The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-23
Thief Could Not Get Through
 the Lines
WOMAN COMMITS BIGAMY
Husband Had Had the Fever and She Didn't Know What Had Become of Him-Two Deaths
 In Vicksburg.
FEVER SITUATION AT 6 p. M.

New cases. =. ... ........... 37 | Total eases to date. .2762 DeatnS. -.. .......... Total deaths to date. ........... 359 i NeW Iocl.-. ........ To Cases under treatment. .. ...... 315 Cases discharged. -. ....... .2090
 New Orleans, September 22.-Of the new cases only two bear any resemblance to Italian names. The first time a Chl- nese name has appeared on the list was today. The Chinese were supposed to be immunes, because the pungent odors ex- haled by opium smokers are not relished by the mosquitoes. The discovery of this case, however, indicates there have been others which have been successfully con- | sealed
 1 The victim is Lee Ming, and he was found dead in a joss house on Elk Place, where he had been taken by his country men, who hoped to appease the wrath of his ancestors Surgeon Blue who has had experience in dealing with the Chi nese, during the plague in San Fran cisco, unearthed the case, and an au- topsy confirmed the diagnosis. Among the new cases is the chief clerk of the inspector of police. Ten of the new cases and six of the new foci are up town. AL glers is credited with six of the new cases Of the deaths, one Is a man who contracted the fever in lodging house on Chartres and had it developed while he was in a detention camp. He was sent to the Emergency hospital with fellow workman who developed the disease at the same time.
 Fumieatlne Steamships. It is necessary that all vessels leaving New Orleans for American ports be fum- igated and carry Q permit from the re- sponsible hospital authorities. This work is done by Dr. Thomas at the quarantine station, but henceforth the certificates issued by the marine hospital will be by the marine hospital service. This after noon pr. White went down to the quar- antine station on the Porto Rican steam CT Arcadian to look into the service and arrange for the issuance or the certif- cates.
 Country Cases. The news from the country reveals no new points of infection, and quite a sat isfactory condition of affairs at the ex- lsting points. Dr. Brady, who has been up the Texas and Pacific road and con firmed the diagnosis of two cases at Crosse Tete, in Iberville parish, reports that there have been thirteen cases there, the first dating back to August 12. Three more cases have been discovered on Cheniere Caminada, the settlement on the hmainland near Grand Isle, which was storm-swept in 1893, and thousand lives lost. Three cases have been traced to Leeville. Patterson, 9 new cases.
 Kenner, new cases
 Tallulah, new cases.
 Houma, 8 new cases.
 Terre Bonne parish Geport for Ave days), Crescent farm, 33 new cases, death; Belle Grove. 27 new cases, deaths; Ardoyne, 10 new cases; Mois settlement, new cases; Rebecca. ? new cases.
 Patterson. new cases. Bunke, 1 new case.
 Plantations around Talulah % cases. all told.
 Alexanderia, 2 new cases
 Dr. von Esdorf has dlsproved the diag- nosis of yellow of pr. Thomas at Mer rouge. Dr. Thomas was in Cincinnati when last heard from.
 Death List Varies Slightly.
 With the death list varying so slightly from day to day the fever remains un- changed In the view of the authorities. who now attach no importance to fiuc- tuatons in the number of new cases that are reported Today's report showed an increase over yesterday in the matter of new cases but deaths were again ex- ceedngly few.
 August 27 when there were 13. There have not been double figures since that date The conclusion drawn from the low mortality Is that the fever has appeared in mild type and in fact there are not actually as many cases of yellow fever as the daily reports show. Where per sons take the fever and recover the au- f1,af, adtyur r,t. it, having been immunized.
 Today the board dispatched three nurses to Patterson where much fever still pre- vas. A considerable proportion of the population of that town, however, has already had the fever. The mortality has been very light.
 Fugitive Could Not Get Away.
 The case of a fugitive traced back to the scene of his crime was presented to- day when Joseph Meller was arrested by detectives as he stepped from a Louis vile and Nashville train. Weller was at J. s. Bernard's grocery. Several days ago he tapped the safe for several hun dred dollars and boarded a train for Mo bile He was unable to get off there and was carried to Pensacola. Weller started back to Mobile He was baked again at that city but jumped off at camp, where he was put under arrest with $200 in his pocket His Identity was revealed And the New Orleans authorities notified to send officers Before the latter left how over Meler was turned over to guards on the train and finally turned over to the conductor.
 Woman Arrested for Bigamy.
 Misfortune caused by the fever landed Mrs. Romeo Prada. a young woman in prison today on charge of bigamy. She I was married to her first husband. Lorenzo Munaco, in Italy. He came to New Or | leans and when he had saved enough sent | for his wifesand her parents. Some time | after her arrival, however, the couple | separated, and Mrs. Munaco was thrown | on her father for support They lived | in the worst infected block on Hospital street and the father fell an early vic- | tim to the fever. In great distress when i Romeo came Mrs. Munaco accepted him | as suitor and without another thought | married him. Yesterday Prada met Nun | aco and told him of the marriage. Nun | aco promptly swore out the affidavit.
 The emphatic denial by the authorities | of Havana in a telegram to Surgeon | General Wyman of the existence of yell | low fever there gave much local sa z .c- ton. Throughout the campaign @-1yana | has been pointed to as a model for New | Orleans to follow, and Dr. Juan Guiteras' | repeated assurances that Havana was ab- | solutely free of the fever except for | cases that might be received In the isola- | ton hospital.
 Indications are today that the cotton | strike will be adjusted before next week, | and that there will he no further impedi- l