Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-25
DEATH LIST SMELLS
Cool Weather Disadvantage to Pa
tients With the Fever.
SEVENTEEN new Cases REPORTED
Twelve at New Orleans and Five at
Edwards.
TEXAS FREE FROM FEVER


NEW ORLEANS, La, September 25.-
Two deaths from yellow fever have oc-
CURED here today. There have been twelve
new cases reported.
The weather continues cool here, but, as
stated before, cool weather is dangerous
in the cases of those who are i'll, and the
physicians think 1t is increasing the death
rate. which now approximates 16 per cent.
The Beauregard school is being gotten
into shape this morning for the reception
of yellow fever patients. Threats continue to
be made by angry citizens, but SO large a
force guarded the building last night that
there was TO opportunity for any one to
apply the torch. Mayor Flower has re-
ce.ved numerous offers from citizens to do
guard duty.
Towns Relax Quarantine.
The board of health and the mercantile
community are receiving encouraging re-
Forts from various towns which have quar-
antined against New Orleans, announcing
relaxation of quarantine regulations. DIR.
Monlluzin, who is to be prosecuted by the
board Of health for his failure to report the
Dreyfus case, which terminated fatally,
says that he notified the board as soon as
he had completed his diagnosis. The law,
however. provides that every case as to
which the least suspicion exists shall be
reported. and this law is to be brought into
operation In the prosecution of Doctors
Holt and Montluzin.
Commercial people have written to Gov
ernor Foster asking him to use his good
omces in securing a modification of quar-
ant1ne regulations. The governor will act
In the premises.
Fever's Mild Character.
DR.. Summers Of st. Louis, who was sent
by the Tennessee board of health along the
yellow fever district to study the prevail
ing disease, spent the day in this city yes
terday and left for home last night He
said he did not see any reason why he
should spend more time here, as he found
the cases to be similar and all of the same
mild character. He repeated his statement
that the fever was the mildest that he has
ever seen.
DR.. Summers said that he had answered
all teiegrams received by him, saying there
was no danger here; that the disease was
too mild, and persons having business here
might safely come.
New Cases at Edwards.
= EDWARDS. Miss, September 25.-Fol-
lowing are the new cases of yellow fever
reported since o'clock last night: Whites
Clair Martin, W. T. Howie Mike Angelo,
Matt Pool.
Colored-Albert Bierd.
Frank Rossman is reported dying. Mrs.
GIeaves is improving slowly. Mrs. DR.. Rat
En is also improving, and Miss Minnie
Lewis. who was taken sick September ~.
is very low this morning, but no black
vomit yet. r. FL. Noblin Is seriously Ill as
Is also Mrs. DR.. Pool. Balance are doing
well.
DIR. Dunn, with four nurses, arrived from
Vicksblrg at o'clock last night Dr.
McCallnm is the only home doctor doing
duty: Dr.. Ratlin is ill with the fever ana
DR.. Pools wife is SO seriously sick as to
require his entire time.
No Fever in Texas.
HOUSTON, Tex, September 25.-In ar
swer to the message Of a New Orleans
firm to John Wanamaker of Philadelphia,
referring to suspicious cases at Houston
and other Texas cities. the Post this MORN
ing says:
There is no very suspicious fever pre-
vailing i'll Houston, Galveston Dallas and
San Antonio, and all Texas is in no need
of guarding. Any fever experts from a
Eon-infected district are at liberty to visit
aEy. city in Texas. Texas has a health
officer of great experience ard ability, and
ne has a corps of experienced men under
him who have thus far kept the fever out
of Texas and whom the utmost confidence
is reposed in to continue to keep 1t out.
There is no fever in Houston, Galveston,
Texas"
Surgeon General Wymnn's Statement.
In his official bulletin in regard to the
yellow fever situation, issued today, Sur
geon General Wyman gives the new cases
developed yesterday as follows: New Or
leans. 10; Mobile. B; Edwards. %; Ocean
Springs, !.
In a telegram to the surgeon general, DIR.
Young reports, from Memphis, that he has,
visited all points en- the Illinois Central
read to Granada, explaining the inspection
to the local authorities, and that all are
much pleased. He says that in conse-
quence of this explanation. the restrictions
are relaxing, but that some non-intercourse
quarantines are still maintained.
At the Fontainebleau camp of detention,
eighty-eight persons were admitted and
eleven were discharged. Total now In
camp. Az.
Case reported last night doing we'll; no
otfer cases In town, and no suspects On
incoming trains today
From New Orleans Surgeon Carter re-
ports that mails are now being thoroughly
cisinfected.
From Nashville. Tenn, the following tele-
gre m, signed by the president and secre-
tary of the board of health, was received:
"At a call meeting of the state board of
health this morning all quarantine orders
heretofore issued were rescinded. Far
ties coming from infected districts will
be allowed to stop at any and all points in
Tennessee, the western division of the
state excepted"
Surgeon Geddings reported from Jack
son. Miss, that the town Of Edwards had
been surrounded by Gordon, and that the
fever cases in the country were guarded
In another dispatch he states that traffic
has been resumed on the Alabama ind
Vicksburg road from Jackson to Meridian,
and that two medical inspectors have been
assigned to the trains.
AMERICAN INTERESTS TmREArENED
Advices From Consular Agent
Lord.