The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-11-04
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YsIlev Jack msrs Disturbing
Than Cholera.
sTAtt BUSINESS STOPPED
Capitol of Mississlppi Closed RAFT
roads cooplos up Negroes
Towns Deserted,

JACKSON. Miss The utmost de-
morallzation prevails hroushoui the
whole state on account of the rapid
spread OF yellow fever and the extreme
gravity OF the situation The state "
Mississippi has no government prac-
,ically today and every Interest Is sub
ordlnated to the paramount one Of
preservation from the Infection of the
plague. Governor Mcl.aurin, 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 has 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 Capitol building Is practically
closed and the necessary business OF
the State Is at a standstill, the officers
with two exceptions, having all fled.
| The Treasurers Office has been closed
| for two weeks and the Auditors Office
has not a 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 Of
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 recent taHreaching order OF
the 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 IL thus absolutely cut Oh
for an indefinite period within the
State.
Among the citizens the widest panic
prevails. With every announcement o
newly infected locality there Is
general exodus northward. This de
population OF infected places 10 recon
mended by the State Board, who's
only hope OF relief Is an early frost
The infection over the State Is general
Twelve counties are infected and III
/ teen towns, among them several Of TN
, most important in the State, are de
populated. The State educational in
situations are stopped and one has ha'
the fever among the student body. Tn
e Agricultural and Mechanical College a
Q 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 will make n
4 pretence Of opening until heav
I frost. Other State institutions are i
, a similar predicament.
- The destruction among the negroe
y cooped up in the infected districts In
: creases. They are totally dependen
[ upon day labor for support and whe
@ herded In this manner are reduced I
fearful extremities. In Jackson so
: are cordoned In an infected Quartei
e totally dependent upon charity. Heroi
0 efforts for their relief are being mad
g by the Howard Association, but fund
/, are not sufficient to relieve the distress
y A movement Is on foot In st. LOU
y and other cities to come to the rescu'
= Not more than 500 white citizens n
4 main In Jackson Of total OF 100
. The fever has appeared In the Baptii
y Orphanage, an institution OF the car
g ital under the control OF that demon
n ination.