The times., 1897-11-05
Fau5T HLIGHTs THE FEVER
Yellow Jack Flying Before the
Approach of Winter.
BREAKING UP QUARANTINES
r. ejoicIne Throughout the South
Over the Check TO the Plagne-
Ii Is Expected That by November
10 There VIII BE a General He
sumption of Business.

New Orleans, Nov. 1.-The appearance of
ffost in The country around New orleans
and in some cases OF ice, has suddenly
dis,ipat.l InEcil of the yellow fea.er scare
IN the South Mos; OF thequarantines have
been abandoned or modified ia tile last two
DAYS aud tbose towns that have not done
50 have given notice that they VIII Go 70
by November / o. BY that time it is be-
lleved there wjn ne a general resumption
of busiEess even should soIne sporadic
cases Of ye'l0,E fever be reported.
Frost WAS reported yesterday murtsiig
throughout the Southwest. IN some places
IN Louisianl the thermoineter regisi cred 81
degrees and IL North LOUISIANA, b The
GoverLment Thermometer in New Orleans
however. registered a minimum Of 53 Il
Tne weather chief explains THIS by saying
the Weather Bureau theruUneter, being at
the toB OF the customhouse, 100 feet from
the ground. did rot feel the fun lorce Of
the change in temperature.
Again .his morning there WAS a Frost
Throughout southern Mississippi and Louis
iana, and although the weather turned
warmer during the day it is cool tonight
and another frost is possible. As TIE time
of incubation OF yellow fever is generally
given at six days, these low temperature
are expected TO result in 4 very consider
abe decrease in the fever next week.
There is geherai re ioiciHgeverywher and
there seeItS To be a disposition TO drop
all quarantines, as no longer necessary.
The refugees from the Southern states VIII
not return, however, in any large mum
hers until officially informed by the several
boards i health that All danger is past.
Missis sippi today abolished the State
quarantine = nj longer necessary and so
did the governor Of Alabama tor the north
en- part that State.
Arkansas also raised the quarantine es-
tabiShed last week IN consequence Of the
fever Ia Memphis. The Alabama ana
Vickshurr. Queen and Crescent aud 81.
Eicksburg Shreveport and Pacific Railroads
have resumed their train service. The
TenSas aHd All th'- other rive. parishes
of North Louisiana decided today 10 allow
boats 90 land anywhere on the other
hand. TansSpahoa PARISH decided not to
suspend quarantine until November ;. The
sugar pirishes viii generally suspend quar-
antiuc Nov-I shcr :. except Ascension,
THE now cases Of yellow fever are
reported from the parish prison, two Jf
the sufferers be.a& u8rderers. The board
1c health has Thoroughly fumigated the
prison. There is talk OF a strike among
the yellow fever guards Who are getting
only 81 a day FOR twelve hours work.
son a. excitement was caused here by ytne
hUis,ine of TIE fever flag at one of the
leading Iaundries p ; TIE result Of the Illness
ut one OF tie vvorl,Inen, Aviio WAS opposed
TO have been stricken with the disease. II
was found aftervarG that the man WAS
simply drunk and the board Of health is
threa tened with . damage suit.
IN consequence Of the Improvement in
business here several vessels lave been
ordered from Galveston 10 New Orleans 70
RESUME business regularly.
Meirpfis. Tenn, Nov. 4.-There We're
three now eases and one death froia yellow
fever hero toda y.
Memphis las rescinded all quarantine
orders except those against New Orleans
and Biloxi Poih freight ana passenger
trains are running regularly on ali roa is
now, and CITIZENS who left rlte cityon az
count Of the fever scare are Teturring by
every train.