Arizona republican., 1905-08-03

sisted upon reaching spots where they
believed cases to exist.
Since this campaign has been in pro-
gress cases have turned up in the most
unexpected places. In one instance
when the officers had made a thorough
inspection of the premises and failed
to find what they were looking for they
went through a skylight and found a
sick man lying on the roof. In an
other case they found a patient con-
cealed under a cistern. The other day
a wagon loaded with household goods
and accompanied by Italians started to
cross on one of the ferries The sus-
picious officers insisted on an investi-
CATION and when the goods We're un-
loaded, a man very sick was found in
the bottom of the wagon. One of the
reasons why the fever has spread so
extensively among the Italians is said
to be the fact that many of them have
been accustomed to sleeping without
protection against mosquitoes.
Postmaster Woodward today receiv-
ed a letter from the railway mail SER
vice at Atlanta, saying that Greenville.
Miss. has notified that office that
hereafter it will receive no letters mail
ed from New Orleans that have not
been disinfected and that under no cir
whether disinfected or not. Poscn1aY-
ter woodward has talked over with
the marine hospital surgeons the ques-
ton of the fumigation of the mails.
Mr. woodward was told that, having
accepted the mosquito theory, the sur
geons considered disinfection of the
mail unnecessary.
1t was said at the state board Of
health today that Secretary Hunter OF
the Mississippi board, would probably
1 be here shortly to survey the situation
generally. and especially to study the
scientific fight now in progress, based
on the mosquito theory. However, the
Louisiana authorities expect little mo-
dification of the quarantine regulations
/ until the fever is entirely stamped ont,
j owing to the widespread indisposition
of the general public of Mississippi to
accept the mosquito theory. -
Surgeon White of the marine hospi-
tai service has returned from the Mis-
sissippi coast, from which point he
/ talked over the long distance telephone
! with Governor Vardaman. DR.. White
/ said the governor had given coul teous
/ consent to the establishment of de-
] tention camp ON the Mississippi side
! of the state line on the Louisville 4
! Nashville road and would arrange
for the admission into Mississippi
points of persons from New Orleans,
who enter the camp and are dis
charged with certificates from the fed
eral surgeons. There is no longer any
obstacle. therefore, TO the movement OF
passengers through the state of Mis-
sissippi.
The question OF whether federal
control Of the situation OUGHT to be
invited is still being discussed bat
unless graver coalitions arise it is re-
garded as unlikely that there will be
any movement in that direction. May
or Herman signed the mosquito or
dinance and it has been published IN
the official journal and has become
4 law. 1t requires that cisterns shall
be oiled or screened within forty-eisht
hours by property owners or theiI
agents.
/ DR.. Beverley Warren, representing
the citizens committee. today called
attention to the fact that much indi-
gence had been developed by the worE
appealed for some means of a syste-
matte character by which the needy
might be looked after.
No apprehension exists of any seri-
Gus results from the trouble that has
I4arisen on the Mississippi
border over the enforcement Of the
Mississippi quarantine. With Cover
nor Vardaman anxious to avoid any
conflict with the Louisiana authorities
it is thought that the Mississippi sol
diers who have been freely coming
across the Louisiana line, will hereaf-
ter be required to keep on their side
of the border and thus all furthel
possibility of clashes will be removed