The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-05

working here in conjunction with the local authorities, were gratifcd over the action taken. The local authorities are glad to be relieved of the heavy responsibility which has been placed on them.
 General Cleaning Movement.
 At a conference at the City Hall to- day 1t was decided that Mayor Behr- man should isue a proclamation requirs ing every business house in the city to close its doors on Wednesday next in order that all employees might take a hand in the general cleaning move ment that has been inaugurated. Mer- chants are to be asked to furnish their carts and floats to assist in carrying away refuse. A thousand carts will be required In the work. special ap- peal is to be addressed to houeholders to cooperate in the sanitary campaign by the thorough cleaning of their back yards. The Mayor decided to borrow an additional s1O.OoO from the fiscal agents to assist in the work.
 The marine hospital officers and the loocal inspectors continued their search for concealed cases in the infected area and elsewhere today and turned up a number of them. Today the Board of Health instituted a new rule, requiring its inspectors to make prompt report of cases. To that order was due the fact that twenty cases had been an- nounced early in the afternoon as oc- curing during the day. Yesterday the o'clock report was of seven cases and two deaths. The announcement at 6 o'clock that there were fifty-four cases and five deaths, due to the fact that the inspectors reported their cases in punches late in the evening. had a most disquieting effect on the public. which had been led to believe that tho situa- tion was improving.
 Hundreds of people are temporarily moving out of New Orleans into St. Tammany Parish and all the hotels in Abita and Covington and the farm and boarding houses for miles around are filling up with summer boariers. St Tammany is practically the only nearby haven to which local people cap go. The parish has refused to put on a quarantine and has opened its doors to all refugees That Is due to the fact that case of yellow fever has never developed there. even in the most serious epidemics here. Gases have been taken to that parish. but whether the patient died or recovered there has never been any extension of the infection. The reason for the fm- munity of St. Tammany was never known until now. It Is that the ste- gomyia has never existed there. The report yesterday that there was a sus- picious case at Abita caused the health authorities to send Dr. Brady to that point to investigate. Dr. Brady re- turned today saying there was no ill., ness at all at Abita or Covington.
 Inspected "Red Lights"
 Dr. Farrar Richardson with force of men today went into the "red light" district and made a thorough inspec- ton of 1t. It was thought that the district might he infected and cases be concealed. Not suspicious case of fever was discovered. s
 Because of the rfgidity of the quar- antines instituted by Texas and some of the parishes in Louisiana, the South ern Pacific has been badly crippled in handling business out of New Orleans. It has had to suspend passenger traf- fic and 1t has also been forced to re- fuse considerable of the freight offered to 1t. Traffic Manager Fay, however, issued an announcement today that be- ginning on Saturday the road would again receive freight for Texas points
 Dr. Warner continues to receive ten ders of services from nurses in vari- ous parts of the country Russell J. Wilbur, an Epicopal minister of Chi cago. was among those who volun- teered today. pr. Warner is keeping a record of all such offers. No need now exists for outside help, there being an adequate supply of physicians and nurses and ample funds. but of course only Providence knows whether such a need will exist in the ruture.
 Local business houses are feeling the effect of the quarantines. There has ben a reduction in business and trade Is quiet. Numbers of the houses are taking advantage of the opportunity to give vacations to their employees.