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The emergency hospital discharges daily more patients than it receives, the admissions now being only one or two a day.
Following the suggestion of Dr. Souchon and Dr. White, many of the parishes have agreed to raise the quarantines on October 15.
Ten positive answers have been received, and several tentative ones stating that such action would probably be taken in the next few days, were received. The opening up of Baton Rouge, the state capital, has resulted in a rush to that city. Hundreds of commercial travelers, who have been in the city for two months, will get out Sunday.
# Country Cases.
The reports from the country were very light, and were as follows:
New Iberia, 1 new case.
Grand Island Cheniere, Caminada, 6 new cases.
Patterson, 6 new cases.
The reports from Mississippi were:
Vicksburg, 1 new case.
Natchez, 3 new cases.
Port Gibson, 3 new cases, 1 death.
Gulfport, 1 new case.
Surgeon White had a conference with the local health officers at Meridian this afternoon and later went to Jackson, where he met Dr. Hunter, the state health officer, and Governor Vardaman. Surgeon Wasdine went from Gulfport to take part in the conference.
# Interest in Run on Bank.
Interest in the yellow fever situation here was overshadowed today by the attention given to what was regarded throughout the business community as the utterly unwarranted run on the Germania Savings bank. With over seven millions of deposits, and with its investments in gilt edged securities and first class real estate, the Germania has been regarded as one of the strongest banking institutions in the south. The investigation of the clearing house committee showed that the bank is able to pay all its depositors in full and then divide