The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-18
BETTER AND BETTER
Was the Smallpox Situation in
Wheeling Yesterday,
NO INCREASE IN NUMBER OF CASES
And all tho Conditions arc Exceed
inRly FaVorablo-Tho Wild Rumors
Continue to be Circulated, AppaF,
Ontly for Selfish Purposos-A Rank
Instance interchangeable about tho
QuarantInca

The smallpox situation continues to
improve daily Since last Friday there
have been but two caaea added to the
list and these were both light ouSs, and
in houses whore the disease had already
prevailed, 80 that the danger was not
increased or extended. The second OIL
these developed yesterday in the KSO'
nan family, in the soulh ond, 1t is a
child, aud has the mildeat sort Of a COaN,
There were one or two suspects" men
toned by rumor yesterday, but there
was found to be nothing in them when
Health Officer JepsoR investigated,
That official and all others connected
with the health department feel very
much encouraged by the increasingly
favorable outlook,
The council committee on health mel
at 5 p, III. yesterday, Mr.. Farrell pro
siding In the absence OF DR., staihers,
the chairman, who is still out OF the
city, Bills aggregating nearly $1,000
were audited aud recommended 10
council for payment. These were
mainly for services as guards, though
there were one or two ANAL drug bills,
DR.. Jepson reported that bo had taken
down the flag at the Smith house, on
South Eoti street, yesterday. Several
guards have alec been discharged, US
their services were no longer needed.
Several cases will be dismissed Us cured
in a day or two, There ara now about
tYenty.six guards on the rolls,
Officer Babb, about the worst sufferer
with the disease at present, was report.
cd considerably better yesterday. All
the other patients arc doing very well
indeed.
The roof on the new city hospital has
been completed. The authorities havo
ordered the old hospital left standing,
TO DO used as a laundry, etc.
TWAS reported Yesterday that several
business men had gone to call on Judge
GoH, and soc II under the interstate
commerce law an injunction could not
DO issued. putting q stop to tbs Ohio
side guarantees, but no definite in
formation to such an effect could DO OBJ.
tanned, aud 1t Is doubtless untrue.
At a meeting held last night OF Roli.
ance lodge No. IS, A. o. U. w., resolu'
ton was adopted protesting against the
quarantine against Wheeling by tho
neighboring towns across the river, and
conforming II as unnecessary and un.
wise, and calling for lie abandonment
1t Is suggested that II all tho similar
lodges and other organizations would
take similar action 1t might have good
effect. The quarantine is uureasona'
bic and tiresome, and it Is carried out
in anything but an impartial manner.
The Martins Ferry quarantine against
Wheeling remains IN force. 1t was not
raised by the board OF health at yester.
days special meeting aud tho members
OF tho board are inclined to think that
II should not be lifted before Sunday.
Tho Martins Ferry ana Bellaire ElGc.
trio Railway continues to run regularly
between these place., but no Wheeling
cars are run in .Etnaville or Martins
Ferry. These cars run only to the end
OF the steel bridge across the back river.
Last night tho Martins Ferry board
OF health passed q resolution asking the
board OF health to issue passes to the
soldiers to enable them to go and 70.
turn from Moundsvile on Friday, to at.
tend the reunion. This is consistency,
The Marietta Register says that Wash.
ington county has a case OF smallpox.
II Is four miles back Of Matamora1, aud
the patient is Mrs. Harrington
One Of the most outrageous instances
OF tho deliberate and systematic lying
about tho smallpox situation here, fol
selfish purposes, was related yesterday
by Mr.. ]. b. HAndlan, who had just 70.
turned from trip out the Central
Ohio. He said at ZanesvillO Telegraph
boy got on the train and called out the
name OF man, who responded. Tho
boy handed him a telegram, which he
read aloud. II was to tho elect that
iiily.eight now cases OF smallpox had
broken out hero. The telegram natur-
ally created u sensation. Tho nian who
received 1t was bound for Wheeling,
but no at ouco picked mp his grip aud
umbrella and left tho train.
Mr.. Handlan did not have timo to in.
Quiro who tho man was or whore his
telegram was from. II was a plain
case, however, Of lying for purpose,
Ono peculiar feature OF the ridiculous
Martins Ferry quarantine Ia that tho
Belmont brewery wagons arc allowed ia
como over hero and deliver bGor aud
thcn return, and yet whoa pop man
uincturer goes over there he gets into
Jail. II that 10 not consistency with n
vengeance it would DO hard 10 discover
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