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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08
For the Democrat-Star.
Mass Meeting at Pascagoula.

A meeting was held at Pascagoula
on Tuesday afternoon in response to
call from Hon. Volney Brown. mayor
OF the municipality, to consider the
propriety of requesting the sheriff OF
the county to remove the present
quarantine restrictions imposed by
him on the town on the petition of
about fifteen panic-stricken and in
terested citizens at a "h0le-in-the-
corner" gathering of a few days pre-.
vious. Owing to a little confusion In
organizing, some OF the citizens had
to leave before the meeting opened,
but there was present 81 adult men
residents and citizens, 8 ladies and II
youths, gentlemen of the ''h0le-in-the-
corner" shotgun persuasion being
conspicuous by their absence. II. h.
Krebs was unanimously called to the
chair, and W. Sidney Gibbon elected
secretary. The chairman made an
eloquent, but conservative address,
and was followed by Rev. L. N.
Brock, who pleaded that Scranton
and PascagOula were only one town In
name, and exposed the folly Of placing
arbitrary power in the hands OF one
man to decide'whO was a safe person
to 20 to Scranton, and who was not.
Mr.. Troxler followed with an address
denOuncing the outrage OF the present
| restrictions, and said that in the fu-
ture citizens Of the town would do
we'll not to undertake to represent the
town without calling In their neigh
bors. After further informal discus
sion, which tended to the opinion
that the present restrictions were put
in operation by interested persons,
who had laid In large supplies OF both
dry and wet goods. with q view Of
suddenly becoming %milli0naires, it
was moved by Mr.. Iagert, ST., and
carried ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vote
being given by the ladies amid much
applause-that ''The chairman and
secretary be requested to c0mmu-
nicate with Sheriff Moore, desiring
him to Immediately withdraw his
guards and discontinue all quaran-
tine regulations"
Mr.. Bradford, b~ar.keeper at the
cottage by the Sea-" who, at the
| called meeting Of the aldermen said,
III there were half q dozen deter
! mined men like himself, they would
stop all burials from Scranton with
shot-guns," Is the self appointed In.
spector as to who shall visit Scranton.
/ pAscagoula, Oct. 9, 1907.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08
Mass Meeting to Raise Quarantine.

At a mass meeting of the business
men and citizens, held at the court
house, on Tuesday at 3 o'clock, D. M,
p. X. Mayers was elected chairman
and Q. L. Chidsey secretary. AFTER
the chairman had stated the object OF
the meeting, on motion he Sppointed
James Smith, NJ. V. B. Carey and g.
f. Chidsey "a committee to draw up
the proper resolutions. The commit
tee offered the following resolution,
which was adopted
WHEREAS. There is considerable
fever prevailing in Scranton, and IL
being the sentiment Of the majority
Of the people that to ucontlnue any
longer a quarantine against New Or
leans, Mobile and the coast towns !,
| not only useless, but is working an in
calculable injury to the business in
terests of this place, be it therefore
Resolved, That the State Board o
| Health be requested, so far as Scran
| ton is CONCERNED, to raise at once .tht
quarantine existing between Scranton
and all other points, so that freight
express matter, mail and all Dune
traffic may go on u~nhindcred an
that the L. & N. trains be permitted
to make regular stops at this place
and the county board OF health be re
Quested to raise at once quarantine
restrictions between this place ant
other points.
There being no further business tn
meeting adjourned.
p. X. MAYERs,
C. e. CHIDsEY, Chairman.
n Secretary.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08
For the Desnocrakr Star.
The Present Yellow Fever Treatment,
ny A YELLOW FEVER NURSE.

by A YELLOW FEVER NJ kSE.
Starvc a fever and stuff aco,d is The
adaye to be applied TO the present
fever epidemic.
Ii the person is stricken just after
a hearty meal give a v0mit OF salt or
mustard and warm water.
Upon the first symptOms-palns 10
the head and back-take 10 grains OF
calomel and 20 grains Of soda, go t.
bed and take a cup Of hot orange leaf
tea when pc%rspirati0n ensues give 10
grains of quinine and repeat in twelve
hours then follow by 5 grains every
twelve hours until 40 grains are taken
and the fever will be, broken, taking
care that the patient has an action
daily-if not, give oil or salts TO re-
lieve. -
Diet should be liquid food three
times daily until fever is entirely
broken, and then four times a day,
the food to consist of a cup of cows
milk with two teaspOonsful OF lime
water added and alternate by a cur
of beef extract made thus To one
tcaspoonfuli0 OF extract Of beef add /
little salt and pour on a cup OF hol
water; give patient warm and keel
in bed and do not let patient leayt
house for eight days after fever |
broken.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08
Letter from Camp FontainebIeau.

Editor Democrat Star.
1t may be Of some interest to your
readers to know something OF the Ma
rine Hospital yellow fever camp here,
There are two doctors assigned tn
treat the sick in the hospital camps,
a half mile west of the Fontainebleau
camp and OH the south side OF the l..
& N. tracks. They are Drs. Gaines
and Gjddings, the former treating the
pronounced yellow fever cases and the
latter the suspects. Gaines patients
are about eight to date, five OF
whom have been dismissed as well,
viz: Glenn, Whyte, w. r. Vancleave
Edwards and Goodrich. Irving, Levy
and DR.. Kell are still detained, the
latter being the least sick of thu
three and doing well. In the Gid
dings' camp three have been dismiss
ed as well, viz: Edwards, Chas. Greer
and Geo. Varnum. In camp unde'
treatment are j. p. Shannon, Philip
and Allen, the last named being con
valescent six days.
There have been in the camp go
refugees 10 all, who have dwindlet
down to $50 at this date. Mum is tin
word. Yours. X.
Fontainebleau, Miss, Oct. 4, 1897.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08


Judge Calhoon, of Jackson, who
some time ago went to Chicago, pre-
sumably on business, and who, like
many others, is barred from u return
to the scenes Of his youth, wrote
letter to the Jackson health authori'
ties praying for permission to come
home.
"For goodness sake" wrote the
Judge, stake me In. They are taking
me In here In Chicago every day, ant
/ want to get home again and escape
the attacks and intrigucs Of tho
Philistines."
The judge is still out.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08
PA MIC STRICKEN PEOPLE.

In an editorial or guarantees and
their rigidness where there Is no real
cause for uneaslness, the New Or
leans Picayune refers to those who
become panic stricken under excite.
ment. In describing the disease and
its effect upon some people, the paper
says:
"Panic is a disease terribly conta-
gious and taking complete possession
OF both mind and body. 1t Is a fever
which runs its course, and, when at
its height, renders all whom 1t at
lacks insane. But the fever grad
ually subsidies. and In the end reason
and intelligence have their sway, and
the patient becomes entirely sane
again.
"There is no remedy for the tr0u-
blesome and dangerous disease known
as panic. Those affected with it, in
almost every instance, recover their
senses, and one Of the FIRST evidences
Of recovery Is an overwhelming shame
and modification at the extreme and
AFFECT cowardice that characterized
them while they were in the clutches
of the disease.
Fortunately. 1t can he said Of this
humiliating disorder that 1t IL Of
| brief duration. After the subsistence
of the first parOxysm, sanity and SEN
sibility return. Then the patients
are amcnablc to reason. They are
able to accept information and TO act
upon facts" im
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

Editor P. X. Mayors asserts tnaS
there Is no fever At Scranton. no",
ever, his old reliable DEMOCRAT'nIAn
comes to US all punctured with Iul 70
CATION marks. How's this, Bro. f.n'
Louisville journal. ~
The fumigation hurahug IS oy orusl
OF the State Board Of Health We
still adhere 70 our opinion that there
Is no yellow fever 10 Scranton. ltis
In the brains Of the experts ana ly'"s
reporters. There are q few cases "
dengue ard bilious fever now unoe'
treatment. -
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

W. would like to know whether the
government pays the doctors OF the
country an extra fee for every cast OF
yellow fever they report? We have
been asked the question often by ous
citizens here, and now we would like
to know from those who are in charge
and are disbursing the appropriation
made by Congress whether it is a fact
or not. The people of this country
have a right to know how the public
funds are used and for what purpose,
and we hope by the next issue OF the
DEMOCRAT.STAR we will be able tC
give the desired information.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

The Jackson correspondent Of the
Memphis Scimiter says that two Of
the worst scared men In the commune
ty were the proprictors Of the two
daily papers-both Of them rushed of
as quick as the news was taken oil
from the wire, gathered their families
together and left town without so
much us telling the employees Of their
offices so long, and without oven
making arrangements TO have the
Offices kept open during their absence.
Talk about fleeing n II from the
wrath to cone-it Il not . cIrcum-
stance to the way these newspaper
men got out Of town, one for Chicago
and the other for St, Louis"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08
THIS PAPER Is ALL HOME PRINT
TO OUR DELlNQUENTs ABROAD.

Now, that we arc qu%arantined on
all sides, and prevented from sending
our collector out to interview those
who are indebted to the DEMOCRAT
STAR for subscription, advertising and
job work, we would esteem it a great
favor il such persons would send at
least a part, II not all, they owe us by
mail, in checks, postofice orders or
registered letters. The mails, after
being thoroughly f%umigated, are per
mitted to come and go.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

The President appointed ex-Reprc-
sentative Hosea Townsend, OF Silver
Cliff, Colo, as United States judge for
the southern judicial district Of the
Indian Territory to succeed the late
Judge Kilgore. Mr.. Townsend Is a
straightout Republican, and though Il
believer in the free coinage Of silver,
supported Mr.. Mckinley and the Re.
publican ticket in the last presidential,
election, notwithstanding the bolt OF
Senator Teller and other leading silver
Republicans.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

Brandon has been blessed with mcn
of note and 0ficc-h0lders since the
quarantine. One day last week we
saw on the gallery OF the Wilkinson
block one congressman, one governor,
one ex-governor, two circuit Judges
and a district attorney. They are all
quarantined here, the law being nc
respecter Of persons, not ever the
governor being able to get to the State
house in Observation-Disclosures News.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08
HEALTH SITUATION OF SCRANTON.

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Since the issue OF the DEMOCRAT
STAR last Friday there has been no
material change In the health of
Scranton, the usual fall fevers are
still pre- railing, but OF an exceedingly
mild type, and causes no alarm among
our old citizens, who treat the dis
ease IN many cases without the aid OF
a doctor. But when one OF the x-spurts
comes along he invariably p%ronounces
it the yellow plague, the disease timid
people are so much afraid Of. With
all that We have had but two deaths
since our last report, and one of them
was getting along finely, but for i'm
prudence In getting up too early and
eating too much, relapscd aud died.
The wonder to us is that a greater
number have not died when doctors
tell the patients they have a genuine
case Of Yellow Jack, and If they don't
look sharp they will die. One yellow
fever X-spurt was ordered out OF the
house the other day for frightening a
young boy by saying he had a bad cast
of the dreaded disease, though it was
false, as the boy has bilious fever now,
and has had it for over ten days.
Perhaps this course Is pursued b,
these x-splirts to keep up the panic ant
keep the shotgun quarantine in force
and the detention camp open at TIT
expense of the Federal government
| We suppose Uncle Sam can stand 1t
Our people are getting very restiv'
under present conditions. They thinl
it is about time for returning reason
after a season of wild yellow fevc
s%care-the result Of the scare havin'
completely p~aralyzed business in ever
branch of trade. We are shut GU
from the outside world as 1t were
Trains, 1t is true, pass here occasion
ally and leave mails and some prov
sions, but reports are flashed over til
wires every day that Scranton Is 70
ten with yellow fever, and that til
plague is spreading over the entil
town, with mortality far exceedir
that Of New Orleans and Mobile.
BAsER FALsEHOOD WAS NEVER U
TERED By A MAN BEFORE.
We have honestly published eve1
death that has occurred here since tt
fever broke out, and never have d
MED the existence of fever here Il
the past two months being dengu
bilious or malarial, easy to treat an
not at all dangerous II careful
nursed. Out of about two hundr(
cases only four proved fatal, and tv
out of that number had organic di
eases. Still we are expected to S
here quietly and read every day r
ports Of the most exaggerated chara
ter against our people and town al
say nothing. No, we are not bui
that way. AS long as we are spare
life and health we will continue
denOunce the slanderers and PAM
makers who are doing all in the
, power to damage 0ur section al
bring more trouble upon u people.
We love the truth and am in Il
truth and Of the truth, which is fea
, less and free.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08
Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson On Vel
low Fever x-purts.
In a letter last week to the New
Orleans Times Democrat he says.

OIlCduS llueS- DCLuNSi ~ uS says
"It may be a comfort to 4 man dy-
ing to know that '~'experts" declare he
is only dying OF swamp fever, not OF
yellow. Il do not myself quite sec
where the comfort comes In. But 1t
Is pretty certain that there will be
much sickness and many deaths from
'haematuric'raud such fevers among
the refugees on their return. 1t was
so, ! am told, in 1888. There was
some kind Of sickness at Edwards, Is
miles from here. 1t was very mild /;
Is very mild yet. Seventeen negroes
on enc place had II. All are up and
at work, and never saw d doctor. Our
own physicians, even our own board
OF health diagnosed II 'dengue.' But
they we're not content. A gentleman
with M. S. expert on one coattall
end and I'D on the other came
from Washington for a look and smell
and said yellow fever! He had q
grip full OF microbes apparently, and
found yellow fever at Cairo the other
day. Indeed, he t1nds Il everywhere
There IL no creature more dangerous
than an expert ; none more unrella'
ble."
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

In 1878 Col. j. l.. Power was the
jackson correspondent of the Courier
Journal and the managing editor
wired him to "Report only the deaths
of prominent citizens" The Colonel
replied: Cant comply with your re-
quest. All the prominent citizens
have left the city !"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

Mr.. E. W. Brown, clerk Of the Su-
prcme Court, in reference to the fall
term, which under the law should be
convened on the second Monday in
October, says that under present coll-
ditions the term would in all proba-
bility lapse, as the judges are absent
from Jackson. In this event a special
term will be called by the judges as
was done in 1873. Section 1870 of the
Code Of 1902 provides for such an
emergency.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08
We are not taking in money enough

We are not taking in money enough
to pay for the white paper on which
the DEMoCRAT.STAR is printed each
week, but we propose to continue tn
issue the paper promptly every FRI
day as long as our printers are well
and our stock Of paper and ink holds
out, hoping that our distant delin-
quent subscribers will ere long make
us a remittance. And we think that
many Of our county subscribers might
chip In some cash II they could fully
realize our present financial situation.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

The pension commissioner says
there are now under consideration
200, 900 applications for pensions. The
number Of pensioners is about one
million. According to the census OF
1890 the number Of surviving soldiers
and sailors and WIDOWS Of soldiers and
sailors was less than 100000, so, It
seems, every one Of them has applied
for a pension and a hundred thousand
more for laQniAppe.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

The shotgun quarantine and the
x.spurts have caused the blood Of good
people. toboil, and ere long we would
not be surprised If the life Of some
good man would be sacrificed just on
account Of the way quarantine mat
tiers are being managed. Keep cool,
let US bear 1t a while longer.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

Bro. Mayors. of the Democrat.
STAR, published at Scranton, Is mad
plum through and half way back. He
charges that this yellow fever scare
was gotten upand has hcen engineered
by some slick young doctors for revc.
| nue. Only.-Grenada Sentinel.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

The Winsboro (Tex.) Wide-A wake
has q new editor just taken charge
ana is chary on promises. He says:
ave do not expect to set the world on
fire: we've tried that before. 1t won't
work; the world won't burn"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

The only paper now published at
the State Capital is the Daily Bulle-
tin. 1t is Il very small sheet, but 1t is
newsy and ably edited. Our old and
esteemed friend, Col. John L. Power,
Is at the helm. When frost comes the
Clarion-Ledger and News will be re-
sumcd, we presume.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

The foreign trade of this country in
lumber and forest products is growing
at a rate so steady and positive as to
confirm the prediction that this
branch OF the lumber business in the
South will eventually be one of the
most important in the entire industry.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

A man In Georgia purchased the
gallows on which a man was hanged
and built a henncry Of the lumber.
He has never had q chicken stolen
from 1t, and 1t Is said that tho colored
brother won't go within Z block Of II.
II be can possibly avoid doing 20.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

DR.. Guiteras failed to get to Texas.
Perhaps it was well that be did not
get there, for the cowboys are not
much in love with "furin xpurts" If
they are backed and paid by the gen
eral government.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

The Treasury Department an
nounces the appointment of John
Doyle as attendant at the Marine
Hospital, New Orleans, and Eliza
Bowman as attendant at the hospital
of RilnYi
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

Bro. p. X. Mayors, OF the DEMO
CRAT-STAR. doesn't believe In running
from the yellow fever. Speaking VI
refugees he says: what foolishness!
God Is everywhere. and when He calls
US we have got to "a, whether in sun
shine or stOrM-amid health or dis
ease. Arc We prepared to meet our
Maker, should concern lis must Ii
a case OF fever YVES tn pnp ont here,
Christians and in0dclS, saints and
sinners, Jews and gcntiles. all would
take to the brush. 1t Is human nature
and you need not try to stop 'em.
They are going. Don't know but
what we would 20 too, just to take
care Of the crowd.
[BoOneville Plaindcaler.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08
Had It not been for the shotgu

Had 1t not been for the shotgun
quarantine, the "furin xpurts" and
the federal government appropriation,
Scranton would have been much better
of. The usual number Of dengue and
bilious fever cases would have been
treated successfully by our local ply
syclans, and there would not have been
scarcely q single death. But the
xpurts pronounced nearly every case
they saw as yellow fever, no doubt In
order to keep up the panic. Aud their
coming has caused all our troubles.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

During the year 1896 New South
Wales bought Of the United States
$500, 600 worth OF timber and SIS, 900 OF
resin, besides an important valuation
of manufactured goods employing
wood in construction.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

A Vicksburgcr, who went North to
escape the 'yellow fever scare" tele'
graphed back TOT friend the other day
the following: ARRIVED here safely.
Feel like a id fool for coming"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

Some Of the State papers are still
iinging dirt at Governor Anse Nc
Laurin because he went barefooted
until he was slod for the army, and
still clings to the good old custom OF
eating greens with his knife. That's
no sin. We rather like the old way
the best,
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08
LOST

A county warrant for 90 In favor OF Onaa'e.
Martin was lost on tho streets OF ns.s,,
last Saturday. / havs notified the COUNT IN,
Treasurer not 10 pay Il. The nnosr
please leave the said warrant Win snv =
dersigncd. Emile III,
~ranfo Mia. Oct. 9. lo9y.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

MARK HANNA is putting In his
work in Ohio. He will be hard to beat
with the millions he has at his COM
mand. He has already said that
money would talk.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

Many Of the refugees are asking
permission to return to Jackson, but
the authorities say nit. Several visits
Of Col. Jack Frost are necessary be-
fore they will be allowed to return.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

The following table shows the num-
Der Of cases of the prevailing fever
and deaths reported for the twenty
four hours ending at s o'clock Thurs
day, October It'll
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

Miss Ellen Terrell, of Sardis, this
State was awarded the first premium
for the best sample OF wood carving
at the Nashville Exposition.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

Grenada voted sl5, 900 worth Of bonds
Monday to extend its sewerage and
water works system. The proposition
was carried by a vote of 98 to "a.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

The Commercial-Appeal remarks
that the St. Louis editor who drank
only thirty.two bottles of beer at one
sitting couldn't have been feeling very
well that day.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

THE most curious curiosity In South
Mississippi to-day is the yellow fever
xspurt, Surgeon r. D.. Murray. He
gets up q fair audience wherever he
visits.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

The Massachusetts State Demo
cratic convention has adopted the
Chicago platform as the Bay States
expression of Democracy.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

DR.. Guiteras, the government yellow
fever expert, is of Cuban origin, and
the correct pronunciation Of his name
is said to be "Weeterah."
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

We are requested to state that ow.
ing to quarantine restrictions the
South Mississippi Holiness Camp.
meeting has been postponed to De.
cember s, 1897.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-10-08

WE regret to hear that Mr.. George
W. Wilkes and son, Of the Biloxi Her
aid, are down with the prevailing
fever at that place.