The Washington times., 1905-08-07
Compulsory Assessment
to Be Levied on All
Merchants.
INTERSTATE WAR OVER
Archbishop Chapelle IS in
Very Precanous Condition.
Fewer Mosquitoes.

NEW ORLEANS, Ia, Aug. 7.-Ciu-
gems. in meeting. have determined TO
raise q quarter OF a million dollars at
once TO hand over 10 DIR. J. H White,
who. beginning with today. heads the
United States Board of Health and Ma
rine Hospital Service, having full charge
of the entire health situation, with mil
itary powers,
DR.. White is dividing the city into
small wards over each Of which a ply
sician will have absolute control.
The citizens committee already have
$4,000 on hand for DR.. White. The re-
mainder is being raised by levles and
assessments.
Compelled to Contribute.
A business mans rating is looked up
in a commercial agency register, He is
told how much he ought TO pay. Then
he is made TO pay that sum.
The war between the marine militia OF
Mississippi and Louisiana is apparently
at an end. now that Secretary Shaw of
the Treasury has assumed control upon
the request Of the city and State author
tiles, and has put all fleets under the
flags OF the revenue cutter service. Cap
tain Ross. head of this service, arrived
here today.
Governor Vardaman. of Mississippi
has ordered his militia to FontainbIeau
TO guard the Federal detention camp.
which citizens of Ocean Springs and
other Mississippi coast towns have
threatened 10 burn. Vardaman says there
shall be no burning
Three additional cases are report ed
AT Shreveport. There is a suspicious
case at Bon Ami, near Lake Charles.
Fewer Mosquitoes.
More than a thousand men and carts
were put 10 work today cleaning up
the city and oiling cutters. Mosquitoes
are noticeably less than they were a
week ago.
From every city pulpit. yesterday.
seD1nons were preached on the sanitary
and health regulations. Quarantines
are more rigid and travelling men are
everywhere out of a job many hun
dreds of them being tied up in the de-
tention camps.
Altogether up to 6 O'Clock. yesterday
evening, there had been a total of 539
cases and 1O5 deaths.
The first negro to have fever is re-
ported from Canal and Villere.
IWeHty-eIghI new cases of yellow
fever and eight deaths have been re-
ported in the last twenty-fOur hours.
This brings the death total up TO ia,
and the total OF cases to $50. The fact
that only two sub-foci have been dis
covered and that there has been a
steady decrease in the number OF new
cases, for the last three days has caus-
ed much encouragement 10 the health
officers.
Eight Officers Named.
Surgeon General WyTnan transmitted
the names OF the first eight OF the forty
marine hospital officers that are to pc
assigned here. They are Passed Assistant
Surgeons Rupert Blue. Charles Greene
II. John McMuIlen, and Donald Garry
and Assistant Surgeons Rucker. Steger
Smith, ana Sweet
Under the plans the city VIII be di-
~ided into districts with an officer ir
command OF each. The field work in the
Italian quarter viii remain in charge Ol
Passed Assistant Surgeon Richardso.
and his field Lieutenant Surgeon Parry
Orders have been communicated Il
Surgeon White. OF the United States
Public Health and Marine Hospital Serv
ice. that viii place him in full charge
or the fever situation ia New Orleans.