The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-04

Montgomery. August 3-(Special )-GoY William D. Jelks, who arrived from Blount Springs. last night, was in his office today, and had a number of callers , from all parts of the state. Though there is quarantine on by some of the south Alabama places there were men in the city today from several of them. When seen at his desk the Governor was In good humor and expressed the greatest confidence that Montgomery will not have another case of the very troublesome yell low jack
 T Will be here as long as there is a case of fever in the city or near it." said the Governor. "I am interested and will be watchful of the whole state and the people may feel assured that 1 will let them know as soon as conditions come up that may menace their health or other interests. It has been my intention from the first to come back to my office if d case of fever should develop here and l did reaching here as quickly as l could after hearing of 1t at Blount Springs.
 T am very sorry that Birmingham has put the ban of quarantine upon us and hope 1t will be raised before many days. which l think will be the case" con tinued the Governor. Birmingham can bring about great deal of inconvenience by shutting it's doors against us. l am, on the other hand, pleased to note that Mobile and Selma have not seen fit to inaugurate the inhibition"
 War on Mosquitoes.
 Governor Jelks has been engaged in a
 
 and was today taking much stock in the condition of the capitol grounds. He took a trip over the premises and had u negro put lot of kerosene upon the low places shd has had the whole place, house and grounds, put in the best of sanitary condition.
 A rather amusing thing occurred two or three days ago along this line. One of the city health officers came up to the capitol and asked what was needed, If anything, to put the place in good condi- tion. Il would suggest. he said, in an apologete sort of way, like man who has said a thing so often he Is tired of hearing 1t conveyed on his own voice, that you put some kerosene on the low places" Private Secretary Jackson sur prised him by saying that the governor had had that very thing done four weeks
  the hill had been Rockefelered to queens taste.
 The fight was renewed today. however, and the grounds will be raked and sprinkled again so that not one of the long bills may be able to find where to lay his head or audience to hear his sym pathetic lay
 Took 1t to Heart.
 Montgomery took the quarantine of Br- mingham more to heart than anything that has come of the finding of one mild case of yellow boy in the city. Magic City has been so insistent in its express sions of confidence that there Is no need to fear the fever going there that no one for moment thought that there would be q shut-out for the Capital City, so close to the iron and steeel metropolis and so much in love with It's clever peo- pie Well, Birmingham will not guar antine,p was the remark of a leading business man yesterday. Those people are not afraid of the fever" When he got the real news from Birmingham he al- most tainted
 As {. matter of fact Birmingham's &C., tion created widespread surprise among those who know the conditions and there were many who would not believe the re- ports until forced to do so by the pre- ponderence of evidence. Several gentle men wired and wrote friends in the Magic City today telling them that there is absolutely no danger and that the case reported is the only one that shows even the suspicion of yellow fever.
 Patient Getting We'll.
 Minnihett. the man who has the fever, is practically well. His temperature was normal at noon today and he has passed the stage when any case can be secured from him. He sat up part of the day end will be given some solid food within