The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04
COOLER WEATHER
 MAY CHECK FEVER
SITUATION IN LAREDO IS ABOUT THE SAME, SIX NEW CASES BE- ING BEING REPORTED YEsTER- DAY-PRoVIsIoNs SENT.

Laredo, Tex, October 9.-The yellow fever situation continues in about the same condition as forecasted yesterday. and the weather is favorable to the stamping out of the disease. Today's of ficial bulletin is as follows:
 New cases. 6.
 Suspects, 8.
 Deaths, 0.
 Total cases to date, 57
 Total deaths, 1.
 One death from yellow fever is report ed from Minera, coal mining town twenty-eight miles from Laredo. but no | additional cases have developed. The condition in Neuvo Laredo also show some improvement. no death hay ing occurred in that city today
 Dr. Guiteras paid visit to Neuvo Loredo today and was informed by the authorities there that they have thus far had twenty-six cases, twelve of which have proven fatal. The mortality rate there is therefore very large, as com pared with the death rate in Laredo, Tex, being very near 50 per cent
 Nueyo Laredo authorities state there are now only twelve cases in their city. The matter of supplying provisions to hhN oAoi NiAlb ptbPlt Ol 11uNdl county, mas been solved by sending a train load of provisions into that county today. ~-~---~-~~-~~-~~~--~---
 Davis of Etowah also supported the amendment.
 MT. McCrary of Lee and MT. Kelly of Choctaw were opposed to the bill and amendments.
 The Lusk amendment was defeated. and the original bill was then passed by a vote of GO to 8.
 The bill to amend section of an act entitled an act for the relief of needy Confederate soldiers and sailors, resident citizens of Alabama and their widows. approved March 4, 1901, was passed The senate bill amend the code relating to the computing of time was passed A bill providing that the clerk of the state board of school examiners shall spend his unemployed time in the office of the superintendent was passed
 MT Benners called up the bill increas- Ing the appropriation for the expenses of the state mine examiners from S9OO to $l500 per year and it was passed
 Tho Senate.
 The bill dividing the state into seven- teen judicial circuits after being amended so as 10 establish an eighteenth circuit. to be composed of the counties of Clay. ClebuIlle anu hdnuolpn, was passed by the senate this morning.
 A long parliamentary fight, led by Sem ators Frazer of Bullock and Thomas of Barbour was waged on the bill They successively tried to load the bill with amendments. indefinitely postpone ac- ton and table the bill. Tney were met at every point by Senator Spragins and sixteen votes, who, after a battle lasting nearly two hours, was victorious by a vote of F ayes and 15 noes.
 The governor withheld his signature from the Jefferson court bill, but offered amendments, providing that the state pay the salary of three of the judges and the county pay the salary of the re- Laredo today and was lnrormed by the chancellor of the northwestern division, when not occupied in his own court, could be called on to assist the Jefferson county judges. On motion of Senator Morrow the amendments were concurred in.
 In executive session the senate ex- punged the record. of the proceedings Wednesday night after 12 o'clock and confirmed the appointment of the gov ernor of William w. Brandon as adju- tant general. Robert F. Ligon, inspector general, and Barry L. Holt, quartermas- ter general as brigadier general, under the new military law. The senate after amending the general health bill so that county health officers receive s5 per annum per 1000 population in their counties, passed the bill.