The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-10-06
l is Possible That Quarantines
Will Be Raised Oct. Is.
THE SITUATION is SATISFACTORY
The Country Parishes viii, to Great
Extent, Act Upon Advice of Authori-
ties and Raise Restrictions Against
New Orleans Very Soon.
New Orleans, Oct. Sup to noon to-
day there were nine new cases OF
yellow fever and two deaths.

New OIISdIS, Id, oCL 0--fN III OiiiS
one death over night and a compare
lively small number of new cases re-
ported early in the day, the
promise was today for some further
improvement in the fever situation.
There is every probability that the
present week will show the lowest
number of deaths since the fever start
ed, making it plain that considerable
proportion of the cases which are re-
ported in the official lists are dis
eases othe rthan yellow fever:
With the prospect that guarantees
will be lifted generally during the
present month, the railroads are max
ing preparations for the resumption
OF full train service. Many trains
were annulled when the guarantees
were established, but it is believed now
that full service will be restored Oh
all the lines by the end of the present
month.
Business Men Encouraged.
aging feature Of the yellow fever sit
uatiOn is the disposition that is being
manifested by parishes and towns III
Louisiana to raise their guarantees
about Oct. Is, in harmony with the sug
gestion of DIR. White and President
Souchon. If the rule is generally follow.
ed, New Orleans will recover more
RAPIDLY in business way tnan in 1897
and 1898, when the mosquito theory
being unknown, the outside country
refused to remove restrictions until
frost. Same IbervilIe, Terrebonne
Kentwood and Acadia have sent word
that they will probably dispense with
their quarantine about the time sug
gested, while Baton Rouge now has the
matter under consideration, Health Of
fcer Dupree and Surgeon Corrupt both
having made it plain to the citizens
that there will be practically no danger
In q resumption of relations with this
city.
The pace having been set. it is prob
able that many more parishes will fol
low suit and that by the time of the
presidents arrival practically all the
bars will be down. There is great Gag
erness among country people to come
here, and participate in the jubilee that
Will attend the presidents visit.
Today was another day Of gloomy
weather with light showers, but the
fever situation has lot whatever alarm
Ing features it may have possessed. For
the fifth day there has not been
single case reported from the original
ly. infected region and for several days
no deaths in the Emergency hospital
while the cases under treatment there
have dropped to SO, and nearly all the
patients are doing we'll
University Opens Nov. I.
The Louisiana state university, it il
announced, Will open on Nov. 1. The
various departments OF Tulane univer-
sity will open about the same time
The public schools in many parts of
Louisiana are already in operation
superintendent Easton of the New
Orleans schools has issued an order
to each of the 500 teachers employed
to give brief talks daily to the emil
dren on the mosquito theory There
are to be printed cards for each school
teacher to study and later Illustrated
lectures for the little ones
Will Banquet President
One of the chief features of the
presidents reception here was to pro-
vide a banquet at which the represen-
tatfve citizens Of Louisiana were to
have gathered and the president at
forded an opportunity to speak freely.
Advices from Washington announce
that the program arranged contem-
plates only a daylight visit, the pres
tdent arriving at in the forenoon and
gong aboard mis- cruiser at 6 in the
evening. An effort will be made to per
suade him 10 extend his stay in order
that he may attend the banquet.