The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-10-13
fever SUCcuMBS TO
MEDICAL SCIENCE
Authorities Say Fight Against
the Plague is Won.
TRAVEL CONTINUES TO INCREASE
A Striking Shrinkage in New Cases
and Deaths During the Past Week
Has Put New Life into the inhabi-
tants of the Crescent City.

New orleans, Oct. ll.-lne an
nouncement by the Marine hospital
service that the work of fighting mos
Quitoes in which the force of the gov
eminent have been engaged since Aug.
as well as the fumigation of squares
in which a case of fever Appeals will
be permanently discontinued beginning
today, is accepted as a declaration by
the federal forces that the fight waged
against the fever is about over and
that there will be a steady decline of
frost, If indeed, it Is not wiped out
somewhat earlier.
The cases now appearing are SO few
and so mild that very little difficulty is
experienced in handling them.
Fewer cases now are under treat
ment than at any time since the begin
ming of August and there will be
sweeping reduction Of them from this
time forward.
With cooler weather prObab for this
week. striking shrinkage is expect
ed in ice weekly total of both cases
and deaths. A fall in temperature TO-
day followed the cessation of rain and
with its continuance the few remaining
mosquitoes that are infected may be
expected to disappear.
Travel continues to increase, and
New Orleans people are returning to
their hons S in every direction, while the
hotels and boarding houses report
more strangers here now than at any
time since the first announcement OF
the presence Of the fever
While the fever situation is improv-
ing generally throughout the state. the
deaths in the preceding a hours were
more numerous than usual, numbering
seven. They were, however, scatter
ed among seven different localities.
The number of new cases is every
where dropping, and no new points of
Infection are reported.
The state board of health wrote 10
Governor Blanchard requesting him to
issue proclamation Withdrawing the
proclamation of quarantine against the
ports to the south of New Orleans.
which went into effect May /. Thc
board asks that an exception be mad
as to Colon and points on the istnmus
of Panama. Vessels from Colon wi i
be fumiSated at the mouth of the river.
but not detained. The governors
proclamation will be effective Nov. ].
anG will remove all restrictions agsinsc
maritime t-affic
Cooler Weather Promised.
With a promise OF colder weather
tomorrow and throughout the state. in
creased Improvement in the yellow few
er Situation is looked for both in the
matter OF the reduction of cases and in
the removal Of guarantees.
The United States weather bureau
today issued its first extensive frost
warning for the northern portion of the
west gu:f section. There are predic-
tons CO frost in northwestern Arkan.
sas anG the northern portion of west
Teas. ~lile it is predicted that cold
er weather was reached to the gulf
coast y ednesday. With a tumble IN
the temperature and frost in neignbor-
ing states, it is believed that Louisiana
points Will become more amenable to
the suggestion of President SoucLon of
the state board to lift their restrictions
An injunction case brought yester-
day by grocery keeper agains the
marine hospital service to prevent dis
infection on the ground that the stock
would be damaged was not tried today.
It went over until tomorrow. and nov
that Dr.. White has Ordsred a susp.n n
sion of fumigation except where nests
OF fever exist, it may not be tried at all.
New York Bank Suspends.
New York, Oct. 1.-THE Cooper Ex-