The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-20
FEVER'S RECORD NOTBAD
ONLY EIGHT NEW CASES BUT THE
DEATHS GO UP TO FOUR.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Nov. 19.-President
Neal Mlitchell's official bulletin for the
twenty-four hours ending at o'clock to-
night is as follows:
New cases Observation-Disclosures. g
Deaths. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Total number of cases to date ......,. 4.62t
Total number of deaths to date See. 4O2
DEATHS OF THE DAY.
Those who died to-day are:
w. A. HANRI of East Jacksonville
white.
EDWARD B. DERRY of Fairfield twhite).
GEORGE N. WOODS, at st. Luke's hospital
colored).
JOHN BUTLER of No. 1O6 Division lane
(colored)
THE NEW WHITE PATIENT.
The new white patient is:
Mrs. L. STEIN, living at the corner of
Brough and Adams street. in East ackson-
vile.
One white and Z negroes make up the
total for the day.
A SIGN OF THE END.
The medical bureau, which for the past
three months has been the headquarters of
tie DOCTORS nurses and host of employees,
will no longer be the same busy place. for
to-day a number of attaches were dis
charged, only a few clerks, who were
necessary to the winding up of the bureaus
business, being kept. The bureau. however,
viii still be the headquarter of Dr. Porter
and the staff of local physicians who are
now doing duty among the sick. but the
place will no longer be the scene of busy
life that it has been heretofore. The break
ing up Of the bureau is another evidence
that the dreadful epidemic IS nearing its
end.
SAUNDERS STILL PRISONER
J. w. Saunders, the quasi-socety swell
Of the medical bureau, who was arrested at
Atlanta last week, tried to get out of jail on
writ of habeas corpus, but telegram re-
ceived here to-day said that he has failed to
work that scheme, and is now being held
until re9uisition papers arrive there. He
may be in Jacksonville tomorrow or the
next day.
Travel to the southern counties is becom-
ing quite heavy. The passenger trains are
crowded daily. The steamer tug Bull Frog
commenced running to-day to bring shel
lighters to the Sister creek |
The clyde steamer Delaware is expected
at Mayport tomorrow morning, but she
probably has no passengers on her. She
has heavy freight.
RUMORs OF RIOT.
A crowd of boisterous negroes at the
corner of Bay and Pine streets this morn
ing alarmed a plumber Of ladies who were
out shopping. Somebody started a rumor
that riot was imminent and the ladies
were very much frightened. The crowd of
men, however, were simply grumbling at
being discharged from working on the
streets, as the funds appropriated for that
purpose had given out.
Harry Lewis still continues critically ill.
The mayor of New Smyrna denies that
there is any truth IN the rumor of yellow
fever at that place.
DR.. Porter is cutting down expenses in
his department. He now employs much
smaller typewriter girl than he did few
weeks back.
Last week ASS men were employed in
sanitary work. This morning only about
400 were set to work. The remainder, near
ly 900, cOngregated on the street corners
with hoes, picks and shovels in their hands,
and many began loud demands for "work
or rations." All the men are negroes.
meeting was finally called in Lancaster hall
on Pine street and DR.. j. G.. L'Engle, p. E.
McMurry and Walter Wetmore tcolored)
addressed the men AMI quieted them. They
were promised relief where actual need
existed. They then separated apparently
satisfied. No further trouble is antici-
pated. The reduction of the force was
necessary, owing to lack of funds.
AID FROM LEEsBURG.
The Leesburg (Fla,) Lodge of Knights of
Honor has sent $40 here to be used for sick
members of the order The last remittance
was SIS last week
Capt G. G. Randall of Tampa, who came
here as volunteer in the early stages of
the epidemic, left for Camp Perry to-day
On route home.
q. A. Decottes' family, who have been
sick with the fever at st. Johns mill, two
miles northeast of the city, are up again.
Mr.. Decottes and his 5-year-old daughter
were critically i'll. Mrs. Edward Decottes,
at the same place, is still sick
ITALIANS ARRESTED.
Vincent Quirrello, Frances G. Degello,
Antonio Roberto and Fortunate Ganade-
nello, four | alians, were arrested by Lieut.
Gruberello, of the Jacksonville police force,
yesterday, for having come into Jackson
vile without permit. They had walked
mere from Charleston and were fifteen days
on the way. Justice Lee this morning or
dered them to Camp Perry. and they will
De sent back 70 Charleston to-day.
A Maccleny special says there were two
new cases and one death there to-day.
A CAPTAINS PROMISE.
WASHINGTON, Nov 19.-Surgeon Porter
at jacksonville, has telegraphed Surgeon
General Hamilton as follows:
The agent of the Clyde steamer at Mayport
assures me that If steamers are permitted TO
prlng passengers for non-infected points in
FLORIDA, he will guarantee not TO allow them to
iand at Mayport, but will have them
transferred TO other steamers. Freight for
Jacksonville need not be stopped at all, as 1t is
not my desire to hamper commerce any more
than consistent with the public safety Under
the above agreement l think steamers could
continue to run. Advise your sanction. The
tickets to Jacksonville could be sold to accli.
mated refugees holding permits from me.
DR.. j. F. Hartigan telegraphs that he has
inspected Dade City and Brooksville, Fla,
and that both places arc healthy.
A CALL ON THE PRESIDENT.
Senator Call and Surgeon General Hamil-
ton accompanied a committee Of citizens of
Jacksonville, Fla, to the White House this
afternoon to confer with the President
IN regard 10 tho disinfection of
clothing, ETC., in the districts Infected
with yellow fever. The committee consists
OF Messrs. Joseph II. Durkee, d. @. Am-
pier, Telfair Stockton, s. u. Hubbard and
John @. Christopher
President Cleveland said he sympathized
with the people in the stricken districts,
and would do all that lay in his power to
alleviate their sufferings