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enter the town from rnywhere. It 10 qugran-
tine against tho world. Elisville has Just re
covered from smallpox epidemic and Is fright.
Railroad, on which there IS fever at Porkinstoil,
70 stop running. st. Stanislau College, at Bay
y. Louis, which opened few days ago has
Bay st Louis lies midway between New Orleans
and Ocean SPRINGS, and while tree from the
fever, is surrounded on all sides by it.
DIR. Roger DC Montlu2m. expert OF yellow
fever, attributes the confusion Of the physicians
naliEnance, has decreased. and notes that tho
several cholera epidemics in southern urope
lnai isnSnce. DR.. De Sontiugm believes that
there was form OF typhus fever prevail
!ns in 0sGS9 sp5n' dSe bad dGSSaFe
dengue. and that yellow fever OF a mild type
slipped in much later, confusing the doctors
fever considers the present epidemic of fever
on tho Gult coast to be dengue, with a few
cnaes of yellow fever mixed with it. lie believes
that dengue may develop into yellow fever.
Tho Louisiana State University at Baton
Holse has postponed It's opening on account Of
family there is yellow fever ars confined to the
house and not allowed to leave it. The Biloxi
any person from being on the street after P.
NJ. under penalty OF fine and Imprisonment.
Steps were also teken to organize relief asso-
canning factories. which have ali shut dcwn.
DR.. Guiteras visited scranton last n ght, whero
two cases VI yell W fever were reported by DR..
solomon OF the Louisiana Board OF Health.
He made an examination OF the sick to-day.
sna sv.r rGPosted that there Msrs no C Yellow
the town of Pascagouln. near by, Is sick of the
yellow fever. The case Is isolated. This is a
goula.
SAVANNAH. Ca. Sept. 1o-The Sanitary Board
OF S savannah ,s,i W.: in session more than three
the Mississippi Valley were discuss a.
II was desidet to put on a rigid qnaran tine
oofh oil OF Ocean Springs. The representatives.
OF all the railroads en- ering. savannah were at
help carry out the desires OF the board. All
persons coming to savannah from the East
wGniI S , 40 wnii to secure health eertihcate
claimed a quarantine against New Orleans and
oTbsr infected yellow fever places. ices. , ~,
tinued refusal Of the Memphis and Charleston
road to furnish passes for the quarantine ot.i.
wns stopped by the quarantine officers and a
posse OF deruties just outside Of the city limits
anm held until il could BE- inspected.
The officers had orders TO arrest the crew OF
| the train after they arrived IN the city unless
| they comoiied with the red-daS signal. Only
! one person rom the infected district with q
J ticket for Decs tur was on board. This way OF
hoidinS up trains will be kept up until the road
reSHSn,Hes TSn,, the quarantine. =, ,.,
/ peare1 in Mobile as yet, and - at midnight ths
| nve days Tine feared by the hysiclans viii
| possible.
The state line bordering on Mississippi is now
oeLnR SuafGeN Dy city. county, anu state patrC' 3
| who, along with borler residents, form formid
able force to oppose invasion.
| WASHINGTON, Sept. l0.-Suryeou-Genern
| Wyman to-day off1ci 'lly acknowledged the eS
istence of yellow fever at Ocean Springs. Biloxi
ant Scranton. Miss. and has informed th'
/ health officers OF Tennessee. Arkansas, Texas
! and Alabama to that effect.
| Gen. Wyman received a telegram this morn
! ing from Surgeon Carter at Ocean Springs thA
| the outnt for the detention camp at that plac
| had arrived and site for the camp had beef
| selected.
Gen. Wrman. in reply, directed that all possi
! bic speed be made in establishing The camp
| TIE necessary medical and camp assistance ha
| been or,'ered to Ocean Springs from variou
! POINTS. DR.. White, from the inmig grant station
| at New York. will have charge OF the camp, an.
SURGEON Carter will be reserved for outsid
| work.