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THE YELLOW FEVER PLAGUE BREAKS OUT" AT THE SOLDIERS' HOME FOR TY CASES REPORTED. IRK HUNDRED GUESTS FLEE FROM OLD POINI Excursion Parties Have Scattered the Dreaa Disease Tne Cities Near Are Panic Stricken. Newport News, Va., July 31. A turmoil of excitement rages here. Thirty cases of yellow fever and ten deaths is the report of the physicians as to the condition at the Soldiers' Home at Hampton for the past ten 3ays. Hampton, Old Point and Newport News have quarantined against the Home. The disease broke out a week ago but has just been diagnosed as yellow . fever. 1 As soon as this was known steps were taken to protect the public. No cars were allowed in halt a mile, but as there have been several excursions here lately the worst is' feared. There are are more than 4000 vet erans ol the civil war in the Home. This makes a most serious situation. War Department Alarmed. Washington, July 31 The War Department officials are greatly alarmed at the yellow fever situation at the Soldiers' Home at Hampton. J Surgeon General Sternberg confer red with Secretary "Alger about the matter this morning " It is probable thai the Josiah Simpson Hospital at Hampton will be turned over to the surgeons under Surgeon General Wyman for use as an isolating hos pital. The authorities here are preparing to adopt stringent regulations to pre vent the spread of the disease, but admit that defay in properly diagnos ing the cases has made the situation v very serious. Excursion parties have been at the Sjoldiers' Home since the appearance there of yellow fever and have scattered It to all parts of the United States. Surgeon General Wyman and Surgeon General Stern berg will confer to-day on the proper steps to be- taken to prevent an epi demic throughout the country. It is not improbable that Norfolk and the entire country about. Old Point Comfort and Hampton will be quarantined. The Fever is Spreading. Newport News, Va., July 31 Two more cases of yellow fever at the Soldiers' Home are reported to-day and one more death. No teams or boats are running to the city. Four hundred guests left the hotels at Old Point Comfort at three o'clock this morning on a special train. Forty Case and Six Deaths. Washington, Juiy 31 According to advices from the War Department there is a total of torty cases of yel low fever at Hampton and six deaths are reported. . FOUR ON ONE SCAFFOLD. Baltimore, July 28. Joseph Bryan, Cornelius Gardner, Chas. Tames and John Meyers were hanged this morn ing at 9:18 on the same scaffold. Their crime was a brutual assault upon Annie Bailey, colored, thirteen years old. The girl was terribly in jured and had cony unions lor sev eral days. A fifth negro, one of the Daniel Rodgers murderers, "was to have oc cupied the scaffold with the others but his sentence was commuted by Governor Lowndes to life imprison ment. He now occupies a cell in the penitentiary. "In a minute" one dose .of Hart's Essence of Ginger will relieve any ordinary case of Colic, Cramps or Nausea. An unexcelled remedy for Diarrhoea, Cholera Morbus, Summer complaints and all internal pains. Sold by B. W. Hargrave. . THE WIFE AIDED While Her Husband Blasted A Girls Life A Re volting Story. Chattanooga, tTenn., Aug 1. Sher iff Bush left last night for Memphis, Tenn., and will return to day with C. C. Bice and wife against whom war rants have been issued in this city. Bice is charged with enticing Miss Alice Lincoln, the sixteen-fear old daughter of the late Dr. Lincoln, to an isolated spot on Lookout Moun tain and assaulting her. Bice said he would murder her if the girl ever spoke of the crime. The girl finally told her mother and the warrants were secured. The wife of Bice is charged as an accomplice, the girl's story 'implicates her. The affair has caused a sensa tion here on account of the standing of the Lincolns. . Dr. Lincoln was a cousin of President Lincoln and a dentist by profession. There ; is much feeling against Bice and wife. He is a molder and formerlv lived in Cincinnati. - THE FIGHT AT CALABA. Americans are Fired Upon The Filipinos are Routed. Manila, Aug. 1. Sunday's fight at j Calaba was a warm one. The insur gents were unwilling to abandon the place which was the key to the lake road. Gen. Hall sent three compan ies and three -troops of cavalry with one gun' to attack the insurgents. This detachment found a force of a thousand Filip nos hastily entrenched. The insurgents held their fire until the Americans were within three hundred yards when thev fired a volley. . The Americans dropped jn the high grass and returned the tire. Second Lieut. Love, walking in front of his men was shot in the arm. The Filipinos ffnall- fled. The total loss of the Americans was seven killed and twenty wounded while six teen dead insurgents were found. . - ROOT TAKES HOLD. He is Now War Secretary Alger Says : God- Bless You." Washington, Aug 1. Elihu Root arrived today and was sworn in as Secretary of War this morning. Th e ceremony took place in the War De dartment, the oath being administered by Judge Cole, ot the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Secre taries Gage and Hitchcock were pres ent. Gen. Alger, after the ceremony, said to his successor : "I thank you with ail my heart. God bless you and give you strength." ' Then the army officers and the bureau chiefs were presented. A RAILROAD WRECK. Tho Whole Train is Ditched A Heavy Loss of Life is the Report. Omaha, Aug. 1. The last mail on the Northwestern railroad was wreck ed near Boone, Iowa this morning;. Several are reported as killed and in jured. ' . Omaha, Aug. 1. The whole train is reported as ditched. There was one passenger coach attached and the loss of life is said to be heavy. Omaha, Aug. 1. The engineer, firemen and two postal clerks were killed. Five postal clerks, and sev-. eral trainmen were injured. , Sampson Resumes Command. Newport July 31. Admiral Samp son resumes command of the North Atlantic Squadron to-day after thiee months leave of absence, during- which time he has been enjoying a much needed rest with hU family at Glen Ridge. Work of Falling Elevator. New York, July 31; The elevator in' Funk & Wagnal's building fell this morning. Three girls were taken out unconscious and the? elevator man was severely hurt, while three other men were injured. ST. MICHAELS STORM SWEPT! 4 . - 1 SMALL BOATS DASHED TO PIECES SOME WERE SWEPT OUT TO SEA. THE JAPS ARE VERY GREATLY STIRRED UP The Delay In Treaty Ratification Among Them Wants To Be On The Level With Other Countries. San Francisco. July 29 Advices from St-Michael dated the eighteenth say the most severe storm of many swept by from early morning till midnight. Several boats were either dashed to pieces " or swept , out to sea. No lives were lost as the vessels were an- - chored. The vessels lost were steam ers built during the Yukon rush of 1S97 and had" been idle since last Spring. The owners had given up hope of selling the vessels. The damage amounts to many thousand dollars. The Japs Wrought Up. Seattle, July 29. The new treaties between Japan and other foreign nations which were to have gone into eftect July 17 and d clayed until Aug. 4, were delayed on account of a treaty with Italy which does not go into eftect. until a later day. The Japanese' citizens generally are very much wrought up over the postpone ment day which sets Japin on a level with all other countries and abolishes such things as treaty limits and con sular jurisdiction. ,. Female Brigands Captured. Korae, July 31. 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Preparations Wan thi, mnrnintr for the withdraw - al of troops in anticipation ot the ap- nointment of a sufficient number of r . policemen. Two military companies were relieved today. Adjt. Gen'. Ax line expressed himself as pleased "with the situation, but did not deem it prudent to send away any outside campanies at once. These will be - . withdrawn later. Electrocuted at Sing Sing. Sing Sing, July 31. Lewis Puller- son, a negro, was electrocuted this morning at 8:22 and died in fifty-five seconds, An autopsy way quickly made. The second man, Michael McDonald, was put to death quickly. The Plague's Victims. Bombay, July 31 Fifty-nine cases of the Bubonic plague and fifty-six deaths at Poonah in the last fifty eight hours. There are thirty one new cases at the cantonment in the city, while 301 deaths are reported. There are several fresh cases of Eu ropeans. A White Bey's Crime. Concord, N. 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