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The herald., 1897-10-05

REPORTS
From Sections Afflicted
With Fever
NEW CASES LESS NUMEROUS
NO NAMES TO ADD TO THE LIST
OF DEAD
NEW CASES LESS NUMEROUS
Ocean Springs, Where the Disease
First Appeared, Is Once Moro
Free From Fever
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 4-For twen-
ty-four hours, closing a nightfall, there
had not been a single death reported
in the office of the board of health. Yes
terday there had been thirty-one new
cases reported, and at o'clock tonight
twenty-five new cases were reported
since 9 o'clock last night. Yesterday there
were under surveillance nearly two hun
dred premises in which yellow fever had
been declared to exist, and in some Of the
houses there were four or five cases, not
a single one Of which had proved fatal
up to tonight. The result was that to-
night the death rate had fallen to tri-
fling excess over 1914 per cent, and the
prospects for an early stamping out Of
the disease had been considerably bright
ened. There is no indication that the
sickness will assume an epidemic form.
All fear Of that has disappeared, and the
people who have their families at other
points are beginning to make arrange
ments to bring them back.
Many patients were discharged today
as recovered.
At a special meeting Of the board Of
health this evening, 1t was decided that
the ship bringing 300 Siciian immi-
grants, upon arrival here, shall be de-
tanned at quarantine at the mouth Of the
river until further orders, and a notice
to this effect was sent to Collector Will
kinson.
Six days have passed since Ocean
Springs has had any yellow fever. If
the present immunity from the disease
continues until Friday of the current
week, the board Of health will officially
declare the Mississippi resort free from
fever. Ocean Springs was the first to
contract the disease, and will probably
be the first to get rid Of it.
AT vICKSBURG
vICKSBURG, Miss, Oct. 4.-Dr. Met
calf Of Natchez, Mis-, has gone to take
charge Of the cases Of yellow fever at
Nitta Yuma. Messages from c. H. Blum
stated that the local physician declined
to treat the disease; that Miss Thomp-
son, one of the sick in his house, was
sinking, and that operator Smith, the
depot agent, was sick and there were two
suspicious cases.
The state board Of health ordered DR..
Metcalf to the scene. Blum's message
also reported two suspicious negro cases
at Nitta Yuma. Five nurses were sent
to Edwards today. Excitement here Is
over and the town is free from suspi
cious cases.
AT EDWARDS
EDWARDS, Oct. 4.-Three new cases
Of yellow fever were reported today,
among them being Acting Mayor Moss.
Only one member Of the City Council is
on his feet today. The fever seems to
grow more violent every day and many
deaths have been caused by reiapses.
The herald., 1897-10-05
A Flagstaff Fire

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Oct. 4.-This
morning at o'clock fire was discovered
in the Drum building, occupied by j.
r. Fitzpatrick. Before the fire depart
ment could get to work the fire had
made such headway that three build-
ings were burned-the Daggs block "a
one-story block), the Manning building
"a one story frame) and the Drum build
ing. The loss on stock and buildings
was total. The occupants were j. P.
Arnold, jeweler; M. ]. Bagnall, boots
and shoes; ]. r. Fitzpatrick, general
merchandise; L. S. Drum, saloon. The
loss is estimated at $4,000; insurance,
$1,000.
The herald., 1897-10-05
AN OVERHEAD TROLLEY
TO CARRY GOODS OF ALASKAN
MINERS
Dominion Surveyor Macarthur Says
There Will Be No Famine at
Dawson This Winter

NEW YORK, Oct. 4.--Capt. John Irv-
ing of the Victoria and Sitka Steamship
company. commander of the Islander,
is at the Fifth Avenue hotel. Said Cap
tain Irving, in an interview: "There will
be a railroad over the passes and down
the Yukon to the foot of White Horse
rapids before midsummer next. This
enterprise is partly responsible for my
visit 10 New York 1t will he an over
head trolley, chiefly for freight, and will
an extent that we shall carry goods
down the Yukon instead of up the river
from ST. Michae!s. On my first trip to
that port, early in June, l shall carry
the .umbl for barges which will be taxi
en- to the upper Yukon. After the rail-
road is lilt our boats will rarely de-
scend below Fort Yukon"
CANADIAN CUSTOMS
VICTORIA, r. c., Oct. 4.--Collector
Milne received letter from the Cana
dian customs officer at Tagish lake, stat
ing that he was about to forward $40, 1000,
the amount of duties collected from
prospectors who tool. American goods.
over the Skaguay and Dyea trails ON
their way to the klondike.
Alex Trainor. who has been with the
Dominiou government survey party on
the Stickeen route states that 1000 man
passed Telegraph creek bound for the
Klondike by all the Canadian routes.
THE FOOD QUESTION
SEATTLE, Wash, Oct. 4.--The pros
pect of famine in the Klondike this
winter has given birth to many schemes
more or less feasible to relieve 1t. Among
these plans none seem to have more of
. prospect Of success than that sus-
The herald., 1897-10-05
WELBURN'S TRIAL
A Jury Sworn in-Proceeding Begin
Today

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. Ain the
United States district court today Judge
De Haven empanelled jury to try ex-
Revenue Collector o. NJ. Welburn on
an indictment for embezzlement con-
taiping forty-three counts. Gavin Nc
Nab and Frank Gould appeared for the
defendant, and United States District
Attorney Foote. with Assistant Bert
Slessinger, for the government.
After seventeen counts Of the long
indictment had been read the defense
waived the reading of the remainder.
The court then adjourned until tomor-
row morning, when the actual trial will
begin,
The herald., 1897-10-05
Stole His Own DAUGHTER

SAN JOSE, Oct. 4.-Mrs. Alice Laforest
swore to a complaint this evening charging
her husband, Emile Laforest. with kidnap-
ing their 1-year-old daughter. Laforest
formerly lived in this city with his wife
and four children According to the wife's
story. Laforest became infatuated with a
wealthy widow and fled with her to Bat
ish Columbia, taking with him one of his
children. a girl Q years old. Laforest re-
turned to this city recently, and this morn
ing he called at the school attended by his
7-year-old daughter Hilda, and took her
away. This afternoon Mrs. Laforest re-
ceived a telegram dated Santa Cruz say
ing: "I have Hilda in my possession" !"
The Santa Cruz officers have been notified,
but neither Laforest nor the child have yet
been located.
The herald., 1897-10-05
EX-SENATOR M'MILLAN
PAYS THE LAST DEBT DUE TO
NATURE
Minnesota's Famous Statesman and
Jurist Reaches the End Of His
Useful Life

ST. PAUL, Oct. 4.-Samuel ]. P. Nc
MILAN, United States Senator from 1876
to 1885, died at his home in this city last
night of anaemia. He had been in for
nearly year.
He was born in Brownsville, Pa, Feb
ruary %, 1926. Choosing law for a pro-
fession, he studied in the office of Ed
ward M. Stanton, afterwards Secretary
of War. In 1852 he went to Saltwater,
Mimi, removing to st. Paul in 1856. He
continued his practice until 1858, when
he was elected Judge of the First Judicial
District.
In 1864 he was appointed Associate
Justice Of the Supreme Court, and in the
same year he was elected for the full
term of seven years. He was reelected
in 1871 and in 1874 was chosen Chief JUS
tice. In February, 1875, he was elected
to the United States Senate as the result
of one Of the most noted deadlocks in the
history Of the State. Ex-Governor
Ramsey was the Republican caucus
nominee and Cushman K. Davis. the
present Senator, was a bolting candi-
Gate. Mcmillan was elected on a mar
row margin after prolonged contest.
In 1881 he was reelected While in the
Senate he was chairman OF the Commit
tee on Claims and succeeded Roscoe
Conklin of the Commerce Committee.
He was also a member of the Judiciary
and Revolutionary War Claims Com
mittees
On his retirement from the Senate he
resumed his law practice and afterward
held no office.
A year ago he was one of the leading
spirits in putting stop to prize fighting
in Minnesota. He was prominent in the
Presbyterian church and in 1890 was
chosen one Of the two men from the West
on the committie of revision of the con-
fession of faith Of that body.
The herald., 1897-10-05
A STIFF DUTY
Which Won't Affect Men Wearing
Woolen Shirts

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4-The United
States circuit court of appeals today
handed down decision of great import
ance, inasmuch as by it the revenues
of the government will be increased
many hundreds of thousands Of dollars
per annum. The case was TO determine
the disputed point as TO whether tapi-
oca flour should be admitted free of
duty as such under the Mckinley bill,
or whether it should be required to pay
duty of cents pound as starch. This
flour is used almost exclusively in the
Chinese laundries of the United States,
because of its cheapness as starch, and
it has been the most formidable obsta-
Gle to the starch manufacturing indus
try of the United States. BY the decis-
ion of the court that it must pay duty
this obstacle will be removed.
The herald., 1897-10-05
INDEX
OF THE TELEGRAPH NEWS

OF THE TELEGRAPH NEWS
Ex-senator Mcmillan Of Minnesota
dies after long life largely spent in
the public service.
Boston's good luck gives them the
first game Of the Temple cup series;
race results; sporting notes.
Osteological experts to continue to
contradict one another in the Luetgert
case; both sides preparing to branch
out on new lines of evidence.
The little town of Austin, N. T.,
wiped from the map by fire; prairie
fires in Dakota and Manitoba cause
much suffering and heavy loss.
Dominion Surveyor Macarthur says
there will be no famine at Dawson /;
Captain Irving promises a trolley road
over the pass before midsummer.
Candidate George causes something
Of a panic in the ranks Of Tammany
by declining to square his views with
the needs Of a partisan campaign.
Reassuring reports sent out from
the yellow fever section; new cases
are few and there are no deaths;
Ocean Springs, where the disease first
appeared is now free from the scourge.
The London Chronicle asserts that
an English syndicate has been or
ganized to buy the Union Pacific rail-
road at price greater than that set
by the government as the minimum
bid to be accepted.
Chinese provinces adjoining Pekin
devastated by awful foods, leaving
thousands dead and hundreds Of
thousands homeless; official action
dictated by foolish superstition in
tensifies the suffering.
A Liberal cabinet for Spain, with
sagasta as premier, is sworn in; a
policy Of Cancellation is to be followed,
and 1t is expected that autonomy re-
sembling that enjoyed by Canada will
be offered to the Cubans.
The Smith-Dixon fight at San
Francisco gives the feather-weight
championship to Smith, though Dixon
will probably contest the claim; the
Lawlor- Williams bout ends in knock
out by Lawlor; sharkey and Goddard
matched.
The herald., 1897-10-05
Citv WaterworkS

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4.-Bids or
a municipal water plant aled supply fol
the city and county of San francisco
were opened today at meeting of tbs
new board Of supervisors. There were
four bidders, who put in estimates rang.
ing between 81, 900, 900 and $4,000, 900. Ed
ward Ewald proposed an artesian sup
ply. The water rights of the Ell Dorado
Water and Deep Gravel Mining com
pany were offered, supply from Lake
Tahoe was rendered and the fourth bid
der was the company which controls the
Castroville lakes in Monterey county.
The herald., 1897-10-05
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A Oowardly Crime

DENVER, Cal, Oct. A special to the
Republican from Phoenix. Ariz. says:
Word has been received that the hoisting
works of the Black Warrior copper mine.
near Globe, Ariz.. We're blown up with
dynamite Saturday night Two explosions
were heard. The shafthouse and engine
were completely wrecked. Charges of g.-
ant powder had evidently been placed on
both the engine cylinders. Even the foun-
datiohs of the building were torn out by
the explosions. Discharged employees are
suspected.
The herald., 1897-10-05
The Sealing Season

VICTORIA, b. c., Oct. 4.-Captain
Cox Of the sealing schooner Triumph,
which has returned from Bering sea
with 1855 skins. says that seals are plen-
tiful IN the seas; chat there are as many
there this season as there ever was, but
for some cause or other they were very
restless. In the Triumph catch there
were four or five skins from which the
hair had been burned off the back
They were not branded, but there is an
iron mark from which the fur was
burned. seemingly by electricity.
The herald., 1897-10-05
Demand for Dollars

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4.-As re-
suit of the revival in trade the United
States mint in this city will at once re-
sumo the coinage of silver dollars. in
accordance with instructions received
from Washington. The order necessi-
tated the appointment Of fifteen new
employees, all of whom were appointed
from the eligible list under civil service
rules. Most of them were among the
number suspended when the mint dis
continued the coinage of silver in last
,Tlly
The herald., 1897-10-05
HARD TO DECIDE
The London Times Puzzled by Silver
Questions

LONDON, Oct. 5.--The Times in spe-
cial article this morning says The VOL
colt commission intends to reques. the
government to give final and immedi-
ate reply to it's monetary proposals.
After giving review of the history
of the question, the writer of the article
concludes "The core Of the whole sub
ject is the question whether bimetallsm
is wise or foolish. The United States
and France say It is wise. On behalf Of
Great Britain it is decided to say no.
But If 1t is to be answered on behalf of
India we shall be in net of contradic-
tory propositions indeed, for the keys of
the Indian mints are In Downing street,
The herald., 1897-10-05
Indian Plague Echoes

BOMBAY, Oct. 4-Domador Chapekar
Deccani, Brahmin advocate, and twen-
ty-eight others have been arrested fol
the murder of Plague Commissioner
Rand and Lieutenant Ayerst while en-
gagged last June in the Poonah district
in enforcing the sanitary regulations.
They were shot while leaving the gov
ernors reception at Gaineshkind, the
murderers being concealed behind some
trees. Lieut.. Ayerst died almost instant
ly and Mr.. Rand shortly afterwards.
The herald., 1897-10-05
Business Resumed

PORT TOWNSEND. Wash. Oct. A.
After a suspension of business for nearly
seven years the Puget Mill company
plant at Port Ludlow will begin regular
operations on the 10th of the present
month. Steam will be raised tomorrow
to test the new machinery, of which sew
eral hundred dollars worth has recently
been placed in the mill. The mill will
employ about $50 men.
The herald., 1897-10-05
Michigan Mines

SAULT STE MARIE, Mich, Oct A.
Lord Douglas of Harwich, England, ar
rived in the city this morning from the
Michipicoten gold fields. where he Sc
cured an interest in seven valuable
claims. He is an enthusiastic believer in
the great possibilities of this new min
ing region and has telegraphed his
brother, Sholto, at Seattle, to meet him
here, when the two will further investi-
gate. Returning prospectors today re-
port rich finds which ensuSe fortunes for
their owners.
The herald., 1897-10-05
Sailors Saved

SAN FRANCISCO Oct. A special
to the Bulletin from St. Michaels, Alas
ka, says that six of the crew of the lost
steam whaler Nevarch were picked up
by the whaler Charles W. Morgan OF
this city and are still on board of that
vessel. 1t Is, however, feared that the
remaining twenty-five men of the
Nevarch's company have been lost on
the ice, as their ship went to pieces soon
after the captain and his wife and sew
eral of the crew, who were picked up by
the revenue cutter Bear, left her.
The herald., 1897-10-05
Stole the Safe

SEATTLE, Wash. Oct 4-Burglars
this morning broke into the office Of the
steamer Flyer on the water front and.
after overhauling the contents of sew
eral trunks. carried away the safe.
weighing 400 pounds. The safe con.
tainad only about $50. No trace Of it has
been found.
The herald., 1897-10-05
Langtrv Goes Insane

LONDON, Oct 4.-Edward Langtry, the
former husband of Lily Langtry. the.
actress, who recently obtained "A divorce
from him in California, and who is said to
have privately married Prince Paul Es-
terhazy, has been found wandering in
demented condition on the railway line
near Chester, and has been sent to a luna
tic asylum
The herald., 1897-10-05

gested by Miles Peabody, manager of
the Washington and Alaska Steamship
company. He will send north on th=
bark Colorado 425 head. of hogs and cat
lie, with sleds, saddles and wagons.
They will be driven over the Dalton trail
to. Fort Selkirk in charge of party Of
fifty packers.
The herald., 1897-10-05
An Authors Fall

LONDON, Oct. Am accident oc.
Cured today at the Haymarket theater
to j. M, Barrie, the author and play
wright, while he was directing rehear-
sails. A handrail broke and precipitated
Mr.. Barrie into the stalls. He wa1
unconscious for some time but 1t IL
not believed he has sustained serious In
jury.
The herald., 1897-10-05
NO SPECIAL DANGER

VICTORIA B. c., Oct. Al. c. Nc
Arthur, Dominion government survey,
who has just returned from the north,
says there will be no starvation at Daw-
son this Writer. When he left there
were 2O0O head Of sheep and 400 head of
cattle on the Dalton trail, which would
reach Dawson between September 18th
and 20tn.
The herald., 1897-10-05
Party Names

LINCOLN. Neb. Oct. 4.-Chairman Dahl
man of the Democratic state central COM
mittee late this afternoon filed with the
secretary of state protest against plac-
ing the National Democratic nominees on
the ballots at the coming election.
The herald., 1897-10-05
Cambon Accepted

PARIS, Oct At is officially announced
that the appointment of NJ Jules Cambon,
recent governor of Algeria, as French am
bassador at Washington has been accept
ed by the United StateA
The herald., 1897-10-05
Brazilian Conditions

LONDON, Oct. IA dispatch to the
Times from Buenos Ayres says that the
situation at Rio Janeiro is going from bad
to worse. The financial condition of the
government. is critical. owing to the great
falling Off in revenues.
The herald., 1897-10-05

no less than the keys Of the London
mint.
The herald., 1897-10-05
AT EDWARDS

EDWARDS, Oct. 4.-Three new cases
Of yellow fever were reported today,
among them being Acting Mayor Moss.
Only one member Of the City Council is
on his feet today. The fever seems to
grow more violent every day and many
deaths have been caused by reiapses.
The herald., 1897-10-05
SUPPLIES FOR WEYLER

HAVANA, Oct. 4.-The steamship
Reina Crista, which arrived today,
brought to Captain General Weyler ST.
0OO. 600, it is asserted, to be appropriated
to military expenses Tomorrow 1900
Spanish soldiers, sick or otherwise inca
pacitated. will return 70 Spain as against
the 200 arrived today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-17

Congressman McCleary returned
Sunday after spending a afew days
at the state fair. He has received
notice of the allowance of an original
pension to VIM. Travis, of Adrian; an
original widows pension to Mrs.
Maria Hanna, of Edgerton, whose
husband was a distant relative of
Senator Mark Hanna; and an increase
of pension to John A. Tidland, of
Belgrade. Congressman McCleary
will 60 out through the district TO-
morrow and settle some more post
office appointments.
The suit of L. Dutton VS.. Martin
Wiltgen was tried in the municipal
court Monday. Mr.. Dutton seeks to
recover s4S for alleged damage to his
barn done while the defend
ant was the lessee. VIM. f. Hughes
appeared for the plaintiff and Thos.
Hughes for the defendant. The lat
ter obtained leave to amend his
answer, which caused an adjournment
until afternoon.
Robert S. Wallace was arraigned
in the police court Saturday at st.
Paul, on charge of embezzling S105 in
stamps from Farwell Ozmun, Kirk &
Co. s. J. Donnelly appeared for Wal
lace and entered a plea of not guilty.
Judge Orr continued the preliminary
hearing to Sept. q, fixing bail at
$1,000.
Mrs. Mahoney. an old settler in
the county and formerly resident of
St. Clair, died Saturday night at her
home at the corner Of Fifth and
Cherry streets. The funeral &C.
Cured Tuesday morning at St. Clair.
Large crowds of state fair visitors
took until the limit of their tickets
and returned homeMonday. Thee Omaha
road ran two sections to accommodate
the crowd.
The three months old babe of Mr..
and Mrs. James Wertz, living opposite
the old Omaha depot on North Fourth
street, died Saturday night, and the
funeral was held Monday.
Marriage licenses were granted
Saturday to August Robeck, of LIE
Sueur, and Hattie L. Muske, Of Yer
non Center; and Fred Fisch, of Beau
ford, and Olga Loffeon, of Medo.
Louis Pihale, aged IS yea1s, died
at his home Monday lat II o'clock, m,
of typhoid fever. He had been sick
for about four weeks.
H. A. Patterson's fox terrier dog
died today and is believed to have
been poisoned. The dog was we'll
bred and was much thought of by its
owner.
Judge Mead has made an order
to hear petition for settlement of the
estate of Cora R. Day, deceased.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-17
WILL HAVE LITTLE EFFECT.
Fall VI Victoria de las Tunas Not Likely
to Hasten Cuban Recognition.

Fall vi Victoria de las Tunas Not Likely
to Hasten Cuban Recognition.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-State depart.
ment officials refuse to discuss the bear
ing which the capture by Cuban insur-
gents of Victoria de las Tunas may have
upon the according of belligerent rights
Such recognition, they argue, rests with
the president alone, and he must be the
sole Judge to which the revolutionary
government must have established it.
self to justify official acknowledgment.
1t is pointed out that the same town
was captured by the Insurgents in the
10 years war and did not thereby i'm
prove their standing with foreign ma
tions.
While some state department officials
are warm friends of Cuban lndepend-
ence, they hesitate to express the be-
lief that the victory reported will in
crease the probability of action by the
president, as they think the admins
tration will await the result of such
representations as come within the
scope of Minister Woodford's instruc-
tons before adopting a course calcu-
lated to offend Spain. 1t is not be-
ieved that anything short of the with
drawal of Spanish troops from Cuba
would cause a recognition of beliger-
ency or independence at this time. The
excitement reported from Madrid, and
the possibility that Captain General
Weyler may be recalled before of the
disaster is regarded as only natural
result of the insurgent victory.
1t is not the loss of seven small forti-
fcations designated as forts, and the
taking of 300 prisoners that has created
panic in Spain, but the fear that the
event may be taken advantage of by
the United States to recognize the
Cuban independence. The great anxiety
to speedily retale the town is produced
by the dread that the insurgents might
carry out their declared intention of
establishing their provisional govern
ment there and base their appeal for
recognition upon this evidence Of sta
bility.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-09-17
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