Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-04
MANY NEW CASES
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Iron Mountain road has been held up in
ConCordia parish Removed from any habi-
tation for some time, the passengers have
been loud in their telegraphic protest to
the railroad commission, declaring that
they had had neither food nor water, and
that nothing has been done to relieve them
from a distressing situation. Efforts are
being made to move the train. Monroe,
La, with fever on three sides Of It, has
put militia and armed citizens on every
road leading into it's limits.
New Iberia, La, has put a curfew law in
effect
Columbus, Miss, has decided to guard
against infection by the use of rifles. Many
of the smaller towns are passing mosquito
| ordinances.
Alexandria has completely bottled itself
up, but In order to save itself and the
parish from starvation, 1t has permitted
the running Of train, thoroughly fumiga-
| ted, three times week to bring in pro-
visions and other supplies.
In order to aid Italians who are still well
to escape infection, the authorities are
making large distribution OF mosquito
bars to poor families.
! In Mississippi the state board has issued
| an address to the people recommending
| that all public meetings, such as gatherings
of lodges, be discontinued for thirty days.
| Rigid quarantine is in effect here, DR.. w.
II. Drummer municipal health officer of
| Savannah, Ca, formerly of the marine
hospital service, who came here to invesu-
gate the situation in order that his board
might act intelligently in the matter of
quarantine, has finished his work here and
started for home today. DR.. Drummer said
there was no excuse for yellow fever ever
spreading In the south.
stops All Trains.
HOUSTON, Tex, Aug. 8. Calcasieu
Parish La, today notified the Southern
Pacific officials that no freight or passenger
trains would be permitted to enter that
parish after midnight tonight This quar-
antine shuts of all communication between
| Houston and New Orleans. and prevents
mail coming through directly.
There are now more than 100 persons in
the detention camp at Echo, on the state
line, and they are making bitter complaints
about the lack of facilities. Appeal was
made today to Governor Lanham for an
improvement in the conditions 1t is said
there is barely enough to eat and there are
no adequate sleeping facilities.
Since the report of a suspicious case of
fever at Texarkana, Gregg county has given
orders that trains shall not stop in the
county, either from the north or SOUTH and
that all stations must be approached with
doors locked and windows closed, while all
freight cars must be sealed.
Shaw VIII Look Into Complaint.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-Secretary Shaw
has notified Governor Blanchard Of Louisi-
ana that If any unauthorized acts and
abuses of discretion have been committed
by the revenue cutter Winona, now assist
ing the public health and marine hospital
service in the campaign against yellow
fever, they will be corrected as far as pos
sible. This declaration of the secretary
followed the receipt of several dispatches
from Governor Blanchard complaining OF
the action OF the cutter in interfering with
fishing vessels belonging to the people OF
Louisiana and specifically referring to g
case where it is asserted a boat was cap.
tured and towed away.
, Secretary Shaw also has asked for a de
tailed report of all the operations of the
public health and marine hospital service
and the revenue cutter Winona in the WORK
along the gulf coast, with view to as
pertaining the exact condition of affair:
which has given. rise to the complaint.
of Governor Blanchard,
/, Missouri Establishes Quarantine.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Aug. 3,--At a meeting
of the State Board of Health held here to
uay 10 consider the aulnlSSlDlnty or quar-
antine regulations against the infected dis
tricts of the south, the following resolu
lions were adopted;
That a rigid quarantine be established
against all districts infected by yellow feVe
and that all railroads and steamboats, anC
other public conVeyances be required to de
! mand of all passengers a certificate o.
; health before admitting them to enter thu
different modes of transportation into tn,
state of Missouri from any infected dis
trict where yellow fever exists. All loca
D boards of health along the borders of Mis-
souri, are hereby empowered to enforc
I these requirements.
That any railroad steamboat or othe
public conveyance entering the state from
infected districts or having board an,
l person persons sick of yellow fever o.
with symptoms Indicating same or withou
, proper health certificate, said public con
veyances and all passengers in transi
thereon shall be detained at point of de
lection for a period Of five days, or unit
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