The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
THE SAFFRON
HUED SC0URGE
Tightens His Grip on Edwards,
Miss.
54 Cases of Fever in That Lit
tie Town.
CAIRO OUARANTINES.
Railway Employees Laid Off at
Jackson.
Mississippi National Guards Are
Kept on the Move.

Edwards, Miss, Sept. 2O.-New cases
since the last report: DR.. Wallace
Champion. John Guy, Frank Angelo,
Mrs. DR.. Radcliffe, Ernest Birdsong,
Mrs r. NJ. Perry, Mrs. Frank White,
Jesse Sharp (colored); Mary Leonard
(colored); Cinda Garrett (colored) Lou
is Thompson (colored). Total number
yellow fever cases registered 54. Col.
Robb is reported very sick. Nathan
and Hudakin also quite sick. They re-
Gently came here from Louisville. All
other cases reported doing well.
Everything is moving along smoothly
and every one working harmoniously
together Our quarantine is as strict
and effective as is possible to make it.
DR.. PurneIl is in charge, DR.. Waldauer
of Vicksburg, Dr. McCallum, DR.. Rat
life and DR.. Poole, local physicians de-
serve especial praise for their untiring
zeal DR.. Poole is fumigating infected
residences and distributing disinfect-
ants where most needed.
New Orleans, Sept. 20.-Dr. Joseph
Holt, ,ex- president of the board of health
has reported nine cases of yellow fever
in his practice. He says they were all
stricken violently, but were much re-
HeVed by prompt medical attention.
Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. 20.-Dr. Egan,
secretary of the Illinois state board of
health in charge of yellow fever inspec-
ton at Cairo, Ill, wired today from
Cairo, establishing general quarantine
against Louisiana, Alabama and Mis-
sissippi, both passengers and trainmen
being prohibited from leaving cars en-
route north.
DR.. Egan states that danger exists at
Cairo from future. development of dis
ease owing to the large number of refu-
gees already arrived there.
Jackson, Miss, Sept. 20.-The Ala
bama & Vicksburg railway being uu-
able to run trains today laid off all
their employees at this point with the
exception of the agent and telegraph
Operator
Vicksburg, Miss, Sept 20-Weather
cool, bracing! town healthy; vigorously
Quarantined. State board has ordered
tropical fruit excluded from state, also
newspapers unless fumigated- DR.. Hunt
er left for Jackson, a special train
this morning to bring out tents for Ed
wards refuge camp.
State board is advised that citizens
near Osyka, Miss, were demanding re-
lease of persons in quarantine at state
line. The board wired Adjutant General
Henry requesting that Capital Light
guards of Jackson be sent there. Two
suspicious cases are reported near
Smith station, Kinds county. These
id quarantine obtains on Big Black riv-
i'd quarantine ogtains on Big Black riv-
er. A negro who had twice slipped
through the lines was captured, ducked
by the guards and half drowned.
Meridian, Miss, Sept. 20.-At a meet
ing of the cotton exchange this morn
ing, a resolution was adopted accepting
the olive branch extended by Vicksburg
looking to the restoration of traffic on
the Ala bana & VickSburg railroad. The
board of health was requested to open
negotiations with General Manager
Harvey at Cincinnati to run train for
mails and freight from Meridian to For
est and Brandon and return every day.
no passengers to be carried.