Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-29
JACKSONVILLE.
TEE BOARD OF HEALTH HAVING A
HARD TINE.
The People Indignant Because They Re-
fuse 10 Allow the Refugees
70 Como In.
rBy telegraph y .he DIspa.ch.l

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, November 2s.-Odl-
cisl bulletin: New eases, 3 lall Hhlte];
deaths, O; total eases. 1850; total deaths,
40S. There Is great indignation over the re-
iusal o. the Board Of Health % issue pro-
clamation allowing the return OF refugees to
this city. There was talk To-Day VI public
meeting 20 denOuncc the board, but this did
not meet with sufficient support Great pres
sure is being brought 10 bear by the refugees
10 be allowed 10 enter the city, and some OF
the citizens here 90 30 far ~ 20 say that they
will protect the refugees from arrest in case
they come in on the trains. biF. llazen, a
returned New York refugee, who has been
residing ut Burnside Beach Oi late. came to-
day, was arrested, and fned 800. He
refused 10 pay the fine aud now
lies in the city iaI On the other hand,
one or two refugees are known 10 have
come IN on tO-day's northern tram, aud no
notice Of the fact was taken by the police.
The Times Union, IN a long leader THIS
morning, condemned the action OF The au-
thorities and advocated immediate permits
sion for the entry OF the refugees. Among
other things 10 says:
"EXuerience has demonstrated there is it
he II any danger Of the contracting Of yell
low-feVer after The fall OF frost. This epl-
demic does not differ. 20 far as we can see,
from the past VisitatiOns Of the disease IN
other localities. Frost has been heruded all
over the country ~ tue open sesame which
would admit refugees again within the gates
q their own city. II the authorities here
have not aided IN this vile PRONUNCIATION
they have at ieastncyer spoken word which
would lead the refugees to think differently
Now. II we are 10 be- guided by The dominant
idea Of yesterday tripartiie conference, frost
has nothing 10 DO with removing or lessening
the danger OK taxing the dl,ea-e. This can
be removed only 10y dislniec,iOn. VINO ever
heard Of Wholesale disiniection before; or
VINO ever heard Of shutting people ont OF a
city while II "a IN proCressy What metam0T-
pho,is! We have already had two iros's;
one light, the other moderately heavy. Now
what valid reason can be given Tor refusing
refugees an entrance here. Two thirds or
three iourihs OF them would come 10 h0Csos
that have not been nfcctcd-eyen II we admit
this T. be factor Of danger after the fall OF
frost. We shall be playing the refugees
false n We shut them ont any longer. 1hcy
have been told that frost would remove All
danger, and now suddenly % take all this
back and compel them 20 wait Tor nearly
four weeks. while the d.-iuiection Is IN pro-
eress, would be unWarrautcd, unprecedent-
ed, unjust. and even tYrannicaL"
WAsHNGrcN. November 2S.-Surgeon
Porter, At Jacksonville. Fla, to-day tele'
graplcd 10 ourgeon-Genersl Hamilton that
rs two irosts have occurred and the fever Is
principally confined 10 South Jack,onyile
across The river, he recommends that the re-
sirciion- 10 the railroads. % the city be re-"
moved so far a, 90 permit persons 10 leave
the civ, out that unsccliuated people be not
allowed 10 return I'll alter di-lnitction.
REFCGEES EETrRNTNG.
GAM yILLE, fla November 2S.-Sur-
ceon Martin reports four new ca,e, Of vel
low-icYer to-dsy-one white and three col
0red The refugees continue 10 return.