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The age-herald., 1899-04-09
Local Staple Groceries

Local Staple Groceries F,our-Best patent, s4.2594.5O; straieh+ $3S5@4.1o. Soffee-Green 9@111ac; Arbuckles mack. oees. s1o.SO; Lovering's packages, s10S0: Iv- o1,s packages, $9.S0. Iard-61Ac.
 Clear rib sides-59sc. Molasses-Centrifugal, 15G25c; sugar house 2Od35c.
 Rice-51k@619c. Corn-Mixed 49c white. 50c. Corn-Mixed 51c; white 53c. Pearl meal-SSc. cream meal-92c. Hay-Choce timothy, ST; No. 1, s16: No 2, $155O; cloer mixed, $15. Mixed oats-39c; white. 42c. Rran-Mixed, $15.50; pure wheat, $1700 Cotton seed meal, $1S.o0.
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
New Orleans Cotton Marl,e.

New Orleans, April 8.-Cotton, steady; sales, 3,2OO ordinary, 4c; good ordinary. 43k low middling, 1-16; middling, 11-16; good mddling, 5-16;; middling, fair, 6 13-16; re- ceipts, 2,S74 stock, 367 ,264.
 Consolidated: Receipts net 11,1O4; ex- ports to Great Britain, 1865; Continents 10, SAP; stock, 775, POI.
 Cotton futures dull. April, 5.61 bid May, 5.65@5.66 June, 5.71@572; July, 5.72m5.73; August, 56Sa5.70; September, 56Sd5.70;; oc- tober, 5.67@56S; November, 567Q5.6S; De- cember. 5.69&s5. 70.
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Dry Goods

New York, April S.-The week closed with a weak market generally in dry goods. Sales of prints in both fancy and staple lines indifferent, but prices well upheld. Ginghams scarce and firm. Cotton dress fabrics and woolens and worsted dress goods for fall in steady request for fair quantities Mems wear woolens quiet Print cloths quiet but steady. Cott 1n yarns dull and irregular. Worsted yarns quiet but steady.
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
Meeting of Volunteers

The Jefferson Volunteers will have 6itesp the regular monthly muster-ins at tHei armory tomorrow night t5%
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
Articles Opening H ghestI LowestI Closing
Cash auotations: Flour. winter patents

Cash quOtatOnS: F1Our, Winter patents, $S.5Od3.60; straits, $32Od3.30; clears $3.00m 9.1O; spring specials, @.1Oa42S; patents $9:20 @3.60; straits. $2.90131O; brokers, B. 2.2042. 40 wheat. 65c07Oc; No. red, 72c@74c; No. ? corn, 3i12c; No. ? oats, 27e@27Ac; No. 2 white 3Ocn30i&c; Mo- 3 white, 29c430c; No. seed, $l.19i5; new $1221a; prime timothy seed, 2.3O; mess pork, per barrel, $9.2Oa92 25; lard, per 100 pounds. $52712a5.30; short ribs sides aoose) 45eMS5c; dry salted shoulders (boxed), 4asc141sc; short clear sides (boxed), $4 95m5. .O5; whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gallon. $1.26; sugars cut, loaf, S5;S93; Granulated, $5.33; No. yellow corn, 34%iu 35c. -
 On the produce exchange today the but ter market was firm; creameries, l4cQ2Oc dairy, 111acd1Sc; eggs steady, fresh, 1lAG 12c; cheese steady, 11a4M1212.
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
Local Stocks and Bonds
Frnits and Producc
Local Cotton Market 5lbc.

Frnits and Produce Butter-Elgin. 221ka25c; dairy No 1, ooc: dairy No ?, 15c country 121sc; cooking 1oc Potatoes-Irish, BOG. Potatoes-Sweet, soc. Iemons-Choice, $2.751S.25. Poultry-Hens, BOG; fries, 15Q2Oc; ducks. zoe; geese, BOG. Eggs-s@1oc.
 Florida oranges-None in city. Apples-None in city
The age-herald., 1899-04-09

Give me a call and inspect my stock of horses and mules before you buy and save money, Geo. G. Phillips.
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
BONDS

Tinted States new As, registered 1904 United States new 4s, coupon, .130A United States 2s.... .......... ............ yshs United States 5s, registered .....I4
 United States 5s, coupon, .....n4
 Alabama, class A...... ...........nO
 Alabama, class B..... ......... ...!.....llo Alabama class Co.,. ...... .............lOO
 Louisiana new consols s................ .lO94 North Carolina 4s....... ................l0f
 Tennessee new settlement 3s............ e9
 Virginia Centuries.... ........ ........... Si1s Virginia Centuries deferred.... ......... 9h
The age-herald., 1899-04-09

New York, April Monumental Adver- tiser5s London financial telegram: |, The markets here were quiet. and frmer
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-02

'i business relations between them had
been severed This fact. he avcrrcd,
would not influences him to give Mr..
Noonan an unfair deal. He had never
cheated 4 rnan in his life.
M defense put MIR. NooEan on tho
stand. Mr.. Nupnan frs, testified to
tn" ordering Of the coat by the COM
mittee and thu scn1inr af the first
loads ON the day when the trouble
started it was raining and muddy aud.
70 spare his teams. he decided 70 send
III" last Two tons in ,i1rcc loads He
personally told the janitor, Mr. Eonnar
and that there was still 500 pounds
coming to the city. telling him ii order
that he n7;chs hold the SLIPS un,ii The
balance Of the coal was sent. This. IS
VIII be seen. was II pos!tiv" cDntraaic-
ton q Ashbys testimony Oh this point
Mr.. Crawford. the companys book
keeper. testified to weighing the last
two :cads ana making . record or
their weight rs 1900 ant, 1900 pounds
respectively. Tie tickets however, IL
save trcuolc. We're made out io, 1000
pounds il being understood that an
ptHcr load was To 90 down TO make. III
the difference
NJ. 1rawforA's testimony Ma 4 SUB
stantial ana emphatic sullstanlia:ion 81
thai q Mr.. Eurn;n
There were o.il.r Witnesses ;yn, ;n:
tiiiSi !" less nlale:iai points /, was
Il peculiar fact That no one in Alr. Moo
mans office Knew ANYTHING of Inc
i'.@'yct'S rAnn" message referred :o
ABOVE. No on" in tie Office answered
the message. according TO The test,-
llpnN. anl no ono beard ;tny;hjner
about such i message.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-02
WIN f.nb I. cate II re.
The Richmond dispatch says:

The richmond I'ispalch says:
~ an; greatly Interested in the fu-
tirr q the eastern end Of Virginia.
said Judge r. NJ. McMu'lan Of AAd-
son courthouse ii MulDhy's last night.
i a!n on my way 70 Norfolk now. and
Will spard several days liz that cts, and
at Newport News. ] expect the Two 10
So2nc cay become a New YORK ana
Hr"okyi. In common With all Virgin
ii!nS ! am watching With great interest
the rapid strides Richmond is making
81 late. and also ike all good Virgin
inns, am greatly rcjoiced thcrcat'
Judge McMullan prcstlcS over the
comfy courts ~ Madison ana Greene
COUNTLESS. His son. Mi. G.. f. McMul-
Ian. came With him to Richmond He
IS promising young Lawyer. ana viii
lsl6Aahiy locate in Norfolk Or Newport
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-02
ANOTHER WALk=0UT
How Joe Woody Failed to Wait
for His Trial.
AfTEMP TED JAIL DELIVERY
Four Prisoners I" the Lock up Almost Dig
to Ere, dom Arrested on Serious
Charge. The Somnlerell Case.
PJlica Court Docket.


There VAS ano>her cool walSout in
police circles y4s.a,iay ,,so an q,
,,,.,,
~
he 'ilrst cas" vas that Of one JOG
W cooley q big black negro who Was al
rns,nt; ,r;,ursa,v nvanin,- ~, .,o.i,, =
!. ..,. i, =,
~ =. N''|!i''l+'h w. - itch''as Ior
r. !, ,I VIII. ,;,a,
4, -, :, L.. = = - s..~,' - ,
IL, nh -! ti,' ~ . ny ~,
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w.. i. .Iihar,,..Iy ,,9,rl;l ~, * ia ,nl,,,,
IN u:;ii"h ,yr,n fn,,r ~. ~. nttiers i, !
cl,,iir, 0tiicn,. y,irh,,,;s ~, ,ii,,,,,,ai,
IN iii vi,n,.n,,. s.,,.b w-.,. rn,.,I,,, ~
ins,i.uit1 mn Il wns ,,,,availino, III.
unno,. nn,el \ three ,,7.,r,l,s iail .an-
fence IN The s!,nak.
The second ease was ina; Of Paul
James Henry I,vr,, CHARLES Fjal,ls ana
to " HINES in ms lat.k-i;,, ;,N.,ifinr
Il heating.
Ia,S,. mon ~ SONS, means dug away
:, ln,,..n ,,,.tj,p ,f -, ,,-.,ii ,,,l., mo
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-02
f. ach.d the Maximum,

The train records show that II the
week ending November 25th lhn ear
movement reached the maximum. there
being received and forwarded at m
dianapoiiSs q total Of ~ S34 cars. -. ll3
being loaded, an increase Over the
week ending \ovemhe. 18th of o43r
over the corresponding week Of lS,S or
2.322 nver 1897 > ,t24; cves. 1896 iltc.
o. CT 1875, 2,?lS: over 1897. :, 93S.
MI Tie lines show an increased Load
- car movement as compared with
lS:tS. The nolth-anl- Souti: as We'll as ihe
cast and Vest lines. and transportation
!n=n say they naver have known bust
ness ~ move alorg NOR smoothly tlan
al present. Every car ana locomotive
in order, TO run IS in service and freislts
arc Being carried ut better rates than
1T any :Ialiod in ::cve"a! years. the
congestion " business at division points
ANA terminals is gradually being re-
!iaNed ana cars which have been de
!aEed at Atlantic coast POINTS ar. nt-
ing returned in much larger numbers
Most ~ these cars are loaded and there
never haS been q time in the history Of
ih- roads crossing Indiana in boln 6i-
r"ctipns when cars have been so ;nva-
Iiably inaAal; in fact. about the only
r;!lpty cars handled are coal cars. :"ose
~ ms stock cars now being loaded on
lhpil. return trims
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-02

We would Ike to inform our cnstc-
!ne:iS who were not able to obtain sit
,in%S ron photographs THANKSGIVING
Day owing to the rush. that we will be
pleased to accommodate them any day
inns week. Announcements for SittnSS
can DC made by calling Phone No. e;
Please bring children in morning vi
N.TENEtNT. HIGU-CL PHO
TOCKiI'HItk. 1o-l-ot
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-02
IL Was Capta,u ,;-,k.}.x

l'hr prCsS dispatches r"rpit the gal.
iilii landing ~ NiSnnn Of the marines
ana blu" jackets from the Oregon. I'M
i"l Captain Williams ana cap ain
"l"i7nIry".' The attcr is an error u
inc r;l1nic. IT should have read ''!:crkc-
10y. the gallant Captain being ran
hplnh berkeley. brother of captain
berkeley, of this t.itH
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-02
Own isaAi ifrtnac.

NJ man ever amounts to much inan-
clal!y until he owns real estate. Own
ing rca! estate in the right place has
made many 4 man rich. If you want
teal cslaEc al the right price and in
the right place the CCTIRE,IL REAL
EST ATE COMPANY are the people to
call On. NO. 1906 Washington avenue
l2-2-lt
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-02

70, q few days $3.50 viii buy one Of
lh,a iitfSl prominent corners on Chest
nut aNcnue. GoTrrEEI.L RE,AL I.,S-
| TATt. COMPANY, NJ. 27oG Washing.
~ AVENUE. 12-2-lt
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-02


The ease Of r. p. Sommerell :.lr
White man who is charged with cheek
flashing and obtaining money und>I
false prctnnScs, WAS called in the Po.it 8
Court Yesterday ana Continued until
next Tuesday. when, it is expected he
l1llce Nil! have all Of their evidence.
POLICE COURT DOCKET.
Following is Judge Browns docket
Yesterday:
MIS-. Mace ana Mrs. Wray. charged
With s'.as'ing chickens; bond Of sloo
for twelve months.
Henry Robinson drunk ana interior
rim" With an officer. 80.
Paul James, drunk and nuisance;
$i.3O.
Henry Eoya, &. ". James. drank;
$40.
Charles Field. vagrant dismissed.
Lee Ann Johnson, disordc.ly; con-
,!nurd one day.
Mrs. Z: J. Lindsay. peace warrant;
bond of $lGO for twelve months
=. J. Lindsay. and Joseph Ncis, rcar%
warrant; bond Of 500 for twelve
months
\. .. Hart, riding bike Oh siuewals,
$50 remittcl.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-02
The Reliable
Clotnier, Sheer and
Halter,
27i5 Washington Avenue.
Planes Tuned by Factory Tuner
lief PIar1OS
OF BALTIMORE. MD.
(Fcta bIiSha1 II 1oao>

Are furnished in San Domingo
Mahogany, Rosewood. Buried Walnut
and fancy hard wood cases. Every
piano contains their patent action resu-
lator, by which device all lost motion is
prevented when using the pedals, sn
improvement that appeals to the fioe
taste Of every student OF the psano.
1t is found in no other make. WAY 9at
get the best. Some OF the finest artists
in Norfolk, Hampton ana NGwpeRt
News give us their hearty recoExsRcmAa-
ton. JOHN ]. FOSTER, Hsana&@s.
Monticello Hotel. Norfolk. We.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-02
Decision Arrived at by Building
ard Supply Committee.
PAY FOR AMOUNT RECEIVED
Recommends That Inc Council R,imhursa
warwick Coal Company for Eighteen
Ionr, Which /, Les, Than Co. Claims
nna More Than Mayor Figures.

mend 70 the Council the payment 10 lh,.
Warwick e"al Company III 1,.;ge OIL
eighteen tons of coal--or for tWo tons
iess than the committee recommended
az me l:s, cpunci! meeting, when IN
matter was referred back to them Win
! !,l: ~ re-open the investigation
inns action being taken ut slle request
o. The mayor.
This decision is 4 peculiar one in a
certain respect, IN one Way. it seems
y" vndicl.e the WARWICK r.t,l com
lanE: in anG;ier waN, it Doesn't.
y Proper uidcrstaT ling ST tho situa-
lion cannot be arrived Al wi,hou; \, li.!cf
T'caIi'uiatl3n IF the circuMs ances
leading Up TO the Investigation al
though these circumstances are now
"s,i Known TO u1e puhlic:
oWlns 70 some error in advertising
.'E DIGS .2l' cnal :'l' the Cur. house.
~ arG c;.ei weather came IN j. found tlle
'uiialnE unsipn!ieI save in,' abous q
.nh 81 egai. "aiGh was IN the '''iicl-
room
aAl1.lnan stone. If lhe building ard
- 7'ildS ':liili!:tt"' gave Mi. j. il.
NooHin. Of the Warwick Goal ra!iylny
an order to, twenty tons 70 bridge owe:
ihe s,'a>e VIII n must ciaps" bGft+re ,o;;i
coy PC "bti'i!ls.! under .h@ regular
When al The cral was in hu, ~
llaus the f.tyo!. some one telling HIM
lhas me arts I'D nst look as though
, ,a,rS nert = 4u'l11s ~ ns,'< nle - 100
i,ou'tns 20 'ne ioau' y san an lnE&&,l-
:.i,,,,.,, Is la'sasured 1ne "Shses. tons
1 ,'t',r.u - haHs ne.'. l'l zee N IN.
n"i,tlms ,'In ioul'a y. agG"faif's - NJ
,y,,,. H., 4,, 80 i, - II
lls MA, - ,,i,.; ... . ~ - I.N''.
.ts,.ivnl =, !. s;.,lii, I',.; 10y - "''''
Then ;he last III, i,,.,,is w,r,, ,..,n5.1
and found ,n u. eh,,i., ubn,. ,}-,,,.,.
,lu.nred On tac n,,in I,ii. ,>'iSn ,yas
then weighed in harrols ny Mn C,,gnnar,
Of Monday ana t'onnartl. ara ,ile janitur
:Ashby, assisted BY llui mon Employed
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-25
FASHODA AND PRETORIA

From the Now York Press.
There is a marked contrast actively pres
ent in the worlds mind just now 1t is be-
tween Fashoda and Pretoria. 1t is between
two enemies of Great Britain in Africa The
great French republic and the little Boer re-
public hate the British empire with the
same hate for the same cause.-the growing
dominance of superior race in new con-
tinent. The French republic quietly evacu-
ates when the monitory lions paw is laid on
its shoulder. The Boer republic jumps
down the lions throat before he can fairly
open his jaws to grow
Under the circumstances one would sup
pose that the background was the place
which Gallo taste would suggest for Gallc
residence Yet the whole Paris press. head
ed by the staid Journal des Debats, is bark
ing the Infatuated Dutchmen on to their
doom. The French have a turn for conduct
of this sort but as its employmentais the
certain precursor of a challenge to mortal
combat, we leave it to Frenchmen to en-
DlOV il. 20
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-25
THE LESSONS OF DEWEY

From the Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
The youth of America should keep the
example of Dewey before their eyes and
impress the picture well upon their minds.
They can learn from it that every thing il
possible in a country like this, where the
individual must make or mar his own for
tune. They can learn from 1t that he wh)
is faithful over few things will be given
control over many. They can learn from
it that the world is always waiting for men
of serious thought and earnest effort, and
that spasmedic brilliancy avails not.
There are thousands of men who are en-
dowed with richer gifts than is Dewey
who never make their marks. Conscious Of
their own powers they abhor drudgery ami
painstaking and are always waiting for
opportunities to exploit themselves They
are looking for short roads to fame, for
Kohinoors, for great things that come sud-
denly and which are mastered without eff
fort. Foolish and futile, Character is the
basis of all success, and character is like
the coral reef, slow and painful Of build
ing but indestruotible when built.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-25

raign of Inc Beers they are forced to fight
in large numbers in the open, and thus Ear
they have not maintained their reputation
as marksmen. They have received more
punishment than they have inflicted.
The present invasion Of Natal will be
quickly checked when SIR Redvers Butler
and his forces arrive in South Africa. It
is believed that he desires Sir George
White to keep ihe Beers employed in Natal,
and that he will land at Port Elizabeth,
frem which point a railroad runs to Bloem-
fonte.n in tae Free State and to Pretoria.
On that line there is no pass in the Drak
the base of operations, it means uaat an
overwhelm.ng force is to be pushed into the
Free Safe and the Transvaal, taking all
the columns in Natal in the rear. General
Butler mas the choice of three lines-the
enc from Port Elizabeth, the one from
Dnrhan, and lsle one from Delagoa Bay.
The last-named is in Portuguese territory.
but it is believed an understanding as 20
its use by the British has been arrived at.
Within thirty days the Beers will doubtless
have an invfneible force Laundering in their
rear. tbs means mat trey must leave
Natal, and fght desperately for their homes
on their own territory. There will then De
no invasion of British territory-no boasts
or driving The British in the sea. TIE
Beers are simply endeavoring to win some
cheap glory in Natal before the enemy
arrives.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-25
Mr.. BRYAN at Home.

The week spent in Kentucky and Ohio
by the great democratic leader was indeed
a busy one He was met even at points
whore he was not scheduled to speak by
immense crowds. and was thus compelled
to speak from the rear of the train. And
no was induced even to leave the train in
order to speak at great meetings that de-
sired to greet him. During the week 1t is
said that he delivered fifty speeches. and
yet at the end of it, so great is his strength,
he showed no signs of fatigue.
He is now in Nebraska, his own state. and
all through the week and up to Saturday
night of next week he Will speak to the peo-
pie of Nebraska. The state is normally
publican Taking Mr.. Bryan out of it alto
gether, it would be as strongly republican
as is Iowa, which It adjoins. The republic
cans carried the state in 1888 by plurality
of 1853 votes. Aside from Mr.. Bryans
popularity and strength, 1t IS coed for $4,000
republican majority today. But Mr.. Bryan
secured in 1896 a plurality of 1&a76. votes
and the fusion ticket of last year carried
the state by a plurality of 2,721 votes. A
supreme court judge only is to be elected
this year, and Mr.. Bryan is supporting a
fusion ticket. The fusionists consist of
democrats, populists and silver republic
cans. The republicans are confident of
carrying the state chiefly because they car
ried the L gslature last year, and partly
because they think the war spirit has not
lost its vote-gettng influence.
Mr., Rryan will visit every part of the
state, and if he fails to bring OUTFIT anti
republican vote it will be tae first time ne
ever did. And yet the task is one that no
other man in the country would care to I'M
dertake. The Nebraska canvass is fully as
warm as that of Ohio or of Kentucky. 1t
is considered a part of the presidential
campaign, and is conducted on national
lines. The republicans have engaged some
of their best speakers. and on election night
news from Mr.. Bryans own state will be
eagerly awaited
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-25
A TIN ROOF SUPPLIED cANTEENs

From the Chattanooga Times. ~
This is bit of unwritten history con-
nected vita the fighting between the blue
and tlie gray around Chattanooga that will
prove of interest to our citizens. The infor-
nation was gained from conversation be-
tween couple of Confedecates during the
. Wilder reunion, and is to the effect that
while the confederates were in Chattanooga
they tore the tin roof off the union station
and converted it into canteens. When the
army reached Chattanooga. the soldiers
were herd up" for canteens. and there
was very little tin, it seems. to be had for
making these essentials for a soldiers
equipment. search was instituted for tin,
and the union station which was erected
in 1858 and covered with tin. was finally
sighted and fell a prey to the soldiers. The
roof was torn off and men were put to
work manufacturing canteenS
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-25
Beers Swarming in Natal.

/ The battle of Elandslaagite occurred on
the line of the railroad about five miles east
of G;encoe, and Glencoe Junction is again
threatened by an overwhelming force of
Beers. General Yule, an old Indian fighter,
is In command at Glencoe and Dundee. He
has perhaps 5000 troops. WITH which to
face 1900 Beers. led by General Jouoert
himself.
The Beers are striving to overwnelm the
British before achievements arrive. and
they may succeed in fooing them back 10
I.adysmipn, watch is tae British base of
supplies. 1t is an important strategic point
1t is about twenty-five miles from Glencoe
and about the same distance from Van
Reenan's Pass. 1t is in a position to be as
sal.ed by 1rarsvaal Beers and by Free
State Beers, tlhe former coming down from
l-a!ns's Mex. and the latter through Van
Reenan's Pass. Beyond a DOUBT the Beers
are trying to take Ladysmith, and make its
use against them as a base impossible.
These early engagements are very signif-
cant. THY SHOW that in spite of courage
the Beers are even now unmatched, be-
cause their artillery and cavalry are in
ferior. The battle Of Glencoe was won by
artiilery and in the battle at E!andslaac.te
each arm did its part. In the present cam
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-25
Bubonic Plague in America.

The filthy, undrained. hot and abominable
towns of South America are as open to bu-
bonic plague as oporto in Portugal, which
is as foul and crowded in every respect as a
town in the far east. The disease has
gained foothold in Oporto, and it has also
appeared a ASCENSION, Paraguay, and later
still at Santos, an important coffee port
near Rio Janelro. Either town is foul
enough, and the scale of living is low
enough to afford the disease a good field.
An epidemic of the disease lin South Amerl-
ca is not at all improbable Central Amer
lea and Mexico and Cuba and Porto Rico
may share it.
But rigid quarantine is to be establish
shore is to be isolated. and every vessel
from Santos will be closely inspected. Sur
geon General Wyman says vessel from
the infected district will be permitted to
land in this country unless it can show a
clean bill of health. He has no doubt of the
existence of the plague at Santos. In the
reported cases at that port the disease at
tackled the glands, and in twenty -four hours
the victims of it were dead. In all, eight
cases had occurred. The number of cases
at Asuncion is unknown. If the disease
reaches Rio Janelro it will be apt to spread
to all parts of Brazil, for all parts of that
vast country are in communication with the
capital.
1t is altogether unwise to say that the
plague cannot gain a foothold in Santiago,
Havana or New Orleans, for it certainly
can find in either one of the three towns
favorable conditions of development Sur
geon General Wyman is not, however
sleeping at his post, and his vigilance will
perhaps save us from the disgrace of enter
tanning in one year both the bubonic plague
and yellow fever Both are filth diseases.