The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-28
THE DREAD PLAGUE.
Latest Reports from the
Stricken Yellow
Fever District.
THLEGEAPHIc NEWS FROM HOME
AND ABROAD.
Another Sectional Debate In tho senate.

Another Sectional Debate IN the senate.
NECEOEs FALLING VICTIMS.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, September 81
One huudicd aud thrtyone new cases
were reported by the Board Of Health to-
day-9l negroes and 40 whites. Eight
deaths. H. HELEN, Louisa Beiloie, ID
ID. Mccormick, Antonio Christopher. W.
+ Ford, Alice English (coloTed) Alyic
Herrick, Annie Wilson. Total cases, p
3Gs tOial deaths, 237.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, September 81
At noon to-day ihe number Of new cases
reported was ihiity-tw0 and deaths two.
ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK At FERNASDISA.
WAsmScToN, D. c.. September 81
The Surgeon General is in receipt OF the
following kilograms:
"CAMP PEEIY, September 27-Send
fifty wall tents Immediately. VIII DO all
can with Fefnandina people. Can ac-
commodale one hundred today. Camp
healthy. Have not developed respect
able case of fever in ten days.
Signed Huron, Surgeon
JtcKsov ~ BrrrrR cosDITIoy.
"JAcKsoN, Mss, September 27-No
new cases or deaths for twelve hours
ending this Gp. IN. VII have q camp Of
refugees established tomorrow
signed "JouSsoS."
DATED FRO I CAMP PERRY.
"CAMr PERRY, Sept 27.-Morning re-
port-Present, officers, 6; guards, II;
employees, including carpenters, 30;
refugees arrived, 2G; discharged, 30; re
naming, lG7; in fever camp, g, cOnva-
lescent, 3. No orefugees from FernandiEa
to-day. Only four from Jacksonville.
Can accommodate 200
lSipnedl "HUTToN."
LIVE OAK, FLA., Sept. 27-Wul you
have passengers stopped from riding on
freight trains over S. r. d W. VIII you
allow mails from this point TO 60 without
fumigationy
signed "UEQUHAKT, Surgeon"
FALSE REPORT.
Live OAK, FLA, September % The
yellow fever reported al Ellayille. find
il false.
Signed "WIIIAMsoN, Inspector"
no FEVER IN CUBA
"SANTiAGo DE- CuBA, September % -
Absolutely deny statements published
that in Santiago yellow fever reigns su-
preme. Not one case in port aud town.
Usual number of cases AL the year in
military hospital outside town limits.
1Sionedl CREME. Consul
FL PAso GUARANTEES.
"EL PAsO, TEXAs, September q -
Quarantine established by county Off
cials No action necessary.
Signed "MACOFFlN, Collector"
DRUNKEN NURSES
Jacksonville, September q Please
instruct Hutton not to receive nurses
that discharge Many Of them are in
competent. drunken and worthless. |
am getting rid of them as others are
not needed Jail mere infected. Please
notify me Of your decision
[Signed PORTER"
BRoKEN OUT n NEw PLACE.
JACKSONVILLE, September 27.-The
fever has broken out in SandersOn, the
next station west of McClennv. on the
Florida Railway and Navigation road.
Mr f. J. Pous, The Democratic nominee
for State Treasurer, and his entire family
have the disease. Aid has been asked by
the people, many Of whom are needy.
MEMPHIS REAssURED.
MENrnIs, TENN. September 27-The
iOiut committee or quarantine met at
noon to-day 20 recommend TO the city
officials thai n0u-interc0urse be discOn-
Unued AS circumstances and conditions
necessiisting the same have passed away,
but that inspection of steamboats, and
railroad trains be rigidiy enforced
against persons and freight from infect
ed districts under supervision Of the city
autholitie, and B0aid OF Health. The
latter wi probably approve the same
tonight.
BIRMINGHAM GUARANTEEING AGAINST
HUNTSVILLE.
REMINGHAM, Ala, September 81
One case of yellow fever, refugee from
Decatur. is reported at Huntsville, Ala,
and Birmingham has quarantined against
that city. Cases reported at Flint and
HanceNllle. near Decatur, prove 10 De
only light attacks of bilious fever. Only
one new case and one death, Miss Mamie
Jones. are reported from Decatur to-day.
Miss Jones died last night, but ii vas not
reported until to-day, There was light
frost in and around Decatur this morn
ing People there are greatly in need of
food
THE FEVER AT PORT AU PRINCE.
WAsHNGTON, ID. c., September 81
The minister of the United States at
Port au Prince reports TO the Depart
ment OF State on the 18Th instant that
four deaths from yellow fever have oc-
CURED on the French sailing vessel
Proyidencia, lying In that port, and
three on a German vessel and two on
the British brig Govivia at Gouaives. In
the city o. Port au Prince itself there
are believed at most only two or three
isolated cases of the fever.
MISSISSIPPI RETURNING TO REASON.
WASHINGTON, September21.-The gen
eral superintendent of the Railway Mail
Service has received a dispatch from
General Manager Gaul, Of the Louisville,
New Orleans x Texas Railroad calling