New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-01
THE PASSING THRONG.

We neope I'm the South believe that we have CON
uuered yellow fever. and are no longer fearlui VI
an epidemic of it," said Dr. John Denham Palmer
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yester
YELLOW dav afternoon Or. Palmer Is
FEVER practising physician in Fernandina
NOT MICH F.s and took active part III
FEARED NOW fighting the yellow fever curing
the famous epidemic in Memphis IN
1875 In speaking Of his experiences at 'hat hi"e "e
said:
That was the worst epidemic OF yellow fever the
country has ever known. We buried over 20 per
cent OF our medical corps The Memphis
Jared worse than the other cities OF the South was
that the sa nj al sas het there any
tary arrangements. There wasn't sewer IN nv
reached stage OF decomposition which made them
admirable receptacles for germs or an KINDS: - =
seadoSs have ao changed Memphis now has
most improved methods OF sanitation and al
cieansed. The proper way to fight yellow fever Is
to keep the cities clean and then prevent disease
coming into them by rigid quarantine ms ~,
is Just what is being done now. 1t is a hard matter
for a suspicious to get past the quarantine ON
he said OF the officials Of the whole coast Even II
the fever should creep in there VII never De am
other epidemic such as the one Of 1875 because, WIN
the improved methods Of sanitation. IL could DC
stamped out before IT had an opportunity to spread
II don't believe in yellow fever seruins IN lact.
It has never been proved to my satisfaction ,I
sceptIca about them where yellow fever is con
cerned."
Robert NJ Hooper, who prior to 1896 was Vice
Consul General at Paris for eighteen consecutive
years and who Is now a resident Of the french
metropolis arrived in this city yes
EXPECTS terday on the Hamburg American
DREYFUSS Line steamship Patricia Mhen
CONVICTION seen later in the day at the HON
man House Mr.. Hooper said that
be had come over merely for the sea voyage. ana
would return next Saturday on the French liner La
Champagne. ,a
81 can contribute no news about the Dreyfus
question" he said but Of one thing the v worui
may be sure-that whatever happens tne rnS"' ~
Government is OF sound foundation ara ,h -
amply able to take care OF itself W ta.so. -. ond
mob ADMINISTRATIONS may be confidently expected o
The French peculiar people thoy VIII rIot
~ tho nrce of bread Is raised. ana they VIII ~.
II II IS lowered But the administration is tuly
nrepared TO handle any disturbances tna' ooou'
d,ir Vas nroven by the manner In when the cIo"us
re ban9ed AZ the Grand Prix. 1t is by no means
absolutely certain that Dreyfus will o. acqu nuno
or course II is one OF those things wntCH ua ~
he foretold by any human power but II ~ anerd
betting man | would lay my wager r. on sae DTevfus
oCnnttted than | am but there are very sersU lou,
doubts in mind a. to wh1'f tbnk ke was
Istake 10 nut the case into the hands OF the m'
tary tribunal
George s Long, a Democrat OF ONO. 'o'u r..
tor n the waldorf Astoria yesterday that III
,.ew o, the factonal differences in the Republican
party in Ohio he believed the Dem
orrrn fighting chahce VI
DEMOCRATS electng Governor
,,oDrrr+r ..The Democratic convention. he
said has been set for September
sord but w s Thomas the State chairman. Is
making every effort have II month carrier
So far as I have been able to Judge ms en ,rs
In ve met with the approval OF the party leaders.
Personally strongly in favor OF the cary uuo
because IT gives more time to WORK up ouI cam Am
Doi@r There doesn't seem be any doubt that
Samuel NJ Jones OF Toledo. will be the canddatte'
He is an antitrust man. and will poll large voie
I am not sure that he will win. but he VIII MAKE
a formidable onslaught agaihSWi tme home and
there is a strong tendency among the people OF the
state 10 Indorse his Administration For tnat
or year for the Republicans and feel that We
have good grounds for encouragement
David H. Hunt OF Cincinnati. a member Of the
firm Of Sosman. Lands & Hunt, the wel-known
theatrical managers. was at the Hoffman House
yesterday. He said that his firm
CHICAGO would open a theatre in Chicago
TASTE IN next fall.
AMUSE- Chicago cannot compare with
MENTS New-York as a theatrical town.
he said. "New-York will always be
the leading city in the Union In that respect at
least Thousands Of peop.e come here just to be
amused and it is surprising what harvest this
transient class makes for the theatrical men, The
Western people are more liberal spenders than the
Easterners. but they don't like to lay out as much
patrons Of Hight priced productions but they go
oftener 70 the cheap shows. think. however, that
the Westerners are more critical than their East
@ brethren Of cheap performances. In other
words they want to get the worth OF their money.
Performances that have had big run In the East
fall fiat the West. The vaudeville Is dying out
in our territory. IL sort of fad First there
was farce comedy; That died out entirely and was
replaced by vaudeville. and now II Is following
suit We intend run stock companies next
season. because We find that they pay better than
7 think Is toward "A higher grade of perfOrma >"