The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-09-25

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ms Low Tezspsrsf1rs at New 0rlseas
Nes coneeeirs 10 the frodu<tion az xel-
lov Fever Gerns-Ia MIssl.sAppL
NEW oEIEAss. Sept sa-The local
lever situation was greatlv improved
by . materially lower temperature, the
thermometer at six o'clock being e.
Incubation of yellow ferer germs re-
quires 8 sustained Fahrenhest temper
eature of 20, and If the present cool
spell continues. conditions promise
steadily to grow better.
Dr.. Touasre, an eminent and expert
enced yellow fever physician. and =
member OF the board of experts. say
in an interview that the records since
1855 show that yellow fever has never
been declared epidemic in any year af-
ter its appearance here inside Of twoor
three months. That was the case in
1858. rs. '67 and '7S. The history Of
the epidemics OF the last half century
prove that all epidemics waned with
the first cold of October. disappearing
almost entirely in November. If We
add q month and q half more to the
period of incubation for soci to estab-
lish themselves. we are brought al
most to the end of October to have
an epidemic. An epidemic at that
late date is out of the question.
The government has put IN effect its
baggage inspection at trains and steam
boats. 1t will require at least 1--WE
hours each day in which to do this
work of inspection, and the railroads
have issued notices to outgoing passen-
gers to have oil their baggage a depots
andlanding a tleast five hours before the
departure Of their trains and steam.
boats.
In Mississippi.
JACKSON, Miss, Sept. 22.-Dr. John
T. Hunter, secretary Of the state board
of health, has arrived here from Vicks-
burg to confer with passed Assistant
Surgeon Geddings of the United States
marine hospital service. to arrange
the details of the detention camp
to be established by DIR. Geddings two
miles south of Edwards. A special
train has gone to that point carrying
the camp outfit Surgeon Geddings
will await instructions from Surgeon
General Wyman at Washington before
going to Edwards. The weather here
is decidedly cool and bracing.
JACKSON, Miss. Sept IA special
train came from Meridian yesterday
with Judge ]. d. Fewell, representing
the Alabama & Vicksburg railway;
Gov. McLaurin and others. The train
stopped at Parish Bride, where Doctors
Hunter, Todd, Manship and Mclean,
Mayor Wharton. Chief of Police Ewing
and Aldermen Todd and Lemon were
waiting for q general conference on
opening communication. Gov. Nc
Laurin was chairman. It was agreed
that no train take passengers for local
points.
Trains are not t. stop between Vicks-
burg and jackson, but may stop at
Quarantine stations beyond jackson,
west; police to inspect baggage and
mails. No passengers to be taken for
jackson from any point Speed not to
be less than 90 miles an hour through
the city, and to be tagged yer the
Illinois Central crossing and Capital
street crossing; may get water at tank
east of jackson and coal at west end.
Freight trains not to carry passen-
gers, and crews to inspect trains before
reaching jackson and to Fat of
tramps or other persons. Freight for
jackson TO be put of at quarantine
stations, whether coming from east or
west No freight from infected
points will be allowed. Cotton
not to be moved. Jackson to
be given time of arrival of any train
not regularly scheduled. or trains moi
on time. All coaches to be locked and
passengers kept off platform for Ave
miles outside of city.
Judge Jewell will visit every station
east of jackson for q conference with