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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
uL TEXAS is THREATENED.
YELLOW JACK INvADEs A NEW
TERRITORY.

An Urgent Appeal to DIR. Wyman to
send DIR. Guiteras to Texas to In
sreet Cases NThat Have Appeared
In Various Parts of That state--The
s,tuatiOn In Mobile Is More Hope
fui-In New Orleans 1t is Unchang-
.a-Reports From Other Infected
Districts.
philadelphia, Sept. 24.-The following
rroent dispatch was received to-day:
New orleans, Sept. 24,-Use your infiu-
srce with Mr.. Wanamaker and other
nron,inent Philadelphians to appeal by
wire to Surgeon General Wyman to order
Dr Guiteras to investigate Immediately
the very suspicious fever now prevailing
IN Galveston, Houston, Dallas and San
Antonio. All Texas is threatened and
should be guarded.
"Horter, Tertrou & Co..
This message was addressed to George
torter of Haddonfeld, ". j., the father of
tbe head of the New Orleans firm. Direct
lv uuoo It's receipt, consultations were had
with Mr. Wanamaker Strawbridge &
Clotbier Hood, Foulkrod & Co., Col Grey,
and President Thomson, of the Pennsyl-
vapia railroad, as the best means of secur-
ing a response to this appeal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
THREE DEATHS IN MOBILE.
One Was an Energetic Priest-Three
New Cases-River Traffic Revived.

One Was nm Energetic Priest-Three
New Cases-River Traffic Revived.
Mobile, Ala, Sept. 24-There have been
three deaths and three new cases since
the report handed out yesterday at 2
o'clock. Three patients were discharged.
The deaths were:
John G. Bourne, reported last night.
Rev. Daniel Murray of st. Vincents
parish.
Estis Mcdonald of Savannah, aged n
years, a new case.
In addition, Frank Stewart, found yes
terday afternoon dying in negro cook
house on Water street, near Church street.
He had been on a spree for the past ten
days, and was not supposed last night to
have the fever. When he died, however,
he turned yellow, and thus came under
the definition of yellow fever death.
Father Murray was 80 years of age and
a native of Middleton County Cork, Ire
land. After studying at the Jesuits at
Limerick, he finished in theology in the
American College of Rome. He arrived in
Mobile in 1898. From here he was trans
ferred to Birmingham and Bessemer, Ala,
and in January last he was transferred to
Montgomery, Ala. Hearing that an as
sistant was needed here he offered to come
and reached Mobile Sept. s. The fever
broke out a few days after his arrival.
He preached at st. Vincents last Sunday,
telling the congregation to be prepared for
the final summons. That afternoon he
was attacked with his fatal illness.
The bulletin to-day says forty-one cases,
six deaths, nineteen discharged and six
teen under treatment. With one or two
exceptions, the sick are doing well,
DIR. George A. Ketchum, president of the
board of health, notes that the patients
all sleep on the ground floor. He infers
that the poison moves along the grotInd
and attacks these first in reach.
The steady effort to get the stringency
of quarantine against Mobile modified is
meeting with partial success. The river
boats the Carriers for the Alabama river
and the Hardcash for the Tombigbee, left
on the first trips for two weeks. They
will go up these rivers about 200 miles,
carrying heavy cargoes of all kinds Nf
supplies, but no passengers. The rail-
roads also are daily doing more work and
bringing in cotton and general merchan-
disc. They brought in 1900 bales of cot
ton to-day and seven cars of grain.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
THE DANGERS OF NINE LIFE.
A Terrible Explosion of Gas In an IL
IinOis Coal Mine.

A Terrible Explosion OF Gas In an IL
Iinois Coal Mine.
st. Louis, Sept. PA special to the
Post Dispatch from Marion, ILL.,. says; An
explosion, terrible in its effects occurred
in the Williamson County Coal Companys S
mine, four miles north of here to-day.
Fifteen wounded miners, two of whom
have since died, have been rescued, while
one was found dead when the rescuing
party went down the shaft.
Several of the wounded are so severely
crushed and otherwise hurt that they will
die.
There are said to be five or six miners
still imprisoned in the burning mine, but
they cannot be reached on account of the
smoke and fire. These men are no doubt
dead before this time, as there is no means
of escape for them, the mine not having
been provided with the usual escapement
shaft.
Most of the men killed and wounded are
Russians and Italians. and IL is impossible
TO get their names at this hour. The
force of the explosion was tremendous,
as It blew one OF the mine mules over 200
yards along the main entry and into the
big dump St the bottom of the shaft,
which Is $50 feet deep.
The cages are being run up and down
the shaft as fast as the engines can force
them, for the purpose of combining the
flames in the entries, and preventing them
from coming up the shaft and setting fire
10 the-timbers and buildings al the mouth
of the pit. The explosion was no doubt
caused by natural gas, of which there Is
a good deal In this mine. taking fire from
the miners' lamps when they descended
as they started for work this morning.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
SECRETARY HEsTEns REPORT.
More Cotton Taken This Year Than
Last and Less Brought In Sight.

More Cotton Taken This Year Than
Last and Less Brought In Sight.
New Orleans, Sept. 24.-Secretary Hes
ters statement of the worlds visible sup
ply Of cotton, covering European ports.
afioat for Europe and stocks al ports and
interior towns in the United States, shows
a total Of 1233,5S3 bales against LIB, ,6sS
last week. and ,s5l last year. OF this,
1.052,5S3 against 912 6SS last week and 1,577,-
s54 last year were American. Increase over
last week 1888; decrease compared with
last year, 61S521.
Secretary Hesters weekly cotton state
ment shows 4 decrease Of cotton brought
into sight for the week OF 1900 bales un-
der the week ending Sept. "a last year.
The amount brought into sight is 313, col
against 33l ,704 last year. Total crop moved
into sight for the twenty-four days of the
season, 74S47S against 9l6632 last year.
Receipts at all United States ports since
Sept. ], Of 531,6l3 bales against 662, ,391 last
year; overland to northern mills and Cam
ada, n,Sl2 against 81, 1863 last year; Interior
stocks in excess of those at close of the
commercial year, 1854 against 149, ,516 last
year; southern mill takings, 77057 against
73, 557 last year, 640S0 year before last
and $3.50 same time in 1894. Foreign ex-
port since Sept. l, were 1892 against
247658 last year.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
WHEELMEN COMING SOUTH.
Expert CycIers to Race in Savannah
and other Southern Cities.

Expert CycIers to Race in Savannah
and other Southern Cities.
New York, Sept. 24.-The majority of the
professional wheelmen who have been en-
gagged during the past season in nearly
every city of prominence on the circuit
in the United States, WILL on Monday
start south for q series of bicycling con-
tests. Their destination is the City of
Mexico.
Nearly all of the leading professionals
have signed to go on the trip, and II is
possible that others may join the con-
tingent later on. Among those eigned are
Cooper, Kiser. ]. s. Johnson, Mertens.
Titus, Hoyt Newton Wells. Brown, Nc
Farland, Nat Butler Watson Coleman,
Kimble, Randall, Freeman, Saunders.
Grimes the heavy man; Steenson. c..
Price and Mclean, the trick rider
The entire party will number about for
ty. Under the management OF f. f..
Spooner, the "chasers' circuit will open
next Monday at Trenton, N. ]. That
evening they will begin their long journey
in two Pullman cars, in which the party
will live until they return north again.
They expect to reach Mexico City about
Christmas week, and the following dates
have been arranged so far en- route:
Trenton, Buffalo, Detroit, Kalamazoo
Peoria, Racine, indianapolis, Louisville
Paducah, st. Louis, Joplin, Mo-. Memphis,
Nashville Atlanta, Charlotte, Raleigh, Sa-
vannah and st. Augustine.
In Florida there Will be about twelve
days racing, after which the "chasers''
will go by way Of Atlanta, Nashville and
Memphis to Texas, where race meets viii
be held at Waco, Dallas, Austin and Gal
weston. Other meets will be arranged on
the circuit and the latter part of Decem-
ber spent In Mexico
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
SAVED "A LEAKING CRAFT.
The Daring Courage of n Tug Cap
tain Saves Life and Property.

tain Saves Life and Property.
Philadelphia. Sept. 24.-rhe heroic ac-
tlons Of Capt. Blizzard of the steam tug
C. W. Morse, which reached the Delaware
breakwater this afternoon with the barge
Western Belle. saved that craft from total
destruction and her crew from watery
grave
In tow Of the Morse, the Western Belle,
Capt. Task, for Providence, and the For
est Belle for New Bedford left Norfolk
on Wednesday. and the same night, when
hardly across Chesapeake bay, heavy gales
were experienced, which 'culmlnated on
Thursday in a northeast hurricane. The
Western Belle sprang a leak.
Capt. Blizzard succeeded In anchorlng
the Forest Belle near the shore, and with
all possible speed, he succeeded in an
choring the leaky craft in harbor Later
the c. w. Morse put off to sea for the
Forest Belle. which she will tow to her
destination. A survey will be held on the
Western Belle.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
ALL EYES ON ATLANTA.
Effect of the Declaration of Fever on
the Neighboring Towns and Cities.

Macon, Ca, Sept. A.-Macon will not
quarantine against Atlanta at present A
meeting of the board of health was held
this morning. and 1t was decided that in
view of the precautions taken by the rail-
roads and the necessity for health certih-
Gates. strict quarantine was not neces-
sary.
Mayor Price, DR.. Barron, chairman of
the board Of health, and DR.. II. J. Will
Jams went to Atlanta at O'clock this
afternoon to confer with health authori-
ties in that city.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
INVOLUNTARY MANsLAuGHTER
A Constable Punished for killing a
Man Whom lie Gould Not Catch.

Harrisonburg, Va, Sept 2i.-John M. ST.
bert and c. @. Rice. accused of the mur-
der of Isaac Bowers, near Orkney Springs
last December, were found guilty to-day
of involuntary manslaughter. and punish
ment was fixed at one year in the peni-
tentiary.
Sibert was constable for Lee district,
In Shenandoah county, and Rice was as
sisting him in serving warrant on Bow
ers, when the latter started to run away.
Sibert ordered Rice to shoot, intending to
stop the fugitive, but killed him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
SHOT For AN INSULT.
One Alabama Nam Refuses to Dripk
with Another nnI Is Killed.

Birmingham. Ala, Sept. PA dispatch
to the Age-Herald from Tuscaloosa. Ala.
says:
j. G.. Lellande was shot and instantly
killed by A. Stoneking, railroad con-
tractor, this afternoon. stoneking Invited
Lellande to take a drink The latter re-
fused, saying he only drank with gentle-
men. whereupon Stoneking drew a revolv-
er and shot Lellande in the abdomen.
Lellande was a member of the firm Of
Dunn and Lellande Bros, one of the most
extensive railroad contracting firms in this
state
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
THE REPORT DENIED.
San AntOniO's Board of Health Says
There Is No Fever In Texas.

sam AntOniO's BORrd OF Health says
There Is No Fever In Texas.
San Antonio, Tex, Sept. PA telegram
was received here to-day from President
Orpbant of the New Orleans board of
health inquiring as to the health condi-
tion of San Antonio, and stating that this
CITY was suspected" The matter was
taken up at a meeting of the board of
health to-day, and the following state
ment issued:
There is no case of yellow fever or
smallpox in San Antonio, and to our
knowledge, no case of yellow fever in all
Western Texas.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
Athens procraatinnten.

met to-day to consider the question of
quarantining against Atlanta, but IL was
determined that no quarantine measures
would be adopted unless 1t is shown that
a bona fide citizen of Atlanta. who has
not been in an infected sdistrict, contracts
the disease in Atlanta.
Council will meet from day to day and
keep In touch with the situation.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25

Washington, Sept 2i.--A telegram was
received at the war department from
Lieut.. COL Randall at Seattle, Wash. an
nouncing his departure on the steamer
Humboldt for St. Michaels, at s o'clock
last night. The party consists OF thirty
two men, all told, including officers ana
mon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
TANTALIZING LUCK.
a Prisoner Falls Heir to Snug Fore
tune of S25O,OOO.

San Francisco, Sept. 2i-W f. Karron,
now imprisoned in the county Jail mere.
charged with embezzlement, has fallen
heir to $25OOOO
James Karron, the prisoners uncle, who
was a prominent mining operator of Mon
tana, died last week at Austin, Ia, Ieav-
ing property valued at $500,OO0 to be equal
" divided between his two nephews. One
OF these Is the prisoner The other, Lin
ME Karron. is barber in Sioux City, Ia.
No other surviving relatives are known 10
exist.
The San Francisco heir was formerlv
business manager of the California Conn
mercial a souvenir magazine.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
AUSTRIA WOULD OBJECT.
The Cabinet Thinks American Inter-
ference I'm Cubn UnjustifinbIe.

London, Sept. 25.-The correspondent of
the Daily Telegraph at Vienna says: II
learn from a reliable source that the vi.
emma cabinet would Immediately inter-
vene In conflict between Spain and the
United States.
'fThe news Of the ultimatum created ex-
citement IN political circles, and the uni
versal opinion was that such action would
be unjusthable"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
THE MoNETARY COMMISSION.
A General Discussion In the Lines of
work to he Pursued.

washington, Sept. 24.-The monetary
commission resumed its sessions here to-
day. 4 general discussion of lines Of
work occupied both the morning and
night meetings. An adjournment was
taken until Monday, when it is expected
that President Edmunds will announce
the committees.
There win be three main committees,
namely, gold and silver on United
States notes. and on banking and curren-
ry
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
Trncr MlII Knn ror nLnror.

New York, Sept. 2f.--chairman Quigg OF
the republican county committee to-day
received a telegram from Gen. Benjamin
f. Tracy stating that he was willing TO
be the republican nominee for mayor Of
Greater New York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
Dnrien Quarantiaes Atlanta,

Darieh. Co., Sept. A-The town author
tiles to-day decided 70 enforce a rigid
quarantine aeainst Atlanta.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-25
OFFICIAL FEVER BULLETIN.
Forty-eisht New Cases ON Thursday.
Conditions in mississippi.

washington, Sept. 24.-surgeon Genera
wyman sent out to-day the following bu
The advocate., 1897-07-21

miscellaneous items. Each class Of arti-
cles is arranged in a separate column,
and the prices given for January, April,
July and October Let, Of each year. The
index number is 100, January l, 1891.
From this table it appears that hides
and leather rose from 100 to III, 40 dur
ing the period, and that the prices Of all
the other articles fell from 1O0-naval
stores to 9l.27 and metals to 6O.66. The
average decline was from 100 to 79.42.
Now, assuming, without argument,
that these figures correctly represent the
actual facts intended to be represented;
and assuming, further, for sake Of argu-
ment, that these figures fairly represent
the average decline Of prices of articles
in genersl--sll prices, it appears that
S79.42, in April, 1897, paid for as much
Of the products of labor as S1OO paid for
in January, 1891. This shows a depreci-
alton in property values equal to 2O.5S
per cent, when measured by the value
Of money; and that is equivalent to an
appreciation Of 25.91 per cent. in the
value Of money, when measured by
property values.
Question: Is there any good reason,
and if yea, what is the reason, why the
value of money ought not to keep even
with the level Of property values in the
general decline Of prices?
This question is submitted in the ut
most good faith, and because it goes to
the root Of the money question. The
ADVOCATE INDUCES a hope that the sub
ject will be taken up by the press and
discussed on it's merits.
The advocate., 1897-07-21

suits in Kansas or elsewhereg Will it
tell us whether Kansas farmers have not
paid their debts as promptly, as honestly
and in as good money ss merchants and
traders and manufacturers, and whether
they have not conducted their business
az we'll, as honestly and successfully as
the railroad companies which are re-
garded as among the best business or
ganizations in the wOrld9
The trouble with the Tribune and its
kind is, that Kansas was the first State
to rebel against the rule Of the money
power. Kansas never repudiated debt,
nor passed law authorizing an adVsn-
tage to be taken Of her peoples credit.
ors. During these troublesome years
her people have paid as much Of what
they owed and paid it as fast as the peo-
pie Of any other State. Her farmers are
in as good condition now as those Of
New York, Pennsylvania or Ohio.
The whole country has suffered. All
the people have lost in the general fall
Of prices and partial paralysis of trade.
No part Of the country has escaped, nor
has any class of citizens; and when
great newspaper like the Chicago Trtb-
Une undertakes to load all the woes Of
the country onto the backs Of Kan
sas farmers, it writes itself dishonest, for
it knows the truth.
The advocate., 1897-07-21
A FOOLISH FALSEHOOD.

1t is q common charge that POpulism
lives on the misRortunes Of the people.
II that we're intended to mean that il no
misiortunes befel the people there would
be no need Of organized effort to relieve
distress, nobody would object. But
that is not the sense in which the words
are used. They mean that PopulistE
welcome everything which works misery,
that they hate prosperity and turn in
loathing from things that make for
pleasure and peace. According to the
theory Of men who make the charge,
Populists are happy when corn is light
or cheap, they laugh at the prospect Of
short crops and low prices, and grievg
over an outlook for better times.
The truth is, Populism is an organized
protest against the misgovernment whiCk
afiiicts the country. The constitution
OF the United States was framed ant
adopted TO secure q rule Of The people
The advocate., 1897-07-21

yet we are now subject TO government
by an aristOcracy. A few men have
charge Of Congress, and q syndicate OF
stock brokers dictate the policy OF the
President. Land which once belonged
to the people is fast going into posses
sion and ownership Of a landlord class.
More than half the people are renters;
taxation is steadily increasing; cost OF
government grows more expensive every
decade, according to population; 10 per
cent. Of the working force Of the country
is idle all the time, and the wages Of
most Of them that work are insufficient;
employers dictate the workmsn's pay;
business and prices are controlled by
corporations and trusts, and laws are en-
acted to strengthen the hands Of those
that Oppress.
Populists protest against the rule
which begets these things, and they hail
with pleasure every indication of I'M
provement.
The advocate., 1897-07-21

CASH balance in the United States
treasury, June 80 last, was 4O,137,6N.
All this is available for use in current
expenditures, and is quite equal to one
half of the total gross disbursements for
the year; yet we must add $75,OOO,OO0 to
our taxes in order TO get greenbacks into
the treasury where they will not ocCa-
sion alarm to the pirates Of Wall Street,
The advocate., 1897-07-21

CONGRESSMAN AT LARGE BoTK1N has
introduced bill in the House "to estab-
lish postal savings departments, to en-
courage savings among the people, to
furnish them a safe and reliable place to
deposit their idle funds, and to put into
actual use the money Of the county
This 10 q good move. If it does no more
it will keep the subject before the people,
The advocate., 1897-07-21
A SENSIBLE RULING OF THE PENSION BU-
BEAU.


The old rule was that when soldier
was "off duty" that is, when he was not
technically "under arms" he was not in
the "line of duty" The ADVOCATE is
pleased to note that more reasonable
and just rule has lately been adopted.
Il was in the case Of Henry Miller, pri-
vRte in Company K, 101st Ohio Infantry.
After being relieved from guard duty
one day, Miller voluntarily assisted
tesmster in watering mules, and while
90 occupied was fired upon and injured.
The department heretofore has rejected
such cases as not in the line Of duty.
Assistant Secretary Davis, however, re.
versing the Pension Bureaus action,
holds that the claimant was not disobey-
ing orders nor violating army regula'
tions, but was aiding comrade in pro-
tecting Government property; was do
ing something which he not only had
right to do, but was commendable, and
90 was acting in the line Of duty.
The advocate., 1897-07-21

THE Capital, commenting on para
graph appearing in the ADVOCATE, quotes
figures to show that during the last ten
years Kansas has grown largely in per-
manent wealth, besides paying of an
immense amount Of indebtedness, And
yet during seven Of these ten years we
have had the Populists with us.
The advocate., 1897-07-21

THE ADVOCATE asks special attention
to our clubbing rates with the Oincin-
natl Enquirer, announced in another
part Of the paper. The Enquirer is
among the great papers Of the country,
fully committed to the cause Of silver;
and now thst the Ohio people are about
to enter on the most exciting State cam
paign in many years, with silver the
leading issue, this great Cincinnati paper
will be doubly interesting. 1t is Demo
Crat, supported Bryan last year and
favors his denomination in 1900. To
such Of our readers as want irstclass
Democrat paper that favors the Populist
idea on the silver question, we recon-
mend the Enquirer. 1t is not only ably
edited, but its owner, John r. Mclean,
ia financially able to keep his paper at
the front,
The advocate., 1897-07-21

THE coal strike is one more lesson in
State or Government ownership and
management Of coal mines. II the
miners we're getting fair wages, as they
would be IL they were working for the
Government, there would be no strike,
no interruption Of business on account
Of scarcity Of coal, and no cause to dread
insurrection and violence.
The advocate., 1897-07-21
A BILL was introduced by Mr.. Shat

A BILL was introduced by Mr.. Shat
roth Of Colorado to reduce the pay Of
members Of Congress and Senators 20
per cent. whenever the Government ex-
pendltures exceed the revenue. Mr..
Shafroth has not learned what kind Of
q body Congress is. But he is young
and will have time enough to study the
subject leisurely.
The advocate., 1897-07-21
the front.

Secretary Alger has resurrected pic
ture Of Jeff Davis and placed 1t on the walls
Of his Office among the other ex-Secretaries
of War. This, In connection with the fact
that the Republican campaign book quoted
him as authority favorable to the gold
standard, would indicate that the late
President Of the Confederacy is becoming
more popular with Republicans.