Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-09-12
made to put up contribution boxes in hotels,
restaurants and on the fair grounds during the

| made to put up contribution boxes in hotels.
| restaurants and on the fair grounds during the
progress of the Wisconsin State fair, which il
held in this city next week. Tomorrow spe
cial collections will be taken up in the Catholic
| churches. Freemassns, churches and State
employees in the city have thus far sent $3.50.
| CAIRO Sept. AT Martin Tenn, there have
been dozen cases Of fever, which caused some
alarm. Dr.. Debbri'l pronounces it remittent
fever without any symptoms of yellow fever
| The employees of Holiday Bros, this city, con-
! tributed 800 for the benefit Of sufferers. The
fever fund, divided between Vicksburg, Green
Vile and Port Gibson, was forwarded by tele-
graph. Total contributions here in cash and
supplies to date about $4,000. No fever hero
and the excitement over. Its appearance at
| Hickman has nearly subsided
| V1cKsBuRo, Sept. 7.-Weather fair, very
warm; thermometer IS degrees. Fever con-
tinues increasing in the same proportion az
during the past week. 1t is estimated that
I fully $500 ave down sick. Deaths to-day. thir-
| ty-one-twenty zone whites and ten blacks.
Among the de"tts to-day was Vim. s. Harrison
secretary of tt Howard association. Among
the new casee are Col. C. c. Flower, E. E.
| Banker, an ice dealer, and D. A. Gully, 1ner-
chant Right Rev. Bishop Elder is reported
| critical tonight. His case was thought to be
| mild one, but it has suddenly assumed very
| steadily increasing. New cases, twenty; deaths,
even.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 7.-Applications for re-
lief to the Howard association 1872; to the Y. NJ
c. association 92. The Howard association re-
ceived the following: GRENADA, Sept. 7.-Our
little band of workers has dwlndled down to
less than corporal's guard. DR.. Fountain
was seized by fever this morning. No abate-
ment in the spread of the fever. We are no.
discouraged. Will work as long as strength
holds out. isigned). W. N. WARREN. II. D.
HELENA, Mont. Sept. 1.-THE board Of trade
to-day telegraphed $3.50 to Memphis.
SAr Francisco. Sept. 7.-Santa Barbara dis
patch: Five hundred dollars was telegraphe6
to-day to the Memphis Howards Two ladies'
Mrs. Whitney and Mrs. Mullet, have volun-
teered as nurses. The railrsad companies will
pass them through. b1rs. Mullet will leave for
san Francisco by steamer tomorrow. and will
start for Grenada in about week.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Sept. 7.-Governor Cullom
to-day issued proclamation urging further
liberal contributions for Southern Cities and
particularly recommending that churches
charitable inst itutions and fraternal societies
contribute and forward to points where there
is the greatest need.
ATcH1soS, Kas.. Sept. 7.-Contributions in
this city for the benefit Of yellow fever suffer
ers have reached over $500, and that sum has
been forwarded. Subscriptions and contribu-
tions still continue Boxes for donations were
placed in the postofhce to-day. and generously
patronized. 1t is proposed to solicit subserip-
tions in the country also.
CHICAGO, Sept. 7.-Relief subscriptions to
the citizens committee. s3757l; from other
sources $780, total, S45,502. There is some
talk Of quarantining clothing nine miles out
side of the city. The case Of fever reported
recently is stated by physicians to differ mate
rally from yellow fever.
SAVANNAH Sept. 1.-THE relief committee of
Odd Fellows appropriated 5000 for Memphis
and $50 for Greenville. The Savannah Rife
association send $50 to Memphis.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1.-THE secretary of war
has ordered 200 blankets to be supplied to ST.
vincent's asylum, New Orleans, where forty of
the 200 children were sick with fever.
DETROIT, Mich. Sept. 1.-THE total amount
of money subscribed in this city for the fever
S6.8s1. OF this. s1.051 have been
subscribed through the Detroit Free Press.
Four thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars
have been distributed among the variou. citic-
and communities, and the remainder will be
forwarded Monday. In addition to this
supply of wines and medicines have also been
sent to Memphis and Holly Springs. Subscrip-
Lions will remain open at the Free Press office,
and the nickel box plan will be inaugurated at
many business houses Of the city. 4 ply
sician and a druggist have volunteered their
services to go South.
NASHVILLE, Sept. 1.-THE grand lodge OF Odd
Fellows of Tennessee have addressed letter
10 the grand master of several grand lodges of
the United States, asking aid for Memphis.