Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-18
LIEUTENANT BENNER DEAD,

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| lIEUTEEANT BENNER DEAD.
| VIcKsBURG, Oct. l7.-Lieut. Benner, of the
national relief boat John M. Chamb ers. died of
| yellow fever at 2:30 clock this morning. The
| funeral takes place at the National cemetery at
| 4P. NJ.
! First Lieutenant Hiram H. Benner was q
| and was commissioned second lieutenant in
| the regular army in June, 1867. He was born
| IN Pennsylvania. When volunteers were asked
for to go on the perilous employment which
has resulted in his death, he was one of two of
| hcers at Newport, KY, who responded. Before
| ne was taken down with the fever he had
finished the distribution of the relief supplies
| carried by the Cham bers.-ED. GLOBE
! WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-Ata meeting of the
executive committee of the yellow fever relief
commission to-day, the sad announcement
of the death of Lieut.. Benner. u. 8. A.. com
handing the relief boat John M. Chambe on
It's expedition down the Mississippi river, was
made by the'chairman. who paid a tribute to
the courage and bravery Of the officer, who had
voluntarily risked his life in the cause of
| mercy and humanity. Secretary McCrary and
officers of the relief commission TODAY tele-
graphed the official commanding the steamer to
proceed up the river to the quarantine below
st. Louis. Money will be sent them to supply
all wants.
NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 17.-Weather partly
cloudy, and cool with light rain this morn
ing. Deaths, "a; cases reported, 128 Total
cases, 1908.
Eugene Dumel, brilliant writer of Mescha-
cebe's newspaper in st. John Baptist, died to-
day of yellow fever.
No abatement of fever on the coast
An assistant surgeon of the United States
navy, who has been on duty for the Howard
association at Biloxi for some weeks. returned
here to day. He reports but few cases of vel
low fever there at present.
The Towards received the following: Pass
Christian. Two days. twenty-five cases; two
deaths" Canton, Miss, and vicinity. Thirty
cases and ten deaths during the past three
days.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. l7.-Mercury now 10.
Dr. Creavy and nurses were sent by the How
ards to-day to Goodrich's Landing. Appica-
tons for relief to Y. NJ G. A, &c, Towards l73.
The Towards received a dispatch from Dr.
Courier, McComb City, reporting several new
cases developed to-day among the negroes and
asking for more nurses. The Towards re-
ceived the following: ''HolIy Springs Twenty
nine new cases and deaths this week; two
thirds negroes. If refugees could be kept out
OF town there would be an end of the fever.
but Hocking in they do, are either taken
down and sent to hospital or return to spread
disease and panic in the neighborhood. Most
of the sickness is now in the suburbs"
New ORLEANS, Oct 17.-Horace Ell. Hunt,
acting chief operator of the Western Union
telegraph Office, was Frustrated with fever last
night. DR.. Buckelt reports A.. d. Rabbits
condition as critical.
MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS. Oct. 1.-THE board of health off
cially reports deaths from yellow fever dur
ing the past "a hours ending 6P.M. Under
takers report additional interments of par
ties who died outside the corporations.
3. F. Reed, cashier of the Union Planters
bank, was stricken this afternoon. His attack
Is a mild one and will not interfere with the
regular business of the bank.
DIR. Duncan has been sent to Tuscumbia, Ala
Among those who died to-day: E. L. Michill,
Geo. Kraus, Martha Peterson, susanna Coufe
and son Frank. Mrs. e. r. Glass.
The towboat Port Eads with barges. passed
down at 3p. NJ. The steamer Hard Cash, from
below en- route to st. Louis, with LOO bales
cotton, passed up at 4 P. NJ.
Twenty-one physicians of the Howard Medi-
cal corps, report 48 new cases. IL in the city
and 81 In the suburbs. Prospects favorable
for frost tonight.
GALL1poL1s, OHIO.
CINCINNATI Oct l7.-It is stated that the
yellow fever has not disappeared from CALI
polls, Ohio, as was thought and stated by citi-
zens. Seven deaths have occurred within a
week in the infected district, short distance
below that city, where the steamer Porter was
anchored, which physicians decided were gen.
uine cases of yellow fever.
LIBERAL RAILWAY employees.
CINCINNATI Oct. 17-Employes Of the Ohio
q Mississippi railways have subscribed So, Ola
to the Southern relief fund.
AT OTHER POINTS.
CHATTANOOGA, Oct. 17-Deaths from fever
during last twenty-four hours, Il. Segras ST.,
and one colored person; new cases. colored.
Heavy rain cleared off cold with brisk norther.
BATON ROUGE, Oct. 17--New cases 70; deaths 8.
BYRAM, Oct l7.-Four cases; no deaths.
PEARLINGToN, Oct. 7.-Eight new cases;
death at Logtowr.
TALLULA, Oct. 17.-Twenty-fve cases; s
deaths to date.
Rocky SPRINGS, Oct. 1.-Two hundred and
twenty three cases; deaths to date.
GOODRICH LANDING, Oct. 17.-One hundred
and ten cases; AZ deaths.
YAzoo CRY, Oct. 17.-Six cases; 3 deaths;
among the latter one sister of charity
MORGAN CRY, Oct 17-Seventeen cases; five
deaths. Total deaths, 81.
DUNcKHILL, Oct. 17.-No fever in town !;
eleven deaths to date in the country.
BAY ST. LOUIS, Oct. T.-Twenty-one cases;
four deaths.
TH1BEDEAUx, Oct. 17.-Thirty-seven cases;
three deaths. Total cases, 521.
PAINCoURTvILLE, Oct. H.-Ten cases; two
deaths. Total cases, $50; deaths, 13.
McCoMB CRY, Oct. 17.-Seventy-fve cases;
eleven deaths to date. Fever abating.
CLINTON, La. Oct H.-Fever still spreading
in the country. Miss Mary Riley died yester-
day. Seven new cases since last report. Fever
now one mile from Clinton.
LITTLE Rock, Oct. l7.-Weather cool with
good prospects for frost tonight.
CAIRO, Oct. 17.-Three new cases of yellow
fever in the last twenty-four hours, one death,
John NJ. Irwin, clerk in the postoffice. Good
prospect for frost tonight.
HELENA, Ark, Oct. Enlightenment here
abating. Six of the seven physicians say the
disease is not yellow fever. One physician.
who is a member of the board of health, still
contends that it is yellow fever.
SOUTHWEST Pass, Oct 17.-No new cases OF
deaths in the last four days. No new cases on
hand.
BAY ST. LOUIS Oct. live think the fever
is decreasing, though there are few new cases
daily some of them malignant.
ANGOLA, La Oct. 17.-About thirty cases of
since Wednesday.
VIcKsBURG, Oct. 17.-Clear and cool; mercury
". Deaths to-day six, among them Frank E.
| Love- assistant superintendent of public
schools.
GRAND JUNCTION, Tenn, Oct. 17.-No new
| cases. Two deaths.
LAGRANGE, Oct. T.-Four new cases. Nc
deaths.
Weather To-Day
WASHINGTON, Oct. 49, A. M.-Indications
| for the upper Mississippi Valley clearing
| weather nnr{her1v ,;r,,, IL -