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YELLOW FEVER
AT HAMPTON
-
The Disease Makes Its Appear-,
ance at Soldier's Home.
OmCIN OF THE TROUBLE
'I in- l-'cftcritl Ciovcrutnotti Olliciiil? til
WiMliliigtou Taha Prompt Action
? j i|.i iis nit (I immune Nurse*
Hurried Kl Iii? Sri n?> lo Control
mill Ktiini|i Out Um lUxouic - A i hit
U-flielltl* on lite (iriimiil,
?By Telegraph t> Virginian-Pilot.)
Washington', July 81.?Surgeon Gen?
eral Wyinan ot the Marine Hospital
Service, had a conference with Secre?
tary Alger hi I- o'clock to-day ebhci ril?
ing the yellow fever situation at Hamp?
ton. The Secretary of War is ex-olllclo
president of the Board of Managers ot
the Soldiers' Home, ami as a conse?
quence his orders concerning liie Home
would govern It. At present the Home
In under the direction ot the governor
of tin- Home ami Surgeon Vickery. Gen?
eral Wymau lias sent Id Hampton Sur?
geon White, a very experienced yellow
fever physician, v. im will take control
of everything under tin- .Marine Hos?
pital Service.
Se-retnry Alger has directed the jo
slnh Simpson Hospital ai For! Monroe
1i> he turned over lo tin- Marine llosplt?
nl Servii e if it is wanted by Surgeon
General Wyinan.
This hospital contains oiic thousand
beds ami was fitted ui' f"i- tin- troops
stationed at Newport News last sum?
mer, only n small portion of It litis
ever been used. Tin- Secretary told
General wymau to call on ihe War De?
partment for anything that it had or
was wanted and it would be furnished
al oneo without regard lo rcgumtlnhs
or rules. The Secretary said thill Sur?
geon Ganerul Wyma.n sit mid lie assist?
ed In every way in denting with tho
epidemic.
FORTRESS MONRl ?E.
The following order iVas Issued by the
War Department to-day:
"Commanding General,
Depart meni of t he Kasi.
Governor's Island, N. V.!
"The presence of yellow r iver having
been officially re.-ted at the Soldiers'
Home. Hampton, Va.. ihe Secretary of
War directs that you give orders for
the Immediate movement of the gar?
rison at Fort Monroe to Homo plai-e of
safety, somewhere on the Northern
roast, to be HCleclcd by you. Two corns
missioned nfllcers and not leas than
twenty men will be bit in charge or
the post, if there are immunes In the
command they will be given preference.
Acknowledge receipt ami report action
taken.
' II. C. C< ?RHIN,
"Adjutiiht-General." !
The Mnrlnc llospltnl Service lo-day
hurried a number of surgeons to
Hampton and vicinity.
Dr. Waadln, of tin- Marine Hospital
Service, is already al Hampton, and is
detailed as the ex perl at tie- Home. Dr.
.1. II. White l- ft Washington this morn?
ing, ami will be on duty nuUdde. Drs.
c. I*. VVcrtcnbnker, Frank Donaldson
Farquhnr, Pettus and McClintic will be
distributed llirnugh Newport News.;
Phoebus, and other nearby points as;
occasion requires. Surgeon General
Wyman lias Hol y. t decided whether he
will ^i> to Hampton, but will <!o so if
there Is any need of his services.
GENESIS i IF THE Till ?UTILE.
The olllccra of the Marine llospltnl
Service refuse to speculate on Hie ?en
??sis of the epidemic, but it is ? morally
believed to have originated in some Of
the ?bore dives in Phoebus, and ? ises
are looked for iherc: Arrangi ml nta
are already made to throw quarantine
lines around any place where the dls
case shows Itself outside the Home.
The Washington health oliice was n"
tlfled about dnyllghi this morning of
the Hampton outbreak. 1'hu morning
boat from Old Po.n; was inspected, but
no passengers detained. The trains will
also be watched. Tharo Is a detention
settlement of cottages on the Eastern
branch which was utilized during the
recent smallpox outbreak. This is be. i
Ing overhauled receive any suspei is
who arc detected by the Washington
aulhorilli m.
Tho troops at Fori Monroe consist of
three batteries! of the Fourth Artillery,
together with the hi idqunrters of that
regiment, all under command of Colonel
F. L. Gunther. The batteries liiere ale,
G. N, and 0.
OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION.
Surgeon-t lenernl Sternbcrg has re?
ceived the following from Lieutenant
Colonel deWitt:
"Fort Monroe. Va.. July 31.
"Surgoon?G.cncral, i'. s. a.,
"Washington:
"At I 0'ClOCk p. in. yesterday. Surgeon
PettllS, I'. S. Marine Hospital Service,
quarantine office/, officially stai.-s that
yellow fever was at National Soldiers'
Home, Hampton: thirty-four cases,
with s'.x deaths. Commanding ofllcer
took Immediate measures for quaran?
tine. Surgeon Pettus states Surgeon
General Marine Hospital Service was
not Hied yesterday afternoon.
? IleWiTT, Surgeon."
AP..MY OFFICIALS ON GROUND.
Adjutant General Cor bin and Major
Johnston, assistant adjutant general,
were at Fort Monroe yesterday and
were present when Surgeon Polttia
made his report to Lieut- nan Colonel
deWitt regarding the outbreak of yel?
low fever at the Soldiers' Home.
HOW IT ORIGINATKI >.
General Corbin says that one theory
of the way In which the fever might
have- been brought to the Home is that
tine of^the soldiers recciUly visited
S.u.Mag.i. lie rcturueds'ine time since
suffering; with what the physicians
thought t.> lie dengue. It seems it- was
no! until tit.' Inmates >?(" the Home be?
gan to die that (he disease was discov?
ered t? be > < How fever. General Cor
blh says there Is liol the least ques?
tion about the character of the disease,
physicians who \t-er? present at the
post-mortem on sdirie of the victims <lc
during that yellow fever was surely 1
present. /
According to advices received at the
War Department to-day liiere have
been n total of forty cases, six of whom
have tlied.
Stinte.in Pettus. through General Cor
bin. b-as requested Surgeon General
Sternberg to send him such expert Im?
mune yellow fever surgeons as he can
II ml. '
The Marine Hospital officials are as
louhded at the presence of yellow fever
in that locality.
Speaking of the situation General
Steinberg said to-day:
??The matter of doming with the epi?
demic will be entirely In the hands of
the Marine Hospital Service, but of
course we shall c6-< pernte in any way
possible. 1 shall ask to have a yellow
rever expert sent to Fortress Mohr ic
for the protection Of the army inter?
ests there."
LAT15It INFI IRMATU N.
Washington, July ill.?The latest offi?
cial advices received up to S o'clock to?
night show a total of thirty-seven case.,:
! mid seven deaths from yellow fever all
the Sobliers' Home at Hampton, Vit.
one new cose occurred nt the Home
t.-day. Thus far the disease lias b -eii
confined lo the Hume, but all surround?
ing towns at.- excited and a vigorous
quarantine is being maintained. Doc?
tor WnSdln, of the Marine llrspilnl Ser?
vice, Is in charge rtf affairs at Hampton,
and is working in co-upcrattoli with I he
local boards of health; lie hits
strengthened the cordon about the town
of l?ho bus. which he reports ici in very:
bad sanitary condition. The fnei that
only one new case appeared to-day Is
en. amagim; to lhe officials here, who
are taking every ineuBure t<> prevent a
spread of the disease; They fool that
the t.K t that the affected locality is
in lite h.m.ls of tb.- Government ami
under one management will lie of great
value in dealing with lhe scourge and
enable better results lo he obtained
than whei.jddomlos break out in
commercial places.
NORFOLK NOT IN DANGER. |
Already a number of inquiries have
'. been received by Doctor VVymali from
I quarantine officers throughout lhe
j United States asking whether they shall
! impose a maritime quarantine against
Norfolk. He has replied that there ap?
pears to be itO necessity tor such re?
striction In the ease of either Norfolk
or Newport News.
Dr. Wnsdiii's official report of his ex?
amination i>r existing conditions n 1 the
Soldiers' Home reached Dr. Wymun to
, day. it is dated yesterday and notes
the fuel that th" doctor hits Boon nil
the . uses of suspected disenses at lhe
? Home, in sums up the history of the
' contagion as followh:
FIRST APPEARANCE OF DISEASE
"Early in July an 'old soldier' enter
j ed the Home for a short rest, and soon
afterword appeared at the tlispi usury.
' where be informell the physician in
charge thai he w~ns bttl recently from
Santiago via a transport to a Northern
port; thence he started for Manila via
I San Francisco, heal his way to lhe
I Home ,ui a freight train ami entered
with bis hugguge. lie complained of
dumb chills and fever and ivih pre?
scribed for. lie mingled freely with
the Inmnten of the Home and a nhori
time ago dlsni ? ared. From ibis ns
a possible cause the outbreak is as fol?
lows: Preceding Friday* the l'Isi insl..
I hero bad been noticed nothing i f a
suspicions nature. The weekly death
rale wns as usual. Hul on lhe 21-1 and
?JiM there hecnnic ill during the night
with .d'Mfp. or?I. ; -. i hill, mid?ie.Mii ?
fever, some eight or teii Inmates, men
usually in g md health. These seizures,
although noted ns peculiar, bad oven
stoned mi alarm until nboui Th?rs lay,
the 27th. wheh a death occurred, the
man becoming distinctly yellow some
time prior to dentil. Oil or n boh I the
same dny another one died wlthnui hav?
ing attracted particular attention. He
also turned quite yellow. Autopsies
v.. :.. it. bi oh both by resident patholo?
gist. H Whs then or a little later that
the telegram was sent yon. asking for
tin ? Xpert. I found there was 3.500 in?
mates and that thirty-live had beetl
taken .in since lhe 21st."'
BATTLE V/ITH FILIPINOS.
AMERICANS WIN ANOTHER VIC
Tt iKY AT CA LAMRA.
(By Telegraph to Vlrgtntan-Pllot.)
Manila. July I'd. ft'60 p. nt.?After
concentrating Iheir forces for jwo days,
the Filipinos yesterday morning attack?
ed Ciilnmbu. the town on Lnguna da
Hay. capture.1 by General Hall Wed?
nesday. The engagement lasted an
hour and the Filipinos were driven off,
? arrylng away their dead -and wound?
ed. The Americans lost two men kill?
ed and six wounded.
A company of the Sixth Infantry,
commanded by Captain Simpson, lias
bad no < in ..unter at HannlnyHOS, on the
west coast of the island of Negros, with
a rebel fordo. The latter lost IS men
killed. Tin re were llo casualties on the
American side.
SAILED FOR HOME.
Tho United States transport Grant
sailed for the United States to-day.
having ..it board IM of the Idaho regi?
ment, .".in of the Not iii Dakota regiment
-and 27t of the Wyoming regiment.
REPI ?RT < IF oVIS.
Washing! .:!, July HI.?General Otis'
report t ? the War Department of the
efforts of the Filipinos to re-take <'a
Inmbn. chronicled in the news dis?
patches, follows:
"Manila. July HI.
"Adjutant-General, Washington:
"Insurgents in considerable force ap?
peared vicinity Calamba yesterday;
were punished and driven off by Hall.
Our casualties one killed, seven wound?
ed. Captain Simpson, Sixth infantry,
struck robber band Negros. ,twenty*
eighth instant, killing nineteen. N
casualties.
I "OTIS."
ALGER MAKES
A STATEMENT
Reply io Criticisms Made in the
Public Press.
SELECTION CF OFFICERS
'?'lau Itcllrlut SoiTPInrj' Sujs 'Mint Ilm
Umti Majority or ouicor? in Vui?
liuircr Ariuy ?.Vera Appointed l?y
Uuviruuri null Iba I'reii?lsut nuil
llo nlnda CuiniHiriitlvoly li'tt-lho
London TlltlaV Mim-niei?i I'ulse.
(Uy Telegraph to Virgini.-.n-Filot.)
Washington, July 31.?One of the last
official acta of Secretary Algert who to?
morrow will relinquish his portfolio,
was to prepare a statelheht covering
several matters regarding tho conduct
of tit" war. which have been the sub?
ject "f criticism in the public press,
particularly with reference i" the ap?
pointment "f stall olllcers in the volun?
teer army.
Tin-: st.\tk.mi:nt.
"I nm led to make the following slate
ments on account of the many crltl
eisms which have I? en made by the
public press, ami especially oil account
Of a recent article whiCIl appeared In
the London Tijiies containing nssertidhs
which have no foundation in truth.
"At the commencement of the wir
witli Spain ami for several years prior
I to that time, the regular army consist
I of ability, ami in most instances the
[ military ,.:\:, . cither in iliO rojiujar
army or a statu orgahixtttidh of tl>e n|i?
pikant add hoi infrequently in t??>tii.
These certificates showed that eAeh bite
was as well quail (led for the position
, he bought and to which he wua ap?
pointed as could !>?? possible Mr men in
i civil life :n tili? country.
Nl'M BEI* I'!- OFFICERS AP
P< HNTED.
"Of the number appointed there were,
for Instance, major generalis, of
whom Hi were taken lr.<m the regular
army and 7 from < Ivll life, of these
seven nil but bhc were graduates of
West Point Military Academy, and all
had distinguished "themselves in com?
mand during tie civil war. 01 brigadier
generals there were 102 appointed, fit?
froin the regular urniy ami 30 from civil
life. Those from civil lite had all seen
service duiiiiLt th - i Ivll war or on our
Western frontier, and all had proved
I themselves competent to command.
I PRESIDENT MADE APPOINT
M ENTS.
"Ii has been stated; ami repented
many times, that the Secretary of War
made these appointments, when the
truth is that very few were made upon
his recommendation, although he
caused the entii" list, with the rccoin
{inCndatlohs, to be compiled ami placed
liefere the President for his selection.
I would be only too clad to have had
the honor to have made these appoint?
ment*. No better, m> more loyal or
patriotic set of men as a whole ever
I served their country and their nppolnt
: inenls were fl credit itoj only to the up
pointing power, bui to the country they
served. There were exceptions, but
that could hoi have been foreseen, in
every walk of life men are found who
cannot miry out successfully the work
ihev hnve undertaken.
APPOINTMENTS P.V Al.CKU.
"There wer,, three regiments of cav?
alry, the olllcers of ? hieb wire ap?
pointed by the Secretary of War. Col
onel Leonard Wood, now -a brigadier
general and commanding the depart?
ments of Santiago and Puerto Principe,
was one of these. Colonel (Irlgsby and
Colonel Torrey. both good officers, were
RICHMOND NEWS
AND GOSSIP
The City Quarantines Against
Hampton, Phoebus and Old Point.
MOVEMENTS OF TRAINS
Mr. Wnllirr *>V. Taylor Itnn U?er by
?jocoiuotlve nitd Killed ?Aenbnitirtl
Air I.lni' Extrusion*--I Dpt. l'n;r
Met'aMy Sne? street Knitwnj to.
-ThoUoforiiDr Will Attend Mute
llnr Association Meeting.
(Special to Virginian-Pilot.)
Richmond! Va., July 31. -Information
1 rcgardirig the existence1 of yellow fever
at Hampton was first received In
Richmond by Governor Tyler Sunday
night. At 10i30 o'clock he received the
; following telegram from the health offl
: ctH" Of Newport News:
"Newport News. Vn.,
"July 30, IM?'.?.
"Governor J. H?ge Tyler, Richmond,
y?.: I
"Thirty cases yellow fever diagnosed
S.'Idlers' Home. Three de.Hhs to-day.
Authorities quarantined tins evening.
No i ascs outside Home. Origin prob
nbly old soldier. Write fu.iy Lo-mor
i row.
"SAMUEL W. IIORSON."
The Governor nt one.- railed up Mhy
I or Taylor niid informed him of tie con?
tents' of the telegram ami gttvo the
ADJUTANT GENERAL AXLINE, WHO COMMANDS THE TROOTS IN CLEVELAND.
I od of only 2?,000 Ineli, w'lth the mini-1
! mum number of officers prescribed by
i law. Tho sil nation can be partially ap- ;
predated when ii is remembered that]
i within Rixty days after the declaration'
of war the sirei^gth of the army was!
1 increased to 2i5,0u0 mi n. and everything
for the etitiipmenl Of this Breul force, I
Including clothing, tents, transporta?
tion, medical supplies, camps and camp j
equlppage, and all thai pertains to
equipping nu army for service had to he
manufactured, transported and distri?
buted for use.
SKI.Ki !T10N i >F OFFICERS.
"Fran the statement referred to the;
public mighl be led lo believe that the
volunteer army was officered by men
selected through political Influence by
the Secretory of War by special faVorl
and without any regard to fitness for;
the duties they wore to perform. As i.-r i
well known, the volunteer forces* with!
(he exception of three regiments of
engineers, three regiments of cavalry
ami ten regiments of immune infantry,
was made up of regiments from the
various State?, the officers if which
were all appointed exclusively by the
Governors of the respective States from
which lhe regiments came, and any
officer found unfitted for service and'
discharged was replaced by nnother in
the same manner. 'I'll.- President had
im v.ace or control in the mutter.
THE AGGREGATE FORCE;
"The returns of lhe volunteer army;
Show that in August. 1898, there were
^'?t.l'II enlisted men ami vt.v". officers mi
those regiments. This, with the regu?
lar army recruited up to the war
strength, made an aggregate force of
about 27?.oon officers and men. The vol?
unteer officers appointed by the pies-'
Idenl numbered, all told, l.d?l of this'
number ill were taken from the reg?
ular army, and .MM fr.un civil life. The
'scarcity of regimental oil!-eis in the
regular service, owing to appointments
in tile volunteers, special recruiting and
mustering details had so reduced their
number that to have taken a larger
for service with the volunteers would
Itaye seriously impaired the efficiency
Of the regular regiments. For a little
ov. r a thousand appointments triads, by
the President, the number of applica?
tions was over 25,000, and each appil-j
I cation was accompanied by a certificate I
I lie other1 two. There were three reg?
iments i<r engineers, the colonels ot
which were all graduates of the Mili?
tary Academy, and m>t Only iIn* ollteers
Inn tin- enlisted men werd selected with
?a view i" their special Illness, ami In
tnosl instances upon the recommenda?
tions of tlie colonels themselves, ami
all proved most efficient.
"There were also ten regiments of lin
inurle Infantry, of whose colonels eight
were graduates <>r the Military Acad?
emy, ami were Bolecled for special 111 ?
ness to cOtumnnd, and the short time
these regiments were in ScrViCe, de?
veloped remarkable efficiency.
KX PKNDITURES.
"Criticisms :is to the amounts und
methods of expenditures which cotild
imply th,. wrong or careless use of
money were also made by the London
Times. This charge is false. So far as
tin- conduct of the service was concern?
ed, no person with any knowledge of
the facts can ever charge truthfully,
ami no one can ever show ihn; a dollar
was misappropriated, stolen or embez
tled. The records are an mien book,
and 1 will he glad to have them riiridly
examined ami ask my successor to open
these accounts to the country when?
ever prop. rly called for, in order that
the entire truth may be known.
? It. A. ALOER,
' Secretary of War."
"Washington. D. C, .Inly 31, 1SP9."
soiled by Meelrle rnrrenta.
illy Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.)
New York. .Inly Ml.?L uis PUll?rsoll
and Michael McDonald, bolh mttrder
eis. Were put to death by electricity in
Sing Sin? prison to-day. Pullorson, a
colored man. was taken to the olei ?!'.??
chair at 8:21) and a current of 1,720
volts was turned on at 8:22. Alter
seconds he was declared to he dead by
attending physicians.
McDonald was put lo death it S: 12.
a current of 1.710 volts being turned on
at that time and continued for 65 s
onds. McDonald's body resisted the
electric current more than any other
rnah put to deatli In Sing Sing. It look
10 s< >!.'.?> longer to kill him that it did
Pullerson.
Khmc Information to tiic Mayor of Pe?
tersburg Ho 11 i? -? 1 t.> gel Mayor .1.mu?
st. of Norfolk, (?? the 'photic to im?
part tlie news to him, hut was unsuc?
cessful. The Governor also called up
Dr. Pntlius A. Irving^ Bccretnry of the i
state Hoard of Health, anil lo formed ?>f
the contents of tin- tclegrunti
Early this morning i?r. Irving ended
a meeting of the board, at which were
present besides himself, Drs. Lnnd?h
it Edwards ami Hugh IJ Taylor, the
members fr?ih this city. The necessity
of taking steps tu prevent 111 ?? Infection
reaching tins city was fully realised,
and as a result of the meeting tin- board
declared a quarantine against Hamp?
ton. Phoebus ami Old Polllt. Tho boar.I
sent out imtio.? to Chesapeake ami Ohio
Hallway officials, ordering then! to run '
no trains beyond Newport News from
the West
Dr. Oppenhelincr, the Richmond
Health Officer, declared a quarantine
against the foregoing places. Dr. Op
penhelnter does not think there is any!
probability whatever of the disease ap?
pearing in this city.
RUN OVER AND KILLED.
Walkt r W Taylor, now of Newport
News. ?as run over by a tender and
killed nt tin- Chesapeake ami Ohio sta?
tion in this city yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Taylor whs employed as a painter
In the ship-yard al Newport News. His,
family live nl 2021 East Main street nildl
Mr. Taylm t ame up as often ns possi?
ble on Saturday evening. Vestordny bed
was late in leaving home and got lo
lhe station Just as Ihn 3:48 train was
backing out. Stories as to tht? way in
which the accident happened are some?
what conflicting, but as nearly as .an
be ascertained! Mr. Taylor came
Ihr tigh the station running.
He strtn k one oil tin pillars which
imports the sheil ami reboundedi falling
under (he tender of the engine. The
wheels rah over his right l"g. tutting it;
off near the hip. Mr. Taylor was re ?
moved to the AlmshouBc, where he died
lust night shortly after 6 O'l lock.
S. A. L. EXTENSIONS.
President .lohn Skelton William?, of,
the Sea boa I'd Air Line, is hack in Rich?
mond to-day. lie IVas In New Vprk hn
business the latter pari of list week.:
Mr. Williame .-said Iw had. '?>! -miML*..tO'
give out except that the business >>c the
railroad lines of which he Is president j
Is rapidly Inert asing. A big order tor
ears h is just been placed with the
shops at AmerlouS, Oa. The Work on
the link to connect the St/abd'ard sy??
tem with t!ie Florida. Central ami IV
hlnsuinr at Columbia, S. C is tar ad
vaneed. The companies have taken
possession of Sidney Park in Columbia,
Which was acquired from thai city.
Mr. Kenefcck, who is the manage! to*
the general contractors for the build?
itjfjt of the Richmond. Petersbu .. and
Carolina road, is In Richmond to-day.
He reports that the work is progressing
in a most fiat is factory manner all along
the finite.
CAPTAIN M/CARTY SUES.
In the Law and Equity com- to-day]
suit was brought by cap:. Page Mo j
Carty against the Richmond Railway
and Electric Company for $2.000 dam?
ages, The action grows en; of an In
Jury revolved by the plaintiff on the I
company's line.
BREVITIES.
Win. O; P.llklnton, who shot and kill?
ed State Serin tor Whi. M. Flanagan,
was in the city to-day. He Is lo iking
very well. His ease will coihe up be?
fore tin' grand jury at the August
term of Powhntan county Court next
Monday. It is thought the trial will
be postponed Until September.
Governor Tyler will leave to-hiorrow
to attend the session of the Slate
I5.tr Association at Hot Springs.
the philippine war.
SENATOR BURROW'S SAYS IT WILL
JEOPARDIZE REPUBLICAN
SUCCESS.
O'.y Telegraph to Virgihiah-PIloL)
Washington, .inly 31.- Senator Bur?
rows, of Mlchlgahi in an interview with
?a l'osi reporter this afternoon, said:
"It is my judgtm nt that it the war in
the Philippines is still in progress next
year and the' end is not then in Bight,
the situation will b.- to the disadvant?
age of the Republican party. The only
hop,, for the patty and countryf l
might add. Is in it speedy chance of
conditions in the Philippines. Unless
the war in the Philippines speedily ends
it will become -an important poltlcal
factor, and its continuance will make
the outlook for Republican success uh
I certain, to say the least.
"If l eonid have my way, we would
have simply token n coaling station or
.1 base of supplies in the Island of
Luzon, we would inn have paid penny
to Spain, ami we would have our foot?
hold in the Eust without the sacrifice
of life und money. 1 believe in Unding
new markets for our people, who .are
the gr?test producers the. world bus
ever known, and the Orient doubtless
offers a great opportunity. No one yet
knows what possibilities tire to be af?
forded by Chilin, Which seems now to
be staggering to her fall. If there is to
!)?? a great development In that direc?
tion. 1 certainly* want the Culled states
to have n share, A tin- same time We
must not overlook the tact thai w.- may
run counter a I any moment to Eng?
land. France or Germany, nnd I believe
that England, now apparently so
friendly, will strike us at the moment
we cross bet threshold. More than this,
1 say frankly that if our participation
in the Eastern trade is to be purchased
at the cost of an Indefinite war in the
Philippines, WO will pay a very large
price for what we receive"
admiral sampson sues.
hi-: Libels the Spanish
CttUlSER MAitlA TERESA.
(By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.)
Washington) July 31. Bear Admiral
William t. Sampson has tiled a suit in
.jiua-rfupn m--corn i --r nw- ui-nrict. iiiitt^
Ing the Spanish vessel of war. Maria
Teresa, and miscellaneous stores and
supplies captured upon In r. and other
Spanish war V?SSels. In IPs suit be
claims that in his own behalf, and also
In tint behalf Of all tit- olliecrs and en?
listed men t>f the United States haval
force who took p.irt in the haval en
gngemeitl off Santiago, Cuba, on j'tily
3, 1898, and in captures made sulvs --
quettt thereto, and also so far as he
is by law permilt-d on behalf of the
United States, he brings this libel
Sgainsl all persons claiming any Inter?
est in the prize property.
Admiral Sampson says that the :!
of the United states was acting under
ids Immediate command as commander
in chief; that Commodore Wlnlleld s.
Schley was the commanding otlleer of
a division of tin- Heel under his orders
and Captain FreHch I-:. Chadwl k w as
licit cnutnlu or chief of staff, lie
enumerates the vessels composing the
fleet. He recites the capture of the
Spanish V'eSSI Is. and says that the cap?
tured property has been, or win be sur?
veyed, appraised and inventoried, add?
ing: "Tills will show that the Teresa
was worth $;oi>,000 over and above the
cost of recovery.
ranoolph-niacon college.
DR. JAS A. DUNCAN ELECTED TO
Tin-'. Presidency.
(By Telegraph to Vlrgtninn-Pllot.)
Richmond, Vri., July 31.?Rev. I>r.
James; A. Duncan, of the Holston c->n
ference and located at knoxville, Tenn-j
was to-nicht elected president of Ran?
dolph-Mn< II College, to succeed T>r. J.
A. Kern, resigned. Rev. Or. w. ta i: i
wards, of the Virginia Cohfershce, was
elected to Ho- < hair cd' moral philosophy
and Biblical literature, the trustees
having decided to separate tlte chair
from the presidency.
Colonel Unit Dentl,
(By Telegraph to VlrglniAb-Pllot.)
Buckingham, n C., July 31.? Colonel
II. ?'. Wail, member of the State House
n't' Representatives from this county,
died at Blowing Hock this mornittsr. He
was sick With ptieumOnla for only two
or three days. Ills remains will reach
here to-m?rrow night and be burled
Wednesday. He was one of our' iuoa
useful ami bout beloved cltlztsns. :,,v
whole county mourn3 his leas...
PRECAUTIONARY
MEASURESTAKEN
Norfolk Authorities Act on the
News From Hampton,
NODANCER APPREHENDED
- , :|
The Bonrd or llcnltlt Wove* Promplljr
nml Meeting? or Official Rodle? At
Iii? Three Vi'lte? or the Port Air*
Held to Armus* for Active too
il|iernitan in Proventlns tbe Iiis?
co?ic l rum Reaching iicre.
Intelligence was received in this city *?
Sunday night about !) o'clock that y?\- |
i >u tevci had made its Appearance In,
tin Soldiers' Herne at Hampton. Seve- 3
tal members of the Hoard of Healthy ;
.ltd other city officials were at once no?
tified, and at 10:30 t.Vloek a meeting .
of the Hoard oC Health was convened
for the purpose of taking prompt ac?
tion to bar out the disease.
At the meeting were Or. C. F. New
bill. Dr. McCormictt, Dr. Hiddlck-, oE
nii Board or Health: MV. N. Beaman.
Mr It. Henry Jones. Holt. William A}
Young. Judge Thomas 11. WillcOx and
Captalri of Police Prince.
The probability of the yellow fever s
spreading to other points was discuss* -.
id. and ii was decided that stringenc
? <t ? t; should be taken at once to keep
down tlv> possibility of the lever reach-.;
Ins Norfolk.
The follow ing resolution wits adopted':,
? The public is notified that until l'ur
tlier orders a strict quarantine i.s here
h> de lared against old Point, Phoebu&v |
Hampton arid Newport News.
In order to carry out the resolution, 1
the board ordered that two tugboats be 9
h i -.1 lo do patrol duty along tin? coast.
Tics patrol of the coast began at 4*3|
o'clock Monday morning, with the pa* ,|
troi boats in charge or three meh from,
the police department. . dfx
An officer of tbe board was instructed A;
to leave early yesterday morning for;Si
Newport News and prevent any local I
passenger traffic from that place.
The board, before adjourning, decided
to call a meeting to convene yesterday ",;
morning of the Norfolk. Portsmouth)":*
Berkl v and Norfolk county health and I
quarantine authorities, together with ,,
the transportation agents of the city.
THE OFFICIALS' NIEEt/iN?i
This meeting was convened yesterday
morning at w o'clock. It was pre-alded ?
over by Iii?. Honor, Mayor C. Brooks ?
Johnston, and there were present the I
following:
Drs. Neu bill. Chiles. McCormh-k and
Hlddick. of the Hoard of Health: Police !
Commissioner T. 11. Willoox, Messrsu
N. Beaman and TazotVell Taylor, of the
Finance Committee of the Councils; |
Health Olheer Shepherd, Mr. J. D. HoC
helmer, chairman of the Street, Sewer ,;
and Drain Board; Btnte Quarantine Of- ;
Heer F. s. Hope, of Portsmouth) and
his assistant; Dr. Ab x Hatten, of Ports?
mouth: t.'hlef of Police Wiser, Captnlh.
It. P. Loy.lll, of the State Quarantine
Bonrd; Dr. .1. F. Lynch. Messrs. M. C*
; Keeling ami \V. W. Robertson, of the
, Berkley Council; Dr. F. M. Morgan,
Health Officer of Berkley! Henlth offi?
cer Hanco.k. of Norfolk county; Mr.
M. B. i 'row ?-Ii, of the Old Dominion
Steamship Company; Mr. It. H. Wright,
? ?!' Meli hatuV mid?Miner?' Trans?
port 11 Ion Coirtpahy; Mr. E. T. Lamb, of
the Southern Rn?wny: Mr. Key Comp- |
ton. of the Bay Line: Mr. John A. Cp
: siitir, of the Chesapeake and Ohio Uail
, way. and others.
Quarantine Officer Hope. Or. Lynch, '
; Captain H P. LoyAll, of the State
Quarantine Board; Health Olheer H-.m
co U. of Norfolk county; Mayor John?
ston and others spoke.
Dr. Lynch) a yellow fever expert, fol
I'owed Dr. Hope, and was outspoken In
? Iv ? i y of applying heroic measures
to shltl ."ii the fever froth Norfolk. He |
sii l there should be an nbsolnte prn
hlbitioil of nil travel from infected
points, and passengers coming into the
; l'liy Who WillllOt give clean health bills
should be placed under detention for lb.
d lys. 11c urged the strong necessity of
getting the city in the cleanliest eon
. dltlo'n possible. He thought $:>0,000
?!i -iii.l be spent If necessary.
TIM: .MINT MEETING'S ACTION.
Following this general conference woe)
a Joint meeting of the Board of Health,
the Finance Committee of the Councils, ;
the Street, s-w-r and Drain.Board, and
the Board of Police Commissioners.
The state Quarantine Board was ask
cd to take charge of all patrol boats
and inspect all trains and steamers.
Tli ' transportation companies werO
requested to employ physicians to in?
spect all incoming trains and steamers.
The Street. Sewer and Drain Board,
was directed to increase its force.
Dr. New-bill was appointed from tho
I! iard of Health to co-operate with tho
Si ite authorities In quarantine mat?
ters. ?
Tiie Rrambleton and Atlantic City
Local Hoards of Improvement were re
quested to place their wards In as thor
ough sanitary condition as possible.
(Continued on Page Two.)
CLASSIFICATION OF NliWS,
BY DEPARTMENTS.
I Tele eraoli News?Paee I.
Local News?Pact's I, 2, } and tS,
I Editorial -Pane 4.
i Virginia News?Paee 6.
! North Carolina News?Page 7.
Portsmouth News? Paees Sand .6
The World of Sport--Page ft,
Berkley NeVv.V? Pije 0 .
Markets?Page 8.
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