The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-08

New Orleans. August 7.-The moderate number of new cases and the marked decrease in the number of new foci dur ing the past three days have given ground for the hope that the progress of the mos quito fever has really been checked. As matter of fact, the thorough inspec- ton. fumigation and disinfection of the original focus of infection began to tell four days ago, and the continued inn provement is regarded as a most encour aging sign.
 Surgeon White, of the marine hospital service, assumed general control of the local situation today, and entered Into closer relations with the state board. but no radical changes have yet been made. nor will be made. As he stated recently, his methods will simply be an enlarge ment and perfection of the system put into effect by the local authorities, and in which his service had been co-opera- ting from the beginning, and the fact that the seeming improvement began to be manifest just before he took charge Is a source of much qualification to Dr. White, as to Dr. Kohnke.
 WILL ATTEND CONFERENCE
 ON FREIGHT QUESTION:.
 Dr. White was tonight advised by Dr. Wyman that two more officers had been ordered to report to him, Assistant Sur geons Frost and Ashford. This makes ten additional officers detailed here in two days. and it is expected that there will be several others.
 will hal, at fha conference of health boards at Lafay- ette tomorrow for the purpose of dis cussing with them the freight problem. The health boards of the parishes of Calcasieu, St. Landry, Acadia, Lafayette and Iberia will be present, as well as Dr. Tabor, of Texas, and Dr. Noltke, of the state board.
 Considerable comment has been caus- cd by the arrival of Captain E. T. Olsen, of the Norwegian steamship Leander, with a high fever, and his immediate transfer to one of the private hospitals here. His ship came up from Havana on August and lay at quarantine until the evening of August 6. The ships papers show that wnen he left Havana he was suffering from entertic fever. T,.o FocI DISCOVERED
 OUTSIDE OF THE CITY.
 Two large foci of infection were dis covered today outside of the city by officers of the marine hospital service. pr. Corput went to Diamond plantation in St Charles parish to look into some suspicious cases and found six positive yellow fevev cases of secondary infection, three of which were dead. They are on a sugar plantation and three of them were Italians One was a negro.
 The other point of infection Is the town of Patterson, In St. Mary's parish, where Dr. Guiteras found nineteen Of secondary infection. Most of these are also Italians.
 The local health boards have taken charge in both instances, and are fol- lowing out the directions of the marine hospital service.
 The state board of health was asked to send an inspector to Jackson in West Feliciana parish. and pr. Brady will leave in the morning.
 The two cases at Bon Ami in Calcasieu are believed to be the genuine article. though on account of the drastic quar- antine regulations of Celcasieu no trains are stopping there, so t--e board of health cannot send an inspector.
 Archbishop Chapelle was reported as doing well tonight. He will pass the crisis tomorrow. The following cable gram was received by him:
 '.The holy father deplores your sick ness In wishing you speedy recoy- cry he sends you his apostolic bless ing. CARDINAL MERRY DEL VAL.
 'Papal Secretary of State"