The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-29
MILITIA CALLED.
Continued from Psge one,

state of Louisiana and the city of New
Orleans, and upon officials as high
MINDED as the. governor of Mississippi
himself and should not have been made
without reliable inforna ton and data
upon which to base it. If the governor
of Mississippi has such informa ton I
call upon him to make it public.
Il am Informed by both President
Souchon of the state board of health
and President Kohnke of the city board
of health, that the charge of dissimula-
ton and evasion made by the governor
of Mississippi is untrue.
when reports of yellow fever began
to spread wrote DR.. Souchon that as
soon as the board of health became salts
fed that yellow fever existed in the city
to communicate the fact to the health
authorities of other cities and states.
This he did He would not have been
justified in reporting yellow fever until
satisfied of its existence in the city.
Other states on receiving notice of
the appearance of the fever sent their
health officers to New Orleans to look
into the situation. Mississippi sent
none"
Deaf to Entreaties.
jackson. Miss, July 29.-Governor
Vardaman has returned from the gulf
coast where he went for conference
with marine hospitaI service men and
reports all quarantine matters in good
shape he was besieged to let the coast
have communication with New Orleans
Drs. Wasdin and Donald of the ma
Coast Is Safe.
Gulf Port Miss, July 29.-Yesterday a
doctor stated he had a case of yellow
viewed him with the result that he ac-
krowledsed that he had told an I'M
truth. The authorities thereupon made
him sign statement to that effect
An ordinance was passed that any
person making d statement about fever
al Gulf Port that was proved to be I'M
true would be fined $50 to 500.
The citizens of Gulf Port have offered
money to Pr otect the coast.
DrS. WaSdin and Donald of the ma
rine hospital service, are here and state
that under present conditions there is
no chance for yellow fever to get on the
coast. The case of fever in a house a
mile from Lumberton has been sur
rounded with soldiers to prevent the
disease from spreading.
The revenue cutter Winona has been
ordered to Gulf Port and Captain Jones
has sent his launch here to protect this
port.
At Point of Bayonet.
Gulf Port. Miss, July Ex-Governor
Vardaman, acting for the state board
of health has placed Adjutant General
| Friedge in charge of the state quaran-
tine service and all future aggressions
against the yellow plague in MISSISSIPPI
pi will be conducted under the auspices
| OF the adjutant generals office. The
advance detail of officers and men sta
toned at Camp B. F. Ward, who were
preparing to camp will be used to aid
the civil force now on duty throughout
| the state and the most stringent quar-
antine will be maintained in the state.
General Friedge has issued impera-
tive orders to the soldiers to maintain
! the quarantine at the point of the bay
onet. The ceast-1ine has been divided
| into divisions, the eastern from Gull
Port under command of Lieutenants
Walton L. ROBBIE and Leland Dyle, OF
Battery l. First - artillery. The Ala
bama line is under command of Major
Ewing the west from Gulf Port to the
Louisiana line under Captain Sullivan
while details OF soldiers will be estab-
lished at all intermediate stations
! Headquarters have been instituted I'M
der command of General FNriedge.
Col. Wyatt viii assume command OF
| the port of Gulf Port.
Illinois Takes Action.
Springfield, ILL.,. July 29.-In view OF
the fact that yellow faver in 1878 spread
north and Developed 500 cases and 10t
deaths in Cairo, ILL.,, Secretary Egan OF
the Illinois state board of health will &C
| to Cairo and Memphis to consult auth
| critics with view of devising means tc
prevent the disease from invading
| northern territory The Illinois state
board of health has no idea at present
of quarantining against New Orleans
but trains arriving. from New Orleans
| will be subjected on arrival at the Dor
der of the state to a thorough inspec-
| ton.
Little Fever in Mexico.
| Mexico City, July 29.-The fact thai
no epidemic of yellow fever has occur
| red this summer at gulf ports on the
! sanitary work continually going for
| ward at those points. Ten thousand
| dollars is being spent monthly at Mer-
ida. Yucatan, to keep the city healthy
and $4,000 month at Coatzacoalcos
| where marshes have been filled in. Sim
| liar energetic work continues at Vera
| Cruz.
Two cases are isloated at Vera Cruz
| There is no apprehension of the irnpor-
tation of yellow fever from New Or
leans.
When Militia Is Not Militia.
| Jackson, Miss, July 29.-Although
Governor Vardaman has placed Ad-
/ jutant General Friedge in charge of
the quarantine against Louisiana ne
| has not yet called out the state guard.
| General F'riedge has been given sew
eraI officers and privates of the ma
| tional guard to aid him in enforcing
his orders. The general himself is in
| charge of the quarantine along the
| gulf coast, and this embraces the train
service. The railroad officials and
men have been detailed for duty at
other points where refugees may seek
to enter Mississippi. These men while
members of the national guard are
acting in the capacity of quarantine
| guards and not as military.
yellow Fever From Isthmus.
New York, July 29.-Seventeen per-
sons were removed from the steamer
Seguranca and transferred to the de-
tention hospital for observation when
the steamer arrived from Colon today.
Two of these were first class and six
second class cabin passengers and ten
were members of the crew. Eight OF
the crew had been i'll during the entire
voyage but six of them were reported
to be convalecent when the Seguranca
arrived today. Four members of the
crew suffered from yellow fever and
| were removed from the steamer just
prior to her departure from Colon.
weekly Bank Statement.