The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-08-10
Government IS
IN CHARGE NOW
Now Orleans Has Abundance u
Cash and Can Stamp Out
the Dread Plague.
May TAKE TIL Frost
But in the End It is Relieved Yellow
Fever Can Be EHectualiy Stamped
Out and Its Spread Greatly
Limited.

Orleans Aug 9.-W1th
ospital OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
thority of President Roosevelt In ON
plete control, the scientific fight to
eradicate yellow fever from New Or
leans before the frost has taken on
fresh life, and with ample funds, the
best available talent and an army -of
willing workers at his back, Dr.. H.
White, surgeon in charge, has hopes for
a successful termination Of the strug-S3
gle. DR.. White received formal orders
from Surgeon General Wyman, notify
ing him that the federal government
had decided to assume the task pre-
pared for it, and Immediately visit the
state and city boards of health, where
he communicated the news to Presi-
dents Souchon n Kohnke and arr
ranged for the transfer of the work.
Both pledge all the assistance of them
selves and the forces under them to
DIR. White in his undertakings. DR..
White said the transfer OF details would
be gradual, so that there might be no
interruption in the work now in pro-
gress. The shifting Of authority is ex-
pected to be complete by tomorrow. It
was announced that the marine hos
pital service would take up the work as
soon as the settlement Of the details
would permit, of receiving n comptl-
ing the daily reports.
New cases Monday, 80: deaths, s; to-
tai cases to date, 565; total deaths to-
date, 113; new sub-foci, A: total sub
foci to date. 81.
New Foci Found.
Two large foci of infection were dis
covered today outside of the city by Of
ficers OF the marine hospital service.
DR.. Corrupt went to the Diamond plan
tation in st. Charles parish to look into
some suspicious cases and ound six
positive yellow fever cases of secondary
infection, three of which We're dead
They are or a sugar plantation, and
three of them were Italians. One was a.
negro.
The other point of infection is the
town or Patterson, in st. Mary's parish,
where DR.. Guiteras found nineteen
cases of secondary Infection. Most of
these are also Italians. The local health
boards have taken charge in both in
stances and are following out the direc-
lions of the marine hospital service.
New Orleans, La, Aug. fellow
fever cases as reported UP to noon
showed 4 new cases. Total cases to
date, 537; deaths, 9. Total deaths, 10S.
DR.. White Of the federal forces took
charge of the fever situation in New,
Orleans shortly before noon today.
The increase in the number of new
cases and sub-foci over Sunday and up
to noon today in New Orleans is a
nOpe1ul 1ndlcaIlOn tndC the strenuous
work instituted by New Orleans au-
thorities on the appearance Of the first
case, July 10, is at last to bring re-
suits. ri
Funds with Which to Fight Fever.
With $4,000 Immediately in hand.
resulting from an assessment Of citi-6
zens of New Orleans, no difficulties
whatever stand in the way of imme-
date Inauguration Of federal control
of the fever situation.
DR.. White estimated the total ex-
penses of eradication at $1,000 to $1,000
per day, or from S1S0,00O to $4,000
for four months, which would carry the
campaign into December, by which
time frost is expected.
Every authority wanted by the fed
eral bureau is assured. 1t Is expected
all resources of the federal govern
ment will be used in obtaining modi-
%fication of the extreme quarantine reg
ulations now In effect, SO New Orleans
will be able to resume commercial re-
%lations with surrounding states.
Start Big House Cleaning.
Eight hundred men started today or
a general cleaning movement. This
force will be largely ADDED to tomor-
be general suspension Of business for
cleaning purposes.
Archbishop ~Chappelle, who was
stricken with the fever Saturday, is
reported slightly better today.
Mails and Trains Stop.
Washington, Aug. 1.-THE postoffice
department has been advised that on
account Of yellow fever no passenger
trains are running through between
New Orleans and Houston, thus discon-
tinuing all Southern Pacific through,
service.
English Would Aid Us.
Liverpool, Aug. Sir Alfred Jones.
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