Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-07-16

10 the American troops We're not the
Strictest measures adopted to prevent
intercourse.
1t is not doubted that General Shafter
has done all that is possible to prevent
close communication between the SOL
ders and the refugees for sanitary
reasons: but in his efforts to assist the
poor people he has been obliged to make
use of the quartermasters department
to deliver supplies to them. and from
the exposure thus resulting the IA cases
reported found their origin as the latest
dispatches say that nine of the cases
We're among the quartermaster's depart
ment employees and five among refugees
The cases are regarded as mild. The
promptness with which the sick men
have been isolated and the thorough
precautions adopted to secure for them
the best nursing and medicine, COM
bined with the improved methods of
treatment of fever that have been de-
veloped by the United States marine
hospital service and adopted by the
army. would seem to warrant the con-
fidence expressed by medical officers
here of the ability of the surgeons to
prevent any extension of the fever. The
presence in the camp of DR.. John Gui-
teras of the university of Pennsylvania,
one of the most famous yellow fever ex-
perts in the world. is an additional
source of confidence in the proper man
aGement of the situation.
ST. Louis. July 1.-THE Post Dis
patch is authority for the statement that
the st. Louis club has been sold to Ed
ward Becker, retired capitalist and
principal creditor of the club. who will
assume complete control. The terms
of the sale have not been made public.
President Muckenfuse said that Mr..
Becker will become president, Tim Hurst
will remain as manager and George
Munson. a sporting writer. will be asked
to accept the position of secretary and
official scorer, which he once filled with
credit.
Mr.. Becker announced that he is will
ing to spend $4,000 to better the clubs
condition. Efforts will be made to buy
Pitcher Corbett of Baltimore, for whom
$1,000 will be offered, and Stivetts of Bus-
ton to play first base.
The Pawtucket baseball team went
out of existence last night and all of
the players were paid in full today.
Bone will go to Syracuse, COughlin to
Wilkesbarre. News to Providence, Bue-
low to Detroit and Weisbesker to the
club of the New York State
league. Manager Whiting has received
an offer to manage the Rome. N. Y,
club, and should he accept the position
it is probable he will take McCafferty
with him. Beaumont is wanted by sew
eral clubs. including Pittsburg, New
York and Providence, but he has not as
yet decided where he will locate.
Washington, July 1.-THE disposition
of the prisoners of war held by General
Shafter is matter to which the presi-
dent and Secretary Alger have been
giving considerable attention. The put
ting of them aboard several of the
transports and sending them to Spain
has been discussed. TO forward them to
their native land would remove the pos
sibility of the men again taking arms
against the United States and would
re lieve General Shafter of burden
which he should not he compelled to
carry. Already he has enough refugees
on his hands to absorb all the ratons
which he can at this time spare.
According to the best information OBJ
tainable by the navy department there
has been no sign of contagious diseases
among the men ON any of the vessels of
Ileet, nor among the marines
at Guantanamo. the first of the Ameri-
can forces to land in Cuba. The ex-
emption of the latter from disease. al
though they have been camped out in
the tropics for over month, is un-
doubtedly attributable to the ability
Of the marine officers to enforce very
much stricter conditions upon their
men than are possible of observance
among volunteers and regular soldiers.
General Duffield. who is i'll in front of
Santiago, is down with the yellow f. YER
The dispatch to the war department an
his illness does not make this