The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-03


 New Orleans August 2.-The fever sit- suation showed no material change during the day, and the few new foci shows that it is not spreading with the rapidity Of former years. Of the deaths. four were in the emergency hospital, four in the original district, and three in the charity hospital.
 The impending hostilities between the states of Louisiana and Mississippi over the invasion by Governor Vardaman's quarantine mosquito fleet, and the armed guards stationed at Pearl river. is not Improved by the statement given out by Governor vardaman today in Jackson, after hls return from the coast, where he went to investigate the situation.
 Governor Blanchard has ordered Cap tain Bostick of the naval brigade to im- press the fleet of patrol boats of the oys- tsr commission into service, arm them and partol the waters now in possession of the Mississippi boats. One of these boaSs has already been dispatched to the Rigoets, the neck of water connecting Lake Ponchertrain with Lake Borgne, and late tonight or tomorrow morning, a launch, armed with Colts rapid fire guns from the naval bridge armory and man. ned by officers and crew from the bri- gade, will leave for the scene.
 Reports Submitted.
 Roth Captain Bostick and General Per illiat submitted reports as to the result of their Investigations. Both dispatched offciers to the scene today, and they learned enough to confirm the first re- ports of the armed invasion, and the arbi- trary action of the Mississippi patrol beats in closing Louisiana waters to Lou isiana fishermen. The Rigolets draw bridge, on which the Louisville and Nash vile road crosses, is five miles from the Mississippi line. and distinctly in Louis -iana territory and does not even come under that territory now in dispute before the supreme court of the United States. It was found today that man named Blunt, claiming to be in charge of the Mississippi patrol in those waters, had stationed himself on the bridge, armed with two shotguns, and forbade the bridgekeeper from opening the draw to allow boats to pass out from Lake Pom chertrain into Lake Borgne Other com plaints have also been received in large numbers score of fishermen called on the authorities today and told how they had been prevented from going out into Lake Borgne by the Mississippi boats.
 There are eighteen boats now at Ship Island which were captured by the patrol, and lowed by the revenue cutter Winona to Ship Island quarantine station. It Is claimed that every one of these vessels was taken in Louisiana waters.
 Another Complication.
 Another complication has been develop cd in the same connection. The British ship Bray Head, of the Head line, after completing her cargo in New orieans' stopped at the Mississippi side of Lake Borgne canal to get a deck load or lum- her, but the Mississippi boats absolutely refused to allow tug to go to the mouth of Pearl river and get the barge ana rafts. The Bray Head had to leave With out the cargo, and the agents say the owners will lay the matter before the British government.
 Albert Baldwin, the banker, through his attorneys, is trying to patch up peace with Governor yardaman, and preserve his hunting lodge on Pearl river from the occupation of the Mississippi troops The injunction papers have not been flled yet. but the attorneys have authority 10 act if the governor does not withdraw the troops. who broke into the building
 Arranged for Camp.
 Surgeon White of the Marine hospital service has finally arranged for the loca- tion of the detention camp on the Louis vile and Nashville railroad on the Missis- sippi coast He went to the coast Tues day and did not return until this morning. He saw the health authorities there, the adtutant general of Mississippi, Surgeon wardin of the Marine hospital service. and had an extended conversation by tele- phone with Governor Vardaman. The gov ernor consented to the location of the camp at Fontainebeu, a point three miles east of Ocean Springs, and where 1t was located in 1897. There are numper or suitable buildings there. which would be better for the class of people desiring to travel over that road. The Mississippi au- thorities. however, objected to the act ing assistant surgeon and the stan which had been selected on the ground that they came from New Orleans. Therefore. a staff will be selected in the vicinity, and Surgeon Wasdin, now on the gulf coast, will have active charge of the camp. The camp at Avondaie for the benefit Of Texas travel will be discontinued. Dr. Tabor or Texas insists on a six-day detention at Echo. on the Texas state line. Today Dr. White got in communication with pr. Tabor and arrangements were effected by w<hcih the person in the camp whUse five days limit will expire Thursday morning,
 
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