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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30

taken with sinking spells and rallying
quickly therefrom This morning at 2
o'clock he had a bad turn and although
every effort was made he sank steadily
till death came.
The surgeon general has ordered that
all mail from Mobile shall be fumigated
Heretofore only the mail for southern dis
tricts that have quarantined Mobile has
been ordered fumigated. In order to get
the fumigation performed an order has
been posted in the local office that all
mail matter must be deposited for Mobile
and Ohio Railway points before $3.50
D. IN. and all for the Louisville and Nash
vile points before 1870 D. m.
John G. O'Connell, Mobile correspond
ent of the Meridian News, was brought
before the recorder this morning to be
disciplined for the alleged offense of cir
culating false and damaging reports con-
corning the panic here and the health
conditions, but the city attorney asked
that the case be indefinitely postponed.
This evening the Herald, commenting
on the arrest of the correspondent, re-
CARDS the discharge of the correspondent
as his vindicatiOn and assails the board
of health bitterly, accusing it of being
the author of the panic by reporting
cases that were afterwards withdrawn
and pronounced not genuine. The board,
however, has not taken any action.
The weather is clear and cool during
the day and quite cold at night dropping
to 80 degrees.
One death has occurred since the Off
cal report, and of the four, three are 1tal-
ians. The neighborhoods in which the
poor Sicilians are thickly settled are very
dirty, and the board of health has recog-
nized the necessity of removing and iso-
lating these people, so as to take away
80 much food for infection. camp of
detention was established at Oakland
park, but the Italians refuse to go there,
deeming it plot to do them harm, even
fearing poisonous food. Leading citizens
of their own race went among them and
argued that their going to the place was
one of self-preservation and some fifty
were taken out. They are now highly
pleased with their quarters. The city
council today, in special session. appro-
priated $4,000 for the fever fight. S25,,
600 to the board of health and S25,OOO
to the street cleaning department for san
itary purposes.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30
WANTED TO INJUNCT,
And Bring the Railroad Commission
I'm With n Sharp Jerk.

Up With a Sharp Jerk.
Fort Worth, Tex, Sept. 24.-(Special)-
George II. McFadden & Bro. of Philadel-
phia, by their attorneys, today applied to
Judge D. E. Bryant of the United States
court for writ of injunction to restrain
the railway commission of Texas, Houston
and Texas Central Texas and Pacific,
Santa Fe, st. Louis and Southwestern,
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass, Fort
Worth and Denver and other roads from
putting into effect, enforcing or obeying
the commission compress tariffs, rules and
regulations. Tonight Judge Bryant de-
clined to entertain the same, taking the
position that he did not think he had the
power to hear the same in vacation and I'M
der his designation of special judge to hold
this court. He had not the time to do
so. as he was compelled to close the court
at $50 a. IN. tomorrow.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30
ATLANTA YELLOW JACK.
Refugee Case Took the Usual Course
Suspicious of Yellow Fever.


Suspicious of Yellow Fever.
Atlanta, Ga. Sept. 23.-The board OF
health of Atlanta announced that Carrie
Il. Fleming. a 14-year-old girl who
refugeed from Mobile with her father
and mother, and who is stopping at
boarding house at 119 Auburn avenue,
is suffering with yellow fever.
The board of health met tonight and
issued the following statement:
Son the 18th inst. there came to At
lanta from Mobile a young girl, Carrie
Il. Fleming, accompanied by her father
and mother On the Goth inst. she was
taken sick and was seen by some ply
stefan whose name Is unknown to the
board, who called again the next day,
and finding her better, dismissed the
case. On Wednesday. the 22nd, DIR.
LONGING was called in and considered
the case rather suspicious. DR.. ]. @.
Olmstead was called in this afternoon,
and in conjunction with DR.. Longino
made a positive diagnosis of yellow
fever. The case seems to be very mild
and the indications points to recovery;
The patient her father and mother and
other individuals from Mobile, who
were in the house have been placed I'M
der strict quarantine. The board OF
health does not consider there is the
least danger of any Albanian individuals
not exposed in infected cities catching
the disease. nor is it surprised at the
development of the case. having antici-
pated that such sporadic cases would
OccIr.'
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30
LORD FARRER is WISE.
Solution of the Silver Question Will
Be by India Adopting the
Gold Standard.

Tendon, Sept. 23-Lord Farrer has
three column letter in the Times this
morning on bimetallism and the India
mint. He says:
an my opinion the ultimate solution
Of the question will be found in the
adoption of the gold standard in India"
Lord Farrer then proceeds to discuss
the proposals of the American commis-
sioners and the French government, in
which connection he says:
''There has been no official statement
of Senator Walcott's proposals, but we
may form shrewd guess from an ar
ticle which appeared in the National Re
view for August, entitled Episodes OF
the Month and written by some one who
appears to be in the councils OF the
American negotiators: From TINS we
mint at ratio of Is IL to 1, which, in
all probability, is the only ratio that
would satisfy France and the Unirci
States. This ratio would mean that the
present gold value of silver would have
to be increased by 125 per cent"
After pointing out that various tenn
porary panics would probably ensue from
carrying out the proposals, Lord tarrer
sketches the position of currency in the
United States and France; from whlcn
he concludes that there is every reason
10 believe, in the present circumstances,
that neither the United States nor France
nor both united could possibly by open
ing the minis create demand for silver
such as would raise or maintain its gold
value at the ratio of Is IL to H.
Lord Farrer continues:
"As to India, experience has shown
emphatically that the opening of its
minis would not create the necessary, de-
mand. Indeed, circumstances would be
less favorable here for the opening OF
the French and American minis would
create a competition which possibly-es-
pecially if the Indian mints We're open
to geld-would not only prevent, silver
from flowing to India. but would also
attract silver from India. causing an eX-
port to Europe"
Concluding. Lord Farrer says:
ave are deeply interested in the wei
fare Of the United States. Every ms
take that country makes. while It may
benefit us as a commercial rival. injuries
us far more as friendly dealers and Gus
totmers. What she needs above all Is
a restoration of sound system OF cur
renew and this she will not get. while
the 'ignis fatuus' if international blmetal-
liym distracts the attention of her rulers.
Pike sooner we can help to lay that phan-
tom the better for both countries.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30
Plenty of Quarantine.

Galveston, Tex. Sept. 23.-(Special)--
The mayor of Mexia has ordered all
premises put in good sanitary condition
within three days. Wills Point has
quarantined against all infected. points:
DR.. Swearingen has quarantined against
all points in Louisiana, and Burleson
county has established shotgun quar-
antine. No trains are allowed to stop in
the county. Allen county has quaran-
tined against all points. All passengers
were delayed at Houston today. There
are only three people in the quarantine
station at Virginia Point and six at
Bolivar Point. Atlanta, Texas. has
quarantined against Beaumont and San
Antonio and all outside points. Victoria
today quarantined against Beaumont and
all infected points. Franklin quaran-
tined today. Grimes county today es-
tablished an iron-clad quarantine against
the world. Walker county has quaran-
tined against all persons unable to show
a clean bill of health. Robertson county
has quarantined against the world, and
no passengers are permitted to leave the
trains.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30
MOBILE EASY.
Only Two Cases and One Death DC.
Cured Yesterday.


Mobile, Ala, Sept. 23-Oficial report
today is that so far there have been
ihirty-eight cases pronounced yellow
fever, three have died, sixteen have been
discharged and nineteen remain under
treatment. Two of the cases were re-
ported today and ten were discharged
today. Up to noon there had been no
death since Saturday last, and all the
sick but one or two are reported doing
well. The two cases are Mrs. Julia
Jarvis and Henry =. Luling.
The patients who were discharged to-
day We're all taken within the past ten
days, the most of them since the 14th.
Their names are: Richard Murray.
Dudley Milsted, David Holcomb. Alice
Jouillan, Frank Colyder. Lettie John
son. Emanuel Shanneberger, Mrs. Shan
nenberger, Mrs. Xavier and Louis
Xavier.
There were at the close of last week
namely, the neighborhood of Christ
church: in the neighborhood of Wash
jngton square: in the neighborhood of
the marine hospital and city hospital
and in the extreme northwestern part of
the town. Since that time there has
been no further development in any of
these localities. save in the second
named, and in that locality the spread
of the fever has been remarkably slow.
SEQ slow that there is now entertained
hope that it will be stamped out al
together.
Another death was added to the list
tonight. ]. J. Bourne. chief clerk of the
louisville and Nashville shops, who lived
on Elmira street, between Jefferson and
Bayou. He was taken sick September
III and reported rs having yellow fever
on the 10Th. He died at $50 this after
lnoon.
Bourne was reported yesterday as
sleeping well and doing nicely. although
the fever was still on him He had a
curious experience several times, being
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30
At Meridian.

Meridian, Miss, Sept. 23.-The govern
ment thermometer this morning registered
46. degree and half below the frost
line.
1t was officially announced tonight that
freight traffic would be resumed on the
Alabama and Vicksburg road tomorrow
between Meridian and Jackson.
The Associated Press dispatch announc-
ing that newsboy had died at Beaumont,
Tex. from yellow fever, caused by
handling New Orleans papers, caused a
great stir in the city. DR.. N. L. Clark,
president of the board Of health. an
nounced that the board would issue an
ukase tomorrow prohibiting New Orleans
and Mobile papers from entering the city,
whether fumigated or not.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30
MONETARY COMMISSION.
subcommittee on Gold and Silver
United States Notes
md CURRENCY.

Washington. Sept. 24.-The monetary
commission resumed it's sessions here to-
day. 1t is estimated that an adjourn
ment until Monday will be taken at the
close of today's session and that when
the commission resumes work next week
there will be full attendance of mem
bers and such an advance in prelimi-
nary arrangements that the sub-cOmmit-
tees can be announced and their work be
begun. 1t is understood that President
Edmunds has elected the committees
and as several of the members want
change of assignment the list will not
be made public until finally arranged.
There will be three main committees.
namely: On gold and silver, on United
States notes, and on banking and cur
rency. The adjournment will give the
members an opportunity to attend to pri-
yate affairs, as most of them, being bust
ness men, have large private interests.
The discussion has brought out, however
that the members feel that their per-
sonal attendance at the sessions. of the
commission and of the subcommittee is
essential to accomplish the work before
them during the next ninety days. For
this reason they will be present at the
meetings as far as possible instead of
leaving the work to be shaped while they
are widely scattered. The morning SEES
sion was confined to general discussion
of lines of work, etc.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30
OFFICIAL SUMMARIZING.
Figures From New Orleans, Mobile,
Edwards and beaumont.


Washington, Sept. 23.-Surgeon Gen
eral Wyman today sent to various state
boards of health the following bulletin
summarizing the yellow fever situation:
1.-THE following cases of yellow. fever
were officially reported as occurring on
the 22nd: New Orleans, II; Mobile, 4;
Edwards, 13: Beaumont, Texas, 1.
Reports from Ocean Springs, Biloxi
and Scranton. Miss, delayed. Suspected
case at st. Louis reported as malaria,
No case in that city. Suspected dredge
free from infection by Acting Assistant
Surgeon John Guiteras.
"Dr. Sawtelle has been directed by the
surgeon general to fumigate all baggage
from infected points at a point near
Atlanta. Ga
Surgeon Murray telegraphed today
from Ocean Springs as follows:
Visited Ship island at DR.. Haralson's
request to arrange for protection of
fleet; had conference with Past AS
sistant Surgeon Smith. pilots, stevedores
rules with HARRISON which we will
print. Assistant, two men and boat
are needed, Smith to have command.
HARRISON can loan boat So important
that l went to Biloxi on Dist; one death
on 22nd; new cases. 3; deaths. 1; which
| saw and decided. Total cases. includ-
ing those of 22nd. 50: errors corrected.
No reports from Scranton. Four new
cases here"
Surgeon Glennan reported two new
cases and no deaths at Mobile.
Dead-Paul Toma. of st. Andrews
street, between Camp and Chestnut.
Word came from Fernandina. Fla.
that the reported yellow fever there was
utterly without foundation.
There were twenty-five new cases in
Edwards. Miss. Total to date. 104.
DR.. Guiteras. the expert, leaves Cairo
tonight for Delhi and Tallulah, in north
ern Louisiana. to investigate suspicious
cases of fever there.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30
Too Much Married.

Galveston. Tex. Sept. 24.-,lspecial;l =
Frank Salvini was arraigned before ne ne
bGran, and in default of $500 bond was
placed in Jail to await the action of the
grand Jury. The testimony ELECTED the
story that Salvini married his first wife VI
in Italy forty-four years ago. and after
being with her off and on for several
years. left her for wife No. 2 VINO dled;
A reunion with wife No. followed, ana
then he left and was married TO Mrs.
May Arledge in Galveston lasi o nprs.,
Wife No. /, who followed Salvini aGrpss
The continent to California and back to
Galveston. was in court.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30
AUSTIN THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 1897

lift, w. G. Redfeld, George Waiblinger,
Mrs. Scott Noblin, Frank White, Nick
Perry, Miss Anna Slocum and Mrs. j. ID.
White.
Colored-Frank White, Josephine
Saunders, Kirkpatrick Child, NJ. H.
rown, G. NJ. Harris.
Total cases today, IS; total cases to
date, 100; total deaths today, none; total
deaths to date, 4; convalescent, 33; now
under treatment, 81.
Frank Rossman had a case of black
vomit at 6 p. m. and is very weak and in
critical condition. This is the only
case of black vomit today.
Mrs. Greaves. who has been danger
ously i'll, is still improving and all of
the others are reported doing well.
We have the promise of another physi-
clan tomorrow, who is very much needed,
as our doctors can only visit the worst
cases,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30
A serious Outbreak.

London. Sept. 23.-Special dispatches
from Vienna describe the serious out.
break among the Croatian peasantry at
Siernicak, near Agram, the capital o, OF
Croatia and Slavonia. -Four Thousand
rebels armed with pitchforks and otner
farming implements have taken up a
fortified position. In collision Win tne
gendarmes on "Wednesday two I.u nIi.,
a neasant woman. and several peasants
We're wounded. Troops have been sum II
moned to quell the disturbance. me me
rioting is attributed to the fact that the
Hungarian authorities have been snow snow
ing an inclination to deprive the Croa-
tians of their ancient privileges.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30
WITH A RUSH,
State Health officer SwearinEen
Went Through the Town of
Orange.

Orange, Tex, Sept. 23.-(Special.)-Dr.
r. NJ. Swearingen passed here going from
the Sabine river quarantine station to
Houston this afternoon at 4 o'clock at
breakneck speed. The engineer blew his
whistle at crossings, but no halt was made.
The local board of health had asked for
conference, but the doctor was in Il
hurry. All of the yard crew and the office
men of the Southern Pacific, with two
exceptions, were dispensed with today I'm,
til further notice. George Livingston and
John Weaver came over the Neches river
from Beaumont last night, heading this
way. but were overhauled by the Orange
county quarantine guards, and put in the
house of detention, four miles west of this
place, where they will be required to re-
main ten days. The last passenger that
was in detention at the state line quaran,,
tine station having been discharged and
permitted to go about his business. NO
trains are running through, and until they
start up again it is not expected that any
one will be taken there. There is no Sc
rious sickness of any kind here. 1t has
been several years since case of dengue
appeared at this place.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30
Umpire's Name withheld.

Washington. Sept. PA final decision
has been reached by the arbitrators who
are to arbitrate the British Guiana Ven
ezuela boundary line as to the fifth ar
bitrator or umpire who is to act with
him. His name for the present is with
held. 1t is not Baron Courcell nor King
Oscar of Sweden.
The umpire is an European, but TINS
is said to be without significance, since
no question involving the Monroe doc
trine is to be submitted to the tribunal.
The arbitrator in behalf of Venezuela
are Chief Justice Fuller and Justice
Brewer of the supreme court.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30
DIR. SwEARINGEN.
Caught in the Quarantine Mt Hous-
ton end Held There,

Houston, Tex. Sept. 23.-(Special)-
Tonight DR.. Swearingen, state health
officer, arrived at the city quarantine
line. coming from eastern Texas. He
came on an engine and car, but was
stopped by the guard and could not en-
ter. He was held there, and unless some
arrangements can be mad to get him
through he will be permanent boarder
unless he should return east. Mayor
Rice has the problem in hand endeavor-
ing to relieve the doctor without vio-
lating the rigid quarantine of the city.
Tonight the Central train going north
and the Southern Pacific going west
did not take out as many passengers
as an average train at this season of
the year. The panic of last night is all
over and the people have settled down.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30
MATERIALS WHICH IGNITE EASILY
Oily or ResinOus Substances Often
Produce Spontaneous Combustion.

As is well known, a frequent source of
unaccountable" fires turns out to be, in
reality, the spontaneous ignition of various
materials more or less saturated with oils
or fats. The following is considered a re-
liable list of common materials of the class
which, when containing oils matters, will.
under favorable conditions. oftentimes ig-
mite naturally: Waste, tow, rags. saw
dust, shavings, cotton end wooden cloth.
roofing felt, and. :" fN"- al porouS COM
bustible bodies o"p+cirirg any oily or
resinous subst"""n having IN affinity for
oxygen. >" ~"0e'aho and animal oils
have more ~ 80 pfinitv for oxygen. while
those producll rom the distllation of pe-
troleum ard s'l9'e ore practically Enacted
upon by the elements, hrt the oils which
oxidize in the air most rnridly are the veg
etable oils, such as lnseed, hempseed, pop
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30
Joke, Pistol, Death.

Memphis, Tenn, Sept PA special to
the Commercial-Appeal from Birming-
ham, Ala, says:
]. G. Leland of Birmingham junior
member of the firm of Bum & Leland
Bros, we'll known contractors. was shot
and killed at Tuscaloosa this evening
about dark by A. Stoneking, another con-
tractor, over trivial joke.
native of New Iberia, La. He was a
widower. with several children. Both his
firm and Stoneking have extensive grad
ing contracts on the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad extension.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30
Midnight Report.

New Orleans. Sept. 23.-The following
is the daily official bulletin of the board
of health: -,
The board of health of the state of
Louisiana announces the status of affairs
in New Orleans as regards yellow fever
to be as follows:
During the twenty-four hours ending &
D. M, Thursday, September %, there
were: Cases of yellow fever, nine; un-
der investigation. four; deaths, three.
Total cases of yellow fever to date,
SS; total deaths from yellow fever to
date, II.
s. r. OLLIPHANT. NJ. D.,
President Louisiana State Board of
Health.
WALTER G. FLOWER,
Mayor of New Orleans.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30
Big Land Claim.

Denver, Sept. PA special to the News
from Santa Fe n. NJ, says:
The United States court of private land
claims today in the Cervilleta grant case
involving 224,000, T7013 acres of land in
Socorro county, overruled the objections to
the approval of the survey except as to
the north boundary and made an order
confirming the grant for 28,S00 acres less
than the claim.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30
Death Mt Louisville,

Louisville, KY, Sept. 23.-John Nc
Dougal, the young machinist from Mo
bile, Ala, who has been i'll with yellow
hospital.
Mr.. McDougals parents live in To-
ronto, Canada.
Dr. White said yesterday he was posi-
tive there would be no spread of the
fever; there might be few isolated
cases, but these would be persons coming
from infected districts who already had
the fever in their systems when they
reached Louisville.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30
CITY OF PANAMA.
Tearing Up Streets to Build Water
Works NAV Cause Yellow Fever.

Washington, Sept. 24.-The city of
Panama has contracted for a modern
system of water works, having up to this
time relied upon rain water cisterns and
bad wells A Belgian firm has the con-
tract which is already under way, and
Consul General Vifuain at Panama, who
reports the fact to the state department,
says the tearing up of the streets and an
Gent sewers will probably cause an cpl
demic of yellow fever.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30
Want Quinine.

Washington, Sept. 24.-Col. Aguirra: the
Cuban agent, has received advices from
President Cisneros which state that the
latter has been ill from the prevailing NAL
ady-malarial fever. He says the army
is in need of quinine and medicine. and
Col. Aguirra has issued a call requesting
contributions of that character.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30
Fever Hospitnl Burned.

New Orleans, Sept. 23.-The Beaure-
gard school building. which it was pro,
posed to use as a fever hospital, and
which a mob threatened to burn down,
was destroyed by fire at o'clock tonight.
was formerly fine residence, occupying
q square of ground out on Canal street,
near the cemeteries.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30

Cairo, ILL.,, Sept. 23.-Stevens,- the vel
low fever patient on the dredge boat
Alpha. has had relapse. DR.. Cobb OF
the marine service has charge of the
case. The two patients at the marine
hospital are doing well.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30
Some More Peace.

Washington, Sept. pa cablegram
received at the state department from
United States Minister Stewart at Mon
tevideo announces the proclamation OF
peace there. 1t is assumed the insur-
rection is at an end
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-09-30

nv oil. etc. Briefly, by far the most fire.
auent source of fires from spontaneous
combustion are those which result from
heat induced by the absorption of atmos-
nheric oxygen.-New York Sun.