The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-24
'(By Associated I'rcss.)

By Associated prcss) 8
NEW ORLEANS, August 23.-rho rc-
por. continues ID show an Improvement
ins5local conditions There ARE no we'll
known names on tic list OF now cases
or among the deaths Only one Of the
latter occurred up town. lff3
There was no news OF a gloomy chhrAc-
ter from the country to-day The state
Board OF Health has taken steps to re-
lieve the distress ut Leeville and the
mouth OF Bayou La Fourche.
Z Reports From Outside.
Past Assistant Surgeon Corrupt made an
elaborate report Of the work done in st.
4 JOHN and st. Charles Parishes, and this
& lndIcates that what threatened TO be g
very serious group OF foci has been con-
troIlAtl. with good hopes OF stamping
s out the Infection. This report covers La
Place, Diamond, Reserve. Sarpy and other
neighboring places. 81
DR.. Brady returned from his tour OF IN
spcction on BnyouPldgeon in Ibervillc
Parish. where large group OF suspicious
cases were reported but he says there
were no suspicious cases there. Hanson
4 City reports nine new cases. Wills wood
plantation in Jefferson Parish reports two
more cases Ono additional case vas re-
ported from Saint Rose, and another at
Z "A point near that town In Saint Charles
Y Parish. Patterson reports eleven new
cases and no dca this. Lake Providence has
4 developed five more cases Of yciolw. fever,
I'll pronounced 80, by Or. Krauss. OF the
Marine Hospital service. ST.. Bernard
Parish reports two more cases IN the
ITALIAN village. and Or. Meraux, who went
TO Tcrre Aux Boeufs says there are five
eases OF yellow fever there. and three
II suspicious cases. mississippi CITY reports
y three new cases. * s{S
Or. Won E;zdorf,, OF the Marine Hospital
service ordered here from Colon by Gen
\ pral yyman, arrived at quarantine to-day
on the steamer Origin and will reach the
city Tomorrow.
Governors Clash.
Governor Blanchard and Governor jerks
Z vcrsy over the quarantine regulations or
labama. Tho trouble grows ont or com ON
plaInt made By citizens. of Louisanh.Hw VINO
bad left Louisiana and were mol, permit.
Jed TO pass through Alabama unless they;
lad spent seven days ~ nse rnttnn man
who had business in Atlanta. went there
ana transacted Ms bnslness n d h;
va vas s mi in Alabama and sent
back to Atlanta on the ground that lie
had 70 be seven days out bra, Of L9ns 81 ma
letter TO Governor Jclks. says he doubts
Tnsthsr Eer Sa'e 'hs unRn 1s
t thnI the n matter nat viii Sc taken into tho
Federal courts for a test. 5l5
Hold Conference.
Surgeon White, Chairman Jayier. OF
the Citizens Committee; DR.. Beverly
Warner, In charge OF the ward superin-
tendents, and President souchon, OF the
State Board OF Health. went TO Baton
Rouge to-day for conference with Gov
ernor Blanchard The trip was made at
the suggestion OF the Governor. who de-
sired to know Mt first hand the cxnc CT
status OF ali departments OF the work.
Since the beginning OF the yellow fever
the Governor has been unable TO put loot
In New Orleans. Quarantine has pennea
him up In Baton Rouge and he has been
compelled to conilne himself 70. tclegraph1c
and telephone communication,
A feature OF the uatlon that Is nt.
are termed cnnters OF In lection now ex-
seed the plumber casHs u ,sai sre No.
cause 1t is an Indication OF n slow cXten-
zion OF the fever, which Is parti .,
true OF the quarter above canal street. 4
Disease Centres.
1T is hoped soon TO reduce the number ln
Spttrmpt at reduction since the first an
Z nouncelilent of the fever month ago
IS Ordinarily, IT WOulu DC assuHhIu t,n 49,, -,
a renter would become extinct IN twenty
i days, the length Of time within which the 70
sicgomyia mosquito shonld fu n,t ,s fros sn
.ascs in any neighborhood which has been
infected In order to take no changes
health officers will not cancel any d us.
ease centers until thirty Jays huye
Elapsed. 4. IL, .,,.o. IN ses
in an italian settlement beyond inc out
Large quantities OF rock salt have 6e en-
purchased by the Federal autn g',, ars
and and poois. The salt Is Intended to DE- &C..
stroy the pools as breeding places tor
mosquitoes O. harvard
parIs iaes Was announced to-day II Is Ct
Tere AK Boeufs the parish seat, it ca sas
and three that were suspicious; me ~,
town and It's vicinity were lnSaued I, a pS
Italians after the fever q ppearea ~ A'e"
Orleans, !.
Reunion Postponed,