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Show Smalt Fox Lie. Waco, Tex., Sept. 20.-Speeial.-Because there is, or has been, small pox in this part of tho state, Dr. Rutherford yesterday established a central Texas quarantine station at Waco and appointed ap-pointed Dr. Charles il. Young of this city as his assistant, investing him with all legal authority he, Dr. Rutherford, possesses. This deposes Mayor MoCul-loch MoCul-loch and City Physician Barker from control of the inspection, though the state police will report to the mayor from time to time, as mav bo needful. Waco is divided into live districts of equal population and five of the state quarantine pciice have been brought here to discover if the reports of secreted se-creted oases of small pox are true. The authority of these officials is not confined to Waco, for, being state officers, offi-cers, they have and will exercise needful need-ful authority over Marlin. llillshoro, Wortham, Waco, Edgefield and all places, town or country, where there has been a single case of smnll pox or there is danger of infection. Dr. Young's authority, so far as mere control goes, extends over the J hospital as fully as any other part of I his territory. There "is ample authority author-ity for these acts, as tho law of 1879 will convince the doubters, aud all these powers will bo used to stamp out the disease in this part of the state. Dr. Rutherford began his work as soon as he arrived Monday, and his map was completed yesterday morning. Ho finds a cheerful outlook at Waco, only one case at the hospital, but an awful epidemic of fear and lying, aud the lying ly-ing is the only tough featuro of the situation. |