Show little sickness on the isthmus washington the report of col cal W C gorgas chief sanitary officer of the panama canal zone tor for october shows three cases of yellow fever dur ing the month which he says enill cates the early disappearance of the disease only one case was an em aloye of the commission colonel gor gas states that panama has often been free from yellow fever but the only disappearance was when they had no non to contract it during october he says they had all the natural conditions favorable tor for yellow fever a larger number of non probably than had ever be fore been on the isthmus with a wet and hot month |