Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-08-04
TROOPS OF TWO
STATES MAY CLASH
Mississippi and Louisiana
Governors Are
Angry.
QUARANTINE CAUSES TROUBLE
Mississippi Soldiers Invade Louisiana
Soil-Gov. Blanchard Says Soldiers
Must Be Removed at Once Or He
Viii Take Steps to Protect State.

Memphis, Tenn, Aug. "A spec
;al to the Commercial.Appeal from
Baton Rouge, La. says:
A clash between the Mississippi
and Louisiana authorities over quar-
antine regulations is imminent A
private dispatch was received in the
city yesterday stating that Mississippi
soldiers, employed as quarantine
guards, had invaded Louisiana with
arms and that boats were patrolling
the mouth of the Rigolets and Pearl
river off the Louisiana coast to pre-
vent boats from leaving.
Governor Blanchard directed Brig
adler General Perralat Of his stan
and Captain J. w. Bostwick, COM
handing the states naval militia, to
investigate and report.
Governor Blanchard also telegraph
ed Governor Vardaman of Mississippi:
Have reliable information that MIS-
sissippi quarantine guards, armed,
crossed over to Louisiana side at
Pearl river. | do not believe this
was on orders, but was the thought
less conduct merely of few. TO OBJ
viate unfavorable comment and fric-
ton please give orders that your
guards remain on their own side of
line"
Late in the afternoon Governor
Blanchard received the following tele-
nf
state board of health:
"A patrol boat of the state of Miss
issippi patroled Lake Borgene and az
ter prohibiting fisherman from fish
ing is now guarding the exits of Lake
Borgene canal preventing any boat
from coming out. This is an unmar-
rantable inscription and invasion OF
Louisiana waters and our attorney
advises me to ask you to wire proper
authorities in Washington at once to
intervene or take the matters in hand
yourself"
Governor Blanchard then telegraph
ed to Governor Vardaman of Missis-
sippi:
Have information that Mississippi
patrols have forbidden fishermen from
fishing in Lake Borgene and are now
guarding exit of Lake Borgene canal
preventing boats from coming out. Is
this by your orders, or those of
health authorities in your state? No
such state of affairs can be tolerated.
You have a right to prohibit boats
landing on Mississippi shores, but not
from navigating lake, sound and gulf
channels which are navigable waters
of the United States"
New Orleans, August 3.-The fever
situation showed no material change
during the day, and the few foci
shows that it is net spreading with
the rapidity of former years. Of the
daths four were in the Emergency
hospital, four in the original districts
and three in the charity hospital.
Governor Blanchard has ordered
Captain Bostick of the naval brigade
to- impress the fleet of patrol boats
Of the oyster commission into service,
and arm them and patrol the waters
now in possession Of the Mississippi
boats. One of these beats has already
been dispatched to the Rigolets, the
neck of water connecting Lake Pom
chatrain with Lake Borgne, and late
ldSI A1SuI Vi louuy ldulCll, dlu1Ou
with rapid fire guns from the naval
brigade armory, and manned by eff
GERS and crew from the brigade, left
for the scene.
Another complication has developed
in this connection with the Miss!s-
sippi quarantine operations. The
British ship Brayhead CT the Head
line, after completing her cargo in
New Orleans, stopped on the Missis
sippi side Of Lake Bogne canal to get
a deck load of timber, but the Missis-
sippi boats absolutely refused to- allow
a tug to go to the mouth Of Pearl
river to get the barge and RATS. The
Brayhead had to leave without the
cargo, and the agents and owners
will lay the matter before the British
government.
New Orleans, Aug. 4.-Although
yesterdays record of the yellow fever
situation showed an increase in the
number of new cases, fifty-four as
against thirty-two on Wednesday, and
considerable spread Of centers of
infection, eleven new foci being re.
ported yesterday and four on Wednes.
day, the number of deaths decreased
from eleven on Wednesday to five yes
terday, and the situation was regard
ed by the health officers as hopeful
The authorities have not concealed
their expectation that for some time
there would be daily average of
twenty to twenty-five cases and a
proportionate number of deaths owing
to the extent of the main infected ter.
ritory. and anything less than these
figures will be regarded as distinct
assurance that the situation is still
under control.
New cases yesterday up to p. M 81
Total cases to date. .423
Deaths yesterday. ............... S