The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-10-06
TOFEVER CITY
PRESIDENT GOES
Yellow Jack viii Not Bar Visit to
New Orleans.
ITINERARY REARRANGED.
Some Little Change Maze in Plans for
Southern Trip--Summ1rY Of Fever
Situation for Monday.


A Washin Ston special says: Pres
ident Roosevelt will go 20 New On
loans, despite the yellow fever cpl
demic.
This Official Announcement was
made at the white house Monday by
Secretary Loeb, after a conference
with tae president at which the ar.
rangcments for Mr.. ROcseYeits trip
through the south were arranged
finally.
In order to avoid any complications
over the quarantine regulations OF the
various states in the south, the pres
idcnt has decided 70 make New Or
leans the final stop on his trip. He
will be in New Orleans on the 2Gth
instant. After the ceremonies in that
city he will go aboard a cruiser CT
the Cleveland type and make the
tourney from New Orleans to Wash
ington by water.
Itinerary Partly Changed.
In the making Of this new and def
mite arrangement 1t was found nee.
c8sary In part TO rcarrange tAe hin
crary as It had been made in tenta-
two way. The president will leave
Washington on the 18th instant. AS
far as St. Augustine, Fla, the trip
will be made as previously arranged.
From st. Augustine the president will
20 to Mobile, instead OF to Birming
ham. as previously scheduled, thence
to- Tuskcgee and Birmingham.
From Alabama he will go TO Little
Rock, Ark. There the party will be
disbanded, the president and Secre-
tary Loeb going to Now Orleans for
the ceremonies in that city on the
Goth instant and the remainder Of the
party returning from Little Rock 10
Washington.
It. has not been determined definite
" yet what vessel the president will
use on his return trip TO Washington,
but 1t probably will be the Cleveland,
Tacoma or Galveston. In deciding to
come TO Washington by sea the pres.
idcnt was Influenced by his desire
not to como into conflict in any way
with the quarantine regulations Of the
southern states.
Announcement Cheers City.
A New Orleans dispatch says: Tho
announcement Of President Roose.
vclts decision to visit New Orleans
on his forthcoming trip to the south
caused profound qualification, and il
is regarded as certain to give fresh
stimulus 10 the fight now in progress
to drive out Tao foyer before the end
Of the present month.
Five Cases at Pensacola.
Five new cases Of fever were re.
ported in Pensacola up to six o'clock
Monday with one death. The death
was that OF n 9.day-old infant, whose
mother was taken down with fever
two days before the child's birth,
Great difficulty is being experienced
by the health authorities in getting
prompt reports OF fever cases and
the officials are nearly worked down
IN an effort TO cover the ground
themselves.
situation In Mississippi.
Tho Mississippi yellow fever sum
mary Monday night was as follows :
NntchCz. new cases, II; deaths, 2;
new foci. e; one case beyond city
limits: both deaths were negroes.
Moss Point ami Scranton, no new
cases, no deaths. Vicksburg, now
cases, s; deaths. /; new cases IN
county, s. Guifport. new cases. 3:
deaths, none; no now cases AT Mis-.
slsslppi city or Handshoro. Port Glib.
son, new cases, 3; deaths, |; now
cases In county, ?. Hamburg, no
new cases one death. No reports from
Roxlc. Harrison and Rosetta.