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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-24
THE SITUATION IN ORLEANS.
Nine New Cases and Four Deaths
Were Reported Yesterday.

Nine New Cases and Four Deaths
Were Reported Yesterday.
New Orleans, Sept. 23.-The local fever
situation did not show any improvement
to-day when results were summed up.
There were fewer cases than were report
ed on yesterday, but there was one more
death than in the previous twenty-four
hours, and at least four of the patients
were reported at O'Clock to be in a dan
gerous condition. At the close of the last
twenty-four hours, the record here stood:
Deaths: Marie Dubois, years old, ST.
Charles, between Cherokee and Hillary.
S. Secreto, SlS Birch, Carrollton.
Mrs. Gasparo Lessemes, 524 st. Phillip
Paul Toma, st. Andrews, between Camp
and Chestnut.
New cases:
Edward Roy Miro and Esp.anade street
J. H. Cherry, 112 Fourth street.
- Lewis, colored, 1913 Josephine street.
Anna Schultz, 422 Dryade street.
Patrick Mccain, 1881 Constantinople
street.
shilding. 252S Rosseaus street.
Dominick Tarranto, Berlin and Caronde-
let.
Smith, Clouet and ST. Claude.
that of Mrs. Lessemen, whose death is
mentioned The woman had been sick for
several days, but she had apparently no
friends, or if she did, they were afraid
to go near her. 1t was only this morning
that a doctor was summoned and when
he went to the house he diagnosed the
case as yellow fever. The woman died
of inattention as much as of the prevail
ing fever.
Mary Dubers, who died this morning,
was a child nearly 31s years old, living in
Carrollton, where the disease has been
especially prevalent. She was taken i'll
on the 18th, and her case was Immediately
diagnosed as yellow fever. The other
death was s. Secreto, an Italian, and, as
in other cases of Italians afflicted, ply
sician was only called in when there was
no hope Of saving his life.
Tonight four patients, at, least, were re-
ported to be in an extremely dangerous
condition. The other cases, however,
were reported as presenting favorable
signs, and there was a marked improve
ment in the st. Claude neighborhood
At a special meeting of the city council
it was decided to put at once $4,000 al the
disposal of the board of health. A like
sum is to be held in reserve, to be used
in the event that the situation shall be-
come serious enough to warrant the use
of it by the board.
one deatn mas occurred since the or
fetal report and of the four, three are
Italians The neighborhoods in which the
poor Sicilians live are thickly settled and
very dirty, and the board of health has
recognized the necessity of removing and
isolatng these people, so as to take away
SO much food for infection.
A camp of detention was established at
Oakland The Italians refused to go
there, deenskhg it plot TO do them harm.
Leading citizens of their own race went
among them and argued that their going
to the place was one of self-preservation,
and fifty were taken out.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-24
CUBA's HOUR OF EMANCIPATION.
An Enthusiastic Address to the Gu
ban Leagues by President Allen.

An Enthusiastic Address to the Gu
ban Leagues by President Allen.
New York, Sept. 2S.-President Ethan
Allen of the Cuban League of the United
States to-day issued the following address
to the members of the league:
a year of patriotic work is about to
end In grand results, The last spring
nearly every governor of this republic, at
our request, backed by the legislature of
his state, spoke for Cuban independence.
Many hundreds off thousands Of citizens,
responding 10 the appeal of this league,
have made manifest that public opinion
is on the side of the Cuban insurgents
and hostile to their oppressors.
Now the hour Of emancipation for
Cuba iszlt hand The commanding voice
of the nation has az last reached the ex-
ecutive. Though the delay has been much
too long, still the retrlbution at hand will
excuse past delinquency. Our minister
in Spain, with a patriotic president be-
hind him, will do that which shall end the
murder, plunder and medieval tyranny
in Cuba, allowing its entry into the SOW
ereign states. The nation is ready with
guns If necessary.
EVERY member of this league should
be alert TO uphold the President in such
policy. Let all, when the moment comes,
say to him. IAN divisions end at the wa
ter's edge"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-24

localities save in the second named, and
In that the spread of the fever has been
remarkably slow, SO slow that there is
now entertained hope that it will be
stamped out altogether
Another death was added to the list to-
night, namely, John J. Bourne chief clerk
OF the Louisville and Nashville shops,
who lived on Elmira street. He was taken
SICK Sept IA. This morning he had bad
turn, and although every effort was made
to revive him, he sank steadily until death
came. The surgeon general has ordered
all mail from Mobile fumigated. Hereto
fore only the mail for southern districts
which have quarantined Mobile have been
fumigated.
The weather was clear and cool during
to-day and quite cold at night, the ther-
mometer dropping to 80 degrees. DR..
Giennan is making every effort to facili-
tate the release of freight from here. To-
day he had two car loads of cotton dis
infected for shipment to New Orleans.
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THE MONETARY COMMISSION.
Progress So Far Has Been sIow--Dis-
cussiOns VIII BE Private.


cussiOns VIII BE Private.
Washington, Sept. 23.-The monetary
commission resumed its sess. .ons here to-
day with ex-senator Edmunds presiding
w. B. Dean of st. Paul arrived last
night making nine of the eleven COM
mtssioners present namely, Messrs. Ed
munds, Leighton. Fairchild, Patterson,
Bush, Fries, Dean, Taylor and Laughlin.
At this mornings session a general dis
cussion occurIR on the plans to be adop-
ted. Thus far the commission has not
mapped out the preliminary organization.
The general subject of finance will be di-
Vided under several leading heads, each
being committed to a subcommittee These
heads have not been fixed yet, and until
they are the subcommittee will not be
named.
Several Of the members addressed the
commission to-day on financial topics.
These discussions will be private
The commission held a session tonight,
but nothing definite was accomplished.
Vice Chairman Leighton presided in the
absence of President Edmunds, who went
to Philadelphia this afternoon, expecting
to return tomorrow or Monday
Mr.. Root, the financial expert appoint
ed one of the coDatng secretaries, has
signified his acceptance of the position.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-24
FEVER PATIENT IN ATLANTA.
ONE CASE DEVELOPS AMONG THE
MOBILE REFUGEES.

. young Girl Brings the Germs of
D;s..se to the "City of Refuge"
THE House Is QunrantiDed and the
u,ord of Health DO Not Anticipate
TroubIe-The situation in Mobile
oud New Orleans Continues Hope
full.
Atlanta. Ga, Sept. 2S.-The board of
hoalth announced to-day that Carrie
Flsming, Il years old, who refugeed from
Mobile with her father and mother and
who is stopping at a boarding house at
No. 119 Auburn avenue, is suffering with
yellow fever.
The board of health met tonight and is
sued the following statement:
In view of the fact that the board of
health has promised TO say freely and
frankly to the public the exact status of
vo11ow fever in Atlanta, we deem it our
duty to publish the following statement:
"On the 10th instant there came to At
lauta from Mobile a young girl, Carrie
Fleming, accompanied by her father and
mother. on the goth instant she was tax
on sick, was seen by some physician whose
name is unknown to the board, on Mon
day. and who called again next day. He
found her better and dismissed the case.
On Wednesday, 22d, DR.. T. D. Longino
was called in and considered the case
rather suspicious. DR.. j. c. Olmstead
was called in and in conjunction with DR..
Longino, made a positive diagnosis of
yellow fever to-day. The case seems to
be very mild and the indications point to
recovery.
"The patient, her father and mother and
other individuals from Mobile, who were
in the house, have been placed under strict
quarantine. The board of health does not
consider that here is the least danger of
any Auantian or individuals not exposed
in infected cities catching the disease, nor
is il surprised at the development of this
case, having anticipated that such spor-
adic cases would occur"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-24
OPPOSED TO SILVER RESERVE.
ENGLISH BANKERS PROTEST.
AGAINST THE WHITE METAL.

They DO Not Want Any Part of the
Reserve of the Bank of England
Held in Siiver--An American BIZ
metallic Commissioner Calls At
tention 20 the Policy of the Cow
crnment on This Question as Ex-
pressed in Parliament.
London, Sept. 23.-The protest which the
London bankers drew up at their meet
Ing in the clearing house yesterday,
against the policy of the governor of the
Bank of England, In announcing it's will
ingness to maintain one-ffth of its bullion
reserve In silver, was presented 10 the
bank to-day. The resolution is accompan-
led by a formal letter and the resolution
itself Is in the name of the clearing house.
association, as, although all the members
were not represented at the meeting, a
majority of the membership was repre-
sented, and unanimously adopted the res
olution, which Is as follows;
THAT this meeting entirely disapproves
of the Bank of England agreeing to exer-
else the option, permitted by the act OF
1884, of holding one-hfth or any other
proportion whatever Of silver as a reserve
against the circulation of the Bank OF
England notes"
An organized movement was begun to
induce other commercial bodies to protest
against the announcement of the governor
of the Bank Of England.
a high official, who was participant
in the negotiations between the United
States bimetallic commissioners and the
British cabinet, said to-day TO a repre-
sentative of the Associated Press:
II fear the bankers will frighten tho
government into recediug from their stand
for bimetallism They have forgotten that
parliament unanimously resolved meas
ures to secure stable par of exchange
between gold and silver and Sir Michael
Hicks Beach, the chancellor of the ex-
chequer, pledged himself 10 do all in his
power TO carry the resolution into effect.
"The English public have forgotten, al
so, that ten of the fourteen members OF
the agricultural commission signed a re-
port recommending bmetallism as pal
lialive for the agricultural depression in
England The public and the newspapers
seem to think tho government is infu-
onced merely by a desire to secure the
good will Of The United States, while it
is attempting 60 carry out the declared
policy of parliament"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-24
FIRED RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS
Governor Russell of North Carolina
Springs "a Big Sensation.


Raleigh, N. C., Sept. 2S.-Gov. Russell
to-day created a sensation, which, how
ever, was not wholly unexpected, by re-
moving Railroad Commissioners ]. w.
Wilson, (democraO, and S. Ohio Wilson
(populisO. In their places were appoint
ed John TT. Pearson (democraO. Of Nor
canton, and l.. c. Caldwell (populisD, of
Statesyille.
The present incumbents. it is said, will
refuse to yield up their offices to the new
appointees, who are here waiting 10 be
sworn inrto-morrow. The new appontees,
will in that case, institute quo warranto
proceedings
The alleged ground upon which the gov
ernor bases his action concerns the Round
Knob hotel. The hotel he alleges, is
owned by j. W. Wilson and Col. A. b.
Andrews, first vice president of the South
ern railway. Tt has been kept this sum-
mer. so the charges further state, by the
mother of S. Otho Wilson The governor
further alleges that Vice President An
drews has had the trains stopped at
Round Knob and the eating houses closed
on either side for the purpose of making
the place profitable.
The governor has arrived at his conclus-
ion seemingly from the grouping thus Of
the names of the commissioners with that
Of the vice president Of the Southern rail-
way, to the detriment, he says. of the ser
vice. and against the statutes Of the state
as construed by him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-24
MAYOR MELDRIM ACTS.
Rigid Quarantine Declared Against
Atlanta.

Rigid Quarantine Declared Against
Atlanta.
At midnight Mayor Meldrim received a
dispatch from DR.. George H. Stone in AT
lanta, stafing that one case OF yellow
fever had been discovered in that city.
Mayor Meldrim at once telegraphed to
all the inspectors as follows:
To Inspectors: Pass no one from At
lanta until further orders This order is
absolute. Take no certificates, excuses or
explanations. Meldrim, Mayor.
To the nIeldrim inspectors he telegraph
ed instructions to hold the Atlanta train
until the arrival of the health officer.
To Dr. LeHardy, the health officer, the
mayor sent the following:
DR.. J. c. LeHardy, Health officer.
Dear sir-Following telegram received at
midnight: Board of health has declared
one case of yellow fever.
(Signed) Stone, M
have ordered by wire inspectors at
Everett City, Jesup, Rincon, Monteith to
pass no one from Atlanta until further
orders. The Central railroad will send
you up by special engine. You will go
to the Central railroad depot at $50
o'clock, thence to proceed to Meldrm. At
that place you will cause rigid inquiry to
be made and viii admit no person or bag
gage to pass the lines unless you are
thoroughly satisfied that such person and
baggage has not been subjected or ex-
posed to infection. You will report imme-
dlately upon your return to the city.
Meldrim, Mayor.
The following telegram was sent last
night by DR.. VIM. Duncan to DR.. Stone:
DIR. George H. Stone, Atlanta, Ga:
Mayor Meldrim has received your tele-
gram He wants full particulars Of the
case of yellow fever reported by the board
ol health. Is the case a refugee, or a resi-
dent Of Atlanta? At what place did the
case occur in the city? When was the
case taken sick? Have you seen the case?
what is your opinion? Is the locality
quarantined? Any other Suspicious cases?
Is the case mild or severe? Have you
anything to suggest? VIM. Duncan.
dr. Stone replied as follows:
Dr. Duncan, case came with me from
Mobile. Locality 119 Auburn avenue. TAX
en- Sick Monday. Yes l nave seen the
case. Opinion a genuine case of yellow
lever The house quarantined with
4'lAer and mother and two refugees. No
Oher suspicous cases. Case medium.
Innk The child will live. The authorities
nave quarantined all in the house, but the
''uz7ns of Atlanta, who, they think, can
not take the disease. 1 do not recommend
quarantine OF Atlanta unless the case is
'oloWed by another. Fumigation of bag
gage tarted to-day. stone, NJ. d.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-24
FRENCH GOLD COMING.
La Tournine brings n Million Doll
lars TO "a New York Bank.

La Tournine Brings Million Dol
lars TO New York Bank.
New York, Sept. 23.-La Touralne, Of
the French steamship line, which sails
from Havre on Saturday next, will bring
to this port 100000 in gold consigned
to the Hanover National Bank Of New
York.
w. Halls, Jr.. cashier Of the bank In
reply to a question, said that the gold was
imported directly by the Hanover Nation
al Bank on its own account, and was in
adjustment OF it's foreign business. In
one sense, ne said, II was a triangular op-
Grafton; the gold was taken from France
because the exchange conditions between
London and Paris made it more satisfac-
tory to import the gold from Paris than
from London.
The Hanover National Bank has always
been a large purchaser Of grain and cotton
bills, as It has a great many western and
southwestern correspondents.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-24
THE SITUATION Ar HAzLETON.
Preliminary Hearing by the COrO-
ner-AII of the Collie ries at Work.

Preliminary Hearing by the COrO-
ner-AH of the COIIiCries at Work.
Hazleton, Pa, Sept. 2S.-Coroner Mckee
this afternoon began the inquest into the
deaths of the score of striking miners
who were shot by a posse Of sherih's dep
utles at Lattimer. two hours session
was held, during which a score Of wit
nesses were examined.
There was present quite an array Of at
torneys and the occasionally suggested
question to the coroner, who carried on
the examination. District Attorney D. A.
Fell of Luzerne county was there, and *.
A. Fuller of Wilkesbarre appeared for
the coroner; State Chairman Garman,
John McGahren and b. Ii. Laughlin for
the prosecution, ana George II. Troutman
of Hazleton for the deputies. DR.. Tho
dorovitch, secretary 10 the Austro-Hun-
garian consulate at Philadelphia and r.
ID. Coke, attorney for the consulate, were
also present
Nearly all the testimony adduced was a
repetition of that brought out at the hear
ing of the deputies at Wilkesbarre. Most
of the witnesses were foreign strikers,
who were in the march halted by the dep
uties deadly fusilade. They gave the de-
tails Of the affray as already published,
and all declared that none Of the strikers
were aIihcus tiidt Sheiiu mditih Puieu n
revolver on them, but no one attempted
to take 1t from him; that no violence had
been offered that official, and that the
miners had no intention Of making an I'M
lawful demonstration. The hearing will
be resumed tomorrow.
The strike situation remains unchanged
to-day, except for the return to work Of
those Harwood miners, who were afraid
to go back yesterday. Every colliery in
the region worked, and there was not the
slightest disorder anywhere.
The question of the withdrawal of the
militia remains undetermined but that it
will begin before the end of the week is
felt by those at headquarters to be al
most a certainty.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-24
SURGEON GENERALS BULLETIN.

Reports Received at Washington
From the Marine Surgical Corps.
Washington, Sept. 2S.-surgeon General
Wyman to-day sent to various state
boards Of health the following bulletin
summarizing the yellow fever situation;
The following cases of yellow fever were
officially reported as occurring on the 22d:
New Orleans, p.
Mobile, 4.
Edwards, Miss, 10.
Beaumont. Tex, 1.
Reports from Ocean Spring, Biloxi, and
Scranton, Miss, delayed,
Suspected case at st. Louis reported as
malaria. No case in the city.
Suspected dredge boats at Mount Pleas
ant. Mo, declared free from infection by
Acting Assistant Surgeon John Guiteras.
DR.. Sawtelle has been directed by the
surgeon general to fumisate all baggage
from infected points at point near At
lanta, Ga.
Surgeon Murray telegraphed to-day
from ocean Springs, Miss as follows:
visited Ship Island at Or. Haralson's
CONTINUED on Fifth Page.)
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-24
CALLED HIM A LIAR.

A Virginia Solicitor Indicted For Re-
senting an Insult in Court.
Winchester, Va, Sept. 23.-The grand
jury here to-day found a true bill for as
sault and battery against r. E. Byrd,
commemorative attorney for the county.
About two months ago MIR. Byrd as
saulted and seriously injured ]. p. Whit
acre, a prominent attorney, with an ink
stand, during the trial of a case in the
court room, in which both attorneys were
interested Whitacre called Byrd liar"
Mr.. Whitacre's life was despalred Of for
some time. He has since improved slow
ly, until now he is able TO walk around.
MIR. Byrd was fined $50 at the time OF
tho assault, for contempt Of court, and
released on $2000 bail for trial
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-24
WANT TRACY FOR MAYOR.

Regular Republicans OF Greater New
York Select "A Candidate.
New York, Sept. 2S.-The leaders OF the
regular republican party in the assembly
districts Of New York county held Sc
cret conference this afternoon. LemueI
e. Quigg, chairman Of the county commit
tee, presided.
AT the close of the conference Mr.. Quigg
announced that a resolution had been
adopted asking Secretary of the Navy
Benjamin r.. Tracy to allow the use Of his
name as the candidate of the republican
party for the mayoralty of Greater New
York in the coming city convention.
The resolution, which was introduced by
Chairman Quigg, was passed unanimous
ly. As soon as possible the action of the
conference viii be made to Gen. Tracy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-24
KINGS COUNTY REPUBLICANS.

A Victory For the WOOdruR-wiIIis
Faction Over the Followers of
Worth.
New York, Sept. 2S.-At the Kings
county republican convention In Brooklyn
tonight Walter T. Atterbury was nomi-
mated for sheriff, receiving the votes of
representatives of 59,691 voters. George w.
Palmer received the votes Of representa-
tiyes Of 1924 voters. Atterbury has a ma
jority of 10,407, and the vote shows a vic
tory for the Woodruff m-Willls followers and
a defeat for the followers Of Worth.
The total vote cast on the nomination
for sheriff was 1Os9S5. James NJ. Ward,
who nominated Palmer moved that the
nomination Of Atterbury be made unani-
NOUS. This was carried
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-24

A WESTERN BREWERY BURNED.

The John Gund Company Loses Its
Plant and stock by Fire.
Lacrosse, Wis. Sept. 2S.-The brew
house Of the John Gund Brewing Com
panys plant was destroyed by fire this
morning. The malt house contained sew
eral carloads of malt and about 5000
bushels of barley which was totally de-
stroyed. The cold storage contained about
12O00 barrels of beer which was also de-
stroyed. The total loss will exceed $780,
coo. about half of which is covered by in
surance in various old line companies.
The plant win be rebuilt as soon as the
debris can be cleared away. The output
of the brewery was 100000 barrels a year,
and employs about $50 men. 1t was found
ed in 1888, and has been one OF the leading
institutions Of the city since that time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-24
LuRED nY sIRENE SONGS.
The Action of the American Minister
q surprise 10 spnin.

Paris, Sept. pa dispatch to the Temps
from Madrid says: THE attitude of the
United States has caused a great sensa-
tion at Madrid, because opinion has been
lured on by the optimistic communications
of the Spanish minister at Washington on
the character and duration of the correct
attitude of the United States government
and that, too, despite the several warn
ings from Mr.. Olney and Mr. Cleveland's $
message The official bulletins of Capt.
Gen. Weyler also have received too much
confidence, when the United States gov
ernment was every month receiving from
its consuls and special ENJOYS totally diff
ferent news.
THE general impression at San Sebas-
tian and Madrid is that the Spanish gov
ernment viii try to drag the negotiations
along, unless it rejects purely and simply
the good Offices of the United States on
the ground of public opinion and upon the
further ground that the opposition would
not permit it to tolerate foreign interven-
ton, even though amicable.'
London, Sept. 23.-The Madrid cores
pondent of the Times says THE govern
ment organs roundly deny that Minister
Woodford has mentioned an ultimatum,
but the public mind is not altogether re-
! lieved thereby.
'The policy of the government in delay
| ing and suppressing news and directly
| denying the truth of almost everything in
any way unpalatable must always tend
to increase public uneasiness."
The correspondent adds: THE use of
the word ulumatum Is exaggerated;
Gen Woodford doubtless expressed him
self theoretically, but between this and
fixing a period of six weeks to end q wide
spread insurrection under pain of taking
up the cause of the Insurgents against a
friendly power, there is a very wide dis
tinction, and more especially so in the
present political situation, when a change
| of government, more or less radical, can
not be distant"