Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-09

New Orleans, Aug. ~ great street
cleaning campaign was inaugurated
here early today aud will continue un-
Ill nlghtfall. BESIDES the paid laborers
Of the city and the prisoners from the
jeils and houses Of detention, thous-
ands " volunteers took on their coats
rolled W their sleeves and went 10
work to give New Orleans thorough
scrubhng Hundreds of carts and wag-
ons were employed IN carrying of the
refuse
The state board Of health was In
receipt of adyices from a number of
parishes today notifying II OF their
disposition TO modify quarantine regu-
lations. A number Of boards have con-
ferred at Lafayette and decided not
to interfere with the movement OF pas
sengers from non-infected points who
have health certificates and from in
fected points II they have served time
In detention camps and been released
10y marine hospital services Restrictions
We're taken of freight. provided II is
shipped in fumigated cars. Full con-
idence was expressed IN the marine
hospital service Additional appeals
have come from the smaller towns for
relief so that they may obtain food
supplies ana Ice,
SUPPLIES GETTING SHORT.
Guyedan, La. and Logansport. La,
ore among the towns thus complaining.
The latter Is on the Texas border and
because OF the Texas quarantine has
not had train for seven days. Its
supplies are nearly exhausted,
Baton Rouge Is guarding against pos
slDle infection by the erection of an
Ags Ia Ton IsE NH.N A Ada
having lessened the severity Of her
regulations, has been able to receive
20 pouches OF delayed mail
Gov. Blanchard has received an APP
peal for assistance from Bon Ami, La.
whore two cases we're reported One
has died. and the other Is moribuud.
There are 1900 people in the settle
meht and only one doctor
IMMIGRATION STOPPED.
All foreign immigration into New
Orleans is 20 be stopped until after the
fever Is stamped out. Large numbers
of Italian immigrants expected here in
September and October will he divert
ed to other ports unless by that time
there Is no longer a trace Of the disease
here.
DR.. White and his stan are gradually
organizing fine force OF labor assist
ants No grating Is to be tolerated.
and the AK Is 10 be freely used In the
cases Of those who do not come fully
up to the requirements Of the service.
HEALTH LECTURES.
A large meeting of representatives
of colored people has been addressed
by leading physicians of the city. and
an address has been issued to the coll
ored race urging them to observe the
sanitary measures that are pm, forth
by the authorities,
Though the large numbers of new
cases announced during the past "a
hours had dlscouraging effect. the
reason given that many OF them were
cases left over from the day before the
investigation was accepted as prOmis-
ing fewer cases today. The fact that
the number of deaths was less than for
some days past encouraged the belief
that many of the cases lately reported
are not OF the violent type which has
played havoc IN the ranks OF the ig-
norant italian population.
ALMOST STARVED.
Chester Pa, Aug. 9.-Thlrteen Scot
fish sailors, taken from the fe,e'
stricken British steamer Bnrntou and
now IN the Chester hospital tell an
unusual tale OF suffering They say
that stores could not be procured in the
foreign ports. and when they Mera
nj sea. all the meat became UNIT to
eat but they either had TO accept Il
or starve
After the men onteredc the Chest ~
hospital, they began to rave Tor food
and Insisted on being given a fun meal.
The doctors found that tho worst OF
their sufferngs consisted in being near
~ starved to death.