Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-10-06

passenger travel into Memphis from the
east side of the Mississippi river and a
strict non-intercourse passenger quaran-
tine viii go into effect at noon to-mor-
row. Special kilograms from Greneda,
Corinth and other Mississippi towns re-
port shotgun guarantees having been
established against Decatur, Ala, Jack
son, Miss, and other infected points.
The excitement which prevailed here
to-day over the intelligence of the out
break of the fever at jackson, Miss, has
Gained in measure since the city au.
thorities this afternoon resolved to stop
the passenger travel on the railroads east
of the Mississippi river. The pressure
was so great from the people for non.
intercourse that committee of six from
the cotton and merchants exchanges
who are acting In connection with the
city authorities voted unanimously for
the adoption of resolution fayorins
non-intercourse and the same will be
rigidly enforced, commencing at noon
tomorrow. The agents of all the roads
mentioned will be notified not to sell
tickets for Memphis as no train will be
allowed to come nearer the city than ten
miles and Gordon of armed picketS will
guard the dirt roads leading into Mem.
phls and no one will he allowed to enter
shotgun quarantine prevails along
the llne of the Illinois Central all the
way from New Orleans to Fulton, Nv,
and trains are not allowed to stop at any
OF the stations between Cairo, ILL.,, and
Canton, Miss. A regular panic SEEING
to have seized the people, ESPECIALLY in
the smaller interior towns where non.
intercourse is the watchword and armed
men guard the roads leading into the
places. The lateness of the season
and the near approach of cool weather
Is favorable for the safety of those
places not already affected, and feel.
ing OF security will prevail provided |
there Is no further spread of the fever
from jackson, Miss, and Decatur, Ala. |
kilograms sent early this morning 10 |
Decatur, Ala, asking the situation have |
not been answered.
A special from State Health Officer
Cochran, at Decatur, Ala, says: The
Inc situation here Is very gloomy. Up |
to last night / had seen four undonbted |
cases of yellow fever, and as many that |
believed to be yellow fever. This |
morning three new cases are reported |
positively, and three or four more as
suspicious. The excitement for the last
three days has been intense. People have
been leaving in crowds think half of /
the population has got away, in spite
OF the fact that no trains have been
allowed to stop in the town, and in spite
OF the omnipotent quarantine. 1t is
pain now that there is some source OF
infection independent of Spencer, and
1t Is probable that Spencer did not get
his case from the Jacksonville prisoner.
My situation here has been extremely
painful Myself and DIR. Cross stood
alone against all the other local doctors.
and against the fiercely excited popula
ton. | have been denounced in the
most opprobious terms. have been
made out an ignoramus and fraud i
have been denounced for saying that
yellow fever was here and have been de-
nounced on the other hand for not say
ing that certain cases were yellow fever
and preventing exposure. ] was damn
ed II did, and damned if didn't. In
the meantime tried to temper the e1.
element, keep the roads open and get
the mails off. All the time I have kept !
Alabama and other states quietly in.
formed of the facts. The doctors now |
admit that we have yellow fever here ,
md steps towards systematic manage ,
nent will be taken to-day. So many /,
people had been exposed before l got
lere and medical and popular opinion /
vas so against me that could do almost !
nothing In the way of prevention"
The official report for to-day, saws I
jacksonville ella. dispatch, shows lis
lew cases of yellow fever and fourteen I
leaths, as follows: Mrs. Susan Zeitner, c
laura MeCreary, Miss Ella Oulahan, !
Snsie Lamon, w. Palmer (coloredJ, J. I
y: Foster, Mr.. Reagan, NJ. jenkins, +
Hiss Lula Smith, John +. Dealy, Mrs. I
Jonrader, Mrs. John Doyle, DIR. Francis !
7. Gould and John Strachan. j
A large majority of the cases are t
mong the coloredp people in the suburbs. f
here are comparatively few deaths Y
monS the negroes, who usually recover
apidly. Total cases reported to date. i
], 582; total deaths, 1876. There is moth. q
lg particularly new in the situation to- !,
ny. No definite information can vet be :,
btained from Fernandina. One new u
use is reported from Gainesville. thatof II
.guardsman who had been at Fernan- u
ina. Collector Walker and Mrs. Wilkes f
ere discharged from the hospital here c.
,-day. d