The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-08-11
UNSOLICITED SUBSCRIPTIONS
POUR IN FROM EVERY
DIRECTION.
FEDERAL FORCES IN CHARGE
CHANGE IN CONTROL GIVES NEW
LIFE TO THE WAR AGAINST
THE FEVER.
New Orleans, Aug. 9.-Of1cial re.
mort tn n m Yesterday.

New Orleans, Aug. 9.-Ofhcial re-
port to 6 p. m. yesterday:
Total cases to date. ..............565
Deaths yesterday ................
Total deaths to date. lib
New sub-foci -. ............... 4
Total sub-foci to date. ........... 81
With the marine hospital service,
under the authority of President
Roosevelt, in complete control, the
scientific fight to eradicate yellow
fever from New Orleans before frost,
heretofore the only prophylactic, took
on fresh life yesterday. and, with
ample funds, the best available talent
and an army of willing workers at
his back, DR.. ]. H. White. surgeon i'll
charge, hopes for successful termi-
nation of the struggle. During the day
DR.. White received formal orders
from Surgeon General Wyman, notify
ing him that the fedora; government
had decided to assume The task pre-
pared for it, and Immediately visited
the state and city boards Of health,
where he communicated the news to
Presidents Souchon and Kohnke and
arranged for the
Transfer Of the Work.
Both pledge all the assistance OF
to DR.. White in his undertaking. Dr.
White said the transfer of details
would he gradual so that there might
be no interruption in the work now in
progress.
There was prompt response yes
terday to the appeal of Chairman
Janvier of the citizens committee for
additional subscriptions to the citi-
citizens fund to the end of raising
the $250,000 desired by the govern.
ment. Checks poured steadily into
the Office of the committee. In addi-
ton to this appeal Mr.. Janvier took
steps for the state aid. When Gov.
Blanchard came here for conference
with DR.. White and the health officials
three weeks ago he said that should
the
Emergency Warrant It,
the state could be depended on tO d,)
its share toward furnishing the funds
necessary toward prosecuting the
fight to successful finish Yester-
day Mr.. Janvier wired the governor.
saying the emergency was here and
that the states assistance had been
pledged to the government to assist
in raising the money desired. AS tho
whole state is interested in the pres
ent campaign, it is assumed that in
twenty-four to forty-eight hours the
governor will have all the backing he
desires and that Louisiana's contrl-
button of at least $350.OO0 will he
made. Unsolicited checks have been
sent here from other parts of the
country to the fund which will be fully
subscribed; it is believed, before it is
wanted.
Panicky Feeling in Country.
An evidence of the panicky feeling
in the country parishes is shown in
the experience of the Cumberland
Telephone company. At Arcadia. La,
the man in charge Of the Office fled
when the fever began to spread. Lo-
cal headquarters at once tried to fill
the position, but Arcadia refused to
permit men to come to work 1t de-
clines to take man from Meridian.
The consequence is that the service
has been suspended. similar state
of affairs prevails at Baton Rouge,
whence also the manager has gone
and where rigid quarantine prevails.
The Baton Rouge exchange serves
much of the surrounding country and
all that section will be without COM
munication.
Archbishop Chappelle was reported
as doing well last night. He will pass
the crisis to-day.