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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-22

New Orleans. Sept. 16.-A brighter
outlook for New Orleans is evident to-
night so far aa the fever situation is
concerned The reports received by
the board of health and compiled at 6
O'Clock from al! sections of the city
were of more encouraging nature.
Instead of twenty cases requiring in-
vestigation as yesterday. there we're
only ten to be looked iOto to-day, and
Of these only three we're pronounced
suspicious and two declared yellow
fever. To night it was given out by
the board of health that the case in the
negro district was the most serious at
present existing. Of the remaining
eighteen cases half at least are consid-
cred to be practically we'll. but the
board has decided not to allow recover
ed patients or any of the inmates of the
houses in which they live to venture
iuto the streets until a certain period
of detention, during which the board
can complete its WORK of disinfectioo
by burning everything found in houses
where there has been sickness that ls
calculated to barbor germs.
President Olliphant, of the board of
health, and President Britton. Ct the
council, said the chances of crushing
the disease in it's iucipiency had 10
6nite,y improved A largely attended
meeting Of business men. health Off
oials aud representative of the CONNER
cial exchanges was held to day to de.
wise some means for the fumigation of
merchandise aud to secure modifca-
ton Of quarantine regulations instituted
BY towns 10 Louisiana, Alabama and
Mississippi A motion was adopted
that committee of one from each
commercial exchange. With Prof.
Metz of the board of health.
and Surgeon McCarty, of the
marine hospital service. in con-
junction With tbe railroad, steam
boat and express companies officials.
be appointed to cndeavor to obtain the
consent of other State aud local boards
of health now quarautlned to the re-
ceipt Of shipments of merchandise end
com mmodities if accompanied by certlh-
Gates from the Louisiana board of health
and the marine hospital service that
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-22

control of the situation and that it was
quite within the range Of probability
to expect that 10 a short time the supe-
rior quarantine and sanitary methods
employed will prevail and crush out tbe
bronze visitant. During the day there
was 20 cases reported to the health
board for investigation. Of these. two
are still uoder investigation, two were
reported as suspicious and as requiring
further diagnosis. IA were found to be
harmless cases of fever aud two we're
pronounced genuine yellow fever. OF
these two, one is the case of an old
French butcher, Herman Dartois, liv-
iog On Mason street, in the immediate
vicinity of the French market. His
case was prematurely diagnosed last
night as yellow fever. The second case
to-day is that in the Tour iu6rmary, one
of the semi private hospitals Of the city.
The latter patient was taken to the hos
pitsl Monday from Poidras and Ram
part streets in this city. These two
cases are the only ones which the ply
sicians have been able to trace to
Ooean Springs.
At Touro there are some 200 sick
people and the utmost caution is being
displayed in order to prevent any possible
spread of the disease.
Millions Of gallons of water have al
ready been pumped through the streets,
and with the general situation showing
as much improvement as it does TO-
night, confidence is steadily being
strengthened.
The stormy weather since Saturday
has had the effect Of increasing the nun
ber of cases at Ocean Springs. Conduct
or johnson of the Louisville and Nash
vile was stricken to-day. together With
three others. One new case was re-
ported at Biloxi this morning. It is
that of Rev. G. F. Emery, pastor Of
the Methodist church, making three in
his family.
Biloxi now has 40 cases of sickness
OF these 19 are yellow fever, six are
suspicious and diagnosis as to 13 is
reserved. There have been no deaths
at Biloxi.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-22
Big Strike Practically Settled.


The settlement of the big coal
miners's strike seems assured. A
majority of the delegates to the min
er's convention at Columbus agreed
to 65 cent basis per ton in the Pitts
burg district, with relative prices in
other states, the original demand hav-
ing been for SO cents. Work is not
to be resumed for ten days, in order
to give time for further conferences
in the various districts, so that there
may be hitch yet. though the gen.
eral opinion is that final settlement
will be reached next week The
strike at Hazelton is a different and
much smaller affair.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-22

jackson. Miss. Sept. 15.-The
State capital depopalated. its business
houses closed its newspapers suspend
ed ; seven cases of yellow fever off,
cislly announced at its very doors, with
many suspected cases at various points !;
40 embargo on the railroads of the
State and grave apprehensions that the
dread disease has obtained foothold in
numerous parts of the State; wild
alarm everywhere; such is the condi-
ton existing 10 the middle. western
aud northern portions Of the State
to-day.
The worst fears of the medical frater.
nifty AID the public have been realized
and the prevailing disease at Edwards
has been pronounced yellow fever.
The State board Of health has laid a
general embargo on travel except out
of the State, by means of an order
promulgated this afternoon and addr- :.
ed to all lioes of transportation.
Travel from infected places lie absolute
ly barred. The bright side Of the
situation is that the disease is of very
mild type. The exodus from this city,
which began 10 small way several
days ago. has attained unprecedented
proportions. While the State board
advises all who cau to leave the rail-
roads say they can handle the largest
crowds. The most rigid quarantine
prevails here.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-22
PRESIDENT OF CLEMSON
COLLEGE.
Rev. Henry s. Hartzog, Put in
Charge.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Calhoun. Sept. 16.-The Rev. Hen
~ S. Hartzog. principal of the Johos-
ton High school. was elected president
of Clemson college. He is about 80
years of age and vas for few years
engaged in the Baptist ministry. He is
a native of Barnwell county. and wen,
as cadet to the South Carolina Mill.
tary academy from that county. He has
been engaged 10 teaching for the pas,
few years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-22
New Orleans Situation

New Oeleans, Sept l5.-As the
close of the days Investigation by the
board of health at 6 o'clock this even
log. the fever situation SO far, at least
as New Orleans is concerned, was co.,
sidered to have materially improved.
There was less anxiety than at any
time since Monday among the health
officials aud they are encouraged to be-
lieve that by no means have they lost
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-22
Fever Spreads.
Business Suspended, Newspa-
pers Discontinue Publica-
ton and an Exodus is in
Progress = Spreading
in the State.

4NcW OCicouo. Oopt. @AS VI ueAo u
the books Of the board of health show.
ed the following recapltulation of the
days developments in the yellow fever
situation /:
There bas been reported to thd board
for investigations 26 cases which the at
tending physicians considered suspi-
cious. Of these, l3 cases bad been
found suffering with a harmless fever,
5 cases were regarded as supicious, but
necessary to be further investigated
before definite report could be made
on them there were no reports as to q
cases, aud 4 cases had been pronounced
genuine yellow fever. though one of
the latte: vas cassed as of mild
type.
The most serious Of the four yellow
fever cases is located in the neighbor.
hood of the French Market. The To-
eality is far from cleanly one, is pop
ulated by "a poorer class of people, many
of whom are foreigners, and might be
considered dangerous ground. For
that reason special pains were taken by
the board Of health 60 quarantine the
infected houses. Officers from the
police were detailed TO take charge OF
the neighboshood restaurant, .bak-
err aud ssop next door to the premi.
ses in which the sickness vas found
were closed up and large quantity Of
disinfectants vas sent to the scene to be
used.
Of course the report on new cases
daily is creating alarm in some quar-
ters, but thus far the disease has shown
but little malignancy, there being but
one death out of ii cases, aud none OF
the pracsiciug physicians are yet on re-
cord as expressing a fear Of an epi.
demic.
The same rigid attention is being
given to the suspicious cases as obtain
in the treatment of those which are de-
clared to be yellow fever Guards are
stationed about the premises, the streets
are kept clear, pedestrians are warned,
and liberal use is made of disinfectants,
for the authorities have come to realize
that the situation. while not alarming,
is certainly serious. and that only
watobfulnees and vigilance will master
the scourge.
One of the features developed during
the day is tha: people of mature age
have been attacked. Heretofore the
disease mas been confined principally tc
children of tender age and boys aud
girls not yet grown TO manhood and
womaohood Two Of the late cases
show that old people heve been
stricken
Mobile, Ala Sept. 14.-Three new
cases of yellow fever were officially an
nounced today by the board of health
The announcement caused much more
alarm than did the discovery Of the
first case, which was regarded al
sporadic. The people who can are
leaving for points of safety Some
500 worth tickets to Atlanta were
sold to-day by the Louisville aud Nash.
vile railroad. aud the outgoing trains
are crowded. The same is true O
the trains of the Mobile and Ohio
road.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-22
Tobacco in New South Wales.

Sydney, N W. s.. Sept. 16.-The
expert recently appointed by the
government to inquire into the prac
ticability of growing tobacco in the
colony reports that many ofthe farms
contain some of the best tobacco land
in the world. He expresses the
opinion that there is no reason why
the colony should not produce any
kind of tobacco.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-22
BUCKLEN'Ss ARNICA 3ALvE.

The best salve in the world fol Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt Rheum. Fever
Sore, letter, chapped Hands, chilblains, corns
and ell Skin Erupsioas, ard positively cure
Piles or 40 pay required. tits guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction, OF money refunded
prieo Is cents per box. 20, sale by D. J. ::
W. DeLorme.
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Several Important Questions
Receive Attention.
THE RUsH TO KLoNDIKE.
.A Proposition for Relief for
Stricken Prospectors Infor-
many Discussed.

Va 8Shlngton, Sept, t4.-Great ln-
terest attached to the cabinet meet
ing to day, on account of the various
important questions which are pend
ing and She fact that it was the first
meeting for some weeks Every
member Of the cabinet except Secre-
tary Long, who is out of the city,
resched the White House promtly at
IT O'Clock and each had with him an
unusually large number Of papers and
documents relating to matters pend
ing IL his department
The early part Of the session was
devoted to the consideration Of the
Union Pacific railroad question, pre-
sumably the advisability of taking an
appeal from the decree of the United
States court at Omaha for the sale of
the property under the foreclosure
proceedings The civil servics de-
ciision in the Wood case and it's eff
feet on the law was also Informally
talked over. Neither Che declsion
Oh discriminating section % of the
tariff act nor the Cuban or Hawaiian
questions were mention at the meet
ing
Though there was very full dis
cussion of the Onion Pacific railroad
matter, il is learned that no decis-
ion was reached as to the course to
be pursued by the government, and
Il as presumed that no announcement
will be made regarding it until def
mite conclusion is reached
TIE MAD RUSH T0yKLONDIKE.
Secretary Alger brought up the
Klondjke rnsh, and adyerted to the
probable necessity of relief measures
for the benefit of Americans whe
have rushed heedlessly into the gold
fields, but the discussion of this mat
matter was very informal and fruit
less of results Secretary Alger laid
before the cabinet several telegrams
urging relief for stricken prospectors,
Including one from The citizens com.
mittee OF Tacoma, representing that
distress existed already at Dawson
City, stating that starvation has be-
gun and playing that revene cut
ter be sent with supplies to st.
Michael and chances taken on get
ting the supplies to those in need ot
them.
The discussion made it eviden,
that the cabinet was not quite clea,
that the government authorities had
warrant of law for furnishing sup
plies, but Secretary Alger telegraph.
ed to Senator Perkins OF California
who is interested in line to Alaska
asking him if he would undertake te
deliver shipload of supplies at S,
Michael
If it be found that the law will no
permit the government to send sup
plies, then relief will be furnished BY
private persons in order that hor
ror may not grow out of rush fo
gold Some consideration also wa
given to the practicability of getting
supplies in by way Of projected
winter trail. via Dyea
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-22
ORIGINAL PACKAGES RE-
FUSED SHIPMENT BY
ATLANTIC COAST
LINE AND SOUTH.
ERN.
The Circulars Issued to Roilroad
Agents

Columbia, Sept 14.-Soon after
the opening of the original package
agencies in this State there was
talk of the railroads refusing to haul
the goods as packed by the ship.
pers. The grounds Of refusal. it
was said at the time, would be the
liability of the railroads for all break.
age that might occur. lAs the liquor
continued to come in packed loose
in the box cars, it became the gen.
eral opinion that nothing further
would be heard from the railroads.
No bottles were broken There was
no loss in breakage and everything
seemed to be working satisfactorily
to all parties concerned.
On the 30th of August Traffic
Managers Culp and Emerson of the
Southern aud Coast Line respectively
were invited to conference with the
governor. For what no one could
learn. The three parties to the con-
ference refused to have anything to
say concerning the meeting. At
the time it was believed that the
copsultaticn bore directly on the
question OF the railroads hauling
liquors for the original package
stores
Yesterday the latest surprise was
sprung by the Southern and Coast
Line issuing instructions to their
agents to no longer receive ship
ments of goods to original package
dealers.
The Southern sends out the follow
ing:
Notice to Shippers and Connecting
Lines:
Counsel having decided that spirit
uoas or matt liquors, in bottles. when
not packed in cases or casks are not
in proper shipping condition, aud
that the usual form of release will not
relieve the company from liability in
case of damage by wreckage, notice
is hereby given that on and after
Sept. Is, 1897. shipment of spiritu-
ous or malt liquors in glass, loose,
not packed in cases, kegs or casks.
will rot be accepted by this company
for transportation.
Issued Sept 9, 1897, by
H. F. Smith, General Freight Agent,
Washington, D. G.
Effective Sept 16, 1897. Approved
by
). NJ. Culp. Traffic Manager
Washington, D. c.
The circular issued by the Coast
Line is worded slightly different, but
in effect is the same 1t reads:
Wilmington, N. c.. Sept 8, 1897
To Agents aud Connections
Referring to circular No D. l30.
subject: Handling shipments Of
liquor to points in South Carolina.
lnasmuch as our legal department
advises that the release adopted for
shipments of liquor in bottles, pack.
ed in separte cases. will not be of legal
effect to protect US against loss, in
case of wreckage caused by our own
negligence. and as property is net
in shipping condition withouta legally
effective release, we give notice that
from and after Sept 18th. we will
not receive shipments of liquor Sc
packed
Circulars Nos. 1884 and 1885
August 7th, 1894, continue in effect
Issued by
81. NJ. Emerson,
General Freight Agent.
Approved.
Mr.. Mcqueen, the agent in this
city for the South Caroline
and Georgia, was asked i
his road was going to joir
the Southern and Coast Line in theil
refusal to haul original package
goods He answered that he had
not yet received any instructions OF
that point.-The State
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-22

Five negro children who were locked
10 house BY sheir mother, we're burned
TO death Thursday night near Rich.
mood, Ark
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-22

Biloxi, Miss Sept l7.-The city
council today adopted resolutions call
calling on the public for aid, stating
all factories and other industries have
closed down, thus throwing laboring
people out of employment that near
ly all sick are of that class and una
bic to purchase medicines and other
things necessary in such emergency.
The appeal is signed by Harry t.
Howard, mayor, and the members of
the council
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-22

New Orleans, Sept. 1.-THE fe-
yer situation in New Orleans to-day
assumed more serious aspect than
at any time since Sunday, when six
of the st Claude cases were declared
to be yellow fever At6 o'clock this
evening the board of health of the
city announce the appearance of
eight new cases, and of these one
death, that of Zena Brauner.
At the Office of the board of health
to-day the reports were considered
somewhat surprising and disappoint-
ing. The situation had 80 materially
improved last night that it was felt
that pretty much the worst had come,
and that conditions would improve.
Yesterday was one Of the hottest
days of the month. and as yellow
fever thrives in that character of
weather, there seems to have been a
rapid development of germs
The physicians still feel. however,
that there is much that is satisfactory
in the situation. 1t is true that the
new cases tod, represent the ex-
treme upper, the extreme lower and
the central portions of the city, bat
there has been no serious spread
from the original foci, and the hope
full opinion is still expressed that the
disease may be controlled and that
there is no imminent danger of an
epidemic
The situation was somewhat quiet
er to day at Ocean Springs Three
cases, however, were reported.
The report of the board Of health
at Biloxi says there are 19 cases Of
actual yellow fever under treatment,
with diagnosis reserved as to twelve
cases There were seven new cases
reported in the twenty-four hours
ending yesterday. The doctors at
Biloxi are tempted now no longer to
class cases as suspicious, but to come
out boldly and say that they are yel-
low fever
The New Orleans board of health
announced to night that many of the
older cases of yellow fever that have
been heretofore reported are rapidly
progressing toward recovery.
Washington, Sept. 1.-THE ad
vices received by Surgeon General
Wyman to night included the follow
ing:
From Vlcksburg, Miss, DR.. Hunt
er, president of the State board of
health, reported that there had been
one suspicious case at Nittayuma.
There is no one sick now.
Surgeon White reports that he
hopes to have the detention camp at
Fontainebleau open on Monday.
From Mobile, DR.. Guiteras reports
the day ending at noon, cases pre-
viously reported 8, new cases 2, sus-
picious cases 8, deaths 2; total under
treatment 5.
DR.. GIennan, also at Mobile, re-
ports that the passenger train inspec-
ton service went into operation to-
day.
Rilox; Miss Sent 1.-THE city
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-22

Severe fighting between tac British
and natives ln Northern Iodia coz
t;pues.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-22

Cinco, the cent straight havana Cigar
or sale by q. G.. Osieen b Co.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-12
YELLOWSTONE PARK.
romplete 70wr ria the PenRsyi
pdnid Railroad.

!, YELLOWSTONE National Park Is unQucstion
II ,As m,st Interesting region on the globe, for
C,mn is displayed the grertest collection of
- manifold wonders. Indeed. this moua.
4. I.A,ondpllteau. high up on the sumnit oi
('.r,,,stinC Rockies. is 4 yeritable playground
~, worlds giant forces. To stand and gaze
!. ,hem ia AL their marvellous manifestation,
|. ,,,,t reyscr upheavsls, the fierce stean
ii, me terrible leap Of the river, and the
r,Aeanon Is Il revelation, an experience to b.
a no other point on the earth.
i,,osrsonallyc conducted tour OF the penUSyl-
!, Railroad Company. which leaves New Yo X
[ s.,,emher . affords the most satisfactory
ls,.M yt,ttln. this wonderland AMI Viewing
| .,rra,7ls features. Tourists Sill travel by
(..,ltraln OF Pullman smoking dining, sleep
|, and observation cars in each direction
M 1,vs will be spent in the Park. stops viii
l,m made returning at St. Paul and Chicago
4 nlnd.trlp rate, s235 from New York, Phila-
INaa. Baltimore, and Washington, $-a5 from
Ir.sprg. covers all necessary expenses.
yr detallel itineraries and full Information
I,rtotcEet agents, Tourist Agent, 1896 Bread
N New York, or address Geo. W. Boyd A.
ln, General Passenger Agent, Broad street
,iop Philadelphia. S-5.3t.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-12

The shrewd business men of other
nations are not likely to sustain the
assertion which the free traders are
now making that there will be re
taliation against the United States
on account of our new tariff by an
exclusion of our goods from foreign
countries. japan, which has been
especially pointed out as likely to
take a step of this kind, has sold us
3l3,00O,0 900 yens worth of goods IN
the last ten years. and bought from
us only $4,000, 900 yens' worth. Her
financiers and statesmen are not
likely to take step which would
close the markets of this country to
the products O: her own people,
when those markets are four times
as great as those which our own
goods supply in that country.
Scrap books and newspaper files
are inconvenient things to politicians
who make reckless assertions. Cam
didate Bryan last fall paraded in his
speeches in various parts of the
country the fact that Senator Sher-
man had asserted that the growth
of population and business in the
United States required an increase
of $40, 100000 year in currency, and
said that the cessation of the coinage
of silver had cut off the opportunity
to add this amount to our money.
Mr.. Bryan finds this statement par
ticularly embarrassing just now in
view of the announcement that the
coinage of the mints of the United
States this fiscal year will be in
round numbers a hundred million
dollars, and that in the calendar
year 1896 ninety-nine million dollars,
which is 2 and a half times as much
as he last fall asserted was neces-
sary to keep pace with our growth
of population and business. When
it is further considered that the
money circulation of the United
States to-day is 1873 million greater
than year ago, it will be seen that
his distress over what he assumed
was a lack of ability to increase our
own currency AZ million a year was
not only unfounded, but evidently
n tended to mislead.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-12

The silver forces, it is said, are
looking for new leader. The lido
sycrasies of those who led the silver
cause to defeat last fall are growing
so rapidly that the people who ara
spending money to keep the silver
cause before the coautry have cou,
cluded to make change iu iealer-
ship. Il is understood that this
was the real cause of the Chicago
gathering, in which 'silver Re-
publican" party was org g,uized, and
that the work of this organization
will be to push a new man to the
front to displace Bryan as the lell.
or of the silver movement.