Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-10
YELLOW JACK.
The Fever Still Raging Throughout the
south-'.Latest News from the p
Injected Districts.
MEMPHIS.

MEMPHIS, October 4.-The weather is
turning warm again and there is no de.
crease in the number of new cases
reported. From noon yesterday until
noon to-day So deaths occurred; 81 of
these were reported this morning.
Among those who have died since last
evening are Sister Francis, matron in
charge of the Home Orphan Asylum;
Robert Kendall; Mrs. J. H. Kerr
and son Willie; 7: I. Pritchett;
Geo. NJ. Woods; J. r. Henricle.
Mrs. Kerr and family we're refugees
from the city, but returned last Sunday.
As a warning to others the following
publication is made: at having come
to our knowledge that some parties who
had fed the city at the outbreak of the
epidemic have returned. contracted the
fever and died, it is the duty, by resolu-
ton, of the Howard Association to warn
all refugees that owing to the fact that
we have all we can do to nurse and care
for those who are here, if they come
back to the city before the epidemic has
been officially declared over, they will
do so at their own risk, and with almost
a certainty of having to provide for
themselves in case Of sickness. Our
present obligations are as many and
as weighty as we can carry, and we
cannot, without breaking down, assume
any more. Refugees must not return.
| The fate of those who have should he
warning to all.' Signed by A. D. Lang
staff. president Of the Howard Associ-
ton.
Howard Association physicians have
been sent to Lagrange, Tenn, and Oak
land, Miss The volunteer medical
corps of Howard physicians organized
last night under the name of Howard
Medical Society, of Memphis" and
elected the following officers:
Presideut-Granville Dowell, Galveston,
Texas.
First I1ce Presidential. J. Heating.
Second Iice Presid'u-E aston Youge,
Savannah.
Recording Secrta,y--A. &. Wendell,
Minneapolis, Mimi.
Corresponding i%cretmy-E. Miles Willett,
Memphis.
The object of the organization will be
Tor the discussion of the introduction Of
yellow fever in Memphis, the cause of
the malignity, how and by what means it
has spread through the country, quaran-
tines, local and maritime, disinfectants.
treatment, effects of diet, instructions to
nurses and recommendations to boards of
health.
MEMPHIS, October 3.-Last night was
quite cold and indications of slight
frost were seen this morning. A noble
case of self-sacritice is given in the death
of Miss Carrie Rutter who died early
this morning. She had nursed
her widowed mother and three
orphan children for nine days
and nights, until, utterly FRUSTRATED,
from exhaustion, she took the fever and
had not the strength to combat the dis
ease.
From noon yesterday until noon to-
day the undertakers report 40 deaths.
Among those dead since last night are
Patsey W. Maloy, Miss Myra II. Nc
Clure a volunteer nurse from Jackson
vile, Fla, ORB. PEBBLES, Miss NJ. s. Moon,
John NJ. Peabody, superintendent o.
the Catholic orphan asylum, Mr.. J.
Darmsteader and w. Koch died this
morning. J. G. Watkins employee of the
Howard supply department, is down.
oACAAu - W AuuoISOu Was StIlCkcu ldSL
night: Deputy J. L. Eyresberg is acting
in his stead. Last night the police
arrested 81. L. Allen, nurse
from Galveston, Texas, on a
charge of having attempted to rape Mrs.
J. w. Mcdonald, who died last Thurs
day. The act was attempted to be
accomplished while Mrs. Mcdonald was
lying i'll with the fever and hurried he1
death. DR.. R. w. Mitchell, medical
director of the Howard Association, this
morning discharged from duty DR., s. o.
Young, of Texas, for drunkenness.
Great sorrow is expressed over the
intelligence Of the death of L. Eglour OF
the firm of Menken Brothers, who had
recovered from a severe attack of fever
and gone to Cincinnati where he suffered
a relapse.
NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, October 4.-Deaths,
81; new cases, 203; total cases, 1928;
total deaths 5000.
A special dispatch from Crystal
Springs reports the death of Gen. L. w
Griffith, U. S. A., aud his daughter at
Cayuga, Kinds county, Miss, of the
prevailing epidemic. The fever is spread.
ing there.
A. w. bennett, telegraph operator at
Vicksburg, and L. NJ. Pennington, tele-
graph train dispatcher at Water Valley,
died this morning of yellow fever. The
telegraphers aid committee at this city,
by request of Superintendent John
:. VanHorne, Of New York, will assist
all sick telegraphers outside of
Memphis. This became necessary
owing to the illness of the remaining
member of the committee Applications
should be made to G. R. Chase, chair
man, or A. D. Rabbit, secretary. Re.
ports at the board of health show that
the fever is increasing in the
lower portion of the third dis.
trict, near the United States barracks
slaughter house, and along the line OF
St. Bernard parish. The fever has pen
etrated every portion of the second dis.
trict from the river to the woods. In
addition to the yellow fever an extreme
: type of malarial fever prevails in Parish
, St. Martin. A severe type of this feve,
prevails among children.
BATON ROUGE.
BATON ROUGE, October 3.-Ten
deaths last nigt, and a large increase of
new cases. l.. J. Adet, prominent
Howard was taken sick last night. We
are having July weather. If it contin.
ues we fear the consequences.
FRANKLIN.
FRANKLIN, La, October 4.-The
fever is on Daniel Thompson's Calumet
plantation. Four whites and 20 blacks
have it; in most instances it is malig-
nant, but among the blacks generally
mild, readily yielding to treatment.
Natural History.
"What is that boy doing?"
".He is catching whale. The whale
is generally spoken of by poets as the