The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-30
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF VEL
~~- LOW FEVER VICTIMS.
Notwithstanding the Big Increase in
new Cases Reported, the Fever
situation Is Said to Show Much
AnproVement-No Deaths in New
orleans Since Friday-One Death .
ana NO New Cases mt Ocean
Springs.

New Orleans, Sept. %. - Yesterday
was the quietest Of the week in New
Orleans, and the fever situation, in
spite of the appearance of a large
number OF cases, may be said to have
shown much improvement. Fifteen
cases were recorded on the books of
the beard of health, but there was no
death, and there have been no deaths
since Friday. The authorities re-
ceived reports during the evening
from Yearly every patient that is now
under treatment and these were all to
the effect that the cases are doing we'll
and that no patient is in any immedi-
ate danger Of dissolution Some forty
cases were reported as being rapidly
On the mend and a number of them
Will be discharged during the week.
one OF the most dangerous cases that
nave appeared was discharged. 1t
was that on Madison street in the
Eel}:r porhood OF the French market,
Were the conditions were considered;
to be such as to warrant fear that the
disease would spread.
Unusual precautions, however. We're
taken by the authorities to quarantine
the case and improve the sanitary con-
01tlons OF the neighborhood and the
FEVER IN the vicinity seems to have
Deen stamped out completely At the
oakland Park detention camp all the
refugees who have been given quarters
were declared to be we'll, no sickness
having yet appeared in the camp. The
new cases are, as usual scattered. A
number of children are among the
new cases. Prof. Metz has a large )
number of formaldehyde generators
now at work. He burned i'll the street
the bed clothing and other articles in
the house where the man Series died
on constance street: the clothing first
having been subjected to formaldel-
hyde disinfection. Some discomfort
and loss is being suffered by the poor
er classes whose effects have to be
burned, but Prof. Metz said that he
was hopeful of getting the city to
make an appropriation to cover Just
such cases of distress.
Mrs. A. McCubbage died at Ocean
Springs of yellow fever. She had been
sick for several days and her case had
already been reported. There have
been no new cases at Ocean Springs.
reports from the detention camp say
that about ten refugees from New Or
leans have arrived there and eighteen
from Biloxi. There is no sickness in
the camp save one case Of sciatic rheu-
matism. The patients in the hospital
a mile away from the camp are recov-
ering.
The Record at Edwards.
Edwards, Miss, Sept. 2S.-There has,
been one Death from yellow fever in
the past twenty -four hours that Of s.
s. Noblin. The new cases number 3d.;
total cases to date, 176; deaths for the
RI I f~fo <J04o ~
those taken with the disease was c.
R. Barber, merchant, railroad agent
and representative of the Associated
Press, and one of the wealthiest men
of Edwards. Some days ago Mr.. Bar
Der advised the Jackson Office of the
Associated Press that he feared he
was taking the disease but that it was
his Intention to send the news as long
as possible. Fred Johnson of Tallulah
has been sent to take the place Of Mr..
Barber.