The Mena star., 1898-10-12
Marine Hospital Dispatches Show
That Yellow Jack Is Steadily
Increasing in the South.
INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION TO MEET.
ington Next Monday-A Pension Sffice
Denial That Deafness and Rheumatism
Are Ignored Ia Claims for Pensions--A
National Naval Reserve.

Washington, Oct 1.-THE reports
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 to date to be
40 with 36 deaths since the epidemic
broke out Yellow fever was reported
to have occurred at Lake Charles, La,
in a dispatch from DIR. Edmond Shurs-
han, of New Orleans. At Franklin,
La, there are 2S 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, 15; Harriston, IA; making 55 in
all now under treatment; Ridgeland,
one; Warwood, six new eases, one
death; Oxford, one case. Camp Hut
ton, the new fever detention point at
Avondale, near New Orleans, with
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 aud nine civilians, the
latter being selected by the president
Il Il. Il, =
mission, holds the same position on
the senate labor committee, and of the
other four senators on the co mmission,
two Penrose and Mantle, are members
of the same body. OF the five 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
]. 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.
Washing ton, Oct. 1..-There has
been wide circulation given to the
story origiDa ating at the recent annual
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natl that ''the commissioners 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 adiudca-
tion of claims for pensions The COM
missioner of pensions states that there
has probably not been single work.
ing day passed since April /, 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.
i National Naval Reserve.
Washington, Oct. Ii. - Secretary
Long will present to congress propo-
sition to establish national naval re-
serve. The matter is receiving the at
tention of Capt. A. S. Crowninshield,
who will draft bill embodying the
secretary's views. The bill will pro-
vide that naval militia organizations
of the several states may be called into
active service in time of vynr either as
an organization or as individuals.
Capt. Crowninshield's plan also con-
templates the assignment to each state
reserve Of one or more officers as in
structors, and an inspection of the
several organizations at frequent
periods The government will furnish
ship for drill purposes and suitable
guns and ammunition for target prac-