The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-25
YESTERDAY At BRUNSWICK
Two New Cases, One Death, and Four
Recovered, Was the Record.

q Private Citizen of Marietta De-
veloping Reports in That City and
Naming Their Author-The Eagan
Matter is Revived, and a Savannah
Letter Adds Spice to the Occasion.
The Board Promptly Disposes of
the First, and VIII Investigate the
Second To-day.
Brunswick, Ca, Sept 24.-Two new
cases of fever were reported to-day, Mrs.
j. b. Mullin and daughter, who were re-
ported as suspicious cases yesterday.
One death was reported, j. Il. Mullin.
MuLlin was a good hearted, genial man,
and liked by every one in Brunswick.
His death is greatly regretted. Four
cases were reported well and discharged.
They are Charles Sullivan, Charlotte Tur-
ner, Mrs. Brock and Ward Lang.
ANOTHER SENSATION.
Before the physicians reports were
handed in the health board and
relief association met in Joint ses-
sion, full membership in both organ
izations being present. A letter from
private citizen of Marietta to a
private citizen of Brunswick was read,
containing the information that
DR.. j. NJ Madden, a Brunswick
refugee now there, was circu-
lating a report that Brunswick was
not in need of assistance In any way; that
there was no suffering whatever there
among the poor, and no scarcity of pro-
visions in the town.
SUMMARY DISPOSAL OF THE LETTER.
On motion of Mr. J. f. Dart, the mem
bers unanimou sly pronounced such state
ments untrue, and the author unworthy
Of belief. DIR. Madden, it was further
stated left Brunswick in 1876,
on the breaking out of the
yellow fever epidemic, and that
DR. Madden fed from Brunswick again
when the fever was first announced this
year, and returned and, when quarantine
was raised, was chairman OF the indigna-
ton meeting that denounced the marine
surgeons, local physicians and officers,
endeavOring by his leadership to incite
the people to violent action, and later he
endeayored to recall his action, acknowl-
edging it was wrong, and when the epi-
demic was again announced fed for the
A.
were particularly desirous that these
statements should be published.
III Madden is an alderman, president
OF the Merchants and Traders Bank,
and IS thought to have mayoralty aspira-
tions.
A motion was made and car ried that C.
w. Deming be thanked for his fair and
just reports to the MORNING News and
the Associated Press also, j. r. Thomp-
son OF the Atlanta Journal for true re-
ports.
MICHAEL EAGAN AGAIN.
A motion was made and unanimously
carried, amid applause, that Mike Eagan,
correspondent of the Savannah Press, be
excluded from all meetings A motion
was made and unanimously carried that
any respectable person claiming to repre-
sent the Savannah Press be admitted to
meetings and given all information.
telegram dated yesterday from the
Savannah Press was read, which stated
that the Press declined to discharge
Eagan, as 1t had a statement from
a representative business man that
Edgar Dart, canvasser, was a nephew of
Jake Dalt, and that the two organiza-
t1ons had whitewashed Edgar Dart Con-
siderable discussion followed this. Jacob
Dart denied that he is the uncle of Ed
gar
''S' IL u n IHOlilI I'SOu GAJI6SSeu MS
surprise at the attitude of the Savannah
Press in upholding Eagan, and imputing
mat the organizations had acted dishon-
orably. Revs. Ed. +. Cook and d. Wat
son Winn indorsed DR.. Thompson's utter
ances.
A motion was carried that the cores
pondent announce who composed the
board, so that the world would know.
NAMES OF THE ORGANIZATIONS.
- Rev. ID. Watson Winn, Rev. Mr. Perry,
Rev H. B. Stuart Martin, three Episco-
PAL clergymen; Rev. Father Hennessy,
catholic priest; Mayor Thomas w.
Lamb, Rev. DR.. j. A. Thompson, Rev. Ed,
+ : Cook, Methodist ministers; Rev A. G..
T. Dodge, Episcopal minister; Hon. Jacob
T. Dart, Hon. G.. p. Goodyear, Drs. j. A.
Butts, j. A. DunwOdy, Hugh Burford,
H. n. l.. Burford, r. Hazelhurst, S. Da-
Els, Messrs. w. S. Symons, NJ j. Colson,
,. 9. Littlefield, G. G. Moore. These are
IIle men whom the Savannah Press has
lmpugned
A motion was made and unanimously
earned that committee consisting of
MeSSrs. Lamb, Cook, Thompson, Hugh
buriord, Ldttlefield and Colson from the
JOINT boards, be appointed to meet to-mor-
row and thoroughly and personally in
NesIlgate Eagan's affidavits and furnish
lhe editor of the Press with a full histo-
WIRES UNCLE SAM FOR PROTECTION.
Eagan has wired the United States
iudfsnal for protection Surgeon Murray
reports about $50 people at Camp Deten-
TGoh, exclusively of officers and help
loSlmaster Nc G. Brown and a depleted
!otce OF carriers are now running the
Ro9Jonlce. The assistant postmaster, de-
very clerk, and some carriers left the
1t.y on account of the scare. The post
iuas,Ier's wife is sick, but he is discharg-
cI},, la,E ms duties nobly under the trying cir
cumstances.
a. patches received to-day announce
y s'p p.,h ueath OF daughter of j. j. Connolley,
Srl.1 l'I VI 4Q4LsWick refugee, at Eatonton, Ga.
T,I my -gerchants and Traders Bank has
-0'Vd from St. Simons back to the city.
SPECIAL THANKS.
ir-, [h II LlIotlon was carried at the Joint meet
ts tas5dt Iudt an especial vote of thanks be
,'terea TO o. A. Saylor, special repre-
far f,caIiVe OF the Standard Oil Company,
nnr9 ' a oonation of $40 through the cores
sem ..'lts ,lt ana a promise of an equal amount
Tl N'ouIhly from the same source.
Fas-'. statement is officially made that
Of , T.. was being backed in his defiance
pae-.[ authorities by negroes. The
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