Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-09-26

Even Mail and MISUNDERSTANDING
Compelled to Run Through With
Locked Doors-The Shotgun Ouaran-
tine.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept. Pc. T. Jeffrey,
general manager Of the Illinois Central
Railroad, is IN receipt of dispatches
from many points along the line of the
road in KENTUCKY, Tennessee, Missis-
sippi and Louisiana confirming the re-
ports of the terror which prevails
among the people in consequence of the
prevalence of yellow lever. The excite
nj Mt is widespread, and at many points
she perturbedsfeeling has resulted in
completely stagnating business and pre-
venting traffic. Mr.. Jeffrey said to-day
that there are probably $50 places along
the Illinois Central lines where local
quaratines prevail-that is, where the
people had taken matters into their own
hands, and established an embargo, so
complete in number of instances as to
even shut out mail, medicines and ply
sicians.
MERIDIAN, Miss, Sept 23-In response
to numerous inquiries daily received
relative to yellow fever in this city, DR..
J. II. Blanks, president Of the board of
health, makes the following official
statement: cat d meeting Of the board
of health to-day at 10 O'Clock it was or
dered that no person be permitted to
get off any trains in this city, and that
after IL O'Clock tomorrow no trans will
be permitted to stop in this city, Tut
to run through, with locked doors, at a
speed not less than twenty miles an
hour. There is no yellow fe> er here, or
even suspicious CASE
New ORLEANS, La, Sept. 23.-At
meeting of tire state board of health
this morning the agent or TIE Texas q
Pacific railroad read a telegram received
by him which showed that the Health
Board Of Shreveport refused to quaran-
tine against this city, but that Welding
to the demands of the people and the
city council, they consented to place an
embargo on all points below Alexandria,
which had the same effect. President
Wilkinson considered that the local au-
thorities had exceeded their powers.
He said that the state board was CO.
operating with health officers in pre-
venting the introduction of contagious
diseases.
A Cairo special says the Mobile &
Ohio Railroad Company refuse to take
freight for any point on their line in
Mississippi, as they cannot deliver it on
account of the quarantine. illinois
Central trains run directly through from
this point to Canton, Miss, without
stopping. Local trains on both roads,
from here to Jackson, Tenn, are aban
doned.
JACKSON, Tenn, Sept. 23.-The city
has ouarantined against the states of
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and the
city of Memphis. No trains from those
places will be allowed TO stop within
five miles of the city.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 23-This city
has been very quiet to-day. The non
intercourse quarantine regulations
which are being enforced against all
passenger trains on the seven railroads
leading into Memphis on the east side
of the Mississippi River have caused
suspension of travel and the result is
shown in the few arrivals at the hotels
Since Friday fully 1000 people have
left here. They were principally women
and children, the wives and families of
merchants and others who, on the an
nouncement of the outbreak ofthe fever
at Jackson, Miss, took alarm and sent
them north. Business is virtually at
standstill. Country merchants cannot
come into the city under present quar-
antine regulations, and every small
town adjacent has locked its doors, so
there are no mercantile transactions to
be recorded. The City of Providence
from Natchez, EN- route to st. Louis, ar
rived tonight with about $50 passengers
from Natchez, Vicksburg, Greenv1lle
and other river towns. They intended
getting off here, but were prevented by
a squad of police who were acting un-
der quarantine orders, and all were
carried up the river to Cairo and other
points.
DECATUR. Ala, Sept 23.-To-day has
been the glOomiest Sunday In Decatur's
history, the sun even refusing it's cheer
full light to the small crowds on the
street corners or on the platform watch
ing the trains fv by them There are
hardly more than l5) people in tho
town; two thirds of these are colored.
The special trains, with about Fl ty
refugees, left about midnight last night.
1t is scarcely probable that any more
will be permitted TO leave. There were
but two cases and no deaths to-day.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. % Total
cases reported to date, 1873; total
deaths, 2l2. A strong east wind has
prevailed all day. A more hopeful
feeling exists among the people, many
Intelligent observers of former epldem-
les believing the worst is over. A spe-
cial from McClenny says for the twenty
four hours ending at 6 P. NJ. there have
been two new cases of yellow fever and
one death. A special train was sent to
McClenny by the Jacksonville Relief
Association to-day with supplies.