Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-04
HOPE CLASH MAY BE AVERTED
Armed Mosquito Fleet of Oyster Navy
Sent to Scene of Controversy and
Blanchard Orders Officials to Cap.
ture and Arrest all Armed Boats in
Louisiana Territory.
tBy associated Press.)

NEW ORLEANS, LA, Aug. 3.-Thc
report UP to e p. H.. is as follows:
New cases. 81.
Total cases to date, 1872.
Deaths, 5.
Total deaths TO date, 81.
New sub foci, -.
Total sub fcci to date, &C.
This was the largest number of new
cases reported in Il single day and
while il was natural TO expect in con-
sequence an increase in the number of
new foci or sub foci. MS they are Of
ficially called. the number of the lat
ter is really small IN comparison.
Period For Secondary Infection.
This is the period for the secondary
infection to appear among those who
were exposed To the original cases
and it is not surprising that the in
fectcd quarter should yield up such II
record for one day.
The authorities have not concealed
their expectation that for some days
to come there would be daily aver
age of twenty to- Twenty-Five cases
and a proportionatc number Of deaths,
owing To the extent Of main infected
territory and anything less than these
figures will be regarded as a distinct
assurance that the situation is still
under control
Though the announcement that Gov
ernor Blanchard had actually ordered
the naval brigade under arms and had
dispatched the mosquito fleet Of the
oyster commission to tie louisiana
Mississippi boundary has attracted II
good deal of attention, there
is absolutely no apprehension that any
serious collision will occur
Depend on Vardamans orders.
Hope is generally expressed that
Governor Vardaman's instructions 20
his guards not to trespass upon Lou
isiana territory Will be rigidly obscrv-
ed and that there will be no ncccs.
sity on the part of Commander Bus-
ticks fleet to use violent measures.
In addition to putting the naval br:-
gadc on ships, Governor Blanchard to-
day wired to the sheriffs and district
attorneys of st. Bernard and Orleans
parishes, with a view TO invoking the
assistance of the civil authorities to
clear Louisiana waters Of any armcl
invaders. TO the shcrif1s he sent this
telegram:
Capture and Arrest Armed Vessels.
You will take steps Immediately
to capture and arrest all armed YES
sells and those aboard within that part
of Lake Borgne, situated In your par
ishes SO that the grand jury may act
Consult the district attorney and call
upon Commander Dostick of the nav II
militia for assistance to effect capture.
Go with Dostick expedition through
the lake"
There still exists widespread an
tipathy among the ignorant classes 10
making public cases of sickness ana
a great deal of the inspectors time is
taken UP in running down suspicious
cases. which are communicated by citi-
zcns to the board Of health.
Many Want Jobs.
The announcement that consider
able amount of money has been de-
posted here to the order of the marine
hospital service surgeons has caused
the officers to be besieged with nppli-
cants for various positions. 1t is OK.
planned that no money is to be spent
by the government in sanitary work.
All the funds that 1t will put out will
be in tho establishment and maintGn-
ance of detention camps and in any
tlisinfection of cars or steamboats, that
may be required.
1t is not improbable that the move
ment to bring Italian immigration here
On large scale will suffer. partly by
reason of the terror which the pres
ent infection has spread among the
Italians and partly by reason of the en-
tirely unwarranted prejudice which