The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-08-04
ANOTHER NEW CASE IS DIS.
COVERED OUTSIDE OF NEW
ORLEANS. /
ILLINOIS IS ON ITS GUARD
HEALTH OFFICERS GO SOUTH
TO CONFER ON YELLOW FEVER
SITUATION.

Little Rock, Ark, Aug. 2. - At a
meeting of the Arkansas STAB hoard
of health here yesterday, quarantine
of all districts where yellow fever pre-
walls was declared. The board of
health has upon several occasions
asked the state legislature for an APP
preparation to be used in such emerg-
encies as has now arisen, but it's re-
quest has always been denied. \.
Having no funds with which to en-
force the quarantine, the state board
of health has asked Gov. Davis to as
sign as many members of the Arkan-
sas state national guard as he sees fit
to act as guards in making the quaran-
tine effective.
Gov. Davis has as yet taken no &C
ton in the matter.
Total Deaths Now sixty.Two.
New Orleans, Aug. New cases up
to p. M, 21; cases to date, 3O4;
deaths to 6 p. m., s.; total deaths to
date, 81; new foci, S; total foci, 16.
Of the five deaths reported above,
three occurred in the emergency hos
pital, and all five bore Italian names.
Another new case was discovered
outside of the city, being that of an
Italian who left here a week ago, with
several others, and took up his resi-
dence in Morgan City. On their ar
rival there they were quarantined and
one of them was taken sick four days
ago. Yesterday DR.. Tarleton, presi-
dent of St. Mary's parish board of
health, DR.. Goldberg, of the marine
hospital service, and two Morgan City
physicians diagnosed the case as yell
low fever, and it was so announced.
Fight Goes On.
DR.. Richardson of the marine hos
pital service, who is in charge of
fumigation, oiling and screening of
houses in the original focus of infec-
ton, and whose forces are also max
ing outside inspections, reports that
up to date he has made 2,640 inspec-
tions, and found thirty-nine cases of
fever, most of which were sent to the
emergency hospital in the screened
ambulance.
that it will accept detention camp GER
tificates issued by the marine hospital
service.
Takes New Tangent.
On the other hand, Alabama has
taken new tangent. The following
dispatch shows even more stringent
restrictions than ever before attempt
ed:
Alabama health authorities decline
to allow passengers coming from
points beyond New Orleans that are
not infected, who will be transferred
from train to train in New Orleans
under marine hospital inspection and
protection, to get off at point of desti-
nation in Alabama. They are very
rigid with their quarantine in Birn1-
ingham.'
North is on Guard.
Cairo, Ill.,, Aug. pr. J. A. Egan,
secretary of the Illinois state board of
DR.. George T. Palmer, arrived in Cairo
at noon yesterday, and last night left
for Memphis, where he will confer
with Commissioner Jones in regard to
the yellow fever situation in the South.
DR.. Egan will return to Cairo on
Wednesday and begin a definite in
speciton of all trains with passengers
from the South.
New York Men Aptimistic.
New York, Aug. DIR A. H. Doty,
health officer of the port, said yester-
day that there was not the slightest
danger of the yellow fever plague gain
ing footing in New York.
New York has no more reason to
fear an outbreak OF that disease than
has Labrador or Greenland said the
health officer. with the exception of
two men, all the fever suspects on the
iSeguranca detained at Swinburn ISL
and, will be discharged to-day. The
case of Vincent Norris is being
watched with special interest because
he is very sick, though as yet he has
not developed absolute symptoms of
yellow fever. Thomas McGill, steward
on the Seguranca, is also being closely
watched, although it is believed that
he is free from the pest. Both men
are believed to be suffel&g from ma
larial fever