The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1905-09-02
WHITE NOT WORRIED.
Surgeon General Will Report Facts as
He Finds Them.

Surgeon General Will Report Facts as
He Finds Them.
New Orleans, Aug. SO.-Consider-
able interest was manifested hertz
Tuesday in dispatches from Memphis
announcing charges would be pre-
ferred against Surgeon General White
for reporting to Surgeon General wy
man that the city is infected, based On
the case of Mrs. Guercio who devel-
oped yellow fever shortly after her ar
rival here, When shown the dispatch
DR.. White said he did not care how
MANY charges were filed and intend
ed to reports the facts when he dis
covered them. An examination of
mortuary reports of Memphis will be
found interesting in this connection,
said Dr. White. Last weeks Memphis
mortuary report attracted great deal
of local attention. 1t shows that out
of fifty-four deaths ten were from
malaria, five from typhoid, two from
araemia and one from nephritis. Mis-.
~
is contended by local physicians. In
the meantime Memphis and Missis-
sippi are beginning to have some of
the experiences of New Orleans in the
matter of hasty guarantees. Texas
quarantined Memphis. and Baton
Rouge and other towns in Louisiana
quarantined the whole state of Missis-
sippi On the other hand the steady
iy,,,~ to-
uation having an effect on the author
tiles in Mississippi, and it is expected
their influence will be used against
severe restrictive local measures in
the future.
Authorities continue to have a great
| deal of trouble with Italians in par
| tshes just above New Orleans. Extra
ordinary efforts are made to conceal
cases, and reports are made of the
| throwing of the body of yellow fever
victim into a we'll near Kenner in or
der to prevent discovery of the case
Fever at Gulfport causes Missis-
sippi coast towns which have not be-
come infected to double quarantine
guards and completely stop inter
course with towns under the ban Ice
boats from Biloxi canning factories
are not allowed to enter the waters
Of Ocean Springs, which Is seriously
interfering with the shrimp business
A section foreman who ran the quar-
antine in e..box car has been fined 500
at Ocean Springs
The appearance of the fever al
Natchez and Lake Providence caused
Monroe to put on a tighter quarantine
1t also resulted in increased restric-
lions by Arkansas. The effect of the
action of the latter state threatens tc
annul traffic over the Iron Mountain
A train on that road passing through
Monroe has been stopped at the Ark.
ansas line and turned back.
Up to noon Tuesday there were
twenty new yellow fever cases anc
five deaths.
Monroe is now without northern
outlet. Natchez people. however, are
making no effort to escape NORTH
through Louisiana. They are goine
east by way of Jackson A dozer
coaches loaded with refugees have lief
Mississippi City.
The local situation is steadily grow.
ing better in spite of the cool weather
Professor Boyce of the Liverpool
School of Tropical Medicine, delivered
his first lecture at Temple Sinai. HI
was given a cordial reception. Pro
fessor Boyce said he had been her,
long enough to realize the splendid
work being done under direction o
Federal authorities. and expressed tn
opinion that an immense service
would be rendered to the civilize,
world by the success of the campaign
of which he felt assured.