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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-27
THE LOCAL QUARANTINE.
Persons Held MT the stations
Released by Limitation.

Persons Heiu NJ thc Ss"
ReIenscd by Limitation.
Edward Connolly and daughter. VINO
have been at tho city quarantine s,a'io'
ON the international and Great Northeih
and the Houston East and West Texas
were released. yesterday afternoon about
$50 o'clock, and were driven 70 tne La"
ior hotel. Mr.. Connolly left Houston pc
fore a quarantine was declared 10 go ~
Northwestern Louisiana, where mis- uausn
ter had been spending the summer WIN
friends, and while away passed ,n,oI ,e,i
New Orleans. He and his daughter teil
the State Of Louisiana going TO 81. LOUIS,
where they remained several days ann
then came to Texas. Upon arrival az eue
quarantine station they we're unable 10
take tho oath required consequently were
detained the required time
1--WE were never treated better IN our
lives" remarked Mr.. Connolly 10 a re-
porter for The Post yesterday evening
''and would like to tender the authorities
my thanks. The place Is clean and those
detained are accorded every respect we
were allowed to leave the car ana roam
about the grounds for fresh air rs much
as we liked, and, when the conditions are
considered. one does not deprecate 'he
fact that he has to stay there
Jake Keller OF Houston, who Is yet an
inmate Of the camp, In conversation with
a reporter for The Post yesterday, sara
that he wished 1t understood that he III
no way endoavored to evade the quarah- :
| tine. He had been working around through
his territory and when detained was eight
| days out Of Beaumont having gone over
| the Sabine and East Texas. Trinity and
| Sabine and the Houston East and West
Texas. on his way back to Houston.
All the persons detained at the South
| ern Pacific camp at the creosote works
were released yesterday --Conductor Wal
ley OF the Southern Pacific, the fireman
who was with DIR. Swearingen on his trT
over the road and the porter who had
charge OF Manager Van Weeks private
car. In addition TO these were two per
sons, one living In Shreveport and another
| residing at Sealy.
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BEAUMONTERS WEARY,
THEY WANT TO GET IN TOUCH
WITH OUTSIDE WORLD.
They Expect DIR. swenringen TO visit
the City Today, Investigate and
Raise the Quarantine.

Beaumont, Texas, September 26.-Whlle
time has demonstrated that the Lovejoy
boy did not die with yellow fever the peo-
pie OF Beaumont are not dispoaed 10 criti-
else State Health Officer Swearngen for
establishing Il rigid quarantine and plac-
Ing the city in n state OF absolute isola-
ton. The responsibility resting upon DR..
Swearingen as the chief health officer 0.
the State Is generally realized; AZ. there
fore, no regarded the Lcvejoy case even
with suspicion duty demanded that he
protect other communities and he invoked
just the kind of protection that Beaumont
would have demanded had suspicion case
developed elsewhere. The business inter-
eats of beaumont have suffered from the
quarantine It Is true. but tho loss is in
considerable 10 what It would have been
had the Loyejoy case been yellow fever
and the sc0urge had heen permitted Ia
| spread all over the state. instead Of eon-
| sure or criticism, the conservative citizen
/, is disposed TO applaud DR.. Sweariugen for
HIS prompt action they say he has only
| acted as duty demanded and believe that
since time has proven the sickness was not
yellow fever that DR.. Swearingen will b.
as prompt In removing tho quarantine as
he WAS In establishing 1t.
The inmates OF the Loyejoy house ar,
stu In excellent health. Mrs Loycjoy
mother OF no boy who Is supposed to havs
died WITH yellow fever aud who slept witt
| nun nightly during his illness has no
suffered tho slightest iisdispositson and /,
In vigorous health. pr, swsarlngen an.
nounoed that In the event there was nc
other suspicious sickness he would rails,
the quarantine at noon Monday. He 4,
| expected to arrive here tomorrow morning
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AT MOBILE.
Five view Cases nd ono Death Were
Rep prted.

Rep prted.
Mobile, Ala, September 26.-The re-
turns at the board CT hcslth office today
for the twenty -four hours ending at noon
showed five new cases and no deaths. with
two patients DISCHARGED. This leaves
twenty zone now under treatment.
So favorable report was not looked for
by many for the weather has turned warm
again and the increase in number OF cases
tho previous two days seemed a prelude to
: serious turn OF the outbreak. There Ia.
however. no actual change for the worse.
the eake on Lafayette street near the old
she'll road. being but reappcarance OK
fha disease in one OF the foci. where II
had seemed to be stamped out. This case
e that Of Brother simphorian Of the Catf'-
Ollie school and orphan asylum on thPh
There has not been any case in the school
before. hut several cases In tho vicinity.
The isolation OF the sick man Is completes,
the infirnary being detached from tIae
echool proper. Co.,,
The other cases are: Mrs. John Chrlsti,
corner OF Conception and Savannah streets;
Alexander Sellers, Bayou street, between
Elmtra and Texas; Miss Matthew's, VIZ
Church street, and Mrs. Alma krisch,
Savannah street, near Dearborn
The discharged are: John Matthews ana
Fred Xavier.
the deaths so far show ratio OF II per
cent a..
I,ater-Another ceath was reported To-
NIGHT Miss Florence Barlow, aged ~. re-
siding M ElmIra and Second West Wi'kin-
son street. She was reported yesterday.
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be taken back to the next station for de-
tention.
This was not done In the end, however.
After some paricying and considerap,e
delay the yellow fever suspects were AZ
lowed to proceed on TO Weimar
What made the action OF the quaranilhe
Officers still r,ore striking was the rae.
that at the time Colorado county was no'
quarantined against Houston, DIR. HarrisSn,
the county physician. having gone 10 ur'
city and Galveston TO investigate rumoIs
as TO the existence Of yellow fever ana re
porting that there was none at e'tnei
piace
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YESTERDAYS RECORD.

New Orleans. September 26.--The board
OF health officially announces the status
OF affairs In New orleans as regards yellow
fever TO be as follows:
During the twentyfour hours ending
Sunday at 0 p. m, there were: Cases OF
yellow fever II; deaths from yellow fever
none; total cases to date 1888, total deaths
from yellow fever to date II.
Hereafter 1t is proposed to announce
the number OF premises released from
quarantine; also the number OF patients
discharged as WE'LL
s. R. olliphant. NJ D.. President.
Walter C. Flower. Mayor.
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BASEBALL AvERAGEs.
those for the Second Half OF inc
Texas League Season.

,rhose for the Second Half Of the
Texas League Season.
Mr.. l.. Heuermann, president OF the
Texas baseball league during the past sea-
SON. has issued the averages for the sec
ond half of the season. They are given
out $ official, but 1t is not stated whether
they were made up from official scorers
sheets q from te:esraphio scores 70 na"s,
the bottom of the club batting with q
per cent Of 1851. In fielding the he, c'1 Sor -
worth being flrst GOD and Galveston sec
ond 1888. In individual batting Fap i,51
al and I CT Fort worth 600 arc given
marks of 400 and over, while tweTy-nihic
among among them) rank above the 40 I'M marx ss,ds
me riechers (96S; Miller of Waco. (96s)
the catchers oComnor, Of San Ian. A WortS
$40 second basemen; Peoples OF Paris
$3.50 third basemen; Reynolds OIL Eor r.
Worth (.s4D short stops; Reynolds OF Fort
Worth $500 otitfielders.
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TEXAS QUARANTINE.
ANGELINA COUNTY CITIZENS TIRED
or THE TIEUP.
Relaxation of the Regulations PRONE
fs>d az Bryan-waxahachie sat-
isned 10 Keep Open Doors.

waxshnchic, Texas, September 26.-
When Il was learned that the city would
not quarantine the merchants expressed
themselves as being perfectly satisfied Win
tho executives decision. There is pc
culiar sensation hanging around place
when 1t spreads notice OF quarantine ana
the fact that town has put on the quar-
antine restrictions often turns their TRACE
to other places. All these things were cons
sidered together with the strict vigllancs
OF the State quarantine which IL making
N hard for the fever to enter the STATE
not to say anything about town near
the States center. II the disease spreaus
in Texas the bars Of quarantine WIZ 20 up
to protect Waxahachlc. but until there 10
good cause for action nothing VIII Dc done'
Bryan, Texas. September 26-The yell
low fever scare and the strict auatan.ie
regulations here have greatly interfered
with business OF all kinds Public opinion.
however, Is with the health officers, ana
everybody accepts the situation good ma
tairedly. Or. Tabor. tho health onicar.
stated to Tho Post reporter last night
that IL there were no new developments az
Beaumont by Monday. the quarantine reg
ulations would be slightly relaxed from the
North In regard to mail. express, passen-
gers and freight, but that the strict quar-
antine from the South would be maintained
for a few days longer.
Huntsville. Texas. September 20.
Huntsville has not relaxed her quarantine
restrictions in the least, nor has Walker
county. and trains 10 through the county
at a rate OF ten miles per hour without
stopping and no branch trains are run
ming All entrances are closely guarded
and outside communication, except by
wire, hnB been completely off for Two days
Judge Smither and Congressman Ball came
In overland from Groveton, 1t being known
they had not been In any infected section
District court opens tomorrow but may be
continued owing to the quarantine.
Franklin. Texas, September ga rigid
quarantine still continues here. The trains
run through without stopping; no mall:
are received or put off. The town is ir
utter darkness With the outer world.
drummer was arrested and put In Jail fol
n supposed violation OF the quarantine
Deputy Sheriff Taylor fired several timei
! ut negro yesterday but without effect
| the negro struck Taylor with a quoi
while Taylor was endeayoring to clean tn,
sidewalk. Day trains Will be discontinue,
after today,
, Terrell. Texas, September 25.--A pretty
strict watch IL kept over Texas Midland
| tralna from tho south by the medical board
but II Is pretty generally conceded tina
| Terrell IL very well qumranttned by othel
| towns between us and the yellow fever.
| Lufluin. Texas. September 20 "A meet.
| Ing OF 100 citizens called on tho county
Judge to-day. asking him to call the com
missioners court together to rcscind quar-
antine order now In force In AngelinI
county
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THE LITERARY FIELD.

Current History" volume T. No. 2.
Garretson Cox 4 Co., publishers, Buffalo.
N. Y.
This excellent reference work Is true
register of current history, and contains
much Information that can not be secured
from any other source. The issue for the
second quarter of 1896 treats of all the
leading events in domestic and foreign
affairs from April to June 30. The East
ern crisis, the Victorian diamond Jubilee.
the Hawaiian question, the Cuban revolt.
the South African situation the tariff
question, currency reform and various
other subjects OF current history are given
special articles. while all matters of an
terest in science and literature are touch
ed upon.
Her Majesty's Greatest Subject" nv
=. 3. Thorourn. ID. Appleton & Co, pub
fishers From Bother Bros. Houston.
Mr.. Thorburn's tale is very entertaining
and unusually vivactous. With an almost
impossible complication of circumstances
and befuddHng conditions. really h,di-
crous. after all, 1t moves along p.easantly
with an occasional dash of yjgor. India
always serves as a good background for
novel OF adventure. and the author ha 1.
used that country OF war and romance in
working out a very clever story.
The Dreamer" and other poems nv
f.dward s. Van Zile. f. Tennyson Neeiv
publisher. New York. From Boulder Bros.
Houston. 1880
This volumn of poems shows that tho
author has an unusual power of setting
forth a scene or character, the felicity OF
MS words and phrases being especialiv
noticeable. His work dmpresses the mem.
DRY by its gracefulness, freshness ard
spontaneity although ne has no profound
OF original message to deliver. Mr.. Ven
Aiie's book Is merely a collection of shor,
poems. In which he pipes simple sons
for thinking hearts"
| ~ Claudea's Island" by Esme Stuart "
r.y 7on Nicely, publisher New York
| 'fo'n isottier Bros. Hous.on.
| novel with plot that is simple and
| developed In manner that is unpreten
tious and sincere. The character OF Clan
dea Is drawn with uncommon force ant
IS unlike anything else in modern fiction
Ihere Is much romantic adventure anf
dramatic situation In the work. and Il 4,
altogether very readable story.
| Whiteiaw's Improved Interest Tab,s
and Charts" Is the title of a very hand
and valuable little work received fror
bottier Bros. Houston. 1t Is pubiishe
by Laird & Lee. Chicago.
1
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Graycrcnd Entries.

Five and one-haaf furlongs. handicap
]. A. Grey, 127; Dorian, 1876; Flotow, 1l9;
Lady Mitchell, III; Domitor, us; Regu-
lator, ia; Van Antwerp, Sallie Chquot'
III. Parthemax. Hanwell, 1906; Miss Prim.
loi; Trlllette, 1903; Red Spider, Rosslfer'
Her own, 95. 49, sr
Mile and one-sxteenth, selling-Semper
Ego, 1is: Dorian. ia: Peacemaker, Tom
Cromwell, 10; Song and Dance, Tadisman
lO5 Buckwa, los; James Munroe, los; Rihe.
100 Partridge, 81; Ben Ronald, 9s; Key
del Terra, o. ,,.,,
stakes-Kite Foot 119: La Goleta, Claret
Cup, 112: Attainment, Kenmore queen,
Naparnax, Miss Miriam, Saratoga, III;
Abundant. 104.
one mile, Sea Breeze stakes-Braw Lao,
116; Cleophus, 113; Bernardillo. 40: Pass
over, Estaca, Leedsvie, lo2; g. ii. Ketch-
am, 100; Bromo, 9S.
Fiye-eighths of a mEe. 2-year-olds, sell
ing-Caaa Day, Demagogue, ia: Scotch
Plaid, III; Whistfng Coon, 109; Sir Gowan.
1OS; Mary Block, Blarney Stone, BanYsied
lN Rey Salzar, 1903: Bliss Rucker, 100; MISS
Rowena, SO; Decanter, Hindoonet. 60
Hand Press. Sensational, 100; Junior. 1O5
| Tent Fin, 100
Mile ard one-sixteenrth, handicap-Leh-
man 1926: Sir waiter, 119: Peep-o' Day, 1T
Rondo, ia Paul Kauvar. ITO; CaValero
! 1O9; Tilio, l06 Timour, "a.
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y ~ ! rurxous Qua, Anoshsr case . r.
FL a 6SSlu'a HAN Both are iso.etec.
IN h ~ 80 sfAidss - The fsver wlIl n Nv
~ 1T RI oGAira town Of Edvards. NJ.
S-5 n 4iSssF 3. Rdstsr. an old drugglSt.
;.'sS' ssHea ths morning and Or. Hunter
y tSs 6sats beard ~ bess wired rs,s! sOs;
6Sly three a tear go .. AZ e1 ~ M
~ attention from the doctors and ex-
X1ocr those tslrsn with the disease TO- g
Az vSs g. r. Barber. merchant, rail-
sscsA 100 ard representative Of the A.
sScishs3 Prsss, "a one Of the weaihtest
nsn q Edwarda Some days ago Mr,
BARBER advised II Jackson oince OF .ns
Associoted Press THAI he feared he was
tekirr he disease but that It was his In
tenticn 10 send the news ~ long as pos
eible.
M. Fred Johnlon. an immune operator
frorn Florida. haH becn sent to take the
place Of Mr. Barber. should this become
necsssary. aud he went on duty TO-DAY.
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Quarantine Gaara Assaulted.

Natchez. Miss. September 20. The Nat
chez board OF health has interdcted the
sale or receipt OF New Orleans papers In
this city and many subscribers have re-
fused TO receive their papers from the post
office.
w. II. Hastings. quarantine guard on
the Cemetery road. was last night assault
ed by negro who attempted TO enter the
city on . bogus pass and received rough
treatment before assistance arrived Tho
negro was arrested and placed In Jail aud
public feeling is strong egainst him.
The steamer Liberty. whose roustabouts
went on strike ysaterday. succeeded In get.
ting labor to take her cargo at this city.
but UP to q late hour tonight had not
shipped crew. She was due to leave here
Saturday.
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NEW ORLEANS FREIGHT.
What Post snid About Efforts "a Get
IL In Was SO,

what Post snid About Efforts "a Get
IL In Was 80.
Austin. Texas. September 25.--Todar
$3.50, s"o S'Aoe BOARD OF
"eef.h receivea letter from Paul paquin
OF st. Louis. secretary Of the Missouri
State board Of health. asking q. d, ,,hu,,
or or No, N. ,.,,ar .a..n,,.. ~ 49,
W ny 'ne ie'esr reeehuy published In
tho press. stating that the New Orleans
merchants were trying TO smusgle xooas
~ ~ 'o"'s was "u'nehue.
ne weni into "Details to explain that Il
hardy seemed probable that with all
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rre.laent Attenaca chnrcn

Adams, Mass. September 26.-President
Mckinley passed today very quietly. In
the morning the president and the Misses
Mackei and Grece Mckinley. accompanied
by their host, went to the C,ngtesa; ional
church. The church was crowded and
was decorated with flowers. The usual or
der OF services was observed. At the close
OF the church exercises the sunday school
was held. attended oy ths prssi lent and
the Misses Mckinley, oil OF whom were
seated on the platform. The president
shook hands with 100 chlliren o. the
primary department who marched past
MIN.
The president aud Attorney General Nc
kenna viii visit WilliAmstown tomorrow
u the weather permits. calling on DR.,
FRANKLIN Carter. president OF the WI,liema
college II has not been settled yaen the
president Will return to Warrington, Blu,
II Is believed be will leave Berkshire The
coming week
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REMARKABLE QUARANTINE.
Women and Children From Houston
Put Oat ON a Prairie.
San Antonio Exnrass

NV WV On Fruirte.
San Antonio Express.
Passengers who came In on the southern
Pacific last night from Houston tell OF a
very impressive manifestation OF Quaran-
tine vigilance they witnessed ON the trip
When the train WA about to cross the
Colorado county line Il was stopped and
boarded BY the quarantine officers OF the
county, who proceeded TO inspect the pas
senEers. The only persons they decided
10 regard as Suspicious were lady ami
her two children, accompanied by negro
woman as her nurse. who were going to
Wetmar,
These four had come from Honston, but
they had clean bill OF health from the
city physician Of that place. which the lady
produced to to quarantine officers The
did not. however, allay the suapictons with
which the osficals had become deeply Inn
bucd, and to the great indignation Of tho
pasweugers. they removed the lady and
her children and nurse from the train.
There ives no quarantine station outside
and nothing at all there except leso,ate
prairie, telegraph peas end two hacks.
II was'annn,ncsA ia he capsivss weuld
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YOU CAN
BE CURE

Many men and women AZ ~ ndsi5
told misery spending 'h s.a ~ M
medicines. good and bad, Pr prs ~
Of intelligent treatment s Hspy
away in premature gra sv me-, y, +
reach OF every suffering . n w.
All cases Of Nervous Dsocsle, ur
Failing Energies, Var di~sIs Ne,s
Losses and Drains, Fe SEN s.escu 4
whether they be from tnSsrScrk e
errors, indiscretions' ove ssn Qat!2
or from any cause, We e medt Y,
methods known to moassarp,, y
Small. Weak ana innsd to
strengthened and deyeioppIIm oA "
and healthy condttioh: sst.Sp
Kidney ana Liver Connd " =
t tha proper % RENE remedies cSr - e
c3Sected. Many men a,r ~
from these diseases ,o -, stras y
men. grasping after NOR srysat: n
Free Prescriptions. fIvs dupse VI
oniy e to and themselves rueif a
frauduientiy c. Q. " Y.
cine company. stop y
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GOVERNMENT ADvIcEs.
DR.. Guiteras Reports There !" ~"
Fever at Delhi or Tniiui"h'

N. ccttrrar Reports There II No
rcxer at Delhi or THIluiah.
washington. September 26.-surgeon
General wyman OF the marine hoaps'ai
service tonight received the following id
vices from the yellow fever district
From Atlanta---Sawtelle reports there
were no yellow fever suspects on the trans
arriving today and there are no suspicious
cases Nm the city. The two SUSPECTS now
in the detention camp prove 10 Do an
right.
ave new cases there today, but no deaths
The urgent need OF inspectors OF freigM
dislnfection at Montgomery and Thomaston
II urged by Surgeon Glennan end he re-
quests authority to appoint three. lie ADDS
that IL the New Orleans baggage Is labelled
disinfocted. like that OF Mobile, II w'il
not DO detsined near Atlanta.
Surgeon Kallaigher at Cairo, HI, reports
that the temperature OF all cases on the
goyernment dredgo boat Alpha was normal
this morning. Tho case In the marine hos
pital tho board viii discharge tomorrow
and that ut st. Mary's hospital has been
already discharged az we'll. ~
DIR. Guiteras, the expert. reports that
there ~ no yellow fever at Tailuah and
Delhi La, where he was sent to investl-
gate certain suspicious cases OF sickness
There Is a case of fever at California
In, the wife OF n physician and the in
lection Is trsoed to Edwards, Miss. Til,
case Is a mild ono and the patient will b,
we'll in few days. The settlement Il
small and scattered and thero probably
will DO no serious results,
Some complaint has reached the au-
thorlties here OF the delay in the malls
resulting from tho quarantine measures
In force In the infected district. Congress-
man Dayey OF the New Orleans district
sent q dispatch to his colleague, Represent
alive Meyer. now In the city, asking HIN
70 confer with the officials In regard u
the mails and adding: only one trair
out on the Lonisville and Nashville. tvs
on the Illinois Central. one on the North
eastern and only one on the Southern Pa,
CHIC Express service absolutely parxlyzed
Lafayette parish refuses to allow an,
trains In pass, DR.. Carter wires that a
now fumigated the mails can not posslbl
carry contA gton."
Since the receipt OF this dispatch Nj
Meyer has had an interview with tn
postmaster general aud the surgeon geners
OF the marine hospital service and no re
ports as result OF his representation
there viii bc an immediate relaxation
the stringency OF the regulations wher
they are palpably unreasonable and tbs
tho officials Of tho marine hospital ser
vice are doing everything possible To moe
the necessities OF the case
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situatSea II Diloxi.

Biloxi, Miss., September 2s.--Ths con.
ditien Of Affairs here today is very little
changed from what It has been for the past
several dsys. There are very few cases re-
ported up to this timc and the sick, with
fcw exceptions, are doing welt Mr.. I'd
ward Benedict II The Review is reported az
being critically Ill with the fever. Or.
Cant reports Mayor II. T. Howard as
being much improved and at present he
doe not apprehend any danger
The board Of health report =. Total yell
low fever cases to Gate, ~; dew cases, 10;
now under treatment, Sc; total yellow fever
deaths to date, 4.
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MAY GO TO BEAUMONT.


State Health Officer Swearingen is still
in the city but will probably SO to Beau
mont tonight with q view OF taking steps
for an early raising OF the quarantine
against that point, favorable reports from
there having been uninterruptedly re-
oeived since the death OF young Loveioy
During the day he received several tele-
grams concerning local quarantine, meme
Of which necessitated any action on his
part yesterday
With reference to the announced visit
OF Or. Guiteras. Of the Marine Hospital
service to Beaumont, he said that the
gentleman would be gladly welcomed by
himself and afforded every opportunity to
mike Investigations.