The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-12
ADOZEN new FEVER CASES
Alexander Anderson Added to the
List Of Dead.

nouncement of the Removal of Col
Ieotor Deveaux Received With Sur
prise The Disinfecting Car in OPP
Grafton at Jesup-The People of
Brunswick Want TO Be Reimbursed
for the Damage to Property Incl
dent to Distinction.
Brunswick. Ga, Nov 11.-Twelve new
cases of fever We're reported to-day, one
of them being white. Mrs. s. frederick.
The II colored patients are Matte Far
rell, Henry Bowden, Albert Harper, VIII
lis Watson, Willie Mitchell. Ellen Reed,
Charles Floyd, Robert Floyd, Warren
DraytOn, Evangeline Garrett and Lizzie
Stevens.
There was one death, Alexander An
derson. white. Twelve cases were dis
charged, three of them being whites.
They are Mrs. Taylor, Edwin Gatchell
and Irma Lambright
The nine colored patients discharged
are a Farris child. Il. Kyles. Amanda
Pearson, Willis Watson, Willie Mitchell,
Raiford Knight Eva Muse, Erdie Finley
and Arthur Washington.
One hundred and thirty cases are now
under treatment, 10 of them being white.
The ratio of mortality remains GA, to-
tai of 956 cases having been treated to
date, SO of which have died.
The weather turned much colder this
afternoon at 4 o'clock, with a little wind.
Frost indications then were good; but at
7o'clock rain commenced falling slightly
and frost seems still far away.
DEvEAUX's REMOVAL.
The published announcements that the
immediate resignation of collector of
customs, !. H. DeveauX had been de
maIded, surprised Brunswick to-day. In
an interview tonight Collector DeveauX
said IL noted the dispatches from Wash
ington. 1t was and is my first intimation
of such action being taken. l am at loss
10 understand the reasons covering the
same. l have received no adVices
from Washington and believe the report
untrue as all my reports and vouchers
are correct. Therefore, l can assign no
reason for the change other than politi
cal, and / cannot believe such motives
would govern any action in that respect
at such a time as this. My term will not
expire before Jan 20, 1894 l was yester-
day appointed special disbursing agent of
the treasury department of the fund for
preventing the spread Of epidemic dis
eases and in response to a notification
bond for $4,000 with good surities ana
duly certified to cover the disbursements
made or to be made. In accordance with
orders from the department, Sl0,500 has
been received and disbursed during this
epidemic up TO Oct. 81. and all the vOuch-
ers for this amount have been forwarded
To-day l received 5000, which will be
properly disbursed."
HAS THE GOOD WILL OF ALL.
Though acolored man, and one whoseap-
pointment was bitterly opposed from
Brunswick, Collector Deveaux since his
arrival from Savannah, nearly four years
ago, has conducted himself in such a
manner as to secure the respect and con
fidence of the people, irrespective of poll
tics. While privileged by law to remove
his Office during the epidemic he has re-
manned here to help mercantile interests.
and while all his force were down sick he
performed their duties to help the poor.
Believing that his accounts are
correct and his general department, both
private and public, above suspicion, the
people do nos understand why he was un-
tremendously removed. 1t is true that
Collector Deveaux by his personal in
huence prevented ina large measure what
threatened to be a serious conflict be-
tween the whites and negroes near the
beginning of the epidemic, when sup
plies ran low and the people demanded
bread II is true that when so.
coo of the wage earners' money was held
up in Washington by an order regarding
payments by checks, full accounts of
which have been published, Collector
DeveauX, by assuming large personal
risks, relieved these wage earners and
prevented their suffering. Those ac-
quainted with his work here, both white
and colored, believe that some mistake
has occurred in Washingington which re-
suited in the published accounts of his
dismissal.
THE DIsINFECTING CAR ORDERED BACK.
The disinfecting car has been ordered
back from Jesup to Camp Detention
Had it remained at Jesup, Camp Deten-
ton would have been practically abol-
ished as no arrangement would have been
left to disinfect the clothing of persons
passing through.
The manner in which Brunswick will be
disinfected is not settled. The citizens
will seriously object to the wholesale
methods supposed to be desired by the gov
eminent in selling all houses and putting
them and their contents through a severe
process of fumigatiOn without assurances
OF reimbursement for any damage done.
While Brunswicl1ians desire to aid the
government in preventing the return of
yellow fever here next summer, they will
demand proper recognition of their rights
avoid any conflict, and with proper reor-
ganization Of the municipal powers such
ends may be attained. Absent city alder
men by returning, can materially aid in
the adjustment OF affairs.
DISTINCTION UNDER WAY.
Jesup, Ga, Nov. 11.-There are no new
cases of fever to report The disinfecting
car arrived this afternoon at o'clock
from Camp Detention, and the work of
fumigating the bedding of the yellow
fever patients is going on rapidly and
successfully. 1t viii probably be finished
by S o'clock this evening.
The amount of matter to be disinfected
is not as large as was expected This
looks as if the epidemic was near an end
and the arrival of Surgeon Murray, who
is looked for on the Brunswick train, will
probably put termination to thequaran-
tine. or at any rate the public will be
liable to know when the guard will be
moved