Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-02
There Has Been a Large Increase
10 the Number Of New Cases
Slnce Yesterday,
WEATHER IS INTENSELY WARM
louisiana Miss isslppi Quarrel Assumes
New Phase, Going int. Federal
Courts.


during the past e hours the fever sit
uatlon was not so favorable today as
1t has been thought The health au-
thoritcs believe that tho confinement
OF the serious infection to the quarter
below Canal street is encouraging In
tcnscly warm weather IS thought to
have been partly responsible for the
increases In cascs. However iu spite
Of the most rigid inspection. concealed
cases among the Italians are here and
there cropping out, The appearance Of
two or three cases Yesterday among
persons whose business does not carry
them into the infected districts down
town has given an Impression that the
stcgomyia Is possibly being carried out
of the zone Of infection through the
medium Of street cars. II has been
suggested that the authorities take nc
ton to prevent street cars from cross
ing Canal street.
A severe rain and thunder storm
during the night caused the wash
away Of oil from many miles OF cutters
and through oNCrnoWs caused hun
dreds Of cisterns to discharge the oil
which had been put into them, In
consequence the ward organizations
today began again re-oiing all cutters,
ciStcrnS and ponds
Another phase Of the controversy be-
tween the states OF Louisiana and Mis-.
sissippi has developed In the tiing Of
writs of ejectment and Injunction
against the Mississippi militia IN the
federal courts The suit was brought
by Albert Baldwin, banker and capital
ist Of this city. MI Baldwin seeks to
cnjoin the Mississippi soldiers from
taking possession OF his fishing and
| hunting lodge on Pearl river. II seems
| that permission was asked to occupy
| the place for the military doing guard
| duty on the border and It was re-
| fused The troops answered that unless
| permission was granted I'm a certain
| time they would break open the place
Yesterday they broke In and Mr., Bald.
| win decided to bring suit. Federal
marshals probably viii be sent 10 the
| scene.
Henry Mccall. collector Of customs
| for new Orleans, has qualified as dis
! bursinp agent ~ the government funds
to be used I'm an effort to prevent the
| present fever from developing into
| an epidemic. Ample money viii he nj
| the disposal Of Mr. White and his
corps TO carry on their work provis.
sion having been made by the last con-
| gress TO meet Just such an emergency
| as has developed here,
The usual August excursions TO CHI
cago, ST. Louis and the large cities Of
| the north, east and west the railroads
announce. viii be abandoned this year,
| al "a
Aug. 2. 3i7; total deaths to noon. Aug,
2 "A. new cases today, / deaths toe
day. 6.
At ship Island Quarantine Station I'm
! the Gulf, off Mobile Bay-.To date,
cases (conyalescenO.
| Shreveport To date, I case.
| Montgomery date I case
! Lumberton Miss-To date, I case.
| Westwego, La.--To date, cases and
| death.
Ngiers-To date. case,
Sunrise Ala, To date / case
| Empire La.-To date. case.
| Ostrica. La.--To date. ! case.
Point Celeste Ia TO date / case,
| Vaccarro, La.--To date. ] case
The yellow fever situation In the
south X not so favorable today, high
temperatures ana heavy rains IN New
| Orleans the center OF Infection, not only
| producing unfavOrable conditions but
undoing much that has been accom-
| pllshcd in the last q hours I'm the way
OF oilng cutters cisterns and ponds
and making II necessary for this work
to be done over.
Passenger and freight traffic on the
| railroads IN and out Of New Orleans
Is practically paraly2ed, All suburban
service TO coast towns was discontinued
| L. faI al I,tf "a
roads have been dropping one or mor'
trains until the service ON most OF IN,
! lines Is az a minimum There were no
developments today in the controversy
over the alleged invasion Of Louisiana
| by Mississippi troops guarding tho
| frontier except the announcement from
| Jackson that Gov, Nardaman had de-
| clded to go personally 20 the scene and
investigate the conditions for himself
| The governor acted upon the receipt OF
a telegram OF complaint from Gov
| Blanchard,
The detention camps on the railroads
outside OF New Orleans are filed with
refugees The detention camp on tho
| Louisville & Nashville railroad one
Of the main outlets from the gulf was
fixed today. arrangements being finally
| made 20 have the station located on the
| line between Louisiana and Mississippi
! All trains carry armed guards, the
train inspections extending as far
| north as Cairo, III.
Mobile has frightened ts protective
Gordon and has ordered In addition e
disinfection n detention Of five days
for all boats coming from Central and
South American ports
peNarkana on the line between Ar
kansas and Texas, has ordered q dis
| continuance OF all trains between
shreveport. where a case appeared last
night OF TeXarkana.
Arkansas as we'll "a Mississippi is
using its mllitamen as quarantine Of
hcers and has stationed them al various
points to prevent the landing Of peo-
| pie from Infected districts
Shotgun guarantees prevail in many
parts Of the far south. this emphati,
manner OF stopping refugees having
been In operation near NlclSburg fol
about a week
Up TO noon today there has been six
deaths from yellow fever, making the
total deaths 20 date a. All these deaths
| occurred a. the emergency hospital,
| There was one new case, making a
total OF 2l7 Most Of the physicians
make their reports Of new cases during
the afternoon hours, so that until late
In the evening II Is not possible 10 give
an accurate idea OF the days progress
| OF the disease,
The board OF health today dispatched
squad of inspectors 20 Mlnehurg.
when is situated on lake Pontchertrain
| a., at,kHrka - bn 90 A aIgLf