The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-24
Decrease From Tuesdays
 Figures. NEW F0CI ARE REDUCED Situation in Country Lends Encouragement. Work Continues Unabafed in New or leans and Report of Lion-
 ixing of pr. Leach is
 Denied.
NEW FOCI ARE REDUCED

New Orleans, Aug 23.-Following is the official report to 6 p. m. Wednes- day:
 New cases, 53; total cases to date, 1856; deaths. s; total deaths to date. 219; new foci. 10; total foci to date, 352. Cases under treatment. 312.
 The report continues to show an im- provement in local conditions. the fea- ture today being the reduced number of deaths and new foci. There are no we'll known names on the list of new cases or among the deaths. Only one of the latter occurred up town.
 There was no news of a gloomy character from the country today. The State Board of Health has taken steps to relieve the distress at Leeville at the mouth of Bayou la Fourch. Dr. R. O.. Marcour apd two nurses being sent to the assistance of pr. Devron.
 Passed Assistant Surgeon Corput made an elaborate report of the work done in St. John and St. Charles Par ishes and this indicates that what threatened to be a very serious group of foci has been controlled with good hopes of stamping out the infection. This report covers La Place, Diamond, Reserve, Sarpy and other neighboring places.
 pr. Brady returned from his tour of inspection on Bayou Pidgeon in Iber- vile Parish, where a large group of suspicious cases were reported. but he says there was nothing suspicious there.
 Hanson City reports nine new cases.
 wIllswood sanitation in Jefferson re- ports two more cases.
 One additional case was reported from St. Rose and another at a point near that town in St. Charles Parish,
 Patterson reports eleven new cases and no deaths.
 Lake Province has developed five SO by pr. Krauss of the Marine Hos pital Service.
 Rt. Bernard Parish reports two more cases in the Italian village and pr. Meraux who went to Terres aux Boeufs, says there are five cases of yellow fe- yer and three suspicious cases there.
 Mississippi City reports three new cases. Dr. von Ezdorf of the marine Hospital Service, ordered here from Co., lon by General Wyman. arrived at quarantine today on the steamer Ori- gen and will reach the city in the morning.
 Little variation from the past week marked todays numerical record of the yellow fever situation. The variation was in the number of improvement, for with a light death list, there is assur- ance that the fever has at present no tendency to assume virulent form.
 Confidence continues to grow, and 1t is believed that if the favorable condi- tions at present are maintained during
 ,AlN NaNa H. ties which now have their doors closed to New Orleans will be inclined to re- open them for the movement of freight. Many of the country districts are suf- fering as severely as the city by the in- terruption of communication, and ad- vices received here indicate that they will be glad when normal traffic is re. stunned. If there is an amelioration Of quarantine restrictions by the middle of September New Orleans will be infinite ly better off than during the fever vis- itations of 1897 and 1898.
 In both of these years the fever made its appearance only in September. when the regular busy season was opening. Ouarantines much more rigid than that of the present was imposed. for at that time 1t was thought that freight trans mitted the germ of yellow fever and there was little abatement of the rigid restrictions until frost came The quarantines this year have. fortunate ly, been put on in a season of summer dullness, and if they are taken off when trade becomes active, the only incon- venience will come from the obstruc- lions to the free movement of passenger trafic.
 Conferred With Blanchard.
 Surgeon White Chairman Janvier of the citizens committee. pr, Beverly Warner, In charge of the ward superin- tendents, and President Souchon of the State Board of Health, went to Baton Rouge today for a conference with Gov ernor Blanchard The trip was made al the suggestion of the Governor. who de- sired to know at first hand the exact status here of all departments of the work Members of the party were as anxious for the conference in the belief that good results might follow from discussion of the quarantine situation Since the very beginning of the fever the Governor has been unable to put foot In New Orleans. Quarantine has completely penned him up in Baton Rouge, and he has been compelled to confne himself to telegraphic and tele- phonic communication.
 One of the features of the situation that Is attracting attention now Is the fact that what are termed new focf now exceed the number of cases under treatment It Is an encouraging fea- ture, because 1t is an indication of a slow extension of the fever which Is practically true of the district above Canal Street It Is hoped, however soon to reduce the number of foci There has been no attempt at reduction since the first announcement of the fe- yer A month ago. Ordinarily it would be assumed that a focus would become extinct in twenty days. the length oi time within which the stegomyia should furnish fresh cases In any neigh borhood which has been infected, lr order. however. to take no chances, tht authorities are to cancel no foci until at least thirty days have elapsed. Many such lapses of time will soon occur now without secondary infection.
 The energy of inspectors dug up three cases today In an, Italian settlement ir the vicinity of Lizard and Johnson streets. A number Of cases and deaths have already occurred here. but tho location is far beyond the outskirts oi the city and access to 1t is dificult. Ii il such nests of infection as these which the authorities hope to remove wher the proposed new detention hospita has been established. As to this hos. s.ge.F n- vrhFfa uraa unable today If