The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-02
"a HAVE DIED.
New Orleans Yellow Fever Rec
ord to Date.
Total Cases Reported Up to
Noon 347.
TRAFFIC PARALYZED.
Detention Camps Outside Are
Full of Refugees.
Arkansas Is Using Militiamen
as Quarantine Officers.

new orleans, Aug Z.-IOLal cases
of yellow fever to noon, August 2, 347;
total deaths to noon August 2, IA. New
cases today, 1. Deaths today, 6.
At Ship Island quarantine station in
the gulf, off Mobile Bay. to date four
cases (convalescent).
Shreveport to date one case.
Montgomery to date one case.
Lumberton, Miss. to date one case
Westwego, La, to date two cases
and one death.
Algiers, La, to date one case.
Sunrise, La. to date one case.
Empire to date one case.
Ostrica to date one case.
Point Celeste to date one case.
Vaccaro to date one case.
The yellow fever situation in the
south is not so favorable today, high
temperature and heavy rains in New
Orleans, the center of infection, not
only producing unfavorable climatic
conditions, but undoing much that
has been accomplished in the last "a
hours in the way of oiling cutters,
cisterns and ponds, and making it
necessary for this work to be done
over
Passengers and freight traffic on the
roads in and out of New Orleans is
practically paralyzed. All suburban
tinued a week ago and almost daily
the roads have been dropping one or
more trains until the service on most
lines is at a minimum.
There were no developments today in
the controversy over the alleged invas-
| ion of Louisiana by Mississippi troops
guarding the frontier except the an
nouncement from jackson that Cover
nor Vardaman had decided to go per-
sonally to the scene and Investigate
/ conditions for hfroSaIf GOV
acted upon receipt of a telegram of
complaint from Governor Blanchard.
| Many Refugees.
The detention camps on the roads
| outside New Orleans are filed with
refugees. The contention camp on the
Louisville and Nashville was fixed to-
day, arrangements being finally made
| to have the station located between
| Louisiana and, Mississippi on the line.
All trains carry armed guards and
train inspections extends as far north
as Cairo, Ill. Mobile has frightened its
protective Gordon and has ordered in
addition to disinfection, a detention OF
| five days for all boats coming from
Central and South American ports
Texarkana, on the line between Ar
| kansas and Texas has ordered a discon-
tinuance of all trains between Shreve-
port, where q case appeared last night
and Texarkana.
Arkansas as well as Mississippi is
using 1IS mlILldmen as quarantine Off1-
GERS and has stationed them at points
| to prevent the landing of people from
infected districts. Shotgun quarantines
prevail il many parts of the far south
this emphatic manner of stopping
refugees having been in operation near
Vfcksburg for about a week.
Navy Ordered Out.
New Orleans, Aug. 2.-Governor
Blanchard today issued orders to Cap
tain J. w. Bostick, in command of the
naval reserves, to proceed with a Suffi-
cfent force to Lake Borgne canal and
Louisiana fishermen, citizens and boat
men. The oyster commission has beer
instructed to turn over the oyster feet
to Captain Bostiek, for service in this
matter and the naval commander has
instructions to add by charter or i'm
pressment whatever boats he deems
desirable for his mission.
Governor Blanchard's action is
showing that the Mississippi quaran-
tine officers are reported to be employ
| ing high handed measures and inter
fering with Louisiana citizens.
Captain Bostick today made a re-
port by wire that armed MiSSisSippianS
had been crossing the line, that Missis-
sippi launches had been interfering
| with traffic in Lake Pontchartrain an6
capturing schooners; that they have
stopped fishing in Lake Borgne; that
traffic in Lake Borgne has been inter-
rupted-
Vardaman Goes to Investigate.
Jackson, Miss, Aug. 2.-Governor Ward
anan left here today for the gulf coast tt
| make a rigid investigation of the com
plant from Governor Blanchard of Lou
isiana that Mississippi troops have in.
| vaded Louisiana territory and are patroIl
ing near Rigoletes. Governor Vardamar
declined to make any statement in ad
| vance of his investigation.
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