The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-05
A QUARANTINE CONVENTION.


/ A quarantine convention Of the soutl
Atlantic and Gulf States Will assemble II
the city OF Mobile on the 9th day Of Fob
ruary 1898. at 10 o'clock n. m.
The objects OF the convention are x
study tho subject OF quarantine In Its re-
Iations to epidemic diseases in general, ant
TO yellow fever especially. II Is arranged
that the investigation shall be conducted
| from every point Of view. Lawyers doctors
preachers, merchants, railroad officials
j Journalists and representatives OF the Ma
tional and State governments will partici-
| T,lte In the convention.
Such membership guarantees that the
subjects proposed for discussion Will be
considered broadly. practically. and With
the sole purpose OF reaching the wiscst aud
best conclusions thereon.
The membership OF tho convention viii
be MS follows.
l. Members OF state boards Of health Of
The Scnth Atlantic and Gulf states. ~
virtue of their official positions.
,. Members by appointment OF the gov
errors of tho South Atlantic uui Gulf
SUITES five fran each State.
3. Members by appointment OF municipal
governments, us follows: Each city OF
10000 inhabitants In the States above men
toned, one delegate. and an ulditional
delegate for each additional 10000 inhabi-
tants also, each town Of 1000 or more
Inhabitants upon the South Atlantic or
Gulf coasts one delegate; said delegates
TO be appointed by their respective municl-
pal authorities.
A. Members appointed, by commercial
bodies, ono delegate from each CONNER
cial organization in cities and towns en-
titled TO municipal delegates
s. Members appointed by railroad sys-
tens entering any of tho States particlrat-
ing In the convention, one delegate from
each such system.
6. One delegate representing tho trans
portaticn interests of each navigablo river
in the territory participating.
Z. Members by invitation OF the eSecu-
tive committee
The following gentlemen constitute Tie
executive committee: DR.. w. Ii. Sanders,
State health officer of Alabama, chairman;
DR.. George n. Kcbcbum and Mayor j. g.
Bush OF Mobile. OK Governor j. NJ. Stone
and Dr. II, II. HARRISON of Mississippi,
Dr. j Y. Porter, State health officer Of
Florida, and Hon. w. II Northrup, mayor
Of Pensacola; Or. X. Nj. Swearingen, State
health officer of Texas. and Mayor Baldwin
Rice of Houston, Texas; Or. $. Il. Ont
plant, president Louisiana board Of health
Ind pr. Quitman Konhkc OF New Orleans.
Among the subjects to be discussed are
Quarantine with Reference to latecna-
.ional Rights and Interests Hen. Hannis
Taylor, ex minister TO Spain; Federal and
state Powers as to Quarantine" Hon. II.
H. Farrar of New Orleans.
National Dlsinfecting OF Ships-where
coated how operated, under what rules
With what result and whether Others are
needed. This subject has been offered the
marine hospital service; among those asked
o discuss ii is State Health Officer Swear
ngeD of Texas.
Practical Difficulties In Diagnosing Yell
ow Fever--Dr. j. II. Purnell OF Nicks-
,urg, Miss. DR.. John Guiteras of Philadel-
)ha and DR.. b. +. Calhound of Beaumont,
rexas, have been invited to discuss 1t.
Recent Discovery of II Method Of Early
Diagnosis of Yellow Fever--Dr =. +.
Archtnard of New Orleans. DIR. John Gui-
eras of Philadelphia has been asked to
AXE part in the discussion OF this sub
ect
The Introduction OF Yellow Fever Into
he Country In the Past--From what places
Introduced and how, and the mortality of
yellow fever as compared with that of
,thcr infectious and contagious Diseases
Or. j. b. Elliott of New Orleans. This
will be open to a general discussion.