The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-22
RECORD AGAIN IS GRATIFYING Fewer New Cases, Deaths
 And Sub-FOci. THE FEVER SITUATION Country Districts Show But
 Little Change. First Twenty Days of September Make @ Much Better Showing Than tor
 the same Time in
 August. 2
THE FEVER SITUATION

port to 6 p. m. Thursday;
 New Cases, sS: total cases to date, 2,725; deaths, 4; total deaths to date, S5s: new foci. 8; cases under treat nent. sis; cases discharged. 2.oSl.
 The record of new cases today is lower, as is also: the list of deaths and new foci, which, following the rather heavy report of Wednesday, is grati- flying. One explanation of the con tinued heavy daily reports is the anx- fety of the physicians to report every case in their practice which may pos slbiy be yellow fever. An instance or this occurred, today when physician sent a positive report on a case which he had reported as suspicious three weeks ago, and which had long since rScovered, He reached the conclusion that it was a positive case because two other cases have developed In the house, withfn the usual period for sec ondary infection.
 Only nine of the new cases are up town, while four of the nine new foci are fn that part of the city. Of the deaths, two occurred in the emergency
 The country situation shows no ma- teriai change. The emergency fund or the State Board of Health has been exhausted and now the expenditures
  anecfal-fund borrowed byrthe Governor originally to relieve the situation in New Orleans, Where communities are in need of assistance for the ope- ration of emergency hospitals, the pay ment of nurses. physicians etc. the Governor assigns what he considers sufscient to meet the immediate needs Two positive cases of yellow fever were diagnosed at Gross Tete, in Iber- yille Parish. Bunkie and Bayou Duiac also turned up with one case eaca. They are almost in the same neigh
 An Antopsy was held on the case of suspicious fever reported at Everett, in Vernon Parish, and it was proven not yellow fever. Other country Ees
 Country Cases. AM.
 Ksnner, five new cases;' St. Bernard' three cases: Tallulah six new cases; Cross Tete, two cases; Bunkie. one new case; Bayou Dulac,. one case; Atexan- drfa. two new cases: Patterson, sixteen new cases. one death.
 Dr. Anderson, who was sent to Tal- lulah, to assist, Dr. Chassaignac, was stricken with the yellow fever, sbut has only mild case.
 The weather during the present month has thus far had all the char aeteristics of September weather Tn previous years, with hot days and cool nights and with frequent rains. but III the matter of the plague comparison has been altogether in favor Of the current year. pr. Whites warning be- fore the month was entered upon that there must be exceptional vigilance In preventing the. breeding of mosquitoes' undoubtedly had the contemplated ei- feet, for while .here have been spas modic jumps in the nnmDer ot es csses eS as. was the case in 1878, the total or cases has been far less than during August.
 Sudden changes in temperatures have generally made September one or the worst months for the mortality whereas instead of the increase wnlch was looked for, by the authorities, even in the event of their control of the sickness, there has been marked falling off in the number of deaths Tor the first twenty days of September as compared with the first twenty days or August In September. 1878, there hao been to this time ,6S3 cases and z,SoS deaths, as against 2,706 cases this year and only 35l deaths. If the fever lasts a month longer with half a dozen deaths day, the total number will be only half the number who die annually hare of consumption.
 There was a marked improvement in the situation today. indicating the pos sibility that pr. Whites prediction that the fever will go away with great sud denness will be realized. The authori- tIes say that old foci are daily being extinguished and that new foci prompt Iy reported arc being so thoroughly controlled that there Is practically It, tie danger of secondary infection.
 Authorities GfatlAed.
 Conditions above Canal Street are causing the authorities qualification. In the past i've days out or Ls4 cases only 25 have been found in the entire territory between Carrollton and Canal Streets The inability of the disease to get a hold in this great area, com prising more than half the population of the city, is due to the fact that lt has been fought according to the most scientific methods and except in rare instances has there been effort at con cealment.
 An arrangement was concluded today by which both the Texas Pacific and the Southern Pacific will use the Avon dale camp, whose capacity will be en- larged to handle the large number of laborers wanted in the sugar districts. Private funds will be advanced for the enlargement of the acmp. Practically all the sugar planters in the State are members of the Louisiana immigra- tion association, which will operate through the camp, and the planters promise to see that all the facilities are provided, the government having the general supervision of the. camp and issuing the certincates NO men VIII he sent to infected points. Agents of the association wIll gather laborers fin New York. Chicago. St. Louis and Kansas City and win hurry them south. Where 1t becomes necessary for them to pass through New Orleans they will handled in screened cars
 There is a possibility. now that the cotton strike will be arbitrated and that New Orleans will be spared a serious embodiment on the levee detri- mental to its commerce. The cotton exchange committee having failed to bring about a settlement the laboring interests with the support of the ex- change dAcided to submit the whole matter to the arbitration of the mayor. The mayor told the committees that he could not serve himself. but would agree to name the umpire. The boss draymen are understood 10 be agreed bie and the mayor will announce his selection tomorrow.
 Who Was Hesponslble.
 Altar ths fever iS stamped out. there