Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-09-08

yellow fever fund committee who
objected to raising funds by "play
people," She says: 'In q long
experience as an actress this is the
first instance l have met where a
committee formed to do work OF
charity turned its attention from
its legitimate work to insult an
honorable profession"
Infansioide 60 Earn u Living.
NEW YORK, September 7th.-
Mrs. May Phillips, aged twenty,
voluntarily confessed to the Jersey
City authorities this morning that
she had murdered her five months
old child In order that she might
more easily earn o living, but she
had had no peace Of mind since
and so concluded to give herself up.
She was locked up and an inquest
held.
Masonic donations
FORT SCoTT, KS, Sept. THE
Masons here donate $120 for the
yellow fever sufferers and the
Grand Master has ordered the
Grand Lodge Of Kansas to donate
$500.
N.w Ca.es M Mesn nilis.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 7th.-Dr. r. w.
Mitchell, medical director Of the
Howard Association, reports over
400 new cases discovered to-day and
says, while we need medical aid
aud would welcome physicians who
have had yellow fever, / cannot adj
wise the unacclimated to come or
remain. They will surely succumb
in few days and become an addi-
tional care. Several volunteer
physicians and q number of nurses
are now down with fever.
TowAsend Renomiaased.
CLEVELAND, O., Sept. Hon.
Amos Townsend, the present in
cumbent, was renominated by ac-
clamatiOn by the Republicans of
the Twentieth Congressional Dis.
trict Convention in this city to-
day.
Bavsxss Of the Yellow seo0rxe.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 7th.-Fifty-four
deaths are reported up to noon to-
day and 1903 for the "a hours ending
at noon.
New Orleans, Sept. 7th.-New
cases, 2S2; deaths, II.
Hickman, Ky, Sept. 7.-There
were three new cases and two
deaths reported to-day.
Grenada. Miss, Sept. 7th.-Dr.
Warren Stone reports 96 new cases
and 40 deaths during the week
ending yesterday evening.
Canton, Miss, Sept. 7.-During
the fortnight that ended yesterday
noon there were 172 cases and %
deaths, making in all 100 cases and
30-deaths. There are 100 cases un-
der treatment, of which 16 occurred
during the last "a hours.
Ocean Springs, Miss, Sept. T.
During the week ending yesterday
evening there were fifteen cases of
yellow fever and five deaths.
Memphis, Tenn. Sept. 7th.-The
fever continues unabated and many
active workers among the sick are
being stricken down. A. J. Wheel
er, Secretary of the Masonic Re-
lief Board, Is dying. Four nurses
In the employ of the Board have
died and four others are sick. J.B.
Cook, architect, and Mr.. D. D.
Saunders are down with the fever.
Rev. q. G. Parsons. rector of Grace
Episcopal Church, died last night;
also Mrs. Ann Philmont and Frank
Gates, son of Samuel l.. Gates.
Miss Mollie Gates is down with the
fever. The physicians and nurses
from Washington reported for duty
to the Howard Association this
morning. There is pressing need
for experienced nurses. Ten dol
lars per day have been vainly of
Tered tor nurses ami many of the
| sick lie in their rooms without
proper attention owing to the ina
bility of the relief association to
supply the many calls for purses.
C'a,r.E uisous for the South.
CAIRO, Ills Sept. 7th.-Thc en-
terlainment here last night, under
the auspices Of the knights of the
Mystic Krew, for the benefit Of
the yellow fever sufferers, netied
$2O5.
Washington, Sept. THE Sec
retsry Of War to-day issued orders
To forward two hundred blankets
for Il NV" hnudred children in st.
Vim eGt's Orphan Asylum, 40 of
whom are sick with yellow fever.
Rleigh. N c., Sept. 7.-The la
dies OF the ten white church con-
grrgalinns here held brilliant fes-
tivai at the capitol grounds last
evening A fee of ten cents was
exacted from all who entered the
grounds. The total receipts were
$65 which, with Sis previously
collected, was forwarded for the
relief of the yellow fever sufferers
to-day.
Fever ." ~. vioosnVs Infa nj
Asylum.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 7th.
lector Smith to-day received let.
ter from A. H. Isaacson, which
stated that st. ViHcent's Infant
Asylum is in very sad condition.
The Sisters of Charity have two
hundred infants of all nationalities
in their charge and they sadly need
food and clothing, especially
blankets. Yellow fever has gained
an entrance into the institution and
forty Of the little inmates are suf.
fering with the disease. Mr.. Isaac
son appeals to Collector Smith to
correspond at once with the author.
tiles at Washington and beseech
them to authorize the Quarter.
master of this port to issue suita-
BILE rations for thirty days and the
necessary blankets to cover the sick
innocents. Immediately after the
receipt of the above Collector
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