Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-04
YELLOW JACK.
Mourning In Jsckg0HvtiIe !Ovsr the
Death Of q Respected Cii,zsR,
The New CRsss.
eon'roversy Regarding the Admission CT
Tho Steamer Elnf ,lo from Cape Verde,
60 Pratfque at Galveston.
AsrEIxKR SEEKING ADMISSION.


Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, Oct. S.-Early in tht
season State Health OMcer Rutherford
admitted after five days quarantine one
or two vessels in ballast with clear bills
Of heslth from below north latitude 20
The Galveston Board OF Health kicked
vigorously and reported the matter to
Governor Ross. The result WAS the Gov,
ernor ordered the original twenty -dsy
quarantine proclamation to be rgidly
adhered to. The steamship Elmfeld,
ostensibly from Cape Verde, south OF
the 25sh parallel, seeks admittance TO
Galveston nsrbor. DR. Cook, Health ON
Ger Of Galveston, goes blck on nisIrecord
own and favors admitting the Elmhsld
Moller & Co. of G Galveston have just written
Governor Ross, asking that the Enfield
DE allowed to enter since there has been
no epidemic disesse at Cape Verde.
Governor Ross to-day replied, throwing
'he n.ire responsibility on the Health
Beard OF Galveston, with whom Is prac-
ticslIy left the question Of admitting the
E!mfeld.
REPORT FROM DECATUR.
MEMPHIS, TENN Oct. s-The fol-
loving has been received by the Asso-
cisted Press:
DECATUR, ALA Oct. Since my re-
port yesterday we have had three deaths
Martin Hooker, DR.. ". B. Black, and
Robert Orr (colored). The number Of
ment, ten or twelve. The thermometer
last night went down TO So, but there
vas very little frost. Two Of the cases
hat died last nighthsd not been previous
" reported. TIE situation is not ma
terially different from what II has been
several days. The relief committee Is
still res y to give sll aid needed.
TSigue67 JEROME COCHRAN,
STATE Health Officer.
THE GOVERNORS REPLY.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, Tex, Oct. Following is
the Governors reply to Moller's latter
from Galveston asking the admission o;
the Elmfsld from Cane Verde islsrd:
AUSTIN, Ten, Oct. ), 1883.
To j MoIler t 90, Galveston.
GENTs-Your communication Of Octo-
Der is ct hanl as well as your telegram
OF the same date, and IN answer thereto l
an directed to say thst DR.. Rutherford,
the state health oficer, in the exercise CT
what is deemed wise discretion
on bis part, ard which would
have very properly applied to the Elm
field, admitted some vessels 10 Prst ele
after only five days detention. The action
OF the Doctor had in special Difference 10
the commercisl wants and interests Of
G ,lveston called forth the animsdveIsion
Of the local board OF health and their
protest to the Governor signed by Dr.
c. Ok as secretary which WIS referred ~
DR.. Rutherford with the suggestion thst
no departure bs permitted FROM the
terms OF the proclamation q1srantining
against all vessels from sou "a q 20 north
latitude. II tha city board Of health sees
ct to reecind their former action and
Withdraw their protest against the ad-
mission Of cleRr,vessels to Pf,siqas at
q less time than twenty
dsJr, the Governor thinks that your
in the facts surrounding :he
case Of the Eimfsld is unsnswerabie, aod
AT JACKSON.
JACKSON, Mrs, O;s. S-Tbere are 70
new developments here and no new cases
Of frver. The thermometer last night
registered forty-six degrees, and to-
pight it Is colder. with prospect CT still
lower temperature.
locality where contagious diseases sre
Unknown and having been over twenty
days en- route, she might properly be ad
nitted to Piatiqus without further delay;
ont in the face OF the protest OF your
ocel board Of health, which Is
operative with equl force on tie
E,mfs!d with ali other vssse .
coming from the same latitude, be VEIL
not sske the responsibility on himself OF
nsking her an exception, nor Of eslao-
fishing precedent which might cause
serious trouble in the future. VIVA. his
action would be should your local board
Withdraw their protest need bot be dis
as II is still in fall force &C pres
sat. By direction Of the Governor.
81 n. HOLMES,
Privste Secretary.
THE JicKsoNvILLE REPORT.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Oct. 8. - The
banks have been closed during the dsy,