The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-30
ON To CUBA IS THE CRY
Military Tactics Is the FavOrite
Study at Harvard.
DO NOT FEAR The FEVER
Powder Mill Men Are on the Lookout
Cor spEcs-A Man at Dawson CITY
Volunteers To Right AEhihst
spain-Rctired 0aeers Would Re
limo sish salary TO Serve Actively.


The Army medical authorities have
practically determined to inoculate with
yellow fever anti-toxin all United States
troops sent into the yellow fever districts
of Cuba This is to be done as prophy-
Tactic measure A large quantity Of the
recently-discovered yellow fever anti
toxin has already been purchased for the
,Ise of the medical branch of the United
States Army, and will be used as soon as
circumstances require II.
The prevention of yellow fever by the
use of a specific anti-toxin has passed be-
yond the experimental stage. The inves-
LEGATIONS of DIR. Doty, in New York CITY,
and of DR. SanarelI in Montevideo, re-
suited a year ago i'm the isolation of the
bacillus of yellow fever. This was follow
ed later by the discovery of prepared
serum which would destroy the bacillus.
Priority Of discovery is claimed by the
friends of both scientists, the preponder-
ance Of evidence seeming to be i'm favor of
the American bacteriologist.
The bacillus of yellow fever is rod
shaped organism, which can only be de-
tected by the highest powers OF micro
SCOPE objectives. The bacillus Is twice as
long as broad and possesses from four 10
eight vibrating hairs. which make IL very
active II is found in the blood and It's
sues of those suffering from yellow fever,
and can toe cultivated in gelatine or agar
agar in the same way as the bacillus OF
consumption.
Guns for the Coast.
Boston. Mass. Aoril Se.-The board Of
ton Ia
General Merritt has granted the use Of
heavy guns for Massachusetts forthca-
tions Other guns have been purchased
by the State. and locations on the coast
gre now being determined
The adjutant general announced today
that Lieutenant Weaver, United States
Army has received his detail as muster
.ng officer. Men will be called upon to
enlist and when regimenss are fun. Lieu
tenant Weaver will ask that the four reg
fmentS designated by Governor WOlcott
yesterday be called TO rendezvous at some
point Lieutenant Weaver will supply all
instructions and give the four colonies an
the information desired.
oRcrs 10 Fight.
Fighting has more attractions FOR
Clarence +. Miller than hunting gold in
she KIondiBe. He is a graduate Of The
Naval Academy. and at present is in the
TIonditle From Dawson he has offered
hi services to the Naval Engineer Corps.
Chars,. of Desertion Rem".cd.
The Committee on Military Affairs has
decided 10 erase the word 'deseruon
from the military record Of Carl r. ".
Stoue. who served in the Third Miscon-
sin Cavalry Volunteers during the late
war After all these years Stole wishes
ihe stigma removed and tells peculiar
story 10 account for the fact than he did
not return 10 his company after fur
Tough granted May Il. 1854 He saws that
zhe captain Of his company agree 20 let
his son Card f. ". Stole. ir-. serve IN
his stead and that the young man did
serve per agreement and gave up his life
for his country in a military HOSPITAL at
Little Rock Ark. According 10 Stolies
story he received word from his wife
that their house had burned down and
that she wished him 10 come back and
build another. Like an Obedient hus-
band he did so.
In SummOning up the case the com,
mittce says Of Stole.
The beneficiary in this bHl served his
country for two years and a half sJs-
Gained an injury in battle Of three broken
RIBS was in several engagements and
finally gave his son as a sacrifice i'm his
CoUntrYs cause. Therefore your commit
cd for
7aa.oao Volunteers.
Senator Lodge. who made careful in
ouiries at the War Department. has been
notified that between 100000 and 7oo.0o0
volunteers have offered their services to
the Government for the war with Spain
The desire to enlist has been even greater
than the officials had reason TO expect
il is believed in department and legis-
latiVe circles that if it were necessary
no less than 2 600, goo able-bOdied men could
be secured. but for the present at least
the Government will not accept the serv-
ices Of more than l25.000 volunteers-the
number called for by the President i'm
his proclamation last Saturday.
Artillery Moves.
Newport r. l.. April 29.-The Newport
artillery. including eighty men and four
officers. left here this morning for Fort
Adams. The company will be quarrered
in the barracks which were occupied by
light battery + before it started for
ChickamauEa. and the officers will oc-
cupy one Of the cottages vacated by the
Army officers.
Hibernian Volunteers
Danbury. Conn. April 30.-Every mem
Der Of Company c. Hibernian Rifles, be-
longing TO the First Regiment Of Connee-
ticut has volunteered his services to the
United States to fight against Spain. This
IL probably the only company in the State
of which every man has volunteered. The
company when called upon will respond
with eighty-four men.
Students at Arms.
Boston. April 30-Harvard students are
devoting all their spare time to drilling
and getting ready to go to the front At
tendance at the daily military drills 4
which has already reached 600 is increas- |
ing daily. An additional consignment of
800 rifles has just been secured from the
Government.
The class Of 80 took the initiative in
forming a company .in order to facilitate
the work of military instructions. Other
classes will follow the example at once.
The faculty is taking the deepest inter
est in the display of patriotism by the
students. Plans are under consideration
for a course of lectures on military
science for the rest of the year.
The students are anxious TO ascertain
President EliOt's views upon the advisa-
-biity of their enIisting. They want to
know what their standing I'm the college
will be if they should enlist for the war.
A petition. which has received large
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