The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-08-04
GUARANTEEING
NOW GENERAL
Many Cities Bar all Communication
With People From New Orleans.
OFFICIALS WORKING HARD
Every Effort is Being Made 10 Confine
ScOurge to Italian Quarter..A
Case In Tampa.

Although the unofficial reports made
public at New Orleans Friday showed
4 larger number OF deaths than Thurs.
day, where there we're only two and
the appearance Of a number OF new
cases the men Of science who are war.
ring against the yellow fever plague
ended the days labOrs confident that
the situation was still well in hans
and with no immediate prospect OF
becoming alarming.
The health authorities continue 10
hold that the plague romans an Ital.
Ian Infection, all but two Of tho TWEEN.
ty.slx cases being OF that nationality.
Almost without exception, since the
beginning ~ the fever. those who have
fallen victims to the disease have
been OF the poorer classes Of the
population. many OF them not lonb
residents of the United States, and,
therefore, unacclimAted. For several
years past the planters OF Louisiana
have been replacing negroes with Ital.
ian labor, and there has been a steady
flow OF immigration from Sicily and
other parts OF Italy 10 Louisiana.
Many of these immigrants have re.
malnod in the city. finding employ.
mont In the peddling OF fruit or In
the work OF unloading vessels at the
fruit wharVes.
FsVsr Case In Tampa.
The state health officer OF Flor.
ida now at Tampa gave out the fol-.
lowing statement Friday:
AN italian, whose name Is Victor
VlttaIo, VINO left New Orleans, July 90,
coming from the infected district u
st. Phillip street, direct by rail- TO
Wost Tampa, arriving July %, has do.
velOped mild case OF yellow !ever.
The patient and inmates OF houses
within a radius OF 300 feet are screen.
cd against mosquitoes AMI are guard.
ed and will be kept under guard and
daily medical observation ana inspc"'
ton for tho next three weeks. No
quarantine has been placed on Tampa
or West Tampa. except the cordoncI
district, for none Is necessary, ms the
case is clearly trnccable 10 New or.
loans as the sourc" OF infection,
JOSEPH Y. PORTER"
Helena Puts Up Bars.
Helena, Ark, Friday morning quar-.
antlnucd against southern cities which
have not declared a quarantine agains,
New Orleans and other infected
points.
Natehez Guarantees.
A rigid quarantine has been es
tabllshod el Natchcz. Miss, against
all points. No ono will be allowed
TO entor tho city cXCcp' residents OF
the county.
Memprlo Vctes Quarantine.
Nv n vote OF o 10 the executive
council Of Memphis Tenn, went on
record late Friday az fayOrIng a strict
quarantine against New Orleans and
other fevcr.lnteCtod points. The QUAR-.
antlne will become operative imm"'
dlaieIy Inspectors have been ap-
pointed and every railroad train from
the south Will be closely canvassei
before arriving In Memphis. Boats
will also be inspected and no person
from fovcr.Infected points will be al.
lowed to land In the city limits.
strict Quarantine at Mobile.
Al meeting Of the committee OF
public health. held in Mobile. Ala.
Friday afternoon. II was decided 20
accept no Immeune certificates from
any OF the quaran'inod places. to enter
Mobile city or county. These people
will have to remain in the detention
camps the same as other people.
Chattanooga IN Line.
The quarantine instituted by Act
| ing Mayor Doughsrty OF Chattanooga
| IL against Now Orleans and other In
| fected districts In the state OF Louis
lana II WAS put in full force Friday
and will be rigid.