The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-26
Oklahoma Shuts Out the
Three Kansas Counties
NEAREST TO KAY COUNTY
Feeling Runs Very High
Saltwater College Closed.

against Sumner, Cowley and Harper
counties. in Kansas. The order is in re-
daiiation for the refusal Of the Kansas
state board of health to lift its quaran-
tine against Oklahoma, and is sweeping
in its nature. Traffic and intercourse of
any kind is prohibited, extending even to
passenger and freight traffic.
In accordance with a previous arrange
ment a meeting was held at Newkirk yes
terday to discuss the ultimatum submit
ted by the Kansas state board of health
last Saturday, which in effect prescribed
impossible conditions upon the officials
and citizens Of Kay county. The senti-
ment was unanimous in yesterdays
meeting against the acceptance of the
conditions laid down by the Kansas board
and a resolution was adopted embodying
a. counter-ultimatum to the effect that
Kansas must either raise the quarantine
against Kay county or be subjected to a
rigid quarantine directed from Oklahoma
absolutely suspending all traffic, both
passenger and freight.
The following telegram setting forth the
above views was directed to the Kansas
board:
NGWKlrk, y. l., Jan. "a, 1JVV-
CDR Swan, Secretary Health Board, To-
peka, Kan:
We the undersigned, have carefully
investigated the manner in which the
local and county board of health of Kay
county are quarantining all cases of con-
tagious diseases; that the laws of Okla
homa providing for violation of such
cases are being rfgidly enforced; that
the diease itself is rapidly declining. We
therefore are Of the opinion that the
quarantine now existing against Kay
county, Oklahoma is absolutely unnec-
essary and is working a great hardship
on the people of Kay county, and indi-
rectly on the people Of the territory and
of Kansas, and that the said quarantine
be Immediately raised.
s. n. Hopkins, President Oklahoma
Board of Health.
B. Hamilton, Vice President Oklahoma
Board Of Health.
R. NJ Burch. President Kay County
Board of Health.
". D. Ezel Secretary and Superintend-
emf Kay County Board of Health.
II. W. Shaffer, Vice President Kay
County Board of Health.
G. g. Rnkham, County Attorney Kay
County = z
John r Tate Mayor Of Blackwell.
r. L. Nay, Mayor Of Tonkawa
c. D Roberts. Mayor of Ponca City.
y c. McLain. Local Health Officer.
Frank J. Hess, Mayor and President of
Board of Health Arkansas City. Kan.
). B. Irons, Commissioner of Cowley
County, Kan. sC
railroad.
Today Hon, S. N Hopkins, who is pres
ident of the Oklahoma board of health. !
received an answer to the above stating /
that 3 committee representing the Kan
sas board would visit Newkirk on Fri |
day for a further discussion, but in their
present frame of mind the people Of Ok |
lahoma are apparently not inclined to
temporize any longer. and the order was |
issued this afternoon, placing in effect the |
quarantine against Harper, Sumner and |
Cowley counties, as above stated
DIR. J. p. Raster, chief surgeon for the |
Santa Fe, who has been making an act
i've investigation of the smallpox eitua-
ton in Oklahoma, and who was present |
at yesterdays meeting, has made the |
following report as to conditions in the |
territory with refSrence to the disease; |
oklahoma has had ten cases and are
all now well A very strict quarantine 1
was maintained. Guthrie had one case
three weeks ago but has none at the
present time Edmond has no cases nor
has had any. AIuhall had two suspicio7ls
cases. Both were quarantined at once
Orlando has had no cases. Perry has had |
but four cases, hut none within the past |
ten days A quarantine was observed
Billings has four cases and is enforc-
ing a strict quarantine. The Otoe agency
physician reported that there are no
cases among the Indians. One case was
reported from the Usage reservation.
Ponca City has four cases. one of which
broke ont Yesterday a strict quarantine
IS being maintained and this is the only
town in Kay county wherein the health
officers have performed their duty from
the very start There are forty or fifty
cases seven miles northwest of Ponca
City. and the town has quarantined
against that part Of the country. The
strictest kind Of a quarantine is being
maintained. guards being placed on every
road leading To the town from the in
fected district. Kildare has two cases
and is quarantining. Newkirk has ten
cases and has lately commenced duaran-
timing. Now a very strict quarantine Is
being enforceds At Newkirk the party
met the mayor Of Blackwell. There have
been hundreds OF cases in Blackwell and
surrounding country. and the authorities
have recently put into effect the strictest
kind of a quarantine
Guthrie O. T. Jan. a5.-The following
order has been unanimously passed by
the council of Blackwell ana will remain
IN force as long as Kansas maintains
quarantine against Oklahoma:
Whereas. A coma ious disease. known
70 be smallpox. exists in the counties of
Sumner Coyley ana Harper in the state
OF Kansas. and
Whereas There Is danger of said dis
ease being brought from said counties
into the city az Blackwell therefore. be II
Resolved. " the city council OF the
city OF Blackwell, Oklahoma territory.
That no person or persons from said /
counties ne permitted to come within the
city Of Blackwell. and no groceries. pro-
visions, merchandise nor commodities of
any Kind or description from said counties
or any Of them be permitted 10 be wrought
virhiu tha corporate limits OF the city Of
Blackwell. nor within 1--WE miles OF said
CITY. and be it further
Resolved. That the Atchison Topeka
and Santa Fe Railroad company and the
St Louis and san Francisco Railroad
eompany. and each Of them, De instruct
Ell Of the passase Of this resolution, and
70 receive no persons or commodities
above dess rihei for transportation in,o n