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I the MORNING NEWS, )
J ESTABLISH*!! 1850, INCORPORATED 1888. V
I J. H. ESTILL, President. )
lEATH gets only five.
pvv CASES STILL NUMEROUS AND
THE WEATHER BAD.
tio Total of Those Taken Sick Made
Up of 34 Whites and 79 Negroes—
(The Existence of Fever at Fernan
dina Officially Announced—The Ex
citement in the Southwest Still Un
diminished.
Jacksonville, Fla., Sopt. 24.—Pres
dent Neal Mitchell issues the following
jfficial bulletin for the twenty-four hours,
mding at 6 o’clock to-night:
Jew cases 113
ioaths ®
Total number of cases to date 1,991
Total number of deaths to date 217
DEATHS OF THE DAY.
Those who died to-day are:
An infant of Mrs. Holland.
Antonio Linoi.
J. B. Roach, Sh.
Miss Frances A. Cuzner.
Joseph Thomas.
To-day’s new cases are:
Mrs. H. H. Moulton.
Harry Brush.
Charles B. M. Baf.r.
Ellf.n Law
Dr. Hay, a druggist.
Henry Stafford.
Rev. W. H. Dodge.
C. H. Buckman.
Mr. YV'f.bu.
Mrs. Fields.
Mrs. J. D. Fernandes*
Mrs. P. de Medicis.
Mi s Ida Fat.ana.
Miss Mary Falana.
Miss Laura Falana.
Charles O’Dell.
Henrietta Brinston.
Horace Read.
Mrs. Jenkins.
Nancy Butler.
Frank Slaughter.
R. Anderson.
Hannah Carroll.
Arthur Tripp.
Burton Watkins.
Mark Bodenheimer,
May Whitney.
Paul Treda.
Mrs. Paul Treda.
Sally McGill.
Jesse and Charley Ortaous.
Two children of Sarah Williams.
To-day’s total is made up of 34 whites and
0 colored.
MORE BAD WEATHER.
The weather is again as bad as can be, so
hat even the wi 1! are lull of despondency,
Hues and depression.
Secretary Seward of the board of health
(appening to meet a nurse of his aequaint
.nce last night wearing a very downcast
eok, accosted him, and found that his
erves were so completely unstrung that he
alked seriously ol suicide. Secretary
teward, on searching him, found no mur
erous weapons, and tried to talk him into
. more cheerful m od. accompanying him
■ome and finally persuading him to go to
and.
PREPARED FOR RUICIDE.
Another search brought to light a bottle
f morphine and a surgeon’s hypodermic
fringe that might have killed a dozen
non. It was taken away from him, and
o-day, after a go 1 night’s rest, the nurse
eems to lie himself again. So many men
re working night and day that an epidemic
f lunacy and suicide would not be at all
ui prising.
Alderman Wiggins, who was reported
lad yesterday, is stili living, though daa
t-rously ill.
It. S. Lerkenbill, who died at Fernandina
t-day, was purchasing agent of
ae Florida Railway and Jfaviga
lon railroad. Congestion was the
Ruse of death according to the first reports
I the doctors there, but the physicians hero
are already convinced that yellow fever
ad a firm hold in Fernandina
COL. DANIEL NO BETTER.
Col. J. J. Daniel is no better to-day.
Dr. John H. Livingston has exhausted
imself completely and left for Camp Ferry
4is morning.
Another telegraph operator has suc
nribed to the disease, Charles Birkner, who
tmo here from New Orleans two weeks
g". An a delimited operator is expected
■nrn Michigan, and one was looked f r
Mm St. Louis. The latter’s rashness,
(■sever, was not quite sufficient to bring
Im here.
NURSES FROM PHILADELPHIA.
Sixteen new nurses from Philadelphia
rrived this noon, but to the great di-ap
ointment of all, only three are females. If
i o will imagine 200" or 300 sick women and
Li ire. i, with perhaps eighty female
urses, the unfortunate side of this particu
tr event will be easily understood.
The Tampa and Savannah nurses in gen
■-■1 a.e getting along finely, and have
luch to say concerning their courteous
i utment by the gentlemen in authority.
Dr. Porter is closely and exhaustively in
stigating the cases of those nurses sent
way as either incompetent < r dissolute,
cd the result will bo made public when
tee.-sary.
CAMP MITCHELL FOR NEGROES.
The contemplated trip to Camp Mitchell
‘-day js postponed until to-morrow, on ac
mntof the weather. Acting Mayor Derow,
•eompanied by several of the first colored
tizens of Jacksonville, will inspect the
imp. If found comfortable, the colored
immittee will redeem their promise of an
i ivoring to persua le the colored people to
5 there, out of danger of the fever.
The death of Mr. Howe, of Bt. Nicholas,
said t)3 r the physicians to have been snper
iduccsi by the misconduct of the nurse.
Complaints against nurses are of daily
•-ourrence, and the authorities feel it a
ity to protect the sick against the vicious.
DISTRIBUTION OF lIKI.ICACIF.S.
Finding that the relief in the shape of
ilicacies for the sick has been abused, the
("eutivo committee decided yesterday to
,y e such things prepared in the same
hiding with the medicul bureau and dis
itmted under the eye of a trustworthy
*<'tor. Delicacies, mattresses, etc., can
hy bo procured by an order from
" attending physicians, which, in its turn,
ust be examined by one higher in au
iority.
F. C. Latrobe, mayor of Baltimore, tele
taphod to Dr. Mitchell this afternoon that
> bad shipped $2,000 worth of provisions,
id desired to know if more were needed.
1 Mii chell answered that be might con
hue to slap hnoin, 11 <ur, grits aud meal.
NURSES AT CAMP PERRY.
Hirro has lieen quite an interesting inter
lango of telegrams between Dr*. Hamil
,n > Mitchell aud Hutton, on the subject of
le nurses sent to Camp Perry. D . Hutt in
‘ re, i Dr. Mitchell Hunday not to seuil him
ly im ire discharged nurses. Dr. Mitchell
1 j'd too surgeon general ny telegraph if
leu wore his orders. The latter replied in
le negative, and said that Camp
“ rrv inieht be used if neede.l.
JJtofning
Dr. Hutton again refused to
receive the discharged nurses, but after re-
Dlying by giving authority from the sur
geon general, Dr. Mitchell seut on seven
by the noon train to-day. Although grate
ful for all assistance, Dr. Mitchell thinks it
advisable for the relief committees through
out the country to communicate
with the hoard of health by
wire before sending on either nurses or
physicians. He has telegraphed for ten
female nurses from Tampa, and Dr. J. P.
Wall replied that thev would be here to
morrow morning.
meeting of the committee.
The regular meeting of the executive
committee of the auxiliary association was
held to-day. Mr. Schumacher reported
that the contributions amounted to nearly
$16,000. W. B. Owens reported that he had
mapped out a line of work for the employ
ment of more help under pay, and desired
several days in which to test the new
methods pursued in the relief department.
Mi\ McMurray called attention to the
necessity of cutting down the bills for relief
and yet to furnish all who needed assistance
with proper aid.
relieving macclenny.
It was stated that the committee was do
ing all in its power that could be considered
reasonable for the assistance of Macclenny
and the Jacksonville people at Henderson
ville, N. C., and other places. It was re
solved that Dr. J. C. Kenworthy be re
quested to charter a special train and at
once investigate the condition of affairs at
Macclenny, taking with him the supplies re
quested and funds with which to pay such
physicians and nurses as he deemed neces
sary. Capt. W. C. Cooper reported that
thirty-eight houses were completed at Camp
Mitchell, hut that there was no store-room,
kitchen cor an eating room at present, and
that until these were furnished it would be
iumossible to iuovo people out to the camp.
To-day Dr. Konworthy went to Mac
clenny on a special train with ice, provis
ions and nearly SI,OOO in casn. He will
make a report regarding the needs of the
people there.
A TRAIN FROM FERNANDINA.
To-night, a special train camo from For
nandina tor nurses for D. E Maxwell, who
is sick with yellow favor there. A doctor
and three male nurses were sent. R. S.
Lukenbill died there this noon of fever. It
is reported that eight deaths have occurred
there in the last week.
NOT VERY CHEERING.
The situation indicates little prospect of
improvement.
Business is cut off by local quarantine
throughout the state.
More than half the stores here are now
closed, and the others are doing but little
business. Only one regular train arrives and
departs eacn day on the various railroads,
except those running to the beach. The
railroad business is very small.
The boat lines on the river, from this
point, have all stopped.
It is impossible to approximate the num
ber of cases that have not been reported to
the board of health. One physician has
had over 130, but few of which have been
reported.
Among the discharged yellow fever r.a
tients are Rev. Dr. Weller, rector of St.
John’s church, and Mrs. Weller.
Rev. W. H. Dodge is resting comfortably
to-night.
FEVER AT FBRNANDINA.
One Death Officially Announced by
the Board cf Health.
Fernandina. Fla., Sept. 24. —The fol
lowing is self-explanatory:
A death from yellow fever this morning Is
confirmed bv an autopsy. Several cases are
under treatment. I. L. Hor.s“ey, 51. D.,
Health Officer,
The board of health issued the following
bulletin this afternoon:
The hoard of health announces that the result
of an autopsy held at 12 o'clock noon, this day,
on the body of M. Hood, demonstrates the .exis
tence of yellow fever in the city.
E. Dotteiier, President.
R. P. Lukenbill, the railroad agent, died
this morning.
All are leaving that can do so. It is not
believed that, the epidemic will tie severe, as
the city will be depopulated in 36 hours.
OCALA’S QUARANTINE.
Mounted Men on Duty on the Out
skirts of the Town.
Ocala, Fla., Sept. 2-I.—This city is under
strict quarantine, having a cordon of guards
(mounted), drawn around in about a radius
of half a mile from the court house. The
guards that went to Fernandina to quell
the longshoreman riot, were sent out of
town on their return to a camp twenty
miles south, by the efforts of W. A. Agnew,
who pays all their expenses.
Dr." Mnrean, who is an old yellow fever
physician, having been through the epi
demic in Memphis, reports them well and
hearty. There is no doubt but that the
guards of Gainesville contracted the fever
in an infected coach. The Ocala company
did not go or return with them.
Business is dull, on account of strict quar
antine regulations.
Ocala’s health record is splendid and can
not be beaten. The rifles returned from
their Blue Springs Run quarantine this
morning in perfect health. Thirty volun
teer guards continue to do duty night and
day.
The county democratic campaign opens
to-morrow at Shady Grove with a big bar
becue.
JACKSON Dv-ING WISLL
No Deaths or New Cases Reported
Bince Bunduy.
Jackson, Miss., Kept. 24. —There have
been no deaths or now cases reported here
since yesterday morning, and all the sick
are doing well.
Thret experienced nurses arrived from
New Orleans this morning.
The Illinois Central Railroad Company
report that the people along the line are so
excited that they will consent for only one
train to pass in each twenty-four hours,
and that they may stop at asylum switch
to put off supplies for Juckson, but to re
ceive nothing whatever.
The census shows nearly 2,000 in the city
nnd vicinity within the quarantine linos,
80 per cent, of whom havo never had the
fever, without mails, supplies or funds. Tne
people arc as hopeful as can be expected
under the circum-tances.
NO NEW CASES OR DEATHS.
Jackson, Miss., Hept. 24,11 p. m.—There
have been no new cases nor deaths since
yesterday morning. The sick are doing
well.
Two car loads of tents arrived to-day at
the asylum.
Many cit.zens who fled have experienced
great hardship*. Those who left here
Friday night and were not allowed to stop
this side of Cairo, express their gratitude
to the people of Sharon, Term., for plan >g
baskets of luncheon on tho track. G >v.
Lavery and the secretary of state are four
miles in Rankin county and all urgent
public business is I snug attended to.
A SUSPICIOUS CASE.
Natchez, Miss., Hept. 24.—A suspicious
case of fever was reported about eighteen
miles south of Jackson m-day. Iho pers ,n
I sick nursed Policeman Lora-.ce, who died
lof fever at Jackson on Thursday. There is
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1888.
also a suspicious case at Myle’s station,
about midway between Natchez and Jack
son.
DECATUR’S SICK AND DEAD.
Names of All Those Who Have Been
Attacked by the Disease.
Decatur, Ala., Hept. 24.—Decatur has
bad five deaths to date: Mr. Spencer, Mr.
Kikky, Dr. Bowman, Dr. Prince and Mr.
Falkenburg.
The cases on band are: J. L. Brine, re
covering; Mat Francis, doing woll; Mr.
Weakly, Sr., doing well; Mr. Weakly, Jr.,
dangerously ill; Mrs. J. B. Stewart, doing
well; Sherman (colored), doing well; Dan
Patterson (colored), recovering; Mr. Fret
well, very sick; Dr. A. C. Buckley, mild
casepMrs. Thomas, convalescent; Miss Anna
Jones, convalescent; Frank Jones, doing
well; Miss Nannie Jones, very sick; Mr.
Chaffin, very sick.
No new cases have developed to-day.
There are plenty of doctors here and the
city is baking care of its people, and for the
present needs no help
MODIFICATIONS AT MEMPHIS.
The Regulations Made Lesa Irksome
on the People of the City.
Memphis, Hept. 24.—A meeting of the
joint committee of the cotton and merchants’
exchanges and city authorities was held to
day. The stringent quarantine regulations
which have been enforced since Haturday
wore amended by the adoption of the fol
lowing:
Resolved, That passes he issued upon cortifl
cate of the president of the taxing district or
the president of the board of health to persons
to come in and out of the city, who live in the
city or its vicinity, and who will not go to any
Infected di.trict; that this authority will also
cover all cases of people desiring to bring, pro
duce or carry out supplies in wagons or other
vehicles.
Resolved, That any person or persons, who are
at present at quarantine stations, shall be per
mitted to come to the city upon permits issued
by the taxing district authorities when satisfac
tory evidence is shown that they have not been
in any infected districts.
SOLDIERS TO DO PICKET DUTY.
The local military companies reported for
duty to-day, and later will he assigned to
duty as pickets on the dirt roads.
Tne following has been furnished tho as
sociated press and is official:
The advisory committee from the cotton and
merchants’ exchanges, in connection with the
city and board of liealtn authorities, desire to
state positively and emphatically t hat the city
of Memphis is remarkably healthy and that we
have had no yellow fever in our vicinity since
1879. Napoleon Hill,
Chairman Advisory Committee.
D. P. H AUDEN,
President Taxing District.
U. B. Thoknton,
President Board Health.
The latest from Decatur received to-day,
is to the effect that no now cases of yellow
fever have developed since yesterday, nor
any deaths occurred.
An armed force, composed of members of
the Chickasaw Guurds, Memphis Merchant
Zouaves and civilian guards, have been
placed to guard the roads leading into
Memphis to-night.
There are picket stands and a dotail of
six men for each station was made this
afternoon and placed on duty.
In Arkansas trains will be stopped at
West Memphis, and all passengers not sup
plied with passes from the Memphis board
of health will not be allowed to cross the
river. Residents of Memphis who are now
absent from the city will be allowed to re
turn provided they have not been in any in
fected district and have a pass from the
board of health.
The board has signified its willingness to
allow a special train to pass through the
city, each coach to be sealed and guarded
by inspectors who would meet the train ten
miles south of Memphis, and guard it until
it had passed ten miles north of the city.
A STEAMER IN THE STREAM.
The steamer Ohio, which will arrive to
morrow from Cincinnati, wilt be anchored
in the middle of the river and not allowed
to land until an inspector has made inspec
tion of all passengers.
Among the number is a gentleman from
Birmingham, named Fisher, who is suffer
ing from chronic dysentery, and yet he
must remain where he cannot secure any
accommodations until arrangements can he
made for his entrance into the city, and the
exposure may result fatally.
The exodus from this city continues, but
not to such an extent as heretofore. All
passenger trains on tho Louisville, New
Orleans and Texas railway between
Memphis and New Orleans have been
abandoned, and none of the other lines are
running their usual number. Trade is
paralyzed almost as much as if a case of
fever had realy developed here and yet the
city was never healthier, nor crops in this
vicinity more abundont.
AT THE CRESCENT CITY.
Railroads Ordered Not to Bring In
Infected Coaches.
New Orleans, Sept. 24. —Asa precau
tionary measure to allay apprehension, the
president of the board of health has issued
an order to the representatives of the vari
ous roads coming into this city and passing
through or near infected points not to bring
into the city any coaches in which refugees
from infected points have traveled north.
All local trains on the Illinois Central
railway havo been abandoned Only tho
through trains are running as usual.
Commercial Agent Gen. Glynn, acting
under instructions received last evening,
has withdrawn nil trains on the Eastern
railroad on account of the action of the
quarantine authorities of Belair, Mis*., and
York, Ala., in refusing to allow trains to
jhiss those points.
Thorn is not an infected place on the line
of the (Jueen and Crescent route from New
Orleans to Cincinnati.
The shotgun quarantine is continued
througheut Mississippi.
Mail trains are generally abandon 'd, as
there is no genera: connection now tietwoon
Chattanooga and Memphis, and Cairo mails
have been ill vert'd via Nashville, Mont
gomery and New Orleans.
The Dicayune's special from Macon,
Miss., says that the authorities of that town
have passed an order removing the quaran
tine against Meridian and allowing all
trains on the Mobile and Ohio railroad to
step un i take and deliver passengers and
freight from all points except those hereto
fore mentioned. This is accepted as a hope
lui sign that the panic-stricken people of
Mississippi are regaining their reason.
CEDAR KEYS’ DOORS CLOSED.
The Suwannee River the Only Outlet
to the World at Larare.
Cedar Keys, Fla., Sept. 34.—Sunday
night last there came into this place from
Gainesville A. Bettelini, who had been on a
visit north, returmng via Savannah and
Gainesville, and Mrs. Evans, a resident ol
Gainesvil.e hut whose parents re-i re here.
The next morning it was reported that yel
low fever hail made ifs appearance in
Gainesville. This created wild excitement
hero. The board of health immediately
sent Mr. Bettdini and Mrs. Evans, together
with Mrs. EvuuV parents, at whose nouse
she bed spent the night, to the quaran
tine hospital on Snake Key, closed
ut> the residence, and caused it to be
thoroughly fumigated. No trains are
allowed inside the corporate limits, except
under the most stringent conditions, and no
passengers are allowed to eater the county.
The railroad and all county roads are closely
guarded. The Florida Railway and Navi
gation Company evidently resent the re
strictions imposed by the board of health,
and w ould not bring the train in last night.
Cellar Key is forced to communicate with
the outside world by way of tke_ Suwannee
river and Branford. Cellar Key is per
fectly healthy.
NO REFUGEES IN CRATTA NOOGA
The First Fright Over the Outbreak
Overcome.
Chattanooga, Sept. 24, 10 p. m.— So
effective are the quarantine regulations
here that the reward offered for the appre
hension of any person in the city or vicinity
who is less than fifteen days absent from an
Infected point lias failed to locate ono such
person This city is in excellent sanitary
condition, and a general feeling of safety
prevails. Very few people have loft the
city.
Business is very much interfered with in
consequence of the stopping of trains on
some railroads.
All manufacturing establishments are
running on full time.
More buildings are now in course of erec
tion in this city than at any previous period
in its history.
MERIDIAN ON ITS HONOR.
A Denial of Fever and a Promise to
Report the First Case.
Meridian, Miss., Sept. 24.—The city
board of health to-day adopted resolutions
in effect as follows;
Resolved, That we do earnestly protest and
emphatically deny that there is now or has
been a single suspicious case of fever in this
city; and further, that the record shows a death
rate lower than for several years at the same
period.
Resolved, That It is the purpose of this board
to prevent all intercourse with infected points,
ana we pledge our honor to give full publicity
to the first case or suspicious case that may
occur.
DANGER DAILY DECREASING.
The Opinion of the Secretary of the
Illinois Board of Health.
Chicago, Sept. 24.—Dr. J. H. Rauch,
Secretary of the State Board of Health,
arrived from Washington yesterday after
having attended the conference of the State
Boards of Health held at Nashville. He
says the shotguu system of quarantine pre
vail* most extensively in Tennessee, and its
cruelty and barbarity is illustrated in the
killing of a man who left a train at Durant,
Ky. Dr. Rauch approves the course of the
authorities at Louisville in inviting refugees
from tlie south. Relative to the aspect of
affairs in the southern states the doctor said:
NO DANGER in tennebske.
“From personal olxwrvation during the
conference at Nashville, and from official
reports received, I see no reason to change
the opinion expressed by me a week ago,
that there is practically no danger of yellow
fever in Tennessee, although the develop
ments at Decatur, Ala., and Jackson, Miss.,
increase tho possibilities of it. So far only
one death has occurred iu Tennessee—at
Wildwood, and that was of a refugee from
Decatur. This was a week ago, and
so far no other cases have
•recurred in that locality. The death of a
Decatur refugee at Louisville is the only
one that has occurred in Kentucky. If it
had not lieen for the Decatur outbreak, the
true nature of which was for some time
doubted, the conference at Nashville would
have agreed upon the southern boundary of
Tennessee as ttie limit north of which there
was no danger. But owing to the panic
existing in Chattanooga and Memphis, the
northern boundary line of the state was
adopted.
THE ONLY REAL DANGER.
“The only real danger of a spread of the
fever now is in the southern portions of
Houth Carolina, Georgia, Alatiaina, Missis
sippi, Louisiana and Texas. The danger
line Is daily moving south, and the most
power! ul ally in preventing the spread of
the disease is constantly lowering the tem
perature. The situation is not nearly so
alarming as it was iu the months of July
and August, 1878 and 1879. The chief
source of concern is the fact that the shot
gun quarantine prevails, and in many in
stances the reguiar health authorities are
overridden by a mob. Unfortunately this
condition of things may last lor some days,
oven if no outbreak of fever occurs.”
WINDSOR NOT ALARMED.
The Health of the Place Good and
Every Precaution Taken.
Windsor, Fla,, Eept. 24.—The health of
this place is good. The people here do not
expect a visitation of yellow fever, even
should it become epidemic in Gainesville—
ten miles away—as all necessary precautions
have been taken. The outbreak of tho
fever so near us caused some excite
ment at first, but it lias about subsided, but
all seem determined to take no risk. Every
neighboring town is fully aroused to the
necessity of keeping out everything or
person coming from or near an infected
community.
Provisions in many places are already
scarce, nnd unless they can be silo well to
come through Gainesville it will ho impossi
ble for ti e merciiantß of this place to re
plenish their stocks, which, however, will
only necessitate a change of diet. The
working people of tho place can get em
ployment at Mr. Vonderhelleu’s bucket
factory and with the Windsor Manufactur
ing Company, which will soon lie iu run
ning condition and will put their produc
tions before tho public.
Prairie creek has been deepened and
cleared of obstructions, and the boat can
now run out of Newuan’s lake to the Florida
Houthern railway at Windsor junction,
which will give tide place connection with
the outside world by boat.
Item has seriously damaged the cotton.
Other crops are good.
CONVICT OAMPB QUARANTINED.
Refugees to be Kept Out of Those In
North Georgia.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 34.—Gov. Gordon
has determined te quarantine the convict
camps of Coal City and Rising Fawn.
This step has become a rieoeesity, from tho
fact that officers from Chattanooga are
putting off suspected passengers near these
camps, and there is serious dangor of yel
low fever breaking out among the con
victs if these people, who are put off the
trains are allowed te come into the camps.
Should there lie n single case of yellow
fever among the convict* there would lie a
stampede among the guards, and the con
victs would he ieft to themselves. There
would also tie a panic among the convicts,
and all work would If necessarily stopped.
In order to sustain the quarantine, the gov
ernor w ill employ the guards of the lessees
and other convict officers as quarantine
o(Boers, and every precaution will fie taken
to protect the camps from fever refugees.
Chattanooga ha- modified her quar inline
regulations so as to admit trams by the
Western and Atlantic a. id East Tennessee
roads, and those passengers are all right
who have health certificates. All the roads
from Atlanta are iu active operation ami
not at all troubled by the quarantine regu
lations.
Dr. O. R. Earty of Columbus,
Miss , reached this city to-day. He
come.* with authority from Columbus to
examine all cities along the line of tho Geor
gia Pacific road. He made a thorough ex
amination of Atlanta and wa* delighted
with tho healthy appearance of the oily,
which ho characterized a.* the cleanest in
the United States.
Railway mail agents and railroad men
tell graphic stories of the panio in Missis
sippi. Iho oldest residents of the section
seem to lie the most frightened. The
weather in Atlanta is almost cold enough
for frost.
FEVER MOBS.
The Running of Traine Prohibited In
the Southwest.
Washington. Sept. 24.—The postolHoe
department has received several telegrams
to-day from the yellow fever districts which
indicate that the running of trains on
uearly all of the railroads in Alatmma and
Mississippi has been abandoned, and that
the wholo se tion is panic stricken. One
telegram dated Atlanta, to-day, says:
The running of trains between Chattanooga
and Meridian. Meridian and New Orleans, slorid
ian and Shreveport, Aberdeen and Durant,
Greenwood and Jackson, Durant and Tchula,
and Atlanta and Artesia, west of Columbus,
Miss , is not permitted by the i*eoplo, and the
probability is that the Cairo, Mobile and Mem
phis and New Orleans trains will be discon
tinued. The only way of reaching New Orleans
with any degree of certainty is by way of Mont
gomery, and even this route is threatened. The
people along tho Vicksburg and Shreveport
road seem to be one vast mob.
Tho postmaster at Cairo, 111., telegraphs:
All trains on the Cairo and Mobil© road have
been abandoned, as they will be to-day on the
Cairo and New Orleans line Tho country be
low is in the hands of a howling mob, and
quarantine is everywhere.
EPIDEMIC LEGISLATION.
Three Bills Introduced In Congress
Dealing with the Fever.
Washington, Sept. 24. —Among the bills
introduced in the Senate to-day were the
following:
By Mr. Call—For a commission of medi
cal men in Jacksonville, Fla., to observe
and report upon facts relative to yellow
fever, and the best method of its cure, pre
vention and suppression.
The text of tne bill is as follows:
Section 1. Be it enacted, etc.. That tho Presi
dent of the United States shall appoint a com
mission of seven physicians of different schools
of inediclne.so far as practicable, who shall ob
serve and view and make a report of all the
facts on yellow fever in Jacksonville, Fla., so
far as practieable, and shall also observe and
report all facts as to the condition of the city in
respect to sanitation and local cauxes of disease,
and the greater or less prevalence of disease in
particular localities and under particular con
aitioos.
Sac. 2. Raid commfusion shall make a report
of those observations to tlie surgeon general of
the marine hospital service, with their suggos
tion* and conclusions on the subject, and tlie
surgeon general shall nrejiare the same for pub
lication. with bis opinions and recommenda
tions, and report it to congress.
Senator Plumb introduced a bill to-day
offering a reward of SIOO,OOO to any per
sons who shall discover and copyright for
public use any certain remedy or treatment
of yellow fever which will lower death to
less than 2 per cent, of tho cases which may
be no treated anywhere within the United
States. The hill requests all persons who
have been treated by any copyrighted
remedy and who recovered from the disoase
to file a sworn statement to that effect with
the surgeon general of tho army. Doct >rs
and nurses who attend any person* who
have been treatad by a copyrighted remedy
whose death result* are also requested to
file a statement of the manner in which the
remedy waz applied with the surgeon gen
eral of the army. Whenever the surgeon
general shall find 981 recoveries out of 1.000
cases of yellow fever which wore treated by
a copyrighted remedy; $100,00) shall be
paid to the discoverers of the re. wly.
In connection witn the two latter bills
Mr. Harris presented a telegram from
Memphis, Tenn., attributing the existence
of yellow fever in Decatur, Ala., and Jack
son, Miss., te the unrestricted intercourse
lietween Cuba and Florida during tho past
two years, and saying that the disoase
demonstrated the necessity of n perfect sys
tem of seaboard quarantine, and recom
mending the establishment of a national
board of health.
In the Senate to-day Mr. Call offered an
amendment te the sundry civil appropria
tion bill appropriating for the widow of an
internal revenue officer who died at Jack
sonville of yellow fever for the amount of
his year’s salary. This was agreed to. He
also offered an amendment appropriating
$20,000 for tlie purcha*o of a steam launch
for tho uso of the collector at Key West,
Fla., to enforce the quarantine law* and to
prevent smuggling. It wa* agreed to.
In the House to-day, Mr. Wheeler of Ala
tiama introduced a hill to establish a camp
for yellow fever refugees. It was referred.
The bill recites in the preamble that many
citizens nre now fleeing from cities and dis
tricts affected or threatened with yellow
fever or are being quarantined, and author
izes the President to establish camps of
refuge in such localities os tnay he desig
nated by Lim or by officers he may send to
take ci arge of the same.
In the House to-day, Mr. Dingley of
Maine presented a petition of citizens of
Bath, Me., asking congress to pass the hill
lor the relief of tho yellow fever sufferers.
The petition was referred.
Louisville's Patients.
Louisville, Ky., Hept. 24.—1i. Grant of
Newark, 0., who came in from Decatur,
Ala., last night, and is at the eruptive hos
pital, has developed more decided symp
toms of yellow fever. He will Ire treated
for that disease. Dr. R. R. Taylor, who
arrived at the snmo time, Is better, and it
is believed has escaped tho disease, lie left
the hospital to-night.
Mobile and Ohio Stops Traffic.
Morilf., Hep). 24.—Owing to tire restric
tions of the quarantine regulations in Mis
sissippi, Tennessee and Kentucky, the
Mobile and Ohio stopped to-night all
through passenger and freight Irains on
that road. Traffic will lie resumed. Manager
Clark soys, when reason resumes her swuy
and demoralization ends.
Greenville's (Ala.) HkirtsCleared.
Montgomery, Ala., Kept. 24.—The
quarantine estatdished, on Friday, by this
city ng mist Greenville, Ala., was remove t
tins morning, it being absolutely certain
that there wa* no real cause fur quarantine.
The suspected case wa* not yellow fever,
and the person sick bad not been in any
infected district
Macclenny’s Record.
Macclennt, Fla.. Hept. 24. -For the
twenty-four hours ending at 6 o’clock to
night the official report shows three new
ca*e. Dr. Ken worthy of Jacksonville was
here ami held a c mfereooe with the doctors.
Asa result all the expense incurred was
settled up and Dr. Gonzalez goes to Jack
sonville. '
Plant City Freed.
Tampa, Fla., Hep’. 34.—The Hills
borough county rioard of health has declared
Plant City free from fever, and the people
have been permitted to leave the place for
the first time in sixty days, amid groat re
joicing.
Surgeons Offer Their Services.
Washington, Sept. 24.—Surgeon J. W.
Ross and Assistant Burgeon William
Martin, of the navv, have written to Hur
gaon Brown offering their services for any
duty in auv section of the country Infected
by yellow fever. Surgeon Ross is now on
duty at Pensacola, "la., and Assistant
Surgeon Martin at Han Francisco. Tho
former will probably soon be detailed to
investigate the situation of affairs at For
nandina, Fla.
Orange County Healthy.
Palm Springs, Fla., Sept., 24.—There
is no fever iu Orange county. Tho weathor
is cool and pleasant . No rain has fallen for
five days. The orange crop is good.
The World Shut Out.
Fort Gaines, Ga., Hept. 24. -Columbia,
Ala., Ims established quarantine against all
tho world until Oct. 20. Much excitement
prevails throughout this section.
No hew Canes at Gainesville.
Gainesville, Fla., Hept. 24.—The
weather to-day is cold mid rainy. Tho sick
are doing w ell. No new cases havo devel
oped. Business is brightening.
In Charge of the Government.
Washington, Sept. 24. —The Marine
hospital service, through Dr. Porter, as
sumed charge to-duy of the yellow fever
hospital at Jacksonville.
BISMARCK ON THE ABSTRACT.
The Chancellor Expreesee a Doubt of
Its Authenticity.
Berlin, Hept. 24. —Prince Bismarck lias
expressed the opinion that tho alleged ab
stract of the late Emperor Frederick's
diary, published in tho Deutsche Keunde
sehau last week, Is apocryphal. This view
of tho chancellor was given after he had
carefully examined the matter published,
and was in response to a definite question
as to his idea of the authenticity of the
alleged abstract.
Tho Cologne Gazette publishes a semi
official dispatch from Berlin which states
that, the abstract was published without
Emperor William’s knowledge and against
his wish. The dispatch further states that
the abstract contains a series of inaccur
acies. Well informed persons believe that
the work as published was specially pre
pared. The original was mutilated and
distorted and its real character destroyed
by the deliberate selection of certain ex
tracts. '1 he parts published are uut geuuine
throughout.
ith publication unauthorized.
Tho North German Gazette, I’riuco Bis
marck’s organ, states that it Is authorized
to declare that the abstract, from Emperor
Frederick’s diary was published without
Emperor William’s knowledge. The Ga
zette says: “Judging from the recollections
of iier.sons concerned, tho work contSns
such great chronological mistakes and errors
of fact, that its genuilioness must be doubted.
It is im|Mssihle that its wholo contents
could have emanated from Emperor Fred
erick or have been noted by him while the
facts wore fresh iu his mind. The I’ost says
that the extracts are genuine, ns does also
Prof. JJolbruquek, late Prince Wuldemayer’s
tutor. Tlie Dost says that the North Ger
man Gazette must prove the charge of in
accuracy before its view can bo adopted.
The Dost further declares that the theory
that Empress Victoria is responsible for
tho publication of the extracts is untenable.
MEXICANS OVERAWED.
Threatn of Seizing Zehree Evoke a
Warning from the Fort.
Rio Grande City, Tex., Sept. 24.—Ca
trino Garcia, who was shot on Friday at
this place by Victor Zobree, is still living,
and has a chance of recovering, as tho sur
geon at Fort Ringgold says.the ball struck
no vital part. Zobroo, who was pursued
and shot at by Mexican friends of Garcia,
reached Fort Ringgold in safety, and
surrendered himself to the com
manding officer, Col. Clendauin. He
will be kept iu miliiary custody
until the sheriff of this co nty feels that he
can protect him. The Mexicans made a
demand on the military for Zebree, but
Col. Clendenin refused to delivor him up,
and notified thorn that any attempt to take
him by force would draw the fire of Gat
ling guns uud of the entire fo.ee on them.
The soldiers in tlm garrison wore each served
with 100 rounds of hall cartridges, and slept
on their arm* on Saturday night. In order to
prevent the ordering of more rangers and
any communication between Fort Ringgold
and the/lennrtnu'iit headquarters,Jthe Mexi
cans tore down the telegraph wires between
this place and Fort Ringgold. Wiser coun
sel in connection with the possible recovery
of (iarcia has had the effect of restoring
order.
STANLEY’S INTERPRETER.
He Believes That the Explorer Reached
Emin Bey.
London, Hept. 24.—Farran, Henry M.
Stanley’s Hyriun interpreter, has arrived in
I .owl on. He loft Aruwbimi on account
of illness three days before Maj. Bartto
lotto started on hi* journey. He confirms
the reports ns to Maj. Barttnlotte’s hot
temper and the brutality shown by him te
the native*, ami says that he oxpeotad that
Maj. Bartteiotto would ho killed. Stanley,
he says, insisted iqion the native* being
kliuliy i rented. The acts of brutality be
gan soon after Stanley left.
Farran believes mat Hlanley reached
Emin Buy, hut lie admit* that the anxiety
felt concerning the explorer is justified.
Tippoo Tib, he save, hated Barttolotte,
nnd therefore obstructed the progress of
the expedition.
Punishments In Ireland.
Dublin, Hept. 24. —Rev. Father Fairlly
nnd Rev. Fattier Clark huve each been sen
tenced, at Arklow, to six weoks' imprison
ment without hard labor for inciting their
l*i. ishioner* to lsiycolting resident* of their
parishes.
Alexander Blance, M. P., who was serv
ing a term of six month*’ imprisonment in
the Londonderry jail for Inciting tenants to
violence, wus unconditionally released to
day, owing te the bad condition of his
l.oaltn.
Blanco was released on five minutes’ no
tice on a telegram from Dublin Castle, tho
prison doctor having certified that his life
was in >langer.
Harsh Obituaries on Bazalne.
London, Hept. 25, 5 a. m.—French news
papers comment harshly on the late Gen.
Bazalne. la s Daria says: "I ret hit corpse
he flung into the first ditch. As for hi*
memory it is nailed forever to the pillory.”
German papers refer to Oon. Bazalne
kindly, and repeat that he was wronged by
liis own people.
Seventeen Sentenced to Death.
Bt. Petersburg, Sept. 24.—Seventeen
peasants have been sentenced to death in
Kasmiu for killing three policemen during
a riot. The trouble rose from a dispute
ovor the ownorehiu of land.
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AS BRAVE AS A LIONESS.
A WOMAN KILLS THE LONE HIGH
WAYMAN OF TEXAS.
Her Gun Fails to Fire at a Critical Mo
ment, and the Desperado Springe al
Her with a Knife-She Fells HUE
with a Blow from Her Weapon and
Then Shoots Him—Her Face Stream
lng with Blood.
Chicago, Sept. 24. — A dispatch from Han
Antonio, Tex,, says: “The notorious 'Lorn
Highwayman,’ who has for the past tw<
years been a terror to travelers in tlu
viciuity of Karrville, and who has,
without the assistance of a single
confederate, repeatedly robbed stag*
coaches, rifled mail hags and gone
through as many ns six ocramer
cial travelers iu broad daylight, without the
slightest inconvenience or resistance, ha*
been killed. Ho waa shot by Mis. Lizzie
Hay, formerly Mias Gibbons, at her home
on tho head prong of Rio Sabinal, Bandore
county, last Monday.
STORY OF THE KILLING.
“Tho sceno of the occurrence is so re
mote from railroad or telegraph service
that the news did not reach town until to
day, when Mrs. Hay visited the oily with a
company of friends. To a correspondent
she told the story of the killing ns follows:
‘hast Monday morning I was sitting in my
room when suddenly a masked man ap
peared on the front gallery. 1 told him to
leave or I’d kill him. He laughed, and slid
“ You’re a plucky woman, but I’ll havowhat
I want out ot this house or burn it down
over your head.” By this time I had
secured my gun, and he had a revolver.
A FIGHT FOR LIFE.
“ ‘I drew it down on him w ithin eighteen
inches of his heart, hut it snapped, and he
mid, ‘l’ll kill you,’ at the same time pro
ducing a long, keon-hladod knife, and aimed
it. at my throat. I warded off the blow, hut
the next time he struck the end of the knife
stuck In my forehead, making an ugly
gash. At tho same time I roversod the
ends of the gun and struck him over the
head, felling him to the floor, and before he
could rise I had reversed the gun and nulled
the trigger. This time it fired, the bullet
taking effect in his left side. He gave a
yell and rolled out on the porch. I looked
for another cartridge, but the blond was
streaming down my face so that I could
not find them.
PUTTING IN ANOTHER CHARGE.
“ ‘I wiiied it off with my apron, and re
loaded the gun as soon as I found the
cartridges. He had by this time almost
reached his horse. 1 took good aim and
fired, but I don’t think I hit him. My hus
band was up in the canyou, but when
he came home a few hours ofter dark
ho immediately organized a party of ran
gers. They traced him for a distance of
twenty miles by his blood and found him
dead. His name is unknown, but he is re
cognized to be the same man whose bold
depredations have for two year* past, ter
rorized the whole of Bandero county.”
JUSTICE FULLER BANQUETED.
Five Hundred Prominent Men Bid Him
God -Speed at Chicago.
Chicago, Hept. 24.—Friends of Melville
W. Fuller, the new chief justice, gathered
by tho hundred to-night to take him by the
hand and listen once more to his voice be
fore his departure for Washington to as
sume his office.
The occasion was a banquet tendered Mr.
Fuller ot the Palmer house by the members
of the Chicago liar of which he has so long
been a member. The attendance was not
limited to the legal fraternity, hut included
scores of citizens of the west distinguished
in other pursuits. There were 500 or more
present. Judge Drummond prodded.
Behind the chairman a floral arch reared
its graceful floral proportions, liearing the
inscription, “Mellville W. Fuller.” Tlie de
licious perfume of more than 10,000 roses
filled tbo chamber.
GRESHAM ON HIS RIGHT.
At ttie right hand of the new chief justice
sat Judge Vv alter Q. Gresham, aud beyond
in the order named were Gen. W. O. Cook,
Judge Bradwell, Judge Eaton, ex-Senator
Lyman Trumbull, Hon. Joseph Medill, and
Hon. W. C. Gaudy.
At the left of the chairman the following
g- ntlemon were seated: Judge Blodgett,
Justice Magruder of tho Illinois supreme
court. Judge Allen, Gen. Williams, Judge
Woods, Judge Burns, anil Muyor Roche.
In the body of the hall, at various tallies,
were seated indiscrimiuntely legal iuinina
riee, merchant princes and other gentleman
whose names are widely known in various
capacities. Among them were ex Secretary
of War Robert T. Lincoln, ex Minister to
Persia Frederick Winston, George W.
.Smith, Marshal Field, Alex. Sullivan, 8.
Corning Judd, Leonard Hwott, Gao go M.
Pullman, R. C. Clowry, T. B. Biackstone,
C. L. Lutohinsou, H. 11. Pontes, J. H. Mc-
Vicker, N. B. Ream, Clinton A. Snowden.
William Henry Smith, Gen. John McNutta,
John R. Walsh, Jesse Spaulding aud John
C. Reear.
WARMLY COMMENDED.
After all the good things on the bill of
fare had been disposed of, Judge Drum
mond, in a short speech, warmly corn*
mended the new chief justice as fully
worthy in every way of the chief justice
ship. All present, arose to their feet at the
suggestion of Judge Drummond, and drank
to the | ealtli of Chief Justice Fuller, while
throe cheers wore proposed and given with
a will.
Judge Walter <J. Gresham spoke next.
110 was greeted with rousing cheers.
The display was ono of unusual enthu
siasm.
Following him Judge Thomas A. Moran
of tho appellate court responded to the
“Bench,” and W. C. Goudy and James L.
High to the “Bar."
Ex-Senator Lyman Trumbull spoke to
tho toast of “The lAwmakers.”
At midnight the speech-making had
reached its hight. All formality melted
away before the good feeling engendered
by the occasion.
Declslone In Writing.
Washington, Sept. 24.—1n the Senate
to-day the House bill requiring judges of
the United States circuit aiid district court*
to reduce their charge* and decisions to
writing in all states wnere the state judgee
of courts of record are required to do so,
was reported back with a substitute and
placed on the calendar.
Justice Matthews Critically 111.
Washington, Sept 24.--Justice Stanley
Mature ■'* is in a very critical condition to
night. No one is allowed to see him but his
family, and his physiciaus remain in almost
constant attendance.
Fighting the Cotton Ring.
London, Sept. 24.—One million spindlea
in tire Lancashire mill* have commenced
running on short time. The object of the
mill owner* is to defeat the American cotton
ring. ArinSims*-.
8t Etlor.ne’e Strike Dying Out.
Paris. Sep 1 24.—The miners’ strike at
! Hr Etienne U dying out, and the men are
i twueiH wot* j