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The Abbeville Chronicle
II.
RESULT OF THE QUARANTINE CON.
VENTION HELD AT MOBILE.
ANOTHER MEETING WILL BE HELD.
Atlanta, Ga., Selected as the Place—The
Pint Week In April the Time-For
eign Nations to Be Represented.
A special from Mobile, Ala., says:
The net result of the three days’ ses
sion and extended deliberations of the
quarantine convention in that city is
a square declaration in favor of a na
tional and uniform quarantine system
that will make impossible another
such disgraceful exhibition as marked
the last yellow fever epidemic in tho
southern states.
Under the steady fire of the friends
of federal control, the opposition
dwindled down until it was not even
able to summon a respectable minority
on the final vote and the majority re
port of the committee on resolutions
which favored the passage of the
Spooner bill, and was only a very mod
erate indorsement of a national quar
antine, was rejected in favor of a more
radical direct expression of opinion
offered as a substitute, and which was
as follows:
“Resolved, That it is the sense of
this convention that congress be re
quested to provide for a department
of public health as soon as possible.
“2. That it is the sense of this con
vention that congress should enact
laws to provide for an efficient mari
time quarantine to be uniform and im
partial in its application to the differ
ent commercial ports of this country,
so as to give no one or more of them
undue commercial advantage over the
others to be enforced by the several
state and quarantine or health boards,
if they will undertake to do so, leaving
also to the slates the power to pre
scribe and enforce additional reason
able safeguards of the health of their
communities, provided that such state
action shall not unreasonably obstruct
commerce.
“3. That congress should aid the sever
al states m establishing and maintain
ing uniform, reasonable and efficient
quarantine laws for affecting but not
regulating interstate commerce, leav
ing to each state adequate power to
protect, as it shall deem best,the lives
and health of its people.
“4. That congress shall leave ex
clusively to the states the regulation
of their purely internal commerce and
the provision of such quarantine or
sanitary laws and regulations they
deem advisable to that end; that in
the framing of quarantine laws and
regulations and in their enforcement
congress should avail itself of the
learning, experience and ability of
the medical profession in the fullest
measure possible, and especially by
way of an advisory council.”
Another very important action was
taken in the adoption of a resolution
calling for a second convention to
gather together the scattered threads
of the one just held and to adopt a
system of state quarantine rules and
regulations that all the south Atlantic
and gulf states could adopt for the
future.
Another resolution authorized the
secretary to invite to this supplemen
tary convention delegates for the Cen
tral and South American states, and
its adoption means that the second
gathering will he of far greater im
portance than the first.
The following were named as a com
mittee of arrangements for the next
meeting which will be held in Atlanta,
Ga., during the first week in April,
1898: Hon. Charles A. Collier, of
Georgia; Dr. H. A. Moody, of Alaba
ma; Dr. F. G. Renshaw, of Florida;
Dr. H. B. Horlbeck, of South Carolina;
Hon Bat Smith, of Texas; Mr. Felix
Ferment, of Louisiana; Hon. J. L.
Ludlow, of North Carolina; Dr. H. H.
Haralson, of Mississippi.
WILL REMAIN AT HAVANA.
Battleship Maine Will Not Itelurn to
American Waters for the Present.
A Washington dispatch says: Orders
have been sent to Captain Simpson, in
command of the north Atlantic squad
ron, off Key West, to send the torpedo
boat Cushing to Havana with stores
for the use of the Maine. She will
leave iu a day or two, and will return
as soon as the stores are delivered.
LEGISLATING FOR INDIANS.
Senate Fusses Bill Carrying *8,000,000
For Their Benefit.
A Washington dispatch says: Con
sideration of the Indian appropriation
hill was resumed by the senate Friday
and after being amended to some ex
tent the measure was passed.
The most important amendment to
the bill was that offered by Mr. Petti
grew, of South Dakota, which, if tinal
ly enacted, will restore the free home
stead law so far as it relates to Indian
lands ceded to the United States, for
which lands the settlers have been
obliged to pay the purchase price paid
to the ludiaus. The hill carriesappro
priatious aggregating §8,000,060.
ABBEVILLE, GA„ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY «, 1898.
MBS. NOBLES AGAIN SENTENCED.
Day of I-lif'catluu Is Set For March 2Mli
Next.
Mrs, Elizabeth Nobles, the old wo
man confined in the Bibh county jail
at Macon, Gn., for the murder of ltcr
husband in Twiggs county, was taken
to Jeffersonville Saturday afternoon,
and for tho fifth time was sentence to
death.
Mrs. Nobles reached Jeffersonville
safely at half-past 4 o’clock in charge
of Sheriff Jones and was taken imme
diately to the courthouse, where Jndge
Smith was in waiting.
There was a large audience of spec
tators present. Judge Smith sen
tenced Mrs. Nobles to hang on March
25th. He asked her if she had any
thing to say why sentence of death
should not be passed upon her. She
said nothing and appeared to treat the
matter indifferently.
Judge Smith advised her to prepare
for death and said ministerial offices
would be tendered her.
The old woman’s attorneys have
several legal procedures yet left to
them, so it is said, and if all of them
are exhausted in vain, then, as a last
resort, they will go before the prison
commission fnr recommendation for
commutation of sentence, and, if nec
essary, will appeal to the governor in
her behalf.
Gus Fumbles, Mrs. Noble’s accom
plice in the murder, was not carried
to Jeffersonville with her, as he
has been respited for thirty days, and
it was not necessary to resenteuce
him. He calmly awaits the final re
sult in Mrs. Nobles’ case. He be
lieves that he will share the same fate
as Mrs. Nobles. If she is hanged, he
knows that he will also be executed.
If she is commuted, he thinks he will
receive commutation.
WOODFORD HEARD FROM.
Minister at Madrid Semin Cipher Dispatch
to State Department.
A Washington dispatch says: Late
received Saturday night the state department
a telegram from Minister
Woodford.
It relates presumably to the incident
created by the publication of Minister
DeLome’s letter to Senor Can a! ej as.
The cablegram is in the department
cipher and is between 200 and 300
words long. The dispatch was trans
lated a. the state department Sunday,
but no intimation of its import could
be secured from official sources.
Assistant Secretary of State Day,
who has been entrusted with the whole
correspondence by the president, re
fused to discuss the message. He said
merely that there was no development
in the case which properly could be
made public at this time.
DEAD DODJES RECOVERED.
Horrors of the Recent Pittsburg 1 Holo
caust Grow Apace.
The results of the terrible fire and
subsequent explosions on l’ike street,
Pittsburg, Pa., continue to grow in
all their harrowing details.
At 10 o’clock Saturday night eighteen
bodies had been removed from the
ruins, nearly all of whom were found
in ill-fated Mulberry alley.
All of the bodies were more or less
mutilated by the contact with flying
timbers and bricks.
Following is the list of the dead
taken out during the day: William
Edward Finch, fireman; George Ed
ward Newman, Philadelphia, gus in
spector; Will F. Doran, Prof, James
Hoxon, David Benton Wookevly, D.
A. Gray and John Contine.
Thirty-five persons are still missing.
The impression is strong that many
of them have met death under the
walls.
ZOLA IS MOBBED.
Question of the Author's Safety Seriously
Exercising His Friends.
A Paris special says: Upon arriving
at his residence after the adjournment
of the trial Saturday evening M. Zola
was mobbed by a crowd, who assailed
him with insulting and abusive epi
thets, hut the police quickly dispersed
the mob.
The latest more of the anti-Zola
agitators is signaling with a whistle,
which quickly brings togetei a mob of
professional rowdies when Zola is
near.
The question of Zola’s personal safe*
ty is seriously exercising his friends,
who assert that several notorious crim
inals have been seen hovering about
the court building throughout tho
week. It is suggested that they have
been lavishly bribed to injure Zola
seriously, even if they do not kill him.
SENSATION IN GAFF0RD CASE.
C‘ou<lemned Man’s Sister Makes Startling*
Affidavit,
A sensation was sprung in the cir
cuit court at Greenville, Ala., Satnv
day when Gafford’s attorneys made
motion for a new trial on the grounds
of bias aud prejuice of the jury and ou
new evidence
The latter is the sacrifice of Mrs.
Miller to save her brother. By the
affidavit made she charges Lloyd with
wanting the life of Gafford aud ac .
knowledges that she would have suf
fered the killing to proceed without
warning, because she liked Lloyd bet
ter than her brother John. Between
the lines a confession of intimacy is
apparent, but is not open,
WILL OPPOSE COLONEL CANDLER
IN GUBERNATORIAL C ONTEST.
CANDLER RESIGNS PRESENT OFFICE
His Resignation In Governor's Hands.
Contest For Democratic Nominal ion
Will Be Lively From the Start.
There were two startling develop
ments in the Georgia gubernatorial
arena Saturday.
The first of these was the announce
ment of Judge Spencer II. Atkinson
as a candidate in opposition to Hon.
Allen D. Candler.
The second was the resignation of
Colonel Candler from the office of sec
retary of state.
The announcement of Judge Atkin
son that he will oppose Colonel Cand
ler is the logical result of the efforts
of those opposed to Colonel Candler
to bring out a candidate.
As soon ns Colonel Candler was in
formed of the announcement of Judge
Atkinson, he wrote out his resigna
tion as secretary of state. His resig
nation is based on tho ground that he
does not believe that a man should
hold one office w hile making an active
rare for another.
Colonel Candler’s resignation is to
take effect March 81.
Judge Atkinson’s announcement was
given out Saturday morning, and is as
follows:
“I have decided to become a candi
date for the democratic nomination
for governor. Within a few days T
will state my views in regard to such
matters as may be pertinent to the
campaign. S. R. Atkinson.”
The announcement was not a sur
prise, since it has been known for
some time that Judge Atkinson was
likely to take sueh a step.
Jndge Atkinson is at present a
member of the state railroad commis
sion. He resigned recently from the
supreme bench, and several years ago
was a superior court judge,from which
position he resigned to make the race
for congress against Hon. II. G. Tur
ner.
Judge Atkinson is said to be one of
the state’s best stump speakers, and
as Colonel Gaudier also has a reputa
tion on the same line some lively times
may be expected.
Judge Atkinson’s friends believe
the “wire grass,” or south Georgia,
will support him as solidly an will
north Georgia take up for Candler.
That the fight will he from now on
a hot one is not doubted. Those who
have fought Colonel Candler will
align themselves with the supporters
of Judge Atkinson aud the campaign
for the democratic nomination will
proceed with lines closely drawn and
the promise of a fight to the finish.
TO CONTEST WILL.
Over *10,000,000 Bequeathed Ity J>r.
Jivans To Be Held Up,
Advices from Paris state tiiat the
will of the millionaire dentist, Thomas
W. Evans, who attempted to bequeath
the most of his fortune, amounting to
something like §10,000.000, to tho es
tablishment of a dental institute and
museums named after himself, in
Philadelphia, is to be contested.
The matter came up in the Palais
de Justice Saturday and a lawyer,
representing Rudolf H.Evans, brother
of the famous dentist, announced that
he would contest the will, though by
so doing he forfeits §10,000 left him
by his brother, a clause in the will
disinheriting any legatee who shall
attempt to contest.
CANDIDATES BOBBING UP.
Another Taylor Announces for Tennessee
Gubernatorial Honor.
Judge John M. Taylor,of Lexington,
Tenn., announces that he will he a can
didate for the democratic nomination
for governor. He declares for the Chi
cago platform, favors tariff for reve
nue only anil opposes any increase in
the state debt.
Congressman McMillin has not yet
decided whether he will enter the race,
but is being strongly urged to do so.
The race will be an exciting one, as
there has been no contest for the nom
ination since 1890.
GOVERNOR FIRES OFFICIALS.
A 81mke-Lp Takes Place In Tennessee
Penitentiary Affairs.
A , Nashville , dispatch says, iheie
qwite a shake-up of penitentiary
««««!■ 1 W ur,leu 1 • Ra f 8 '
dale, of the old prison, and Warden
Andrew McClelland,of the new prison,
were both discharged,
Ex-Sheriff >. W. larnss, o o
county, succeeds Ragsdale while Mc
Welland » succeeded by M. H Gam
“ on < who llaH b f n ™ r den flt Inm “ n ’
Ibe vacancy at Inman 1 has , been offer
: ed to J ° h * r - Edwards, ot Marshal
county, but , he has not yet sigui iei
mention of accepting.
TILLMAN’S HILL FAILED.
It Whs Directed Against Original Pack
ages In South Carolina.
A Washington dispatch says; The
effort to strengthen tlie South Carolina
dispensary law by legislation was
killed in tho house committee on
judiciary Friday, the committee divid- the
ing equally on the bill to amend
Wilson law, and as the bill did not get
, majority, there ran be no favorable
I report.
This action means that it will bo
allowed to another committee.
This bill, it will ho recalled, was de
signed to get around the original pack
age decisions by which the present
plan of controlling the liquor traffic in
South Carolina is declared to he be
yond the police power of the state.
It is understood that the fail
lire of this bill to become a law
means a straightont fight for prohi
bition, with the supporters of tho dis
pensary lining up on the prohibition
side.
As things stand the dispensaries
must submit to the competition of the
original package stores, and that means
their death, or at least their conduct
by the state at a loss.
JUDGE ADVOCATE ANGERED.
He Delivers ......o Heorehlngr ltenmik* In
the Cavtfiv Trial.
The trial by eourtmartial of Captain
O. M. Carter opened with a rush ut
Savannah, Gn., Friday morning.
Judge Advocate Barr made an impas
sioned and heated address to the
court upon the subject of refusal of
witnesses to answer questions. This
was inspired by the refusal of Cnptaiu
Jacob Paulsen Thursday to give pri
vate information relative to the affairs
of the Propeller Towboat company, of
which he is president.
The jndge advocate said all the press
of the. country had doubtless published
under startling headlines Thursday af
ternoon and Friday, the statement that
witnesses could not he made to testify
in this ease. He declared that this
was a court of justice and witnesses
should be compelled to testify; that a
refusal to answer questions on the part
of witnesses would thwart justice;that
the witness had sworn in the presence
of his God to tell the whole truth, and
he should he compelled to do so, even
if an appeal to congress was necessary.
IVOMEN FIGHTCONSTABLES.
An V^emiit to Arrest an Old Lady Ke
suits Disastrously.
A p^,.-quitch from Vaucebnrg, morning, Ky.,
says: At Esculapia, Friday
Constables Cropper and Thacker at
tempted to arrest an old lady named
Crow, who was at her home with sev
eral grown-up daughters. Before the
officers realized it one of the girls flew
at them like an enraged tigress, with
a long life, dangerously wounding
both officers.
By this time the old lady and an
other daughter drew revolvers and the
officers realized it. was a fight for life.
The battle raged for a few moments
and after the smo.ee had cleared away
old Mrs. Crow was found dead anil
shot to pieces, and one daughter dead.
Those who survived are in a danger
ous condition.
DELOME’S SUCCESSOR
Calls at State Department anil Present.
Notification.
Senor Du Bose called at the state de
partment in Washington at noon Fri
day and presented in writing the noti
fication of the Spanish government
that the resignation of Senor DeLome
had been accepted and that Senor Du
Bose was authorized to represent his
government as charge d’affaires ad in
terim.
The notification was purely formal,
giving the facts of transfer without
mention of the incident leading up to
it. Having assumed his duties, Mr.
Du Bose took occasion to pay a call of
respect to the state department author
ities.
PREACHER TURNS FORGER.
Unused Forged Chech*; I.eft Town and a
Young? Bride.
A Chattanooga dispatch says: Rev.
J. II. Phillips, a traveling evangelist,
who closed a highly successful meet
ing at Athens, Tenn., a short time ago,
secured §500 in bogus checks in this
city and skipped tlie town, deserting
his wife, whom ho married in Athens
a few weeks ago.
Phillips left and was captured in
Rome, Ga., Friday morning and car
ried hack to Chattanooga.
Mrs. Phillips, who is a member of
a well to do Athens family, is heart
broken over the trouble.
L. A. W. OFFICERS ELECTED.
Uniter Ko-KIected Ur.slilent After a Strong
uitd DetBt'miiuifl Fight*
A St. Louis dispatch says: Potter
was re-elected president of the L. A.
W. Thursday on tlie, 'first ballot by a
vote of 212 to 107. Potter was op
posed by Gideon and the most sensa
tional fight ever waged in the L. A.
W. was in progress until the official
count was made. The other officers
elected as follows:
First vice president, Thomas J.
Keenan, Pennsylvania. N. Hines,
Second vice president, E.
Michigan. Tattersall, New
Treasurer, James C.
Jersey.
ALL MILL OPERATIVES IN NEW
ENGLAND PALLED OUT.
NO FACTORIES ARE EXEMPTED.
Decision of Oilicials of Textile Dillons
Only Awaits Concurrence to Bring
On the Crisis.
At a meeting in Boston, Mass.,
Sunday of sixty-five representatives of
textile unions in New England it was
unanimously voted to recommend that
all unions call out the operatives in
every cotton mill in New England.
The meeting was practically the
outcome of the recommendation Pres
ident Gompers made to the Federation
of Labor a week ago, in which ho
urged the different unions to unite
on some settled policy regarding the
mill situation in New England.
At that meeting a committee of three
was appointed to take charge of the
matter, and after a conference this
committee recommended that a gen
eral meeting he held to take definite
action.
Sunday the representatives of the
various national textile associations
assembled in the Wells Memorial hall
and for four hours discussed the sit
uation from every standpoint. The
primary object of the meeting was to
devise some method of rendering as
sistance t i the New Bedford strikers.
Other questions were also discussed
and at length the matter was put to a
vote, no one being registered against
the motion that the different unions
should order a general strike in every
cotton mill in New England until u
satisfactory adjustment of wages could
lie arranged.
It was pointed out that if striker ut
New Bedford could hold out for four
weeks without receiving more than 20
cents per operative per week in the
way of outside assistance, other mill
operatives could stand a similar strain,
and that if all went out it would pre
cipitate within a crisis that would have to be
met a short time by the manu
facturers.
It now remains for the various na
tional unions to take action on the re
commendation, but what this action
will bo is a matter of conjecture. If
ail should acquiesce and vote to strike,
147,00(1 operatives would undoubtedly
cease work and the manufacture of
cotton goods throughout New England
would bo at a standstill. If, on the
other hand, only a few unions should
vet.e to strike, the refusal of the others
would still keep a large portion of the
mills in operation.
Inasmuch, however, as the meeting
was the outcome of President Gom
pers’ suggestions and as he admonished
tlie members of the Federation of La
bor to join hands and assist the New
Bedford strikers, it seems probable
nearly every union will carry «ut the
recommendations, and that one of the
greatest strikes ever seen in this coun
try is impending.
STEAMER GOES DOWN.
Tlie St. l.ouls Was Fortunately Plus, ut
IImill ftiul ltvsiat.il All mi Board.
The American line steamer St.
Louis, Captain Rabdle, which arrived
at New York, Saturday, from South
ampton, reported the loss at sea of the
Holland-Ameriea line steamer Veen
dam, Captain Steuger, from Rotter
dam for New York.
The passengers and crew of the
Veendam were all saved by the St.
Louis.
The Veendam left Rotterdam Feb
ruary 3d with a general cargo, nine
cabin, 118 steerage passengers and
eighty-five crew. February 6th at 5:17
p. m,, ship’s time, being in latitude
Steamer north, longitude 20.01 west, the
struck a submerged wreck or
wreckage which tore a hole in the
ship's bottom and broke her propeller
shaft.
The ship began to sink at once.
Signals of distress were made, and
were answered by the St. Louis,
which was, fortunately, passing at
tlie time. Within three hours every
soul on board was safely transferred
to the St. Louis. The sinking vessel
was then set on fire to prevent a dan
gerous obstruction to navigation.
QUARANTINE MEN MEET.
DUtlnenlsli.il Citli.ne of tlie Country
tiutli.r in Mobil*.
The south Atlantic and gulf states
quarantine convention met in Mobile,
Ala., Wednesday with an attendance
of about three hundred, representing
the medical, sanitary, scientific, trans
portation, commercial and adminis
trative interests of the country.
Most of the delegates were from the
southern states described in the title
of the convention, hut there were a
largo number of delegates and mem
bers from other states.
Several distinguished men are pres
ent from Chicago, St, Louis and New
Yovk.
5.
MOB HANDLES ZOLA.
Trial of the Author In Tai l* a
One.
The trial of M. Emile Zola and M.
Perreux," manager of the Aurora, who
are being prosecuted by the govern
ment as the result of a letter which
the novelist caused to be published in
the Aurore in December last, strongly
reflecting upon high officials connected
with the Dreyfus case, opened at Paris
Monday in the assizes court of the
Seine. M. Zola was represented by
M. LaBorie; M. I’erreux. was defended
by M. Clemeuceau.
Tho most keen public sentiment was
manifested in the case. Hundreds of
people surrouuded the court, anxious
to gain admittance. The police meas
ures taken to insure order were most
rigorous. The first day’s session was
uneventful.
When the court opened Tuesday
there was a terrific struggle to enter,
people fighting their way with blows
and kicks toward the courtroom.
The entrance of M. Zola was the
signal for an outburst, during which
the few cries of “Vive Zola” were
drowned by shouts of “Alias Zola."
When the judge entered the scene
was so tumultuous that he directed
the municipal guards to force the
crowds from the doors and to remove
some of the people from the over
orowded halls.
The trial proceeded amidst great ex
citement. When adjournment was
reached there was a big crowd outside
the lower court and as the people were
leaving the building, a man cried
“vive Zola,” “down with France."
He was immediately arrested.
A tremendous rush followed. M.
Zola, on emerging from the jury door,
was recognized and obliged to return
and seek refuge in the robing rooms,
the doors of which were then locked.
The crowd remained outside yelling
“Couspucz Zola!” etc.., led by a num
ber of young barristers, in their robes,
who roughly handled M. Zola’s sym
pathizers until a detachment of repub
lican guards cleared the approaches to
the court. M. Zola then emerged,
pale and trembling, and the moment
he appeared on the stairs leading to
the courtyard, there was an immense
clamor and shouts of “down with
Zola,” “long live Zola,” ami “death
to Zola," the last cry dominating the
others. The novelist, had difficulty in
keeping his feet amid the surging
crowd.
In the meantime, the police, misun
derstanding their orders, closed the
gates and M. Zolo thus found himself
inside the courtyard, surrounded by a
howling, threatening mob. The po
lice were powerless, and for a moment
it looked as though he would he
lynched with the friends who formed
his bodyguard.
His friends rallied around him and
eventually the gates were reopened
and the police, having been reinforced,
escorted M. Zola to the street, while
the majority of the mob was confined
in the courtyard, shrieking threats
against the novelist, who eventually
entered a cab and drove quickly away.
The women in the crowd were espec
ially violent.
THE QUEEN’S ADDRESS.
Sucgeiited Provision for Bottor Defenses
Overreaches all Precedent.
A London cable dispatch says: The
fourth session of the fourteenth par
liament of Queen Victoria and the
twenty-sixth of the United Kingdom
was opened, by commission, at 2
o’olock Tuesday afternoon with the
customary ceremonies.
The queen’s speech in part was as
follows:
“My Lords and Gentlemen—My
relations with tho other powers con
tinue friendly. The negotiations be
tween the sultan of Turkey and the
king of Greece have liee* brought to a
conclusion by tlie signing of a treaty
of peace, under which the territorial
relations between tho two powers are
practically unchanged.
“The question of the autonomous
government of the island of Crete has
occupied the attention of the powers.
The difficulty of arriving at a unani
mous agreement on some points has
unduly protracted tho deliberations,
but I hope thcRe obstacles will before
long be surmounted.
“Ihave concluded a treuty of friend
ship and commerce with his majesty,
the emperor of Abyssinia.
“The report of the commission I ap
pointed in December, 189C, to inquire
into the condition of certain of my
West Indian colouies has exclusively
established the existence of severe de
pression in those colonies, caused by
the heavy fall in the price of sugar,
which is mainly attributable to the re
duction in the cost of production and
the great increase in its extent of re
cent years.
Her majesty then rejoices at the
fact that there is reason to anticipate
a prosperous year, both for agriculture
and commerce throughout India.
“Gentlemen of the house of com
mons—The estimates which will be
laid before yon have been framed
with the utmost desire for economy,
but in view of the enormous arma
ments now maintained by other na
tions, the duty of providing for the
defense of the empire involves an ex
penditure beyond former precedent.”