The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-04
The Number of New Cases
 Drops to 29.
DEATHS FOR DAY ONLY 3
Country Conditions Not Yet
 in Good Shape.
Much Interest in Arrest of Physician on Charge of Failure to Report Fever Patients--The
 Outside Record.

New Orleans, Sept. 3.-Oficial report to o'clock Sunday evening:
 New cases, 29; total cases to date, D. O24; deaths today, 8; total to date. 2S7; new foci, Il; cases under treatment, 3o5: discharged, 1,432.
 For the first time in over a month the number of new cases was in the twen- ties, with only three deaths, compared to eighty-th deaths on September 3, 1878. The feeling of confidence that the fever is being wiped out Is grow ing.
 Among the new cases is that of Cap tain B. F. Clayton, U. S. A. the quarter master in charge of this department. He resides on St. Charles Avenue, near Addison Park. City Councilman E. c. |, Duke is also on the list. Of the deaths, , one occurred at the emergency hospital.
 The local situation looks so bright now that were it not for the nests of infection in the country 1t could be said that the worst was over. The country situation, while not what it should be. is improving somewhat, though the dis covery of new foci causes some little anxiety. Despite the rigid regulations providing for the use of health certifi- cates for people coming in here from infected places, it is believed that many persons have succeeded in getting in rom some of the country places, es- tpecially from the river parishes, where it Is easy to make use of some craft and make a landing in the city.
 The situation at Patterson. where 1t was feared the ignorant Italians con- templafed trouble, haA developed noth- ing new. No overt act has been com mitted and it is believed that the dan- ger Is over. Father Widman, the Je- suit priest. went there today, and met the citizens and number of the lead ing Italians and proposes to make a personal canvass of the town, to talk to every Italian and convince him of the good intentions of the health au- . thorities. A heavy downpour of rain prevented the mass meeting which it was proposed to hold today, but 1t was &decided that this would not be the best way of reaching them. so all action has bssn deferred pending Father Widman'a canvass. et $
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 Today nearly all of the city carts were used in the work of salting the Euttters. It has been found that since the mosquitoes have been deprived of their favorite breeding places the stag nant gutters on cross streets are filled with wiggletatls, so special efforts are being made along this line. Over a thousand tons of salt have been used so far and the work will be continued. AHO SSANiCS HdS HUI Ilhu dS many carts as could have been used in this work, 30 all of the city carts were put to use today. s..~.- ....
 There is much interest in the case of Dr. Phillip Berge, the physician who was arrested late last night on the charge of failing to report three cases of yellow fever. He was paroled by the inspector. but will have to answer to the charge Monday morning before the second recorder. He says that he reported the cases by mail, but the Marine Hospital Service has no record of them. That was an unusual way to report cases, the physicians usually following the rule of telephoning, or calling personally at the headquarters.
 Outside cases: There has been a recrudescence at Tallulah in Madison Parish, not far from Vicksburg three cases having been diagnosed by Dr. Krauss of the Marine Hospital Service. They have asked for a physician and nurse and the State Board Is arranging to send them. ,.
 A report from Leeville, under date of September l, shows that there have been 312 cases there sH far and twenty nine deaths, with 145 cases under treat ment Every cistern and barrel in the settlement has been screened and oiled.
 Patterson has one new case; St Ber- nard. two cases; Terre Aux Beauf, one; Morgan City. one; Strose, three; Gulf port, Miss, five; Handsboro. (north of Mississippi City) one. Vicksburg, two.
 The infection on Diamond and Re- serve plantations in St. Charles Parish has been practically eradicated. These two places contain a large Italian popu- lation. but prompt steps were taken, and hospitals were erected in both places. There are now only three cases left in Reserve and none in Diamond there have been upwards of fifty cases in both places.