| Show italians pay visits to their sick friends noon yellow fever report new cases in new orleans since 6 p m thursday 74 total to dale 1237 deaths today 1 total deaths the louisiana state board of health was advised today by one of the physicians who has been on duty among the riverside plantation st mary parish that the been a total of as cases ot fever and three deaths there AN explanation new orleans aug 18 an analysis ot the report of the preceding 24 hours chows 32 of the 74 new cases of yellow fever appeared in the part ot the originally infected quarters the explanation given by the inspectors is that after their own houses are dis infected and the mosquitoes killed some of the italians go around and pay visits to sick friends become infected themselves and carry the fever home with them the situation above canal street continues to improve in that section abeyance obe yance to the federal regulations is more general and the results are plain while there are reported 74 new cases only three new squares are infected the unexpected decline in the death rate Is giving such feeling of satisfaction here that people are beginning to believe the possibilities of the visitations have been overdrawn the doctors howa vcr say that the low death rate Is duo to the fact that practically the whole community has been educated up to the necessity of calling a doctor the moment the temperature develops ROOSEVEL TS SON oyster bay L I 1 august IS no visitors were received today at saga more hill kermet the second son of president and mrs roosevelt left today for deadwood S D on a visit to captain seth allock tho superintendent of the black hills forest reserve kermet is taking the trip alone and will remain with captain bullock for two or three weeks on a hunting expedition tion NEW counterfeit certificate washington aug 18 chief wilkle of the united states secret service has announced the appearance of a new counterfeit 5 sliver it 16 of the series of 1899 lyons register and roberts treasurer it is a poorly executed note printed on two thin pieces of paper there are many mistakes in the lettering on the face of tho noto KILLED HIS DAUGHTER and then committed suicide by poison pueblo cola aug 18 frank ward foreman of a yard gang at the pueblo works caused the death of his daughter frances aged 16 by forcing hor to swallow a quantity of poison and then committed suicide by using the same drug neighbors say ward had been drinking heavily and had threatened to kill himself and the girl ward was a widower |
