Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-10-02
PLAGUE SPREADING.
Record Breaking Number Of New
Cases at New Orleans.
Ovef 1000 Idle Men In Ho.ston and Bust
ness suffering Terribly-sltuatlon NJ
Mobile aud Edwards-Two Case,
at Mclisnry, Miss.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 30.-Yesterdny
has been record breaker in the num-
Der Of new cases Of yellow fever re-
ported, while the deaths equaled ia
number those Of any day since the vel;
low fever was first discovered In the
city. There are various reasons given
for the spread Of the disease, but the
principal ones are two that the wealth.
er has turned warm again, and, owing
10 the much wider field TO cover, the
board Of health has had some difficulty
In getting every house rs closely guard
ed rs was possible when the cases
were very few in number and the
trained officials Of the board were sta
toned about the quarantined houses.
The fact that the death rate has been
small and that the chances Of IN epi-
demic have been constantly growing
less have made the general public
somewhat careless, and there has been
Increasing friction between the quar-.
nntined people and the authorities.
Yesterdays deaths numbered four, and
the new cases %. Total cases of yell.
low fever to date, a04; total deaths
from yellow fever to date, %.
HOUSTON TIED UP BY QUARANTINE.
HoUsToN, Tex, Sept. 30.--The two
physicians who were sent to Victoria
Tuesday night to investigate an al
legged suspicious case Of fever returned
yesterday and will report to the state
health officer that IL is case Of COM
mon dengue fever. Towns adjacent to
Victoria have raised the quarantine.
The negro woman Eva Duncan, who
has been under guard in Houston for
some days, is reported us improving.
This city is tied up by quarantine.
The Cotton exchange and the board OF
trade held a meeting yesterday morn
ing and authorized q telegram to
Surgeon General Wyman asking that
IN expert be sent here at once to look
into the matter and allay the fear
which the over-cautiousness of the
state health officers has aroused. The
International 4 Great Northern and
the Missouri, Kansas Il Texas have
suspended train service into and out
Of this city entirely and the other
roads have cut service to minimum.
There IRE over 1000 idle men in the
city and business is suffering terribly,
hence the anxiety of the business men
to have government expert here and
his opinion given to the world.
MOBILE HAS POUR NEW CASES.
MOBILE, Ala, Sept. S0.-Tuesday's
rather big report of ten new cases was
offset yesterday by small report Of
four. The only death in the "a hours
ended ut noon was Brother Syphorian
ut the Industrial gardens. Total cases
to date, IS; deaths, 10; convalescent
and recovered, "a; under treatment, 81.
There is much restitution in the fami-
lies of the poorer classes Of the i'm
fected district The families in which
sickness has appeared are practically
shut off from the world, and their
food supply soon gives out. The can't
getaway club is ministering to their
necessities with great energy and is
successful in relieving much of the
distress.
DOCTORS BUSY AT EDWARDS.
EDWARDS, Miss, Sept. 30.-The fol-
lowing report on the yellow fever cpl.
demic was made yesterday: Total for
for the day, "a: total number Of cases
to date, $50; number of cases under
treatment, 100; number convalescent
and discharged, 1l9; number seriously
i'll, s. The Edwards doctors are kept
busy with not moment to spare, hav-
ing hardly time to give in their daily
reports.
PRONOUNCED TO BE YELLOW FEVER.
MclIENRy, Miss, Sept Solicitors
Wasdin, Heralson and Cant last night
pronounced the suspicious cases re.
ported here by the attending physi-
clans to be yellow fever. The patients
are c. A. Pughey and Charles Thamar,
both well.known citizens.