Show f TEE SOUTHERN CURSE I Terror of the People in and i About Memphis r THE FEVER KILLER APPEARS J A frost in Northern Georgia and Ala barna The Scourge on the Island of Cuba The Fever WASHINGTON September 25The Postoffice Department this afternoon received a telegram from Atlanta Ga stating that no trains are running run-ning between Memphis and New Orleans Or-leans except accommodation trains I none between New Orleans and Wilson La nor between Greenwood and Jackson Jack-son Jackson and Natches Meridan and Shreveport Meridan and New Orleans Or-leans Cairo ana Mobile Aberdeen and Durant Sema and Meridan Chattanooga Chatta-nooga and Meridan except a spe cinl train between Birmingham and Tuaca loosa Anothersays no cases of yellow fever have occurred at Jason today but this fact does not seem to abate the excitement in the least There are no trains running between Selma and Meridan andMoetgomery and Nikson Fumigating stations have been established estab-lished at Decatur No station can be placed at Jackson as the neighboring towns threaten if mail or anything else fumigated or not is taken on at or near Jackson they will tear up the track and burn the bridges Arrangements Arrange-ments have been made to establish a station at Jackson as soon as the excitement ex-citement subsides There are slight evidences of a reaction business men begin to feel the pressure and are commencing com-mencing to resist mobilement AT DECATUR MEMPHIS September 25 Special from Decatur Alabama Four new cases were reported since noon yesterday yester-day thirty others are sick and look like V suspicious cases Two deaths were reported V re-ported to the health officers this morning morn-ing a father and son recently from Brownsville Tennessee The relief committee is under a splendid system of organization with plenty of nurses There is still no chance of communication communica-tion to or orfromDecatur telegraph No trains leave here and what mail is thrown of is no op ned save letters for parties personally known to Acting Postmaster Thomas the postmaster having fled for his life A refugee from Decatur has the yellow fever at Calum HOPEFUL JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE September 25The situation here tonight is practically unchanged except that a hopeful feeling feel-ing that the worst of the epidemic is 4 over continues While new cases are developing very rapidly the type of disease seems to be milder than before our equinoxial storms and while many people are sick the death rate continues contin-ues low The official bulletin for the pist twentyfour hours reports 143 new cases of which 85 are among the colored col-ored people Only four deaths are reported re-ported THE FEVEB KILLER ROME Ga September 25The first frost of the season was plainly observed here this evening MONTGOMERY Ala September 25 Telegrams to the Advertiser state that there was frost last night in many parts of Alabama AT JACKSON JACKSON Miss September 25For the past thirtysix hours no new cases of yellow fever have developed and no deaths have occurred EXCITEMtNT AT MEMPHIS MEMPHIS September 25There was Rreat excitement all afternoon over the report of a case of yelturf fever existing in the city limits The physicians in attendance on the case have not agreed on the natura of the case but will make a stricter examination in the morning Meantime Mean-time several of the faint hearted are getting ready to leave Tae r port of the physicians being made tomorrow will be waited with eager interest by over 60000 people A CALL FOR AID NASHVILLE Tenn S3ptember 25 Supreme Chancellor William Ward has issued a circular to the Knights of Pythias of the world calinp for immediate imme-diate contributions in aid of the yellow 1 fever sufferers to bs eat to R L C White Supreme Keeper of Records and Seals Nashville Tennessee TIlE FEVER IN CUBA ST JAGO DC CUBA September 12 The yellow fever reigns supreme in this city and at the military hospital outside out-side A servant of the American consulate con-sulate lias just been sent to the hospital with it Ln AiHonomia of this city yesterday publstied toe totlovvng item Of uinet33X men of the battalion of San Hue tine on dutv in Santo nspiritn twentythree have fallen victims to yellow fever seventeen more have been attacked with it and three of them are dangerously ill Of te detaohment of nine len o n duty at Parades ajl were attacked end seven died The mortality mortal-ity has been terrible HI Pais of that city one day reported twentyfour deaths Both natives and foreigners have been swept away The epidemic hag been sweeping the island An idea of the terrific inroads made by yellow fever may be gathered from the following Out of a full comnanvof men all but eight have been swept away in this city The island of Nassau Nas-sau knowing the danger has declared a fortyday quarantine against the United States |