The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-09-24


Mississippi and Louisiana, confirming the
reports of the terror which spread among
the people in consequence Of the prevalence
OF fever. Excitement was widespread and
at many points the perturbed feeling result
ed in completely stagnating business and
preventing traffic. Jeffrey said, today, there
are ouer $50 places along the Illinois Central
lines where local guarantees prevail; that
Is, where the people have taken matters In
to their own hands and established an en-
barge so complete in a number Of cases as to
even shut out mail, medicines and physic-
ians.
Resisting Quarantine.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 23.-At meeting of
the State Beard OF Health this morning, the
agent of the Texas and Pacific Railroad read
a telegram showing that the health board Of
Shreveport refused to quarantine against
this city. but they consented to place an en-
barge on all points below Alexandria, which
had the same effect. President Wilkinson
considered that the local authorities had ex-
ceeded their powers. He said New Orleans
was free from a suspicious case, and such
arbitrary action as has been taken by Shreve-
port could not be c0untenanced. He accord
ingly telegraphed the Shreveport health au-
thorlties as follows:
Boards Of health have not arbitrary powers.
The supreme court plainly decided these cases.
The State board viii assist all local boards In
counte1ance mob law. Amy quarantine against
any healthy place in Louisiana will be resisted BY
the State board. If the parties interested join
issue with you. we will side against you.
1t is understood that the Texas & Pacific
receivers will tomorrow make application to
the United States court for an order forbid
ding the health authorities of Shreveport to
interfere in any manner with the trains of
the Texas & Pacific Railroad.
Drunken Nurses.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-Surgeon General
Hamilton has received telegram from DR..
Mitchell, president of the Jacksonville
Board Of Health, to the effect that some Of
the nurses are guilty of drunkenness and
criminal neglect and incompetency. DR..
Hamilton has ordered their removal to Camp
Perry.
DR.. Carlisle telegraphs from Gainesville.
Fla, as follows: mo new cases. All the
sick doing WELL"
A naval officer has been detailed to inves-
tigate the state of affairs at Fernandina, Fla.
In reply to offers Of aid, DR.. johnson,
% Heat6 at Jackson S IgP tsieggPraphs a Dr. O HamiI
ton, declining the offer and that there have
been but 10 cases and one death in jackson
up to date. To a similar telegram sent to
Dr.Cochrane. at Decatur, Ala, the following
response was received:
Need no aid at present Very few left in De-
catur except negroes. The problem viii be to
feed them.
Trains Abandoned.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. 23.-All
freight and passenger trains on the Atlantic
& Great Southern railroad have been aban-
doned owing to the rigidquarantine here and
at other points on the line. Traffic on the
northern and eastern roads Is uninterrupted.
No one Is allowed to enter the city without
giving satisfactory account OF himself.
The city was never before in such healthy
condition.
Trains Not Allowed to Stop.
MERIDEN. Miss, Sept. 23. DIR. Blanks,
president of the board Of health to-day
made the following official statement:
At a meeting of the board Of health to-day 1t
was ordered that no persons be permitted to get
off any trains In this city, and after IL tomorrow
no trains be permitted 70 stop In this city but to
run through with locked doors at a speed Of not
less than 20 miles an hour. There Is no yellow
fever here and no suspicious cases.
To Destroy the Railroads.
CAIRO, ILL.,, Sept. %. People living around
jackson, Miss, along the Illinois Central
anu anu 4ACAAACdh AdAl1Oduo
threaten to burn the railroad bridges and
tear up the tracks so great is their fear that
jackson citizens may penetrate the quaran-
tine which has been declared against them.
Non-Intercourse Regulations.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 23.-The city is
very quiet today. Confidence is restored,
and the feeling Of uneasiness, which amount
ed almost to panic, Friday, has given way
to more rational view. There really never
has been any cause for alarm. Decatur, Ala,
and jackson, Miss, are the only two towns
in the South, outside Of Florida, affected by
yellow fever, and both are q considerable
distance from Memphis. None of the refu-
gees from these cities have been allowed to
come here. N0n-intercOurse quarantine reg
ulations are being enforced against all pas
senger trains on the seven railroads leading
into Memphis on the east side Of the Missis-
sippi river.
The Militia In Demand.
MEMPHIS. Sept. 23.-Gov Taylor today
telegraphed President Hadden, of the State
Board Of Health, in reply to the latter's re-
quest for militia to aid in maintaining the
quarantine here, that he has no power to
call out the militia for such purpose, and
has no money to pay them. IL, however,
the militia should volunteer for that pur-
pose, ne WOulQ NOT lOTDIu 1TeSlUeuL
Hadden has accordingly issued call for
volunteers.
Decatur's List.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept 23-A special
from Decatur, Ala, says there were two new
cases today and no deaths. The total to date
Is II cases and four deaths. The city will be
provided with both physicians and nurses.
In jackson, Tenn
NAsHvILL, Tenn, Sept pa jackson,
Tenn, special despatch to the American
says the city Is quarantined against the
States Of Florida, Alabama and Mississippi
and the city of Memphis. No trains from
those places will be allowed to stop within
five miles Of the city.
Ten Deaths In Jacksonville.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. 13 There
were 133 new cases and 10 deaths to-day.
Ninety of the new cases were colored per.
sons. The total to date is 1878 cases and 212
deaths. AT McClenney there were two new
cases and one death.
The Knights Contributing.
BELFAST, Sept. 22.-Phenix Mansonic
Lodge has sent 500 and Palestine Comman-
derry, Knights Templar, $50 to Jacksonville.
A Maine Mans Account.
Mr.. FL. w. Flagg, Maine man in Jack
sonville, has sent the following account Of
the fever to the Lewiston Journal;