Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-08-11
NEW ORLEANS UNTIES
HER PURSE STRINGS.
Uncle Sans Expert Nedicos Will be on Hand---Few
New Cases--Situation is Growing Some
what Brighter.

New Orleans, La, August e.
Deaths today, s; new cases, 2S; new
foci, 2. Totals: Deaths, 1O5; cases
533; foci, SO. Total under treatment,
23S.
Tonight the citizens advisory and
financial committee issued a call for
S250,0OO. This was in accordance
with telegram sent Surgeon General
Wyman. The city is bound to do all
possible and everything that reason
ably can be expected. $4,000 is IN
the hands of the committee, and by
Ioon Monday it will swell to $150,000,
end this before a general call is issued.
Orders are expected late tonight from
Washington that will place the situa-
tion in the hands of General Wyman,
who will have on hand forty of the
best men available. Every move will
be In accordance with the most pro-
nouneed scientific knowledge and a
great war of confidence has already
with tidal effect swept the city.
New Orleans, August 6.-The joint
committee on finance and citizens ad-
visory together with state and city
boards of health are waiting hourly
expecting the Washington special an
nouncing the fact that President
Roosevelt has arranged to have the
medical officers speedily conveyed to
this city. Arrangements are tonight
perfected for headquarters and as
sistants, materials and labor.
New Orleans, August 6.-President
Roosevelt and Surgeon General Wy
man have both been wired by the Cit
liens of Committee Of New Orleans,
that all the funds that the service may
require outside its own stated expen-
ditures will be supplied by the peo-
pie of the city This action was tax
en- yesterday afternoon, at a special
meeting of the finance committee, held
IN the st. Charles Hotel. 1t followed
the news received from Surgeon
White, that Surgeon General Wyman
had asked for a definite statement of
the financial intentions Of the peo-
pie here, and had given a definite
statement himself Of what the Ma
rine Hospital Service could do with
the funds at its disposal. This tele-
gram was sent to Surgeon General
Wyman, Washington, d. c.: "The
citizens of New Orleans pledged them
selves to secure and furnish all the
funds necessary to pay he expenses
which your service may incur for Ia
Dor and materials in dealing with the
situation here, this in accordance with
DIR. Whites telegram to YOU"
(Signed)
"MARTIN BEHRMAN.
Mayor"
CHARLES JANVIER,
"GUS LEHMAN, SR.,
civilian ADLER,
"W. G. TEBAULT,
"Citizens Committee.
u1o all WdS SGub W L
Roosevelt, at Oyster Bay:
"The President, Oyster Bay, N.
Y.-We heartily thank you for your
prompt and generous action, which,
though expected, we none the less find
most gratifying. We pledge ourselves
to do our share, and have wired Sur
geon General Wyman that we would
secure and furnish all the funds the
service may require.
(Signed)
"MARTIN BEHRMAN,
"Mayor, and the above committee"
The action yesterday was to follow
out the suggestion, and give the in
formation asked by Surgeon General
Wyman, in the following telegram, re-
ceived by Surgeon White yesterday
morning:
"Surgeon White:
In your telegram of August 4th
you state that the citizens have raised
a large fund and promise to raise
more, though amount is not definitely
settled
1t is very important that this mat
ter should be settled before definite
action can be taken. Your estimates,
in second telegram of August 4th,
makes total expenses for eradication
at S., 800 to $4,000 per day. You
do not state whether this amount is
expected of the service. Bureau es-
innate for forty officers, mentioned by
you as being required, would be about
$500 per day. The epidemic fund will
not stand or permit of $500 to $2,-
900 per day. This is absolute. Bu-
reau would be willing to give you all
the medical officers necessary, but the
labor and the materials should be fur
nished by the city as has been done
before.
"Wire promptly whether this ar
rangement can be effected that / NAV
Soldiers Ready.
Pine Bluff, Ark.-Capt. William
Pinney Of the Jefferson Fencibles.
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