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The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-08-10
YELLOW FEVER SITUATION SUMMARIZED
Fever Still Confined to New Pre-
sents Clean Health Bill.

The hopeful of the yellow
uaton this the has
furnished by the people Crescent City
determination Teu
epidemic have ordered
Dr. White who of the outbreak New Orleans
additional
the Wnona in maintaining the
The to Monday night at six o'clock in New Orleans
follows 3d. 565deaths Monday
49,
Orleans
the
Archbishop Chappeie, the the
about the
the crisis yesterday
situation Mississippi is distinctly encouraging The
this
and the of infection
ing further
ed from these Te instituted
Vardaman have effective al
New Orleans, Mississippi practically
ia history the yellow
South. Wnona West Point Memphis other
ordered in shot quaannes The old plan of hay
admitted provided he had health certificate has
the modern method allow anyone
they obtain permit from their
spectve boards of health
everything situaons distinctly
with the in charge expected that
the conditions will begin improve.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-08-10
Mr.. Sam Wolf Dead.

Mr.. Sam Wolf, who for mum
Der of years was a resident of
Columbus but who some time
since removed to Memphis, died
at his home in that city last Mon
day. his death having ensued as
the result of an operation for
appendicitis. Although Mr.. Wolf
had not been a resident Of Co
lum bus for many years business
frequently called him here, and
he kept in touch with his old
time friends, who all regret his
death most sincerely. He is sur
vived by two sons and two
daughters, his wife having pre-
ceded him to the grave several
weeks since
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-08-10
Supervisors Session.

The Board of Supervisors met
in regular monthly session at the
court house last Monday morn
ing, at which time there were
present Hon. Battle Bell, pres
ident, Messrs. S. w. Caldwell,
W. F. Barksdale, r. p. Hairston,
and G. Fl. Jordan, associate mem
bers of said board; T. A. Eggle-
ston, sheriff, and d. ID. Richards,
clerk, when the following pro-
ceedings were had:
Ordered, that the clerk issue a
warrant payable to the com mis-
sioners Of the Tuscaloosa Road
Taxing District for S494 56.
Ordered, that the petition of
S. G. Caldwell, eft al. for change
in Seed Tick road lay over for
period of thirty days.
Ordered. that S. S. Scales be
allowed a reduction of $3.50. 90 on
the assignment of his place in
| Crawford for the year 1905. on
account of fire.
Ordered. that r. A. Bailey be
allowed d reduction of $4,000 on
the assignment ofhis property ia
Crawford for the year 1905 on
account of loss on house by fire.
Ordered, that Mrs. F. E.
Scales be allowed reduction of
$4,000 on assessment for the
year 1905 on account of loss by
fire.
Ordered, that the clerk issue a
warrant payable to J. NJ. Shack
elford, chairman of the building
com mittee of Rural Hill school,
for $65O.O0, amount contributed
by the board to the building of
said school
Ordered, that the sum of $75
be contributed towards the i'm
provement of the Gilmer Slough,
and that the clerk Issue a warrant
for said amount payable to T. W.
Hardy and Carey Cooke. COM
missioners.
Ordered, that the list of un-
collectable taxes fled by Sheriff
Eggleston be approved and that
be be given credit for same.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-08-10
ALEXANDER. COLBERT GIVEN HIS LIBERTY
Negro Who Shot Gus Brown Has Hearing Before
Justice of the Peace Erwin and is Acquitted.

Colbert who shot and killed Gus Brown
plantation Mr. T. g. Hines in the Trinity neighborhood
Saturday. preliminary hearing before Justice
Monday
shooting
accidental the fact that Colbert
dcated he guilty of murder and pursued by
arrested.
the preliminary hearing all the testimony the effect
Brown and Colbert had INDUCED harsh words and that
accordingly discharged and he
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-08-10

Miss Clara Weaver. a pretty
and charming young lady Of the
Dunbar neighborhood, has been
spending the past few days in
the city with relatives.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-08-10
Peculiar Disappearance.

J. D. Runyan, of Butleryille. o., laid
the peculiar disappearance of his pain
ful symptoms of indigestion and bill
BUSINESS, to DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
He says: They are perfect remedy.
for dizziness, sour stomach. headache,
constitution, etc Guaranteed at
Chapman & Mayfeld's s drug store,
price 25c.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-08-10

disease We're developed as the
result Of such applica tiOnS, IN
January three ard Ia February
two, making in all ten, exclusive
of the cases OF DrS. Carroll and
Lazear I'm mediately pom the ap-
pearance of the first recognized
symptoms OF the disease, in any
one of these experimental cases,
the patient was taken from Camp
Lazear to a yellow fever hospital
one mile distant. Every person
in camp was rigidly protected
from accidental mosquito bites,
and not a single instance did
yellow fever develop in the cams
except at the will of the expert
menJers. The experiments were
conducted at season when there
was the least chance of naturally
acquiring the the disease and
the mosquitoes used were kept
active by maintaining them at a
summer TEN perature.
A com pletely mosquito proof
building was divided into two
ompartments by wire screen
partition; infected insects were
liberated on one side only. A
brave non-immune entered and
remainded long enough to allow
him self TO be bitten several times.
He was attacked by yellow fever,
while two susceptible men in the
other com pArtment did not ac-
quire the disease. although sleep
ing there thirteen nights. This
demonstrates in the Simp-
lest and most certain manner
that the infectiousness of the
building was due only to the
presence of the insects.
Every attempt was made to
infect individuals by means of
bedding. clothes, and other ar
ticles that had been used and
soiled by patients suffering with
virulent yellow fever"
DR. CARROLL'S CONVINCING
REPORT.
Naturally yellow fever is
transmitted by the mosquito,
and always and only by the
mosquito. The harmlessneSS Of
fomities has been fully demon
strated by our experiments IN
1900 and 1901, in which three
young Americans slept for
twenty consecutive nights in a
room from which mosquitoes
were excluded garnished with
articles soiled with DISCHARGES
from fatal and other cases of yel-
low fever. Three and four large
boxes were packed and unpack-
ed each morning by these non
who suffered no dis
turbance of health from these ex-
posureS. The room was twenty
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-08-10

A savings account opened in
our savings department bearing
per cent. per annum is one of
the very best methods for start
ing on the road to permanent
prosperity. Try it with US.
MERCHANTS 81 FARMERS BANK
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-08-10

Mr.. T. j. Locke will soon be-
gin the erection of handsome
residence on North Seventh
street, which when completed
will be occupied by Mr.. z. P.
Landrum.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-08-10

ed, tightly sealed. heated TO
above go degrees Fahrenheit and
dark.
Two other uon-im then
occupied the room for twenty
nights, while additional articles
of bedding and clothing were
added. They slept in the gar
ments and between the sheets
that had covered cases Of yellow
fever. some of which We're fatal
The result of the second attem pit
was iii. A third attemp was
then made with two additional
non immunes, equally without
success. Not the slightest in
/ position followed close and
i intimate contact with this re
pulsive material in any case.
| Temperature and pulse rates
were recorded at regular and
frequent intervals. Four of
these seven non-im munes We're
subsequently infected by blood
injections and by means of in
fected mosquitoes.
Another kind of experiment was
included in the Cuban investiga-
ton of yellow fever A room was
prepared so as to preclude the
possibility Of infection by fomit-
ties (lnfected articles) Every
article contained in the room had
been previously disinfected and
thoroughly clean. The only
possible means Of infection with
yellow fever was by infected
mosquitoes. liberated IN the
room containing the human sub
iects of the experiment. Yellow
fever promptly followed the in
PRODUCTION of mosquitoes into the
room.
The Reed memoir continues:
WHAT EXPERIMENT PROVES.
Besides the experimental cases
caused by mosquito bites, four
non-i -immunes were effected by |
injecting blood drawn directly |
from the veins Of yellow fever
patients in the first two days of |
the disease, demonstrating the |
presence of an infectious agent
in the blood at this early period |
of the attack.
Even the blood serum of a
patient, passed through bac-
terra proof filter, was found to be
capable of causing yellow fever
ia another person.
The details of the expert
ments are most interesting, but
it must here suffice to briefly
sum up the principal conclusions
of this admirable board of inves-
tigators of which Reed was the
master mind:
L. The specific agent in the
causation of yellow fever exists
in the blood of a patient for the
first three days of his attack,
after which time he ceases to be
a menace to the health of others.
2. A mosquito of a single
species, stegomyia faciate, in
gesting the blood of the patient
during this infective period is
powerless to convey the disease
to another person by it's bite un-
til about twelve days have elaps-
ed, but can do so therea fter for
an indefinite period, probably
the remainder of its life.
3. The disease cannot be
spread in any other way than by
the bite of the previously infect
ed stegomyia Articles used or
soiled by patients do not carry
infection.
These conclusions pointed so
clearly to the practical method
Of rminating the disease that
they were at once accepted by
the sanitary authorities in Cuba
aud put to the test in Havana,
where for nearly contl1rv and q
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-08-10
Cottage for Rent.

F'ive-room cottage in North
Colum bus. For further inform
alton apply to
7-16 / N DIR. A. G.. HALBERT
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-08-10
MAJOR REEDS GREAT WORK In HAVANA
How He Proved That Yellow Fever is Transmitted
Only By One Species of Mosquito.

lAC opttS&4 a dOC " y ~4AN ~ ~ ~
in New Orleans and the determi-
nation Of Dr. White, head OF the
F ederal forces sent there. Of the
State az q City Boards of Health
and of practically the whole of
the medical fraternity to appeal
to the whole com munity for co
operation in the effort to es-
tabliShed the dogma that yellow
fever is, transmitted only by a
certain species of mosquito mas
aroused intense interest III the
subject of the causation Of the
yellow fever epidemics. Some
details are given here of the
wonderful results of the expert
ments of the com mission heade d
by Major Walter Reed of the
United States Army IN CuDa.
results which,it is claimed, have
enabled the authorities 10 make
Havana, the bone of yellow fever,
practically immune after $50
years of constant fever. The
whole credit of the development of
the theory into a scientific fact is
due to Major Reed, who, with
other officers and privates of the
United States army, risked their
lives in the demonstrations. AS
sistant Surgeon LaZear lost his
life in the attempt. Major Reed
succumbed three years ago to an
attack of appendicitis in the city
of Washington.
His great work in Cuba, in de-
monstrating that yellow fever is
transmitted by the mosquito, is
thus briefly described in a me-
moir published last year by the
Walter Reed Memorial Associa-
ton at Washington,
SENT TO CUBA TO STUDY
YELLOW FEVER.
In June, 1900, Major Reed
was sent to Cuba as presi-
dent of board to study the in
fectious diseases of the country,
but more especially yellow fever.
Associated with him were Act
ing Assistant Surgeons James
Carroll, w. Lazear and A. Agra
monte. At this time the Ameri- |
can authorities in Cuba had for
a year and a half endeavored to di-
mlniSh the disease and NJ ortality
of the Cuban towns by general
sanitary work. but while the |
health of the population showed |
distinct Improvement and the
morality had greatly diminished.
yellow fever had been apparently |
had been entirely unaffected by |
these measures. In fact, owing
to the large number of non i'm
mune foreigners, the disease
was more frequent than usual in
Havana and in Quemados. near
the camp of American troops,
and many valuable lives of Amer
canOfficers and soldiers had been
lost.
Reed was convinced from the
first that general sanitary meas
ures alone would not check the
disease, but that its transmits
sion was partly due to an insect
The fact that maIarial fever.
caused by an animal parasite in
the blood. is transmitted from
man TO man through the agency
of certain mosquitoes had been
recently accepted by the scien-
tific world; also, several years
before, DR.. Carlos Finlay of
Havana had advanced the theory
that mosquito conveyed the un-
known cause of yellow fever, but
did not succeed in demonstrating
the truth of his theory.
DR.. II. r. Carter of the Ma
rine Hos pital Service had written
4 paper showing that although
the period of incubation was only
five days. yet a house to which
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1905-08-10

OeS0COAIoi VI y 1A1OU "d 2
that of Sanarelli, who claimed
that the bacillus iceteroids dis
covered by him was the specific
agent of the disease. Maj Or
Reed, in association with DIR.
Carroll, had, however, already
demonstrated that this bacillus
was one widely disseminated in
/ the United States, and bore DO
such relations TO yellow fever.
In June, July and August.
1900, the com mission gave their
entire attention TO the bacteria
| logical study of the blood of yel
low fever patients and the post
mortem of the organs of those
dying of the disease. In twenty
| four cases where the blood was
, repeatedly examined, as we'll as
in eleven carefully studied autop-
sizes, bacillus iceteroids were
net discovered, nor was there
any indication of the presence in
the blood of a specific cause Of
the disease.
"Application was made to Gen
eral Leonard Wood, the military
governor of Cuba. for permission
TO conduct experiments on non
immune persons, and a liberal
sum of money requested for the
purpose of rewarding volunteers
who would submit themselves to
experiment
Money and full authority to
proceed were prom pity granted.
and to the everlasting glory of
the American soldier, volunteers
from the army offered themsel
yes for experiment in plenty, and
with the utmO Ost fearlesSness.
DR.. IAzEAR DIES A HERO.
Before the arrangements
were entirely completed DR.. Car
roll, a member of the com mis-
sion, allowed himself to be bitten
by a mosquito that twelve days
previously had filed itself with
the blood of yellow fever
patient He suffered from a very
severe attack, and his was the
first experimental case. DR..
LaZear also experimental on
himself at the same time, but was
not infected. Some days later,
while in the yellow fever ward,
he was bitten by mosquito and
noted the fact carefully. He &C
quired the disease in it's most
terrible form and died martyr
to science and true hero.
No other fatality occurred
among the brave men who IN the
course of the experiments will
lingly exposed themselves to the
infected of the dreaded disease.
A camp was especially con-
structed for the experiments,
about four miles from Havana,
christened Camp Lazear in honor
of the dead comrade. The in
mates of the camp were put into
most rigid quarantine and ample
time was allowed to eliminate any
possibility of the disease being
brought in from Havana.
The personnel consisted of
three nurses and nine non-im-
munes, all in the military service,
and included two physicians.
From time to time Spanish |
i'm migrants, newly arrived. were |
brought in from the immigrant |
station; a person not known to be |
immune was not allowed to leave |
camp, or if he did was for hidden |
to return.
The most complete record |
was kept of the health of every
man to be experimental upon,
thus eliminating the possibility
of any other disease than yellow |
fever mplicating the case.
The WONDERFUL EXPERIMENTS. /
The mosquitoes used were
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-09
FEELING NERVOUS
AND UNSETTLED
RUSSIAN NEWS AND ARGENTINE
CROP ESTIMATES INFLUENCE
MARKET AT cLosE-coRN IN
SYMPATHY.

Chicago, Dec S. WHEAT Trade
was Of more moderate volume and the
feeling nervous and unsettled, with
the close " lower for May The sttu
alton at the start was firm under the
influence Of stronger cables, moderata
receipts in the northwest and higher
markets there and moderate Argen.
tine shipments Al the advances es
tabishcd, offerings increased. tho sell.
ing being led by houses with north.
western connections. and prices reced
ed, but rallied again on buying by To-
cal bull interests, Toward the close
the market again turned weak. inilu-
enced 70 some extent by Russian news
and Argentine crop estimates.
GORN-H.rhe market was firm early
as a result Of active demand by shorts
Tor December option. Later the mar.
ket weakened on prof taking by local
longs and selling by commission
houses. The break In wheat had the
effect of increasing offerings. Clear
weather throughout the corn belt was
another bearish influence The close
was easy, May off 49,
OATS-Fair amount of business was
transacted After firm opening
prices eased off on liquidation of sew
'ral long lines and the selling tor
'horl account Cash demand only fair
May closed down az *.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-09
MARKET INCLINED
TO FEVER|SHNESS
NEVERTHELESS THERE WAS A
VARIETY OF VIGOROUS SPEC.
uLATlvE MOVEMENTS AND
NO DAMAGE RESULTS.

New York, Dec. S.--There was a
good deal of excited discussion of the
money market conditions today and
the stock market was inclined to
feyerishness from time to time Never
theless there was variety OF vigorous
speculative movements and no serious
damage 10 values was shown even at
weak points There was "a very per-
sistent conviction that the secretary
Of the treasury was about to take
measures which would relieve the
|stringency of the money in New York
There was some disappointment APP
parent upon the opening of the stock
market that no announcement was
awaiting operators in the market when
they came down to business today
Eater it was asserted with great posi-
tiVeness the announcement would be
made in Washington at | O'Clock of
action to be taken. After the cabinet
meeting al Washington when Secre.
tary Shaw denied any action had been
taken or was immediately contam-
plated that there We're again some
signs of disappointment amongst the
speculative operators but this again
passed and prices stiffeued up again,
The money market itself was less
severely stringent than yesterday !
The renewal rate today was commonly |
20 per cent. compared with The open
ing rate of Is per cent. yesterday BY |
midday the rate had fallen consider /
ably and worked below - per cent
before active operations were over |
for the day. There were conspicuous |
upward movements in special stocks !
copper was especially |
strong with further advance in the
price of The metal Other industrals
interested in copper moved in sym
Dathy The Pacifics responded to the
strong showing Of net earnings for
highest of the day in the final hour
nder the influence of the Amalga-
mated copper movement and The clos
ng was strong
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-09
CHICAGO GRAIN.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago, Dec SEATTLE There
has seemed TO be general rush to ge
cattle to market and avoid feeding
high priced corn. Today trade wa.
slow at weak prices for an, except q
few good fat cattle.
HOGS-1here was decided reac
ton this morning some $4,000 hogs
being received here Prices broke
fully 10 10 l2la, with the greater part
of the hogs going AZ $4S7% 10 $l97lb.
SliEEP-There was steady choice
lambs being active other Kinds were
slow There was a good demand for
choice muttons suited for The holiday
trade
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-09
NotIce Cor PatroI Manon.

Sealed proposals. with plans. will be
received for a onehorse. covered
Partol Wagon. to De built Of good
first class material and thoroughly
painted
All bids should be received by Mon
day December 10th, 1905. addressed
10 the Police. Jail and Fire COMMITTEES
II the City of Cairo. Ills. III Com
mercial avenue
The committee reserves the right "a
reject any aud all bids.
+. :. DEWEY.
City Comptroller.
November 99th. 1905.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-09
WEEK EXPORTS OF CEREALS

Wheat, including -four exports for
the week 4245.lG2 bushels, against
l,l39,o0U this week Of last year: July
/ TO date 52.S23,o0o against 81 257.-
600 las year
Corn exports for the week > t02.
600 bushels against 27700 one year
ago July to date 25,Sl9,oou against
] ! .Gul GOA in 1904
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-09
NEW YORK COTTON.
Today Yesterday
MONEY MARKET.

Money on call opened firm. hen
became easier "A 20 per cent: closing
bid >. offered al >. Time firm. sixty.
ninety days. six months, q Pc cent.
Prime paper 5lzd5A per cent. EA
change firm. closing steady demand
iS5.30a 1885; sixty days $4,000
1926 Bar silver 631k
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-09

ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE r..
tate Of Maggie tcyiif deceased. The
undersigned having been appointed
administrator uf che estate If Maggie
Levitt. late of thu county ~ Alexander
and the state OF Illinois. deceased.
hereby gives notice that h. viii an
pear before the county court Of Alex
ander county. ~ the court house I'm
Cairo at she January Term. on the
first Monday in January next. a.
Nhich time all persons having claims
against aid estate are notified and 80
quested % attend for the purpose 81
having fhe same adjusted AT persons
indebted fu said estate are required
to make Immediate payment tn the nn-
deTsisned- Daied ibis 18th day II
November. s. ID 1905
THOMAS C. LOVETT.
Administrator.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-09
SITUATIONS WANTED.

Advertisements OF not exceeding
three lines will be accepted free for
one weeks time from any reader of
The Bulletin to be filed by adver-
tiser in person, on regular form, at the
office of The Bulletin Company, zoe
Ohio Leyee. The Bulletin COMPANY
assumes no responsibility for any ad
vertisement or statement made there
in and will not accept the notice OF
any person known TO be employed
Inquiries and replies to advertise
ments should be made by mail.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-09
BOTH TIRED OF LIFE.

Norfolk. Va Dec S.-M y. Chap
lain aged 20. Emitted States seaman.
killed hanself today by shooting M
health was the cause. Madaline Vicks
aged II. swallowed morphine She
was tired II life.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-09

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and kidney troubles. HOLSTERS Rocky
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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-09

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FOR SALE,

There may be want ad printed 10
day which is hunting job for man
who ought 10 have been working for
you for years
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HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea. The
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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-09

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. white WON
an wants position as plain cook IN pr
vate family. Address r. H., this Office
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-09
WEEKLY FAILURES.

Failures this week were 232 iusthe
nited States against 23g last year.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-09

WANTED-Position by young white
man 25. viii do anything address
r. +. c. This office
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-09
Alexander County
Savings Bank
STRICTLY A SAVINGS BANK.
CAIRO, ILLINOIS.

surpIus and UndIvIded profts, 5000
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-09
LOST.

LOST-A silk sewing bag on Com
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streets Return 10 Lancaster's and re-
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