The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-11
THE BANNER OF YELLOW JACK is
NOW CONSPICUOUS AT
BILOXI.
TOWN IN NEED OF AID.
WORSE THAN ON THE PRE-
VIOUS DAY.
THE SHOTGUN GUARD ON DUTY.
Quarantine Is RigidIy Enforced
Against All Infected Points-No
New Cases at New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. 10
ious fever cases on the square in the
city, and that three cases had devel-
oped since the death of young lady,
who had come from Ocean Springs,
created a large measure of alarm in
the public mind early in the day, but
this was allayed when the facts be-
came known. 1t developed that a man
had died, as the result of excessive
dissipation instead of yellow fever, as
reported in the very square in which
the suspicious cases had been found.
At nightfaH all reports received by
DR.. Olliphant were so favorable that
renewed confidence was infused in the
officials of the board. Just before
the board met, DR.. Olliphant said to a
reporter of the Associated Press:
There is a marked Improvement in
the situation in the state. 1 may state
unofficially that all the patients in the
st. Claude street square are better.
l have not received a report from the
board of experts, but 1 have learned
from our inspector, who is assigned
to the premises, that apparently none
of the patients is at present in dan
ger.
1--WE are still chasing these cases as
suspicious because their fever is SIM
liar to that which has prevailed at
Ocean Springs. I am able to say that
no other case has brought to our at
tention in the city of New Orleans,
symptoms of which would justify us in
CHASING it as suspicious"
A sad case was reported from Ocean
Springs today A New Orleans lady
sent her two children, one six and the
other eight, to the springs and had
been visiting them daily. The dsclara-
ton of the quarantine found the I'M
fortunate woman in the city. Since
then both children have been taken
sick and their mother has tried by
every means possible to get into Ocean
Springs, but permission to pass
through the lines has been refused her
and her suffering little ones have to
be cared for by strangers.
The fever has not spread west beyond Bill
oxi. The most effective quarantine measures
are in force and if the disease is not held
in check at Biloxi and Ocean Springs ard
Scranton, it will not be because the authori-
ties have. lacked in vigilance. Biloxi is ap-
pealing for medicine and the situation in the
town is apparently growing worse. Miss
Lewis. in the city limits, was declared to
nave Dldch VOnlI alter DT t1dCheIt Hdu uldue
a microscopic examination. Frank Emery,
son of the Methodist preacher there, was
late this afternoon reported down with
yellow fever. The house and inmates are
quarantined and the yellow flag is flying.
Mayor Howard today issued orders that the
flag should be displayed where the yellow
fever is found and correspondent telegraphs
this afternoon that the yellow fever flag is
now conspicuous in Biloxi. Mayor Howard
is determined that all persons shall promptly
report cases under severe penalties for fail
ure Now that the worst is known it is de-
sired that no facts shall be concealed.
Today it learned that number of
people who have been quarantined in the
Barataria canning factory at Point Cadet
near Biloxi, were in need of provisions and
Mayor Howard sent them relief.
There are no suspicious cases at Mobile and
the general health there is shown by the
board of health records to be better than for
the past five years. The line of defense
for Baldwin county as well as for Mobile
county is complete and coast guard has been
added in the. lower bay Natchez, Miss,
today included New Orleans in the list of
infected points against which a rigid quaran-
tine is being enforced and the shot gun guard
is In evidence all around the city. The
steamer Natchez, from here, passed there this
morning with several Natchez persons among
her passengers, but none of them were per-
mitted to land.