Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-29
LOSING MUCH TRADE.
People Afraid Of Goods Shipped From
New Orleans

New Orleans business men have been los
ing so much business as a result of the
yellow fever they have appealed to the
marine hospital service to assist them in
correcting malicionsIy circulated stories
that there is danger in goods shipped from
that city. Several days ago Surgeon Gen
eral wyman received from E. F. Kohnke.
president of the New Orleans board OF
trade. the following telegram:
simply in the interest Of fair play and
honest dealing and because merchants of
competitive cities are telling our customers
that our goods are unsafe. We ask you to
kindly give detailed answer to the follow
ing: Is there any risk involved in outside
points receiving goods shipped from New
Orleans under the precautionary rules of.
your service, and is II not a fact that goods
Of any kind per Sc cannot carry Infection;
The following reply was sent to the teie-
gram:
Pardon slight delay in replying to your
telegram of 10th, due to being crowded
with exigency matters. Merchandise OF any
kind per Sc cannot carry infection of yeiA
low fever 1t must harbor infected mos
quitoes to do So.
City of Cairo Guaranteed
Surgeon General wyman some days ago
received the following telegram from Dr.
T. A. Egan, secretary of the Illinois state
board of health telegraphed from Cairo:
"I beg to advise you that under the orders
of the Illinois state board OF health no pas
sengers from any points In the states Oh
Louisiana or Mississippi or any points III
other states in which yellow fever Is re-
ported shall be permitted to leave trains OF
boats at any point in the state Oh nhaois
south of the line of the Baltimore and
Ohio Southwestern railway, running from
East ST. Louis on the west to Nlncehhes
on the east. until ten days after SUCH pas
sengers have left the states Of Louisiana
or Mississippi or points in other states IN
which yellow fever is reported, and theh
only when provided with certificates OF
health signed by national, state, county w
municipal health officers. =,
1.-The Illinois state board OF health VIII
not recognize certificates OF health issued
in Fulton county: Ky: bowling Greer;
Birdspoint Mo. Other points will be added
IL additional evidence of the sale OF Ger
tificates is obtained. The city or CAIRO IL
declared to be 'Quarantlned against an
nlaces north east south and west. NO
person will be permitted to enter the city
of Cairo unless he presents permit issued
or after this dairy the BOARD OF t hesith
of the state of Illinois. F'urthernore no
person holding such permit VIII De per
mitted to enter the city or cairo unless nc
Identifies himself and shows that ne mas
not been in infected territory WITHIN zen
days prior to his coming to the city. NO
person coming direct from the states OF
Louisiana or Mississippi, or counties IN
other states infected with yellow fever. VIII
be permitted to enter the city of Cairo.
The following reply was sent to DE-, Egah;
Thanks for telegram today Am mar
ing you to Springfield additional. copies or
DIR. Towards article on geographical dls-
tribution Of yellow fever mosquito. showing
infected territory, and also copies OF inc
interstate quarantine regulations OF one
Treasury Department which you are en-
forcing.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Watkins. at
Natchez. Miss. reports under letter dated
a. Inv Ia In nN n
itary condition and no suspicious cases have
developed 1t has been found since that
letter was written that there 10 yellow fever
in Matches. but Of light type.
Federal Regulations.
The marine hospital service issues the fol-
lowing statement as TO Its position as to
persons who have been in infectibie terri
tory:
"The Interstate quarantine regulations OF
the Treasury Department require that no
person leaving q locality infected with vel
low fever shall go to any place In infectlpie
from the infected locality for PERIOD OF
ak full days. To permit this travei, oeteh-
ton camps are established in which, under
careful observation. travellers may nve OUT
are given them and they are aHowed TO go
where they will. Persons not desiring to
avail themselves of the detention camps are
allowed to leave infected localities under
medical surveillance and proceed continu-
ousiy to non-infectfble territory.
persons from infected territory passing
through to points IN the north wiii not be
infectible territory until after the expira-
ton Of six days from date of their depart >.
ure from infected localities.
Generally speaking, the fnfectble terri z
tory is the territory which IL the habitat OF
the yeliow-fever-beartng mosquito, the SeeS-
omyia fasciata-"