The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-10-23
YELLOW FEVER.
Only One Death at Jacksonville.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, October 20.-[Special.1
Tho city council today passed
resolutions surrendering all authority
in keeping refugees from return
ing 20 the city as well rs In matters OF fumiga-
tion. disnfection and the destruction of prop
crty to Dr. Porter, government agent. No de-
cisiye action win DO taken until after q confer
ence with Surgeon-General Hamilton. The
weather is decidedly warm and has been
for two days past. 10 this is
attributed the increase In the number
OF new cases, DIR. Neal Mitchell, president of
the board OF health, reports fifty new cases of
yellow fever for the twenty-four hours ending
at 4 u. m. today. There was only one death
that OF Mrs Il. 4. Marshall, of Springfield
OF the new cases seventeen were white and
thirty-three colorod. Total eases, $780, total
deaths S27.
Tho Situation in Fernandina.
Bishop Weed returned from his mi G On to
Fernandina today. lie reports that tuere is
not much yellow fever there. but that tho
business of the town is paralyzed and much
suffering Is likely TO ensue. The officials
thoro estimate that there are Mt
least 5000 people in need of immediate
relief, OF these about nine hundred are lido
steyedores, ordinarily employed in loading
lumber vessels. They are quiet up 10 tho
present time, but likely 10 cause serious
trouble unless they speedily get about what
they want. They are the same men who en-
gagged IN the strike last July, when the gov
ernor Of the state found il necessary 70 order
ont three companies OF militia IN order TO
check an incipient riot They are organized.
and are very ugly customers 20 deal with when
they want 90 carry point. So many OF the
inhabitants have fed that they could run over
the town roughshod were they so disposed.
The finance committee today ent S5,0OQ tOs
the Howard association for immediate use. IL
is estimated that at least $4,000 moro viii DO
needed 20 supply the wants of the island city
until the advent oil frost, the return Of the
refugees and the restoration OF business to it's
normal condition.
A prominent South Florida newspaper says
In its last issue;
We src strongly In favor 81 the policy OF non
intercourse wit6 Cuba nom May % November by
an ir0noi0d quarantine No advantages that can
possibly come 10 US ar 60 DO weighed against the
liability we lncur of bringing ia yellow fever Let
this sentiment be echoed by the state press in the
must emphatic lanSgas tn it becomes resisticss
nept one in Florida affairs before the inaugu-
ration OF the winter steamship service and
travel between cur gulf ports and Havana.
New NoRK, October 20,-The following was
received by the pernandina committee i'll this
city today, dated yesterday:
New cases 10, whites S-Maria Mary Alice Ken.
nedy, Mead kuut, and death one- Louis A. MiN
Mr. WiN's wife had just recovered from an attack
OF iever when he was again taken down. the attack
proving fatal. We received to-day y second ship
mcut of provisions nom New York lust in time as
the cunlul ssary was about exhausted The freight
bil was enormous. $50, local rates being CHARGED
on the railrcad. The condition IS unchauged, ex-
cepi that many roia the country are gradually fall
lSiSneal r. s SCHUYLER
Sec. Howard Association