The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-08-04
SITUATION IS NOT
so ENCOURAGING

oix Deaths Reported at New
Orleans From Fever.
TOTAL DEATHS ~: CASES 347
Board Of Health IL Working Hard, But
The Disease Continues to Spread.
Governor vardaman Investigates
Complaints.
New Orleans. August 1.-Two deaths
from yellow fever were reported early
today at the Office of the city board OF
health bringing the total to 20.
There was one new case making
total of S47 Most Of the physicians
make their reports Of new cases dur
INF the afternoon hours SO that until
evening it Is not possible to give An &C
eurate idea of the days progress of
the disease.
=. The board of health today dispatched
q squad of inspectors to Milneburg.
which is situated on Lake Pontchar-
train, In the suburbs of the city.
A case of q Frenchman was taken
from there on Saturday and it was re-
ported today that a nest Of sickness
existed there. Several days ago ABOUT
$50 Italians migrated from the fever
section Of the city to Milneburg and
there has been some fear that sickness
would develop there. Dr.. White OF
the marine hospital service has finally
managed to get q site for q detention
camp on the Louisville and Nashville
road. and today sent a doctor to the
state line to make the necessary ar
sangements.
St. Anthony de Padua church in
Rampant and Cont streets was crowd
cd to overlooking today when the Rev.
Father Lorenz started Novena which
Is to last for three days. Masses will
be said. prayers offered and interces-
sion sought for the prevention of the
spread of the fever and for the recov-
cry OF all those who are i'll. The con-
gregation of the church is composed
almost exclusively of Italians.
CONTROVERSY Over Invasion.
There were no new developments to-
day in the controversy over the in
vasion of Louisiana by Mississippi
troops guarding the frontier against
the Introduction of yellow fever except
the announcement from Jackson that
Governor vardaman had decided to go
personally To the scene and investigate
the conditions for himself. The gov
ernor acted upon receipt of telegram
of complaint from Governor Blanchard.
Before leaving Jackson Governor Var
daman said he desired to make no
statement until his rigid investigation
Of the matter had been finished.
Up to noon today there has been six
deaths from yellow fever making the
total deaths to date "a. All these
deaths occurred in the emergency hos
pital
The appearance of two or three
cases yesterday among persons whose
business does not carry them into the
infected district down town has given
an impression that the stegomyia is
possibly being carried out of the zore
OF infection through the medium OF
street cars. Two or three of the city
lines cross Canal street, running from
the lower end Of the city to the upper
They come and go through the section
~ q 4
thereby improbably are picking up in
sects and transporting them to other
sections. 1t has been suggested that
the authorizes take action to proven,
Al cars from CLOSING Canal street.
Severe Rain and Thunderstorm.
A very severe rain and thunderstorm
prevailed during the night The rain
fell in sheets and the whole city was
thoroughly flushed. At the same time
the downpour had an ill-effect in tina,
It caused the washing away of oil
from many miles OF cutters and
through overfows caused hundreds Of
cisterns to discharge the oil which had
been put into them. In consequence
the ward organizations today begar
all over against, re-Oiling all cutters
cisterns and ponds which had pre-
viously been treated.
Another phase of the controversy
between the states of Louisiana an6
Mississippi has developed in the films
OF writs OF ejectment and Injunction
against the Mississippi militia in the
fededal courts. The suit was brought
by Albert Baldwin, banker and capital
1st, of this city Mr.. Baldwin seeks