The age-herald., 1898-10-07
FEVER RECORD
 STILL GROWING Seven EOH Cases and One Death Report
 cd in Jackson. NEW FOCl OF INFECTION
Dr. SOuChOn's Report for Louisiana Any,
 thing But Encouraging.
sITuATiON AT OXFORD CRITICAL
Fourteen Gases and Six Deaths Have Occurred-Physicians at Alexandria Repudiate the Idea of Yellow
 Fever at That Place.

Jackson, Miss, October 6.-Jacksons fever record grows. For today it is seven new cases, six whites and one colored, and one death, Leila Harrison. Two of these cases are in the Baptist orphanage, an in- stitution located about two miles north- west of town, in which there are large number of small children.
 The patients are Misses Callie and Ida Flowers the matron and assistant. The other cases are located in various portions of South and West Jackson The Howard association met today and appointed as an executive committee President Stewart, Colonel J. T. Power and Bishop Galloway and perfected arrangements for active work among the sick and destitute Her manville, a small town located on the Lit tie J. branch of the Y. and M. V. railroad, about fifty miles from Jackson, reports two cases of fever (yellow), three miles from town, with several exposures. Har- rison reports seven new cases, four whites, three colored. Taylor's has four new cases; no report from Oxford. Water Valley has no new cases, but one suspi- cious and two critically H. Edwards has one new case and one death, J. N. Robb A case of smallpox is reported at Lumber ton, Miss.
 pr. Souchon, of the Louisiana board, re- ports cases of yellow fever at Bowie, La Fourche parish, and Alexandria.
 In Louisiana
 New Orleans, October 6-The Alexandria episode is interesting. Dr. R. L. Randolph, a member of the state board of health, re- sides there and has been sick some days He diagnosed his own case as yellow fever and telegraphed for Dr. Carter, the latter arriving this morning and he found Dr. Randolph recovered, so he could not inves- tjgate him, but he looked at thirty other cases and pronounced three yellow fever. None of them had been away from the city in months and two had about recovered. Dr. Carter said the fever had been in the nlace for thirty days and said there was no reason for quarantin ng on the part or the surrounding country, already probably infected.
 The local physician and the community, however repudiate the idea of yellow fever and say there is only little dengue and invite all places to send reputable physi- chants to investigate, being confident that the verdict will be mild form of dengue. Dr. Souchon reports the following record for the day in Louisiana:
 New Orleans, eight cases, one deauh;
  cases. two deaths; Houma, one case, no deaths; Iberville parish, six eases, no deaths; Bowie, one case
 There are two new points or mfection. One is a. well marked case in Bowie, near Raceland, in La Fourche parish. Dr. Car ter. of, the marine hospital service reports a case at Alexandria, and the quarantines have been extended to include both localities.
 At oxford, Miss.
 New York, October 6.-Dr w. T. Jenkins of the health board received the following telegram today:
 "Oxford Miss, October 6.-Dr. Jenkins, Health Commissioner, New York: Situation here critical. Fourteen cases and six deaths Have 600 negroes to feed and take care of. If possible obtain us aid
 (Signed) ''W. c. HEDDLESTONE." MT. Heddlestone is Postmaster at Oxford.
 vicssburg Becoming Frightened
 Vicksburg, Miss, October 6.-Dr. s. D. Robbins. assistant surgeon of the United States marine hospital department, has chartered the steamers Ruth and Lake Palmyra to establish inspection stations on the Mississippi. The Lake Palmyra goes to the mouth of Red river. Assistant Sur geon Dr. Nailor will be in charge. The steamer Ruth will be located at Kemps island five miles below the city, and will be under the charge of pr. Meyer.