Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18
Situation in Infected District Less
Hopeful Than on Yesterday.
SEVERAL new CASES REPORTED
Soldier Accidentally Shot at New
Orleans This Morning;
ROOPS CALLED OUT

ernOr McLaurin has just ordered cut the
Capital Light Guards of this city in order
to prevent any further destruction CT prop
erty. The number of men composing this
company in ordinary times Is about thirty
six, but it is doubtful whether more than
ten or twelve can be assembled at this
time
1t is learned this morning that in addition
TO tearing UP the tracks or the Alabama
ard NicksDurg railroad Il short distance
west of the city, reported at midnigh. last
night, the crowd also burned a trestle on
the same road a few miles west of the
city.
bad Faith of the Roads.
Meridian having consented 20 ALLOW trails
to pass through that city, the Alabama and
Nicksburg regular train passed here at &
pm. yesterday. going to Meridian. The
speed of the train was not greater than
four miles an hour whereas the road had
been ordered to run their trans through
mere at twenty-nile rate. Not only was
this order willfully disregardcd by the read,
but the train actually stopped in the neart
of the city. Indignation is at ,ever heat
here, and the people say that II necessary
10 compel observance of thcir reasonable
quarantine regulations they Will burn every
bridge between here and Nicksburg
The city authorities say that il yellow
fever is introduced here, it will be by the
unlawful disregard of their rules as in this
case.
Gov. McLnurin Quarantined..
Governor McLaurn, at The outbreak of
the yellow fever wave, WAS in the interior
OF Simpson county, from which place he
proceeded to his old home IN Brandon. Be
ing anxious to return to the state capital
nc made application to the city board OF
health for permission to enter the city.
which was promptly declined by that board.
New Gases at Edwards.
EDWARDS, Miss, September 49, 10 a M
Following is a list of new cases since last
report:
Miss Eva Waiblnger Fred. Waiblingcr.
Mrs. Barrett, Miss Blanche Harris. MI
Percy Birdsong, Miss Hattie Tague. Miss
Mary Henry, Simon Nathan. Herman Gud-
akin, Willie Angelo Miss Katie GRAY. Miss
Alice Gray. John Curry (colored). John
Chase tcolored), Annie Prosser tcoiorecD
Miss Pauline Lewis Frank Russman, Ms
Anna Long, Miss Minnie Long, Mrs. Sloan.
\ total of thirty-nine cases are pro-
nounced yellow fever by the doctors Tlyet
rapid spread Of the disease is remarkable.
rive of the total are in the country The
discist Is now well distributed throughout
the tow II. Several new cases reported bil
not yet passed upon by the physicians
which Will doubtless swell the total TO
hity- The general condition of all tb,,
worst cases Is improved, and none are
now considered dangerous
NEW ORLEANS, La, September IS
Two cases of yellow fever were reported
TO the board of health this aftcrnoon-Laric
Dubois, child, and C. II. German. The
hospital street case reported last night is
SdntO Graffato.
Soldier Accidentally Shot.
Marion Dowden, member of Ouachita
Guards. doing quarantine duty, was fatally
shot by Henry Mccormick this morning.
1t was an accident.
A visit to the board of health this morn
ing at 10 clock disclosed the fact that 40
new cases of yellow fever had been de-
clared to that hour. A case on Hospitai
street has been declared yellow fever =
Information concerning it was received
at l0 O'Clock this morning. None of the
cases under treatment have terminated
fatally today, and the sick, except in two
or three instances, are doing well. /,
The board of health this morning urges
that meetings, whether social, fraterhag
or otherwise, be avoided or postponed as
much as possible, and enjoining the public
to use filtered distilled or boiled water.
No steps have yet been taken to close
the theaters, which are nightly thronged
with people, but If the fever should spread
1t is anticipated that the management OF
the play houses will be asked to suspend
temporarily.
The old marine hospital, which has been
selected hospital for yellow fever pa
tients, is in a comparatively isolated To-
cality, in the rear of the city, and the
city, which owns 1t, has rendered it's use
to the board of health. No patients have
yet been received, but the place will be
rapidly placed IN readiness for the reception
of the sick. A close watch is being kept by
points to prevent schooners from the in
fected points On the gulf coast from slip
ping in. $40
The charcoal, oyster, lumber and other
trade with the coast has been seriously in
terfered with One schooner was seized
last night. Her captain had defied the
police, but he was quickly made to see the
error of his ways and his craft was ship
ped back whence it had come.
Many citizens have volunteered as san
itary officers. The board of health is. how
ever. exercising much care in making Sc
lections of these officers, since upon their
efficiency the efforts of the board TO stamp
out the disease largely depends. The board
decided last night that only trained and
&C climated nurses should be allowed to at,
tend yellow fever patients in order thai
spreading.
Railroad traffic here has dropped to lit,
tie or nothing.
There is a general quarantine rule against
officials have no respect of persons in en-
forcing the rule.
Will Consider Fever Situation
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, September IS
The state board will hold special meeting
In this city next Thursday to consider the
yellow fever epidemic now in Mississippi
and Louisiana and the increase of tubercu-
losis in this state.
An effort will be made to prevent the in
crease of consumption in this state, due,
according to many physicians. to eastern
victims seeking sanitarium here.
Arkansas Adopts IA Quarantine.
MALVERN. Ark, September 1S.-Repre-
sentatives of the Hot Springs board of
health and the board of health of this city
held a conference on the yellow fever ques-
ton and adopted measures to keep the
plague out of these two cities. Railroad
companies are ordered to refuse the sale of
tickets, or to receive passengers, baggage
or household goods from points infected
with yellow fever, for transportation to
Malvern, which is the inlet to Hot Springs
The mayor will place two police officers
at the depot, who will require health GER
tificates from all passengers, or to show
that they have not been in the infected dis
tricts.