Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-09-24
PROSPECTS IN PARISHES.
~ Present Progress Is Kept Up Fever
viii Soon Disappear.

New Orleans. Sept. 2s.--if the pres
ent rate OF progress Il kept up the
state board Of health believe the fever
In the country parishes win disappear
almost as soon as az New Orleans.
with the prospect that some country
settlements viii be free earlier. due to
the fact that frost appears IN many
parts Of the state before II does at New
Orleans.
Lake Providence. In the northern
part OF the state. which was hotbed
Of fever few weeks ago. Is rapidly
driving out the disease. new cases now
having dwindled to four per day. The
disease has lost It's fatal character and
there are only thirty cases altogether
under treatment.
For fourth day all new cases AZ Tai
lulah were negroes. All whites IN
there have recovered or are GONZALES
cent.
Seventeen cases are under treatment
In the Barataria district The Roman
Catholic church there has been con-
verte1 into a hospital. and Il is thought
there Will be few more deaths in that
sec lion. Through the efforts OF Father
Cartisser and a doctor. who conducted
scientific campaign. the bad nest In
Elizabeth plantation. near Bayou
Goula. Is believed to have been wiped
out no case being now under treat
ment. Strenuous efforts are being made
In all country districts TO eradicate the
fever so guarantees may be lifted or
modified. now that the busy season In
the fields II nearly upon planters.
In central Louisiana picking and
moving Of cotton il somewhat handl-
capped for want OF sufficient labor. ana
owing TO the fumigation requirements
ginners are having some trouble get
ting ears. which Is hurting business In
the country towns. all OF which are
now eager to see intercourse reopened.
Business men % Lafayette filed AN
injunction suit against the police Jury
and parish health board enjoining the
quarantine which they say. In not
uniform and which is unnecessary be-
cause there Is no fever In the town.
Damages are claimed I'm the sum OF
$1,000 per day
Among new cases reported here Is
one In the German Protestant orphan
asylum. up town. This Is the first case
In any Protestant institution. Extra
ordinary precautions have been taken
10 protect the case.
Work has been resumed on the levee
front and traffic again moves freely
The settlement decided ON by Adam
Torch. arbitrator was accepted by
both sides and there win no more cot
ton labor troubles during the present
season.
Ibervlle ST. James -. Charles. As
sumption. East Baton Rouge. st. Mary
and Lafayette parishes notified the au-
thorities they would take laborers
from New Orleans who are properly
certified 10. and II Is expected the re-
naming sugar parishes win follow suit
Details Of the reception ~ President
Roosevelt await final decision from
oyster Pay and Arkansas The presi-
dent however Is unable tot change his
route so as TO visit Arkansas first. and
unless Arkansas authorities Yield Il Il
possible the date Of his coming to New
orleans win have 10 be deferred
Up 90 noon Saturday yellow fever
report showed thirteen new cases and
two deaths. Among the deaths were
Alexander n. Kohnke. son Of Prcsl-
dent Kohnkc Of the board Of trade and
nephew Of city Health Ohicer Kohnke
Mr. Kohnke was twenty-elght years old.
lie died Of heart failure. following an
attack Of yellow fever.