The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-25
EVER TAKES NO LIVES.
uu WRITES AND -FOUR NEGROES
PUT ON THE SICK LIST.

Which Shows That
|counders VIII Probably Reach Jack
Lo,ville This Noon - Miss Clara
|oorton at Camp Perry-The Eigh-
|+aanth Week of the Plague-Fumi-
|cation Headquarters.
n rKsoNvILLE, FLA, Nov. 24.-Presi-
H. Neal Mitchell's official bulletin for tho
[ontv-four hours ending at o'clock
night is as follows:
VI cases ........... ...... .'..'-...... y
baths ........-........ .......-''.'...''. U
,ol number of cases to date,........ 4, ,674
ftoInumber Of deaths to date. 4o7
[The new white patients are:
|GRACE WILLIAMS.
lanes NJ. SoMERvILLE.
WILLIAM ]. SAUNDERS.
Mrs DANIEL TOWNSVILLE.
F ". H. TUCKER.
The four other new patients are negroes.
THE SAUNDERS CASE.
psaunders will be here tomorrow, sure;
.d this y remarked Mr.. Steven Wigglns at
Enn today to the NEWS correspondent, as
| showed a telegram into the lGtter's hand,
Inch read as follows:
lr,ANTA. Nov. 2S 1sSs-To Steve WIggins:
M leave with Saunders at $40. Wire ME $40
ck NORRIS.
9TH, shows YOU that Saunders is coming,
kssn't it?o continued Mr.. Niggins, "and
bw those elbows who seemed to think that
| wonld never return here will find they
ore mistaken in their calculations, for by
morrow at 10 o'clock he will be saf fe in
kcksonville. received the telegram from
iorris a few minutes ago, and promptly
bred the necessary funds, so there will be
4 excuse for delay. | also received the
Blowing letter from Norris, and, as it is
bout Saunders, it may interest your
tlmerous readers.
/ The letter is as follows:
ATLANTA, Nov. 20, 1888.
h Mr. SteUe TVigginS:
[DEAR SlR-Your letter of the 18th inst. just
kceved. Your telegram and SOS was received
Friday, and employed one Of the sharpest
Eyvers in Atlanta to defend the case. Saun-
krs has employed three lawyers-Messrs Pope
Ii Jourdan and Col. Harrison-to defend him.
hey came very near releasing him on writ Of
/ ebeds corpus but my lawyer made an affidavit
b. we then went before justice of the peace
b then before the governor, who gave me
Hrrant to hold Saunders and his wife for
kenty days. His lawyers are doing all they
j. to have him released. | telegraphed to
b.. Perry this morning to find out if he has
bit the reQuisition, and am now waiting for an
tswer Saunders and wife are both under
bard. The chief of police says that he has
b two trunks, one grip, one telescope valise
b one chair. ] have telegraphed to the mar
|al of Jesup to find out if he
Is any baggage there, but have not
|ceived any answer yet. You had better
Il Chief Hoey to telegraph from Jacksonville
Jesup. Chief COnnally and Capt. Couch in
ls city are very kind to me. They have given
Il every assistance in their power, but 1 am
paid if the requisition does not come soon
icy will get some scheme to get him away
|Dm me. Let me know why the governor has
n sent the requisition. Must l bring back
Enma Saunders, as she is still under arrest.
suuders and wife are very much worried. They
bnt want to go back. They are terribly worried
Eout your taking Katie Mcpherson back to
bcksonville. Telegraph at once and let me
low what to do. Yours, etc, j. Fl. Norris.
TO FENCE THE SAND HILLS.
The Sand Hills hospital grounds will be
lnced.
The members of the Somerville family
st. Nicholas are all convalescent.
-. c. LEngle received $1,000 yesterday
fom the auxiliary association to pay off
be hands,
I. F. McFerny, grocer, returned yester-
by from New York. He had yellow fever
few weeks ago in Philadelphia.
Miss Clara Barton, president Of the Red
'ross Nurse Association, is at Camp Perry,
1here there are at present eight or ten
urses of her order.
George Sparkman entered Gainesville
gainst the orders of the quarantine officers
Sednesdav, and was arrested and fined
%, He took an appeal.
his is the close of the eighteenth week of
be yellow fever plague.
FUMIaATIoN HEADQUARTERS.
The fumigation headquarters will be in
1e Old palmetto factory, on Pine street,
ear the Sub-Tropical exposition grounds.
n Echemendia will be in charge, and he
zpectS TO begin operations about Dec l.
Jacksonville has had week OF disagree
bic weather-cold winds and drizzling
AIDS. The weather vane on the the Astor
ulldlng pointed due northwest nearly all of
us morning.
A growing disposition is manifested
mong the people to have the refugees re-
lrn home soon
The steamer Georgia rescued an English
ian named John Davis, who was capsized
tne river while sailing boat night be-
IRE last.
DIED OF CONSUMPTION.
A. L. Hungerford, a well-known citizen
Jacksonville, was found dead in his bed
Z, Washington hotel on Nov. 1S by
uwin Higgins. The deceased died of con-
lmption.
Mayport people report that the recent
low there was the heaviest in years, but
great damage was done.
bay street looked as if there was no
p1Idiemlc, 1T was so filed with busy people.
Inc thermometer at Pablo Beach went
own N to A last night.
y. b. Macclenny Of Macclenny was
town to-day.