The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-25
NINE AT PENSACOLA.
An Increase of Two In Number of New
 Casea
THREE DEATHS AT NEW ORLEANS
Clear Record of Nearly a Week Was
 Broken Yesterday.

Clear Record of Nearly a Week Was Broken Yesterday.
 New ONeans, Oct. 24.-The clear re- cord of neerly a week without a death from yellow fever was broken today when by early afternoon three had been made known to the authorities. For six days previously not single case hase resulted fatally. The author ities attached no fear whatever to the breaking of the record, insisting that while there was still cases under treat ment, of which there are now some- thing less than hundred, the proba- bility of mortality must be taken into consideration. They contend that the disease has been practically wiped out each day recording fewer cases that are under treatment. The new cases have dropped to practically nothing, in spite of the fact that there are prob- ably 50,000 people here now who were absent in August, and there is vir- tually no appearance of new foci.
 The fever situation itself attracts little attention now in face of the ear- ly coming of the President and the widespread relaxation of quarantine. Space devoted to 1t in the newspapers in dwindling and public fear has ab- solutely disappeared. The weather moderated somewhat today and there is a forecast of showers tonight ana tomorrow, but 1t Is felt that winter IS near at hand and that few infected
 
 Public attention is now almost ex- clusively centered in the coming of the President and that is the magnet which is drawing large crowds to the city from the surrounding country. The city is still in the hands of the decora- tors and enough of their work is wis., ibis to indicate that the decorations will be on a more elaborate scale than ever before in the city's history.
 Surgeon White was absent from his ofice today. He had gone to Mobile to have a conference with Dr. Sanders of the Alabama Board of Health and Drs. Mohr and Goode of Mobile. He hopes to be able to persuade the Ala bana authorities to make some con- sessions in the matter of quarantines which are still severe as regaroS to the southern section of the State. Tex as has yielded some from her attitude of complete isolation and 1t is con fidently expected that Alabama Will follow suit.
 The Avondale detention camp was finally closed today and the officers in charge returned to the city. Prac- tically no restrictions exist now against the movement of labor into the fields of Southwestern Louisiana.
 Chairman Janvier of the C1tizens Committee has force of accountants at work preparing a statement of how the money was expended in the flght and to what extent The chairman says it is not possible to say what amount Is left and modestly puts the surplus at several thousands of dol lars but 1t is generally expected that he has a surprise in store for the pup lie and that it will be found there IS a large amount available to begin work on the isolation hospital
 While there has been no stinting or funds during the fight scrupulous care has been exercised to prevent grattinS and the statement of the finance com mittee is expected to De complete answer to any intimations that money was squandered.