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IiIGT DIE OF THE FEVER.
fHE EW CASES RUN UP TO 103
BU THE OUTLOOK BRIGHTER.
•fora ivorable Climatic Conditions—
A Befthat tho Black Raco.d Will
Nov Steadily Decrease—Lonesome
Seen After Nightfall—The News
fron 'ernanclina.
Jac; )NVILI.e,FIa., Sept. 26.—President
teal A 'hell issues the following official
■ulleti: for the twenty-four hours ending
t 6 o’e :k to-night:
lew cai 103
Maths 1 3
ot 1 niuwr of cases to (late S 287
otal uuLer of deaths to date 229
I NAMES OF THE DEAD.
To-dax deaths are those of:
J. N. leynard.
Mrs. Brton.
Char:l Hattel.
Jerry Ie wm an.
Mrs. A.l Allen.
Carl Jsnson.
A child J Alvin Buckler.
C. W. clwford.
| NEW PATIENTS.
To-day’s w cases are:
O. H. Duly.
Antonio Ihristopher.
Martha Annins.
A cbildof y. C. Derqy.
David LaOpcretta.
Frank R. Osborne, Jr.
John R Osjorne.
A. A. Tilson.
M. N. b’RKi'.
Mrs. Cenrles Pearce.
Mrs. Gjiroe E. W ill.
Lena i|:arce.
THEOD(j'.S Macy.
Mrs. Jolkphine G. Maoy.
Kugenh Linzey.
RoBLKTjI IDLER.
Mrs. M.M. Wamboldt.
Miss Howard.
Mrs. J. i. Lovett.
Joe Jaclson.
Robert J evans.
Leonari) Doyle.
Addie Doyle.
W. A. Baker.
Caroline Johnson.
A. P. C.isE.
D. H. Hiad.
William Macomber.
Two children of William Macomber.
Mrs. Jeffries.
Alice Williams.
To-day’s total of new cases is made un
t 32 -white; and 71 negroes.
SINDKRSOX INFECTED.
Sanderson, near Macclenny, has the fever,
lid help is asked for to-night. Much dis
“ess exists there, it is said.
ROOM for encouragement.
Tho situation to-day appears slightly
sore favorable. The weather Is cool and
ieasant, the minimum temperature this
lorniug being 59".
Joseph Bernard, a clerk in the grocery
!ore of Col. H. T. Baya, on Bay street,
Jed to-day. Since the outbreak of the
tver he has stood resolutely ut his post,
ut -a as taken sick Sunday, and to-day suc
umbed to the plague. The grocerymen
re a class whose services are apparently
ut little appreciated, and with the excep
ion of the drug stores, they aro about tho
nly business houses now open in the city,
fany of tho clerks have stood bravely at
heir posts, supplying the people with the
eces-ities of life, and they are worthy of
very commendation.
W. B. Owens, chairman of the relief com
ti it tee, was taken sick this morning. No
(mptoms of fever have developed, and it
i tielieved that his illness is caused by
brvous prostration and overwork.
meeting of the committee.
At the meeting of the executive commit
ee to-day Dr. Kenworthy, city health
Ulcer, was requested, througn Acting
layer Gerow, to visit Macclenny once each
leek and report upon the situation there,
me doctor, who had just returned from
Hacclenny, reported the rumors regarding
he situation as somewhat exaggerate!, hut
aid that several more nurses are needed to
ake the place of those recently discharged.
Dr. L’Engle reported that 50,000 bushels
(f shells were to be placed upon the road
fading to the cemetery, and that the road
lould soon bo in excellent condition.
Anew supply station was opened to-day
lext to the office of the medical bureau, for
upplying wines, whiskies, etc., to the
lurses and doctors.
NURSES SICK.
Some of the New York nurses who came
tere several days ago aro down with the
ever, und more will probably follow. Six
lurses came in from Tampa to-day, some
' idto and some colored. Anew nurse also
Irrived from Texas, but was sent back to
ramp Perry as not acclimated. It was
cared that he would sooa contract the
ever.
Probably the droarlest part of the twenty
our hours which those wno are well havo to
Udure is immediately after sunset. As
bon as darkuess settles down over the city
he streets are deserted and the only sound
' inch disturbs the profound silonoe is the
inutile of a carriage carrying a nurse or
(hy.iician to a patient who may be in the
ast stages of the dreadful fevor. On the
1 l oots scarcely a light can l>o seen, exoept
•wo and there the sickly yellow glimmer of
| street lamp or tho flickering light from a
lover stricken house.
CONV ALEHCKNTS ON TIIE STREET.
Ono of the characteristic features of the
>iaguo is the largo number of people oa the
[treet, wh so palo and emaciated face# and
■ottering stops proclaim a recently recov
•■'od victim ol tho fever. It makes no dif
rnee how skeptical theso people may
tavo been of tho power of yellow jack b
ioif being prostrated, they one and all
's'ren, upon their recovery, that the viol
ence and weakening jiowor of the fever
•tas far ueyond their expectation.
LOOKING AT A LIVER.
To-day the News correspondent had tho
Measure of viewing, through a pow
trlosco;;e, a portion of the
ti'er of u, patient who had
ed from tho fevor. The tissue presents
bitieli the appearance of a honeycomb.
o|>;iarently tiio solid portion of tlio liver
.'as been completely devoured by the de
y ting microbes, leaving nothing but
h iiisandsof iulluiloly small cells, whore
“ ,:;i ‘iisious vary from oxnclly square to
bnn, t circular. Tho parenchyma, or the
•koletun portion of tho liver, i > all that re
gains, tlio tabulated structure I wing com*
(nitely destroyed. If any one will imagine
lunar landscape considerably inigiillel
stained a dark, bloodiih red, they w ill
av. an excellent idea of the appeal anco of
I e liver of a man who has died from yel
fever.
THE POSTOFTICE EMPLOYES.
The post-office employe! hare stood
Jiavely at their jiosts, and those who have
stricken down havo returned to duty
|lofmno
immediately upon their recovery. Post
master Clarke is very much pleased and
elated over the bravery and devotion
evinced by tho force.
The Church Year, an Episcopal weekly,
continues to be issued, although the editor,
Dr. Weller, has been very sick. Its busi
ness manager, Mr. Mumby, is doing an
immense amount of good work on the relief
committee.
Charles DaCosta still pluckilv continues
the publication of the Florida Dispatch.
Two new operators, Charles L. Deforest,
from Detroit, Mich., and P. D. Wade, rom
New Orleans, are here working to help out
tho small force. Mr. Deforest went through
the epidemic at Memphis and Mobile, and
considers himself proof agai.ist yellow jack.
They aro a welcome addition to the greatly
reduced force.
COL DANIEL NO BETTER.
Col. Daniel is no better this afternoon,
and his friends consider him dangerously
ill. The following story, told by a well
known merchant, shows some of the perils
to which the night gangs who clean private
premises throughout the city are exposed.
This gentleman sleeps alone in his house
during the epidemic, his family being out
of the city. Last night while in bed he
heard strange footsteps on the board walk
in his back yard. His tlrst impression was
that thieves were after his f wK The next
thought was his double-barrelled shotgun.
READY TO SHOOT.
He seized it and clambored out on the
back piazza ready to pour two loads of shot
into what he supposed were robbers. They
in the meantime had passed back from the
rear of the house to the front gate, and the
man with the gun could not get a sight at
them from the rear veranda, so ho went
back through the house to the front veran
da, but the supposed i obbers had by this time
gone some fifty feet from the front gate,
and a dim burning lantern was discovered
by the excited gunner carried by one of
the men, and he concluded that
it was a physician looking for
some sick person in a servant’s house in
the same yard, and hearing no noise among
his chickens he returned to his room and to
sleep. This morning he learned that it was
a gang of men inspecting and cleaning the
premises instead of robbers.
A special to-night from Baldwin says that
the entire Pons family at Sanderson, nine
miles from Macclenny, have the fever. F.
J. Pons is tho democratic candidate for
state treasurer.
A locomotive goes to Maoclennv to-night
for Dr. Gill, who wi 1 go to Sanderson and
report fully what the needs are, and then
make a requisition on the authorities here
for everything they want.
Avery strict order was issued to-night by
the board of health to the relief committee
directors that the requisitions of certain
doctors for medicines, food and nurses
bo not honored. It is alleged
that this step is taken because
these doctors persistently refuse to report
cases, and ignore the board of health alto
gether. The names of the doctors could not
Do obtained at headquarters to-uight, but
fr >m various pointers learned, a shrewd
guess is made that Drs. George T. Marshall,
J. N. Cinter and C. J. Luau are the ones
meant. The concealment of cases is a seri
ous affair, and has occasioned a great deal
of trouble here already.
The United States government has estab
lished a baggage fumigation station at La-
Villa Junction, under charge of Dr. Julius
Wise of the marine hospital service. All
persons who contemplate leaving this city
for any point have their baggage fumigated
at this station.
Judge W. Milo Olin of Augusta, the ven
erable hero of fifteen epidemics, is in the
city as a representative of the Augusta Cot
ton Exchange to observe tho local methods
of organization, relief, etc., and to render
such aid in the emergency as may be re
quired of him. Tho judge is yet young in
mind and energy, and is one of the most
substantial citizens of Augusta.
SICK IN HIS STORE.
A customer went into a fruit store this
morning to purchase some apples, and was
astonished to find the Italian vender sitting
in a corner, with his head down between
his knees and smoking his head and face
from a small coal tar fire. He was ap
parently sick, but his blackened face and
neck and the tags of soot hanging from his
hair gave him a frightful appearance, and
the customer, though sorry for
tho sufferer, could not repress a
smile when he saw the condi
tion of that face and head, so unnatural
did it appear. The man may have bad
yellow fever, but his face indicated black
vomit.
AMONG THE SICK.
Rev. Mr. Bicknell is convalescing very
slowly.
Rev. W. H. Dodge is doing nicsly.
Drs. Caldwell and Wiggins are getting
better and will soon be out again.
The three nurses who were sent to the
Sand hills with the fever are doing nicely.
William Barr, a nurse, was sent out to-day.
The cool nights remind people that
Weather Prophet Wiggins predicted frost
here between Oct. 3 and 10.
Mr. Webb, the manager of the Electro-
Libration Company is treating about a
dozen patients with the electro poise. Some
of them are seriously ill. His confidence
seems to be unabated.
P. J. Htollenwerek has been engaged by
the Masonic relief committee. Though a
young man, he is making an enviable repu
tation as a physician.
DRUNK IN DEATH'S FACE.
Yellow fever has proved rather disastrous
to liquor drinkers. However, this solemn
fact seems to be no restraint to s-juie
men. Four or five have been noticed of
late fully under tho influence of strong
drink.
Quite a number of colored people
went to Camp Perry yesterday.
There were only a few white people
beside the five nur-os who went under ar
rest. Neither their nam-w nor the cause of
their arrest could be learuod.
A letter from ouo of tho most prominent
and reliable citizens of Bronson indignantly
denies the rumor in circulation ove.’the
state to tile effect that there was yellow
fevor in that place. He says that Bronson
is absolutely healthy.
Mrs. J. J. Daniel returned 'rom Camp
Perry by special train as won ns sne heard
of her husband’s illness. Her children will
proceed to Clarksville, Gil, whore they will
remain with relatives until the epidemic is
over.
St. Luke’s hospital is aliout full of pa
tients again, and is making n splendid
record of cures. The general record of
gt. Luke’s lias been excellent all along, but
quite a number of dying people were taken
tuo.-o because it was so much nearer than
the Sand Hill.-'.
It. H. Fleming, acting mnnagor of the
Western Union telegraph office here, re
ceived to-day a barrel of fruit from arn
erous and thoughtful Savannah reia ive,
James P. Doolan. The News correspondent
vv as not forgotten. Fruit of nil kinds is a
welcome but seldom oojoyed luxury here at
present.
Dr. B. F. Stioftail is doing grand work
and winning golden laurels. Illti record for
cures is unsurpassed by that of any phyti
ciun. *
TnE SITUATION AT FERANDINA.
A Fernandiaa special to the 1 imss- Union
says:
Ur. Palmer was tho first physician to an
nouice the presence of yellow fever. Cap*. I).
E Maxwell, superintendent of tbs Florida Hall
way and Navigation Cuuumiu'. Is better. Chief
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1888.
Engineer Bushnell is quite sick. The steamer
Gulf Stream sailed this morning with nearly all
the people who were able to leave, and took
back the freight consigned to interior points.
One lady passenger was taken off the boat too
ill to proceed. Many of the stores are closed.
The citizens who remain are courageous and
hopeful, and are organizing to meet the emer
gency.
There have been 300 cases of sickness of
all kinds at Fernandinu and 20 deaths from
all causes during the past month.
A t-peeial from Macclenny says that there
was 3 new cases to-day and 1 death —Carl
Shuey.
MACCLENNY’B MISERY.
A Full List of Those Who Have Died—
Urgent Need for Aid.
Macclenny, Fla., Sept. 26. —The total
number of yellow fever cases occurring
here to date is about 150 or 175. Nearly all
those taken sick were whites. The total
number of deaths is as follows: Aug. 8,
Charles Corbett; Aug. 25, Mrs W. B. Pol
s' m; Sept. 4, J. C. Smith, Alfred Suead and
N. G. Macclenny; Sept. 8, Mrs. W. A.
Collins; Sept. 9, J. W. Macclenny; Sept.
10, Mrs. Catharine Smith, Mrs. Kersey and
George Miller;Sept. 11, infant of Mrs. Ker
sey and W. F. Macclenny; Sept. 14, Ada
Bryant, infant; Sept. 15, Rev. A. Vanscov;
Sept. 18, Rev. C. S. Snowdon and J. W.
Nelson; Sept. 22, M. F. Shuey; Sept. 23,
Glen Shuey; Sept. 24, Jonah Law; Sept. 26,
Carl Shuey.
There are some twenty or more people
now sick, one or two of whom aro seriously
ill.
The fever is beginning to spread among
the colored people. Nearly all the whites
have had it.
More than half the people have left town
and are staying in the country. Those who
remain are nearly all in a destitute con
dition.
The city has to feed daily 200 destitute
people.
The town is now with no funds in the
treasury. All there is to depend on abso
lutely is what help is obtained from a gener
ous public.
The situation is appalling. No business
is going on, and but few able to work. The
people are shut iu by quarantine, as in a
prison, with no means of going to the gov
ernment refugee camp. Some money has
l>een sent here—some direct and some
through Jacksonville. That sent direct
has been promptly received, but that
sent through Jacksonville has liven
delayed in some instances to the disadvan
tage of the people here. Jacksonville has
sent out some money arid groceries. There
are plentv of nurses and doctors here.
The following compose the relief commit
tee: D. J. Watkins, mayor and chairman:
George E. Abbott, treasurer; R. E. L. Wat
kins, secretary; Dr. George E. Shuey, Dr.
Wll, G. T. Pearce, W. A. Collins, Rev. J.
. Folsom, D. Wolff, A. Duncan, C. F.
Shuey.
The auditing committee consists of C. F.
Shuey, G. T. Pearce and Rev. J. N. Folsom.
Aid from any source will prove a godsend
to the community. All contribution* should
he sent direct to the mayor and not through
Jacksonville, as this will avoid delay.
FERNANDINA’B REFUGE.
The Surgeon General Orders Camp
Perry’s Accommodations Enlarged.
Washington, Sept. 26.— Dr. Dotterer of
the Fernandina board of health asked Sur
geon General Hamilton by telegraph if he
will permit refugees from that city to go
to Camp Perry. The surgeon general
replied yasterday that Camp Perry could
take fifty or sixty refugees that day and as
many more to-day.
Dr. Hutton, at Camp Perry, telegraphed
that people from Fernandina wished to go
to the camp, but that he could not provide
for more than 100. He asked if they could
be allowed to go north of tho line at present.
The surgeon general, in reply, authorized
him to enlarge his quarters as fast as possi
ble for refugees from Fernandina, to set
up all the tents he has and have them ready,
aud to prepare for doubling the accommo
dations of the camp.
BT. AUGUSTINE’S SAFETY.
Her Guards so Numerous That It
Would Be Hard to Evade Them.
St. Augustine, Fla., Sept. 26.— St.
Augustine still maintains a strict quaran
tine against all places. No freights or pas
sengers have been brought in since Sept. lb.
Supplies are getting low at some of the
grocery stores.
The schooner Marcus Edwards leaves
New York to-day for this port.
The armed guards of 250 men are still
kept up and no danger is apprehended from
refugees. The county is at an expense of
about $-100 a day keeping up the quarantine
lines, which are the best in the slate. Sev
eral prominent citizens indorsed for the
county to the amount of SIO,OOO to raise
money for present needs.
Hon. F. P. Fleming, the democratic can
didate for governor, was booked to speak
here last night, but, owing to the quatan
tine, could not get here.
There is no sickness of any kind here.
The city is in excellent sanitary condition.
GAINESVILLE’S GLOOM.
Dr. Miller Succumbs to the Fever—ln
dignation Against Fernandina.
Gainesville, Fla.. Sept. 26.—Dr. M.
Fitch Miller, who was the last to take the
fover hero, died at 2 o’clock this morning.
The total cases to date are 7, and the
deaths 2.
There havo been no now casos this week.
Tho convalescents were carried to the
hospital to-day.
Tho feeling is bitter against the heartless
deception of Fernandina. The law will lie
invoked, but it cannot give back Gaines
ville’s dead soldier b oys.
BINFORD'B ILLNB3B.
Dr. Mltohell Not Inclined to Diagnose
It Tuesday Night.
Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 26.—Dr. R. W.
Mitchell, in an interview with an Asso
ciated Press reporter lust night, said: *‘l
was requested by Dr. G. B. Thornton to
visit Berry H. Binford last night at 7
o’clock. I ascertained that ho had a chill
yesterday afternoon, followed by fever.
I would not have attached any spe
cial importance to his condition,
except ti nt he had been exposed within the
past twenty days at Decatur, Ala. I would
dislike very much at tins early stage of Ids
illnosi to diagnose his case. Tho nature of
hn> sickness cannot be deternuued for from
24 to 96 hours.” a
Dr. Mitchell was medical director of the
Howard Association of Memphis during f, 0
epidemics of IS7B ’79, and was a member of
the national bo rd of health.
Dr. Mitchell, who visited Binford at 9
o’clock this morning, found him free of
fever and unhesitatingly pronounces his
sickness of last evening, which created such
excitement, only tho nfler-etlocts of a big
druna. There is no excitement here since
the true facta of Binford's illness have been
made public. / ,
HEADY TO RELAX THE RESTRICTIONS.
Public sentiment has so changed here
during the post twelve hours in regard to
fear from fever, that there is almost a
unanimous feeling that the present -trict
non-intercourse quarantine regulations
should be modified. This feeling found
expression to-night at a meeting of the
board of health, which body was presented
with several jietitions, asking for the raising
of the quarantine restrictions. The board
deferred action on the part of the petitions
until to-morrow night. In the meantime a
joint conference will be held to-morrow
morning at 11 o’clock with the advisory
committee of tho cotton and merchants’
exchanges, and there is no doubt that the
result will be a modification of the regula
tions now in force.
A SUSPECT FLOGGED.
Brunswick Just Now a Good Place to
Give a Wide Berth.
Brunswick, Ga., Sept. 26. —The temper
of the people is more subdued to-night over
tho fever news. Having tightened the local
quarantine by a heavy inner line, both day
and night, the people feel more secure.
The guards last night took in two negro sus
pects. One of them could give no satis
factory account of himself. He was
tried this morning by an im
promptu court-marshal of citizens,
half of his own color, and at the suggestion
of the latter was treated by them to twenty
five stripes and allowed to leave for more
congenial climes. Tho chastisement was
put on by the negroes and in good style.
The town is guarded to-uight by a relief of
volunteers and irresponsible characters had
better stay away or they may bo treated as
was that chap this morning. The weather
is clear and cool, but old salts predict a
northeaster as soon as there is a heavy
curreut outside to the southward. Cotton
is now coming in freely. Tne steamship
Caroline Miller will soon be loaded for New
York and the Rosshire will commence to
load in a day or two. She will go to Eng
land.
PICKET DUTY AT CEDAR KEYS.
Anybody Can Depart but No Cne Al
lowed to Enter.
Cedar Keys, Fla., Sept. 26. —A complete
picket line is maintained around the entire
county of Levy, and an additional line sur
rounds this city. Any one can go out but
no one can come in. No certificates are
recognized. The mails were stopped on
Sept. 18, 19 and 20. The mail sorvice has
now been resumed by means of a transfer
and a locomotive. A steamer has been sent
up the Suwannee river to Branford for
goods shipped via Branford. Soarcely any
thing now reaches here by rail except the
mail. No freight nor express matter is al
lowed to come in For some days commu
nication was restricted to the telegraph ser
vice only. A number of tuspects from
Tampa are now closely guarded in quaran
tine on Snake Keys, two miles distant. Not
a case of sickness of any kind exists, and
the city is as usual very healthy. Improve
ments and buildiDg continue*' and outside
from the restrictions placed on < he fish bus
iness by quarantine, Cedar Keys would
scarcely be affected by the great epidemic.
BELMA NOT SCARED.
The Excitement Over the Decatur
Outbreak Calmed. t
Selma, Ala., Sept. 26.—The excitement
at Selma on account of the yellow fever
scare has entirely subsided. While quaran
tine is still kept up, confidence has been re
stored and business has resumed its usual
activity. Selma has 15,000 inhabitants, and
the health of the ciQr is remarkably good.
Cotton is coming in lively, though It is gen
erally acknowledged by both factors and
planters that the crop has lieen grfc.'tiy
damaged by the succession of storms and
rains since the opening of the cotton season,
and by the depredations of cotton worms.
All trains on the six railroads running into
Selma are subject to quarantine regulations.
A report was circulated yesterday that a
case of yellow fever had appeared at Talla
dega, Ala., but dispatches this morning
show that there is not a word of truth in it,
and that no case of sickness of any kind
prevailed there.
BOTTLED UP.
Four Towns Voluntarily Shut Out the
World.
New Orleans, Sept. 26—Baton Rouge,
Shreveport, Natchez and Vicksburg have
voluntarily bottled themselves up. The
following letter, from a business estaKish
ment in Vicksburg to a gentleman in this
city, is given as showing tha effect, in one
respect, of bottling up process:
Vicksburg, Bept. 25, 1888.
Everything in this city is in such a demoral
ized condition that collections are next thing to
an Impossibility, and the chances are that
things will lie no better for some weeks to come.
A number of our business men have left. Sev
eral places have been closed. Hundreds of citi
zens have gone in every direction, and in conse
quence or the trouble we will net be able to
meet our obligations.
DEATHS NEAR WEST POINT.
A Refugee and His Nurse Succumb to
the Dread Disease.
New Orleans, Sept 36.— The Picayune's
West Poiut (Miss.) special says:
A Jackson refugee died at Perkins' Mill,
twenty-five miles west of this city, to day, of
block vomit. A negro who attended him was
stricken to-day. Another request was inado of
the board of health to-day to modify tho exist
ing quarantine, so as to admit the delivery
of tho mail and of persons holding health
certificates into the city. They were promptly
answered "No.” There have been no malls now
since Friday, and the outlook is that tho town
will be shut off for another week.
Jackson in luck.
Another Day Passes Without a New
Case or a Death.
New Om-kans, Sept. 30.—A special to
the IXcayune from Jackson, Mm,, says:
Thore have been uo now coses and no deaths
since Sunday morning Mr. and Mrs. Leo are
both reported very sick, caused by a re
lapse duo to their own imprudence in
excising themselves to the night air I e-fore
being discharged by tbeir pbys,clans. All the
other cases ore reported aolne well. Kvery
single person stricken with fever has lieen em
ployed iu, or had worked about the Illinois Cen
tral depot. The feeling in town to-day, as far
as the fever Is concerned, is bright and hopeful.
MEBIDIAN'3 EMBARGO.
Passenger Trains Not Allowed to Even
Pass Through.
New Ori.kanb, Sept. 20.—Tho Itoayune't
Meridian, Miss., special says;
Meridian to-day raised Us embargo on tho
railroads to tbs extent of allowing freight to
Meridian to he delivered to near-by points on all
roads, except the Northeastern and Vicksburg
road. The Mobile anil Ohio road was permitted
to run freight trains through under guard No
passengeiw are to he carried. N'o passenger
trains are permitted to pass through.
AID FROM THE GOVERNMENT.
The House Passes the Joint Resolu
tion Appropriating $lOO,OOO.
Washington, Hept. 30.—1n the House
to-day Mr. Burnes, of Missouri, from the
committee on appropriations, reported back,
with an amendment, the Senate joint reso
lution appropriating $lOO,OOO for the relief
of the yellow fever sufforers, and it was
passed as amended. It reads as follows:
That the sum of SIOO,OOO be, and the same is
hereby appropriated out of any money in the
treasury, not otherwise appropriated, to be iin
medately available, to be expended in the dis
cretion of the President of the United Slates in
aid of state and municipal boards of health, and
otherwise to prevent the introduction of cholera
or yellow fever Into the United States from for
eign countries or from one state and territory
into another, or In the suppression of or pre
venting the spread of said diseases, or either of
thorn In Infected districts.
The House, at 1:55 o’clock, adjourned.
VOLUNTEERS FROM THE NAVY.
Two Surgeons Ordered to Report to
the Surgeon General.
Washington, Sept. 26.—Surgeon J. W.
Ross and Assistant Burgeon William Martin
of the navy have been ordered to report to
Surgeon General Hamilton of tho marine
ho pital bureau for service in connection
with the yellow fever epidemic. They hat e
each hod experience in the treatment of
yellow fever cases, and each volunteered his
services in the presout instance. Surgeon
Ross will be placed in charge of tho gov
ernment service at Fernandina. Fia., and
Assistant Surgeon Martin will act as assist
ant to Surgeon General Hamilton, in
Washington, for the present.
THEATERS AND THE FEVER.
Southern Managers Refuse to Cancel
Dates.
Charleston, S. C., Sept. 26.—Theatrical
managers ail over the country are writing
requesting the cancellation of their dates in
consequence of yellow fevor in Florida and
the blockade of railroad travel through the
south. W. T. Keogh, manager of John E.
Owens’ Academy of Music hero, has refused
to cancel dates, in a letter to Gillett <fc
Haynian, managers of". She," and Mr.
Rockwood, manager ot “Held by the Ene
my.” It is understood that other theatrical
managers throughout the south, outside of
Florida, will also decline to cancel dates.
Wilson’s minstrels plaved here to SI,OOO
Friday night, and Dr. Jcky 1 and Mr. Hyde
to-night to $l,lOO.
Augusta's Health Board.
Augusta, Ga., Sept. 26. —The hoard of
health of this city met to-day, and the re-
Jiorts of the city physicians and sanitary
uspectors showed the city to be in a very
healthy condition. There are no malarial
fevers of any kind prevailing here. The
quarantine regulations are strictly enforced.
The board requested that the city council
pass an ordinance making it an offense for
any person to give currency, or in any way
spread, an unfounded rumor of tho preva
lence of disease in the city.
Two New Cases at Decatur.
Nashville, Tenn., Sept 26.—A special
to tho American from Decatur, Ala., re
ports the situatiou os encouraging. No
deaths have boon reported. Two new coses,
both colored, were reported to-day.
Money is badly needed, and every Deca
tur citizen, wherever found, is urgently
requested to send iu his pro rata for the
relief ot the sick.
Yield of a Benefit
New York, Sept. 36.—The Jacksonville
yellow fever benefit given at the Lyceum
theater to-day with E. H. Southern and
company, in “Lord Chumley.”yielded S9OO,
the gross receipts. This is the capacity of
this theater. Manager Frohmuu sent this
fun to Mayor Hewitt.
A Panic at Coffeevllle.
New Orleans, Sept. 26.—A dispatch
from Coffeeville, Miss., reports a suspicious
case of fever there. The physician* attend
ing it have never seen a ease of yellow
fever, but they have created a panic by
their report. The people aro fleoiug in
every direction.
FELL 1,000 FEET.
Horrible Fate of a Man who Clung to
a Balloon Rope.
Ottawa, Ont., Sept. 26.—A shocking
affair occurred at tho exhibition grounds
this afternoon. A young butcher named
Thomas Winsley was dashed to pieces by
falling from a balloon at a bight of over
1,000 feet. A balloon ascension and para
chute drop were advertised as the
drawing card of the day. Among
the volunteers to hold down the
balloon was Winsley who, with others,
grasped a stout rope running round the
Lose of the balloon. When tho order to lot
go was given, all released their hold with
the excepsion of Winsley, who, retaining
his hold, was swiftly borne upward. The
aeronaut was unable to help him. At a
bight of 1,060 feet he let go aud was dashed
to pieces on the ground.
JOHN REDMOND CONVICTED.
Offenses Under the Crimes Act at
Wexford the Charge.
Dublin, Sept. 26.—The trial took place
to-day of John Redmond, member of par
liament for Wexford, who, with his brother,
William Redmond, memlier of parliament
for Fermagh, aud Edward Walsh, was
arrested at Wexford for offenses under the
crimes act. The accused won found guilty
and sentenced to five weeks’ imprisonment,
ithout hard labor. The trial of Edward
Walsh, editor of the Wexford People, has
been postponed until November.
SHARP SHOCKS OF EARTHQUAKE.
The Vibrations Followed by Flashes of
Lightning.
Guayaquil, Sept. 26.—Two sevore
shocks of earthquake were felt here last
uigbt at 8:10 o’clock, lasting about two
minutes. The ahocka were followed by
flashes of lightning. At this time of the
year lightning has le*m unknown hmeto
foro. Reports of damage done have not
been recoived. The people are i panic
stricken.
At Helena, Ecuador, a sharp shock of
earthquake was felt last, night about the
same time as at Guayaquil.
Fighting at Sualclm.
Buakim, Sept. 20.—The rebels to-day
made an attack upon the water fort. They
were r* pulsed with severe loss by the I eavy
artillery tiro of the British. One British
gunner was killod. The gunboats continue
tiring into the reliel camp. Deserters report
that there is much sickness in the camp.
Choloru has broken out in Khartoum.
Extracts Prohibited.
Berlin, Sept. 26. —The Freieinnige Zei
hing stat*s that the publishers of tbo
iMutsck - JlumUt'haul promised to supply
further extracts from Frederick’s diary to
day. The government, being apprised of
the fact, prohibited the is.uo.
France's Chambers.
Paris, Kept. 26. — La France announce*
that the chambers will meet Oct. IS.
Trying to Rlgbt a Wrong.
Montgomery, Ala., Wept. 26.—Mont
gomery has raised her quarantine against
Albany, (ia., as investigation shows that
there has beta no yellow fever there.
RIO grande garrisoned.
A Belief That There are Sufficient
Troops to Preserve Order.
Austin, Tf.x., Sept. 26. Gen. Stanley
has telegraphed as follows:
San Antonio, Tkx,, Sept. S5, 1888.
Commanding Officer, J'ort Ringgold:
The following dispatch has been received:
“Upon representation of the houorable Secre
tary of tuo Treasury that an armed mob has
possession of Rio Grande City, the major gen
oral commanding, with the approval of the
acting secretary of war, directs that
you supply the requisite military
force to assist in enforcing the laws
and to protect life and government property.
In accordance with this you will give safe cus
tody to the refugee, Mr. Retiree, until applica
tion is made for ids person by the state authori
ties of Texas with proper protection, if ttie
lives and property of the people of Rio Uraude
City should be in danger, you will send a proper
military force to protect them. If more truons
are needed, notify these headquarters immedi
ately. Acknowledge the receipt Ilf this and nv
port your action and the state of affairs.
By command of Hrig. (Jen. Stanley Smith,
Aollug Asst. Adjt. Gen. D. S. Stani.kY.
lirig. Gen. Commanding.
A TEI.KIIKAM TO THE OOVEHNOK.
Col. Cleudenning, in command of Fort
Ringgold, telegraphed to the governor:
I wdl bold Sehree at all hazards until the
local authorities are sustained by the state
troops.
The governor has a letter explaining the
cause of the trouble at Rio Grande City, and
a telegram saying that a sheriff’s poise from
Brownsville is hastening to Rio Grande
City.
T he state rangers from Hempstead passed
hero yesterday for Kio Grande City.
The governor received late last ovening a
long dispatch from Gen. Stanley asking
about the situation at Rio Grande City and
advising that the war department hud
given orders for the protection of the peo
ple there hy the troops at Fort Ringgold.
Thu governor thinks that there is by this
time ample state troops with the Uiuggold
forces to meat all tlio requirements.
A THREADBARE SUBJECT.
The Senate Still Dealing with the
Animal Meeaage.
Washington, Sept. 26.—Mr. Daniel ad
dressed the Senate to-day on the resolution
to refer the President's annual message. He
declared that the issue before the peoplo In
the presidential canqiaigu was not an issue
between free trade aud protection. It
was not an issue raised against the
manufacturing interests of tuo coun
try. It was simply an issue
propounded to the people through their
democratic sjiokesmeii for the release of an
unneeded surplus in the treasury (now
amounting to $ 180,1100,000); for the relief of
the tax-payers from excessive and unnec
essary taxation, for the removal of incum
brances to manufactures by the furnishing of
cheaper raw materials; for the removal
of restrictions to commerce and navi
gation; for the rescue of agriculture now
m a decline, and for unbinding the cords
which tie the hands of labor. In fine, it was
an issue for and in behalf of labor in many
Selds of enterprise and against monopoly
by over taxation in many branches of
trade. In conclusion, ho sai l that the
democracy had written on its oanners,
“Unnecessary taxation is unjust taxation,”
and in that sign it would conquer or fall.
BECK AND THE TARIFF BILL.
Ho Will Probably Have a Conforance
On Saturday.
Washington, Sept. 26.—Senator Heck is
expected here Saturday. He will not stay
in town, but will go out to his daughter’s
place in Montgomery county, Maryland,
but he will probably stop here long enough
to confer with Senators Harris and Vance,
his colleagues on the finance committee who
are going to help prepare the minority re
port on the republican tariff
bill. Meanwhile Messrs. Harris and
Vance are conferring with Sena
tors McMlllin aud Turner, the
only democratic memliers of the wavs and
means committee, still remaining In the
House, ami will confer with Speaker Car
lisle as soon as his cold, which has confined
him to his house for two day-, is better.
By Saturday tney will have all the material
for the report well in hand. It will be in
the line of the report of tho ways and
means committee in favor of the Mills bill
with tlie sharp criticism of the republican
tariff bill.
MORE TIME ON THE LIBRARY.
The House Lays Ankle the Confer
ence Report on the Sundry Bill.
Washington, Sept. 26.—1n tho House,
this morning, immediately after the read
ing of the journal, Mr. Forney of Alabama
presented the conference report on the sun
dry civil appropriation bill.
Mr. Cheadle of Indiana asked that tho re
port lie over until to-morrow, on the ground
that Senator Voorhees, who was very much
interested in tho library provision, was ab
sent from the city.
Mr. Rogers of Arkansas seconded the re
quest, busing his desire on the ground that
in acting upon such an important measure
the House should have before it in priut the
proposed agreement.
Mr. Wheeler of Alabama, while not an
tagonizing the request, urged tho im
portance of continuing tho work on the
library without further delay.
The request was acceded to and the re
port went over till to-morrow.
FLORIDA’S SWAMP LANDS.
No Doubt But There Has Been Illegal
Conveyancing.
Washington, Sept. 26.—Senator Dolpb,
from tho committee on public lands, to-day
submitted a report upon tho resolution
directing the committee to investigate tho
charges of illegal conveyancing of swamp
and overflowed lands in the state of Florida.
The report says that it is prolwibly true that
a great deal of laud not of the character
described by the swamp lands act has been
patented to Florida and other states, but at
this lute day it it impracticable to ascertain
what lands were illegally conveyed. In
view of tiie fact that much of this land has
been purchnsod by innocent persons on the
fuitli of tho United State* title, tho com
mittee believe that no action Nhould lie
taken by congross to set aside and cancel
the patents to the land.
SHORT IN HER CASH.
One of the OldeHt Countere In tho Treas
ury Department Goes Wrong.
Washington, Sept. 26.—Mrs. Ernestine
Becker, ono of the oldest and most trusted
counters m tho redemption division of the
treasury, was found 1644 short in her ca-li
and lias been dismissed from the service
after making good the deficiency. She was
amiointed in 1865 by President Johnson.
Her duty was to count the worn out, mu
tilated notes sent to tho treasury for re
demption. Tho matter has been laid before
the United States district attorney.
Bond Purchases.
Washington, Sept. 26.—The bonds of
fered to the treasury to-day aggregated
$345,800. The secretary accepted $286,250
at 130 for 4s, and Io7>s for 4>£.
( DAILY, $lO A YEAR. I
t 5 CENTO A COPY. >
I WEEKLY, $1.25 A YEAR I
RELATIONS OF THE RACES
MR. GEORGE &PEAK3 ON THE BILL
FOR FEDERAL INQUESTS.
A Review of tho History of African
Slavery and the Causes of the Civil
War—The EfFecte of the Teachings
of the Carpet Baggers—Results of
Negro Rule.
Washington, Sept. 26.— 1n the Senate
to-day the bill reported by Mr. Hoar Feb. 6,
to “provide for inquests under national
authority,” was taken up, and Mr. George
proceeded to address the Senate on tbe sub
ject.
Mr. George said that he spoke under full
sense of the great responsibility resting on
him as an American senator charged with
the high duty of promoting the general
welfare of all sections and all citizens, and
charged also with the no less high trust of
repelling unjust implications cast upon peo
ple whose commission he held as a member
of tho Senate.
ORIGIN OF TIIE WAR.
After a review of the origin and history
of African slavery, and of the causes lead
ing up to tho civil war, he said that he did
not wish to be understood as saying that
tho south had just cause for secession,
or that tho interpretation which it had
placed on the constitution was correct, or as
admitting the contrary. What his opinions
were was well known to those with whom
he associated. Nor would ho say which of
tho sections had fired the first gun and
precipitated the war. War hud been
certain, as certain as tho decrees of fate,
anil war came. It had lioen no petty in
surrection, no conflict even between organ
ized military forces, but a mighty struggle
of peoples and states. With what valor,
heroism and devotion the soldiers of tbe
union had fought and with what heroic
resistance they had been met was attested
by the monuments erected to them every
where throughout the land.
DIXIE’S SOLDIERS.
The necessities of that war had brought
out the southern soldier, whose endurance,
self-sacrifice and heroic fortitude had never
been surpassed in all the long ages since
men learned to kill each other in war. But
the south could not succeed against fate, it
went down before irresistible numbers and
was left to commence tho world anew.
Referring to the quarrel between Presi
dent Johnson and congress lie declared it to
be t'je greatest misfortune that could have
befallen tho south. The southern states
hud been again reconstructed, and then had
followed those dark years of government,
pillage and official brigandage, of belliger
ent peace and a furtive, peculating war, in
which virtue, public or private, was treated
as a crime and personal ignominy held to
tie no bar, but even a just claim to high
public station.
In discussing the relations between the
two race* at tho south, Mr. George, in
justification of tho position of the whites,
quoted from a speech delivered in the Sen
ate by Mr. Edmunds, insisting on the neces
sity of homogeneity of tiie people a* essen
tial to the success of the republic, attrib
uting the downfall of the Greek republics
to the absence of such homogeneity, and
asserting a belief that the state of Massa
chusetts was not “hungering” for an incur
sion ef a million of tbe inhabitants of "the
dark continent.”
TEACHINGS OF THE CARPET-BAOOr.nH.
He described the result of the political
teachings to which the colored men had
been subjected by republican politicians at
the south. The fountains of the great deep
of human depravity had been, he said,
broken up; the water - * 0 f race hatred h*a
flooded tho lain? au- society had been
saved from utter dissolution'ami anarchy
only by the conservative forces of
the white race. The people of
Mississippi had to encounter all the**
dangers in most aggravated form. Instead
of one harm items people, they had two
races, two distinct peoples, the most diver
gent in physical formation of all the hu
man family, locally intermingled, but as
wide asunder as the poles; one smarting
under defeat and irri toted by enforced po
litical association witli an inferior race, the
other ignorant, with menioiies of recent
wrongs and with their passions inflamed by
their unscrupulous political loaders. The
result bad been a contest for race su
premacy.
EFFECTS OF NEORO RULE.
In the first year of negro supremacy in
Mississippi stute taxes had been increased
500 per cent., 400 percent, the next year,
and 15.50 per cent, the fifth year; and
county taxes had been increased in an equal
aud, in some instances, greater pro
portion. Negroes hul been commissioned
as judges aud justices of the peace. Prison*
bad become (as an itinerant lawyer of Mis
sissippi declared) the abode of honest men
and dishonesty sat enthroned in the tem
ples of justice. The blacks, backed by a
few whites, had been in absolute control ot
the state, and complaints of crushing
taxation bad been met by the
wheels of a purpose to load property with
such burdens as would make its surrender
by the owners necessary and certain. The
election of 1875 (whatever might be said of
it) had saved the state from anarchy and
society from dissolution. Affairs, he was
gluil to say, had bo n improved since the
whites came into power. Taxes had been
re luoed, expenditures cut down, aud school
facilities for both racee provided. Most of
the pestilent adventurers of both colors had
left the state.
FAC* TO FAC*.
The two races were now face to face—the
colored race being in a majority, and if the
colored men voted as a race, as In former
years, they would control the government
if the stale as they had done. To him and
his people the existing conditions were
pregnant with foreboding of disaster anil
ruin. He knew that whatever harm might
come to the people of both racee, there
would be no constitutional change,
no relenting. So he hod not al
lowed himself to relinquish all hope
Of iiaviug in some way and at some time a
permanently safe and orderly government
in the south, with both races equal in poli
tical and civil rights, and participating
equally iu the government, although he
Confessed tout the prospect for it was
gloomy indeed. But the people of Missis
sippi ilured not despair. Iu conclusion, he
declared that he had no other aspiration, no
other wish than to contribute all in bis
power to the progress aud welfare of every
section and every jrt of the union and he
earnestly desired hi* own section and
his own stale to participate in that progress.
He never would surrender the hope that
that participation would be accorded by the
people of the north. At ail events, the
white people of Mississippi meant to carrjr
on the struggle for the preservation of their
civilization, for their own safety vid wel
fare, aud for just equality in government.
At the close of Mr. George’s speech
the bill wont over without action. There
were not more than half a dozen republican
senators in the chamber during the two and
a half hours that the |>eeoh occupied, and
Mr. Dawes asked the senator from M ssis
sippi to note the fact that Mr. Hoar wo*
not present. ______
Worth's New District.
Atlanta, Ua., Wept. 26. —Gov. Gordoi
has issued an order naming anew militb
district iu Worth county 1,428.