The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-02
Yellow Jack More Disturbing
Than Cholera.
STATE BUSINESS STOPPED
Capitol OF Mississippi Closed Rail-
rOads-COoping Up Negroes.
Towns Deserted.

JACKSON, Miss.-The utmost de
moralization prevails throughout the
whole State On account of the rapid
spread Of yellow fever and the extreme
gravity Of the situation. The State CT
Mississippi has no government prac-
tcally today and every interest Is sub
ordinated TO the paramount one Of
preservation from the Infection of the
plague. Governor McLaurin. who AT
the beginning Of the epidemic with
drew to the insane asylum on the out
skirts OF the capital, has fed to Smith
county. which mas neither telephone
nor telegraph communication. The
State association has been trying TO
communicate with him for three days
in order TO have an appeal for assist
ance for the entire State issued by him,
| but the chief executive cannot be
heard from.
The Capi.Ul uIiIding is practically
| closed ana the necessary business OF
! the State j. at q standstill, the officers,
/ with two exceptions, having all fed.
| The Treasures office has been closed
| for two weeks and the Auditors office
| has not . single representative TO issue
/ warrants Many Insurance companies
| cannot pay their annual privilege
| taxes, due this month. without which
| payment their business is unlawful
| and relief acts will have to be passed
| by the Legislature of 1900 such as
were passed at the special session oi
1898. Other enterprises are feeling the
| effects OF the situation.
| Every trunk line Of railroad passing
| through the State has fever at different
| places and traffic is virtually suspend
ed. BY q recent far-reachi order Of
| tina State Board of Health. no travel
| whatever is permitted by railroad or
| steamboat between places within the
| States. The entire passenger business
Of the roads is thus absolutely cut of
| for al indefinite period within the
| State
| AmOnS the citizens the widest panic
prevails. With every announcement Ci
| a newly infected locality there is q
| general exodus northward. This de-
| population Of infected places is recon.
mended by the State Board. who's
| only hope OF relief is an early frost
The infection over the State is general
| 4 we've counties dl- 4ulGCLtO anu III
| teen towns, among them several OF tn
| most important in the State. are de
populated. The State educational in
| stitutions are stopped and one has hat
the fever among the student body. Tbs
Agricultural and Mechanical College a
| Starkville has three cases within tn
grounds and the entire student bod!
| has been exposed. The State Univer
sity at Oxford IS in the midst of ;
fever-infeCted town and viii make NJ
pretenCe of opening until = heav!
frost Other State institutions are il
a similar pCediCament
The destruction among the negroe
cooped up in the infected districts in
creases. They are totally dspenden
upon day labor for support and wheI
herded in this manner are reduced {,
fearful eXtremities. In Jackson ! so
are CoraCned in an infected quarter
totally dependent upon charity. HerOi
efforts for their relief are being mad
by the Howard Association. but fund
are not sufficient to relieve the distress
4 movement is on foot in 81. LCui
and other cities to come to the rescue
Not more than 500 white citizens re
main in Jackson of a total of 1000
The fever has appeared in the Baptis
, Orphanage. an institution of the cap
ital under the control OF that demon
inatiOD.