The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-12
10 oLhAN MN URLEANS.
Many Small Towns stili Maintain ouarana
tine-The situation at Biloxi.

10 CLEAN NhW ORLEANS.
Many Small Towns siili Maintain Quarana
tine-The situation at Biloxi.
NEW ORLEANS, La, September H.
New Orleans is to be treated 10 the most
thorough cleaning she has had In many
moons. During the day Mayor Flower
and President Olphant met the heads OK
the various departments Of the city in
conference. at which a majority OF the
Council was present The conference re-
suited IN the instant appropriation OF
$1,000 with which 90 begin tho work with
the understanding that any portion or
$4,000 necessary 90 conclude 10 would be
forthcoming when required.
A large force of men VIII be put at once
20 work and New orleans will be treated
To- lrst class hatn.
This afternoon Mayor Flower issued a
proclamation 20 the people calling for a
general cleaning up about their homes
and "a general use OF bichlJride OF lime.
The health situation in New Orleans
has steadily improved. To-day the Board
OF Experts issued n Bulletin concerning
tho St. Claude street patients, and de-
ciared that out of twelve only one might
le considered suspicious and the other
cases have so much improved as % war
rant no apprehension that any Of them
viii result fatally. The exceptional case
it is hoped. VIII De ont Of danger to-
morrow on next day. Tho usual care IN
guarding the square is being exercised.
The Board of Health reiterated this even
ing that there was not "a serious case In
tho city. and there had thus far been
hut one case OF yellow fever in New or
leans this summer
The best evidence that confidence has
been restored IS the fact that the natl
nocs at the theatre to-day were crowded,
and half a dozen bands have at different
times. appeared on the streets I'm the
past twelve hours.
Although there has been O. vast I'M
nrovement locally country towns con-
tinue 90 issue quarantine cdicts Monroe
for instance one of tho largest towns in
the state does not desire 20 stop cOmmu-
nication with New Orleans. Shreveport
and Vicksburg would quarantine her un-
less She did so.
The Illinois Central issued a bulletin 70
day that no through passengers on north
bound trains ON that road would be al-
lowed t0 pass through Mississippi unless
they possessed clean bills of health. Moth
ing has been reported this afternoon OF
am alarm OF this -...racter from lhs
coast
A few cases have been discovered but
the scourge is not spreading with the ra-
pidity usual I'm yellow fever epidemics.
There has been lack of harmony in
Biloxi and the friction resulted to-day
in the resignation of Dr. Lemon as pres
ident OF the Board Of Health. The work
of plaster.ng Biloxi with disnfectants,
however continues unahatcd.
Tomorrow the Mississippi state au-
fl1r. o. the situation
az Biloxi.
Biloxi although she has fever her
self. will continue TO maintain quarantine
against ocean Springs. Dr. Guiteras. ot
the Marine Hospital service to-day went
t0 Fontainbleu t0 hasten the completion
of the camp of detention. There are IS
people sick in Ocean Springs to-day and
900 who have not had the fever Ocean
Springs is stiu appealing for help and
especially for trained nurses.
At Jackson Miss the Mayor and
Council declined to raise the quarantine
against NeW Orleans for the present. but
among the people there confidence is
about restored
Viakshrg. Miss. is qulrant.ned against
NDw Orleans. and i- cleaning up ass fasl
as possible. Steamers are not permitted
to land at Natohez. Miss the local militia
being 0n guard
Mobile is reported perfectly healthy but
hcr quarantine i- e0 rigid as fp ho sOWn-
what irks0me Mail and express matter
must Doe fumIeattl tO enter and the Sew
Orleans papers to-day were sent back
Passengers from infected places are NOT
allowed t0 pass detention camps. The of-
fcfals of the surgeon generals office feel
greatly ENCOURAGED over the situation 40
ocean Springs and the progress that has
been made iu checking the disease. They
c0nCratulate themselves unon the fact
that there arc fewer cases both of dcnrue
and of yellow fever than at the beginning
and up0n the fact that their experts and
the reproscntatitcs of tho States inter- t-
ed are co-oncr8fing in perfect harmony
surgeOn-Genor1l Wyman stO-nieht telc-
graphed 20 Surgeon Murray 40 ocean
Springs. as foAlWs'
"AU persons must be detained in camp
ten days. Your selection or camp hlle
and renting scctiOu-house and tOol-room,
purchase Of timber employment Of hands,
and procuresleut OF provisions from Mo-
bile approved
Dr. w. H. Saunders. al Montgomery.
tonight telegraphed SurgeOn-GeuerM
Wim8n that mo state health officers had
heon unable % discover any suspicious
cases az MONTGOMERY
PASSED. Assistant Surgeon White report
ed from F0ntlnblou detention camp that
everything there was working satisiac-
WASHINGTON. Sept 1.-THE Surgeon
General sent orders to-day 90 Dr. Wasdlu
at Ocean Springs 10 commence am invos-
tlgati0u Of yellow fever on Sanareilis
method. SanarclIis is the eminent South
American who claims 10 have discovered
the germ of yellow fever