The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-09-27

Jacksonville has now sunk into a perfect
state Of apathy. There In absolutely no
business and even the doors that were open
q week ago are closed and their owners going
away. The only place where any life is seen
is at the Travellers hotel, which has beer
turned into the headquarters of the medical
and relief bureau and the various com migBary
stores of the relief committee, which latter
has had W. b. Owen at it's head since the de-
parture of j. G. Jones. The citizens associa-
ton meets daily, but the atten-
dance is very small, only members of the
various committees and few Others being
present.
In East Jacksonville the fever has been
pretty well through all the white families and
It is now working on the colored folks. In
fact, there are very few white families in the
city that have not been attacked by the
fever Dr. j. Wise arrived to take charge of
government fumigating station. lie has
delivered over the charge of the hospital
tent ut Camp Perry to DIR. Faget of New
Orleans.
On his way down he tried to go to Fernan-
dina to see how things were there, but re-
ceived the following telegram from II. T.. Dot
terer, president Of the board OF health:
No yellow fever, no suspicious cases. We
invite investigation. and would be glad to
have you with us but that you are just from
yellow fever hospital, and your calling here
would alarm our people. Send a surgeon who
has not been in the hospital and We will glad
ly welcome him. For reasons given We cam
not avail ourselves of your valuable services.
A conference of delegates from the boards
of health of many of the Southern states and
Illinois was held at Nashville for the purpose
of discussing the yellow fever situation. An
exhaustive interchange of ideas was had and
resolutions adopted declaring it the sense OF
conference that ten days detention of yellow
fever refugees should be enforced against
int Ia
northern boundary of Tennessee, but in
view of the lateness Of the season it is rec
commended that the healthfu refugees whose
baggage has been dsinfected should be per-
mited to go north of that line without re-
tention. 1t is further declared the sense Of
the conference that the appearance of one
case of fever in a town should not be sufic-
lent to warrant quarantine against that
town until other case have made their ap-
pearance.
train load of refugees reached Atlanta.
They were all from Gainesville, Fla, and all
had health certificates. Nine rem aimed in
Atlanta, and the Others went on north.
few days ago James L. Lenge jumped from
refugee train from Jacksonville intending to
stay here. He was in the city three days
before discovered, and was then sent forward
to Hendersonville, N. G.
The secretary of the treasury has received
the following telegram from Surgeon General
Hamilton, dated at Camp Perry, Fla, SEPT.
IT:
DR.. Posey has yellow fever, contracted at
McClenny. Three cases are reported at
Gainesville, and there are rumors of cases at
Wellborne and Fernandina. l have sent
Wise to investigate DR.. Guiteras returned
Saturday night. Refugees had a hard time
on special train, and the whole seaboard is
alarmed on account of the refugees breaking
their parole at Henderson. do not think
it advisable to send any more special trains.