Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-27

The daily record shows no material change
in the situation, aside from the slow i'm
provement. The campaign against the mos
quito has been Conducted from every pos
sible direction, the latest being the sailing
Of all the cutters on cross streets Five
hundred tons of salt have been put in the
cutters during the week, the idea being to
make solution of ~ per cent, which has
been proven to be ample to destroy all the
wigglers
1t developed today that the discovery OF a
case on Chestnut street in this city, trace
able directly to Gulf Port, resulted in the
discovery Of the cases at Gulf Port Friday.
Expect Increase I'm September.
Except in 1853 September has been the
month yielding the largest number of fatali-
ties during visitations Of yellow fever and
the federal authorities are therefore taking
steps to maintain their control of the sit
uation. September frequently brings in
creased precipitation, causing stagnant
pools of water, the overflow of cisterns and
destruction OF the effects of oilng. An in
crease In deaths over the past few days was
recorded in the report Of the past twenty
four hours is regarded as without signif-
canoe, most Of the victims being among
the foreign classes and two Of the deaths
having occurred yesterday too late to be in
cluded In the report Of that day. All the
schools were to have been opened Septem-
Der 70, but it Is announced that the date will
be extended to October 2.
Health Officer Aucern of Assumption
wired today that there were two cases of
yellow fever at Bayou Bouef and several
cases at Amelia postofnce.
History of Memphis Case.
Dr' White today certified to DR.. Heber
Jones at Memphis the results of his in
Vestigation Of the case of Mrs. Frank
Guerico, the woman i'll with yellow fever.
whom he believed to have been infected
In Memphis. On a report to the health
officer to this effect, jackson, Miss. and a
number of other towns imposed quarantine
against Memphis. The Memphis authori-
Ties are reported to have expressed indig-
nation over the affair. DR.. White has
from the woman the certificate issued to
her by Dr. Jones, August II, to the effect
that she ad been in no infected point
Ior thirty days. having resided with Mrs
vincent Guerico, in Memphis, at 249 North
Fourth street, for the thirty days preceding
August Il. She left Memphis August Is.
reached New Orleans at noon on the 18th.
was taken i'll on the 18th and called a
physician on the 18th. Her case was dag
nosed as yellow fever
Mrs Guerico is convalescent. It was on
the basis of the fact that she became Ill
so soon after arriving here from Mem
phis that DR.. White called the attention NJ
the surgeon general TO the case
Another letter has been received from
Leeville, at the mouth of Bayou La
fourche. DR.. Devron reports 223 cases OF
yellow fever now under treatment and a
total of twenty-eight deaths TO date.
Cairo Closed to the world,
CAIRO, ILL.,, Aug. 26-The new ouaran-
tine against the world went into effect here
at O'Clock this morning and since that
time no one has been allowed to enter the
city unless provided with permit issued
by the Cairo Board of Health or the IL
hnols state officers. Passengers on through
trains were allowed to pass through the
city If they were provided with health
certihcetes and could show a clean record.
Both the Cotton Belt and Iron Mountain
roads, which terminate here, brought in a
load Of passengers who were not provided
with permits and the entire lot was placed
In charge of officers until they could be
sent out of the city. The Paducah officials
have kept the long-distance telephone busy
today trying to get the Illinois officers to
raise the quarantine against that city. This
Assistant Secretary Palmer refused TO do
until Paducah complies with the rules laid
down by the Illinois health officials.