Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-10-21
NO. i.5.
THE FEVER SITUATION.


aAN NsANs MNata. W. IT, fHl'ls
This circular letter H. intended ior
personal aud fraternal correspond snts.
aud may interest other, % whom Il Is
addressed
In the first plac,. the city Of jackson
has ~ far escaped any infectious or con-
tagious disease this -easnn. and We are
hopeful of continued exemption. The
general health 90 jackson has not t'ccn
better for many wears. The munis irul
and health authorities have been sigi-
Ian, aud tirele>~ an,i uncompromis .ni-,
in their effort, to protect the city .rom
contagion. \ Gordon ~ paid guar,is
surround the city M person being al
lowed 10 come in or ro nu; without
prpper permits. aud th,,,s, arc granted
only in sp~cial and ~mcrgent case.l A
thorough system of volunteer ciiisrn
police white aud color,i In thf dtf-
fcrcnt wards. aud the ringiaC Of Tue
curfcw at . o'clock PM. tns.rrs Ehss~
lutte protection - public aat private
property. Thus far there has hccu no
tr,srasS. nor viii there bc 60 The end.
The es,apc ~ jackson means me-; only
much fnr the city hut for the Surround
ing country. and for all p,ints ia rail
road communication with 70. Daily
trains continue a. run north and south.
and eastward. While there has been "a
partial suspension Of public and private
business, many stores and all the banks
are open and all the necessary supplies
and private accommodation can ls, oh
tanned. Al the Inconvenience and
l"sscs can s,on be forgotten and adj
jus,cd should We be- So fortunate AZ "a
escape.
At largely attended meeting - ciii-
gems last week II was resolved that
quarantine restriction should not be- r.
laNcd until all danger ~ infection is
passed. Many important applications
from ab~cntcvs have been uniformly
refused.
The jackson Howard Association wa,
promptly rrurl-anizci. aud hcl,s itself
ready for it, appropriate work. The
Nic.,shurg Howard Association. being
within morc convenient and unintcr-
rup,rd reach of Edwards, i, doing noble
worl, for that afflicted community. and
is also hooking after Nitta Yuma
The Executive Committee ofthe State
Bnard 81 Health Drs. Niger and Hun
ter arr faithfully aud efficiently dis
charging a most drlicatc aud rsspon-
~ib;c work. The daily bulletins keep
the public fully advised - the situation
at all points pr. Gettings. - ia"
United States Marine Hospital rervi~c.
il here, heartily cooperating with
them. The sthcr members of the B,ar,l
for the >tatc-at- large prs. Dunn. liar
alison. Gant and Quinn, a. well as tho
members fur the several Congressional
Districts, are xcaluusly cooperating.
nrS. liaralsan. Dunn and Cant arr in
CONSTANT ami artivv >..ryie,. GA he cuaSt
and Edwards Dr. ruruell has forever
en,iearr,l himself tn the people 81 that
stricken community.
The local authorities aud Relief Can-
mittees IF Edwards and HilnNi have
made earnest appeals for help and il is
being literally contributed. The eiti.
xrns af jackson sent handsome cash
contribution t. Edwards and refugee
Missis>ippians ~ -. Louis collected a
thousand dollars or morc. Tor THAI
place. 1t was my privilege to send
sl50Oa Masonic contributions there,
for general relief. and like arloani ~
Biloxi Have just received tclcgrams
from Rev. +, Thompson and Hon.
John +. Mccormick. stating that the
needs Of EiloNi are very urgent. Tho
suspension of the canning factories ami
other industries there Is creating much
distress. will bc glad to receive and
forward ali contributions. can trans
init from here all funds without any ex-
pensc for exchange. II will require
several thousand dollars to tide them
over their pressing needs
The daily death record and new cases
appears in press dispatches, aud hcncc
not noted in this circular. Twenty
deaths in Edwards to- date.
The reported .'suspicious' cas..> at
Union Church. jefferson county. Nas
fully investigated by Dr Carrldinc IN
der orders from State Board ~ Health,
and found to he a ease of mild bilious
fever. The Young man. with other stu
dents cn route to \. y VI. college was
turned back from Durant. and got sick
soon after reaching home.
The cases at Clinton were pronounced
by DIR. Dc';rafTcnried, as having M vel
low fever symptoms; but nr. Iahucy.
another expert, has reported that tho
eases are yellow fever If mild type.
The suspicious ease at Terry was in
vestiga,ed yesterday hg nr. Carter. of
New Orleans, and found Il have NO
yellow fever symptoms \ delightful
ften-hours' rain last night; but tho
weather bureau records Of killing frosts
do not encourage hope for one before
the 9th or 10th 81 November