Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-09-24
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FROM ALL QUARTERS.
STRICT GUARANTEES
Still Enforced Throughout
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the South.
WITHOUT APPARENT CHANGE
Bandits Attack a Train on
the Southern Pacific.
THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS.
Big Rally of New York
Republicans.
THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS.
THE SOUTHERN PEsrILENCK.

THE SOUTHERN PESTILENCK.
| Quarantine SttIl Enforced I'm Ghe Panic
/ stricken Districts-NO Increase Re-
ported I'm the Number of Cases Bnt
Business Is Generally Suspended and
the People All Eager to Leave the
Country.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. 23.-There were
| 1873 new cases of yellow fever and ten deaths
| reported to-day. Ninety of the new cases
| were of colored persons. Total to date i, 1878
cases; 212 deaths. At Mcclenny there were
| two new cases and one death.
NO TRAINS ALLOWED TO STOP.
MERIDIAN, Miss, Sept. 22.-Dr. Blank,
president of the board health, to-day made
| the following official statement: cat meet
| ing of the board of health to day it was or
dered that no persons be permitted to get off
any trains in this city, and that after 10
O'Clock to morrow no trains be permitted to
stop in this city but to train through with
locked doors at speed not less than twenty
miles an hour. There is no yellow fever
here or even a suspicious case"
RIGID QUARANTINE.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. ga jackson
special despatch to the American says: The
city has quarantined against the States of
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and the city
of Memphis No trains from those places
will be allowed to stop within Eve miles of
the city.
LESS EXCITEMENT AT MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 23.-This city has
been very quiet to-day. Confidence is re-
stored and the feeling of uneasiness which
amounted to panic Friday has given way
to q more rational view of the situation.
There really has never been any cause for the
alarm that has been felt here. Decatur and
Jackson, the only two towns in the South
outside of Florida affected by the fever, are
both considerable distances from Memphis
and now the refugees from those cities have
been allowed to come here. The non-inter-
course quarantining regulations are being en-
forced against passengers on the roads lead
| ing into Memphis on the east side of the Mis-
sissippi river.
NEGLIGENT NURsEs-MoRE HOPEFUL REPORTS.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 23.-Surgeon
General Hamilton has received telegram
from Dr. Mitchell, president of the Jackson
l vile board of health, to the effect that some
of the nurses there are guilty of drunken
ness, criminal negligence and incompetency.
DIR. Hamilton has ordered the removal of the
nurses to Camp Terry. DIR. Carlisle telegraphs
| from Gainesville as follows: ono new cases;
! all the sick doing we'll"
A naval officer has been detailed to inves-
tigate the state of affairs at Fernandina. In
| reply to offers of aid DIR. johnson, secretary
of the Mississippi State board of health at
jackson, Miss, telegraphs DR.. Hamilton de.
1 clining the offer and that there had been but
1 ten cases and one death in Jackson up to
date. To similar telegram sent to DR..
| Coohrane at Decatur, Ala, the following re-
Spouse was received: "Need no aid at pras-
| emit. Very few left in Decatur. The prob
lem will be to feed the negroes left in the
city"
FIRST REPORTS CONFIRMED.
CHICAGO, Sept. 23.-E. F. Jeffrey of the
has 10.
patches from points along the line of the
road in kentucky, Tennessee. Mississippi
and Louisiana, confirming the reports of the
terror which prevails among the people in
consequence of the prevalence of yellow fe-
YER The excitement is widespread and the
feeling has resulted in completely stagnating
business and preventing traffic. Mr.. Jeffrey
said to day there are probably $50 places
along the Illinois Central where guarantees
prevail, where the people had taken matters
into their own hands.
NEW ORLEANS PROTESTS AGAINST NEEDLESS
oUARANTINE,-No FEVER THERE.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. 23.-At meet
ing of the State board of health this morn
ing the agent of the Texas and Pacific rail-
road read a telegram showing that the health
board of Shreveport refused to quarantine
against this city, but that they had consented
to place an embargo on ali points below
Alexandria, which had the same effect.
President Wilkinson considered that the au-
thorities had exceeded their powers. 1t is
said New Orleans was free from even q sus-
picious case, and such arbitrary action as had
been taken by Shreveport could not be coun-
tenanced. He accordingly telegraphed the
Shreveport health authorities as follows:
Boards of health have not arbitrary pow
ers. The Supreme court has plainly decid-
ed these cases. The State board will assist
all local boards in keeping out infectious
k-.k I'll akovAa ,,a1 low
Any quarantine against any healthy place in
Louisiana will be resisted by the State
board. If the parties interested join issue
with you, we will side against you" 1t is
understood that the Texas and Pacific re-
ceivers will make an application to the Unit
ed States court for an order forbidding the
health authorities of Shreveport to interfere
| In any manner with the trains OF the road.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. ga Column
bus, KY, special says quarantine has been
declared and no steamboats, will be allowed
to land within Eve miles of the place.
CALL FOR MILITIA.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 23.-Governor Tay-
| Tor to-day telegraphed President Hadden of
| the State board of health in reply to the lat
ter's request for militia to aid in maintaining
quarantine here that he had no power to call
out the militia for such purpose and had
no money to pay them. If, however, the
militia should volunteer for that purpose, he
| would not forbid it. President Hadden has
accordingly issued a call for volunteers for
quarantine duty.
PASSENGER TRAFFIC ABANDONED.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Sept. 23.-All freight
| and passenger trains on the Alabama and
Great Southern road have been abandoned
owing to the rigid quarantine here and o ther
| points on the line. Traffic on northern and
| eastern lines is uninterrupted. No one Is al"
l lowed to enter the city without giving sat
| isfactory account of himself This city was
l never before in suoh a healthy condition.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 23.-A special
from Decatur says there were but two cases
| of fever to-day and no deaths. The city is
wall nrnYided with nhxsicians and nurses.