The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-10-13
YELLOW FEVER REPORTS.
Marine Hospital Dispatches Show
That Yellow Jack Is Steadily
Increasing in the South.
INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION TO MEET.
The First Session VIII BE Held In Wash
ington Next Monday-A Pension once
Denial That Deafness and RhsumatIsm
Are Ignored In Claims for Pensions A
National Naval Reserve

| Washington, Oct 1.-The repor IS
to the marine hospital service to-day
show that yellow fever in the south is
steadily increasing. The officials state
the increase in the fever list is likely
| to be continued till cold weather sets
| in and this is thought still to be at
| least three weeks off In the region
most affected. The dispatches re-
ceived here report the total number of
| cases in Mississippi up 70 date to be
40 with SO deaths since the epidemic
broke out Yellow fever was reported
to have occurred at Lake Charles, La,
in = dispatch from DIR. Edmond Shurs-
han. of New Orleans. At Franklin.
La, there are IS new cases and no
deaths Following are the Mississippi
reports of new cases for to-day: Jack
son, two white cases, one negro, total,
three; Canton, four; Crystal Springs,
four; Madison, five white, ten negroes,
total, Is; Harriston. Il; making SIS in
all now under treatment; Ridgsland,
one; Warwood, six new cases, one
death; Oxford, one case. Camp Hut
ton. the new fever detention point at
Avondale, near New Orleans, with a
capacity of about 1000 patients, was
opened to-day.
Industrial Commission to Meet
Washington, Oct 1.-THE industrial
commission has been called to meet in
Washington next Monday. The COM
mission consists of FIVE senators, five
representatives. and nine civilians, the
latter being selected by the president
Senator Kyle, chairman of the COM
mission, holds the same position on
the senate labor committee, ard of the
other four senators on the co mmission,
two. Penrose and Mantle, are members
of the same body. OF the Ave repre-
sentatives, Gardner. Bell and Lorimer
are members of the house labor COM
mittee. The nine civilians selected
by the president are: Andrew L. Har-
ris, of Ohio; s. D. N. North, of Massa-
chusetts; Frank p. Sargent of Illinois;
Ellison A. Smythe, of South Carolina;
John NJ. Farquhar. of New York; Eu- |
gene d. Conger, of Michigan; Thomas |
W. Phillips, of Pennsylvania; Charles |
j. Harris of North Carolina, and NJ. |
d. Ratchford, of Indiana OF these,
two, Ratchford and Sargent, are taken |
from the ranks of labor, and Farquhar, |
years ago, was an active member of the |
International Typographical union
and has never lost his interest In the |
trades union movement
A Pension once Denial.
Washington. Oct 1:.-There has
been wide circulation given to the
story originating at the recent annual
of the G. A. R., at Cincin-
natl that 1.-The commissioner of pen
sions had called his chiefs together
and instructed them to disregard to-
tally every application based on deaf
ness and rheumatism in the adjudica-
ton of claims for pensions" The COM
missioner of pensions states that there
has probably not been a single work
ing day passed since April 1. 1897, that
there has not been certificates issued
for both deafness and rheumatism.
There has been no change in the laws,
therefore no change in the practice
during the present administration.
National Naval Reserve
Washington, Oct IL - Secretary
Long will present TO congress a propo-
'ition to establish q national naval re-
serve The matter is receiving the at
,ention of Capt A. y. Crowninshield,
who will draft bill embodying the
views The bill will pro-
ride that naval militia organizations
'I the several states may De called In to
active service in time of war either as
In organization or as individuals.
capt Crowninshield's plan also con-
the assignment to each state
reserve of one or more officers as in
'tructors, and an inspection of the
everal organizations at frequent
periods The government will furnish
/ ship for drill purposes and suitable
runs and ammunition for target prac-
ice.