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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-09-25
FAILED TOBURN II
New Orleans Mob Bent on De
strOying a Proposed Yellow
Fever Hospital,
But Were Prevented by Hart
Work of the Firemen and
Police.
Ilnloss Amnlu Guardad Amt he !
Unless Amply Guarded Another
Attempt Will Probably
Be Made.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 25.-Efficient
work by the fire department in the face
of attacks by mob, enabled the depart.
!. .ment to save the main portion of the
SBeauregard school building. Only the
annexes of the structure were reduced
to ashes. The alarm was sounded at
1890 a. m. After the mass meeting
Of citizens held during the evening, o
riotous crowd gathered around the
building and openly threatened that at
the first opportunity they would fire it.
Throughout Thursday evening Sister
Agnes and number of Sisters Of Char
ity, together with help from the hospi.
tai had been putting the building in
order for the reception of yellow fever
patients. The school board, in the
meantime had removed from the build.
ing every desk and other article of fur.
niture, aud the hospital people had
moved into the building cots and other
necessary adjuncts for the treatment Of
yellow fever patients. At nightfall,
Surgeon Bloom of the hospital, the sis.
tiers and others, had been warned that
they had best leave the building. They
did so, headed by Sister Agnes, and
through dense crowd of panic stricken
citizens.
Outwitted the Police.
Then a small force of police were or
dered to the scene. But the mob, bent
on incendiarism, were sharper than the
guards, and, while the police were bus.
lily engaged in attempting to quell the
riotous crowd in front of the building,
two incendiaries with a five gallon can
of oil. proceeded to the rear and quickly
had the building in flames. An alarm
was turned in, but the first neighboring
engine had scarcely arrived when its
hose was cut. When other engines ar
rived, their hose was also destroyed by
the mob. Chief Caster and Captain
Journee finally arrived in patrol
wagon with a big squad of officers
which beat the mob back. Then the
firemen went actively to work, and sue
ceeded in preventing the absolute de.
struction of the building. It is fair to
cay that the action of the mob is roundly
denounced on all sides. The school is q
handsome building, entirely isolated
and situated in the center Of large
square. There was no danger Of infec-
ton from it, and the people in the
neighborhood are unduly alarmed. Un.
less, however, a company Of soldiers is
ordered out to protect the building, 1t
is not improbable that second attempt
will be made to destroy it.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-09-25
THREE MORE DEATHS.

Yellow Fever at New Orleans Shows More
Virulence.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 70. = Three
deaths have occurred from yellow fever
up to p. nj. as follows: Salvador
Casiniri, Fred Gund and Miss Dreyfus.
At a special meeting Of the city coVn-
Gil it was decided to put at once $50, 900
at the disposal of the board of health.
twenty-five thousand dollars more is to
be held in reserve to be used in the
event that the situation shall become
serious enough to warrant the use Of
the additional sum by the board.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-09-25
ACTS LIKE A LUNATIC.

President Of Guatemala Committing All
Sorts of Insane Excesses.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.-The fol.
lowing private dispatch has been re-
ceived IN this city from Champerico,
Guatemala, via Acapulco:
'Champerico and San Felipe are both
in the hands Of the insurgents. Bar
rios has shot and imprisoned prominent
men who sympathize with the revolu-
tionists. The wives of revolutionists
have also been arrested. Anarchy is
feared"
A letter from the City of Guatemala
has also been received. The writer de-
clares that everything, at the time Of
writing, was in state of chaos. Bar
rios, he says, has lost his head from
fright, and. in delirium of terror, is
imprisoning and shooting all who evince
the slightest leaning towards the in.
surgents cause. Loans are collected by
force, and death is the penalty for re-
fusing financial assistance to the die
tator.
Francisco Castillo, Barrios' chief of
police, under the orders of his superior,
has, it is asserted, usurped the places
of the civil officers. Barrios, himself,
is in constant fear of assassination.
Two hundred soldiers sleep in the palace
day and night, and he is constantly at.
tendel by guard of picked men, who
never leave him alone, accompanying
him even to his bath. The residence of
Mrs. Barrios is guarded by large force
Of police. At the other country places
Of the president, police are encamped
to prevent the destruction Of property.
American Turquoise.
SANTA FE, N. NJ, Sept 25.-Probably
the finest collection of cut turquoise
ever sent in one shipment from Ameri.
can mines, has left here for New York
by Wells. Fargo express. There were
Is stones, aggregating in weight 80
karats, and in the collection were four
gems which weigh respectively 81, 81,
So and 81 karats. The latter, pearl.
shaped stone. is valued at 42.80O.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-09-25
ALTON RACE WAR
School Buildings Guarded by
Police to Keep Colored Chill
dren Out.
Looked at One Time as If the
COlOred Parents Would Use
Force,
But They Finally Decided to
Seek Redress in the
Courts.

ALTON, Ills, Sept. 25.-The city an.
shorities have taken hand in the sepa-
rate school question. The chief OF police
was instructed to take his entire night
and day force and keep the colored chill
dren and their parents out Of the white
echools.
For time it seemed that this policy
would precipitate serious trouble. Po-
lcemen were stationed at each Of the
schools and when the colored people
came with their children and sought
to enter as they had the day before, the
officers stood at the doors and refused
them entrance. At the Washington
school, which is i'll portion of the city
where the colored people outnumber
the whites, the negroes congregated Oh
a hill back Of the school house and held
consultation. They decided to attempt
to put the children into the school in
spite Of the officers, and marched over
to the school yard. For time it seemed
that trouble could only be averted by
permitting the negroes to enter, but the
police held their ground and threatened
to arrest any one who should attempt
to enter the school against orders.
The men and women then remained
at distance and urged the children to
go in. Some Of them attempted it, but
they were sent back by the police and
none were successful save few boys
who climbed in at the windows, while
the officers guarded the doors. They
were promptly dislodged, and the col.
ored people then retired again to the
hill back of the school house, where
they remained several hours and then
returned to their homes. At the Irv.
ing and Lincoln schools the same scenes
were repeated.
Will Try in the Courts.
A committee of three colored men,
accompanied by their attorneys, then
called upon President Fink of the
school board and asked him if it was
the intention Of the board to persist in
the policy of excluding the colored
children from the schools attended by
the whites. Mr.. Fink assured
them that such was the intention of
the board. The colored people then held
another meeting and instructed three
of their number to go to Springfield and
meet General Palmer. who had wired
them that he would assist them in an
effort to secure in the federal court q
mandamus compelling the city authori.
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ties to permit the negroes to attend
school with the white children.
The negroes insist that the law is on
their side and fatty refuse to send their
children to the schools built for them.
The supreme court decisions, in SINH
lar cases at Galesburg, Quincy and
Upper Alton, encourage them in the
belief that they will triumph in the
courts
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-09-25
Fifth Death at Mobile.

MOBILE, Ala, Sept. 25.-Rev. Father
Daniel Murray, the fifth victim of the
yellow fever here, died at a. m. He
was native Of County Cork, aged 80,
and had been in this country four years,
located near Birmingham, Ala, and had
been located in Montgomery. He had
intended to take vacation this fall,
but learning that Father McQuinlan
was absent here, offered his services
and arrived on Sept. 8. He was taken
sick on the 2Oth.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-09-25
WARNED BY FIGARO.

French Newspaper Says Germany Il Con-
sitiering Interference cuban Affairs.
PARIS, Sept. 25.-Figaro warns the
government that Germany is earnestly
considering whether Europe should
''allow the United States to drive Spain
out of Cuba" and recalls the fact that
the war of 1870 arose from the mistakes
made by French diplomacy in regard to
Snain
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-09-25
A Death Mt LOuiSvil1e.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 25.-John Nc
Dougall, the young machinist from
Mobile who has been sick with yellow
fever, died during the morning at the
detention hospital.
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One Hundred Gases at Edwards.

EDWARDS, Miss, Sept. 25.-The yel-
low fever situation here is unchanged.
Following is the report of the health of.
fee: Total new cases, 18; total cases to
date, 100; total deaths to date, 4; con.
valescent, 81; now under treatment, 81.
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ATLANTA, Ca, Sept. pa special to
The Journal from Augusta says: There
is absolutely no foundation in the rumor
that ysllow fever exists in this city.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-09-25
csse 'Dsveiops 1t Atlanta.

ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 25.-The board
df health Of Atlanta has announced
that Carrie L.. Fleming. q l4-rear.old
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girl who refugeed from Mobile with her
father and mother and who is stopping
at boarding house here, is suffering
with yellow fever.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-12
LExoWIzERS LETTING LOOSE.
THE POLICE COMMISSION UNDER
FIRE TONIGHT.

A Desire on All Sides That the Fu-
ture Investigations BE Public.
Both Friends and Opponents of the
Commissions Want to Know What
Is Said aud DOne-The Police In
vestigRtiOn Expected to BE
Lengthy One.
The investigating committee of council
will meet at the police barracks tonight
to begin the investigation of the police
commission. The investigation is expected
to be lengthy one, and the meeting will
probably last until midnight
A member of the committee said yes
terday he thought it would take several
meetings to complete the investigation of
the police commission. as it is intended to
go fully into all matters concerning the
department
General interest has been aroused in
these Investigations on account of the
statement made on good authority that
the committee would include in its inves-
legations the acts of the commissions
which savored, as 1t was believed, of po-
Atlcal partisanship, and there is a general
desire that the Investigations be made
public. This desire has been expressed
both by friends and opponents Of the
commissions
The general sentiment is that il is the
public which is interested in knowing
whether the commissioners have faithful
ly and honestly performed their duties
and that the best means of informing the
public is through the medium of the news
papers. A condensed report such as
SEQ fi1 bev IL
tee OF the results of its Investigations of
six different bodies must necessarily omit
many things of interest The only as
surance which the friends of the com
missloners have of fair report is by the
publication of whatever DEVELOPMENTS
there may be at each of these investiga-
lions, while, on the other hand, the on
ponents of the commissions are anxious
that the charges which they expect will
De made against the commissions should
be publicly investigated.
A serious charge against the commits
sioners might be investigated and found
to be groundless, but the public would
not be aware of this fact 1t is not I'M
likely that some of the commissioners will
demand, when their time comes to be
Investigated, that the hearing be IN pub
lie. An official of one of the commits
slons said that if the committee should
undertake to investigate his course he
should certainly demand that the repre-
sentatives of the press be admitted In or
der that the public, as well as the COM
mittee, might have the opportunity of
judging the evidence submitted.
II the investigation were to be simply
an examination of books and records
there would be no reason for encouraging
publicity, he said, until the time came for
the committee to make its reports but If
there is to be an investigation of the Off
cial acts of the commissioners that is an
entirely di 'erent matter, and the public
has right to be made aware of what
is said and done.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-12
JUST BEFORE HIGH NOON.
NuptinIs of Edward Gregory and
Lizzie COrbett, COIored.

VI UNEBOEN AuN
Lizzie COrbett, COIored.
There were just 1O9 people by actual
count at the wedding of Edward Gregory
and Lizzie Corbett which took place yes
terday shortly before high noon in the
office of Sheriff Roman.
Lizzle's courtship consisted only In her
affidavit to warrant against Gregory,
charging him with an offense which made
marriage or prosecution the only alterna-
tives. Gregory said "yes" and Sheriff
Roman sent down and had him brought
up from the jail.
Recorder Walter c. Hartridge happened
to be in the superior court engaged In the
trial of a case. and his services were re-
quested as parson. It was one of the big
gest weddings the court house has seen in
a long time. The negroes came down from
the gallery, and everybody, who was IN
the court room took a peep in the sheriff's
office.
The ceremony was short and sweet, and
then the bride, who would have been n
blushing one If she could have blushed.
and the groom, went on their way but
not rejoicing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-12
oGLETHORPEs; LADY FRIENDS.
They VIII Help the Company at the
ReGimentaI Fair.

They VIII Help the Company at the
ReEimentaI Fair.
The lady friends of the Oglethorpe Light
Infantry met last night with the company
at the officers quarters, in the regimensal
armory. There was large number of
ladies' present at the meeting. which was
called to discuss plans by which they
might aid the company at the coming
regimental fair.
A full attendance of the company men,
bers was also had and the evening pass
ed very pleasantly, soclably and profta-
bly,, in the plans that were laid.
An organization of the ladies' was eff
fected by the election Of Mrs NJ. p. Uslna
chairman and Miss Mamie Cox secretary.
After a discussion az to the best means
OF aiding the companys booth, 1t was de-
cided to appoint committees to take
charge of the various branches of the
work attendant upon the successful car
rying on of table at a fair.
The ladies were enthusiastic over the
idea Of helping their young military
friends, and the rivalry among the friends
of the various companies is likely to he
great. All will do whatever is possible
to bring their particular favorites out
winners of the distinction of having made
the most money. Their assistance, too.
will be valuable in identifying the hall
in which the fair is to be given without
their help the soldiers would probably
be at loss to produce the pretty effect
that is sure to result from the work that
is going TO be done in the hall by the ar
ustic taste and deft touch of the ladies'.
When the business of the meeting had
concluded refreshments were served. The
meeting adjourned until next Thursday
afternoon at o'clock.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-12
THE MAYORS VETO POWER.
Has Been Exercised But Once Since
the Law Was Passed.

the Law Was Passed.
Until Mayor Meldrim revived the ques-
ton in council Wednesday night it had
almost been forgotten that She mayor had
a power of veto. The mayor had the
law looked up yesterday and had no
trouble in finding it in the acts of the
legislature of 1890.
The veto power has been exercised but
once since the passage of the act, and
that was when Mayor McDonough vetoed
some ordinance to which he objected dur
ing his first term of office.
The veto act. as it might be called,
gives the mayor the power of revision of
all ordinances passed by council before
they can become laws, and it is his duty
to approve OF veto all ordinances adopted
by the board. 1t is provided, however,
that two-thirds of the aldermen present
in council can reverse the mayors veto.
and pass the ordinance in question over
the veto. The mayor is allowed f1Ve days
after the passage of an ordinance. sun
days not being included, in which TO con-
slider it. Unless he Yetoes an ordinance
within i've days after its passage 1t be-
comes a law as completely as If approved.
From the reading of the-act it appears
that the mayor is at liberty to exercise
his power of veto Immediately upon the
passage of an ordinance and the alder
men in like manner have the privilege
of reversing the veto by a two-thirds
vote at the same meeting. 1t is provided
that in the event of a veto after the ad-
journment of the meeting at which the
ordinance was passed, and within the
five days allowed for the exercise of the
veto power, the veto may be oYerruied
by council at the next regular meeting
thereafter, by means of the requisite two
thirds vote.
The matter to which Mayor Meidrim OBJ
jected, however, was a resolution and not
an ordinance and there is no provision In
the act for the veto of a resolution. 1t is
question, however,if the matter should not
have been put in the form Of an ordinance
instead of a resolution, this being the rule
of council heretofore where privileges are
granted contrary to existing ordinances.
The matter to which the mayor objected
was a resolution granting the Savannah
Guano Company the privilege of placing a
shelter for a horse and buggy in the open
space in front of its Office on the north
side of Bay street.
Immediately following the veto act in
the published acts Of 1880 is another local
act for Savannah which has never been
put into effect by council. This act gives
the mayor and aldermen of the city of Sa-
vannah the right to collect a street tax
not exceeding 50 annually from all males
between the ages of q and so, or in lieu
thereof to require five days work upon the
streets. Failure or refusal to pay the
tax or perform the work required is made
punishable by Imprisonment not exceeding
five days, or the tax can be collected by
execution, If the defaulting parties pos
sess property.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-12
SUNDAY LIQUOR IN RESTAURANTS.
Alderman HuITs Ordinance Does Not
Meet With Much Favor.

Meet with Much FaVOr.
Alderman HuPs ordinance, introduced
in the city council Wednesday night, to
amend the Sunday observance ordinance
by allowing regularly licensed restaurants
to serve liquors to their guests when or
dered with regular meals On the Sabbath,
the same as is done by hotels, is the sub
ject of considerable discussion.
The ordinance does not appear to meet
with any great amount of favor. The gen
eral objection is that the saloons furnish
all the liquor which any number of thirsty
men can dispose of On Sundays now, and
that consequently the Sunday liquor selling
business does not need any encourage
ment. IL is said that the effect OF the or
dinance would be to largely increase the
number of restaurants attached to saloons
and the result would be that liquor would
be sold openly on Sunday with but little
restraint,
The provision of the ordinance requiring
that liquors be served only with regular
meals would be easily cotton around, il Is
said.
A well known restaurant keeper, who
was spoken to about the ordinance, said
that he was opposed to it. Il am advised
that under the state law" he said, "a
restaurant has just as much right to fur
nish liquors TO it's guests with regular
bona fide meals on Sundays as has a hotel.
! have always considered that I had This
right. do not care to have lot Of peo-
pie coming into my place on Sunday, who
come simply for the purpose of getting
liquor, as would be the case il the ordi-
nance should be changed. A man might
call for a sandwich and a bottle of beer
with it, or he might order a meal and
call for a drink and after getting the
drink go off without waiting for the meal.
I do not see any necessity for the ordi-
nance"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-12
ELEVEN TRUE BILLS FOUND.
Gamblers and sellers of Lottery
Tickets Indicted.

The sporting fraternity was considerably
agltated yesterday by the meeting of the
city court grand jury, and subsequent de-
velopments showed that the agitation was
not without sufficient cause.
AS a result of the investigation into the
case of John Smith" against whom a
large number Of witnesses was summoned
to testify. eleven true bills of indictment
were found against keepers of gaming
houses, and sellers of lottery tickets.
The bills were not read out in court as
no arrests had been made, and the solic-
itor general refused to give them out, un-
til the parties indicted have been arrested.
Six Of the indictments were against pro-
prietors of gaming houses, three against
one seller of lottery tickets, one of these
charging him with writing policy lottery
tickets, and the two other indictments were
agains another seller of lottery tickets.
Bench warrants against all of the de-
PENDANTS were issued at once by Judge
Norwood and placed in the hands of the
sheriff of the city court A number of
the parties indicted were served last
night. All of those found gave bond
readily, and none of them were incar-
cerated, even for few minutes. These
indictments, it is understood, take in the
principal gaming houses of the city,
though all of them have not been found
yet.
1t looks as If a clean sweep were being
made all along the line in the gambling
business, as these indictments follow very
close upon those found against the policy
lottery men. The cases are all expected
to come up at the present term of court.
The grand jury also found true bills in
the following cases: Fannie Walker, as
saulting and beating Jennie Springs, Jan.
H. and Richard Richards, assaulting and
heating Mary Rnrtnn Ian. q
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-12
CITY BREVITIES.

Dan and Curtis Habersham will be
tried in the superior court to-day on the
charge of marking a COW Illegally.
The Peoples Savings and Loan Com
pany yesterday declared semi-annual
dividend of Sl5 per cent, payable on and
after March Is.
EX-Justice of the Peace Mcleod King
will be tried in the superior court to-day
on the charge of assault with intent to
murder Doc Smith. 1t will be remember
ed King and Smith got into a difficulty
about month ago which resulted in
Kings shooting away a part of Smith $
chin. 1t is expected the case will be an
interesting one