Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

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.