New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-22

AorNr ColOnei S0utnmayu, VINO IaIleu to sec
the Surgeon-General, who has returned to Wash
ington, will probably soon seek an interview with
Colonel Daniel in regard to this matter. DIR.
Porter is backed up by all our citizens in his
work. dispatch from Way Cross, Ga, says:
The Town Council today, and declared absolute
and rigid quarantine against Fcrnandlna Welborn and
Gainesville and all suspected places. No person or bag
gage, express freight will be permitted to come within
the town under penalty OF fne declared In the quaran
tine laws. The quarantine officers charged TO en-
force these laws strictly. committee OF prominent
citizens appointed inaugurate at once a
thorough houscto house inspection, and require
all nOn-resdents found in the city to give satisfactory
OF themselves for the last fifteen days This Is
done as precautionary The authorities they
determined keep the health Of the city to its
present standard which good The financial condition OF
Way becoming embarrassing In addition to meet
the ordinary expenses the city has been under heavy
expense to place the town in gool
sanitary condition, and keep up n
rigid quarantine While surgeonGene Hamilton and tho
officials engaged under him. well as well "a the rail
road authorities deserve much credit for their eorts In
maintaining strict quarantine 1: is feared that they
not sufficiently alive to the importance Of Way Cross
strategic point and railroad centre One
OF fever here would imperl the safety OF
Savannah and Brunswick well s other
points and parayze the railroad interests especially those
Of the Savannah Florida and western and Brunswick and
Western. Of warning should be sounded to
the health authorities Of Savannah Brunswick ana
other places. and especially Surgeon-Generd Hamilton
and his subordnates the railroad oicias to greater
vigilance and the absolute importance Of keeping yellow
fever out OF Way Cross
The Finance Committees report the following
contributions received to-day.
Members New-Yorl1 Cotton Exchange, s945 !;
through ii. b. Holiins, New-York 81 00 Rodney
Dennis Hartford Conn., S25; citizens New-Or-
leans, s4s7 25; Morton & Morris, Fargo, Dak.,
S25 Merchants Exchange, St. Louis $4,000; :;
Marietta Ca 81 O; Lotte G. Johnson, Charlotte 81
citizens of Charlotte, S21 so; F. B. Mcdowell, 50 ;
concert at Goldsboro so citizens of YorlSvile,
S. c. 500; Bella Hubbard, Detroit Mich, 81 0 :;
citizens of Columbus Ca, s3lO 95 j. jeremiah
Temple, Nashville, Tenn, s210 35; d. X. Smith,
Nashville Tenn. S11 News Publishing Company.
Chattanooga, Tenn, s75 10; Mayor Fitler, Phila-
delphia, s2,5O0; V. S. Brammer treasurer Relief
Fund, Frederick, Md, $3.50; Employees
Post Office Department, Washington, SIG 90;
Boston Record" $50: G. W. Hoard, VicSsbrrg,
Miss, 81 o; Davis & Wasster, Mayorvlle, s34 45 !;
George p. Rayney, Tallahassee, $685. II. L. Mitch
ell Tallahassee, $50; ladies of Frankfort, KY,
s1O3 55; Mrs c. Merrill, from same place,
s23; Quitman, Ga, slo4 70; Mr.. Desia-
lynsl1 S10 citizens of Huntsville, sll0;
Oxford, Ala, Baptist Church. s3s; Frankfort,
Ky, SO: Citizens OF Augusta, Ga 81 2s; Mem
pins Appeal SS2 20 CltlZens OF oJ. 'auery,
Ga. 500 IS; Hebrew citizens of Selma. Ala,
S64 so; Citizens Of Owenboro KY, s10s; St.
Paul's Church. Columbus, Miss, $50; Officers
Louisiana State Board of Health, Sf5 :;
Athens, Ca, s51; LumpSin, Ca, $50 75 ;
Vanderbilt Hopkins. New-York, S25 !;
Citizens of Moss Point, Miss, 81 80, Citizens
of Summit Miss, s45 rs; Detroit Steam and
Spring Works, sloo; I. B. McDonough, $40;
Brunswick Ca, $3.50; Concert at Ft Worth,
Texas, s2O2; Piqua, O., 81 90; George K McNeely,
Tr6y, n V. sl00; c. F. Howains, 81 40; DIR.
W. G. Thomas and George Gillett Thomas, Will
mington, n c., s25. Amount received to-day,
above, 50, 700 60. $4,000 NOR came after the