The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-20

Dispatches from Doctors Hunter and
Kiger of the Mississippi State Board OF
Health, order DIR. Dunn to turn over to
Surgeon Murray his charge, consisting
of Ocean Springs, Scranton and Pasca.
goula, and go at once to Edwards.
Forty:three persons entered camp !;
seven went to Ocean Springs.
No new cases have been reported and
the sick are all doing we'll.
A Trif1e Improvement.
New Orleans, September 18.-A trif1ing
improvement In the fever situation
marked the close of the days work OF the
board of health. There was only one death
as on yesterday, and there were fewer
new cases. At this evening two cases
were still under investigation. OF the
ases Investigated today five were declared
by the experts to be..yellow fever and they
are widely scattered. This is the record ;
Death, 4. Harmon.
New cases, Sanat Cratic, Marie Du-
bois, Rafael Fourtion, - Gormon, -
Melchoir.
The fatality, that of Harmon, mulat-
to, was reported in last nights dispatches
as one of the new cases, and was said to
be genuine type of the disease.
The authorities have for several days
feared an outbreak of fever among the
Italians, and special efforts have been
directed towards the sanitation of the
neighborhood in which they live. AS
general rule the patients Who are suffer-
ing with yellow fever are reported to-
night to be improving with the exception
of DR.. LEVEL, whose condition is not
considered satisfactory. There have this
far been a total of 35 cases here and the
death rate has not reached 10 per cent.
Troops Ready to Move.
Vicksburg, Miss, September 18.-Gov.
McLaurin has Instructed the state troops
at this place to be ready to move and
has wired Superintendent Bond of the
Queen and Crescent to know if he can
handle them, to which the latter respond
ed favorably. The jackson outrage has
created much excitement here.
Superintendent Bond corrects the re-
port from jackson that he had instruct
run as he pleased through jackson. On
the contrary, in view of the threats re-
ported from there that bridges would
be burned. tracks torn up and switches
thrown, the engineer was ordered to turn
through the town carefully and with
his train under full control.
Business Stands Still and Trains,Don't Stop
Meridian, Miss, September 1S.-Mer-
ldian continues quiet and free from sus-
picious fever Of any kind. Business is
at standstill. There is considerable
complaint over the management Of the
local quarantine regulations and a mass
meeting of citizens will be he held at
$50 pm. to strengthen the city guards
All Mobile and Ohio, and Queen and
Crescent north bound trains pass here
now without stopping. This was ordered
done to prevent yellow fever from New
Orleans and Mobile reaching here.
Those Who FIed Anxious to Return.
Edwards, Miss, September IS, 1 ,. m.
AS far as can be learned the situation
remains about the same and your people
as a rule are more cheerful. Some
who fled to the country want to return
to town and they will probably be
admitted. The infected houses in the
country are isolated and the physicians
are hopeful of keeping the disease con-
fined. Our people have had many gem
erous offers from various points in the
way of doctors, ..nurses and supplies,
which are highly appreciated.
Eleven New Cases at Mobile.
Mobile, Ala, September 1s.-The board
of health reports II new cases, all in in
fected southern district, except one, which
is in the northwestern portion, about a
mile and a half from the centre of the