Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-12
YELLOW EEVER.
Steady Increase in the Number of New
Cases at Observation-Disclosures of Boards
of Health to Advise as to Measures for
Combating the Disease.
THE FEVER AT MEMPHIS.

THE FEVER AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 11.-Five new cases
have been reported to the board of health this
morning. Four deaths have occurred since
last night-Robert Hollander, Lizzie Dolan,
Rev. J. b. Ridley and colored infant. Rev.
J. 81. Ridley was the colored pastor of Collins
chapel, on Washington street. Ed. Moor was
still alive at noon. w. Grey rested we'll last
night, and is reported better this morning.
telegram received from an authentic source
positively denies the report Of one case of fever
at Mayorsville, Miss.
EVENING REPORT.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 1.-Thirty. four cases
in ALTO whites. IA colored-we reported to
the Board Of Health to-day, among the num-
Der ]. L. Hastings, Ed. Schloss, VIM. Costello,
Henry W. johnson, Johanna Ostman. Two
additional deaths have occurred, both colored.
CLOSING THE CHURCHES.
At meeting of tie executive committee
this afternoon committee of three was APP
pointed to confer with various ministers re-
garding the propriety of closing the churches
and discouraging any large public assemblies
which are calculated to spread yellow fever in
our midst.
AT FOREST HILL.
DR.. 0. H. Collins, who had beea sent to
Forest Hill to investigate the causes of fever
at that point, returned to-day. He reports one
person, a refugee from Memphis, down with
the fever. Every precaution has been made
against Its spreading by isolating the dwelling.
SOME OF THE SICK.
Major Guys condition tonight is extremely
critical. He had an attack of black vomit this
afternoon. Ed. Moon is better. Miles Ovens
shows no signs of improvement. A Mr.. Rey-
nolds, letter carrier, aid Paul Ross, check
boy in the Western Union telegraph office, were
stricken this afternoon. The thermometer to-
day has ranged at about 81 degrees.
CONFERENCE OF BOARDS.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 11.-President Plum
ket, of the sanitary council of the Mississippi
valley, says the executive committee of that
ASSOCIATION will meet the members of the ma
ional board Of health at Carlo next Friday, to
take into consideration such precautionary
measures as will prevent the spread Of yellow
fever outside Of Memphis The Tennessee State
board of health canvassed fully at the breaking
out of the present epidemic methods of stamp
ing out yellow feveer in Memphis, including
and adopting measures which have had and
1t is hoped, will continue to prevent its spree
REFUGEE CASE IN ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. l1.-Mrs. Boland. of Mem
phis, who has been here about two weeks was
taken sick with fever two or three days ago,
and with her two children has been sent to
quarantine as suspicious case.
DECREASE IN MORTALITY IN HAVANA.
HAVANA, Aug. 11.-Ninety -three deaths from
yellow fever in this city last week, decrease
of forty from the previous week.
CASE AT LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE. KY, Aug. ia case of yellow
fever is reported to the health officers, and the
victim, young doctor named Edward Nor.
mon, was Immediately taken to the yellow
fever hospital. Mormon has travelled through
the inf cted districts, and about ten days ago
he came up from Brandenburg on river
packet. he was taken sick since, the symp-
toms being yellow fever. The attack il not
violent, and the probabilities are that he will
recover. Immediately on removing the case
DR.. Montgomery had the house where Mormon
had been sick disinfected.
QUARANTINE.
CHICAGO, Aug. Thames G. Clark, manager
of the Illinois Central railroad, has sent cir
cular to the managers of Southern roads lead
ing from and to the Southern States, suggest
ing meeting in November to adopt measures
looking to more reasonable and intelligent
quarantine regulations to be established by act
of Congress in accordance with suggestions
offered by such convention.
The Way It Is to be Done in Peoria.
PEORIA, ILL.,, Aug. 1.-THE citizens here have
raised $5 00O donation to the Peoria Fair asso-
ciaiion, and the society voted to 90 ahead with