The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-23
NOT A SINGLE FUNERAL.
A BAKER'S DOZEN TAKEN SICK
WITH The FEVER.

case Not Tagging.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Nov. 22.-Presi-
dent Neal Mitchel's official bulletin for the
twenty-four hours ending at o'clock
tonight is as follows:
noafbs ...................... 0
Tot:l number of cases to date,........ 4, $50
Total number of deaths to date..,......... 4j5
NEW WHITE PATIENTS.
The new white patients are:
Miss H. PORTER.
EDWARD GAIDINGs.
JACOB MILLER
CHARLES NJ. LONG, JR.
GEORGE CARVER.
THOMAS CARVER.
PAYMENT FOR ARTICLES DESTROYED.
81 received the official notification from
Surgeon General Hamilton yesterday re-
carding the payment for destroyed infected
a ticles," remarked Surgeon Porter this
morning to the NEWS correspondent land
suppose that you want to know what am
going to do about itF'
Yes"
"WalI. nothing until the city council
meets tomorrow and passes an ordinance
making persons liable to fine for conceal
meni of infected articles, but l shall sug
gest TO the council to increase the fine, as
500 is too little. l have another sugges-
ton" continued the doctor, "and that is
that it will be better for the
people. and especially the poorer
classes. to permit the government
to replace whatever articles are destroyed,
instead of paying for them in cold cash,
and | will tell you why: "If destroyed
articles are to be paid tor in cash, a list
will Fave 70 be made by an appraiser, and
then 20 through several hands and finally
be forwarded to Washington, where the
clSluu will have to wait its turn, and you
know ttat there is lots of red tape in
government. and there's no telling how
ioag parties will have to wait. OF course
they will get paid for the stuff destroyed,
bni in the meantime they will be subjec ed to
all kinds of inconvenience, ard | advise all
those people to inform the appraiser when
he comes around that they will be willing to
have the articles replaced, and this will be
done quickly. for the government can easily
buy lots of mattresses, pillows, ETC., and
forward them to jacksonville at short
notice. and when mattresses are destroyed
new ones can Immediately replace them"
APPOINTMENT OF THE APPRAISER
Glow about this appraiser business9 Who
appoints him"
"This is not very clear. The surgeon
general recommends that the city council
and myself confe' together and select some
responsible individual for this position.
Now, one thing is certain, one appraiser
could not get around Jacksonville within
a year The job is too tremendous
What We will do remains to be seen. |
have not had any consultation with the
city council yet, and have not got their
ideas on the subject. This fumigation busi-
nes is a stupendous question, and i am
tinNing about it all the time, but we will
come out all right in the end if the people
Will pull with us, as l am sure they will
realize that the only way to stamp the
disease out and make jacksonville pros
porous is to work in harmony, and l am
g.ad TO see that the colored people especially
are anxious to do what is right"
THE SAUNDERS CASE.
Interest in the Saunders matter has not
Jagged and everybody wants him back.
Alr Virgins of the medical bureau says
though, that he has received no news from
Special Officer Norris, whom he ordered TO
telegraph him just as soon as he left
Atlanta with his prisoner, and he cannot
imagine how the report got out that
Saunders would be back to-day Mr.
Wiggins says he does not know exactly
when to expect Saunders, but believes he
will be here sometime during the week.
Dennis Murphy, son of T. Murphy and
wellknown machinist, who is at present
staying at Burnside beach, while playing
day before yesterday fell through a trestle
and hurt himself and died this morning.
KEY WITH A STORY.
George Phillips, who is Dr. Porters sec
retary at the medical bureau, has in his
possession a watch key which has quite
history The key was made many years
ago by President Cleveland's grandfather,
VINO kept jewelry store at "Bean Hill" b"
which Is i'll Norwich, Conn. 1t was at Bean
hl tdat Mr.. Phillips grandfather bought
TINS key from Grandfather Cleveland, and
the key has been in the Phillips family ever
since II is Of gold and rather large with
square handle, which is or1amented with
masonic signs. Mr.. Phillips values the
helfloom very highly, and says it will never
90 outside Of his family.
FALL OF THE THERMOMETER
The lowest point reached by the ther-
monleter in this cold snap was this morn
ing, hon the mercury went down to 46'.
=, II is estimated by the city council that
the expenses for running the city from Jan.
to Dec. 81, 1889, will amount to S93, 600.
The Sanitary Association has decided to
give employ ment to all the unemployed
men on the streets.
Dr. Paul Gibier, the eminent French
GVaat, Is still pursuing his Investigations
Gl yellow fever at st. Luke's hospital He
rs Is greatly pleased with the climate of
florida
TRACTS FOR THE MICROBES.
Inc Bowery mission, in New York, has
Seht large numbers Of trac to the medical
bureau here.
DR.. ii. Sohl. who has been critically i'll
IN East Jacksonville, who had black vomit
ana was given up by the doctors. is fast
recovering. This has been brought about
ny careful nursing.
street Car Conductor Smith of Riverside
very low with yellow fever and will
Probably die He is gradually sinking.
John 1. Carkeet, who was knocked down
~ runaway horse last Sunday while try
'ns 10 stop him, died to-day.
~ THE COUNCIL TO MEET.
ne city uncil will meet in special ses-
'i5 n tomorrow to pass an ordinance pro-
,%eiHs a heavy pelalty for concealing
nlee'ed articles. The question Of fumigat-
'HT r. Is uppermost in the public mind.
Iue wind is northwest tonight and it is
bey be,y cold. There is no prospect Of frost,
me board Of health will probably wait
roi,a ~. aV least two heavy frosts before per-
5f'i,v.lng the return Of refugees unless, the
al,a. ,er should entirely disappear before the