The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-24
SMALL INCREASE IN CASES
Italians on Pointe Celeste Plantation Barricade Themselves and Defy Health officers-Scientific
 Investigations Continue.
FEVER SITUATION AT 6 p. M.


 New Orleans, September 23.--There is practically no change in the fever situa- tion outside the slight increase in the number of new cases and deaths. The changed weather Is believed to be respon- sible for the deaths. Among them is a well-known young business man, Alexan- der H. Kohnke, son of the president of the Board of Trade, and nephew of the city health offices. Dr. Kohnke is himself laid up but his illness is not the prevailing one. Among the new cases are two nuns in the Convent of Perpetual Alteration on Marais street, and a well-known young dentist. There are only four Italian names among the new cases, and one among the deaths
 Country Cases.
 The country reports were not difficult from the usual run. pr. Schayot of Pla- quemine parish reported the trouble he was having with the Italians on Pointe Celeste plantation, and said that they had barricaded in their houses and warned all doctors that they would kill the first one who attempted to enter. The civil authorities were consulted, and it was decided to put the whole plantation under strict quarantine until the fever had disappeared, and then proceed against them criminally.
 A suspicious case died at Independence in Tangipahoa parish Saturday morning, and the medical inspector, Dr. Brady, has gone there to investigate.
 The country reports were:
 Patterson, new cases.
 Do ta,.ia
 Keener ? new cases. deaths.
 Port Barrow for seven days), ten new cases.
 Smoke Bend, one new case.
 Kemps Bend, one new case on boat.
 Tallulah, new cases.
 Reserve plantation (not in quarantine), case.
 Pointe Celeste, death.
 In Camps Bay, on lower Bayou Bar rartia. F new cases.
 Lake Providence, IA new cases, death. Alexandria. 1 new case.
 Mississppi
 Natchez, new cases.
 Vicksburg, l new case.
 Gulfport, new cases.
 Handsboro, new cases.
 Hamburg, new cases.
 Enters on With Week.
 Today entered the ninth week of the fight against yellow fever in New Or leans with d record of cases and deaths for the day somewhat higher than ex pected. The authorities have made it plain since the beginning of September that wide variation in the number of new cases might be expected from day to day with out occasion for any concern over the situation. Keen interest, however, has eentered among the lay public in the death list, and any increase of it proves disappointing Yet while the deaths to- day were greater than yesterday and the highest of the week, they were still much under the record for many days in Au gust and at the beginning of Septem- Der, and the authorities saw neither in Vlem nor in the number of new cases any cause for revision of their opinion that fever will practically have wasted away by the middle of next month.
 More than ordinary interest was felt to- day in the death list because it included the name of Alexander H. Kohnke MT. Kohnke was 2S years old. held a re- sponsible commercial position and was the son of President F. F. Kohnke, of the Board of Trade and nephew of President Quitman Kohnke of the city board of health. His case was reported last week among the list of suspicious Ultimately 1t developed into yellow fever but he had passed the crisis and was on the way to recovery when a weak heart caused his collapse. No others of prominence were among the fatalities to- day.
 Surgeon White spent the day down the river at the quarantine station to look in to the matter of the disinfection of ships which trade with this port. The station Is regarded as one of the best In the