Show the lid Is still on a the smallpox situation remains practically the same as it was a week ago and the order from the board of health prohibiting public gatherings dances shows etc must stand until christmas chig is the edict handed ou out after tafter a meeting of the health officers last evening and while it is questionable whether this thi order is doing any real good in stamping out the disease the city officials are of the opinion that they are justified in keeping the the lid on for another week A few new cyses cases of smallpox han hae e been reported during the past few days but the total number under I 1 q iara larantine ntine has not been increased the failure to report some odthe of the cases promptly aid an occasional violation of the orders from the quarantine officers is making it a difficult matter to thoroughly aradi cate the disease bat but within another week there will no doubt be a bl st b st stan antia decrease in the number of cases |