Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-08-02


at Lumberton attempted to escape today
and were fired on by the guards. 1t is
said that two men were killed and three
were wounded.
New Orleans, La, July 31.-Little
change was apparent in the yellow fever
situation here today. A number of new
cases were unofficially reported to the
board Of health.
The campaign in the interest of cistern
screening continues and hundreds Of gal
Ions of oil are being placed i'll cutters
and water receptacles.
Fever District Not Growing.
The large majority of new cases and
deaths continue to be in the old infected
area below Canal street, only four OF
yesterdays twenty-seven new cases be-
ing above Canal street. The health au-
thorities, while freely admitting the Sit
uation to be serious, believe that the dis
ease can be controlled, the opportunities
for new infection are growing less as
the area of screened cisterns increases.
Italians Are Suffering.
Much distress is beginning to appear
among the Italian population growing
out OF the practical expulsion OF the
fruit business from Louisiana on account
Of the tasks which the Italian societies
and citizens committees will now have
to address themselves to. While the six
day detention order of the board Of
health lasts, it is expected that all those
lines who have been operating fruit
steamers into New Orleans will divert
their ships to Mobile and this will have
the effect of throwing a couple of thou
sand labOrers, many of them Italians,
out OF employment. The average Italian
here has half a dozen in his family, and
sometimes the children number ten or
more, and with that many mouths to
feed the head of the family cannot long
remain in idleness without having to APP
! peal to public charity. Under the cir
cumstances these Italians, who are not
in the fever district. are asking that they
| be given employment by the health au-
| thorltles IN the sanitary and other work
now going on in order that they may not
become public charges.
Told to Obey the Law.
A meeting of representative Italians
has been held and a permanent Organi-
cation formed. A campaign of relief
and of education into the hygienic re-
quirements of the situation has been
decided on. 1t was also resolved to fol-
low the advices telegraphed by Ambas-
sador Mayor des Planches and to ad-
dress all Italians in the city verbally
and by circular asking them to pay
ready obedience to the regulations i'm
posed by the health authorities. Several
thousand dollars have been raised for
relief and other work. All the societies
having decided to abandon the banquets
and other entertainments they had
| planned and apply the funds set aside
for these purposes in helping their coun-
trymen in the present emergency.
The health authorities are very much
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being done at the emergency hospital
and they believe that when the results
| of treatment given become known fam
| lilies will readily consent to have their
patients sent there.
Lose Fear of Hospitals.
Y. Randazzo, one of the convalescents
from an attack of yellow fever, has re-
| lated his experience in a public card for
the benefit of his countrymen. He says
when he discovered he was suffering
from the disease he followed a doctors
advice and went Immediately to the hos
pltal. In a few days he was discharged
as practically Well Half dozen 9TH
ers have already been discharged from
the hospital and sent to the Charity hos
ton. 1t is generally agreed among sci
, entists familiar with yellow fever that
on the character of treatment depends
| largely the death rate and with the treat
uIeHt PROVIDED III the nOSpltal 1t is
| thought that there can be great reduc
| ton made in the death rate among the
Italians.
Business Is Hurt.
While the feeling here is constantly
growing more hopeful, there is appar-
emily no abatement of the excitement
and panicky feeling in the country dis
tricts of Louisiana and Mississippi. Lo-
cal business houses are beginning to feel
the effects of the scare. They are re-
ceivlng letters from the travelling men
| telling of the cancellation of orders in
Mississippi and elsewhere because of the
patrOnize stores which receive goods
from infected districts. In this connec-
ton there is some criticism of Gov.
| Nardaman because of q telegram sent
| by him in which he commended the pru-
| dence of Mississippi merchants in refus-
ing to take freight from this city. To
| meet these conditions, business houses
| are sending out thousands of pamphlets
giving the results of the scientific expert
ments III treating yellow fever and the
methods Of treatment
Freight Cars Disinfected.
Steps also have been taken to disin-
| feet all freight cars destined for points
| where the fever theory is not accepted.
| QuarantineS everywhere are being drawn
/ tighter Even gasoline is apparently
barred from Vickshurg. A number of
| the towns in Louisiana and Nississippi
are cutting themselves off from the
world and the shotgun guarantees are
being extended, Guards and inspectors
are multiplying and making travel in
creasingly difficult.
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