wbh h’s consest, and at the
same time looking after some minor post
offices in his district. He Is a member of
the regular organization, and as such he
Is privileged to name a few fourth-class
postmasters.
THE CASE OF LYONS.
!
Augusta'* Colored Applicant ln*lst*
on Having; tile Poxtofftce.
Washington, Sept. 13.—Judson Lyons, col
ored, the Georgia m'-mber of the republi
can national committee, arrived here to
day in connection with his candidacy for
the postmastership of Augusta, Ga. He
promptly denied published reports that a
conference was to be held with a view to
his retirement in fuvor of W. H. Staking*,
and to Lyons' subsequent appointment as
register of the treasury.
Lyons stated that he was still a candi
date for the Augusta postoffice, and for
that only, and that he had not contem
plated withdrawing or seeking a treasury
position.
W. 11. Johnson of Atlanta, United States
marshal, and an Influential state leader,
confirmed Lyons' statement. The various
parties to the controversy were at the
postoffice department to-day and it is
thought that a final decision will be reach
ed during the week.
The Augusta appointment has been In
abeyance since last March owing to the
contest.
THE ERRORS OF JUOGE LYNCH.
Oltizeii* of tiritlln Narrowly Escape
a Miscarriage of Mob Law.
Griffin, Ga., Sept. 13.—At 5 o’clock this
afternoon, the mob which had been scour
ing the woodH with dogs, caught a negro
named Henry Starke, and prepared to
burn him at the stake, claiming he had
attempted an assault upon Mrs. Mahaley
Gibson. '
The report added, he prayed, protesting
his Innocence hut the preparations contin
ued. Starko then eloquently appealed for
his life and the mob relented. He was
brought to town to-night and succeeded in
proving a clear alibi.
The mob with dogs started on another
trail late to-night.
LEE ON CUBAN AFFAIRS.
The Consul General Make* nil Ex
tended Report to the State Oepart
me nt.
Washington, Sept. 13.—Consul General
Lee had an extended conference at the
state department to-day with Secretary
Sherman and Judge Day, assistant Sec
retary of State, during which the entire
range of Cuban affairs was gone over.
The consul general submitted no written
report, but gave a verbal statement on the
numerous questions which have arisen in
connection with the insurrection.
Secretary Sherman des red that Gen. Lee
should see the President, who is expected
back to-night. It was felt, however, that
the President would be fatigued with Ills
journey und would not care to tuke up
Cuban affairs immediately after his ar
rival. For this reason, It was arranged
that Gen. Lee should proceed toH'lrglnia
and visit his family, holding himself in
readiness to return on a telegraphic or
der when It was convenient for the Pres
ident to see him. He left later in the
day* for the Intermount hotel, nt Coving
ton, Va., where Mrs. Lee Is spending the
summer.
All parties concerned declined potdtlvely
to say anything as to to-day’s conference,
but it is learned that it developed no new
or startling phases of the Cuban situation
but was rattier in the nature of a general
review of the entire situation up to the
time Gen. Lee left the island. He was
able to present this much better through
a personal talk than through the medium
of the official communications which he
has sent from time to time. The subjects
covered Included the condition of the Com
petitor prisoners and other Americans held
In Spanish prisons; the disposition of the
fund of $50,0(10 appropriated by congress
for the relief of Americans destitute on
the island; the present status of the re
bellion, recent hostilities, etc.
One of Gen. Lee’s staff visited the Com
petitor prisoners the Saturday before the
consul general left for Washington and
reported that Ono Melton and the others
were in fairly good gondltlon. Their case
is at present “sub judice,” a legal condi
tion which prevents anything being done
until further advance ts made.
The prevailing sickness on the island
was touched upon. Both yellow fever and
small-pox are carrying oil many victims
at Havana and through the interior. The
week before Gen. Lee left there were thir
ty deaths from yellow fever at Havana, of
which far the greater number was among
the troops.
As to whether Gen. Lee will return to
Cuba, no definite Information could be ob
tained. It is said to depend much on cir
cumstances which have not yet developed
and it Is probable that neither the consul
general nor the officials are as yet certain
concerning his future movements. As the
cabinet meeting will be held to-morrow It
Is thought that Gen. Lee will not be called
to Washington until Wednesday or later.
A TORN ADO AT FORT ARTHUR.
lives Lost nnl Much Damage Dane.
Child lllown From Its Mother’*
Arm*.
Port Arthur, Tex., Sept. 13.—A tornado,
terrible in it* velocity, struck this little
city at an early hour last evening.
Six people are known to have beeh killed,
while many others were injured. Build
ings were blown down and great damage
was wrought by the cyclone.
The dead are;
Frank Albright, Kansas City, employed
by electric light company.
George Martin, bricklayer, res’dehce un
known.
Unknown man, aged 38.
May Ainsworth, 13 years old, daughter
of William Ainsworth.
Infant son of W. H. Johnson blown from
Its mother’s arms and drowned.
Fritz Michael, laborer, residence un
known.
The Injured are: Mrs. Roy Stafford,
right leg broken near hip. Roy Stafford,
legs badly bruised. Little daughter of
Stafford, seriously injured. Many bul.d-
Ings were blown down.
From t?ariy morning the sky was threat
ening and a stiff gale blew. No rain of
consequence fell until 4 p. m. p und then
It was accompanied by a heavy
wind that increased In intensi
ty until it reached a velocity
of eighty miles an hour. Every building
in the town is of frame construction, ex
cept one brick, the Port Arthur Banking
Company building, one end and roof of
which waa blown away.
Advices from Winnie, Tex., say that
nearly all the houses there have been
blown down.
At Webb all of the barns and one house
were demolished.
Nothing can be heard from Sabine Pass,
as all the telegraphic communication has
been interrupted. A relief train left
Beaumont to-night for Port Arthur and
Sabine Pass.
If Is known that much destruction was
wrought at Sabine Pass with probable loss
of life. Everything possible Is being done
to establish communication with that
place.
Later—The following telegram has Just
been received from Mr. Klrscherner, a
prominent citizen at Beaumont:
“The relief train has Just returned from
Sabine Pass. It could not get nearer than
eight miles of the place. It is reported that,
the new town is completely gone. Nothing*
heard from the old town. From reports
things look bad there.”
New Orleans, Sept. 13, 12:30 p. m.—A wire
Just received from Port Arthur, reportH
seven killed, to wounded. Three lost at
Sabine. Damage slight. Maximum velocity
Of wind 80 miles per hour.
KILLED IN A FIST FIGHT.
Congestion of tlie Lang* Cause* the
Sadden Death of a Combo taut.
Richmond, Va., Sept. 13.—Vernon Hill,
the 14-year-old son of Robert Hill, a well
known citzen was arrested yesterday,
charged with killing Stanford Nelson, a
10-year-old negro.
The homicide happened yesterday Just
after noon In the rear of the residence No.
910 West Franklin street. A dog fight,
followed by a (Ist fight, resulted in the
death of the negro. Young Itlll was ar
rested and taken to the Third police sta
tion, where Justice Crutchfield and Com
monwealth’s Attorney Richardson heard
witnesses and bailed the lad In the sum
of S6OO, Mr. Hill becoming his bondsman.
Coroner Taylor held an inquest and post
mortem this morning. The verdict was
that Nelson came to his death by conges,
tlon of the lungs while engaged in a fist
fight. The case was called In the police
court this morning and continued until
Wednesday.
( DAILY, $lO A YEAR. I
8 6 CENTS A COPY'. V
(WEEKLY 2-TiUES-A-WEEK $1 A YEAR J
THEY FLY FROM THE FAMINE.
MINERS LEAVE THE GOLD FIELDS
FOR THE WINTER.
Return of n Large Party Who Pre
ferred the Comfort* of Home and
Hie Protection of Law suit the Po
lice to the SulTerlutr anil l.an leu
tie** That I* Promised Till* Winter
In the Klondike—A Story of Ad
venture* nnd Troubles That Rend*
Like Romance.
Seattle, Wash., Sept. 13.—The steamer
Humboldt arrived this morning from St.
Michael. She bring* fourteen passenger*
and about SIS,(XX) In gold. The Humboldt
also bring* new* that the side-wheel
steamer Eliza Anderson, from Seattle,
which was reported lost, is safe in Dutch
Harbor.
The Humboldt was eleven days from St.
Michaels. The steamer Eliza Anderson la
anchored In Dutch harbor, where she ar
rived on the 4th tnsf., and 1* now detained
by revenue t'fflcers. Her passengers have
by this time entered the Bering sea on a
schooner chartered for that purpose. Two
of the passengers on tho Anderson were
go frightened that they gave up their
search for gold and returned south on the
steamer Humboldt. Mayor Wood of Seat
tle, who chartered the Humboldt, Is still
at St. Michaels, but letters received from
him Indicate that the stories of dissension
nnd strife between members of his expedi
tion are untrue.
The Humbodlt brings back advices which
reiterate the stories of the untold wealth
of the Klondike and Yukon and verify the
previous rumors of the shortage of foods
supply in the interior.
“There will be privation, sickness, star
vation, scurvy and death on the Yukon
this winter,” 1* what the returned gold
hunters all say. All the passengers on the
Humboldt have money. It Is Impossible to
Induce them to say how much money they
have but the purser gives the figures as:
J. A. Manger, S9UO; E. Turner, $500; J. F.
Creider, $2,000; W. Urquhart, $900; J. D.
Roger*, $2,000; D. F. Atkins, $4,500; Capt.
J. Whitesides, $4,200.
J. M. Secretun, who came back on the
Humboldt, and who has hut very little
cash, says he came out to avoid starva
tion at Dawson. He said: “Thus far up
ward of 1,500 men have pushed their way
over tho passes from Sknguay and Dyea
and have arrived at Dawson City. Tho
Influx of miners over the passes has
frightened the old timers In the interior,
and all that can arc coining to winter
In the states, and thus avoid what they
believe will be a winter of hardship, suf
fering and probably murder and thievery.”
W. B. Price of Danville, 111., who went
up on the Eliza Anderson, and who left
that, vessel at Dutch Harbor, returned on
the Humboldt. He said: "The entire trip
was a series of mishaps. The third day
out from Dixon’s Entrance bad weather
came on and the wind blew terrifically.
The waves would lift the guard up and
leap in under it. During the first night
after the storm began the rudder chain
broke five times.
“Of course, nftcr this broke, there was
no controlling the boat. Every minute It
seemed she w r ould go over. The passengers
wore thrown out of their bunks, the crew
was insufficient to work the pumps, so the
passengers took them in charge. I was
put in command and divided the passen
gers up into squads of four men each.
Each .quad worked two hours. I also did
the sounding to see how much water there
was. We kept this up for forty-eight
hours, nnd during that lime the Anderson
drifted back fourteen miles. The second
day of our trouble the other vessels were
In sight. Then the Merwin, which was
being iowedi by the Holyoke,/along with
the Bryant and Pollstof.sky, broke loose
and tho captain of the Holyoke turned
about with the other two boats in tow
nnd picked up the Merwin. The next
place we reached was St. Paul, on Kodiak
Island. We should have taken coal there
to get to Dutch'llarbor, but could not get
it. After leaving St. Paul the sea was
heavy and we were forced to cruise along
shore. We arrived within 130 miles of
Dutch Harbor when the coal gave out.
We were rigging a small boat to send out
for relief when wo sighted a small fishing
•smack with otle man in it. He told us we
could reach an abandoned cannery about
twenty mil.a distant, where coal had been
lying for five or six years. We had enough
coal to reach that point. A'tl day long
the possenger* worked In a drizzling rain
to takq.oo >hat coal, and tinully on Sept.
4 we reached Dutch Harbor.
“Capt. Hooper of the revenue squadron
boarded us at Dutch Harbor, and seeing
the unseaworthy oonditton of the Ander
son, forbade her to go further. It was
not necessary for him to go below, but
upon seeing that we had insufficient life
boats, he gave the order to tie up there.
The passengers of the Anderson, with tho
exception of Mr. Scott and myself, raised
SI,OOO to charter the schooner Parlsoll
to take the passengers from there to St.
Michaels. The conditions on the trip of
the Anderson from Dixon’s Entrance to
Dutch Harbor cannot be pictured too viv
idly."
It was a remarkable statement that
Capt. Chilcott, one of the Incorporators
of the company which runs the Anderson,
is reported to have made to Chief Bonnt
fleid of the Humboldt this morning. Ho
Is alleged to have said:
“We knew that the Anderson was un
seaworthy especially for an ocean voyagq,
but we were bound to get there, anyway.
We put her In charge of one of the best sea
captains on this coasf, Capt. Powers. It
■ * ould. 1
AGREED ON TERMS OF PEACE.
A Treaty Between Insurgent* and
Government of t rognay,
Washington, Sept. 13,—A cablegram was
received at the navy department to-day
from Commander Perry of the gunboat
Castlne, at Montevideo, suys that com
missioners representing the government
of Uruguay and the insurgents have
agreed upon terms of peace, which are
still subject, however, to the ratification"
of congress.
It is not doubted that the agreement
will be ratified and the Qasttne will go to
Buenos Ayres.
A Death sit For t MePlieraon.
Washington, Sept. 13.—The war depart
ment has been informed of the death at
Fort McPherson, Qa., on Saturday of
Lieut. Frederick C. Kimball, quartermas
ter of the Fifth Infantry.