Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-09-26

THE OFFICIAL FIGURES.
The shotgun Quarantine SEN In Force
throughout Mississippi--ItaiIroad Traf-
Gc Generally A1lnloned-The
Plague Appears at Fernandina.

JACKSONVILLE, Sept. 95. The day
opened cold. J. R. Burch,' of the board
OF public works, died, mis- leaves Mr..
Greedy the on.y Surviving member of
that body here.- News was received here
that II. S. Lnkenbill, purchasing agent
of the r. and Il. n. railway, at Fernan-
dina, and q leading citizen, had died of a
genuine case of yellow fever. Diligent
ttlegraphing tn numerous people there
failed TO elicit response. 1t is learned
that Mr.. LukenbH is dead, but it IL
annodnged that death was caused by
congestion
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 25.-A picayune
special from Natchez says. The excite
nent over the fever was increased when
if was known that a suspicious case cx-
lists about eighteen miles south OF Jack
son, in the Dry Grove neighborhood Of
Kinds county, in the direction of
NatcheZ, tie sick person being the one
who nursed Policeman Torrance, who
died at jackson. There is also a suspi
cions case ut Myles station, on the
Natchez, Iackspn and Columbus rail
road, about midway between Natchex
and jackson. The victim in the latter
case occupied a room in the Lawrence
house MT Jackson, On Monday night OF
last week.
The board of health granted the rail
roaT company authority to RUIZ trains on
the Natcheg, Jackson and Columbus
road, to carry nothing but freight and
= medicines, and bring in cotton and cot
ton seed, but as soon as the order became
public the people rose up en- masse and de-
cfared they would tear up the tracks il
the running of trains could not be other
wise prevented. The railroad ompany
thereupon abandoned the project and all
employees of the road are likely to be
suspended until tke fever scare is over.
number Of people came to Natchez,
by steamboat from New Orleans, but as
they had passed through Jackson on a
fast train they We're ordered to quaran-
tine ut once. 1t was feared that the
cars in which they had ridden might be
infected. No steamboats, are allowed to
land at Natchez until undergoing fnspec,
tion. ,fhe health OF the ~quarantined ex-
c~ursion1sts 0t Lansdowne Park contin-
ues good. and apprehension ON that
score is being allayed. The weather is
growing cooler, which causes o. little
more hopefulness. The quarantine is
being strengthened and made more
rigid, Many persons are leaving on pass
Ing steamboats,.
The Picaynne's special from Macon,
Miss. says that the authorities of that
town have passed IN order removing the
quarantine against Meridian and allowing
all trains on the Mobile and Ohio rail
Way TO stop and take up or deliver pass
engers Il freight from all points ex-
cept those heretofore mentioned. This,
Is regarded as q hopeful sign that the
panicsstgicken people of Mis- sissippi are
regaining their reason.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 25.-The board
OF health has forbidden railroads to
bring into the city any coaches which
have contained passengers from infected
districts. Local trains on the Illinois
Central are abandoned. Through trains
run as usual, All trains have been WITH
drawn on the Northwestern railroad; as
they were not allowed to pass Meridian
or York. There is net an infected place
on the Queen md Crescent railroad be-
twaen here n Cincinnati. Shotgun
quarantine Is continued throughout Mis-
sissippi. Mall trains are generally aban-
doned, as there is no rail connection now
between Chattanooga and Memphis or
Cairo. Mails have been diverted via
Nashville, Montgomery and New Or
leans.
MOBILE, Ala, Sept. 25.-AIl through
passenger and freight trains on the Mo-
bile AND Ohio railroad were suspended.
owing:to quarantine restrictions iii Mis-
sissippi, Tennessee and Kentucky. Traffic
will BIZ resumed, Manager Clark saws.
when the people get over their panic.
JACKSONVILLE, Sept. 25.-TheYsoficial
report Is 11S new cases, 10 of them col
ored, and o deaths. Total cases re-
ported to date, 1891; total deaths, 217.
Many cases have never been reported.
This has been one OF the most disagreea-
BILE days of the season. Yesterdays
Northeastern was succeeded by a cold rain
and driz2le, Both continued all the day
aud evening. Such weather is bad 1or
the sick, hut the small number Of deaths
occurring to-day is encouraging. New
cases, however, are abundant. Four
ifths of them are in the suburbs.
Among the discharged yellow fever
patients are Rev. DR.. Weller, rector Of
st. Johns church, aud Mns. Weller.
Rev.sW. II. Dodge u resting comfortably,
Reports from Fernandina that r.. s..
Lukenbell, agent of the Florida Central
and Western railroad, died of congestion
are believed to be incorrect, and it is
thought that he died of yellow fever.
Superintendent Maxwell, Of the same
road, is sick.
A special from McClenny reports three
new cases of yellow fever there. The
Hillsborough county board of health has
declared Plant City free of fever, and
people have been admitted to that place
for the first time In sixty days.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 25,--A special
to the American from Decatur, Ala,
says the situation there is more encour-
aging. No new cases are reported, and
only one death since Friday. All those
at present sick are in a fair way to re-
coysfy hut one. Stories are being re-
opened and bnidence restored. Pro-
visions and funds are ample for present
needs. Hotels and restaurants are feed
iag all applicants, whether they have
meney Pr not.
Qcarantine Everywhere.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-Telegrams re.
eesved at the postofice department. from
various points in the south indicate that
nearly all the railroad trains in Missis-
sippj and Alabama have been stopped by
yellow fever invasion. A postal official
at Atlanta t~elegraphs that trains running
between Chattanooga and Meridian,
Meuidfnn and Nay nrla,nc ataa;dn, -