The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-29

Mr.. AvENT, printer.
W. G. CAsTELL.
Mrs. HARDIN.
ELLA ROBERTS.
THOMAS BYRON.
ALEX SIMPKINs (colored).
There are a number of others who are
suspects.
Three patients are critically i'll and may
die tonight.
THERE'S likelihood of to-morrow's record
of new cases being still higher.
The disease is certainly epidemic here,
and there is no use of CLOSING over the stu
alton. If the government intends doing
anything for Florida, now is the time.
RAINY DAY.
To-day has been rainy and disagreable
day, and probably one that will unfavora-
bly, affect patients.
There is no change in the situation, ex-
cept that the microbes seem to be a trifle
more busy and lively. Up to noon seven
new cases were reported and one death.
Owing to President Daniel and the MEM
bers of the executive committee Of the
Jacksonville auxiliary association being alb
sent at Orange Park to-day, conferring
wsth the health authorities of the counties
of Putnam, st. Johns, Clay, Volusia,
Marion Lake, Osceola and Alachua, there
was no meeting at the board of trade rooms,
NASSAU GUARANTEES.
DIR. Kenworthy informed the representa-
tive of the NEWS this morning that Nassau
county bad quarantined against the camp
at Dinsmore. ''This step is an outrage
said the doctor, "for l have just returned
from there and examined every one in the
camp, and find everybody healthy. There
are about forty-f people there"
A colored man living in Hansontown,
suburb, called upon several agents of in
surance companies to-day to get his policies
renewed, but they all declined, saying that
owing to the present condition of affairs
they would prefer to operate their business
in the future on a slow schedule. The man
has four very nice houses and was very
much worried about it.
PLUCKY JOURNALISTS.
When the editorial force of the Metropo-
us came to the Office this morning, they
found that Foreman Acree was the only
man able to report for duty in the compos-
ing room out of a force Of six. Nothing
daunted, they threw off their coats, and
with the assistance of a couple of printers,
who were secured after considerable diff
Guilty, all began setting type, and issued the
paper on time. The Metropolis has nailed
its colorS to the mast.
COST OF CLEANING THE CITY.
Richard Oldham of the sanitary force
says that lie paid out over 81, 100 Saturday
afternoon in an hour and half to his en-
ployes. He had 305 men last week cleaning
the city, but will not have so many this
week, for he thinks the city is pretty clean
now.
Judge Lotion NJ. Jones is winning golden
opinions for himself by rendering valuable
service. Though quite busy, he is never in
such a hurry that he cannot give an ear to
the most humble. He does not lose either
his dignity, courtesy or head in these ex-
citing times.
AMONG THE SICK.
DR.. and Mrs. Wakefield are not danger
ously i'll.
DR.. Stallenwerck is considered out of dan
ger at St Luke's hospital
+. E. Bogue is reported to have passed the
critical stage of the disease,
All the hremen in tbs central station ex-
cept Wills have had the yellow fever.
Edgar Davidson is so weak that he cannot
stand alone, but he is out of danger.
Ocean street. north of Adams, has more
yellow flags visible upon it than any other
street in the city.
DRINKING MEN IN MOST PERIL.
So far, with few exceptions, the deaths
have been among mon addicted TO the use
of alcoholic liquors.
Perry Holland had q relapse last night,
but DR.. Summers was called in promptly,
and Mr. Holland is able to be up to-day.
DIR. Pacetti says there is great deal of
malarial fever in town, and DR.. Wall says
there is much deugue fever in Tampa.
Up to to-day the police OF the city seemed
TO enjoy immunity from the yellow fever,
but w. j. Allen was taken down with it
this afternoon.
All the attaches of the National Bank of
the state of Florida now sleep out at 7. T.
Stockton's handsome country residence at
Panama.
ALARM AMONG THE NEGROES.
The negroes are getting little alarmed,
now that the fever has attacked several OF
their race.
Pilot Rosignol of East Jacksonville, in
whose family were several cases of fever,
treated most Of the cases himself and
brought them out safely.
Six cases of fever have developed up to
date at the old Burbridge house, corner of
Fine and Laura streets.
DR. Neal Mtchellis coiored boy, Arthur,
who was stationed at the DOCTORS office, has
The fever, and he was sent to the Sand Hills
TINS morning, The reporters still go to the
Doctors Office for news and the official
bulletin.
Miss E. b. Buchanan, who was taken sick
AZ the Lafayette house. was sick over four
weeks. She was employed as a stenogra-
her by the Florida Southern railroad in
this city.
THE ORANGE CITY CONFERENCE.
At the conference at Orange City this
morning between Duval's representatives
ahd delegates from Putnam, Orange, Lake,
osoeoia, 81. Johns. Volusa and Alachua