The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-21
ARKANSAS SILL SILENT
Belief Is Expressed, However, That Presidential Train Will Be AL lowed to Pass Through
 the State.
FEVER SITUATION AT 6 p. M.

New Orleans, September 20.-The large number of new cases today was some thing of a surprise, but is explained by the fact that Tuesday there was an un usually large list of suspicious cases many of which were confirmed the fol- lowing day as positive. There were no names of special prominence in the list. Of the deaths one was in the Emergency hospital and four down town. Only nine of the fifty cases were above, Canal street. Three were in Algiers and one in Milneburg Of the eleven new foci only two were above Canal street
 Hears Nothing from Arkansas.
 Dr. White has not received anything definite from the Arkansas authorities in regard to the trip of President Roose- welt. The original dispatch sent to the Arkansas health authorities did not men ton that the presidential party was in volved and today Dr. White received dispatch from there to the effect that they could let special train through on November l. This Is too late to accom- modate the presidential party, and Dr. White sent Dr. Runyon another dispatch explaining the facts. No answer has yet been received to this second dispatch, but it is hoped that the Arkansas au- thorities will see their way clear to ad- hitting the presidential party without much red tape.
 Trouble seems to be brewing at Mer- rouge, in Morehouse parish, and at Schriever. in Terre Bonne parish. The situation at Merrouge was brought to a head by local physician, Dr. Thomas, diagnosing two cases of yellow fever, in which other local physicians did not agree Tuesday three physicians from Monroe went to Merrouge and Dr. Thom- as wired that they had confirmed a.ls diagnosis. He volunteered to take charge of the local situation for the board of health and due authority was given him. Wednesday, there were some unexpected developments. Several messages were re- ceived from Dr. Thomas and each ind- cated that he was going farther and far ther away from Merrouge, and was head ing for Tallulah. One message indicated that there was danger ahead for the af- flcted family in which he had diagnosed the yellow fever No actual violence has been reported, but Passed Assistant Surgeon Von Esdorf has been ordered to go to Merrouge to make a diagnosis oI the cases there.
 Case Causes Much Excitement.
 The other incident occurred on the line of the Southern Pacific railroad at Schriever, where the company had a con- struction gang of twenty-five men, who had been there for six weeks. A case of sickness developed in the gang Wednesday morning. which caused considerable ex- citement Schriever is in Terre Bonne parish, but Dr. Stark, the health officer of La Fourche parish, was much nearer and went to the scene. He said the case was suspicious but he could not diagnose it positively as yellow fever. That was enough for the residents of that neighbor- hood A committee waited on the rail- road agent and demanded that the train be moved away with the men, under pain of having it burned up. The facts were wired to the general superintendent, who placed it before the president of the state board of health and the governor, and then it was discovered that the sheriff of the parish of Terre Bonne was bottled up in the town of Houma by the quar- antines. The governor and the president of the board of health got busy on the wires, and at last accounts the sheriff was on his way to the scene, and the railroad had been advised to keep the train at Schriever.
 Country Cases.
 There is no material change in tho county situation, except at Patterson, where the shortage of funds has necessi- tated a general reorganization of the cam paign. After a consultation with the governor he has decided to allow a fixed sum for weekly expenses. and the cam paign will be placed entirely in the hands