The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-05-30
A SMALLPOX SCARE.
Kentucky Will Be Quaranrined
Against Indiana.
Gov. Durbin, of Indiana, Says He Has
Seen No Reason to Change His
Mind in Regard to Small
pox Conditions.


II p. m. the Kentucky state board
of health Tuesday night declared a
quarantine against the state of Indi-
ana on account of smallpox in the
southern part of the latter state. The
quarantine is to go into effect at noon
on Sunday, June /. After that time
no person can come into Kentucky
from Indiana who can not show a GER
tificate signed by duly authorized
health officer showing that the bearer
has been successfully vaccinated with
in five years. Railroads, bridge COM
panies and ferries are prohibited from
selling a ticket to any person intend
ing to go into Kentucky who is not
provided with a certificate of vaccin-
alton.
Passengers who travel through In
diana to reach Kentucky will not be
required to produce a certificate if
they have not stopped in Indiana.
Indianapolis, Ind. May 28.-The ac-
ton of the Kentucky health authori-
ties in quarantfning against the state
Of Indiana on account of smallpox in
the southern counties caused much
unrest here Tuesday night when it be-
came known.
The following smallpox cases in
southern counties were reported in
the last bulletin issued by the state
board of health: Knox, "A; Daviess,
90 Gibson, %; Posey, 2; Warrick, 81;
Dubois, 20; Martin, l; Lawrence. p:
Perry. II; Floyd, 2. and Clark, 3.
Louisville. KY, May 29-The direc-
tors of the board of trade Wednesday
appointed a committee to confer with
the state board of health, to secure.
if possible, a modification or with
drawal of the quarantine against In
diana which will be enforced, begin
ming Sunday, on account of smallpox
in that state. The committee was ap-
pointed at the solicitation of a num-
Der Of merchants in this city who
fear that the enforcement of the order
will be a serious inconvenience to bust
ness.
After a conference with President
Mathews. of the Kentucky state board
of health the committee announced
that it would report to the board of
trade that the quarantine should be up
held, he committee having agreed
with Dr. Mathews that the order was
advisable.
Hundreds of persons were vaccin-
ated in New Albany and Jacksonville.
Ind, Wednesday as a result of the
quarantine order.
Inspectors will be placed on all
trains coming into this city from, In
diana as well as on the ferry boats
and bridges between this city and
JefersOnville and New Albany and all
persons coming into Kentucky from
Indiana will be obliged to exhibit a
certificate of vaccination.
Indianapolis. Ind May 29-The
quarantine which Kentucky proposes
to establish against Indiana is of the
same character as that established by
Kentucky against some of her own
counties, according to DR.. J. n. Hur-
tvs report Of the statements of the
Kentucky state board of health. Dr.
Hurry, secretary of the Indiana state
board of health. said Wednesday of
the quarantine:
"The Kentucky authorities claim
that most of their present smallpox
cases on the Ohio border have been
traced to Indiana. They said they had
quarantined Kentucky counties be-
cause said counties would not take
reasonable action against the spread
of smallpox. and what they proposed
to do to Indiana was exactly the same
as had been done in their own state
They have in the past also quarantined
against Tennessee"
Gov Durbin returned from French
Lick Wednesday afternoon. He said
he had seen no reason to change his
mind in regard to smallpox conditions,
and could see no reason for q quaran-
tine by Kentucky against Indiana.
He evaded question as to wheth-
er he would now withdraw his opposi-
tion to drawing on the emergency
fund to fight smallpox but gave the
AAupA CSoAOn Ludl uulll S0OulQ
grow worse than he now believes them
to be he would not change his mind.
The Louisville division of the Penn
sylvania had advertised a popular ex-
cursion to Louisville Sunday. This
has not been called off as the quaran-
tine is not to take effect until Sunday
noon. The excursion will reach Lou
isville before it goes into force.
It is said that an attempt will be
made to beat the quarantine by trav-
cling to Cincinnati and thence to Ken
lucky. Gov. Durbin Wednesday is
sued call for a meeting of the state
board of health Thursday He said
he had not as yet received any Off
cial notice of the action of the Ken
lucky authorities
School Boys Fatal Fight.
st. Joseph, Mo-. May 28.-Jacob