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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-29
BONDS
THE DAYS OPERATIONS N STOCKS

e.oot market operations again reflected de-
.-Aass n public interest II speculation Profess
s4oraI traders vera trcIin=1 - work for lower
r-soAs and n The absence = outside support
quotations made Sow progress toward 4 I'''er
1zveI II th= morning dealings. Declines. now
ever ware sn-aU ard IN most cases hey were
recovered before The close. afternoon traaing de-
geIo5.rg At Advancing tendency tHat !@tt maj
rrf-es 81 nAt gains II large nErH7@- u se>lTi-
ties n IL early dealings there vas 10 pres
sure # public liquidation. and there vas no
ten5ercy ar1Crz investors Or s1Ao- 'ators On
large margins 70 sell stocks save in cases where
.,o5 -r5A-z zrzr@ shown o. II cases Wh=re op@r-
s+o- -rA-a,g transferred -h=i- interest tronn one
s+ocL p another The Street vas not b@arish,
but II was disposed r. favor Z saggt1g tendency
On the taeorv hat the bull movement would n
erase u strength through The public buying
that would - attracted a. lower range u quo
tatto1s Current prices appear high 10 many
peoule who "a. = appreciate the improvement
that has taken pace IN actual values and tae-7
IS Therefore & certain amount q h@sitancy II
buying stocks a. ruling figures. II IS practically
certain. Ecweve-. thai prices Will eventually %
higher And the CHANCES are that peop.e |n,
are AFRAID 70 buy now WI take stocks when
quotations have advarc@d from Ten % twenty
points Four Per cent railroad stocks such as
:
ana n day VIII d7ub-.ess come when they will
sci IN q 81 per cent basis
The bull movement VIII gain IN force from
passing declines. and a. The present period Of
current speculation Moderate setback would
improve technical conditions and put new life
inco rae rlarEel Investment buying nil not b
turned INTO investment selling, however, and
traders Hhn are counting on an extensive
EQEiGatl1n IN stocks "a not likely 70 make
money our T their expectations. There = no
promise = market panic. because The condI-
fI6ls that provoke panic ara not factors Of the
situate Nl1fE market conditions DO not
favor repetition - th= disturbance that took
place .zst y@ac and TIE character q speCu.a-
ton does nj suggest t. coming q Z slump If
values London ues heavy seller in the .oca
market. nur after ina C.os= u the London tx
change ard removal % foreign selma
pressure hare Prices became firm and commits
sior houses put G1t more buying orders Buylus
Of the granger shares and hard coal issues fo
commission house account vas reported. Gen
era commission noEs@ business vas lighter thar
Il has been OF an day since the election anc
the market presented the usual characteristics
Incident - ante-hoIiday speculation Tnert
were some Wide fluctuations N q few stocks, du'
70 special causes and manipulation, but ta'
greater number Il price changes we're small
Good buying took place n Peoples Gas On tn
decline and IN all fn= recognized investment =
SUES Total sal=s were under 6Jo'sp shares
small days dealings compared WIKI recen
heavy trading
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-29

New-orieans-commercial. 81 discount; bank, par
San Francisco-Sfght Sc: telegraph. The Clncth-
narf-Between banks. SC premium; over the count
a- 80 premium Eoston-Par. &c and Sc premium
ChicsxePar. Chareston-Buyins. pa se Iiie
&c premium Savannah-Buylng; 5-loc sei''is'
1.1sc discount Kansas Ctty-Z5c discount
RANK CLEARINGS Newly rk - Excnanges'
ga di3 "a balances So ss3 rs Boston-kxcn
changes sIs.TS4 IA balances +sSsM bailiinoie
EXCHANGES. 81 2ns. s66, balances, $Sso,'9'-
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-Caii none -, -.
london 4G4i3 per cent Open market dlsc1-A'
for short bills +4is per cent; for long oiIs tpfs
nav cent Berlin discount rate, a. per cent Lo'
Z rec months bills per ce-t for short pills
In exchange on London. ~ marks 4? pIenlnts
81 IS exchsuse on London IS francs Il centlrneS
Paris discount rate, per cent 80,
FOREIGN sECURITIEs-Brttish cousotss' 4. 30 ~ =
,o- uoney as T-i6 for the account. spanish - rs
fo,Sor Ss1s French rentes 10 francs % cen
tin -. ~
.tI 1re- aoIisrs SOC Bar silver in London closed
II q u-l6d. .
y 81 Buenos Ayres. 81. 30 Rome. ao2le.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-29

MONEY MARkET,-The money market showed a
lighter demand and an easier tone in rates. Rates
for three 70 six months =. Per cent on IS per
cent Of industrfais and 70 ~ per cent for four
70 six months on collateral consisting OF all divi-
dend railroad stocks Rates ) per cent for all
dates exclusively industrial security collateral
The Sub-Treasury continues to gain from the locaI
banks general collections. which keep W to the
average. while the disbursements are light. Prime
mercantile paper IS In good demand to AZ per
cent, with the greater part of the business the
higher figure The supply OF choice paper continues
moderate Rates for actual business follow: Cal
rate 3i4d3iz per cent. Time money. &G4iz per CEN
for sixty days and three months IA q4.z per cenf
for four months and t1zQ5 per for six months
on railroad collateral Commercial paper 4a5 pei
cent for three. four and six months for the best
names. and above for names well known
FOREIGN EXCHANGE. Market firm Actna
closing rates follow
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WALL STREET AND EYCH4NGrs

r'Hr''N IRADlNG.-London dealt on both
SIDES Of the account selling on balance ahon, % nn
sAaTes large amount Of Southern Pacific va.
sold for long account vas
LOAN QJoTATIONs.-Loan quotations were
<4'e"s'l common and preferred. Chicago RurI,nr
ION ana quincy Missouri Pacific New-York Con
rAl' Northwestern Northern Pacific preferrsd
hFaQlhe hrst preferred Rock Island s, PAN
Mon Paehc common and preferred M,rba,,ar
D'i'"ar- ard Hudson Southern Railway preferred
l-or's'lIIe and Nashville, Baltimore and Ohio com
Nlo'' Federal Steel common and American stee,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-29
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

Business in unlisted securities yesterday was
more active than on Tuesday, and prices closed
\. decided Improvement. Standard OIL was prom-
nent selling at 7f7q750 new record price Gen
eraI Carriage active at 51sas gain OF n per
cent Consolidated Equipment was strong ana on
large transactions advanced from Ia TO Is storage
Power In good demand and rose from ia 20
1s1a. Pennington Coal and Coke held nrm al q
Pump common quiet; 100 shares sold at 81 A
rise OF q per cent. British Columbia Copper ad-
vanced from % To 2011 Union Typewriter made A
gain Of 2 points. selling 25lzn3S
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-29
SECURITIES LISTED

The following securities have heen added To the
Stock Exchange list:
mortgage per cent gold coupon bonds of 1885
ma king total listed $3.50 900 $}9so0p additional
uniTving ard rcfunding mortgage I per cent bonds
OF l9es making total listed Sc 0S06o0 OF the St.
ouis Iron Mountain and Southern Railway; 500
0S additional consolidated mortgage ; per cent
bonds Il 1915. making total listed Sl6 70o 90 the
Central % Georgia Railroad SS5 Con- 1rst mort gage
pr cent sold eounon bonds of l9iS, Of the Rich-
nt M and Mccklenbure Railroad: 81 40. 00) addi-
tinnaI per cent -benture stock making total
listed $50 $1,000, OF tho Chicago Great Western
Railway Company.
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AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London. Nov. o. p u--The market for Amer
can securities vas heavy and generally lower
Final prices follow AtchIson. 4j7s, Canadian Pa
cifc. sss4; -. PAU 1912. Illinois Central l2S2:
Louisville and Nashville. s51s: Union Pacific pre-
fsrred, ~. New-York Central, l45; Erie. 49,
Pennsylvania =. Reading lli.; Erie first preferred
~; Northern Patio preferred. s4a4 Grand Trunk
Ga and Anaconda. 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-29

RAILROAD BOEDS-Market strong. Total sales
amounted par value 70 S402s so against 3055 -
On Tuesday. The heaviest dealings were in the
ltch;son issues. Baltimore and Ohio IS Baltimore
ard OHIO Southwestern Division $50 Central Of
Georgia s.. lst and q incomes Chesap eake and
Ohio AZ. Chicago and Alton 312s Erie Ist general
IS. Hooking a.Iey lst -, Missouri, Kansas and
Texas "a Is Norfolk and Western As Northern
Psci1c = and IS ETa:irg general IS 81 Lou!i an ]
Iron Mountain general IS - Louis and Iron Noun
tain IS s. Louis Southwestern Ist and IDS South
Pacific Is, Southern Fsat.yCav Isl IS -rCn p
cifc 4s and Wabash debenture Bs
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HEAVY NET EARNINGS

Railroads reporting fcI October show rule
large increases in gross and net earnings COM
pared with the same time year ago Union Pacific
Increased net S95,l97; St Paul $3.50. ST Louis
md san Francisco. SlO3,S6; Atchison >2S2. COS:
Wabash. SO 0S1 Chesapeake and Ohio Sl9a. 2SS;
Southern Railway. s75524. and Alabama Great
Southern $l.644. Readings earnings for all COM
ps MES decreased in net 81 232. 09s
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FERRY COMPANIES

Biyn ? LIST Con Sc. 1913 $50
do stock .---.-..----.-..
Hob F LIST mtg Sc. 1915
- Y & { r Ferry Co stock
10 lst mtg Sc. 1873 -.
ny a HF LIST gn nz IS 1919
d. stock .--.--. --..
NJ 4 NJ 2 ist mtg - iats
lO-h&23d s p ist ung 81. 1910
Union r % y b y 4p e.
Do s. ..--- 1880. -.--.-
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VI. x. AND T. PREFERRED

Missouri. Kansas and Texas preferred was
bought yesterday the large increases in gross
earnings recently shown by the company amount
ing 10 $4,000 In October, and showing equally
largo increase so far this month II is one OF the
few preferred railroad stocks that has not yer had
n marked
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reported from Washington sa21 ,+51; internal reve
nue. receipts S3ls 497: miscellaneous receipts go
s74 Total receipts for the day. S2255s33: expendI
lures g 5000 Receipts for the month date,
81 re .292 expenditures, E8 $500 excess Of re
ceipts <.II4392 Receipts for fiscal year 70 date
82fl 453 7o2 expenditures s23o37 30; of
cepts slI077. $50. Receipts Of National hank
for redemption, S3S2,736
UB-TREASCRY.-The Sub-Trsasury debt
or 70 the Clearing House S5-5559
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LIGHTER SHARE TRADING.
PRICES CLOSE STRONGER.
EARLY DEALINGS AT DECLINING VALUES
MONEY AND EXCHANGE
STOCKS

Closing prices yesterday Of the principal active
securtttes and let changes from Tuesdays final
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-29
COLORADO SPRINGS STOCKS.

CLOSING quotations on the Colorado Springs Mn
Ing x Exchange. furnished by William = Bon
bright x Co Of Colorado Springs
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GAS COMPANIES

NEW YORK

The foilog-f-- ss-,lrf-ias gr-ra =-f+ -s--.-4-- .
.--.,- - 49,. -. -1' 81
a'''''''' | ~ i'i- i'-' 80 S4iHsrr n
Adrian y AEjsr =
- p-' e-fcai ~ 'T~'-shf
D0flS' - p -T fr--- 14f 1915 I----
Nav 4n1 %---7---
81 90 Manhattan fts.VsE fl-l-- ---z-. ..7--4
mortgage a. r-f- -.-5 AZ -@- .-.
A2-A az
ia" r-.'-' z~
a.
9.N-- --t.-7 ,-.- -'---i- l---17-.- 81
= ~ra7S- 's-1fl1Hi1 F-.- '7------ 7-z~r --H-,
~ s13TAS German trrs-.-7- Ea-< -.
90 s-s-7F A11sft-4r Tobacco
'a--@d l7s
Sc shares Howard ( C1-.-. i-a
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Bankers pos rates were

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE-Domestic exchange
on Eew-york follows at the places named:
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FURNISHED by @ F rockingham No. % Brosd-s'i
ACTIVE STOCKS

INACTIVE STOCKS.
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BOSTON STOCKS.
CHICAGO STOCKS.

CFurni-h'd BY walk'F Brothers. 10 Il RF'aa"'7'-
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THE FEDERAL TREASURY.

Washington Nov. 28-Th4 condition Of the Treas
ury divisions Of Issue and redemption AT the b.
ginning Of business to-day was follows:
RESERVE FUND
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THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS
GOVERNMENT BOHDc.-Marke. steady Final
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RAILROAD BONDS.

BANK STOCKS.
,Feqorred by Clinton Gilbert. No. wan-st)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-29

The following securities we're =o'5 yesterday \,
auction - 'he N-w-Tor< Pea E-=-a-e Salaz--l-,
~ Adrian n Muller & Srr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-29

Gross income S-Ho ~
From which deduct rental Of leased and op-
Grated roads interest funded debt,
,rus,s faxe< etS ..-............. I55.SOi
The sun., 1900-12-23

an army may bc required TO prevent an
sntl-Britlsh revolution IN that country.
All Of these rislts could be avoided II
England would offer the Beers reasonably
generous terms. including. ~ course, uni
versal smne.ty
We learn by telegram that tho New
Zealand Government haa volunteered 10 aend
another contingent 20 South Africa Would
tho New Zealand Government. whlch
represents tho most democratic element
that has ever acquired power In British
dependency. desire 'ts troops TO be used
not only against foreign state. but also
for the suppression Of rebellion In the
Cape Colony itscf' Would II send soldiers
90 put down q rising In Austrnhn Would
the Australian Commonwealth combine
with the mother country 20 eNtngulsh
an insurrecton in French Canada' VIII
all tho self governing Colonies act upon the
assumption that In dispute he'weeh
England and one OF themselves, the mother
country must be right? Or do they really
hold that every one OF them has the InoT'i
right TO assert complete independence
whenever IL shall wish so 20 do' Ia II
iudoious for England 20 force Tlch qnes-
,!ons home?
The sun., 1900-12-23
Plymouth and Proyincetown.

This year and many previous years the
New England Sociesies of various cities
have celebrated the so-c;.lled landing Of
the Pilgrims at Plymouth. Dec. II. iO2o.
q. 5. A rock preserved under "a canopy
on Puddle Dock. Plymouth. is regarded
with afeotonate venerauon by great
many persons and il visited by swarms
Of new Pilgrims. The facts Of history
count for little against cherished senti-
mentalitcs. and probably Plymouth Rock.
situated on Mrs. HEMANs's e.ern and rock
bound coast will continue to do business
for ages; and the New England Societies
will eat good dinners Oh Forefathers'
Day and think tenderly of the day when
the breaking waves dashed high. a most
mauspiclous day. save in poetry. for land
ing on a rock. which is not at all the kind
of landing place which Pilgrims or other
anxious persons in boats are in the habit of
hUoK.ag for.
Many attempts have been made TO cor
reot the misoonoepuon tbA& Plymouth
The sun., 1900-12-23
was the nrs, and only original pilgrim land

was the nrs' and only original Pilgrim land
ing plaoe. only the other day Mr.. CpARLrs
". FsIr Of tho Worcester society Of An
tiquIty read paper on pilgrim History
on Cape Cod IIe reclted tho vel-knowh
facts that tho MayHower sighted Cape
Cod Nov Q. 1920, q, n, and that aftcr steer
ing south with tho WOW ~ reaching New
York or New Jersey. she turned back and
came into Pfovincotown hafbor Nov. H.
or three exploring parties sent out. tho
expedition ~ ten Pilgrims and eight soa-
men. who left tho Maynowrr In a shaDop
and reached Plymouth Dco. II, o s.. and
Dec. 81. y :. was the last. Not plymouth
but Proy.ncctown "a tho real first stag" OF
tho Maynower party. While tho May
flower was entering provincetown harbor
fprty-ons Pilgrims signed tho Compact
or Constitution OF Government and elected
JoHS CARVER Governor and then the
Pilgrims landed at Provincetown. the
glory of which has been f1lched by
Plymouth. At provincetown. too. PrKE-
GHfSE WHITE. tho first child Of English
parents born in New England. made his
appearance.
According To- Mr.. FELT. an Inscription
In Boston state House places the May
flower AT Plymouth four days before she
arrived and dateo Salem four years after
1t was settled" II such inaccuracies are
accepted in Massachusetts, 1t Is small won-
der il aftcr-dinner orators at banquets Of
New England Societies do not pry too
deeply into tho facts. A long series Of
orators has been heard at Plymouth. The
romantic tradition Is too firmly estab-
lished there TO be shaken. But remember
when you go TO Puddle Dock and have a
thrill. that the thrill belongs to Province
town. which stil awaits a monument to
commemorate the first landing place Of
tho Pilgrims.
The sun., 1900-12-23
t'br,,tmas Carts In Fulton Street.

To rHr EpIroR OF THE suH-sh. Two or
three months since tho city legislature passed an
ordinanc. which was signed By the Mayor excluding
the pushcart men from Fulton street, much to the
.n.i,rsctlon OF the tenants and owners Of property
on that street Tho law into effect a, on &C.
thus making Fulton street a perfect paradise COM
pared to It's former condition.
Blocks OF horses and trucks had become ,hinrs
@, the pact, and everybody concerned in the welfare
of IN. street blealed a sreat sigh OF relief. Now
vha, has happened Why, the cart1 returned q week
or more sgo In spite OF the law, but presumably
with the consent Of the city oficG whose business
II ia 10 regulate such matters. This new invasion
1. gross outrage upon tie nghx Of property owners
and tr.r tenants and IL !s pity that The man abo,s
Isfrtf.d to who mas permitted the ordnance 20 he
nus violated cannot be reached IN some way and
coinp.Ilrd hefearer BY whatever means might be
considered proper. to respect TIE viii of the peopl,
Such action the part OF Official Ia at least cal
culat.I to cause him 70 be charged with ntsrestrd
motives. II Il said. however, that the violation az
t6. Law 10 10 extend ttl Jan s neIt Many peopIs
on Fulton .uest are suspicious Of this and srr In
ciined TO believe that the fakirs have come 10 stay
II 90, then what & NICK
FULTON ST.. Dec. "a.
The sun., 1900-12-23

explanation Of tho Presidents refusal 70
Sign tho wilson Tariff bill. that contained
this memorable outburst
Trusts and combinations the soumun,sm ~
p,ii"
N not forgiven. the trusts and thsir
masters. tho stockholders, may live without
fear Of going to jail, 40 far "a the Hon
oRovrR CLEVELAND Ia concerned. That
gentleman In Philadelphis the other night.
offered 20 them this virtual olive branch.
I'VE bear great deal Just nov IN condemnation
snd defence of trusts aud combinations. laty q
short article In opposition 70 them was sent me, which
was informed was the result Of much thought on the
par, of an able thinker. AZ glanced ON IL my eye
fell on description Of a community Of people whose
wants wefe supplied BY uadesmen and crafsmen who
we're Their neshbOrs. they dealt together as friends
Interested IN each other. welfare and wiling 10 yeld
something TO each others circumstances. Tn =
description was followed by an husgnmen, Of trusts
aud combinations as destfoyers Of this happy Sltua
uon. by Ars munopolIing certain branches of the
business done In the communities. and then dl,pac-
ing with ther stranger agents and representatives the
dealers and craftsmen who nei hbors and friends
There mny be much or little misfortune In such a
change. blt could no, help feeling that the simple.
NATURAL. healthy i've e-and-letiye condition nrst de-
SERTED WAS worth perpetuating'
The fury Is over. The fire Is out. The dove
OF commercial peace flies everywhere un-
molested, and business was never SO good.
The sun., 1900-12-23
Fat EnYineers Haired.

From hs Cincinnati CONNER ~idi- Tribune.
Tlremcn on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road have suddenly become greatly inter-
e-ted In looking M diets for people who
with to reduce their flesh.
Its all on account OF q recent decision OF
the officials OF the Baltimore and Ohio that
hereafter no man weighing more than $50
pounds shan be eligible to promotion as an
engineer on the Rova Blue Line BY some
peculiar pr0vi ion Of nature 1t has come 20
be a fact that almost all flremen are fat and
a. all Nrcmen hope some day to be engineers.
their present distress OF mind may be readily
imagined,
The whole trouble rests with the crowded
cab quarters Of tho latest typo Of engine.
On it, fat lines, the Baltimore and Ohio
uses an Immense type OF locomotive with
driving wheels - inches in diameter. This
seems IT, neCessitate extending the boiler
back through the cab to the tender, That
lc1vss space Of only fourteen inch es
between the boiler and tn wall Of the cab
Into this narrow space the engineer has 70
squeeze himself and sit through his hours
Of vigil while nylng along tn track ut sixty
or eoventv-milos an hour clip.
EtNHtuually, no man who IL wider than
- inches Mt his widest part can OCCUPY
the engineer seat. and hence this latast
order. The cabs cannot be widened because
they would strike trains on the opposite
track.
The sun., 1900-12-23
wiggiesworth, Accurate Censns Guess
From the National Magazine

from W' Nullo'ldt .huNt%''o
Edward Wige'o worth. Hollis professor
OF divinity at Cambridge. in little ! ami het
published in tho portentous year Of l77o must
have had correct idea OF the prosperity OF
this country during the century just closing.
as he predicted that the population ol the
"British-Amerioan colonies In 1900 would DC
$4,000. 900.
included In this estimate was Nova Scotia.
now the Dominion of Canada, which, with
It's last recorded census result OF $500 zoo
added to the 20. 900 900 Of the United states,
fulils almost To tho letter the accuracy OF
tho Wiggles worth prophecy. And this some
v nat remarkable forecast was not based upon
any species of guesswork but upon WE'LL
defined and clearly constTuctsd mathematical
theory which. reduced TO plain words, can
be best described in the In yuage or It's author;
The eBriti-h-Americans have doubled their
numbers in every period OF twenty-five years
from their first PLANTATION.
Taking this statistical fact as basis Tor
his calculations, the Harvard divinity pro
lessor constructed q system of reckoning tho
increase of country's population. which
history has shown to be as correct as his
method was simple
Assuming that the i77s population was
$500, 900, Mr.. WigGleswurth estimated 5000
Onn for lsoO 10 COO eco for 1895, 20 eco 900 for
1850, 10000, 600 for ls7j. and 100000 for
1900; and the record Of the United States
Census. since Its initial taking IN 1890. shows
substantially these f. CURES, as follows; Census
of 800, 5,3nS 900, 1925 tis2O), a,G3S 200; 1850,
2slai 900: 1873 $500. s., ,e5s, ,Oo0 1900. with
Canada, 81 ,OUO, OOJ.
The sun., 1900-12-23
Hcroism In Medical Investfg g alton.
From the Chicago Record


A remarkable example Of nerve and self
sacrifice has been exhibited in the expert
ments that are being conducted with mos
quito incubation by the army surgeons in
Cuba. There hos been no doubt IN tho med
ical profession for several years that cl-
low fever could be communicated by flies,
mosquitoes and other insects, and II has
recently been discovered that inoculaton
can be used to protect people from elbow
fever just as smallpox can be prevented
by vaccination. The matter Is still! in an
experimental stage and has not yet reached
that development under which medical
men generally can safely use IL
In order to accomplish practical ends and
ascertain how the discovery could best be
utilized for the human welfare in countries
subject to yellow fever eYidemics. DR. Je~S"
W Lazear and Or James A carroll, A.
sistant Surgeons of the United states Army,
offered their lives IL was cutie as heroic A.
the act Of IIobson In sinking the Mcrrimac
20 obstruot tho channel Of santiago haT bor,
but comparatively few people will over hear
OF their hcroi-m They fed mosquitoes u on
The bodies of yellow fever patients in ~"
hospital at Havana and then Deliberately
allowed these mosquitoes 20 attack 'holr
arms The infection Of both was promptly
discovered and they were treated with al
tho skill and care that their Associates could
devise while the study Of their symptoms
and the course Of the disease was carefully
observed DR. La2eGr diod, but DIR. Car
roll survived and his report Is one OF tho
most important contributions 20 tho vast
literature concerning contagious diseases