The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-08-05

tlhcateS of the federal surgeons There
Is no longer any obstacle to the move
ment of passengers through Missis-
sippi.
The question of whether federal con-
troll of the situation ought to be in
Y1ted is still discussed, but unless
graver conditions arise it is not re-
garded as likely that there will be
any movement in that direction. Mayor
/ Herman today signed the mosquito
ordinance and it was later. reviewed
in the official journal. 1t requires that
clsterns shall be screened within forty-
eight hours by property owners or their
agents.
No apprehension exists of any seri-
Gus results from the trouble that has
arisen on the ssissippi-Louisiana
Dorder over the enforcement of the
Mississippi quarantine With Govern
or Vardaman anxious to avoid any
conflict with the Louisiana authorities
1t is thought the Mississippi soldiers,
who have been coming freely across
the Mississippi line will hereafter be
required to keep on their side of the
border and thus all further possibility
of clashes will be removed.
Governor Blanchard has ordered
Captain Bostick of the naval brigade
to impress the fleet of patrol boats
of the oyster, commission into service
and arm them and patrol the waters
now in possession of the Mississippi
boats: One of these oyster boats has
already been dispatched to the Rigo-
lets, the neck of water connecting Lake
Pontchartrain with Lage Borgne, and
late tonight or tomorrow morning a
launch flied with rapid fire guns from
the naval brigade armory and manned
by offlcers and crew from the brigade
will leave for the scene.
Both Captain Bostick and General
Perflllat submitted reports as to the
result of their Investigations. Both
dispatched officers to the, scene today
ana they learned enough to confirm
the first reports of the invasion and
the action of the Mississippi patrol
noat In closing Louisiana waters to
Louisiana fishermen. The Rigolets
draw bridge on which the Louisville
q Nashville railroad crosses, it is con-
tended here, is five miles from the
mississippi line and distinctly in Louis
lana territory and, it is added, does not
even come under the territory now in
dispute before the supreme court of
the United States. It was found to-
DAY that man named Blunt, claim
ing TO be In charge of the Mississippi
patrol in these waters. had stationed
himself on the bridge armed with two
shot guns and forced the bridgekeeper
from opening the draw to allow boats
20 pass out from Lake Pontchartrain
INTO Lake Borgne. Many other COM
plants also have been received.
There are eighteen boats now. at Ship
island which were captured by the
patrol and towed by the revenue cut
ter Winona to Ship island quarantine
station 1t is claimed that every one
OF these vessels was taken in Louis
lana waters.
Another complication has developed
in the same connection The British
ship Brayhead of the Headline, after
completing her cargo in New Orleans,
stopped at the Mississippi side of Lake
Borgne canal to get, a. deck load of
lumber but the Mississippi boats abso-
iutely refused to allow tug to go
to the mouth of Pearl river to get
the barge and rafts The Brayhead
was obliged to leave without the cargo
and the agents and the owners will
lay the matter before the British gov
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