The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-15
MELLOW FEVER STILL A MENACE.
Spanish American Reports Show
Need of Nntionni Quarantine.


6. Need ~ Nhti"h"f quarantine
81; LOUIS Hlobe- democrat.
washington, pcccmper 1.-The reports
received by Surgeon General Wyman OF
tbe marine bosnita1 corns from represent-
.d,es ~ ~ oorns T., sor.b ,,,orica,,
VI ~ W. ga 80
countries lnulcate the existence or yeilow
fever to ali alarming extent The surgeon
general recognizes ttet unless eyiraord-
ino,,, ,,.o...,,ti,,. II, ,,., AN H.,
- NN"''-'''i' '''e '"ANH 'is'' va
s'r"' udns'r oil ye4o" lever epi"eullc
breaking out In this country and in II
much more malignant form than that
which bas irst m ov,or,o,oo3 l., son.
Luz 'u'' N0.H 1NFei te"Oe' ia S'--S
OF the southern States. by dlre2toa o.
1eHe,ai Wymah, surgeons uIaulhSS ana
N@Sdeh TWO oil the marine hosplta4 cofts
EXPERTS, are now in havana making stlGy
vi inc 'pldenic eone!llohs' 20 as 10 ehdp'e
tue marine hospital corps TO take an heces-
sary precautions, and at me same time
gam luiormation in dealing with the
seourge which VIII be valuable il tins
United States should again be afflicted
mere Is Hardly DOUBT tnat plll pro
'lu'hs ioF Nauonai quatantlne VIII be
pun lhioush cong ess AT an early day' So
general Is the recognition OF the strious-
ness of the situation. Some OF the Southern
senators nave IN the past, when such
'N'N "tt' Pi'P"-SA' iN'u bANh cSNouSS
o. thelr beliet mat Natlonai quarantine
wouid Infringe on the doctrine Of State
rients. me fact That southern senator
,atery OF Loulslana-was the st 10 Ia
trCduce bill at this session providing Tor
National quarantine, which Will give the
government supreme authority over all
state quarantines shows that the old senti-
ment Is fast disappearing. The recent ex-
Ierlence OF Southern States with yellow
fever quarantines has demonstrated how
much better able the National government
is TO take hold of such an epidemic and
deal with 1t effectively. and the Southern
senators feel that they would be doing
their people an injustice did they not avail
themselves of every precaution offered
against the dread scourge which has al
ready caused so much suffering and done
so much harm commercially to the South.
The reports to the state department this
week from South American countries are
the grayes which have been received.
United States Consul jenkins, at San Sal
Vador, says:
yellow fever has again decimated the
foreign population at san Salvador. So
Nrulent is lis character that there are
cases whore the victims have succumbed
to the maiady in three days. 1t is generally
conceded that unless the dry season comes
in soon many more deaths will be reported.
owing to tine filthy condition Of the streets
and market places. which have not b en-
swept for some days owing 10 the strait
ened financial condition Of the municipal
ity. Among the recent deaths is that of The
Russian Princess l.. DolgOrouky. who re-
Gently came here to give concerts. She was
taken sick about the 23d ultimo and wns
buried on the morning of the 24th This
morning I went TO the funeral ~ NJ
Baker. the manager of the I.ond N banl,
here. He was taken sirk ON TUESDAY "nd
died at a. m. Wednesday and was brr,a1
al a. m. The American colony ,s in
healthy condition ;, No'0N' - III
The United States consul at Mazat,or
Mexico Arthur de Cuna. reroyts that the
existence OF val,ow tsrar IA. 80, ~ tre
declared there hun tboro .ro ~. s,a,,n
cases "'' "o' many