Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-28
People Of New Orleans More Hopeful
About the Fever.
Few new CASES REPORTED TODAY
No Further Violence Over School
House Hospital.
THE SITUATION ELSEW HERE

NEW ORLEANS, September st f.
Gill, formerly of Perry county, No., and
proprietor of the Biloxi Manufacturing Co..
died this morning of yellow fever at Biloxi.
The night passed without more deaths.
The usual number of suspicious cases are
under investigation. DR.. Guiteras is still
here. He says he is inclined to believe that
the yellow fever was imported into New
Orleans from the coast towns before ii was
discovered in Ocean Springs. This, he
thinks, accounts for the numerous cases
here. He also says that the popular fai-
lacy that negroes are immune has been
thoroughly exploded. He thinks the
negroes help largely to spread the disease.
He says the death rate about equals that of
the Jacksonville epidemic and exceeds that
of the Brunswick epidemic, the latter hav-
ing been per cent.
Home for Homeless Closed.
Four cases of yellow fever from the Home
for the Homeless were taken to -he Beau
regard Yellow Fever Hospital. The home
has been closed and will be thoroughly
sanitated. There was no violence attempt
ed last night by the people VINO have been
making threats against the Beauregard
school. The school board last night decided
on AN indefinite postponement of the open
Ing of the schools. Ten days notice will be
given, and those teachers who are out OF
the city not asked to return until the
fever has been stamped out. Every private
school in the city and most OF them in the
state have postponed their opening.
The authorities here, apparently. 90 not
believe that the discovery of a Suspicious
cas-" in Houston, Tex, warrants quaran-
tine against the city, and will await furth-
er advices. A number of cities Of Louis
lana have sent assurances that they will
meet Dr.. Olphant and DR.. Carter.h half way
nDd hff, tfT.ra IN,
modifying quarantine restrictions. In con-
sequence, business. which has been pros
trated. is looking up No one here consid-
ers that the local situation can grow any
worse than it has been.
Texas Still Free of Fever.
HOUSTON, Tex, September 2s-There-is
not case of yellow fever declared SO far
to be in Texas. A negro woman at Hous-
ton, who recently came from Beaumont.
but who has been sick for three weeks, is
isolated and under guard because sne came
from Beaumont. She is said to have kid
ney disease. The quarantine against Beau
mont will likely be raised Wednesday, as
no other case has appeared there
Bicyclist Mny Have Died From Fever.
A special dispatch to the New York Her.
aid from Paducah, KY, says:
There is yellow fever scare in Hinckie-
vile, Ballard county, eighteen miles from
that city, which was caused by the finding
Sunday morning OF the dead body of a
man near the roadside, about mile from
the village. Leaning against tree was a
bicycle, the spokes of which We're held
tightly clutched in one of the dead nan
hands.
The coroner summoned jury, but moth
ing was revealed that threw any light on
his identity. In his pocket was New Or
leans paper, two Or three weeks old His
hat was purchased in Baton Rouge, judg-
ing from the dealers mark in it. His pos
sessions consisted of 1.3O and his bicycle
The face had turned black and the body
yellow. This, coupled with the evidence Of
his having been south, led many persons
to believe that the man was a refugee,
stricken down while fleeing north on his
wheel.
Freight Shut Out of Texas.
VICTORIA. Tex, September 2s.-Dr. W.
G. Thornton has served notice on General
Superintendent Forbes of the Victoria
branch of the Southern Pacific railroad
that all freight shipped from or via st.
Louis or any other part of Missouri is for
hidden to cross the Victoria county line.
DIR. Thornton verbally explained that this
is intended to forbid the handling of any
freight from any point east of Houston or
Galveston, and cuts off New York as We'll
as st. Louis.
Summary of the Reports.
Following is a summary OF the reports in
regard to the yellow fever developments
of yesterday, received by the surgeon gen.
eral of the marine hospital service: Biloxi,
II new cases, one death; Ocean Springs,
no new cases and no deaths; Scranton, two
cases and one death: New Orleans, - cases
and two deaths; Cairo no cases and no
deaths; Atlanta, no suspicious cases in the
city or on the trains.
Surgeon General Wyman is informed that
Mr.. Dahlgren, the disbursing officer of his
bureau, who was detained at the Atlanta
quarantine by the local authorities, has
been released and allowed to proceed with
his duties
One hundred and thirty-siX persons were
admitted to the Fontainbleau, Miss, camp
of detention yesterday, and seven were
discharged. The health of the camp is
excellent.
DIR. Wyman took steps for the establish
ment of a supplementary inspection of