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Vol. IX
RALEIGH N. C.: SATURDAY, AUGUST 12 1905
No. 63
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PE OF PEAC!
iTILL LINGERS
Jap and Russian Enyoys May
Yet Arrange Terms
INFLICTING REPORTS
While the Portsmouth Story Is En
couraging the Cablegrams From
St. Petersburg All Point to Rus
sian Dissatisfaction and War
Spirit-Exact Terms Not Known
.Portsmouth, ,N. H., Aug. 11. Mr.
Witte and Baron Rosen, the Russian
p, -at -plenipotentiaries, tomorrow
pre? out their response to the Japanese
t-irr.s. They have not awaited instruc-lic-r.c-
from. St. Petersburg to guide them
::i the preparation of their answer, but
Ving fully aware of the attitude of
tiiiKliussian government have prepared
u statement upon their own responsl-
. . I .
I..'fne going any further, it is well
to say that the situation is decidedly
i. hepeful tonight. This is a purely
t:: i t'ficial view, but ft is based on the
knowledge that the Russian envoys in
.hoir response to the Japanese will
. t..:;cocle some of the demands made
ly the latter and evinces a disposition
;.i discuss the more radical proposals
, ...a le by the representations of Nip-
There is no disposition on the part
of the Russians depressed as they pro
ftr to be, to stand on their dignity
f.:J cut the conference short. They are
ti:l willing to meet their opponents
r. -.li way and to give careful and rea
mrtble consideration to any and every
.-.;gg . tion that has or will be made
dv the Japanese. The lingering hope
0 which reference was made in the dis
j .te'r.' ? printed in the Morning Post
!rrm Portsmouth at this writing seems
tn ns'er than a lingering hope. The
' ling on the part of unprejudiced and
v.. -interested observers that an earnest
Mi'ort to bring about peace would be
rr.a le is gradually being sustained.
It is useleps to attempt to give in
detail the conditions which the Jap
anese proposed as a basis for the end
in of the war. Even the Russian
newspaper correspondents, men of high
t?t standing in their own country, and
maintaining relations of intimacy with
i it. n.bers of the czar's mission, freely
i:::it that their sources of informa
tion ,have failed them at this crucial
::."!.tent of innational interest in the
ii' r.tnn.l which the Tokio government
h'.s submitted. As for the Japanese,
th y ' are, as always since the very
outset of the present conflict, wrapped
a mantle of secrecy, and only smile
a:.. say things that have no meaning
1 hen they are importuned for informa
tion about the position which their
''government has assumed.
Native correspondents of Japan news
r jers are even more in the dark than
t:ir European and American compe
te f;rs, for their channels of news are
cc ..fined to those of their own nation.
In the honest display of that touch
patriotism which seems to be the
very, pith and fibre of the race, they
i" ? ' firmly convinced that the Japa-
terms are irreducible, to quote
th cant term which all of them use.
Uut the two silent men to whom
niik.tdo has entrusted the adjust-
;-e of the greatest crisis in the his-1
',ji'" of his islands is sufficiently ac-S-aintud
with the ways of the western
, e; i 1 to know the game of give and
r,;';" and there -can be no doubt that
; ey are w illing to bargain if by that
::'' '"a the one great end which they
y :-' the withdrawal of the Slavic peril
';.vn the far east, can be accomplished
!V'il satisfaction to the Japanese em
' '' without intendeng any reconsid
eration on those who have earnestly
r riven to ascertain the terms which
inscrutable brown men from acros
broad Pacific submitted yesterday
' their European adversaries and
, gave their version of what those
r rs were. It may not be improper
0 Ay in the interest of ephemeral
1 ' '"-r.n-y that outside of the very few
v' o are officially cognizant of them,
s-'body here knows the full 'extent, and
. .'4'!illicance.of the Japanese proposals
0 onng an end to the war.
Kxact statements of what the Jap
nese note contins are to be dis
aeuitGd. v
lt," exlaimed one of the Russian
1 -nvoys, when he was shown today
bat professed to be a full synopsis
f the demands made by Japan. Most
jf the guesses that have been made
' re based on a remark attributed to
'b Witte (which -he may not have ut
f red at all), that the American press
.ad foreshadowed the Japanese con
' ii'-iis before they were presented.
tLe prospect that the text of
let' l.ote presented by Baron Komura
! '! Mf. Takahira to M. Witte and
i:iir,,n Rosen will be made public witli
" the next forty-eigh hours It is de-'-'i"i!y
useless to profess a thorough
'-r;b i standing of what Japan has sub
mitted. Tiife j apanese demands are fair reach-
! ing and "even those who are aware of.
iiitir iuu impact are iiKeiy to onrn im-
tnemorr alone'. ,
In giving, a statement" of the Jap
anese terms with positive knowledge
! of its accuracy the thing that stand3
out most prominently is that no de
mand for a specific indemnity has been
tnade. :
It is- true that Japan has "request
ed" to use a polite term, of diplomacy,
that Russia recognize the principle that
the Japanese government is entitled
to remuneration for the vast expendi
tures to whTch she has been put in
prosecuting the war. Another en
couraging sign is that Japan has not
demanded the dismantling of the for
tifications . at Vladivostok, and while
there are conTTictir. statements on
the situation still further encourage
ment is found in the very moderate
reference made to the future of the
Corean territory.
The cession of the island of Saghai
len by Russia to Japan is not an un
superable problem, in the discussion of
Japan's conditions for the reason that
up . to thirty years ago most of this
territory was Japan's and Russia
could make if over to her enemy. The
same thing ujplies to a demand on
the part of Japan that she be granted
the fishing" righ'ts at the mouth of the
Amur river. These rights were once
possessed by Japan and were continued
until recently.'
A statement of the greatest signifi
cance was made tonight by one of the
important members of the Russian
mission a man authorized to speak
for the two envoys whom the czar has
sent to Portsmouth, to arrange as best
they may, the destinies of his nation.
It was significant in the hope it held
out that peace was possible, even in
face of the catious declarations made
last night by members of the Russian
entourage that the outlook for an
amicable agreement was hopeless.
"Some of the terms of Japan are ac
ceptable," he said, "while others are
not compatible with the dignity of
Russia."
Here is an admission that the czar's
envoys are willing to concede the jus-
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FUNERAL OF CHAPPELLE
Body of Archbishop Buried
"; Under Church Altar
Fearing Result of the Gathering of
Many Thousand People in Heart
of Infected District the Funeral
Was Semi-Private
New Orleans, Aug. 11. Archbishop
Chapelle was buried this morning un
der the central altar of the St. Louis
cathedral. t
The health department feared that
the assembly of the many thousands
of persons at the cathedral In the
heart of the infected section, as would
be the case in the, event of a public
funeral, would be dangerous.
The funeral services were therefore
simple, but impressive. A mass was
cleebrated at 9 o'clock in which fifty
of - the clerk took part. Mayor Behr
han, Dr. Felix P. Guldlh, supreme
president of the Catholic Knights cf
America, 'and Spillard, the president
of the Holy Cross College, Fathers
Hanrahan, Lorent and Miarin, presi
dent of- the Jessuit College, Father
O'Shaghnessy and many prominent
members of the Catholic clergy and
laity were 'present to pay their last
tribute to the dead.
After the mass Father Biever, who
was the confessor extraordinary to the
archbishop, delivered a eulogy on the
deceased archbishop.
After the ceremony of absolution the
body of the archbishop was carried by
eight priests into the vault of the
cathedral, which was then sealed.
The question , of the successor of
Archbishop Chapelle will not be set
tled for some months.
TROOPS ORDERED READY
No Explanation but They May Be
Sent to Venezuela
Burlington, Vt., Aug. 11 Col. Wm.
Wallace received a letter lesterday from
Lieutenant General Wade, directing
him to prepare and hold in readiness
two squadrons of the 15th cavalry for
orders to leave garriaori at a moment's
notice. Besides the two squadrons of
the 15th cavalry, two batteries of field
artillery; which are not. designated, but
ore believed to be the third and fourth
batteries at Fort Meyer Va.: the fifth
regiment of infantry, at ; Plattsburg
Barracks, and a company of engineers
from Washington Barracks, will be
taken from this division for duty.
No reason for this action is given,
buf the general opinion of the officers
and men is that they will be sent to
Venezuela. They believe the war de
partment have a secret proposition tip
its sleeve. More definite orders are
awaited by Colonel Wallace, who ex
pects them' tomorrow.
The orders to be in readiness have
been Issued to the first and second
squadrons 15th cavalry and they wilj
be ready to leave the post on the re
ceipt of telegraphic orders. -
811 R WATlOiAl
uun lmuuimL
- FOREIGN POLICY i
uuujoui yi 1 1 IMHUOIII U UJU!tbll
Delivered Yesterday
THE IWCE DOCTRINES
The Regulation of Corporations Do
ing an Interstate Business Gov
ernment Control Help for Santo
Domingo What Is the Monroe
Doctrine ? An Able Speech
Cautauqua, N. Y., Aug. 11. President
Roosevelt addressed 10,000 auditors in
the Chautauqua today, nineteen-twen-tieths
of whom were teachers. They
greeted him with the greatest enthusi
asm and the president expressed him
self highly pleased with his visit
Rain drizzled when the president
arrived here and rain poured down
steadily as the president spoke and he
left here at noon, but the ampitheatre
was crowded none the Tess to its ut
most capacity and the thousands stood
outside under umbrellas anxious to
catch what they could of the presi
dent's speech.
The president's train was at Lake
wood since 2:15 o'clock this morning.
At 8:15 the president left the train.
A number of women at the station
held up babies in their arms and ths
president insisted on shaking hands
with the little ones. "Hello! you lit
tle American citizens," he called to
them gaily. '
From Lakewood the party proceeded
by trolley to Chautauqua, There in
spite of the rain a considerable crowd
awaited him and the 13th regiment
national guard presented arms. From
the station the party was driven to
Iliggins hall, where breakfast was
served to about 125 guests.
After, the breakfast the president and
party proceeded to the ampitheatre.
This is an immense structure with a
seating capacity of about 7,000 and
every seat was taken. .The president
was listened "to with - the closest atr
tention. Bishop Vincent introduced
the president who then spoke.
The president had begun to speak at
10:55 and ended exactly at 11:55. Af
ter hearing America sung by every one
In the amphitheatre he left the plat
form and he and his party walked' out
to the carriage In a pellng rain.
The president did not mind the rain
at all. He said he enjoyed every mo
ment of it. President Roosevelt's
speech follows:
The President's Speech
Today I wish to speak to you on one
feature of our national foreign policy
and one feature of our national do
mestic feature. . -
The Monroe Doctrine is not a part
of international law. But it is the
fundamental feature of our entire for
eign policy so far as the Western Mim
isphere is concerned, and it has more
and more been meeting with recogni
tion abroad. The reason why it Is
meeting with this regocnitlon is be
cause we have not allowed it to becom-s
fossilized, but have adapaed our con
struction of it to meet the growing,
.'changing needs of this" hemisphere.
Fossillzation, of bourse, means death,
whether to an individual, a govern
bent, or a doctrine.
It is out of the question to claim a
right and yet shirk the responsibility
for exercising that right. Wheen we
arnounee a policy such as the Monroo
Doctrine we thereby commit ourselves
to accepting the consequences of the
policy, and these consequences , from
time to time alter.
What Is the Monroe Doctrine t
Let us look for a moment at what
the Monroe Doctrine really is. lit for
bids the territorial encroachment of
non-American powei-3 on American
soil. Its purpose is, partly to secure
this nation against seeing great , mill
tary powers obtain new footholds in
he Western Hemisphere, and partly
to. secure to our fellow republic south
of us the chance to develop along their
own lines without being oppressed or
conquered by non-American powers.
As we have grown more and i mora
powerful our advocacy of this doctrine
has been received with more and more
respect; but what has tended most to
give the doctrine standing among the
nations is our growing willingness "to
show that we not only mean what we
say and are prepared to back it up, but
that e mean to recognize our obliga
tions to foreign peoples no less than
to insist upon our own rights.' 5 ; r
We can not permanently adhere to
the Monroe Doctrine unless ! we suc
ceed in making it evident in the first
place that we do not intend to treat
it .in any shape or way as an-excuse
for aggrandizement on our part at the
expense of the republics to the south
of us; second, that we do not intenij
to permit it, to be used by any of thesa
republics as a shield to protect that
republic from the consequences ot its
own misdeeds aginst foreign nations;
thirds, that inasmuch as by this doc
trine we prevent other nations from in-
.terfering on this side ' of the Trater,
we' shall ourselves in gooa faith try
to' help .those of our sister- republics,
which need such help, Upward toward
nea.ee arid order. '-- 4-' '"':
- As regards the first " points we must
recognize the fact tliat in some Sout
AmericaJi countries there "has been
much suspicion -lest we should f inter
pret the' Monroe Doctrine in some way
' inimfcKi to their interests. Now. let it
ibe imdertoc-d once , for all that no
Just ar.d oi dcrly government on thU
continent has anything to fea from
us. There are certain of the rebublics
south 'of us which' have afcreadyf reach
ed such a point df stability, oraer, and
prosperity that they are themselves, al
though, as yet hardly consciously,
among the guarantors of this 4octrine.
b stable' and growing Amerjpan re
public wishes to -see some great non-
Anierican military power acquire ter
ritory in its neighborhood. Itj is the
interest of all of us on this - continent
that no' uch -event- should- occur, and
in addition to our own republic there
are now . already republic In the re
gions south of us which have reach
ed a point of prosperity and power that
enables them to be . considerable fac
tors in maintaining this doctrine which
ia so much to the advantage of all of
us. It, must be understood that under
no circumstances will the United States
use the Monroe Doctrine as a cloak
for territorial aggression. Should any
of our neighbors, no matter how tur
bulent, how disregardful of cr rights,
finally , get Into such a position that
the utmost limits of our forbearance
are reached, all the people south of us
may rest assured that no action will
ever be taken save what is absolutely
demanded by our self-respect; that this
action will not take the form of ter
ritorial aggrandizement on our part,
and that it will only-be taken at all
with the most extreme reluctance and
not without having exhausted every
effort to avert it, - '
South American Liability
' As to the second point, if a republic
to the south of 'us commits a tort
against a foreign nation, such, for In
stances, as wrongful action against the
Iersons of citizens of that nation, then
the Monroe Doctrine floes not force us
(Continued On Page Six.)
DENOUNCES IT AS A LIE
John Sharp Williams Denies
Serious Statement
Interview in Ricbflnrad Paper Quoted
Crandall McKay as Saying Wll
liams Had Stated That Congress
man Swanson Was Dishonest -
Ashevllle, N. C, Aug. 11." Special.
Referring to the interview given the
Richmond, Va., News-Leader by Cran
dall McKay, who made the assertion
that Hon. John Sharp Williams, Dem
ocratic minority House leader, had said
that he had had Congressman Swan
son removed from the committee on
postofflces and post roads because he
believed the Virginia congressman to
be dishonest, Mr. Williams this after
noon gave out the following:
"Y6u may state .positively that I
never said or thought anything" of the
kind.' The truth is, I suggested Mr.
Swanson's removal from the commit
tee ' in question because he had been
appointed to membership on the com
mittee on ways and means. I made it
a rule not to ask the appointment of
a member on a second committee when
he was given service on the important
ways and means committee."
RELIEF STEAMER RETURNS
, .
The Terra Nova Which Rescued Po
lar Explorers of Zeigltr Party
Tromsoe, Norway, Aug. 11. The re
lief steamer Terra Nova, which suc
ceeded in rescuing. Anthon Fiala and
the other members of the Seigler polar
expedition .arrlyed here today.
She sailed from Tromsoe June 14
last 'shaping here oours ftr&fA for the
ice fields, which were encountered June
19 in latitude 75 degrees 57 minutes
north, longitude 86 -degrese 26 minutes
east. - The .condition of the ice being
favorable, the ship proceeded eastward
along the edge of the field until June
27," when it oommencet to fKd its
way through the floe, ar.d o Ju' 25
struck open water. -
Thick, ice was. again encountered the
following day, but on the morning of
July 28 Palmi Island was sighted and
on Juiyt 29 the Terra Nova reached
Cape Dijlon, where she found six mem
bers of the expedition safe and well.
From this outpost sleds were dis
patched, to notify Mr. Fiala at the
headquarter's camp of the arrival of
the rescue ship.
The Terra Nova reached Cape Flora
July 30.', and found more members of
thte expedition. These had become
weakened by the hardships they en
dured and some of them, were so ill
that they could not have hT3 out for
another .? winter. Returning to Cape
Dil lion, Mr. Champ, who commanded
the relief expedition, organized a sled
party .and starded for the headquarters
camp." from which he brought back
Mr. Fiala and his comrads.
. The Terra Nova sailed for home
August 1. It got out of the ice pack'
August 6 and returned in excellent
condition.
SE FOLK
N OLD BETSY
Newspaper Men Apparently
Receive Bad Treatment
FiST FIGHT ONE RESULT
No Daily Paper Issued Thursday
Another Outcome Why the Elec
tric Company Shut Off the Power
of the Economist snd Tar Heel
Offices Bad Feeling
Elizabeth City, N. C, Aug. 11. Spe
cial. City Editor W. O.' Saunders of
the Daily Economist and W. J. Moore,
engineer of the Crystal Ice and Coal
Company of this place, engaged in a
fist fight this afternoon.
A few weeks ago the Tar Heel news
paper published an article written by
Saunders in which the Crystal Ice and
Coal Company were charged with dis
pensing whiskey at its wharf, giving
Mr. Moore as their authority.
Moore replied to-the article through
the Daily Economist in vigorous terms,
denouncing Saunders' article as untrue.
This was followed by more hot stuff
from Saunders," which was 'replied to
by Moore The matter then seemed to
have died cut until today when Moore
attacked Saunders. Both parties were
fined $5 and costs.
Yesterday afternoon Manager Lewis
of the Electric Light and Power Com
pany, this city, called at office of the
Carolina Publishing Company and de
manded $50 deposit in bank as a guar
antee of the payment of future bills
for electric current, otherwise the Elec
tric Light and Power Company would
detach its wires , connecting with and
supplying power to run the motors that
run the presses of the Dally Economist
and the Elizabeth City Tar Heel. The
money.was not put up anc the current
was cut off, leaving the papers without
lights or power to run its presses, until
they arranged to run them by hand
power. , The result was ho daily paper
yesterday.
The Economist in to-day's issue gives
the following explanation from the elec
tric light people: "What has the Caro
lina Publishing .Company done that it
should be so mistreated by your con
cern?" asked the business manager of
the -Economist of the manager of the
Electric Light Company.
"Your concern has knifed us every
chance it got and we must have our
pound of flesh," said the Electric Light
and ,Power Company's manager.
The Economist today warmly denoun
ced the treatment it had received from
the electric light people. The Electric
Light and Power Company and the
Elizabeth City Water Company are one
company.
In former recent issues of the Econo
mist the water company has been se
verely criticised relative to the water
tley are supplying to the city, etc.
The newspaper people claim that they
do not owe the electric company any
thing, and that they were not given
time to, make the bank deposit de
manded before the current was cut off.
Another Version
Elizabeth City, N. C, Aug. 11. Spe
cial. Enraged by an article which ap
peared in the Tarheel newspaper here
seme time ago, W. : J. Moore attacked
W. P. Saunders, local editor of that
paper and the Dally "Econimist, in the
street here today and beat him se
verely ab6ut ' the head and face.
Moore was assisted by his son and
Saunders was given no chance for seif-
defense .in. The article referred to
charged that Moore, who is manager
of the Ice and coal company, allow
ed boats from Norfolk to discharge
cargoes of whiskey in his premises.
This is a" prohobition town and the
report caused a sensation. Since that
time Moore has openely threatened to
thrash Saunders at the first oppor
tunity.1 - " ' '
The eyi eted attack came today as
Saunderr was going to dinner. Moore,
backed by his-son, jumped on him and
beat him severely before 'he eould dis
engage himself. Before the town au
thorities had time , to take the mat
ter up, Moore carried the case before
Magistrate Wilson, ex-mayor under the
wriskey regime and defeated candidate
at the last -election.
It appeared at the hearing that Moore
had long been seeking an opportunity
to wreak . his vengeance on Saunders
and that he so stated to the magistrate.
In the face of this evidence each of
the three men was fined $5 and costfs.
Saunders" friends, especially among
the temperance people, a-vp indignant
at what they call an outKige.
The whole town is astir tonight It
is said that if . Saunders had asked
for a removal of the case N. R. Par
ker, another magistrate and avowed
whiskey champion, vas on hand to
take. it. '
Saunders has won . the enmity of a
large class of people, especially four
members of. the. board of aldermen,
because of the . ice plant episode an l
his attack on them and the Elizabeth
City Water and Power Company, which
tie claims has these aldermen under
their thumb. -
Yesterday afternoon ts the paper
was going to press the yower company
shut off the electric current by which
the presses are run and the paper
could not appear.
The temperance people claim that in
the event of another election they
have gained votes by lcTays"; episode.
A prominent -citizen who has repeated-fly
declared 4iis ' intention to vote for
saloons said today that it had won
fifty votes for prohibition including his
own.
THE MIDDY RETURNS
But He Is Not Yet Safely in Harbor,
It Would Seem '
. -. .
Washington Aug. 11. Midshipman
Robert A. Jackson of the battleship
Missouri, whodisappeared two weeks
ago when the North Atlantic fleet was
in New York here, joined the vessel
to which he is .attached at Bar Harbor
this afternoon. " '
The Information reached the depart
ment today through . Rear Admiral
Evans. Jackson reported on the Mis
souri just before the fleet sailed for
Boston. ,
When Midshipman Jackson disap
peared in New York it was known that
he went to Boston with a woman called
Olga Maxwell, who left him there,
she returning herself to New York.
Nothing was heard from Jackson until
his father found him in Quebec last
Wednesday.
The middy says that he does not
know what caused him to leave the
Missouri, and for a greater part of
the time his mind has been a blank.
His case is now in the hands of Rear
Admiral Evans, who will dispose of it
Jackson may.be charged with desertion.
absence without leave, or conduct un
becoming an officer and gentleman. If
desertion is proved, which is not con
sidered likely by naval officers here,
or if it can be shown that his conduct
was unbecoming he can be dismissed
from the service.
BURNED AT THE STAKE
Texas Mob Makes Qnick Work
of a Gorilla Negro
Tom Williams Burned in Front of
Court House, in Heart of Town,
for Attempted Assault on 14-Year
Old Daughter of a Widow
Sulphur Springs, Tex., Aug. 11. A
negro charged with attempting an as
sault upon the daughter of a widow
near this place was caught and burn
ed at the stake In the court house
square here today. The assault was
committed by the negro early this
morning.
When the town was alarmed abbuT
an hour later a posse of armed horse
men went immediately in pursuit of
the assailant. The county was scoured
in all directions and the' negro was
finally captured. He was taken to
the court house square, chained to a
stake and burned before an immense
crowd of excited citizens.
The name of the; negro was Tom
Williams. He attempted to assault a
fourteen-year-old girl. Little resi
stance was made to the mob" by the
officers.
Further Details cf the Lynching
Houston, Tex., Aug. 11. The people of
Sulphur Springs gathered on the court
iouse square this morning and liter
ally burned Tom Williams, an eighteen
year old negro, who last night way
aid and outraged a fourteen - year old
white girl named Keefer.
There was only a slight attempt on
the part of the officials to prevent the
lynching. Throughout the night the of
ficials and enraged citizens searched'
for the negro and he was caught at
iajsrn this morning, hiding in a barn
two miles from the scene of his crime,
by officers. y
They were soon surrounded by the
mob and forced to surrender him. .
The negro was tied on a horse and
taken to Sulphur Springs. The news
f tho capture spread rapidly and
they all rushed for the public square
where all seemed to know what would
happen. - ' V
When the scared negro was unbound
from the horse he was so weak from
fright that he could not stand unsup
oorted. "Burn him!" was the cry that was
started and echoed by hundreds . of
voices. There were a few who favored
hanging, but no attention was paid
to them. .
In the meantime the victim of the
negro's crime was brought to the place
and she at ence positively identified
him.
So forceful was her assertion that
the brute confessed, but begged loudly
for mercy. This he kept up until tho
Sre licked up around him and his picas
?ave way to frantic screams.
Dry goods boxes were broken for
fuel and a heap, a yard high, in the
form of a circle, was piled about him.
Oil was poured upon it, starting the
blaze. It was ten minutes from the
start of the blaze until the negro be
( CcntL. aed On Page Two.).
DAILY YELL
DW
ER STORY
Breaking Down Some Sense
less Quarantine Rules
DECREASED DEATH RATE
Increased Number of Cases at Patter
son and St. John ParishItalian
Character of Scourge not so
Marked as Formerly The Day's
Record and Developments
FEV
New Orleans, Aug. 11. The day's
yellow fever record: New cases, 61;
deaths, 9.
New Orleans, Aug. 11. Dr. D. T. D.
Berry, one of the United States marine
hospital service surgeons, in charge of
the yellow fever work here, was taken
down today with yellow fever. '
New Orleans, Aug. 1. The orders of
the Louisiana state board of health
prohibiting the illegal non-intercourso
quarantine declared . by some of the
parishes, are being carried out by most
of them.
Natchitoches, LaFayette and Cal
casieu gave notice today that they had
conformed to the state regulations. At
Bastrop the town board of health re
fused to obey the order of the state
board and were relieved by the mayor.
The parish health officer of Madison
also surrendered on this point and the
quarantine situation in Louisiana is so
rapidly improving that it is no longer
thought that it will become necessary
for the government to order out tho
militia, Louisiana has now had trou
ble with Arkansas, growing out of the
Inhuman treatment of the subjects of
the detention camps. The matter was
called to the, attention of Governor
Davis of Arkansas by Governor
Slanchard, but no reply has been re- ,. ,
ceived 'fro mthe former. The Texas
health officers threaten to stop all
freight trains on the Southern Pacific
on the ground tl.at the passengers are
smuggled in freight cars.
The Italian character of the disease
has been less marked in the last few
days, although a majority of the deaths
are still Italians. ' The mortality has
consequently dropped under twenty
per cent
Eleven cases have been discovered .
on Reserve Plantation in St. John
parish, where there have been two
deaths. With four new cases at Patr
terson there are now thirty cases in
all there. Dr. Guiteras is in charge
and believes that the fever can" be
stamped out in twenty-five days. Pat
terson presents the worst condition in
the state outside of New Orleans.
Reserve plantation, forty miles above
New Orleans on the Mississippi river, s
with eleven cases, ranks second. A;
case of fever was reported today from
St. Bernard, the first reported there.
A large force of men were put to work .
fumigating the houses in the Italian
quarters of New Orleans today.
Forty-two-blocks, containing nearly a
thousand houses, were fumigated with
sulphur, every room in these houses
being treated. This will be continued .
each, house being fumigated at least
nine times, until all the mosquitoes in -the
infected section are killed.
Were Not Kistroated
New Orleans, Aug. 11. Governor
Blanchard received a telegram tonight
from Governor Davis of Arkansas in
which he says that the alleged ill
treatment of Louisiana women at
Camden had been submitted to the
mayor-o'f Camden, where the ill treat
ment is said to have occurred and was
emphatically denied. The ladies werJ
detained for lack of health certificates,
but were courteously treated.
RUHLIN BEATS McCORMICK
Gus Knocked Jimmie Out in the
Eighteenth Round
San Francisco, Aug. 11. A largs
crowd greeted Gus Ruhlin and Jimmls
McCormick when . they entered tho
ring at the Columbia Theatre tonight
Ruhlin was a pronounced ' favorite
n the betting. Eddie Rrney officiated
as referee.
Tho fight was scheduled to go twenty
five rounds, but McCormick was knockt
d out in the eighteenth by a short
arm 'blow .to 'the Jaw.
Ruhlin had all the best of the fight
It was a rather tame affair through
out Ruhlin landed almost at will and
was the aggressor during the entira
tiout. McCormick made a rather poor
'showing and was never dangerous. .
William R's Car Smashed
Paris, Aug. 11. While William R,
Rockefeller was automobiling alS
Airaines, department' of Somme, hia
car ran into a tree and Deli down an
embankment, Mr. Rockefeller was nofl
hurt. The car was smashed
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