The age-herald., 1897-10-28
THE SITUATION
 MORE HOPEFUL At the Capital Where No Deaths
 Were Noted. SEVEN CASES REPORTED Washington Sends a Contribution to the
 Relief Fund. NO CASES, NO DEATHS, SAYS SELMA New Orleans Has Another Record Day
 in Deaths and Cases.
New Orleans Has Another Record Day
 in Deaths and Cases.
COAST TOWNS SHOW NO IMPROVEMENT
All Hope Now Centers in Frost-New Orleans Physicians Finally Acknowledge They Have Genuine Yellow Fever
 Edwards, NoReport.
Special to The Age-Herald.

Special to The ASe-1sndlQ.
 Montgomery, Oct. 27.-Today is the tenth day since the announcement that there was yellow in Montgomery. The yellow flags which frightened people at first, have become familiar signals now, and nobody turns out of his way for one of them. The stampede is over with, and the daily report is accepted now as ceased worrying over threatened danger and has gone systematically to battling with it. universal disinfection is go- dng on under the direction of Dr. Carter of the United States marine hospital corps. The fraternal organizations and the churches are accomplishing a world of good in their respective asylums. Half a dozen trained yellow fever nurses ar rived from Mobile today and will, under mittee, devote their attention to the needy sick.
 Cold Weather Promised
 The weather prophets promise frost on Friday morning. The cold wave which covered the Dakotas yesterday is ex- pected 70 reach here by Thursday night. This with the report of no deaths and only seven new eases by the board of health today. has served to console the people here to a great ex ent.
 Report of E. of H.
 The board of health reported the fol- lowing at 10 o'clock today: Deaths, none: new eases, ', as follows:
 Harry KnigfGon, 317 Heron street. Dr. R. N Pit s, corner Montgomery and Moulton streets.
 Betty Thomas colored, 43 Sayre street. Miss Alice Bozeman. 300 Goldthwaite street.
 Miss Carrie Bozeman, same address. W. s. Wilson, same address.
 Miss Matte Strock. 35 Goldthwaite street
 Washington Relief Fund
 Col. Vim. Young'blood, at washingto today wired Chief Gerald, stating that he had received some money as a con- trbution for the relief committee, and asked if he should continue to solicit. The message was turned over to Chair man Jones, of the relief committee. who wired the colonel That the committee de- sired money only from Montgomer ans; that it must not be understood that general appeal to outsiders was being made.
 Dr. Knott Goes Home
 Dr. J. J. Knot, of Atlanta, who came here to make an experiment with his turpentine treatment of yellow fever, regarding 1t as a phosphoric poison, re- turned home this morning. The board of health did no: encourage him to make a general experiment at this late day.
 Associated Press Rcportl
 Montgomery Ala, Oct. 27.-The off, cial report of the board of health at noon today makes seven cases for the day, as follows:
 Dr. R. N. Pitts, Harry Knighton, Bet " Inomas, tcoioIen, Mios AHce Do1e- man, W. S. Wilson, Miss Carrie Boze- man, Miss Hattie strock.
 Previously reported TO- No deaths to- day. All these new cases are in the same section of the town where the first case was located.
 There have been a number of recover les, but as yet none of the doctors have reported them.
 CnOn NEVIS FRCM SFlMA.