The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-04
LOSING FIGHT.
Large Total of yellow Fever
Cases Reported
At New Orleans Since Disease
Made Its Appearance.
EIGHTY-SIXH HAVE DIED
No New Cases or Deaths Out
side the City Today.
State Troops on the Border
Have Not Yet CIashed.

New Orleans, Aug. Anew cases of
fever in New Orlans to noon today II;
deaths 4; total cases 449. Total deaths
TO date Sc.
The report to the New Orleans board
of health early todayof four deaths and
three new cases of yellow fever seemed
presage d considerable increased over
yesterdays report which stands as the
record mark for "a hours during the
present invasion of the plague.
No reports of new cases or deaths
anywhere in the south outside of New
Orleans have been received by the As
sociated Press today and as the re-
view of conditions yesterday showed
very slight increase, in this respect, the
assertion seems warranted that the
authorities in those widely scattered 10
calities outside of New Orleans, which
have found sporadic cases, have the sit
uation well in hand
Outside of the fever itself the condi-
tions brought about by the strict quar-
antines are serious and are felt in every
line of commercial life. The railroads
are badly handicapped and in many
instances, are unable to move passen-
gers, the mails, or freight The South
ern Pacific has its entire service on the
main line discontinued because one par
ish in West Louisiana refused to per-
nit trains of any kind to pass through
night or day Train service on the Lou
isville & Nashville is also disturbed.
The regulations in sleeping cars have
been changed more generally than the
coach service. Sleepers SOuthbOund on
this line are stopped at Mobile, Ala,
and the occupants transferred to
screened day coaches for the remainder
-
gers from New Orleans are taken to
Grand Bay, Ala, a station 25 miles from
Mobile and there transferred to sleep
ers on the through trains for the north.
These northbound trains then run to
Montgomery, without stopping. The
local business is handled by the ac-
commodation trains but anybody along
the division wishing to board a through
train, must go either to Mobile or
Montgomery to do so.
Trains Held at Mobile
Beginning tomorrow the train leaving
Cincinnati at IL p. m. on the L. & n.
viii be held at Mobile which is reach
ed in the night, until daylight, when it
will start for New Orleans. Also with
tomorrow the Cincinnati and New Or
leans limited will be discontinued be-
yond Mobile and passengers for New
Orleans will be compelled to wait some
time at Mobile.
The Illinois Central is stopping all
the transfer to screened coaches is
made
The officials of the Illinois Central
report no serious delay, notwithstand-
ing the strict manner in which quaran-
tines are made.
officials of several cities and towns
in Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee
make complaints that harmful reports
of the prevalence of fever are being
spread broadcast in some unaccount-
able manner. The rumors are to be
run down in every instance possible
and their perpetrators punished.
Though the armed guards of Missis-
sippt and Louisiana have been in
touch for , hours, there have been no
reports of a collision and the situation
is not regarded as acute. The marine
hospital service is to have more trou-
bic in locating its detention camp at
Fontainbleau, consent to do which was
given yesterday by Governor Varda-
man. AdviceS from Biloxi, Miss, to-
day state that the announcement that
the camp is to be placed at Fontain-
bleau has aroused vigorous protest
on the part of citizens of Jackson
county. The wires were kept busy last
night, carrying protests to the gov
ernOr and a delegation will be sent to
remOnStrate with him against the pro-
posed action. Governor Vardaman has
been asked to delay matters until the
people can be heard from. 1t is said
that in the present temper of the peo-
,ple of Jackson county open rebellion
will follow any attempt to esta blish
the station.
Dispatches from Rigolets says: The
Louisiana naval reserves, under lieut.
Ivy in the oyster commission launch
1ugger Nunez, took possession in Shir
Island canal tooay of the Mississippi
patrol boat Tipsey.