The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-21

TNere a Is panic hero now. The nervous
hSpple have al left. Probably 1000 people
49, nMnv sunday snd Monday BY trains
ma private couyeyances.
A especial provided on tho Louisville
~ NAshvlIlo road last nignt did not carry
~ peopla showing that the panic was
over.
Al Associased Press tciegram from Biz
mingham tonight announces that tho State
government has been temporarily removed
% Birmlnghan; that the govCfntr and all
State officers are located there. This 10 Z
DISTORTION Of the facts. The 30, ernment
Il located here BY the constitution and can
not be changed except b. vote Of the
people. There . Io provision for tempo
rary removal. Tho only allusion IL any
thing Of the kind Is the pow,r given the
governor TO convene the legislature else
where than the seat o. government In care
II destruction Of the capitol building or an
epidemic. Further more, all the state tln-
Gers are not located at Birmingham. Sec
rotary Of State jackson, auditor Whlc'.
Treasurer Ellis and the governors private
secretary, Mr. Ellis Carey, are here.
The declination OF Governor johnson to
10 amend the State quarantine as TO per-
init refugees to stop In such places IN the
state as viii reteive thein,while eminently
fair and proper. IS disappointing to many
WU0 nave mol GuluCIEut uiCabH W fus i~hu
beyond the limits Of the State and
weeks board after they get there.
AZ Mobile.
Mobile, Ala. October 2o.--Au UNUSUAL
number Of new cases were reported today,
eight In number. namely:
George Schifnin, Scott. near Spring Hill
avenue; Denny and Joseph Betancourt. POI
South Royal: Margaret Birch, Pine, corner
State; w. r.. Scott, 413 South Conception;
J. v. Piquct. Pine. corner Dauphine; Long
Finley (colored), Walnut. near Morgan; T.
o. sibley, 56s South Wilkinson The only
death was that OF Carl planners, Jeffer-
son, near Charleston. Recoverics-Robert
l.. Carter and Fuller Henderson.
Total cases to date. 1888; deaths, %; re-
coveries. la; under treatment. 80.
PLANNERS, who died yesterday. as reported
ct the board Of health meeting today, was
q runner for the Ship Butcher.
Nellie Sullivan, daughter Of well
known man, has died OF fever tonight
The appearance Of two new cases on
Royal, next to the Mobile theater, indi-
Gates that the Infection Is making head
way northward through tho center OF tho
business quarters. Already there have
been three cases in the neIghborhood.
Three moro cases are reported today at
Observation-Disclosures Jordan, Willie and An
ME Jordan.
The Mobile bonrd has not yet declared
quarantine against Montgomery, but will
not let in any one who has been there in
the past ten days
Inspectors now on the trains for the pur-
pose OF guarding against persons from
Flomnton have been instructed to guard
In the same way against Montgomery peo-
pie.
Biloxi.
The Biloxi board OF health report seven
teen rev cases, fve deaths. The deaths at
Biloxi are as follows: Mrs. A. l.. Britton,
Antonio Perez. Tony Ramon, Mr. Rice and
an old gentleman from Missouri. and
Bohemian who came here from Baltimore.
Several more ARE reported extremely Ill
tonight. Total cases 10 date $50; total
deaths to date 20.
At Nittn Yuma.
jackson, Miss, October 20.-The State
board OF health tonight issued the follow
Ing official statement:
DR.. Metcalfe reports from Militia Yuma
that there Is no new case there and all
the sick are doing we'll.
AZ Meridian.
Wayne county. Mississippi has today
declared quarantine against Meridian,
Miss. Rumors have been current for sew
eral days past Of fever In Meridian. but
nothing definite has been received from
there.
Scranton.
Scranton reports sixteen new cases-Isd
Tucker. Mrs. Miller. Anita, Gratt and
Sister Theresa Battoni. william Mckay.
Julius Burroughs, other names not given.
ono death--Mss Emelne Bowman.
At clinton.
DR.. pabney reports from Clinton two
cases under treatment, DR.. Miller and
Robert Miller, formerly reported, and one
case OF supposed fever, the wife OF Rev,
Dr. Pettgrew, which he has not yet seen.
At Queens Hin.
Ut. Watts reports three cases la Queens
Hill ncighborhood. two whites ana one
coiored. All the sick in town ure doing
vol and none critically III.
At Edwards.
pr Purnell sends the following from
Edwards:
New cases In town today. fcur--cne
white and three colored.
McHcnry.
McHeDry. Miss. October 2o.--There are
three new cases here today, Mrs. Kunx-
mann, MIR. Scot and s. NJ. Skinner Mis-.
Kunxmann died tcday,
At Cayuga.
The report from Cayuga Ia to the a..
feet that there are Ave new cases In TIM,
neishborhood. two whites and three col.
ored. VS.
PascaEOuIa.
Pascagoula reports three cases inclua.
Ing Miss Louise Walker, and one death
Lottie Olsen. aged 10.
A. Montgomery.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. October 2O-The board
Of health reports ave cases OF yellow feyc,
aud no deaths.
franklin.
FRANKLIN. La, reports one new case n,