The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-08

mosquitoes after yesterdays rain that many Etegomyia would be found among them. The similarity of swamp mos quito to the yellow fever variety was so close that the laymen were deceived, but 1t was promptly pointed out that while the solicitans, which came as pest last night. have. like the stego- myia, the striped legs, they have not the striped body which distinguishes the latter.
 Dr. White today gave instructions to his workers to keep the various asy- lums and religious institutions under strict observance. Tn one or two in- stances deaths have occurred in those institutions without the cases having been first reported as yellow fever. It is desired to avoid a repetition of this danger and reports are to be required daily of all such institutions and prompt removal to rooms especially screened of any of the inmates who may suffer attacks.
 Dr. Rupert Boyce of Liverpool has been anxious for some time to make a short trip to the Indies to study yell low fever in it's lair. He has tried to make arrangements to sail from Mobile. but up to day had not been able to do so. He, however, expects to arrange his departure for Tuesday. EolHH tEUfu uSTc tV 6VnuloH 11eA0AA c q and returning from there to New Or leans. Professor Boyce said that what had impressed him most here was the light hearted and undiscouragad way in which the people of New Orleans had fought the fever. He had expec- ted to find gloom and despair hang ing over the ctly. but on the contrary found almost normal conditions.
 It was announced at the federal of- fices today that Sunday will be the last day on which any persons will be admitted to the government deten- tion camps. About six days thereafter the camps will be closed. The action of the government officials is taken to indicate the improved conditions that exist here and the probabilities that modification of severe quarantine might ordinarily be expected unless there Is an unlocked for turn here
 4 Remarkable Story.
 Police Inspector Whitsker has un- der investigation a somewhat remark able story It is to the effect that recently Italians buried in Lake Pont- chartraln one of the members of their race who had succumbed to yellow fever. Coroner Chara asked for an in- vestigation of the report that had come to him. The man was said to have died in a Hospital Street residence, his relatives having hid his case from the authorities At his death. it was said, the body was carried to Milneburg in box, which was freightsd with stones and then carried out into the lake and lowered into the water.
 Another remarkapie case that came to light today was that of the chain ing of a negro to a pine tree on the outskirts of Pass Christlan in the feaI that he might spread infection. The negro has a wife in Pass Christian He had been working in Gulfport Some nights ago he got to Pass Chris tian and slept at home. The officers learned that he mad come from an in fected house in Gulfport. He wa: caught trying to run the quarantine of the Pass. Fearing that he was in fected. the authorities refused to place him in jail There was no detention camp in which he might be located l therefore he was secured with chatl and the chain bolted to q tree. Sine then . tent hnA been provided for him At the expiration of five days he vii be taken hack to Pass Christian ant tried for violating the quarantine laws