Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-31

see board. who expressed himself as fol-
lows:
i am thoroughly satisfied with every
condition see, both as regards energy and
sficiency."
DR. white, United States public health
and marine hospital service, said that
freight cars were being fumigated when
ever thore was possibility OF their con-
tanning infected mosquitoes and whenever
else there was demand for fumigation
on the part Of the authorities Of the state
to or which the cars. were run.
statements from ID. D. Curran, superin-
tendent Of the New Orleans 8 Northwest
ern railroad by o. NJ. Dunn, superintend-
ent Of the Illinois Central and announce
ments by others familiar With the situation
was that every passenger train run out of
New Orleans was either supplied by a
shuttle train at point beyond possible in
feetion or was fumigated prior to de-
parture and run closed through the states
demanding such regulations.
Texas II Liberal
Of Texas In raising the quarantine
There Is much qualification at the action
against the state except at points of in
fection. which is In line with the state
ment OF DR.. Tabor that this course would
be taken just as soon as this state was
quarantined against the infected points.
on the other hand the Mississippi authori-
ties are drawing the lines tighter every
day, as was shown by the refusal to admit
passengers with certificates from the sidell
detention camp on the New Orleans &
Northeastern road. Surgeon white has
taken this action up with the authorities
of Mississippi and hopes to be able to
straighten out the tangle
Today, acting on the suggestion OF Rev.
DR.. Beverley Warner, who is general SUI
perintendent Of the campaign of education,
every preacher referred to the work now
IN hand and in all the Protestant churches
the Episcopal prayer In times OF public
emergency was reeited. The preachers
asked their congregations to lend their as
sistance to the ward committees who are
oiiing and screening cisterns and It is be-
lieved that this will have a splendid effect.
The demand for sixteen and eighteen mesh
screen wire has been so great that there
has been shortage OF It here and cheese
cloth is being used in many places as
temporary substitute.
Marine Hospital Report.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. July 30.-A dis
patch received by Surgeon General wyman
Of the Public Health ana Marine Hospital
the service work at New Orleans, today
tells OF the steps taken by Surgeon T. F.
richardson who is supervising the work
in the infected district for the city board
Of health. He reports that on Thursday
and Fridey there were 1918 houses inspected
nineteen cases OF sickness were investi-
gated and 1000 more tanks and cisterns
oiled.
The officials OF the Marine Hospital ser
vice express the opinion that the fact that
the area of the disease has been we'll re-
stricted is an encouraging feature of the
present outbreak. But two other places
outside OF the state of Louisiana, they
say, have oficialy reported case OF the
fever. notable contrast to former out
breaks when 1t spread with great rapidity.
RetaIiatOry Quarantine.
NATCHEZ Miss, July SO--Vidalia, La,
small town across the Mississippi river
from this city, has adopted a quarantine
against hatcher AS a retaliatory measure
for the local enforcement OF the quarantine
established by the state Board of Health
against Louisiana. Vidalia desired that
Matches preserve an open door and when
tho local authorities announced that this
was against the State boards regulations.
the Louisiana town closed Its doors against
Natchez. The Vidalia postmaster sends to
NatcheE twice a day for the mails but
will not allow the railway mail clerk rum
ming out OF this city to carry registered
mail. The local detention station has been
equipped with twenty tents to aecommo-
date sixty persons and an emergency hos
pitai tent.
Tennessee Partly Opens.
MHMPHIs, Tenn, July s0.-The report
given out yesterday following the meeting
"a U,a rau ~
Health regarding the quarantine regula-
tions established against New Orleans and
other fever infected districts proves 10 be
partly erroneous. The ofloal statement is
20 the eject that west Tennessee and
Hamilton county will close its doors against
the fevef districts No quarantine rules
for the entire state have been promulgated
Strict vigilance Is being maintained by
quarantine onieials, who are guarding the
approaches from the south to this division
OF the state.
Misaissippi Tishtens Lines.
MERIDEN Miss. July 90-The citS
boards met this morning and on recon-
mendations OF tho local Board OF Health
frightened the quarantine line materially
against infected points and adopted mor'
stringent precautions locally. No traveller
will be permitted TO enter the city with
out health certificate and no freight CA
from any infected point win be permitte'
10 be opened unless thoroughly screene'
and previously fumigated
euffew ordinance requiring all place
OF business except drug stores, hotels an'
restaurants 20 be closed at o'clock AM
ell persons on the streets after p. m. VIII
cannot give a satisfactory reason for be
ing out will be subject TO arrest.
VICKsBURG, Miss, July S0-Followini
the example OF Matches. Greenville. Miss
and Lake Providence and East Carol
porish, Louisiana. have declared strie
quarantine against the world. The Green
VILE and Lake Providence embargoes wer
put on this afternoon.