The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-04

with the dOctors of Montgomery and
 | know that they do not apprehend any
 spread Of the fever growing out of the
 imported case and that there appears
 no reason now for any cOmmunity to
 quarantine against this city-Gov- ernOr Jelks.
 This statement authorized by Gov ernorJelks last night and the bulletin issued at 10 o'clock by the Board Of Health that there was not semblance of a suspicious case of fever In Mont gomery, as well as assurances Of the good health of Montgomery from Dr. V. H. Sanders. State Health Officer, and further assurances from the Sanitary Department that all premises of the city have been inspected and are clean. have served to allay the fears of the most timid persons that Montgomery was on the verge of an epidemic. The vigilance. of the Board of Health and of the physicians of Montgomery have not been relaxed. Daily and nightly meetings of the Board of Health are being held and reports are received from every quarter. Chair man w. H. Wilkerson of the Board Of Health declared last night that the
 health of Montgomery was never better for this season of the year. Minnlhett Improving. William Mlnnihett, the stranger who was removed to the Emergency Hos pital three miles from Montgomery. Saturday after his ailment had been
 diagnosed as yellow fever Is improving. l He is seen daily by Dr. R. Goldthwaite. City Physician. The fever has left him and he is on the road to recovery It Is expected that he will be discharged from the hospital within a week. All persons who were in the Capitola Hotel when Minnihett was there are under the strict surveillance of the Boa I'd of Health. None of them Is ill Telegrams from Kentwood. La, the place from which Minnihett said he came to Montgomery. have issued a l statement In which they declare that
 Minnihett has not been there and that there Is no yellow fever in their town.
 Minnihett told more than one story about his movements before he came to Montgomery. The physicians of Montgomery and members of the Board of Health believe that Minnihest came from New Orleans. This belief has had
 the effect of making the quarantine against New Orleans more stringent and guards on the trains have been
 Instructed to redouble their efforts to
 watch passengers from the stricken Louisiana metropolis.
 Suggestions of Citizens. At the meeting of the Board of Health held at 2 o'clock yesterday l afternoon in the office of Dr. Wilkerson a number of suggestions were received from citizens and discussed by the Board. The doctors also discussed
 what they regarded as the unreasonable quarantines against Montgomery by Alabama towns.
 Relative to suggestions from citizens Dr. Wilkerson said that the Board was glad to hear from citizens but that It's members were deeply interested in the health of the city; that as scientists they were exercising every precaution
 and that thy were of the positive opin- ion there would not be a spread of yell low fever in Montgomery.
 It has been suggested that citizens l cooperate as far as possible with the sanitary department in reducing the danger from mosquitoes. A quart of oil poured into sewers adjacent to homes each day would be of great assistance to the sanitary officers and citizens might flush and oil the gutters In front of their residences.
 Few Leaving the City. At the union railway station yester- day 1t was said that practically no per sons left Montgomery yesterday through fear of yellow fever. Outgoing travel was lighter today" SalQ OepOt dtldcHc, than TOT several weeks Very few people left the city" It was pointed out that the ticket sales of Wednesday were augmented by the reason of the fact that a negro con- vention which brought 500 delegates to Montgomery. adjourned that day and that all of the visiting delegates left the city.
 Governor Jelks was at his office in the State Capitol all of yesterday and
 reiterated his announcement of We'd nesday night that he had come to Mont Romery to stay until the fever situation had cleared. He Is keeping in close touch with the local health authorities as well as the State authorities and the health officers of other towns and cities of the State.
 Interview With Governor. The Birmingham Age-Herald of yes terday had the following interview with the Governor when he passed through Birmingham Wednesday: Yes. am going to Montgomery. If the yellow fever there spreads or if the situation there looks dangerous. shall remain in Montgomery. apprehend no spread of the fever. however. There Is. in my opinion. no occasion for alarm" Have you heard that Birmingham has ouarantined against Montgomery" was asked.
 "Yes. I learned of 1t at Blount Springs this morning" said Governor Jelks.
 while I do not wish to criticise se- verely the Birmingham authorities. feel it to be my duty to say that this action on Birmlngham's part Is quite unnecessary think there is nothing | in the situation at Montgomery which reouires that Birmingham should take this action I believe that your people here should be prudent. but I cannot understand that a discriminating sense of discretion required Birmingham to quarantine against Montgomery. And yet I sympathize with Birmingham's | determination to avoid all risks" Confidence in Doctors. The quarantines against Montgomery l ua,,al crowd of shoppers were on the