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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-22

kilograms sent early this morning to
Decatur, Ala, asking about the situation,
have not been answered.
While some uneasiness is felt here, yet
most active and stringent measures are
being put in force to keep out any infected
passengers or freight. Memphis feels secure
from an invasion of fever provided all the
energies of the people are directed
toward that end by enforcing
strict quarantine against infected points
This plan is being carried out, and at a
meeting of the cotton and merchants ex-
changes this morning a committee of six
was appointed to cooperate with the city
authorities in the heroic efforts being made
to protect Memphis. The city at present is
healthy, and if money and vigilance are
the only requisites, Memphis will con-
tinue so.
A non-intercourse quarantine will go into
effect at noon tomorrow. kilograms from
Grenada, Corinth and other Mississippi
towns report Shotgun" quarantine hav-
ing been established against Decatur, Ala,
jackson, Miss, and other infected points.
1t is reported that the Illinois Central trains
make no stop going north between Canton,
Miss, and Cairo. III
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MEMPHIS MORE CALM.
Absolute Non-Intercourse with the
Infected Districts

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 81, 10 P. M-The
excitement which prevailed here to-day
over the intelligence Of the outbreak of
fever at jackson. Miss. has Gained in a
measure since the city authorities this
afternoon resolved to stop passenger travel
on all railroads east Of the Mississippi river
The pressure was so great from the people
for non-intercourse that COM
mittee of six from the cotton
aud merchants exchanges, who are
acting in concert with the city authorities,
voted unanimously for the adoption of a
resolution favoring non-intercourse, and the
decree will be rigidly inforced commencing
at noon tomorrow. Agents of all the roads
will be notified not to sell tickets for Mem
phis as no train will be allowed TO come
nearer the city than ten miles. and Gordon
Of armed pickets will guard the dirt roads
leading into Memphis, and no one will be
allowed to enter.
SAFETY CHEAP AT ANY COST.
The sentiment here is that Memphis can
better afford to spare 500, 900 TO keep the
city free from infected people 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 jeopardlzed. The same
feeling prevails in the statos OF louisiana,
MISSISSIPPI, lenneS>ee anu Aldoinh, anu
extends into Kentucky. Every town and
city from Cairo, ILL.,, south TO New Orleans,
has established strict quarantine against
infected points, and in many instances
against the world.
SHOT GUN QUARANTINE.
A shotgun quarantine prevails along the
line OF the Illinois Central all the way from
New Orleans to Fulton, KY, ana 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 peo-
pie, especially in the smaller '.''~"'or towns
" here non-intercourse is the watchword,
armed men guard the roads leading into
those places. The lateness of the season and
TIE noar approach of cool weather is favcr-
able for the safety Of those places not now
| infected, aud feeling Of security will pre-
vail. provided the is no further spread Of
the feyer from Jackson, Miss, and Decatur,
! Ala.
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Natchez, which visited jackson, are shut
out from their homes, all trains ON the
Natchez, jackson and Columbus railroad
beyond Hamilton having been stopped. A
special train was sent ont at IL O'clock to-
night to bring in the Natchez people from
Coopers Wells, Harrington and other points
along the road, who have not been to Jack
son. BY shotgun quarantine in 1878 the
yellow fever was kept out of Natchez, and
it is believed it can be done again"
WILD EXCITEMENT AT MERIDIAN.
MERIDIAN, MISS, Sept. 2l.-The news
last night of yellow fever in jackson set the
town wild, and before an hour had elapsed
preparations had been begun by many to
get out of town ON the first train, or by
private conveyance. This morning train
from jackson was stopped two or
three miles out of town and all
the passengers were transferred to a
Northeastern train from New Orleans
bound for Chattanooga There were some
passengers on board for Meridian. These
were sent through. the train not being
allowed to stop in the city limits, but pas
sengers were allowed to get off mile north
of Meridian and came back to town on the
southbound train in an hour after they had
been sent through No trains will be
allowed TO come in town from jackson.
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FLoOKING INTO KENTUCKY.
Decatur's Refugees Swarming all Ovel
the Blue Grass Region.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 21.-A train
morning brought to Kentucky between 200
and 300 yellow fever refugees from that
city. A large number left the train at the
smaller towns and have scattered through
the state. About sixty came on to this
city. Most of these had relatives or friends
to whose homes they went. A few went to
the hotels but did not register from Decatur.
One of the refugees was found at the Louis
vile and Nashville Office and said: I'VE
had to run the gauntlet through several
places in the south and had to conceal our
identity in order to escape being thrown
into quarantine
THE SITUATION.
"When we left Decatur there had been
four cases of fever reported, and don't
know how many have occurred since then.
For several days past there have been
rumors there that the scourge had broken
out, but the officers of the board of health
believed that they could check the disease
and suppressed the facts in order to prevent
panic. AS soon as it became known the
widest excitement prevailed, and all those
who could leave the city lost no time in do
ing so. There were about $50 on the train
left on, but they dropped off at points all
along the line, and not more than fifty
came to this city.
TERRIBLE STATE OF AFFAIRS.
ga terrible state of affairs exists in all
Southern Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana
and Florida. Business is practically dead.
Visitors shun the towns, and half the homes
are deserted. The suffering people need all
the help and sympathy that can be ex-
| tended to them.n
LOUISVILLE NOT ALARMED.
DR.. J. w. Mccormick. president Of the
state board of health, and all the health
officers agree in saying that there is not the
slightest danger of fever in this city The
train was stopped by Health Officer Gait at
a small station outside OF Louisville, and
all agreed to report here to DIR. Gait There
will be special meeting of the stats board
of health tomorrow to consider the situa-
tiOn.
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A FEVER PHILANTHRoPIsT.
Off from Augusta to Jacksonville to
Work without remuneration.

Work without Remuneration.
AUGUSTA, GA, Sept. 2l.--Judge Milo
Olin, a prominent magistrate, leaves here
in the morning for Jacksonville to offer his
services as "A nurse of the victims of yellow
fever there. He was FRUSTRATED with the
sickness in his early manhood, and after
his recovery devoted much study to the dis
ease. He has nursed in Norfolk, New Or
leans, Memphis and several other
points where fever threatened to
extegminate the community. He was
also valuable authority on the disease in
Savannah during the fever there he is Il
prominent honorary member of the How
ard Association, and they have showered
on him many honors. He is very eccentric,
is about 20 years of age, and has great an
tipathy to newspaper notoriety, and much
of his work is done among the
poor who cannot afford skilled medical
attention. All the medical authorities
acknowledge his great familiarity with the
disease, and when the president of the
Memphis board of health had the disease in
his family he wanted Judge or DR.. DIN, as
he was then called, to attend the stricken
ones. He refuses all remuneration for his
services, and insists on paying his own ex-
DenSes.
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DREXEL, MORGAN g. CO, TAKE A
BIG BLOCK OF 5 PER GENTS.

The Purchase Not Less Than $4,000
600, and Win Probably be $lo,ooo,-
OoO-The Issue a 4O-Year Collateral
Trust - Gen. Alexander Gets the
Glory of It's Negotiation.
NEW YORK, Sept 21.--Lt was whispered
IN Wall street to-day, among those best in
formed in southern railroad matters, that
the Central railroad of Georgia had made
big bond deal with Drexel, Morgan 81 Co.,
but che particulars were not generally
known. BY close inquiry the News
correspondent gathered the follow
ing facts: Recently the Georgia Cen
tral directors authorized the issue
of Sl0,000,000 of IS per cent forty-year col
lateral trust gold bonds, to be sold as
needed. 1t is said that President f. P.
Alexander has been conducting the nego-
tiations for several weeks. and that he 70.
day sold Drexel, Morgan g. Co. 81, ,00O, 900
of these bonds, positively, and practically
closed the bargain with them for the re-
mailing $5,000,000
EXAMINING THE COLLATERAL.
The collateral trust for the security of
the bonds is now being examined by the at
torneys of Drexel, Morgan q Co and il
found satisfactory, the big trade will be
immediately closed This examination is
scarcely more than matter of form, since
all the details have been thoroughly dis
cussed aud mutually agreed upon by the
contracting parties. The price paid for the
bonds is kept secret, but it is reliably
stated that the terms Of the purchase are
very fiattering to the credit of the Georgia
Central company.
This is the largest transaction that Wall
street has made in any southern railroad
security since the war, and shows the steady
growth of confidence in the new south as a
field for investment.
EFFECTs OF THE FEVER
All southern stocks were weak on change
to-day, owing to the distressing reports of
the wider spread of yellow fever
Louisville and Nashville, Richmond
Terminal, Norfolk and Western and Ten
nessee Coal and Iron shares suffered the
sharpest declines.
The big bond sale by the Georgia Central
to such sagacious financiers as Drexel, Nor
gan 81 Co. shows that the depression in
southern properties on the exchange is
more the result of the manipulations of
spectators than any disturbance of conf
danca
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against jackson and Grenada, Miss.
Decatur, Ala, and all Florida points. The
force of sanitary officers has been doubled
Twenty passengers from Mississippi have
boen turned back, and not allowed to cross
the river.
THE WORLD SHUT OUT
WEST POINT, MISS, Sept. 21.-West
Point to-day closed her gates, not only
against the fever-stricken districts, but
against the world The Aberdeen branch
of the Illinois Central railroad will shut
down operations tonight, and it is very
likely that the last train on the Mobile and
Ohio has been permitted to stop here.
Armed police are securing tho city, and
every precaution win be taken TO prevent
the appearance Of the terrible plague here.
These facts show the feeling generally pre-
vailing in all the interior towns in Missis-
sippi
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REJECTS OF THE FEVER.
LEGISLATION FOR GEORGIA.
Savannah's Public Building-Paymen
for Occupation by Troops,

Savannah's Public Building-Paymen
for Occupation by Troops.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.--The supervising
architect of the treasury will do everything
in his power to conform to the suggestions
of Postmaster Lamar and Judge Speer as
to the Savannah public building. He was
anxious to get their ideas and will meet
them as far as he can.
Mr.. Clements got through the House to-
day the bill for the payment of s., 900 to
the First Baptist church at Cartersville for
its use by federal troops during the war;
also. with the help Of Mr.. Crisp, the bill to
pay $1,000 to the Catholic church at Dali
ton for the same reason
Mr.. Grimes got through the bill paying
s. II. Hill 81 $50 for the rent of buildings
under contract for the occupation Of federal
troops during the time from April to De-
cember, 1864.
Mr.. Holman objected 10 this, on the
ground that it would serve TO establish a
costly precedent, but Messrs. Blount and
Grimes answered him 50 successfully, that
no one but MIR. Holman voted against the
hill
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CHATTAaOOCHEE OALM.
Visitors Not Received at the Asylum
"A Fight Over the Fever.


CHATTAHooCHEE, FLA. Sept. 2l.-This
city has been somewhat quiet during the
last two weeks, notwithstanding the raw
ages of yellow fever in some parts of the
state.
Supt Moseley, of the insane asylum, has
quarantined that institution against all
strangers who may come here with the in
tention Of seeing it,
A lady from one of the infected places
in East Florida passed here a few days ago
en- route for the west, but upon arriving at
Pensacola she was Immediately turned
back, and when she got here she had no
place to go to. Mr.. Rumph, of the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western railway, said
that she should go on west, but Mr.. Whit
taker, of the Pensacola and Alta tic, said
that she should not. Angry words erlsued,
when Mr.. Rumph walked over to Mr.
Whitaker and slapped him in the face.
Trouble would have followed If they had
not been parted by some gentlemen. The
matter was settled by Mr. Whitaker TAX
ing the lady to his house and entertaining
har
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wAYCRoss OUT OF MONEY.
The Government Asked to Keep Up
the Local Quarantine.

The Government Asked to Keep Up
the Local Quarantine.
WAYcRoss, Ga, Sept. 21.-The following
preamble and resolutions were adopted at Il
mass meeting of citizens here today:
WHEREAS, Owing to the position of Waycross
as a railroad center and general distributing
point, and being the principal gateway into
Florida and the main outlet from the yellow
fever districts, 1t is therefore all important to
the entire country, and especially to the cities
lying Immediately northeast and west of us
that rigid quarantine should be maintained at
this point to prevent the Introduction and
spread of said disease. and
WHEREAS, The mayor and council OF Way
cross have already gone to the limit of taxation
allowed by the charter and have exhausted all
the funds thus raised, as well private contri-
buttons made by the citizens for the purpose of
placing the town in good sanitary condition and
in supporting said quarantine; and
WHEREAS, Without pecunlary assistance the
authorities here will be forced to relax their
efforts in this direction; therefore, be 1t
RESOLVED, BY the citizens of Waycross, in
mass meeting assembled, that the general gov
ernment through Surgeon General Hamilton be
requested to aid financially the mayor and coun.
Gil in maintaining rigid quarantine here.
ResoiUed further, That a copy of these reso
luti0rs be furnished the associated press and
Surgeon General Hamilton.
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A NEW CASE AT GAINESVILLE.

The Patient Member of the Guards
Precautionary Measures.
GAINESVILLE, FLA, Sept. 21.-One new
case of yellow fever developed here to-day,
that of DIR. NJ. FITzMILLER, one of the
Guards who went to Fernandina.
The weather Is lovely.
The sick are doing we'll
The city council tonight placed three
mounted police at the command of the
board of health; ordered that no one be per-
mitted in town from the country except be-
tween the hours of IL and 8 O'Clock in the
day; also that no refugee family be permit
ted to return to town until the board of
health decides it safe.
Col. II. f. Dutton placed $500 to the
credit of the board of health
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LAKE WEIR APPREHENsIvE.
The Little Outbreak at Gainesville
the Cause.

LAKE WEIR, FLA, Sept. 21.-Until a
day or two ago the people of Marion county
felt themselves safe from the ravages of
yellow fever. They had a quarantine
against Jacksonville, Tampa and Plant City
loosely conducted; but since the fever has
broken out among the militia of Gaines
vile, who had been to Fernandina TO sup
press the rioters, the people are becoming
alarmed, and fear what day may
bring forth. The citizens of Lake Weir
met day or two ago and passed resou-
tions declaring that none of their vacant
houses should be rented to refugees from
any place, and no suspects allowed in the
community. Up to date Marion county
has been unusually healthful. The mails
have become irregular again.
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aLADsToNE's CABINET.
Conflicting Claims on it's Action Rel,
tive to Parnell.

tive to Parnell.
LONDON, Sept. 2l.-Lord Selborn, who
was Lord High Chancellor in Gladttone's
last cabinet, has sent communication to
the Times, in which he says that he recently
addressed an inquiry to John Bright, Joseph
Chamberlain, Lord Harrington, Lord
Northbrook and Lord Carlingford, who
were also members of the same cabinet, in
reference to Mr.. Gladstone's assertion In his
review of the life of William Il. Forster
that the cabinet in 1882 unanimously do
cided that MIR. Parnell and other
suspected members Of the House of
Commons were not implicated in the crime
that prevailed in ireland. Lord 5elhorn
states that each of the gentlemen addressed
has replied to his inquiry, aud that each
denies that such a question was raised in
the cabinet. Lord Selborn says that, there
fore, there could have been no unanimity
on tho subject. Mr.. Gladstone promises TO
produce documentary evidence in answer
to Lord Selborn's statement.
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ATLANTA's ADvIcEs.

Supt. Turner Gets q Dispatch from
Jackson-No Word from Texas
ATLANTA, GA, Sept. 2l.-Supt Turner,
Of the railway mail service, has received
the following telegram from the postmaster
at jackson, Mics: There are three we'll
developed cases of yellow fever here and
one death. fhe doctors so pronounce it.
There is perfect panic here. The mail
service from this source will he given more
trouble by the fever. For the tsent all
through mail viii 60 around Jackson" ("
Gov. Gordon has not yet heard from the
governor OF Texas in reply TO his telegram
yesterday In regard e. fever. Gov. Gordon
says be expected a telegram this morning
and is surprised that none has come.
SuDt Turner has received a telegram
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France Don't Believe r..

PARIS, Sept. 21.-Admiral Krautz. min.
ister of marine, received a telegram from
Tahiti yesterday, but no mention was made
in 1t Of any fighting in the Marquesas group.
In official circles therefore, no credit is
given to the report received at San Fran
cisco that 200 French marines and thou
sands Of natives had been killed.
The government officials state that the
Marquesas group has been under French
protection since 1872 A few gen d'armes
have always sufficed 30 maintain peace and
uphold the authority of France.
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ALBANY's SICK NEGRO.
Many People Believe That He Is a
Fraud Instead of a Refugee.

ALBANY, GA, Sept. 2l.-Albany has no
yellow fever, but some of the small towns
have quarantined against it. Leary and
Dawson are quarantined, and Pelham is
quarantined against everything coming
from Albany except the jugs. Pelham is a
dry town. The fever suspect at the quar-
antine hospital has an enormous appetite,
and run hog down to-day that was dis
turbing him by roofing around his tent
Many believe thathe is tramp negro, who
has fooled the doctors TO be taken care of.
Surgeon General Hamilton was tele-
graphed to by Mayor Voolfolk to send an
expert at the city's expense to determine
positively whether the case at the gu aran-
tine hospital is really case OF yellow
fever. He has not piled.
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HAMILTON VERY HOT.
His Thermometer Outdoes the One in
the Local Signal Office.

His Thermometer Outdoes the One in
the Local Signal Office.
WASHINGTON, Sept 2l.-Dr Hamilton,
surgeon general of the marine hospital
service, returned to the city tonight from
Camp Perry, near Jacksonville, where he
has been experimenting the work of i'm
proving the refugee camp. The work of
organization, he says, has been finished
and the camp is now in splendid condition.
"In fact" said the doctor, 'it IL in as good
condition as a camp can be made, in my
Judgment. There are couple more build
inRs to be built, including the laundry.
Fifteen buildings arrived the day l left,
ready TO be put into position, and by
Sunday we will be able to accommodate
500 people. | should think that the number
of new cases at Jacksonville probably
reached its maximum to-day. There are
now only about 1 100 or 200 white persons
free from the disease in the town. The
climate, however, is simply terrible. Tho
weather is very hot in Florida. and when
passed through Savannah Ga, | noticed
that the thermometer registered a."
THE PEOPLE MORE FRIENDLY.
The tone of the people of Florida toward
him, the doctor said, had greatly changed
and they now feel that the marine hospital
service was in the right II would never
do, he said, to let people pass freely to the
north without quarantine. While the
weather was cool and there was little danger
of the disease becoming virulent, the places
they went to would become centers of iufec-
tion from which the disease might spring
next season. "Besides," said the doctor. III
you do not detain them, how are
you going 10 know that they don't go
to places In the south. SEQ it stated that
the people Of jackson, Miss, who are sick
with fever had not been out of town, but
think it will be found that the disease was
caught from some infected person If the
matter Is closely investigated. Some Of
these people who talk about senseless
quarantine should go into tho fever district
and see what they could do with it at short
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How Chicago Can Help.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept. 21.-The mayor
this morning received a telegram from Dir.
Neal Mitchell, president of the Jacksonville
board of health, saying that they needed no
physicians, but did need acclimated female
nurses. Any such who apply to the mayor
will be furnished transportation to Jack
sonville or other fever infected points.
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Stromboli's Volcano.

LONDON, Sept. 2l.-The volcano on the
island Of Stromboli is In a state of active
eruption. Steamers passing the island re-
port that instead Of the usual thin vapor
which arises from the crater there Is a con-
slant column of flame. The deck of tho
steamer Duchess of Sutherland, while pass
ing the island on her way to Naples, was
covered with ashes. Clouds of dust sur
round the mountain for a distance Of ten
rnilaa
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No Need for Alarm in the North.

WASHINGTON, Sept 2l.-Dr. John Fl.
Rauch, secretary of the Illinois state board
of health, and chairman of the committee
of epidemics and quarantine of the national
conference of the state boards Of health. is
in the city. DR.. Rauch said tonight that
the season was too far advanced for the
spread Of yellow fever in localities as far
north as this, and that there was no cause
for alarm here, or in Philadelphia or New
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Russian Bullion.

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept 2l.-The Journal
de 81. Petersburg says: "The comptroller,
assistant finance minister and bourse com
mittee have made an investigation to ascer-
taiu the amount OF bullion in the Imperial
bank, and found IL to be 221 ,472, ,495 roubles,
IN addition 10 the Is, 900, 900 roubles guaran-
toe AGAINST the new credit notssp
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No Aid Needed at HendersonviIle.

HENDERsoNvILLE N. c., Sept. 2l-The
following is furnished for publication in
the News:
Parties having contributions for the yellow
fever refugees a this place will please forward
them to Jacksonville, as assistance is not needed
here. We are not the set OF paupers repre-
scented throughout the country.
j. K. 7. BowDEN,
Chairman Refugee Relief Committee.