The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-10-04
MORE HOPEFUL
Fever In the south - Destlfutfon ut
jackson, MI.s.-Decatnr, Ala, Well Sup.
piled with Funds.

A Marked Decrease in the Ravagcs 0f the
Fever In the south - DestIfution Mt
jackson, MI.s.-Decatnr, Ala, Well Sup.
piled with Funds.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. GA marked
reduction in the number Of new cases and
deaths yesterday seems to justify the
hope that the worst Of the epidemic Is
over Eighty-i cases were reported to-
day, of which ri were white; deaths, s.
Total cases to date, 2, 453; deaths, 242. DR..
L. 7. Eddy, Of Louisville, who was one Of
the first Of the heroic physicians who re-
sponded to the call for med cal aid, sunk
down at his post yesterday.
Three new cases are reported at Nc
Clenny-two white and one colored-and
one death. No new cases or suspects at
Gainesville.
1t is believed now that there is no yellow
fever in Florida, except at Jacksonville
Fcrnandina, McClenny, Sanderson, Gaines
Vile, Tampa and Manatec, except, perhaps,
sporadic cases near the places named.
splendid orange Drop is ripcning, ard
there can be no danger in sending it to
market in fumigatcd cars
The citizens of Fernandina, through the
executive committee Of the Howard As
sociation, call attention to their need for
substantial and immediate aid and appeal
to the public.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 60 The Timcs-Dem-
ocrat's Jacksonville SPECIAL says: The cor
don around the city is complete and suffi
GENTLY strong to prevent bands of negroes
from forcing themselves in. No one will
be allowed to enter the city without a pass
from the authorities. Some think that the
worst OF the scourge is over and that an
early winter will finish it.
Several persons at Sanderson are down
with yellow fever contracted ut McClenny.
As there are but twenty-five people re-
naming in Sanderson no alarm is mani
tested.
DECATUR, Ala, Sept. .9-Three new
cases of yellow fever were reported. All
the patients under treatment are doing
well, with two exceptions. j. r. Stuart is
reported to have died Of the fever ct
Hanceville
DIR. Jerome Cochranc, State health off,
town is supplied with every thing needed
and needs no other help.
JACKSON, Miss, Sept. 29-The high ten
sion of feeling in the community having
subsidized the city has assumed tranquil
state. Each day increases the number OF
demands for food. Much destitution is re.
ported. Rations will be forwarded by or.
ders from Washington. The sick are all
reported doing well.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 29-Ben B. Grant,
Of Newark, the yellow fever patient here,
died with the black vornit. The weather
is frosty.
CAIRO, H., Sept. a9-Thc Boards oi
Health here and at various points
through the South have SO far modified
the quarantine regulations that rail.
way traffic will be resumed to-day. The
Illinois Central began receiving frei2h,
for nearly all Southern points, the Mobile
g. Ohio for all points except Meridian
where trains are not allowed to stop, and
the Green line to all points South uncondi
tionally, except Florida, where receipts are
given subject to quarantine regulations.
CIScISSATI, Sept. .a-The Cincinnati
New Orleans g. Texas Pacific railroad has
announced that through service to New
Orleans has been resumed on its road, the
quarantine at Meridian, Miss, having
been raised.
CHATTANooGA, Tenn, Sept. aa-Ther,
was light frost yesterday morning. Tht
| modif ification of quarantine regulations a
points here, in Georgia, Alabama and Ms
| sissippi has put the railroads centcrin:
| here into great activity.