The age-herald., 1897-09-21
Mobile, With Only Two New Cases, Sends an En-
 COuraging Report from Her Confines.
CAIRO, ILL, NOW HAS THE DREAD DISEASE
Another Death Reported from BiloxGuteras, the Expert in Great Demand---Meridian Again Has Railway Connections West- Montgomery Citi-
 zens Hold Mass Meeting.

objection and refused them permission to examine any of his patients, taking the position that he had properly diag- nosed the matter and being an expert himself there was no occasion for fur ther Investigation. After the experts made their report the board of health " mt into executive session and discussed at length what was deemed Dr. Holts violation of the city ordinance which he had himself passed and providing for the punishment by fine or Imprisonment of any physician who might fail to report a positive or suspicious case of yellow fever in period like the present. The question of the immediate prose cution of Dr. Holt came up and was consid cred, but the board finally decided to summon pr. Holt to appear before them and explain tomorrow his alleged negli- gsnce in the premises. The result of tomorrow's meting will develop whether or not there shall be a prosecution of Dr. Holt In the courts.
 UT. ttOW Us Oue Ol tHe IuOst ttilHeut physicians in this city, was for sev- eral years president of the board of health, is yellow fever expert and has an international reputation by reason of his invention of the quarantine sys- tenn at the mouth of the river, which has been pronounced the finest in the world, and which has been copied by all the leading cities of this and other countries
 The brightest feature of the day was that there were no new deaths. To- night most of the patients in the city were reported as doing well. Trouble in two cases was reported in the effort to enforce quarantine regulations This morning down town one man managed to escape from the infected quarter and was chased and arrested, and after be- ing arraigned in court and frightened everybody present was sent back to his home. This evening a report was re- ceived that man had appeared in front of one of the infected houses up town armed with a shotgun and had torn down the yellow fever flag and had taken possession of the premises. A squad of police was sent to the scene.
 At It's session this afternoon the board of health decided to send an appeal to Governor Foster asking him to supply the board $25oo0 from the surplus fund of the state to assist in prosecuting the fight against the fever. The governor was also asked to issue orders for tents and other camp supplies to be Used at the camp of detention.
 Today after conference of the health and city authorities, the Oakland Driv- ing park was selected for the site of the camp of detention. It is situated in the rear of the city and was rendered to the officials by the Crescent City Jockey club A large force of men was imme- diately put to work, and it is expected that by tomorrow the camp will be people from the Italian quarter. Any people living in infected houses, who desire, may go to this camp and be qared for. Governor Foster this after rioon instructed General Glynn to pro- vide 100 tents, blankets. cots and other | necessary articles for the use of the | refugees, and General Glynn has ar- ranged to have these articles sent to | the camp tomorrow.
 To-day the board of health decided to | send list of infected houses daily to | pants and other manrfa ctories in order | to enable t1e proprfetors to discriminate | Nh the employment of aid and to lay off l any of their employees who may live in | neighIborhoods where infection exists. l The board also decided to send immun- | ized washwomen and servants to all of l the families who have sickness in their i Homes and who are unable to pay for | servants themselves.
 The New Orleans and Western road. which has large settlement at Chal- met,e. ordered a physician there to in- spect tine plant and the oompany's em-i