Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-02
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NEW ORLEANS. Aug. To-day
witnesses an increase in the number of
deaths from yellow fever, a fact that
was not unexpected, in view of the high
temperature that has prevailed the past
two days There was, however, the
usual large preponderance of italian
names in the list both of new cases
and deaths which has characterized the
reports since the time when the fever
was first officially announced as exist
ing here.
In spite of the increased mortality
the health authorities exhibited no
concern over the situation, contending
that with the accumulation of cases
there must be expected an increase in
fatalities to maintain the average death.
rate of the fever.
1t is still possible to trace all the new
cases that are appearing to the original
focus. Meantime the health authorities
and citizens are making arrangements
to give the results of their observations
of the foci outside of the original dis
trict.
Mosquito Bites Are Deadly
The scientists have declared that the
female stegomyia can only receive the
poison of yellow fever patient into her
system during the first three days ILL
ness and that she is unable to COM
municate 1t until ten or twelve days
thereafter.
In from seventeen to twenty days 1t
will become evident whether or not
there is to be a-spread from any of the
outlying foci.
The war against stegomyia still con-
tinues and the oilng of cutters and
cisterns goes on with great energy and
persistence, though a light rainstorm
this afternoon caused a temporary sus-
pension of the work and will doubtless
require the forces to go back over much
of the gutter territory they have COW
cred to replace the oil washed away.
Meantime an effort is to be made
to remove all ponds where water stands
and serves as a breeding place for the
insect. To that end an ordinance was
introduced in the city council tonight
providing that all vacant lots and other
places where water stands for more
than six hours shall be filled to the
grade required by the city engineers
survey Fine or Imprisonment is to be
the penalty.
Civil War Threatened
The relations between the states of
Louisiana and Mississippi have reached
an acute stage
From information that has come to
hand, the dignity of the state of Louis
lana has been offended by an armed
invasion from the sister state and this
morning Governor Blanchard communi-
Gated with the captain of the naval
brigade. which has fully equipped gun
boat, with a view of having 1t dis
pa tched to the borders to protect Louis
lana citizens from further indignities.
Mississippi has five armed boats pa
trolling the coast to prevent fishermen
from breaking through the quarantine
lines. These vessels are also assisted
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Winona.
The naval brigade vessel Stranger
draws too much water for service in
that vicinity but a light draft boat
will be impressed into service armed
with howitzer or two and manned by
officers from the bridge and will be
sent out to prevent further aggres-
sions.
Some of the territory now patrolled
by the Mississippi boats Is now in dis
pute before the supreme court of the
United States
The Texas scare has evidently grown
some in the last day or two. Monday
the quarantine against the whole state
OF Louisiana was reinstated and today
DR. Tabor practically put an end to
communication between the two states
and 10 transcontinental trafic as well.
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