Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-27
WELCOMED WITH SHOTGUN.
A Boat Containing sscfugees Not Al.
lowed 20 stop al Many Places

Boat Containing sscfugees Not Al.
lowed 10 stop as Many Places
ST. LOUIS sept. 27.-The steamer City OF Prov
dence, which runs regularly between this city and
Natchez, Miss, arrived here yesterday afternoon
with nearly 200 people, chiefly women and chill
dren on board who nave fied from the lower river
towns on account OF the yellow fever scare. They
CT ne principally from VicKsburg, Grcenyille,
N..,cheZ and other points below Memphis There
was no sickness during the "Trip, aud none OF the
passeng, are from any or the Interior Injected
towns; IL Was known along Cue river, however,
and the boat was met at nearly all points by shot
gun quarantine; and while the steamer was al
lowed " coal and take on aud discharge freight at
few points. none or the passengers were ailowed
10 land until they reached Cape Girardeau, No.,
about SO miles above Cairo. where they were nos.
pitably treated The passengers are all WELL and
have come North simply as precaution, the nae
members OF the families remaining at home TO
friends or relatives here, and Will be wei provlaed
for during their stay. The remainder went 70
hotels.
DOCTORS DEPREcArrHG THE FEVER SCARE
ST. LOUIS Sept 27.-The Mississippi Valley Med
ica Association, winch IL In session nere adopted
resolutions which declare tnat yellow frver Is not
contagious IN the ordinary snse OF the term depre
Gates the fear now existing in many southern CON-
munlties; declare the selI-imposed quar- antine
ia force In states north OF the Injected districts
absurd and inhuInan; that quarantine should ap-
ply TO personal effects rather than 10 tue indlyld-
udl Inat such effects coming from infected dis
tricts should be burned, anu that towns IN the
the sick.
ro-DAY's REPORT FROM DECATUR
MEMPHIS, sept 2..The following has been re-
relief committee Is prepared TO give assistance W
all who need II, and especially deprecate the
tue committee needs more nelp they VIII give due
notice 10 Lle public.
MISS Mamie James died to-day. No new cases
since noon yesterday. There are suspicious cases
at Hanceville, Hartsvile, and Madison, all Decatur
refugees think the fever Is not lkely TO spread
BucEheit, at Cullman, Is doing we'll
JEROME CocHRAr.
A POSTAL CLERKS MPRUDENr JOKE
HOUSTON, Tx, Sept 27.-Yesterday afternoon
on the ARRIVAL OF the east-bound Southern Pacinc
train. Deputy State Health Onicer John Gray ar
rested A. ID. Deckard, q mail clerk, running INTO
concerning the existence or yellow lever In Texas
Deckard was released on bail A correspondent
met Nj. Deckard, who stated that while the tram
tleman named w. Ii. Morrow, Jokingly remarked
that there was yellow fever at orange, and that
The only reason he said what he did was In reply
TO a jest OF Mr.. Morrow. He now sees the FOLLY OF
his ilnprudenJ remarks
The Blow that Killed Fulsjames.
n WAS STRUCK By AN EASTERN PUGuIsr WHOSE
NAME Is KEPT SECRET.
CHICAGO, Sept. ga dispatch from Minneapo-
lis says: II Is rumored In sporting circles here That
the man who struck the deadly blow In the night
at Grand Forks last week vas an eastern pugilist
stated that hr was In Minneapolis yesterday and
took the evening train for the East ''He was q
ringer that the Dakota sports secured from the
remarked q local pugilisI Il am not sure that
this IL the man, but I'm Informed from a reliable
party that he Is the that struck The blow that
killed Full1ames. or course IL was only an acci-
dent, and the authorizes should not trouble him"
UnifOrm Classification Of Freight
JUDGE COOLEY URGING RAILROADS 10 TAKE ACTION
Ia tn M
CHICAGO, Sept ia local paper says: Chair
man cooley, or the Interstate Commerce Commis-
Central Trafnc Association, says: 81 hope the
managers will not overlook the necessity Tor con-
nusg snsa S prsen hn tss cn o. Uniform
b brought before the lapse OF any great length OF
time, and II not agreed upon by the managers
you will understand much better than the general
public how vastly injurious tt must be 20 railroad
Interests and 70 Shs nge gsec a. ge 20 have as
q spirit Of concessions, Us the concessons must
Damaging. but however r. great % the injuries may Dc
they cannot possibly equal those which would
follow from forced nnii,cAtloa."
western Railway Freight Association, Judge Cooley
says: 81 trust the railroad managers are fully I'M
sgreement in the matter OF classification. You
have doubtless observed what WAS done In the
House Of is, lsw s Hsys snce on sne
Hose V,fll be concurred In by the senate but that
a unirorm classification VIII be required by law
before any great delay I have no doubt. The
proper authority 70 make n u that Of the railroads
theinselyes, and they ought 70 act In view OF the
necessity winch WIN soon be upon them"
For more Than year past JOINT conference
Committee OF Eastern and Western roads has been
at work trying 70 bring about the adoption OF q
uniform classification, but % radically different
were the views of the Eastern and western mem
beS Of the COMMITTEES regarding the matter that
they threw up the Job IN oisgust short time ago
II u hardly probable that an en0rt 70 br1ng about
unincat1on of the Eastern ana Weetern eiasnnca-
tAons will b made py the ra1iruadA ana nothing
but eongressaonal legtxataon can sorce tne much
CoavicssA % Kslsng HI W1se.
NEW YoRx. Sept 27.-The jury IN ths ecelnng
murder case this morntng rendered ve1olct 0
manslaughter IN the nrss oxgTee treoenck
SchilnnG. the condemned man, oaooeo h1s VIZ
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