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PreveRfing Yellow Fever. MOSQUITOES TO BE EX TERMINATED AS THE FIRST STEP. New Methods Adopted by the United States Health De? partment. Washington, April lt -Surgeon General Sternbarg has jost'given his approval, without reservation, to the report of the special board composed of Surgeons Seed, Carroll and Agra monte upon the "etiology of yellow fever,'* in which the conclusion was reached that the mosquito is respon eible for the transmission of this feli disease, Moreover, the medical department of the army is moving energetically to put into practical operation methods of treatment for the prevention of yellow fever, in? volving a radical reversal of existing methods, which form the basis of the report Today, Sargeon General Sternburg formally approved a circular prepar ed by Chief Surgeon Havard at Habana, with this endorsement : "In roy opinion the present state of our knowledge folly justifies the publication of this circular." The text of the circular whicb wii form the instructions for ali medical ofEcers io the army in treating fever is attached The general orders re ferred 'to nuder bead one provide for the liberal ose of coal oil to prevent the hatching out of mosquito eggs The circular says : "The recent experiments made in Habana by the medical department of the armj having proved that yel? low fever, like malarial fever, is con veyed chiefly, and probably exclu sively, by the bite of infected mos quitoes, important changes in the measures used for the prevention and 5- treatment of this disease haye become necessary "So far ae yellow fever is concern ed, infection of a room or building simply means that it contain infected mosquitoes, that is, mosquitoes which -have fed on yellow fever patients Disinfection, therefore, means the -employment of measures aimed at the ^destruction of these mosquitoes The most effective of these measures is fumigation, either with sulphur, formaldehyde or insect powder The " fumes of sulphur are the quickest and the most effective iasecticide, but are otherwise objectionable. For? maldehyde gas ie quite effective if the infected rooms are kept closed and sealed for two or three hours, j' The smoke of insect powder has also teen proved useful ; it readily stupe? fies mosquitoes, which drop to the *fioor and can be easily destroyed. ' The washing of walls, floors, ceil "iug3 and furniture with disinfectants is unnecessary "As it has been demonstrated that yellow fev^r cannot be conveyed by bedding, clothing, effects and bag gage, they need not be subject to any special disinfection Gare shoold.be taken, however, not to re move .them from the infecled rooms until after formaldehyde fumigation, so that they may not harbor any in fected mosquitoes "Medical officers taking care o yellow fever patients need not be isolated ; they can attend other patients and associate with non immunes with perfect safety to the garrison . Nurses and attendants taking care of yellow fever patients j shari remain ieoiated, so as to avoid any possible danger of their convey ing mosquitoes from patients to non immnnes "Ma'arial f*ver. like yellow fever, is-communicated by mosquito bites, and is jost as much o; ?n iufection disease and rfquires the same meas ores of protection against mosquitoes On ?b*> assumption that mosquitoes remain in the vicinity of their breed ing places, or never travel far. the presence of malarial fever at a post wou'd indicate want of proper care and diligence on the part of the eur geoii .-ind commanding officer Washington, April 17 -A pension of $8 a month today was granted to Mr? John C Breckinridge, widow cf the former vice president of the United States Mr Breckinridge was major of tbe Third Kentucky volun teers in the Mexican war The pen sion carries arrears amounting to $1 350 Mrs Breckinridge is 76 year? old An Unconquered Island. Oeba., [*iaod of Cebu. Philippine i= * '<!.?. April 16 -Jud?e Ta?t, presi? der;' of fbe Philippine commi?*ion, says tb r Mjfe Chapelle, tbe P*p>l de!egafe to ri) > Pailippne Island*, told bim that tba friar* w?re no; to retoro to the provine 'S, aad tba; only a suffisicot DCDber of them wer* now io Manila ro as: a* instructors io the coiiegoa. Tbis d?9oo*es of the troublesome "friar ques? tion ? Cebu ia the first island to be visited by tbe eetamission opon which tbe insurrection is still active It is unsafe to leave the city of Ceba without an armed escort Tbe delegates from the towns of the ia lao d who are oow bera are aoxioas for tbe establishment of a provincial government, which they believe would assist ia ending the ?nawflwtma in fla fr fl, Chinese Ready io Fight. Serious Results Feared Unless Allie? Scatter Them at Once. Pekin, April 17 -Trustworthy Chi nese report that troops io large numbers are cussing in the province of Shan Si near the frontier of the proviooe of Chi Li Well informed natives prophesy farther trouble. It is impossible to ascertain whether the court is playing a double game or its authority is iosuffi cient to prevent the Chinese generals acting in a manner likely to provoke hostilities. The fact for many months there bas been nothing in the shape of a de facto government favors the latter hypo? thesis. Probably a great deal will depend upon the Franco German expedition inflicting a severe defeat upon the Chi? nese who have transgressed the agree? ment by entering into th* sphere of the allies. If these offenders are thorough ly punished it is likely to produce a good effect. The palace of the empress, io habited by Count von Waldersee and his staff, was barned to the ground today Maj Gen Schwartzkopf, Count von Waldersee's chief of staff, bas disappeared. With the exception of the military papers, everything was destroyed GAMBLERS HELD UP. Robbers Go Through House, Taking all the Cash. Memphis, Tenn, April IT -Two men, with drawn revolvere, robbed Ben Marsh's gambling house early today. They spent three min otes in the place and secured over $3,000 No clue has been secured as ip their identity Marsh and his assistants were balancing the cash after the night's , play when the robbers rushed into the room A purse on the table ? contained $2,500 while Marsh held , $500 in bis hands Thh four men in , the room were ordered to lie on the ( floor or be killed. They quickly obeyed and the robbers snatched the , money in sight The the robbers , ordered Marsh and the others to ? stand up and went through their pockets The gamblers made no re , sistaoce as they were threatened , with instant death. Only a small j amount was found in the pockets of the victims and, covering the inmatee ? with revolvers, the robbers backed from the room and escaped. The Scandals in Manila. Manilla, April 16 -A oourt martial bas been convened and will meet tomor? row to try Lieut Frederick Boyer, who is charged with the embezzlement of commissary stores Capt Frederick J Barrows, of the 30th voluoteer infan try. who was arrested under similar charges, will be tried later A civilian camed Fletcher, accused of uolawful conversion of commissary stores, will be tried by the provost court tomorrow. Speakiog of the commissary scan dals, a prominent army offner said to the representative of the Associated Press that he bad every reason to b'i lieve that Col Woodruff, head of the commissary department of Maoiila, wse Bot implicated He said that Co! Woodruff was one of tbs ablest mer: in the service, asd that bis honesty wa? unquestioned. He asserted that Coi Woodruff was ignorant of the fact that Harold M Pitt, manager of Er?os & Co , 'he army contractors, Wis leasing him the house in which he lived for much le.-s rental than Pitt had paid therefor. Upon discovering this Co! Woodruff immediately vacated the j hoo*3 Pitt is alleged to have said [ that Capt Read, of the commissary de- ' partmeot, deceived Col Woodruff, who : thought Capt Read to be thoroughly honest The irregularities io commis sary matters were first attributed to Capt Read's unfamiliarity with com? missary work Col Woodruff was re luc'aot to Oelieve that frauds were being perpetrated, but the fact? dis? closed caused bim to give Capt Rsad a mest severe reprimand and to begin an icvc-s-igation which may involve, ac? cording to the prominent army officer previou8'v referred to, the examination of C*pt Davis, who wag the depot com sary before <>apt Read, but woo was ?cot home on *i,ck leave Compulsory Education. Jefferson City, Mo, April 16 -Gov Dockery has vetoed the compulsory edu catioo bill, entitled *'An act to enforce the constitutional right, of every ohild in the State to an eduoation; to provide for truant or parental schools and attend? ance of offijers io cities of 10,000 popu lation or more, and to prohibit the em? ployment of children during school hours." The governor said that the act inter? fered with the persontl rights of parents, and savored of paternalism on the part of tbe State Fayetteville, N. C., April 17 -The Fayetteville and Wilmington Steam? boat Company was organized here to? day. The capital stock i* $125.000 A line of steamers will be put on the Cape Fear River to ply between ~avstteviile and Wilmington. The Insurance Business. Figures Showing What Life Companies Are Doing in This State. Tbs offioial statement of the busings dooe in Sooth Carolioa dering the ysar 1900 by the life insurance companies lioeneed ro do business io the State was yesterday completed io the cffice of the comptroller general. The statement is a very complete one, made ap from the reports filed by the companies ss required by law The statement show* that the oem panie? reoeived in premiums the sam of $1,510,419 33, and the Mutual Life of New York heads the list in thisrespeo*, having collected $299,323 91 ; the New York Lre comiog next with $219,302 61, and the Eqoitab'e taking third plaoe with $187,172.98 The statement as to premiums shows a sur? prising increase in the business of small life companies. The total of the losses sustained bj all the companies doing nosiness in the State was $526,015 88. The heaviest losses were sustained by the Equitable, the amount being $99,371 The total of the new policies issued during the year is $12,423 313 25, and and the total of all policies carried ia this State on Dec 31 i? $53,304, 399 90 -The State, April 18. Reflections of a Bachelor. If she thought no one would hear, tbe average woman would talk baby talk to a oookroaoh When a man gets oaugbt io anythiog his first iostinoc is to lie out of it ; a woman's is to bave hysterios. The first sign that the honeymoon is over is wheo a woman begins to thick she likes to comb her husband's bead A woman feels terribly unhappy when she really wants to use a band kerchief and has only got her best lace Doe. witb ber You very seldom see a woman that bas the strength of mind not to get mad at a man when she bas bad to enersie right when be was telling ber some thing romantic. It's not very often vou find a mao's wife the bosom friend of the woman who thinks she bas a mission to help bim A meal to a man means a piece of meat aod a cigar ; to a woman it mears something new to talk about and a Buffy desert A mao's letters to a girl oever begin to be rea ly dangerous, till after be ge's too far aloog to bother with quoting po try in them -New York Pres?. Kansas City. Mo , April 15-Mr? Carrie Nation arrested yesterday charged with obstructing ?be stree*, was arraigned before Police Judge McAnley this morning, 6ned $500 and given until 6 o'clock this even ing to leave the city The judge warned Mrs Nation if she was found in the city after that hour she would be arrested and placed in jail She agreed to leave and 15 minutes later boarded a street car for Kansas City. Kas London. April 16 -A dispatch to the Reuter Telegram Company from Pekin, dated April 16, says that Gen Von Gyle, in command of 5 000 German and 3,000 French troops, is heading an expedition to attack Lin Hui Lu. who is within 120 miles of Pao Ting Fa. Liu's position is in? side the territory defined by Field Marshal von Wald^ee as the sphere of operation for the allies Liu has 10,000 men and has refused to retire, CASTOR! A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of i Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat? ient business conducto*? for MODERATE FEES. >OUR OFFICE is OPPOSITE U. S. PATEN ro*ricE< ?and ive can secure patent ia less time th?'S? ?huscj [remote from Washington. m # ? j Scad model, drawing or photo., r?th. descrip-j ?tion. Wc advise, if patentable or not, free of? (charge. Our fee not due till patent is secured. ? > A PAMPH LET, u HOW to Obtain Patents," with? ?cost of same in*the U. S. and foreign countries} (sent free. 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