The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-02
A CONTINENT WITH A COLD.
The Spread Of the Epidemic Of Infiuenza
Over Europe-Business and Amuse-
nents Of all Kinds More OF Less
Affected.

Over Europe-Business and Amuse-
nents Of all Kinds More OF Less
Affected.
PARIS, December 24.-The epidemic
reigns and RACES. The conference of
lawyers which was to have convened
yesterday did not, because the majority
of the speakers were i'll. Reports from
Berlin are to the effect that there is no
Abatement of the evil there.
In Brunswick it has assumed a
malignant type and there have been
many deaths. At Frankfort it is in
creasing. Tramways there have ceased
operation because the employees are
all i'll. Mannheim has been very severe
ly visited. At Munich cases increase
and the transaction of business is in
tertered with. Theatres announce that
the programmes Of plays are not to be
depended on, as the illness Of the actors
may make it necessary to change the
names.
At Antwerp the disease is increasing,
but it is diminishing among both the
garrison and people at Amsterdam. It
has appeared at Dordericht among
soldiers and sailors and the factories.
It is very serious in the barracks at
Brussels, and half the carbineers and
grenadiers Of the Corps des Guides are
i'll.
THE iNFLUENZA's FATAL TURN IN
VIENNA.
VIENNA, December PA frequent
sequel to cases of influenza here is an
attack of Inflammation of the Lungs. A
number ofpersons in hospital who had
been suffering from influenza have
been stricken with Inflammation of the
lungs, and several of them have died.
The influence has made its appearance
in the Jesuit school at Kalksburg, the
pupils of which are children of conser-
vative aristocrats. Si1ty-eight of the
scholars have been attacked by the
disease.
STURGEON WITH GOCT.
LONDON, December PA dispatch
from Metone says that the throat all
ment of Spurgeon, the well-known
London divine, has assumed a grave
aspect. The doctors in attendance
diagonize it as gout. Spurgeon also
suffers severely with pains in his
knees.
The DISEASE IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-The first fatal
case Of acute influenza in the as [
reported to the healtL~uepartment to-
day a5Es EseR Il 18th cert |fas Nss
aged p years. She resided at 635l-
Wright street, on the lake, and died
December "a, after being sick one week.
II doubt how much of 1T is the Russian
disease" said Health Commissioner
Wickersharn, "but We have no way of
going behind the record" DR.. S. S.
Bishop said to reporter to-day that
the influenza had been prevalent in
the city for two weeks, though the peo-
pie were not generally aware of it. 1t
was not, he said, the ordinary variety
Of the disease, being more severe,
compelling sufferers to remain in bed.
NEW JERSEY CONES IN FOR HER
SHARE.
NEW BRUNSWICK, n. J., Dec. 2S.-
There are 100 cases of 'la grippe" here.
The doctors do not regard the disease
as dangerous, and say that it yields
readily to treatment. The disease has
also appeared at Metucken, South
River and Milestone.
IT STRIKES DANv-LLE.
DAxvILLE, Va, Dec. 2s.-Several
cases Of supposed influenza have made
their appearance here, though the doc
tors have not yet pronounced them
such. The people are feeling very anxi-
Gus.
FATAL CASE IN BOSTON.
BosToS, Dec. 28.-John Templeton
Coolidge, president Of the Columbian
Bank, died this morning at his resi-
dence, of ia grippe" Mr.. Coolidge
was one Of the oldest bank presidents
in Boston.
THE EPIDEMIC IN PARIS ABATING.
PARIS, Dec. 23.-The number of
deaths from influenza is increasing,
and residents of the city are beginning
to manifest panicky feeling. The con-
dition of NJ. DeFreycinct, Minister Of
War, who is suffering from the disease,
has changed for the worse. Drs. Bron-
arded and Proust have been attacked
and their condition is serious.
Recent mortality in the city has been
as follows: Wednesday 3ls, Thursday
39;, Friday 344. The sudden drop from
the figures Of Thursday to those Of