Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-01

Total to date. ,D21.
Deaths ].
Total deaths to date. 27S.
NEW ORLEANS. September Though
showers were pr dictcd the day was clear
and warm. with no marked change in the
yellow fever situation there being nor
NAL report OF new cases and deaths.
one OF the objects which the new health
4 association Will pusl mere will be the estab-
lishment and equipment Of a permanent
Isolation hospital. where fever cases Will
be taken. as they are at Havana, immedi-
Aately when they enter this port. So strong
s the sentiment in favor of the early COM
letion OF the water. sewerage and drain
he work. which is nov in full swing. that
II ans now being mapped out for an
appeal to the legislature to provide money
necessary for additional speed in construc-
tIon.
Statements Of all the leaders in the fever
fight. Surgeon White Presidents Kohnke
and Sourchon of the boards of health. DR..
Beverly Warner. Or. Metz of Tulane Uni
versity and Chairman Janver of the citi
zer's committee. indicating that the crisis
has passed that the campaign of science Is
meeting with unbOunded success. and that
the fever will be practically forgotten by
frost. are printed here today.
Or. White says:
'Thc work begun by the city board of
'health and continued by the marine hos
pitaI service has undoubtedly been effective
in holding the infection in check. We may
say without undue INSTRUMENTATION that
the disease Is being gradually worked out.
at must be apparent, for the lists of cases
and deaths, taken on the average. week by
Hweek. growing steadily less
DIR. White says he has never seen in any
country the equal of the example of patriot
ism and observation-disclosures set here.
President Schwlng of the Louisiana Press
Association has issued address to the
papers o. the state inviting discussion of
the question of federal control of the quar-
antine. and strongly advocating it himself.
to make impossible in the future such con-
fiicts have occurred in the south this
year.
VIcksburg and Natchez, which formerly
placed most stringent restrictions against
infected points. have appealed to the ma
rine hospital service for Il fumigation sys-
tenn similar to thai in force here, In order
to enable them TO move goods.
Two cases of yellow fever have been re-
ported at Pennington, Miss. an important
lumber point at the mouth of the Pearl
river.
Leading citizens have met here and formed
the New Orleans Health Association. per
manent organization. win CndrIeS JanNleT
president
Consul Clement Much Alive.
ROME. Ga. September 1.-Dispatches
from New Orleans last night stated that
George Clement of Rome, United States
vice consul at Puerto Cortez. died there
few days ago of yellow fever Consul Glenn
ent is not dead, but is here visiting his
parents and is well and hearty When
seen by the Associated Press correspondent
today Mr.. Clement said the story must have
grown out of the fact that his brother.
Clifton Clement. died in Puerto Cortez in
May last. Mr.. Clement has leave of alb
snece TIL fall, when he will return to his
post in South America.
Secretary Hunter Mad.
JACKSON, Miss September 1.-Secretary
Hunter of the board of health has tele-
graphed to DR.. Altman. state health officer
at Natchez. to have the person in that city
arrested who circulated the report that yell
| low fever existed in Jackson. A publication
of this rumor made in the Natchez
Bulletin yesterday and the editors vouched
! for It's accuracy. The prosecution will be
! made under the laws of 1885, which provide
| penalty for circulation of rumors about
yellow fever.