The evening times., 1898-10-08
YELLOW FEVER FUGITIVE.
Gov. hcLnUrkn Driven From His
Home Town by CITY Council

Jackson. Miss. Oct. S.-Gov. McLaurin,
of Mississippi. who took refuge from the
fever in the insane asylum, north of
town, has been turned out of his home
town, Brandon. Miss. by the city au-
thorities. 1t seems that the governor left
the asylum on Monday last 10 go to
Smith county, and the local papers at
Brandon announced his arrival in that
city on Tuesday. The city council met
ard passed an order requiring thu COVER
nor and his household to vacate the city.
This order was modified later, the family
being allowed to remain. but the COVER
nor, who was regarded as an infected
| person, was requested 10 move on.
Thereupon he went down into the pines
OF Smith county Whether he has found
/ Il location or is still wandering about is
not known. his presence has been in
much demand here. as il Is Questionable
| whether any business transacted III his
| name by his private secretary Is valid.
Yellow fever IS raging in many OF the
| counties OF Mississippi and louisiana,
| though In all sections the death rate has
| been remarkably small. The board Of
| health OF Mississippi, after a close and
| rigid investigation. trace the source OF
| the fever 10 New Orleans. II was intro
duced into Mississippi b. infected per-
| sons and goods directly from New Or
| leans and the board asserts that it ex-
| isted In New Orleans for several weeks
before IL was officially announced.
| Its first appearance in Mississippi was
1 at McHenry. on the Gulf coast, contiGU-
l Gus 10 New Orleans. A Gordon was plac-
ed around the town. and the fever was
. thereby kept within its boundary and
! stamped out after all material had been
| exhausted none but immunes escaping.
| Ii is claimed that on June u there was
| one case at Eucutta, Miss. On August 3
the fever appeared at TaylOrs, a small
! village and flag station on the Illinois
Central Railroad eight miles south Of
| Oxford This was traced 10 a bunch OF
bananas packed in straw, received from
! New Orleans.
Up 10 last night there have been off,
| cially reported to the board of health
one hundred eases and eleven deaths at
| Eucutta.
From Taylors the fever moved to Or
wood. a country interior village. IL miles
distant. At Taylors there have been up
10 last night seventy-nine cases and four
deaths.
Other points report as follows:
Jackson, September TO- forty-one cases
four deaths; Oxford. September Is fifty
| three cases, seven deaths; Edwards, Sep
tember %, six cases, no deaths; Water
Valley, September 2S. ten cases. no deaths:
Harrison. forty-two cases, four deaths;
| Fayette, October 3. one case, no deaths;
| Port Gibson. October 8, one case one
death: Madison. October 8. three cases.
| one death: Woodhiil October 3, one case.
no deaths; Clinton. October 4. one case
no deaths; Hermanville, October 6, two
| cases, no deaths.
The dates stated give the origin at each
place and results include all official re-
ports TO last night
The existence of the fever has stagnat-
ed business of every character. and the
place where it appears soon becomes vir-
tuaIly depopulated after It's advent This
place presents a somber and gloomy ap-
pearance, most all the places of business
being closed and few people being found
on the streets. The weather is damp and
warm-just the weather favorable to the
| propagation of the disease.