The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-09
Orleans Has No Additional
Cases to Report.
TuA1ION VERY MUCH IMPROVED
Ian Springs and Biloxi Are the
[,.,x Infected Places and They
Are Cut on From the World.

"A
N had vastly improved and that there
!. No present prospects Of evil results
,ow,ne the death Of the Gelpi child.
!. nublic pulse here is vastly stronger
4 New Orleans is almost ready to de-
90 that it has had scare FOR nothing.
oliphant and his staff have slept hut
,,o In the past seyenty-six hours and
"a fairly honey combed the city for sus-
c,ous cases of fever without result. how
ev are ready to render any assistance in
eir power to the government and to the
Mississippi authorities in bottling up vhct-
or fever exists in Ocean Springs and
loxi.
Deep interest has naturally been felt
IRE In the outcome of the examination Of
Guueras. who arrived at Ocean Springs
IL morning. Under instructions from the
perintendent OF the Louisville ard Nash
lie. Dr.. Guiteras was put of in the
brings 1t was not long thereafter be-
re the doctor ran up against the Quar-
btine trocha and the distinguished visitor
nd to fully establish his identity before he
cean Springs, DR.. Guiteras went ;mme-
ateiy to work and in person Investigated
number Of cases Of the prevailing sick
ess. lie found only two cases. it is said,
lat deserve the term doubtful Or suspi-
Gus. and IN answer to an inquiry lie said
h0ped to be able to wire the result of
Is examination to Washington this even
be. In the meantime correspondent
fred to the city that he learned from a
burce that could not be doubted that DR..
|uiteras. after his examination, had not
zen entirely convinced that any yellow
Fver has existed or does pow exist in
cean Springs. Local physicians are not
REPAIRED to say what effect an opinion ty
Pr. duiteras. counter to that exor essed by
be four experts, who declared the cases
hey investigated were yellow fever, would
ave. thorough canvass of Ocean
Drings completed this evening shows
here have been 74S cases of the prevail
lg fever since July 8. There are now
.hlrty-seven still sick The total teaths
ave been nine and in several Instances
2hYsician S certificates show the ever was
3amplioated with other diseases. There
Pc peleVed to have been only tive de;. his
! ue 10 yellow fever. At the suggestion OF
Pr Cant every house where there has
Peen sickness or there is now, Is being
|umisated. DR.. Cant says whether the
prevailing disease is yellow fever or low
Halaria 1t is certainly contagious,
Arrangements to handle Biloxi and ocean
Pprlhgs mail have been coni oieIei
AFTER Or. Guiteras has completed his in
Isslsation quarantine detention station
Flil be established Those who are not IN
fiil be detained at the station until thew
IRE considered to be worthy to be~ziyen
Ile ,. oiiis OF health and then will be per-
rE,iteu TO go to their homes. There are
IM's -ilNe residents of New Orleans who
w. lieu up IN ocean Springs anxious to get
way ana some fifteen from other points.
AS indicated by the difficulty DR.. Gut
eias mad In getting into the Springs,
9 y, is being very strictly main.
'a.neu. FISHERMEN and hunters who were
~ VI tne town when the Gordon was es,
IauHsheu nave not been permitted to re-
80, armed men are posted in every d.
s.uoh ana Ocean Springs seems to be
49, Hii"eu that no more sickness of any
r,''u shail be imported within her borders
~ eases are very rare wherein the gauut.
AN, mas peen run and generally the guards
~, hidue no discrimination as between
aw s., anu poor, white or black. There Is a
me ~ Mississipm against the violation of
'nida,r nt'ne laws. Usually in yellow fever
sdeIiics' however, an unwritten law en-,
sseed by the shotgun obtains and that ia
, Jaw which is now In effect abou,
'.eah Springs and Biloxi.
bs, -. people are not abs oluteiy convinced
/. a. ~ .ne FEVER there is yellow jack. DR.,
vba mas so pronounced the cases. but
,nen ne has completed his investigation nj
y an springs DR.. Guiteras will be asked
sb hist ISL biloxl and determine positively
Iiag,r OF not DR.. HARRISON has correctly
nsSn the disease. Until a report ia
oyi nn 10y tne marine hospital expert the BIZ
led W. NJ ueciare they VIII not be salts
,ood o,, a'eVer the fever Is, 1t has had a
arr,.i rnect, Tor on all h9c..s residents ara.
aen rs.hg into effect Mayor Howard's recon-.
ani,a alon to put theii homes in proner
repat,yy condition and to abstain from CON
Io1anss anywhere In crowds Mayor
,barIa Is son of tie late lottery king
md III, howard, is man OF integrity
,een ' M Iaith is reposed in his pledge 10
8 r. s residents OF Biloxi fully informed
he tbraery development. This morning
YELL ara s.oh patients at Effoxi We're doing
over ~ was thought they would re-
so,sto, Their homes have he.A completely
SOM a 1ne thoroughly disinfected.
onie 100 people were SAINT 10 Neg or.
,ery fo wy tne morning trains. There wsre
ind 49, pa'SengeGs on the evening trains
,aSa 'Vlh fsss Christian and BAY ST. Louis
-is,ton peeh depopulated so far as summer
ha are concerned. All coast trains on
I'M uisyliie and Nash yille were discon-
ybst n lo,,ay and through trains viii do
snea,er local business is necessary while
4 o,ssi raln is always ar the d.spcsition
Non, leis who are enlisted in the move
shrine, stamp out the fever NJ Ocean
lasbyi,,oa anu Biloxi The Louisville and
IND ". officers believe That the Federal
ho s"te authorities will soon wipe cut
,rabIa que ue. Tho reilroad will ,e oonsid-
nor tr 'essr by the pest for its heavy sum-
bou, e, 10 ceast points has been cut of
A so-s FIX weeks earlier than usual. wat
air 'nn ones loss. however, Is anothers
lo,h,eahu the butchers. bakers. milk men,
NJ, ury goods houses and others are
op,r enlireiy displcaspd that sumner So
hs, nave been driysn home earlier
n .,'. usual. The return of seven OF eight
rss- senu people 20 Kew ORLEANS Iacars in
pa business for The smaller trsdesmen
~. Aouse, the State capital, is the
es. own to declare quarantine Bust
\ NJ men who he'd shipments 70 make by
tttSS 10 the Etasa ,a-,sfal AL, !,