Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-27
In FEAR AND TERHbR.
Teyribls Dread OF southern Cities
at the Approach Of yellow
Fever.
Shotgun Quarantine in Force-City
Ordinances to Fine and ImprisOn
Refugees.
Tho Excitement Increased at Jackson,
HnH-Fopvsesn Deaths at Jacksonville
TRIMS Stopped.

1iA-Foavsesn Deaths at Jacksonville
trims Stopped.
NsW ORLEANS, Sept. 22.-It is reported
that portion OF the railroad track be-
tween Harrison and Vicksburg has been
torn up by frightened people in order to
force trains to stop. There is good ground
for believing the report true. There is
scarcely any fear that any refugees will
be sble to reach Louisiana or New Orleans
by river, for Jackson has been isolated
and people from there have no means OF
reaching the Mississippi river. Vicksburg
and NAtchez have both Guaranteed most
strictly and railroads connecting them
with Jackson have been obliged to go out
of business for the present. There is evil
IDENTIFY . reign OF terror in and about Jack
son, and q gentleman on his way from
Birmingham 10 Vicksburg, who was forced
to come 60 New Orleans from Meridian,
said that he never saw people so frightened
as the Mississippians who are paniGstrick0
On with fear that the scourge may becoms
general in their State. Special trains as
required will be sent TO Jackson by the
Illinois Central to carry north all who des
sire to go.
JACKSON, Miss, Sept 22.-The fever ex.
element was greatly increased yesterday
by four new cases. They are David Hippo,
Charles Daley. Joseph Bourne and Frank
Kavanagh, all workmen on the new rail.
road depot. 1t is generally conceded thai
all the cases originated here and were
caused by excavations and disturbing
filthy sewers on the depot grounds dur.
ing the past two months. Three.
fourths OF the white population
have fed. The stores are nearly all
closed and there is but little food In the
city for the ''can't-get-aways." No trains
stop here but special train was furnished
last night for such as wished to go through
to the North, tai king on passengers soma
distance north of the city. The Red Cross
Society was o9ganized to-day. John Lor.
ance, one of the three cases reported
Thursday, died yesterday afternoon. The
provisions have nearly all been carried
away and the merchants and people who
can not get away are in bad fix. Nine.
tenths of the white people and q few OF
the colored people have hed. A shot gun
quarantine is now in force on nearly all
the dirt roads surrounding Jackson.
AT JACKSONVILLE.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept 22.-The OH.
cial report yesterday showed 116new cases
of yellow fever and fourteen deaths IS fol-
lows: Mrs. Susan Zeither, Laura McCrea.
~, Miss Ella Oulahan, Susie Lamon, w.
Palmer tcolored), J. w. Foster, Mr.. Rea-
gan, n. Jenkins, Miss Lula Smith, John r.
Deely, Miss Conrader, Mrs. John Doyle,
DR.. Francis J. Gould and John Strachan.
Most Of the new cases are among colored
people in the suburbs. There are compar-
atively few deaths among the negroes,
who usually recover rapidly from the
disease. The total number of cases re-.
ported to date is l,5s2; total deaths, 1876.
A special from Gainesville reports one
new case there-a member of the guards
! who went to Fernandina.
One of the most pathetic incidents of the
pestilence occurred yesterday. little
nine year-old boy named Storck was
brought in from the Sand hills, where hs
had recovered from yellow fever. Making
| his way to his home he was told that hi,
father, mother and sisters had all fallen
victims to the dread disease, He is q
| bright little fellow and will be cared for by
q gentleman who was a patient near him
| in the hospital.
AT CHATTANOOGA.
| CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. 22.-Chatta.
nooga has instituted q strict quarantine
| against all infected points. No one is per.
mitted to enter the city. without giving q
| satisfactory account of himself. Quaran-
tine officers board every train and fifty
one are thus employed. The City Council
has adopted ordinances infiicting a fire OF
$500 on any one entering the city from any
infected district, and q large reward ID
| offered for the apprehension and con.
! viction OF any one harboring such refugees.
| The Memphis & Charleston railroad trains
| stopping at Decatur or within twenty
miles On either side are forbidden entrance.
Meridian, Miss, was qusrantined again
| last night, owing to the report that cases Of
| yellow fever had occurred there.
| AT MONTGOMERY.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. 22-In conses
Quence of reliable information that thefe
is case of sickness supposed to be fever
| in Greenville, the Montgomery board has
recommended quarantine against Green .
vile, which was so ordered. Mayor Reese
telegraphed last night to Surgeon General
Hamilton and Senator Morgan as follows:
s.Recent developments show yellow fever
to be epidemic at Decatur-another proof
| of the inefficiency of the quarantine sys.
tenn existing in the different cities south.
| ask that the Government quarantine
service be put in force at Decatur without
delay to protect this city and section"
1t is reported that 1000 left Meridian,
Miss, yesterday on account of reported
yellow fever there, though dispatches say
| it is a false alarm.
| AT SASHvILLE
| NASHVILLE, Tenn. Sept 22-The Coun-
ty Health Board to-day held a meeting
and decided tosrigidly enforce the quaran-
tine Any refugees coming from the in
fected districts of the South within the
borders of Davidson County will be ar
| rested, fined and imprisoned, as the lag
| directs, and detained for a period of ten
| days. Persons who harbor such refugees
or fail to report to the health board their
presence, when known, will be subject to
arrest, fine and imprisonment to the full
extent of the lawo The law permits
the arrest and a fine of $50 in the case of
| any person knowH to stop in NashEiils
from the infected district. srf a.sssr.s
| The Seized Sea1ers. 49,.
OTTAWA, Ont, Sept. 21.-Information
has been received here that Marshal At.
kins of Alaska, now at Seattle, w. T., in
charge of the Canadian schooners seized II,