Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-02
THE ALARM SUBSIDIES
CONFIDENCE IN MEASURES TAKEN
TO PREVENT SPREAD or FEVER.
TORPEDO-BOAT NEARLY COMPLETED
Progress of Harvesting Throughout
the United stntes-PersOnnI and
Postal Notes OF Interest-Recent
Patents.
Patents.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. August L.
(Special)-Ths alarm which existed here
yesterday in official as well as civil cir
Giles, consequent upon the announcement
or yellow-fever at the Soldiers Home,
near Hampton Va, has considerably
subsided. Surgeon-General wyman and
his staff are actively at work TO prevent
a spread OF the disease. aad TO stamp IL
out In the home. II possible. The belief
Is now entertained that it will certainly
be kept within the limits OF the home
precincts, and the present rigid quaran-
tine against Old Point. Phoebus, and
Hampton may be abandoned. Several re-.
assuring kilograms and long distance tele-
phone messages were received by Sur
geon-General Wyman from Governor T..
T. Woodhn. OF the Soldiers Home, to-
day. One OF them said: mo new cases
have developed here since yesterday
morning, and none have been reported
TO exist outside the home on the PENN
sula. But thirty cases have, from tho
outbreak OF the disease until the present,
developed, and the total number OF deaths
20 date Is seven. One OF these has oc-
CURED since the last report. Governor
Woodhn also said that II there was not
more alarm outside the walls OF the homs
than there was inside. the alarm would
soon subside.
AT the Navy Department II was not be-
lieyed that 1t would be neces sary TO order
away any Of the United States vessels
or crews or vessels now at the Norfolk
navy-yard, unless a much worse phase
or the disease should develop than exists
at present.
The torpedo-boat Bailey will be launch
ed at Morriss Heights. n. y. August fist.
Miss Bailey, daughter OF Rear-Admiral
Bailey, Will ofiiciate.
THE COUNTRY's HARVEST.
The Agricultural Departments record
OF the harvest throughout the United
States for July shows q satisfactory
crop. The harvest OF winter-wheat In
the South Atlantic and Gulf States was
light. large crop OF wheat was harvest
ed I'm California. The results I'm tho
southern districts Of Missouri and ILL.,
nois was fairly good A large quantity
OF grain Of good quality was realized In
Oklahoma. In the Central Illinois and
Lower Ohio valleys the yield WAS gene
rally light, but the quality was good
Where the condition OF the weather was
favorable In the Middle Atlantic States
the harvest continued. the early crop
being mostly In shock IN tho Central
valleys.
PERSONAL.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Seaton Nor
man is ordered 20 proceed TO Fort Mon
roe and report In person to the COM
handing officer for assignment 10 tenn
porary duty.
Mr. Charles Maurice Smith, formerly OF
Richmond. now prominent member OF
the District Bar. and family. left to-day
for Cape May. to spend the month OF
August.
Hon. Tazewel Elliott. Of Richmond.
was In the city yesterday. on private bus
mess.
Mr.. J. T. Anderson. OF the Tredegar
Iron-Works, was registered at the Me-
tropolitan to-day, and visited the general
Offices Of the Southern railway. on busi-
ness.
Messrs. +. C. Luppert. OF Winston. n.
C., and j. c. Walker. OF Virginia. are
at the Metropolitan.
Secretary Dunlop. OF the Richmond
Chamber OF Commerce. and Mr.. c. y.
Goodwin, the two forming a COMMITTEES
from the body named. were at the South
ern railway to-day In conference with
the traffic manager OF thai system in re-
gard TO rates.
T. S. Default, general freight agent;
Howard Royal assistant general freight
agent and former Nice-PreSident 6ui-
let. OF the Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company. and Traffic Manager Walker, OF
the old Dominion steamship Com
pany, are here In conference with other
officials
POSTAL
Foursh-class postmasters appointed to-
DAY are as follows: Mrs. Ida w. corbett.
vice O. w. Ferguson. removed. at Airing
tom. Alexandria county. Va; Mrs kads
Pisg. vice Rutiedge Carter. resigned, AZ
Dry Fork, Pittsylvania county. va;
James II. Gillian. vice james A. Parker.
removed, at Handsom. Southamptoo
county. Va; Mrs. y. H. Moses. vice b.
IL. Dawson. removed. at Level Run. Pitt.
syiyanla county. Va; and Arthur u
seay, vice A. j. seay. resigned. NJ
shores. Fiuvanna county. Va.
Those commissioned are Charles u.
Gurkin. Roanoke Rapids. N. c.. ana
George w. Bringle. Craven. N. &.
A new post-ofsice has been establishes
at Venus Ashe county. N. G.. with Al
fred L. Miller as postmaster.