The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-08-03
BLOOD MAY FLOW
OVER FEVER SCARE.
MISSISSIPPI SOLDIERS INVADE
LOUISIANA SOIL.
oUARAETiEE CAUSES TROUBLE
Gov Blanchard obIeets--says Sol.
dlers Must BE Removed at Once
Or He VIII Protect
the state.
scrIpps-McRae Telegram.

scrlpps-M McTlae Telegram. 4
Baton Rouge, La, Aug. 2.---A clash
between the Mississippi and Louisiana
authorities over quarantine regula-
tions is imminent. A private dispatch
was received in the city today stating
that Mississippi solorers, employee as
quarantine guards, had invaded Lou.
isiana with arms and that boats were
patrolling tho mouth Of the Rigolets
and Pearl river or the Louisia-a
coast to prevent boats from leaving.
Governor Blanchard directed Briga-
dier General Perraliat OF his star ann
Capt J. w. BostwlcK, commanding the
states naval militia 10 investigate
and report.
Governor Blanchard also telegraph.
ed Governor vardaman OF Mississlppi:
Have reliable information that Mis-.
slssipp. quarantine guards, armed,
crossed over 20 Louisiana side al
Pearl river. i do not believe this was
on orders, but was the thoughtIegs
conduct merely Of a few. To obyIate
uDfayorabIe comment and friction
please give orders tina. your guards
remain on their own side Of the line"
Late this afternoon, Governor
Blanchard received the following teIe.
gram from President souchon Of the
state board Of health:
"A patrol boat OF the state OF MIS-
sissippi patroIed Lake Borgene and
after prohibiting fishermen from fish
ing in the lake is now guarding the
exits OF Lake Borgene canal prevent
ing any boat from coming out. This
ia an unwarrantabfe usurpatlon and
invasion OF Louisiana waters and our
attorney advises me 10 ask you 70
wire proper authorities at Washing.
ton at once 70 intervene or take mat.
tcrs in hand yourself
Governor Blanchard then telegraph.
cd 10 Governor Bardaman Of Missis'
sippi:
"Haye information that Mississippi
patrols have forbidden fishermen from
fishing in Lake Borgene and are now
guarding exit Of Lake Borgene canal
preventing boats from coming out, Is
this by your orders, or Of those or
health authorities OF your state? No
sucf state Of affairs can be tolerated.
You have right 20 prohibit boats
landing on Misslggippi shores, but not
from navigating lake, sound and gulf
channels which are nayigable waters
Of the United States"
Governor Blanchard also telegraph.
ed President Souchon he would take
prompt steps to protect Louislana's
rights.
To investigate Report.
Jackson, Miss, Aug. Ex-Governor
vardaman left this afternoon for the
gulf coast 10 investigate the reports
that Mississippi troops had invaded
Louisiana territory.
Latest Fever Report
New Orleans, Aug. z,--The latest OF
fetal report ON the yellow fever stu
alton here makes tne following show
ing:
New cases today .....,...I......, AZ
Total cares to date .........s.,s.s546
Deaths today ........t....s.,s,'. .
Total deaths TO date ......,..... "
Ne, fOcl .a..,s...s..t.,sstt, .
Total foci 10 date ..,......u..s. ~
A petition signed BY majority o.
brokers of the cotton exchange Is be
ing circulated, asking the United
States government TO take charge of
the fever crusade and direct Surgeon
General Wyman TO assume rull com
mand OF the situation
the weather is against fever pa
tients this afternoon, being cloudy
and sultry. Health oficials are In
yestigating suspicious cases at Milne
burg, pleasure resort, seven miles
out. Albert Baldwin, the millionaire
banker Of this city, who owns a home
on the gulf just beyond the state line,
says Mississippi troops are camped
there despite his orders. Baldwin
has applied for federal Injunction
which must II granted be served up'
on the captain commanding by the
United States marshal
More Deaths Reported.
Six more deaths, ali Italians, were
reported late this afternoon. This
makes twelve for the day,