The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-13
THOUSANDS ARE SHAVING
Of the South IN q sorry
P1ight.

hour the panic in Mississippi continues
and all who can are fleeing from the
dread yellow fever. Nine carloads Of
fugitives passed through the city SAT-
urday night, and every train for the
east or north is crowded with those
who have means sufficient to warrant
such step. With the great majority
of citizens, however, fight is impossi-
bic, and among these thousands are al
ready in the direst need. Mercantile
houses are closed, manufacturing
plants shut down and all business ADAM
doned, throwing employees out of work.
which means in most cases actual
starvation. Few of the wage-earning
classes are thrifty, and the loss of sal
aries leaves them dependent upon pub
lie charity for food. It is estimated
that over 5000 are suffering for the nee
essaries of life, and this number does
not include thousands within reach Of
private charities.
The area of the fever has so enlarged
that infection may be said to be gener-
al throughout the state, as there is not
section that has not been visited.
Three interstate railroads have prac-
tically suspended business, and several
short lines are on the verge of a tenn
porary shutdown, due to the lack Of
trade. Twenty thousand or more peo-
pie have hurriedly left the state and
are in northern cities. If anything
further is needed to show the general
restitution or helpless condition of the
laboring classes an appeal, sent out
by the state board of health, is suff-
cient to set all doubts at rest This
document is official.
For several days efforts have been
made to reach the governor in order
to get his approval for this appeal. He
has been absent in the pine country
Saturday morning he appeared in
Brandon, having been readmitted by
the authorities. Secretary Power, OF
the Howard Relief association, got into
communication with him and the gov
ernor telephoned his signature.
DR.. J. W. Lee. of St. Louis, wired
Bishop Galloway that the orphan
children from the infected asylum
would not be received there. He stat
ed that the health authorities did not
include among refugees people who
had been exposed to fever, and would
not allow such to enter the city.
At present there are II infected
towns in the state, including Ridge
land. Madison county. reported at a
late hour, where there are a number of
| northern people. These people came
here from Illinois ana established a
colony. They have been advertising and
booming the town, raising vegetables
and fruit for shipment north, and this
visitation is heavy blow to them
Jackson, Miss, Oct. 1O.-An unknown
white man, stricken with yellow fever,
who had taken refuge in a negro
church, was burned alive Saturday
near Philips. small country town in
Lefore county, Miss. within 200 miles
of the state capital. The man has been
turned away from different towns by
quarantine guards. He was found bv
negroes who had gone to the church
to make it ready for Sundays Divine
services. Being sick the negroes fled
from him and reported the case to Dr.
T. B. Harrison, health officer of the
county. Harrison reported that the
man was dying. He had some symp-
toms of yellow fever, but whether he
had the disease in reality or not will
never be known. Soon after his first
visit the doctor returned with medi-
cine for the sick man, and was Mortified
to find the church in ashes and to find
only the charred bones of the patient.
Nothing could be learned as to the iden-
tity of the parties who perpetrated the
deed, and it will never be known
whether the poor fellow was dead or
alive when the flames reached his body.
Selma, Ala. Oct. 10-The board of
censors, or the committee IN public
health of Dallas county, has estab-
lished quarantine against the states
of Mississippi and Louisiana.