Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-09-26
A REIGN OF TERROR.

a REIGN ! OF TERROR.
The South Panic strick on over tho spre.d
Of Yellow Fever Reports from tho
stricken Cities w Shot Gun Quarantine
Established ut Various Points Citizen.
Fly from tho Plague.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept 22-The excite
ment which has prevailed here since the
outbreak Of the fever at jackson, Miss.
eliminated yesterday in meeting Of 4
committee Of six, appointed by the Cotton
and Merchants Exchanges and the city au
thorities, at which q resolution was adopted
requesting the president Of the taxing dis.
trict to stop all passenger travel into Mem
phls from the cast side of the Mississippi
river and established strict non-inter-
course passenger quarantine. This non
intercourse quarantine will 60 into effect
at once, and includes the Chesapeake.
Ohio & Southwestern, Louisville &
Nashville, Memphis & Charleston, Ten
nessee Midland, Memphis & Birming ham.
Illinois Central, and Louisville, New Or
leans & Texas. Agents Of all the roads
mentioned will be notified not to sell tick
cts for Memphis, and no train will be al
lowed to come nearer the city than ten
m1es. and Gordon of armed pickets will
guard the dirt roads leading into Memphis
and no one will be allowed to enter.
The sentiment here is that Memphip can
better afford to spend 800, 900 to keep the
city free of infected persons than to have
even one case Of fever, which would cost
her merchants millions OF dollars in loss
of trade, not counting the lives
of her citizens which would be
jeoparded. The same feeling prevades
throughout the States Of Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi, Tennessee and Alabama, and ex-
tends into Kentucky. Every town and
city in the States named, from Cairo ILL.,,
south to New Orleans, have established
strict quarantine against infected
points, and in many instances against
the world. Shotgun quarantine pre-
walls along the line of the illinois Cen
trail all the way from New Orleans to Full
ton, KY, and trains are not allowed to
stop at any Of the stations between Cairo,
ILL.,, and Canton, Miss. A regular panic
seems to have seized the people, especially
in the, smaller interior towns where
non-intercourse is the watchword
and armed men guard the roads leading into
those places. The lateness of the season
and the near approach of cool weather is
favorable for the safety of those places
not now infected, and a feeling Of security
will prevail provided there is no further
spread of the fever from jackson, Miss.
and Decatur, Ala.
A special from Jackson, Miss, says:
"Great excitement prevails here and the
people are leaving in crowds. Nothing
definite can be ascertained, but it is be-
lieved there are four or five cases of fever
here"
RAILROAD TRACKS TORN Up
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 22.-It is reported
here that portion of the railroad track
between Harrison and Vicksburg has been
torn up by frightened people in order to
force trains to stop. There is good ground
for believing the report true. There is
scarcely any fear that any ref
ugees will be able to reach Louisiana or
New Orleans by river, for Jackson has
been isolated, and people from there have
no means of reaching the Mississippi
river. Vicksburg and Natchez have both
guaranteed most strictly, and roads
connecting them with jackson have
been obliged to 60 out of business for
the present. There is evidently a reign of
terror in and about Jackson, and gentle
man on his way from Birmingham to
Vicksburg, who was forced to come to New
Orleans from Meridian, said this morning
that he never saw people so frightened
as are Mississippians, who are panic
become general in their State. Special
trains, as required, will be sent to jackson
by the Illinois Central to carry North all
who wish to go.
West Point has closed her gates not only
against the fever-stricken districts, but
against the world. Armed police are scour-
ing the city.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. 22-Chatta-
nooga has instituted most string gent quar-
rantine against all infected points. The
city council has adopted ordinances
inf1Icting q fine of $500 on any
person entering the city from any
infected district, aud q large re-
ward is offered for the apprehension and
conviction of such offender and for the
conviction of any one harboring such ref
ugee. The Memphis & Charleston railroad
trains stopping at Decatur or within
twenty miles on either side are forbidden
entrance to Chattanooga
FROM THE INFECTED POINTS.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. 2s.-The OIL
cial reports yesterday shows 11S new cases
of yellow fever and IA deaths. Most of the
new cases are among colored people in the
suburbs. There are comparative few
deaths among the negroes, who usually
recover rapidly from the desease. Total
uunlOof VI cases EopOTtou 10 O8Ce, A,o$SS;
total deaths, 1856
SELMA, Ala, Sept 22-A dispatch from
DR.. Cochran, State Health Officer, says:
II know Of four cases Of yellow fever here and
believe there are others. The local doctors
have at last agreed that we have yellow
fever"
The excitement is intense. Selma IS
quarantined against Decatur, Jackson
vile, Fla. jackson, Miss, and all infected
places. 49,
JACKSON, Miss, Sept 22-Four new
cases of fever were reported yesterday.
John Lorenz died during the afternoon
Total cases, seven; one death. It is gen.
orally conceded that all the cases origi-
mated here and were caused by excava.
tions and disturbing filthy sewers on the
depot grounds during the last two
months. -,.-.
The provisions have nearly all been car
ried away by the merchants, and people
who can not get away are in truly bad
fix. Nine tenths Of the white population
and few of the colored people have fed
A special train on the Illinois Central
road took off a carload last evening to
points north. .-'' '2~-s1
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-Surgeon- Gener-
al Hamilton, who returned from Camp