Evening Star Newspaper, August 9, 1905, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION. es Business Office 11th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Th Star N Company- oe LaverMannPewet New York Office: Tribane Building. Chicago Offer: Tribune Building. ‘The Evening Star, with the Sunday morning edi- tion, 1s delivered by carriers within the city at 50 cents per month; without the Sunday morning edb tlou at 44 cents per month. By mail, postage preneia: Daily, Sunday “ecluded, one mouth, 60 cenia. Daily, Sunday «xcepted, one month, 50 cents, Baturday Star, one year, $1.00. Bunday Star, ove year, $1.50. CTIMS OF COLLAPSE Further Details of Terrible Calamity at Albany. THIRTEEN ARE DEAD BELIEVED DEATHS WILL BE LESS THAN FIRST FEARED. It is Hoped Not More Than a Half Dozen Bodies Are Still in the Wreck. ALBANY, N. Y., August 9.—A thorough earch carried on since early morning has revealed the fact that all the men and ail but one of the women employed in the de- partment store of the John G, Myers Com- pany, which collapsed yesterday, are counted for. About thirty cash boys out of seventy-five have not yet reported, but it 1s thought scarcely possible that many of them are in the ruins, for the proportion of boys thus far known to be killed and !njured is smail, the belief that the abiy facts lead to number of deaths will prove conside ke ‘The dead found thus far number thirteen, and there 1s e that en bodies are Stull s than was feared. not more than half a doz in the wreck. VY. two huny e of the ment store, <. ¥., August 9.—This morning ed men still tolling over the John G. Myers Company here twenty-four hours ago occurred the saddest catastrophe in the history of old Albany. Eleven dead bodies, y of them mangled almost beyond rec- ave been taken from the ruins one woman died after being spital. The known death list, which last night numb only five, has been more than doubled by the addition of the following, all employes: Mary McAvoy, died at hospital; Anna Cashm: Theresa Spannbauer, Etta Sprinks, Grace B. Erner, Helen Malone and John E. Powers, cash boy. In addition to these it 1s almost certain that fifteen or twenty bodies still remain in the twisted mass of beams, wires, plaster, brick and laths that was once the main portion of one of the city’s largest stores. 's work by skilled hands from the cking crews of the New York Central and Delaware and Hudson railroads has re- sulted in removing barely half the de’ Twelfth Body Found. ALE foun far, a carried to the b Shortly after daybreak the searchers found the twelfth body. It was that of Miss Helen. Malone, a young girl, who shared the cashier's gallery on the main floor with Anna Whitbeck, Minnfe Bullman and Alice Sharp, and was crushed beneath the same fron girders that killed her three companions. Others in the above list were carried out of the ruins between the hours of 2 and 5 o'clock this morning. ‘The injured in the hospitals are doing well with two exceptions. Miss Ella J. Don- ahue, who was one of the first survivors to be taken out of the wreck, has several of her vertebrae fractured and It is said can- not live. Mrs. William Berst of Windom, Minn., who was one of the few shoppers injured, is also reported to be in cal condition. » has been visiting M Richard W wife of a well-known two ladies t after be- was The or our! ounds. Thomas fireman, who was t seriously bruised and c Fifty Employes Unaccounted For. women empl re still for, das the firm has the A al portio psed, those books mi ord of t is the remaiy Now is past, to ask w Chief Hig! Commissic public saf sed a the b: one of the key the building and shared. Mayor G Strict Inquiry to Be Made. “If any person has been gullty of 1 gence this accident 1s due, he will be Every gui person wii be pr » have placed the re disaster, which ever t as begun as soon e is over under way w sed was in charge of ( Of the thirty-one m on the | w of the fa nor under t the building tor John men employed ‘one e al ¢ in the stru ulous. mir: s ow that those most however, m to rexc the four upp their heels. ter 10 o'clock the thirteentn nd and identified as that of red Klick by her father, who tched by the wreckage all night Contractor’s Statement. Co + John Dyer, jr., today made the following statement: “I had the contract for the work that was done at the Myers store. We were arging the basement and the building lockers and cloak room for the use of the I have had about thirty pen- aborers at work for the past two over. Some excavation work was but_ne know of that would ken the The store consisted of have been remodeled most ¢ was supervis! was on the floor tha the He was hemmed in by th Jame when street but escaped with a few feel sure it will be shown was througk no fault of expected n_archite f the city said Marcus who has de argest bulld- rl street, fc emo: ts Hned with old ramshackie building: have been remodeled, altered and their Is made io bear weigh! y were never tcuded to support.” Pe ac- | | . | opposition of Japan to this formality and were out ea were | The Fvening | No. 16,389. THE INITIAL MEETING Members of the Peace Com- mission Astir Early AT PORTSMOUTH TODAY ARMISTICE UNLIKELY UNTIL NEGOTIATIONS ARE SUCCESSFUL. Thought to Urge It Would Have Bad Effect Upon Spirit of Rus- sian Envoys. The first session of the peace conference | between the Ri sian and Japanese plenipo- tentiaries has been concluded at Ports- mouth, N. H. The meeting lasted about one hour, during which time the credentials of each mission were examined, respec- tively, by the other, The credentials were | found to be entirely satisfactory. ut the agreement upon a program for future The next meeting will be held other business transacted was only sessions tomorrow at After the conferen the spent envi in their respective offices, leaving the general stores building shortly after noon, They returned to New Castle by launch. Baron Komura and Mr, Takahira were the first to leave the navy yard land- ing. The Russians followed shortly after- ward, the trip to the hotel landing being made by the Russians and the Japanese in separate boa PORTSMOUTH, day which of F j tiarie: N. H., August 9—The s to bring the initial meeting 1 Japanese peace plenipoten- at the navy yard here opened with delightful weather conditions The members of both the Russian and Japs missions were early about the hotel, and with the exception of M. Witte and Raron Rosen breakfasted in the main dining room. As several of the Russians were coming out of the dining room this morning they met two of the Japanese en- tering. They exchanged profound bows, but did not shake hands. It was expected at that time that the start would be made for the navy yard, where, by agreement reached yesterday, the first sitting of the cémmissioners. was to be-held at 10 o'clock, would be made at about half. nine. It was arranged that the plenipotentiaries should make the trip in two large automobiles, which had been sent for their use, instead of by launch, which is expected to be the usual method. They will be accompanied by several se- cret Service men. Upon their arrival at the yard a marine guard will meet them at the gate and es- cort them to the navy general store. Sev. eral marines will stand on watch just out- side the building throughout the time the envoys are in sion. There were many people waiting on the veranda of the hotel to witness the de- parture of the envoys. No Armistice Likely Now. With the approach of the time of the meeting the feeling became more pro- nounced than before that an armistice would not be agreed upon until the success of the negotiations was assured. The known the hearty support which London is under- stood to have given in Tokyo, it Is believed, he Luss ited to minimize the wish of the ned truce. ns for Another cause for their willingness not to | press for an armistice at the first meeting is believed to be the recent opposition said manifested itself among the Rus ses at the front against peace nego- felt that to ask them to sign have bad effect upon their ) increase their opposi- It is might 2 nd Sec- Hotel Wentworth by K. | ing Secretary I ‘ M. Witte and Baron Rosen departed lly after in another automobile, leav by secondary entrance which leads to the! apartmen took about hal n hour to cover iles from the hotel to the navy Jit was 10:30 o'clock when the er rived at the naval stores building, I their first sitting was to take place. | foreigners attracted no particular attention ed through the city toda vy yard the careful arrange- y Rear Admi ad, the , for excluding ons not ected with the peace pr oper- ted perfectly, every outsider being stopped | at the entrance of the yard. The Exchange of Cards. left the hotel After the plenipotentiaries | for the navy yard this morning Mr. Honda, private secretary to Baron Komura, went to the apartments of the Russian mission, where he was received In the reception 1 by Mr. Shipoff, Mr. de Piancon, Mr. tcheff and M Berg Mr. Hond sald 2 ect of his visit was to discuss the for the exchange of cards s of the two missions. re ion which followed was 1, and it was dec d that the uid either be left at the office or that a tary from ide should convey ect ive apartments for able 1e ch day the iS are frater- y, and It ts no longer a comment when a Ru: an and a © seen talking together. ther the meeting this morning will be more then one of organization for the purpose of exchanging credentlals will probably not be known until the plenipo- tentiari urn to thelr hotel. Baron Ko- mura and Mr. Witte reiterated to Third As- sistant Secretary Peirce shortly before ving for the yard today a request that everyone be excluded from the yard hroughout the time the envoys are mect- ing. Admission Only by Pass. Even the members of each mission to gain entrance will be required to show passes signed by their chiefs and counter- signed by the commandant of the yard. Had it not been for the fact that auto- mobiles were in waiting for them Baron Komura and M. Takahira would have gone by launch to the navy yard. Baron Komura asked Mr, Peirce at the hotel about going that way, and orders were at once nt for a launch to be brought to the landing. Baron Komura, however, seeing kis automobile waiting, insisted on going in the way that had been ar- ranged. Before leaving his hotel this morning one of the members ef the Russian mi: sion, in a conversation with a correspond- ent for the Associated Press, said: ““T wish you would reiterate on’ behalf of ourselves how grateful we are for the courtesies extended to us aboard the May- flower by Capt. Winslow and his officers. Our every want was supplied, in fact, an- ticipated, and the trip on the Mayflower INTERIOR OF COURT HOUSE be) SHOWING DECORATIO! Cn Sta WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1905-SIXTEEN PAGES, ¢ TWO CENTS. Weather. Raintonight; partly cloudy tomorrow and warmer; light south to southwest winds. a - ae ie (ce was enjoyed even by those who were not good sailors.” The Japanese also have been profuse in their expressions of gratification for the hospitality tendered them aboard the Dolphin by Capt. Gibbons. It is expected that Capt. Winslow and Capt. Gibbons will call officially today: on the plenipotentiaries at their hotel. The exchange of offic Is between the two missions will occur probably this after- noon. Witte end Komura. Shortly after the plenipotentiaries entered the navy general store it was learned that Mr. Witte and Baron Komura exchanged compliments, the latter, however, using Mr. Honda as interpreter, as neither Baron Komura nor Mr. Takahira is very familiar with French, while Mr. Witte, although un- derstanding English in reading, cannot speak It. ‘ Immediately after this formality the en- the exchange of their voys proceeded to credentials. It was not known outside of the meeting room how long this ceremony might take. Should the howe remain in t luncheon it may be decided to enter upon the mo: of the confer- ence, proceeding first to the determination of the offi nguage or languages to be used, and taking up the program to be followed day. Russia prefers French and Japan English. Points for Decision. t must be in ions proceed beyond the initial stage is whether the military at nall participate with the pleni- potentiaries in the conference or whether they shall meet separately and draw up their reports and refer them to the plent- potentiaries for consideration. Should thi wed in the c of military attache ame pro- gram would be adopted for the financiers It is believed to be more than probable, however, that the attaches of the two mis- sions will act solely in advisory capacities to their respective chiefs. It can be stated positively that up to the decided Another poir the event the negotia time of ng today the instructions of! the four entiarie: ned by their respect gns had not passed out of the hands of Mr. Witte and Baron Rosen n Komura and Mr. Takahir: First Meeting Ended. after noon the envoys came out al stores building indicating that today’s neeting had ended. Baron Kow.ara and Mr. Takahira appeared first and passed directly’ down the gravel path to the navy yard landing, where a launch was in wait- ing to take them to Newcastle. The Rus- sian commissioners followed the Japanese a and Bar Shortly of the na moment later, taking a second launch for the four-mile trip to their hotels. Upon their arrival there they entered by a pri- nd it was some time before their return became generally vate door the fact of known. Within ten minutes after the missions re- turned a correspondent of the Associated Press, who W ved by one of the plen- ipotentiaries, en the following in- formation: The Meeting Satisfactory. “you can say that this morning's meet- ing was entirely satisfactory’so far as It went; we exchanged credentials, but please do not write nonsense about credentials, The plenipotentiaries and the President have known from the outset that the plen- {potentiaries of both governments came clothed with plenary powers and the anxi- ety on this subject has never been shared by the envoys on either side. “Our next meeting will be held tomorrow morning. Provided all goes well we will get down to business then.” “Has elther side committed itself about terms?” the envoy was asked. “No: terms were not discussed at today's meetin, It was also stated that it had been agreed that the English and French languages [should be used jointly and that the official minutes of the meetings should be recorded in both languages. Envoys Well Satisfied. Whiie the plenipotentiaries did not get d6wn to serious work, they felt well satis- fied with what they accomplished today. Extreme cordiality characterized the ses- sion. At this morning's meeting Baron Komura spoke Japanese, his secretary, Mr, Honda, translating ft into Franch, while M. Witte spoke entirely in French, Te expression useé by the plenipotentiaries that “the cre- dentials were exchanged,” does not tell the whole story, as Baron Komura did not bring down’ his credentials, so that ™M. Witte only presented his own, which were found entirely satisfactory, while Baron Ko- mura explained what his credentials con- tained and promised to bring the copy to- morrow. Baron Komura was quite willing to send for them at once, but M. Witte assured him there was no reason to delay the meet- ing for this reason, and said the official copy could easily be brought tomorrow and that the verbal account of what the Jap- anese credentials contained indicated that they were entirely satisfactory. Mr. Mabokoff was charged with the writ- ing of the minutes, or protocol, as they call them. At tomorrow's meeting besides M. Witte, Baron Komura and Mr. Mabokoff, will also be present M. Jean Korostovetz and M. George de Plancon. Three secre- taries not yet chosen will assist Baron Ko- mura. Baron Kumura’s Statement. On behalf of Baron Komura and Mr. Takahira, Mr. Sato handed the following official statement to the Associated Press arding this morning's meeting: ‘Today's meeting was informal, for the | purpose of settling the method of pro- cedure, and in that meeting it was de- cided that formal meetings will com- mence tomorrow morning at 9 Meet- ing will be held twice a day, one from 0 to 12:30 and the other from 3 to 5:30 5 o'clock in the afternoon, subject to modifications 4 a agreed upon later. No riouw transacted his morning's s M. Witte s to the conference and Baron > left his at the Hotel to have been due to a aron Komura thinking a should hi Wentworth appear misunderstanding, that this morni session would be en- tirely informal, as indeed it and there- fore that it would not be necessary to take the documents. The Credentials. {ter the session convened, however, M. Witte drew out the engrossed creden- tials, and it was then that the mistake be- came evident. Baron Komura was able, however, to give in detail the nature of his powers, and this incident did not in the slightest degree delay the progress of the meeting. Because, however, there was no other business to menses and because it would have taken an hour or more to get the official Japanese papers from the Wentworth to the navy yard. M. Witte’s credentials, after being thor- oughly examined, were returned to him, and tomorrow morning Baron Komura. will be on hand at half-past 9 o'clock with the credentials for himself and Mr. Takahira, and M. Witte will then again present the | credentials of himself and Baron Rosen, which will not need again to be examined. It was not desired that this incident should be commented upon, as the cnvoys are so well satisfied that the powers on both sides are entirel and that they re- gard the exchange of credentials as a com- plete formality. Some Uneasiness, came known at the hotel that the credentials hat been pre- sented and examined and the Japanese had not been presented there was considerable uneasiness. In quarters friendly to Russia an attempt was made to make much of this incident as indicating that Japan had scored at the first meeting. There is, however, official authority for the statement that Baron Komura was en- tirely sincere in his understanding that there were to be no formalities at this morping’s session, and hence did not think it necessary to bring his official letters. It is pointed out that the offer of Baron Komura to send for his papers and the as- surance tendered by M. Witte that the verbal account of their contents was en- tirely satisfactory Indicates clearly that the whole incident was due to a misunder- standing, the occurrence of which is not at all unnatural in view of the informality with which the preliminaries for this morn- ing’s meeting were arranged. Czar Favorable to Peace. PARIS, August 9.—The correspondent of the Echo de Paris at St. Petersburg says that Emperor Nicholas has Instructed M. Witte to use the utmost endeavors to ob- tain peace, and that he has been empow- ered not merely to transmit the Japanese conditions to the emperor, but to discuss and try to ameliorate them. Meanwhile Russia, owing to the uncertainty as to whether the conditions will be acceptable, continues to prepare to carry on the war vigorously. Soon : MUSIC FOR THE ENVOYS. Artillery Corps Band to Be Sent to New Hampshire. Lieut. Gen. Chaffee, acting secretary of war, has instructed Gen. Grant, commana- ing the Department of the East at New York, to order the 10th Band, Artillery Corps, stationed at Fort Banks, at Win- throp, near Boston, to Fort Constitution, at New Castle, N. H., for station during the conference of the Russian and Japanese peace plenipotentiaries at Portsmouth, N. H. This action was taken at the suggestion of Third Assistant Secretary Peirce of the State Department, who wrote to the Secre- tary of War saying that it would be ex- tremely agreeable and add greatly to the enjoyment of the peace plenipotentiaries 1f a military band were stationed at Fort Constitution to give occasional concer during the progress of the peace conference. In support of his suggestion, Mr. Peirce said t the opportunities for the ente tainment of the Russian and Japanese deie- gates at Portsmouth were not very great. he commanding officer at Fort Constitu- s been instructed to ascertain the s of the proper representative of the te Department at Portsmouth with re- spect to the proposed military concerts to govern himself accordingl: a SECRETARY SHAW ENTHUSIASTIC and That Virginia Democrats Are Assured of a Genuine Fight. Secretary Shaw was at his desk today, having returned from the republican state convention at Roanoke. He was enthusi- astic as to the republican outlook in the state and as to the convention he attended. He rarely talks for publication on any subject, but today he said: “The conven- tion was a representative one and greatly interested. I was told that the gathering was the most representative one the state has had in many years, either democratic or republican. The night was exceedingly warm, but so much interest was shown that men stood for over two hours listening to the speeches and proceedings. Represen- tative Slemp is a wonderful organizer, and Says an astute man and politic‘an. I talked with a good many democrats and asked them as to the republican prospects. None of them cared to admit that the state would go republican this year, but all of them said the republicans would make great gains, and I am sure this !s apparent, The republican leaders were hopeful, en- thusiastic, willing to work, and that means t deal. I am certain that demo- ts of Virginia are at last assured of a genuine fight, and that in the future they will have to fight for control of-affairs in the state.” eee CONDITIONS MUCH BETTER. Telegraphic Communication Over the Northwestern Lines, Attorney General Moody, in reply to his recent inquiry, has, received telegrams from district attorneys at warious points along the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads, indicating interruptions in the transmission of government and private messages over the Western Union telegraph lines. These interruptions have been caused by the unlawful act of individuals un- known. The dispatches received this morn- ing indicated a considerable bettering of conditions. ——_+—___ Personal Mention. Mr. T. H. Sherrard, chief of the division of forest management, in the forest service, who is inspecting timber cuttings in_ the forest reserves, will spend the month of August In Wyoming. A. J. Hurley has returned to town after an extended trip to the Pacific coast and Yellowstone Park. Dr: J. T. Williams, United States consul to Sierra Leone, Africa, his wife ang daughter,-arrived in the city this morning from Africa and are the guests of Bishop J. W. Smith, 1369 R street northwest. In a day or two they will leave for their home at Charlotte, N. C. Dr. Williams was ap- pointed consul by the late President Mc- Kinley. Mr. Joseph Hanley, accompanied by Mr. Shoemaker, has returned home from New York city. ON SHIP. SUBSIDES Report. of Special Agent Hutchinson. NOT NEEDED FOR TRADE HIS REASONS FOR REACHING THAT CONCLUSION. Statistics Show That the United States Has Suffered Less Than European Countries. There will be consternation vocates of ship subsidies wh the nature of the reports sent to this country by of the mong the ad- n they iearn are being that | agents governm Mr. Lincoln | Hutchinson, who is traveling in South America and making reports to the de- | partment, has sent in some suggestions | in relation to usefulness of t di- rect steamers in encouraging foreign trade | that will prove very troublesome the next time ship subsidies are talked about in the Senate or House of Representatives Mr. Hutchinson takes the view that the means of transportation between this country and | South America are entire factory for the bulk of the trade only in minor cases would direct and fast steame: prove beneficial in increasing le rela- tions. Will Be Received as Heresy. Such a suggestion wi received as rank heresy by that great body of men who have been urging that the government subsidize shipping interests in order to in- sure fast steamers between this country and South American ports. Even the op- ponents of ship subsidies have not claimed that fast steamers would be. u: in building up trade. They have generally rested their opposition on the claim that it is not the proper function of the govern- ment to give bounties to private corpora tions for doing such work. The opposition to the principle of ship subsidies by the democratic minority has been very general- ly based chiefly on that argument. But now that a sp al agent of the govern- ment has reported that the rapid steamship service would be of little or no use in build- ing up foreign trade an entirely new fea- ture has been introduced in the debate, and it is sure to be used in Congres: Mr. Hutchinson d ares that the great wholesale hous of South America dealing in staple goods supply their ts long enough ahead not to be inconvenienced by a delay of a few weeks in the delivery of goods. Their orders, he says, are not sent by mail, but are cabled, so that the ra- pidity of the matis is of no consequence the transaction. There is, he says, a cer- tain amount of business in which specifica- tions have to be sent to this country that makes necessary the use of the mail steam- er, and also certain cases in which prompt delivery of the goods {s essential. But he does not place much importance on that class of trade. Backed by Statistics. This contention is backed up by statistics to show that those countries that have been most liberal in improving their ship- ping facilities have not fared any better than the United States, and, in fact, In some cases, they have not, according to his statement, fared as well. The logical in- ference of all that Mr. Hutchinson says ts that the trade of this country with South America depends upon the ability of the country to provide what is wanted at a favorable price. Not only have fast steamers no important relation toward the country’s trade with South America, according to Mr. Hutch- inson, but, asa matter of fact, he says this country pays little or no more freigh on its goods delivered there via E d than do English exporters. He quotes fig- ures to bear out that contention This report from Mr. Hutchinson was brought out by inquiries he made in Bra- zil in relation to statements of Mr. EK. L. Corthell of New York city. Mr. Hutchin- son s Mr. Corthell’s letter suggests some form of active effort on the part of the United States government to promote the estab- lishing of one or more lines of large and fast.steamers running between the ports of the United States and those of Brazil, as- suming that this !mprovement of the serv- ice would greatly increase the trade be- tween the two countries. Mr. Corthelf 1s not alone in making this assumption. Near- ly every article that is written and nearly every speech that is made on the subject of our trade with South America seems to take it for granted that the inferfor char- acter of our direct steamship service to the south is a serious handicap to our ex- porters. His Reasons for Doubting. “There are, however, grave reasons for doubting whether the improvement of the steamship service would have any great or immediate results of the sort predicted, and I have, therefore, considered {t one of my most important dutles to examine this question with especial care. My reasons for doubting the efficacy of the proposed stimulus to trade fall under two distinct heads: The opinions of the larger importers here, and the expertence of other nations which have abundant transportation facill- ties. I find many of the largest and most experienced importers, men who deal in goods from both the United States and from Europe, inclined to laugh at the Idea that American exporters are In need of greater facilities. They claim that they never have any difficulty in getting all the goods that are demanded from New York quite as readily as from London, Liverpool or Hamburg. And as to the experience of those countries that control the bulk of the transportation to Brazil, the statistics show that in the past ten years some of the countries of Eurone which have made the greatest effort to stimulate steamship facili- tles between their ports and those of Brazil have been the least successful in holding their Brazilian trade. Decline Smaller in Case of U. 8S. “In short, the countries of Europe, as well as the United States, have lost ground in Brazilian trade in the last ten years, with the single exception of Italy, but the decline in the case of the United States is smaller than in any other. We show, therefore, a relative improvement. England, which con- trols the bulk of the transportation facili- tles, and Germany, which has been making persistent efforts In favor of her direct lines of communication, have both shown a fall- ing off In trade greater than that of the United States, while France, which sub- sidizes one of the largest ines running to these ports, has lost over one-third of her trade In the same perfod.”” ‘Throughout report there is no indiea- tion of uncerteinty. He speaks with the greatest confidence as to his conclusions that improved steamship service is of no importance in considering the subject of in- ereased South American trade for this coun- try. —_ +. Sailmaker’s Mate Muller’s Death. The Navy Department has received a tele- gram from Sau Diego reporting the death of Frederick J. Muller, sailmaker's mate, who was scriously Injured on board the Ben- ningion at the t!me of the recent explosion. | teers went to work to give | refuse. SANITATION VIGOR Great Street Cleaning Cam- paign Inaugurated ATNEW ORLEANS TODAY STATUS OF THE YELLOW FEVER IN LOUISIANA. All Foreign Immigration Into Crescent City to Be Stopped for the Pres- ent—New Cases. W ORLPANS. August 9—A great street cleaning campaign was inaugurated here early today and will continue until nightfall. Besides the paid laborers of the city and the prisoners from the jails and of detention, thousands of volun- New Orleans a thorough scrubbing. Hundreds of carts and wagons were employed in carrying off The state board of b Ith was tn receipt of advices from a number of par- ishes today notifying it of their disposttion to modify quarantine regula A number of boards have rred at Lafayette and decided not to Interfere with the movement of passengers from non-in- houses ons. co} fected points who have health certificates and from infected po if th served time in d om camps a released by the Marine Hospital service. Restrictions were taken off freight, pro- vided it is shipped In fumigated cars. Full confidence was expressed in the Marine Hospital service. Additional appe have come from the smaller towns f so they may obtain food supplies and ice. Gueydan, La., and Logansport, La., are among the towns thus complaining. The latter is on the Texas border, and because of the 7 antine has not had t in for sé Its sppplies are nearly ex- hausted Guarding A: Baton Ro nst Infection. inst possible infection by the ¢ n Isolation hospital. --lexandria having lessened the severity of her regulations, has been able to receive twenty pouches of del mail, but is still anxious to secure outside newspapers describing the fever situation. Governor Blanchard has received an ap- peal for assistance from Bon Am}, La., where two cases were reported One has died and the other is dying. There are 1,200 people in the settlement, and only one doctor. All foreign immigration into New Orleans is to be stopped until after the fever is stamped out. Large numbers of Italian immigrants were expected here in Septem- ber and October, but as the bringing in of thousands of unacclimated persons would be to supply fresh material for the fever the immigration bureau wiil arrange for the diversion of the ships to other ports, unless by that time there is no longer a trace of the disease here. Fine Force Organized. Dr. White and his staff are gradually or- ganizing a fine force of labor assistants. It is announced that the federal authorities want only first-class men can stand hard work, and who will do their tasks ef- ciently. A large meeting of representative colored people has been addressed by Dr. Warner and Drs. Bloom, Dabney and McGhee, lead- Ing physicians of the city. Colored educa- tors also made addresses. An address was issued to the colored race urging them to observe the various sanitary measures that are put forth by the authorities. Though the large number of new cases announced during the last twenty-four hours had a discouraging effect, the rea- son given, that many of them were cases left over from the day before for investt- gation, was accepted as promisin, fewer = The fact that the number of deaths was less than for some days encouraged the belief that many of the cases lately re- po not of the violent type which has play voc in the ranks of the Italian population, Merchants Indignant. Considerable indignation is felt by the merchants against business houses in other southern cities which are seeking to benefit by the local misfortunes and bidding for trade in New Orleans terri- tory by a misrepresentation of the condi- tions here. One house in Memphis selling drugs has sent out a circular fn which ft states that “the deplorable yellow fever conditions prevailing in New Orleans will continue until November 1;” that the job- bers here will be unable to serve their trade, and that unusually Mberal terms will be offered !f the trade !s diverted to Memphis. Merchants here say that there is no general quarantine against freight, the local conditions are not deplorable, and that, with the marine hospital serv- ice in charge there is every probability that within the next two weeks all bars against shipments from New Orleans, pro- vided they are handled in fumigated cars, will have been abolished. Fever is Increasing. Ds, George H. Tichenor and two trained yellow fever nurses left here today in a special train over the Southern Pacific and Kansas City Southern for Bon Amt, La., where it fs uni ood the fever Is in- js in response to an ached Gov. Blanchard this appeal which morning. The state board of health received a re- port from Talluah, La., today of two sus- picious cases there. Suspects at Yazoo. JACKSON, Miss., August 9.—Surgeon Young of the marine hospital service left here on a special train at 10 o'clock to in- vestigate suspicious cases at Yazoo, Miss. Member of Crew Under Observation. NEW YORK, August 9.—One of the crew of the steamer El Norte, from Galveston, was removed from the boat at quarantine today and taken to Hoffman Island for observation, His temperature was too high, Prevalence of Yellow Fever. In a report issued by the public health and marine hospital service it Is announced that in North American outside of the United States, according to notifications received during the month of July, yellow fever has been reported in Tehuantepec, Veracruz, Coatzacoalcos and Tierra Blanca, Mexico; Porto Cortez, San Pedro and Cho- loma, Honduras: Colon, La Boca, Corozal, Empire and Paraiso, republic of Panama. “San Pedro,” the report says, “‘ ‘is the — ne of these places in which an extensive prevalence 1s Meorded, “In South Amerion reports recelved since July 1 show the con- tinued presence of the disease in Mara- caibo, Venezuela; Guayaquil, Ecuador, and Rio Janeiro, the latest reports trdicating elghty-five cases, with eleven deoths, be- tween May 27 and June 11 at Rio Janes. July reports from outside the western heta- irphere do not indicafe the presence cf yel- low fever elsewhere than in Senegal, Af- rica, and Sante Cruz de Teneriffe.”