The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-21

The Nervous People Have All Left the
Citv-The state Governments.


MONTGOMERY. ALA. oct. 20-The
official bulletin issued by the Board ol
Health to-day at Z o'clock names only
five cases Of yellow fever Tor the past
twenty-four hours and one death.
The five cases are:
MOultOn and Monfgomery' Wllndm w tDD'
negro PIG Dickinson street, MISS VI. AH-
derson. az Clayton street; j. X. Lemmons'
The death is Pat White. iGl Clayton. re-
ported yesterday, but sick for ten days.
A post mortem was held upon his body
this afternoon under the supervision OF
state Health officer Saunders, and d ls
given out unofiicially tonight that IL re-
vealcd clear proof that yellow fever was
the cause OF death.
There Is no panic here now. The nerv-
Gus people have an left. Probably four
thousand persons went away Sunday ana
Monday by trains and private conveyance.
A special provided on the l.. and n road
last night did not carry 100 people, show
ing that the panic is over.
There was a petition filed with Mayor
Clsby to-day from "a large number OF
leading citizens asking that an expert OF
national reputation be brought here 10
determine the character OF the fever
MANY people doubt whether the prevailing
sickness IS yellow fever and among them
are "a number of physicians some of
whom have been through yellow fever epic
denies.
The Board of Health concurred with the
Mayor in granting his petition. and sur
gcon-General Nyman was asked for an
cXucrt.
4 Citizens Committee. of which Gov
ernor Jones is chairman. to-day sent
scathing protest 10 Governor Johnston,
at Birmingham. against the State quar-
antine regulations. which do not permit
refugees from here TO stop at any point
in the borders Of the state, even where
IL Is safe and local authorities are Will
ing 10 receive them. The committee CALI
ed on the Governor 90 reconvene the state
Board of Health and have the regulations
rcscinded.
An Associated Press telegram from
Birmingham tonight announces that the
state Government has been temporarily
removed TO Birmingham. that the Gov
ernor and all the State officers have To-
Gated there
This is an error. This State Govern
ment Is located here by the Constitution,
and cannot be changed. except by "a vote
of the people. There is no provision for
temporary removal
Furthermore an the State officers are
not located at Birmingham Secretary OF
State Jackson. Auditor White. Treasurer
Ellis and the Governor private secre-
tary. Carey. are ahcre. They could not
get to Birmingham If 'hey desired be-
cause of State quarantine regulations ls-
sued by the Governor himself. ana also
because Of Birmingham' IS regulations.
The Officers named are on duty mere
daily. and most of the Governor duues
cannot be transacted without the co.
operation Of az least one of them
JACKSON. MISS, oct -1-Ite state
Board Of Health tonight issued the fol-
lowing statement:
Dr Metcalf reports from Nilta Yuma
thar there are no new cases there.
Or Prren sends the following from
Edwards:
..>rey. cases ina town to-day one white
and three colored.
Or. Watts reports three cases in
Queens Hill TWO whites ara one color
cd. All the sick are doing well.
DR.. Iahrey reports from Clinton: Two
cases under treatment Or. Miller and
Robert Miller. formerly reported
The repf 1T fICn, CaNag Is 20 the effect
that there are five new cases In that
neighborhood.
NEW ORLEANS. oct. 2o.-An previous
records as To the number of new cases
sixty new cases had been entered IN the
books Of the Board OF health AT the
same time there had been six deaths.
These had all occurred during the early
morning hours.
The weather to-day has been not un-
like that Of the entire week. II has been
cool and sultry during the nights and
early morning, especially calculated 90
produco fatalities. of he deaths to-day
two or three were the result OF poor
treatment
Tho most important death oC the day
was that Of Ira r Britton. Mr.. BrittOn
was the manager Of the General Electric
Company here He came here about "A
year ago from Columbus. %.
Pascal Maggestrano. whose home Is IN
Kansas City. walked into the Charity
Hospital last night and said he was ILL.,
4 rapid diagnosis showed that the man
was suffering from yellow fever lie was
quickly taken to She isolated hospital. hut
had non been there many hours before
he breathed his last.
Among the new cases to-day Is son