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The state herald., 1897-09-24
THE YELLOW FEVER.
SIX CASES AT NEW ORLEANS.
situation Not Much Changed - Report
From Ocean Springs.

New Orleans, Sept 19.-The local
fever situation has undergone little
change since yesterday. At o'clock
tonight the record book in the Board
of Health office showed n total of six
new cases and one death. The official
bulletin to be issued tonight. however,
will show two deaths, that of the wom-
an, Santa Graffiato, who died in the
hospital last night, not having been in
cluded in the official bulletin, although
reported in the Associated Press dis
patches.
The first two cases are In the extreme
upper portion of the city. one In the
Fourth district, one is in the st. Claude
street house, where the original six
cases were reported, and one is in the
Williams house, where two cases al
ready exist
There are three cases under investi-
CATION and the health authorities to-
night still view the situation with some
complacency.
The detention camp at FOuntaine-
bleau was to-day declared to have
been practically completed and to be
ready for the reception of guests.
A special train to-day went to Biloxi
and Ocean Springs and from there
carried about forty people to the camp.
Tomorrow the camp will be thrown
open to all cOmers. Those who are not
immunes will have to stay in the camp
ten days, according to the rules laid
down by Surgeon Murray, these rules
being simply the federal law which the
surgeon, as commander of the camp, Is
bound to enforce. There was no new
cases reported nj Ocean Springs up TO
noon, but the weather was heavy and
sultry and one of the patients was not
expected to live. She is Miss Laura
Atkins.
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rs.t i...,,v Its..

indianapolis. Ind, Sept. is.-1'hc
worlds rncc record wns broken this
afternoon by Star Pointer In u match
rnce with Joe pn,chcn The weather
was perfect for the contest between
one heat Of the rnce 10 hc finished, cnch
having taken heats on the afternoon
previous. the rncc going over on ne
count Of dnrknosr.
The track was the best II has been
during the week. nnd tie horses were
bath NJ FOR the rnco OF their lives. In
facf. every condition Indicated that Tho
record NJ 2.Oiis, held by pnichcn and
John II. Gentry, would hc smashed.
The vast crowd was not disappointed.
The state herald., 1897-09-24
BISHOPS WENT AHEAD.
Openly Ercommunicst.dt thu spanish Min
i-ter Of Finance.

Madrid. Sept i9.-Fcars are ex.
pressed In well Informed circles that
cabinet crisis may result from the
coniumacy OF the bishop OF Majorica.
Bnleric Islands. who. In defiance OF the
order OF the archbishop, has persisted
In his excommunication OF Slgnor j.
Rcvcrter, the Spanish minister OF Il.
nance, nor taking possession OF the
church In his diocese.
The decree of cxcommnnicatlon was
read with all formallty to-day In all
the churches of the diocese
Several influential prclates approve
OF the course OF the bishop. Their at.
tltnje which is absolutely opposed 10
that of all the members OF the cabinet
who have appealed to the Pope against
the decree. through the pnpal nunclo.
has raised complicated issue between
the ecclesiastical and political auihori-
ties
The cabinet relies upon the dlcium
of the nuncio that the bishop hns no
jurisdiction over the minister. and upon
his further assurance that the pope
will undoubtedly ccnSurc the bishop.
The notorious sympnillcs Of the bish-
op with the Cnrlist movement also ny
graynic the situation.
The state herald., 1897-09-24
ANTHRACITE STRIKE ENDED.
Five Thousand Men Have Returned ia
Work or WIN do so ri Once.

rive wen nave returned
Work or WIN do so Ht Onre.
Hazelton. Pa. Sept. 20.-Unless un.
less Unforeseen developments occur the
anthracite coal strike IN this region *
ended. To-day LOO men, half Of the
full complement. returned to work at
lloneybrook collicrles OF the Lchigh n
wilkcsbarre Company. ms did ip OF
the 1900 at Pardee's I.atiimer mines,
while the Cranberry. Crystal Ridge
and Harwood collierles of the same
company. aud Coxrs' collerles In the
Drifton district remained at work.
The latter were 10 have settled the
question OF strike to-day. but Mt the
request OF the operators held OF until
next Thursday. The employees OF the
Hazel mines Of the Lehigh Valley
Company are tonight considering the
question OF returning In the morning,
and will probably do so. Nearly 5000
strikers have returned. or VIII do 81
tomorrow. ani little less than that
number are still ont. with indications
In favor OF their Joining the workers.
The warrants for the arrest OF
sheriff Martin aud his deputies were
issued to-day by Judges Lynch nnd
Bennett Mt Wilkesbafrr. They were
served here tonight and no resisinnc.
was made. The wrlis contain seventy.
eight names. including the sheriff. aud
the latter hns agreed to deliver nll
the deputies FOR II hearing tomorrow.
A company OF the Ninth regiment win
escort them 10 Wilkeslnrr-.
General Goblin permitted the service
OF the wriis because he thinks the
civil authorities nrc now able Ia
handle the situation. The gradual
withdrawal OF the troops viii be con.
sidcrcd tomorrow,
The state herald., 1897-09-24
R4oEEMlno MuTllATED MONEY
Full Value of Note Is Paid for Frag-
mrnts Representing Three Fifths Of 1t.

According to the present rule. Of the re-
demption division OF the United States treas
nry. nothing less than fragments represent
Ing two-1fths OF Il bank note or green back
will be Ry unse Sam II. ths
States" writes Clifford Howard. on "Ds-
stroying Millions a Day, IN the September
Ladies' Home Journal, twill allow the
holder one-half the face value of 1t, while
three-fifths Of n note will be redeemed for
full value OF course, there are occasional
exceptions to this rule.
"S0me time since man from New Eng
land forwarded bunch Of disc0lored paper
money that he had found buried In field.
II had laid In the ground so long time, and
had been so generously feasted upon by
was touched. 1t would have been utterly
impossible for any one unacquainted with
the secret marks that the government places
on Its bills to gather these decayed pieces
Of money together in their proper order; but
some OF the clerks In the redemption dIvis-
Ion Of the treasury are particularly expert
In sorting and dccipherlng bits Of mutllated
money. and through long years OF experl-
ence are able to tell In an instant to what
particular note or kind of note q certain
this bunch Of old money were finally sorted
and mounted 1t was found that while there
was not one complete note remaining mot
more than two or three scraps In soma In
stances), the rightful owner was entitled to
n redemption OF 800. Unfortunately for the
prove his ownership, nor could he make
affidavit as to what had become 6f the miss
ing portions of the notes. Consequently, the
United States was the gamer In this case.
Accidents of this nature are by no means
rare, as is attested by the number of boxes
kept among the curious records Of the re.
demptiOn division"
The state herald., 1897-09-24
A GOOD SHOWING.
Gov.rn-r Ot.ro Says New Mexico Is Gain
Ing Rapidly In Population.

ing Uhpiuiy IN reputation
Washington. Sept 1o.-The secretary
OF the Interior has received the annual
report of Governor Otero OF New Mex
leo. The governor says the population
OF the territory has increased by 10000
since the census of 1880. and adds that
II is capable of supporting five millions
OF people.
The governor dwells with especial
emphasis upon the mineral and agricul-
tural resources of the territory. lie
says that fruit growing Is progressing
rapidly and that 100000 pounds OF
wool We're grown last year. He states
that The culture of the sugar beet Is
making rapid headway In all parts OF
the territory, hut especially In the Pc
COS valley. where The culture hns be-
come well established.
4 sugar factory has been established
AT Eddy. and the governor makes the
prediction that This will soon he known
as n beet sugar center. lie says, how
ever, that experiments demonstrate thnt
the entire Rio Grandc valley, from Colo
RADIO 10 Texas. Is equally well adapted
10 the culture of The beet: and that the
entire irrignblcs land In the territory
may thus he used The cultivation OF
cnnaigr. for tanning purposes II also
growing 10 bc nn important Industry.
The governor cnlls attention to ihe
fact that New Mexico IL n gold bearing
country ana says that within the past
few years there has been n great re.
uewnl of activity In the mines. "Scv.
eral districts" he says, have been
found and new placer beds have been
worked 10y new men who have taken
out thousands Of dollars" and he adds:
Information which il reliable from
gold camps throughout the territory
strengthens the hope ihnt New Mexico
VIII soon reap the benefit of n genuine
mining boom. Never hns there been
such interest tnkcn since the advent uf
the railroads, IN the mineral develop.
mcnt Of the territory. especially near
The Colorado line"
Governor Otcro says there nrc 5000.
600 sheep In the territory; ihnl fully ~.
600 Of the people nrc supported by the
wool Industry. and thnt Inst year was
the most advantageous ever known In
the business. lie predicts n large
growth In the Industry.
The governor tnkes strong ground IN
favor of statehood, claiming the people
90 be entirely capable OF sclf.goycrn.
mcni. lie argues TINT admission lnio
the Union would he beneficial alike "a
the state mud the United States,
The state herald., 1897-09-24
MEXICO AND SILVER.
President Diaz Says the Country
Prospering.


Prospering.
City of Mexico, Sept. 1G.-President
Diaz opened Congress this evening,
reading his message.
referring to the question OF silver as
affecting the finances OF Mexico, the
president says:
unfortunately the present fiscal
year does not begin under as good aus.
plces as the previous one, for the ex-
cessive weakness and fluctuations Of
silver often sudden and violent in their
character. have so Influenced economic
situation OF the country that II Is de-
manding the serious attention of tho
government and has caused the adop
tIon of strong measures of prudence.
all expenses not absolutely necessary
being deferred or reduced. The mag
nltude and sudden character OF the
present perturbation In silver certain.
ly do not correspond 10 the known
causes which have produced It. and
therefore there are well founded mo-
tiyes for expecting that the factors,
more or less artificial, which have had
influence In the decline OF silver. will
he Of short duration and may even soon
bring about favorable reaction.
"There is not, therefore, for the pres
ent any serious reason for alarm. The
nation win be able to pass through
this difficult period, confronting II with
the same serenity which II displayed II
few years ago when the same causes
produced alarm"
The state herald., 1897-09-24
DON'T WANT LYNCHlNGS.
Lax Mexican Officials VIII He Made I,
suffer

City OF Mexico, Sept. 19.-Eduardo
Nelasquez, chief OF police. Lieutenant
Cabrera, assistant chief OF detectives,
and Commandant Mauro Sanchez,
We're arrested last night and taken TO
prison and placed In solitary confinc-
ment by order of the fifth criminal
10 whom had also been turned over
twenty-one prisoners arrested for enter.
ing the municipal building on the night
of the recent lynching. Public opinion
is behind the government, and the in.
vesdgatlon Will be pushed rapidly. The
officials arrested We're accompanied 10
the prison by the new chief OF police.
who takes charge OF his department in
stirring times.
If the authorities are proven crlmi.
nally negligent in guarding the prison.
er, they will undoubtedly be severely
punished. and whoever took part In the
killing OF the prisoner will be held for
murder, even II they were merely pas.
sively acting as spectators OF the crime.
Popular rumors. ascribing part In
this AFFAIR to the members OF the police
force are based ON mere suspicion
and II IL deemed unjust pending Judi.
cinl Inquiry TO maintain this view.
There was gross carelessness without,
doubt. More than that is far from
demonstrated. But the government L.
determined to show the world that
lynchlng has not been naturallzed here.
The state herald., 1897-09-24

A committee OF the British parlla-
ment appointed to inquire into the
methods Of money-lenders. listened 10
one witness who confessed that he car
ried on his business In several places
and under eight difreren, names. I,
he traded everywhere under the sam,
name. people, he frankly remarked
would not be likely to enter the trap
This worthy declared that he had
sometimes made loans at three thou,
sand per cent With certain classes
members OF parliament for example
he had no dealings Women owning
annuitios and tradesmen were the
chief victims Of the eightfold sharper
The usurer owned that there were peo.
pie who knew better than to come "a
him. The people who do not know
better need TO be protected agains,
themselves. and such protection In one
OF the obligations OF discerning and
discreet citizens,
The state herald., 1897-09-24

Almond King, a 2S-year-old six foot
or OF Lansing, Mich. and Miss Lizzie
Young. n Boston. Mass. damsel OF
about the age OF so years. went TO
Chicago recently for the purpose OF
getting married and starting in busi-
ness. A day or two later they left
town without having fulfilled their
mission. Their failure to do either
was due to the mysterious flight of
n,is5 from lis hiding place under a
pillow in the room occupied by King.
II Is needless to state that the money
belonged to the Boston lady. and that
her unsuccessful matrimonial venture
was quite expensive. But even Miss
Young is not too old TO learn.
The state herald., 1897-09-24
Eleven Cas,.. at Mobile.

Mobile. Ala, Sept. 19.-The official
bulletin for the last tweniy-four hours
ending at noon to-day shows eleven
new eases Of yellow fever, ms follows:
j. W. Carlisle, ]. ]. Bourne, David
Myrton. George Mayield. Lettie Jack
son, l.. S. Shanenberg and wife, Frank
Collier. william Charpin, Eugene
Rencher. Miss Altman.
Myrton is at the Marine hospital,
while the others are nj their homes in
different paris Of the city.
One death. that Of Frank Donaldson,
was mentioned ms one OF the new eases
In these dispatches last night. He was
sixteen years of age and n paper ear
rler.
Total eases 10 date, twenly-nine; To-
tai deaths, three.
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Jimm, Michael again.

Boston, Sept is,-JImmy Michael to.
day won the greatest cycling event ever
ruin on nny New England trnck. II
wnr the International twenty-five mile
rncc on chnrlcH River park. and was
run In the fastest cycling timo the
world ever snw, Mirhncl'a competitors
were Lncicn iesnn of France and Ed
die pufec ~ Cambridge II WINS u
superb dny and ii,opo people witnessed
the rncc. The time WIS i5:bs IL.
up TO this time ieSnn hns held prnc,
iicnlly NIL records from three miles IA
twenty-five, excepting the sixteen md
twenty mile records. which were brols.
en on Thursday ins, by Mlchncl In his
twenty mllr contest against Lesnn nj
Springfield Every American and
worlds record from three TO twenty.
.,,',, ,,ye miles lnclnSIvx Is now credited 10
The state herald., 1897-09-24
s,MgrALlisM IN FRANCE.
~. M-i,n- said Ia Have Declared That
silver Must n- Tried.

London, Sept. oi.-Thc Times. In n
special article dealing with the causes
which led France Ia propose tho free
colnngc OF silver, snys TINT the French
ambassador proposed i5'a TO I NJ the
ratio ut which France would open her
mints. and then proceeds to review the
hmctnlllc movement In France II
points out that In spite Of protection
the price of wheat continued 10 fall In
France until NJ Moline. In iso5. In view
of the Immense agricultural vote
changed front nnd decirict ihrt. ms
protection had failed nnd high price
for whont was necessary. blmctnllism
must be tried.
The Times continues AT the con.
ference IN May IN the preserve ~ "
f.ouhet nnd NJ, MnRnln. h. tM Mcllncl
said 10 senator wolcoii. our support
viii not he .gnnilnR.' II must hc said
then that what the Times limited n
absolutely correct. Politics II NJ the
bottom Of MI this, II is stated in the
The state herald., 1897-09-24

Mr.. Booth-Tucker, commander of the
Salvation army, is the latest inventor
OF Utopia. He wants to raise $500, 900
with which to establish what he calls
n Poor Mans Paradise" on lands to
be bought In Arizona or elsewhere on
the line OF the Santa Fe railroad. Mr..
Booth-Tucker will learn much from sad
experience. long before he gets his
far western paradise in good working
order.
The state herald., 1897-09-24

The total number Of immigrants ar.
rivins at the ports Of the United
States during the month Of July wns
li-7bG. M against 2i,tIs for IN. same
month OF 1896. This Is the lowest total
for any month OF July since the pass.
ago OF the act of 1889, when the Fed.
erai government assumed control o,
tho immigration system, and probably
marks the lowest point OF immlsra.
tion since then. or the total named,
ii,sto entered a, the port Of New York
Tho largest number came form Italy.
2.s?s. with Russia second, 2.s7S. most.
iy Polish Jews.
The state herald., 1897-09-24
arr-k. ARE Not sait~d.

Athens, Sept. in.-rhc conditions OF
the peace signed yesterday between thu
ambassadors of the powers on behalf
of Greece and Tewhk insbn. the 1ur.
klrh foreign minister. ~ Tophancb pnl'
nee. nrc universally pronounced by The
Greek press To bc exceedingly oncrous.
The organs OF NJ Dciynnbls. former
premier. who commands m nctunl mn.
jorIiy ~ the Boulc. violently attacked
". Ilnlll nnd the cabinet, dcnounclnp
them. ~ tho real cause of The prcron,
mlsforiuncs.
Tile nntl.Dclynnnlr press abuses NJ.
Dclg1nnis ~ The "ryli genius ~
Greece"
IN" public generally accepts the ~
suit with mournful resignation.
The state herald., 1897-09-24
A oLur OF GOLD IN NEW YORK.
Hank. Now Hold over Half Their Reserve
In th- Yellow Metal

Ranks Now Hold Over Half Their Resery.
In th- Yellow Metal
New York. Sept. is.-'l'he Flnancler
says:
That the present advance In rates
for money are well justified is shown
In the statement OF the Associated
Banks OF New York City for the week
ending September Is. There Is nothing
to Indicate a near cessation OF the de
mand for funds at Interior points. The
interior banks are drawing down their
deposits In New York city very rapid,
ly. II the statement foreshadows any.
thing II Is that loanlng rates will be
advanced to higher figure than tina;
now prevailing. but this contingency
Will not hasten the time OF gold I'm.
ports, With u consequent decline In
quotations, That there viii be any
stringency Is improbable. The contin.
ued expansion In the stock market con.
firms this view. For the first time In
their history, perhaps. the banks now
hold over 20 per cent. OF their cash In
gold. As result Of the fall crop move.
ment circulation II expanding.
The state herald., 1897-09-24
Hand, aud M,,.. In France.

Paris. Sept. 15.-MnJor Moses +.
Handy, the special commissioner OF
The United States Ia The Paris Expo
Elilon Of 1900. hns arrived here and Inns
Ind long Interview with NJ. Bou'
chcrc. the minister OF commerce and In
duslry.
General Nelson A. Miles, u. =. A., ut
tended the review OF troops held nj 81.
Qucnilcn In honor OF the King OF siam,
and Mt which President fnurc wns
present. The general greatly admired
the French soldlcry.
The state herald., 1897-09-24

He who does something at the head
OF one regiment will eclipse him who
does nothing at the head OF a hundred
So wrote Abraham Lincoln to General
Hunter, In letter said to be published
now for the first time. Lincoln's IA
vorite Officers were the men who did
things. In what he said to Hunter
how succlnctly he puts the general
truth that It is the use and not the
mere possession OF opportunity that de-
termines the value OF service,
The state herald., 1897-09-24

Attorney A. R. Smith of Omaha has
confessed to stealing 227 bicycles. The
day he was caught he had captured
seven high grades. several low grades
and had his optics fastened on others
Smith moved in good society. was for
merly from Doylestown. Pa. and was
Just starting for the Klondike when
captured. An enterprising attorney
indeed. What a success he would have
made in the gold camps.
The state herald., 1897-09-24
arosa outraxes

Upon the stomach and bowels are perpe
trated by multltudes of injudiclous people
constipation in. slight degree, iniitrate
their bowels with drenching evacuants.
which enfeeble the intestinal membrane to
Ing dysentery or piles. Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters Is the true succedaneum for
these nOstrums since 1t is at once invigornt-
Ing. gentle and effectual 1t also banshes
dyspepsia malnra complaints, rheumatism
and kidney troubles,
The state herald., 1897-09-24
rrom,osn, citizen. In Trouble.

A,lnntn. Ga. Sept in.-Tbc recon-,
shooting Of the negro postmaster nj lio.
gnnsylllc threatens TO entail no end OF
trouble for the people NJ TINT town. a
pos,oilicc inspector Inns finished thrco
days investigation of the shooting. aud
II is stated tonight that, NJ n result OF
his work, two Of the most prominent
business men In the town VIII he mr.
rested this week on n clinrsr OF Mt
tempting TO nssn--lnnic the postmaster
The state herald., 1897-09-24
Coal Mine. Under the Sea.

Coal Is being mined under the sea on the
north coast of the Spanish province Of As
turins. A seam is opened there which ex-
now being In $50 feet. The mine is reached
by n verticle shaft, whose surface is sixty
five feet above the sea. and the bottom 1SJ
feet below 1t. With the necessary machin.
cry room after room is opened In success
sion. slices ten feet long are taken out, and
when the full thickness OF the seam has
building a dry stCsne wall from three to Ave
feet thick against the pillar of coal left
standing. The space behind is packed solid
with stone. for timber is out of the question
In such thick seam. Each miner digs from
two and one-haf to three tons per day.
The state herald., 1897-09-24

city that France is not serious and thar
the governor Of the bank is aware OF
this. Do not let us he too sure in ques-
tioning the statements and avowals of
the leading French statesmen; for we
shall be neither courteous nor prudent
in doing so, and may even be mistaken
in the facts In the case"
The state herald., 1897-09-24
I,...wsd paii ,iia.,

Anderson, Ind. scpl. io.-1'hc Amcri
cnn Wire Nnil works. employing IVt
men, the fippiBcot, Lamp Gimme,
plant. IN which works ioo men. nnd III,
Macbeth Lamp Chimney works. VIII
like number ~ men on It's pay rolls
resumed In full blnsl tonight, after
shu, down OF two md half months.
The state herald., 1897-09-24

4 young posImlr,reaE OF New Eng.
land. recently married. IL accused OF
opening letters In order 20 mud out
wha, her acqualntancrn though, Of her
M bride. II she really wished Tor In.
formation on that point aho should
have married one Of the village clergy.
men.
The state herald., 1897-09-24

They saw mark that will no doubt
stand for years-2:01 Had the black
fellow not faltered bit at the head of
the strech, even lower time would have
been recorded. as Pointer finished
strong, with three open lengths of day
light between them.
The state herald., 1897-09-24

The cheapest freight carriage in the
world is on the Great Lakes. where a
ton Of ore is carried a thousand miles
for less than dollar. One could not
in reason expect dollar to go far
ther."
The state herald., 1897-09-24

Tillman Watkins, aged 81, and Felic-
ity Slaughter, aged II, eloped from
Natchitoches the other day and were
married. Wonder If 1t was the opposi-
ton of their parents that caused it?
The state herald., 1897-09-24

The authorities OF Washington. D.
c., are truly entefprisins They will
not permit horseless carriages on tho
streets and their excuse In that such
vehicles frighien horses, There's old
soSy1sm for you.
The state herald., 1897-09-24

Princess Kaiulani. the niece OF Liliu-
okalani. expects to be queen OF Hawaii
In case annexation fails. But it is ac-
cording to rules to come in before
the auntie?
The state herald., 1897-09-24

The Klondike mosquito screen may
also nnA'a market in New Jersey. The
Jersey mosquito is not much larger
and stronger than the Klondike mon
ster.
The state herald., 1897-09-24

Langtry might as well drop his di-
vorce suit. London has scandal in
volving prince, a statesman and a
duchess. Three of kind beat a pair.
The state herald., 1897-09-24

A woman in Delaware walked seven
teen miles the other night in her
sleep. What woman for night police
duty!