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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1905-08-03
THE MOSQUITO.


II the Sole Means OF Trans
mltting Yellow Fever.
The following from the New Or
leans Picayune of few days ago
gives the result OF the test made in
Cuba in 1900 and 1901 relative to
yellow fever and the way in which
1t becomes epidemic
During the past quarter of a CEN
tury of extraordinary activity and
advance in all lines of scientific re-
search, there is none that stands out
more prominently than the discov-
ery of the connection Of mosquitoes
with the transmission of certain
diseases. Two species have been
definitely tracked down by investi-
gators as the prime factors in the
spread Of two of the greatest
scourges of tropical and subtropical
regions-stegomyia fasciata in the
case ot yellow fever. and anopheles
maculipennis in the case of malarial
fever The latter specie play no
art ia the present crisis in the
city'S history. hut the two are so
interlocked. as il w-re. that it may
be said that tile discovery of the
role that anopheles play in trans
mission of malaria led up logically
to the definite demonstration of the
connection of the stegomyia with
elbow fever In the case OF ma
lalia. the discovery was not made
in day. The FIRST intimation of
the cause of the disease was the
discovery in 1880 by the French
scientist Laverau Of parasite in
the blood of patients down with
ague. This parasite is known to-
day under the name given it by La
veran-plasmodium malariae. The
connection of anopheles as, the
agent, in the transmission of this
blood parasite was first demonstrat-
ed by DR.. Ross, an English military
surgeon. Ross discovery was sub
sequenlly proven by Bignatni in
Italy>n4 2. ? +hfopgh the innocu-
latiolY o. eaar1s 'sts1sects by ~a41.sss-
Of infected mosquitoes. Further
proof was had by the incubation of
the son Of Sir Patrick Manson in
England. The anopheles used in
this demonstration had been sent
over from Italy, where they had
been allowed to bite malarial pa
tients. Here was sufficient proof
for the great bulk of medical men.
How to put these. proofs into prac-
tical effect in the work of hygiene
demanded further demonstration.
This was furnished by Messrs,
Sambon and Low, of the London
School Of Tropical Medicine. They
showed that complete immunity
from the disease could be had by
due care in screening from the at
tacks of the insect. Their demon
stration was made in one of the
worst malarial districts in the
world-the marshy region outside
of Rome. or the Roman Campagna
land at a season Of the year when.
lit was almost death for a non-na-
native to visit the place. These
two investigators lived the life of
the natives, ate the same food and
drank of the same water. the only.
precaution taken being that they
went into their well-screened dwell
ing before shutdown and remained
until. daylight. the reason for this
being that study Of the life his
tory Of the insect had proved that
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where the disease had been endem-
ic for practically century and a
half. In a Preliminary Note, "
read at meeting of the American
Public Health Association, Oct. 22,
1900, the Board reported three
cases of yellow fever from direct
inoculations from infected mosqui-
toes, or mosquitoes that had been
allowed to bite welI-defned cases of
the disease. Two of these were
members of the Board, Drs. Lazear
and CAROLS, who voluntarily sub
mitted themselves to the expert
ment. DR.. Carroll Uttered a severe
attack of the fever, but poor Lazear
fell a victim to his enthusiasm IN
the cause of humanity His death
occurred on Sept. IS, after an ILL.,
ness of six days duration.
Even. this was thought INSULT
cient proof, and extended and check
experiments were instituted the
following year. To prove that the
disease was caused by the bite of
the mosquito stegomyia, and not
through the agency Of fonites, such
as clothing, etc, a small house was
erected and screened effectually
against mosquitoes. Clothes, bed
ding and other articles which had
been used BY yellow fever patients,
and which at one time were thought
to carry infection, were placed in
this house and everything was done
to induce conditions which were
generally held to be conducive to
the termination of the fever. In
this house several non-immunes
lived, sleeping on the contaminated
bedding for twenty days, and all
were healthy at the end of the term
of quarantine to which they were
subjected, and extending over six
tg-three days. One step further
was made in the experiments. A
similar building was erected and
divided into two large rooms, one
admitting air and sunlight freely
and containing stegomyia which
had previously bitten fever patients.
sraihis room six out Of seven per-
sons bitten by the mosquitoes came
down with the disease. From the
other room mosquitoes were exclud-
ed. and the occupants remained in
perfect health.
Although we have records of
thirty-four cases of yellow fever in
duced experimentally by the army
doctors in Havana in 1900 and 1907
by means of inoculations FROM in
fected mosquitoes of the genus
stegomyia by the commissions sent
down to Vera Cruz and by the mis-
sion sent to Rio de Janeiro from
Paris under the auspices of the
Pasteur Institute. a grand total
of some forty cases, established
not only the fact that stegomyia
is the transmitter of the disease,
but also the period it takes for the
fever to incuhate in the bitten sub
ject, thus furnishing a conclusive
basis upon which sanitarians can
formulate methods for stamping
out the disease.
The lessons taught by the inves-
tigations of the American army
doctors furnished the starting point
IN the conversion of Havana from
|fever-ridden city to one Of compar-
atively healthy conditions. A cam
paign against the breeding places
of the insect was started. All
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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-08

ST. PETERSBURG, May s.--lnter,
est is once more directed TO Manchu'
ria. news from the front indicating
that Field Marshal Oyama Is pressing
General Linevitch's advance posts east
and west OF the railroad with consider.
able force as II about to take a general
offensive movement The Russians
are offering slight resistance and are
falling back on the first line Of de-
fense. The Russian advance post COW
ers front OF about one hundred miles.
It Is believed Oyama's purpose Is to
turn the east flank and thrust his
army between Harbin and Vladivostok
with view to attack the latter place.
II Oyamas offensive Is pressed to a
climax it should be reached at about
the time of the sea fight asetween Ro-
jestvensky and Togo is anticipated.
Earnest Of Fourth Division.
SAIGON, May S.-The Russian hos
pital ship Kostroma arrived here to-
day, which indicates the approach Of
the fourth division Of the Russian Pa
cific squadron commanded by Admiral
Nebogatoff. Sixteen French coal la
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-08
Third Rail Train Wrecked

CHICAGO, May SIN an accident
on the Elgin 4 Chicago third rail elec.
trio line near Wayne six miles south
Of Elgln, Ills. one man was killed, one
was fatally injured, two We're seriously
hurt and a score of passengers were
bruised and shaken. Two coaches on
the third rail line were speeding along
towards Chicago at the rate of forty
miles an hour. Near Wayne they
dashed through switch and collided
with a number of freight cars standing
on the Illinois Central railroad.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-08

agreed upon. Sign up" was tho
unanimous sentiment. A special com.
mittee was appointed to at once pre-
pare and forward 70 the secretary OF
the interior for his approval, proper
form of contract to pledge The lands
to the great enterprise, Especial meet
ing of the board to be called immed-
lately upon approval OF the form by
the secretary of the interior. Office
and headquarters of the association
were authorized to be established In
Las Cruces at once. A mass of detail
work was outlined.
There were in attendance eighteen
members of the council, and nine out
Of the ten members of the board Of
directors.
The men composing these Two
bodies are business men in every
sense, and representative citizens.
They report unanimous sentiment In
their respective sections for the great
enterprise.
II is desired Of those who are nom
resident owners of lands 10 come un-
der this project, that they at once
send In their names and addresses
10 the secretary of the Elephant Butte
water users association, Las Cruces,
N NJ. in order that forms of con-
tract pledging their lands may be sent
TO them as soon as approved form
may be received from the office Of
the secretary Of the interior.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-08

den steamers are off Cape st. James
near here The main Russian squad.
ron is said to be off the coast of An
ahm.
Situation Assuming Importance.
PARIS. May S.--Dr. Montono. Jap.
anese minister to France, went to the
foreign office last night and had IN
extended interview with Foreign Min.
lister Delcasse. The nature Of their
conversation was not disclosed but It
is understood Montono referred to In
creasing impatience regarding alleged
breaches Of neutrality. The feeling
prevails here that the situation is
gradually assuming much Importance.
Japs Keeping Keen Watch.
Annoy, May s.--vessels arriving
here report having sighted eighteen
warships between this port and Hong
Kong. The Japanese ships appeared
of Annoy at night and are undoubted.
" In communication, through this
place with the Island Of Formosa. The
Japanese line Of scouts Is said to
reach the Pacific from opposite Tam.
sui, In the northern part Of Formosa.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-08

Nest Rev. Joha J. Glennon. archbishop
Of st Louis
THE Great White Plague" DR.. W..
Fl. Mayfield. ST. Louis. president May
field sanitar!um.
"State Cooperation" Hon. Lon B..
Stephens, ex-governor of Missouri.
"Sanitaria, Their Needs and Posi-
bilities," Surgeon-G General Walter A.
Wyman, Washington, d. c.
CITY Cooperation" Hon. Rolla
Wells, mayor of St. Louis.
Fluctuations" David r. Francis, st.
Louis, president Louisiana Purchase
exposition.
"Fraternal Press" f. A. Young, Nor
walk, o.. past president National Fra
ternal Press association.
Strength Of Fraternity" Governor
w. A. Northcott, Greenville, Ills.
Religious Affiliation,' DR.. w. ].
Williamson, st Louis, pastor Third
Baptist church.
While there seems to be no reason.
able doubt but the city of Las Vega
has been decided upon by the commit.
tee, the formal announcement will
nevertheless, be warmly welcomed
here. While almost everyone has
been quite sure that Las Vegas has
been chosen, there are some who be-
lieve that 1t is the intention of the
committee to announce that later on.
branch will be established at La Luz
near Alamogordo.
The territorial medical society has
effected arrangements that will, proba
bly,, result in the first definite an
nouncement in Las Vegas being mad
In the banquet hall at the Castaneda
N direct wire wilisbe run into tn
dining room and Dr. Cunningham
from the st. Louis end, has promise
: to touch the button which will releas
the decision to Las Vegas the momen
the announcement is made at tn
Planters banquet.
Newspaper Expressions.
Speaking of the chances for Ala
mogordo, the Journal of that cit
says:
'If we lose the fraternal sanitariur
ii will not, we believe, be so much tn
fault of our climate as the fact of on
poverty. We have every requisite /
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-08
Bowen Back

NEW YORK, May S,-Herbert l..
Bowen, American minister to Venezue-
Ia, arrived here today on the steam
ship Philadelphia He said he would
say nothing on Venezuelan affairs un-
til he had reported to Washington. He
INQUIRED as to the present status of the
Loomis charges, but declined to dis
cuss the matter
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-08

night, On his arrival he will be driv.
On TO the Brown Palace with milf
tary escort
A, Gas he will be initiated as an
honorary member of the Denver press
club and presented with gold mem
bership card, Afterwards there Will
be n reception TO the honorary mem.
hers OF the chamber of commerce and
business men, and al eight o'clock the
president will be escorted to the ban.
Quet room At ll;45 he leaves on the
Union Pacific for Chicago
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-08
Sa ut Joy for Ju Toy

WASHINGTON, May Sin the case
of Ju Toy, the supreme court OF the
United States today held that the de.
cision of the secretary Of the depart
ment of commerce and labor Is final In
the Chinese exclusion cases. Ju is the
son Of Chinese parents but claims to
have been born In the United States.
His exclusion was ordered after TEN.
porary visit to China and he took the
case to the federal courts.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-08

UNION, Mo-, May S.-Wm. Rudolph
was hanged in the Jail yard at 10:01
O'Clock today.
The crime for which VIM. Rudolph
was executed today was the participa-
tion with George Collins, who was
hanged last year, in killing Detective
Charles ]. Schumacher at Rudolph's
home near Stanton, January 25, 1908
One month previous a bank was rob
bed and the robbers made their escape
firing at the citizens who discovered
them at work. Schumacher traced the
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-08
Remarkable Marine Disaster in Fog
Steamer Struck by Barge Sinks in Fifteen Minutes
But Only One of the Seventy.six Aboard 8Ac
counted For.

VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass, May s,
With the arrival here today Of the
tug Patience, came the news of a .e.
markable marine disaster. The Joy
line steamer, Arkansas. bound from
Boston for New York, was struck In a
dense fog by a coal la6en barge Glen
dover. in tow from Philadelphia for
Boston, and sank less than fifteen
minutes later, but out Of the forty
seven passengers and crew Of TWEEN.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-08

'Straws that lean continuously and
Enthusiastically in a certain direction
are very dependable evidence Of the
set, Of the wind. Several straws Wis
ible to the watchful eyes Of Las We
gas for the last day or two have
veered in such direction In the
winds blown over the mountains and
mesas from the eastward as to induce
rosy hope that this city has been de-
cided upon as the location for the Ma
tional Fraternal sanitarium.
Saturday evening DR.. J. NJ. Cunning
ham, DR.. +. w. Seward, DR.. VIM. G.
Bailey, DR.. w. p Mills, A. II. Whit
more, Chas. w. G. Ward and doubtless,
other Las Vegans, received invitations
to be present at banquet at the
Planters hotel, ST. Louis. for the pur-
pose Of hearing the announcement OF
the location chosen for the sanitarium.
1t is believed that Las Vegans would
hardly be invited to feast in which
the fat things would go elsewhere.
The st. Louis Republic of last Fri
day, in speaking Of the proposed ban
quiet, says that the city selected, In
conjunction with a railroad, has Of
fered the committee property and
improvements worth million dollars
That fits Las Vegas and it fits no 9th.
er locality.
Another straw Is the attitude taken
by the editors of papers in Alamogor
do and Deming-an attitude which ap
pears to assume that this city has
been winner of the contest, and which
in one instance oversteps the line O
demarkation between. truth and court
esy on the one side and Salsehood ent
Immature on the other.
The invitations to the banquet a
the Planters announces that gifts a9
gregating a million dollars in valu
will be accepted in fixing the place TO
the location of the sanitarium. Th
program is an imposing one, the mel
named on it being known in every par
OF the United States: 1t follows:
w. r. Edison, POSTMASTER.
''Fraternal Press" Ed. A.Young, ,Nol
Warner. Topeka, Kans., past presiden
national fraternal congress.
"From a humanitarian Standpoint,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-08
Straws Leaning Before Eastern
Winds Furnish E|iminative
Evidence of Sanitarium Location
Number Of Las Vegans Invited Banquet ST. Louis "Wednesday
Evening Hear Announcement Significant Admission Of
St. Louis Newspaper Our Friends. the Contestants and
their Brotherly Expressions

the world but the bonus, but there Is
no use in our trying to raise third
of million as a persuader, we haven't
the goods
Somebody, presumably the editor Of
the Deming Graphic. uses the editorial
I'VE" on the front page Of the last
issue Of the paper to utter the follow
ing remarkably imaginative and bill
ious words, evidently the result Of
long.disordered and freshly aggravat-
ed spleen, but words calculated TO
produce vast amount of merriment
In Las Vegas:
Deliciously Sour Grapes.
For more than twenty years that
hot springs hotel has been advertised
as a health resort In 80, after being
an invalid for eighteen years, We left
Chicago to try the Las Vegas hot
springs. When we reached there We
found about 120 people, nearly all In
valids in search of health. So far as
we could learn, not one found what
they were searching for at that re-
sort. Some died, others left, disgusted
with the climate, with the rains. the
snow and the hail. storms were of al
most daily occurrence, and when
heavy rains descended, the water
flooded the canyon and the hot springs
was. simply mammoth mud bath. We
came west slowly sampled all the
towns along the line Of the Santa Fe
road from Topeka to Deming, and for
! 'misfit' as a health resort Las Vegas
! beats them all.
I'VE learn from people who have
lived there for many years that thers
have been Two or three private tnber
culosis hospitals established there ant
they were all closed because their pa
tients died faster than they could bt
recruited for that locality.
when the committee first visited
Las Vegas one of the resident physi
clans claimed, in favor of that point
that tuberculosis victim was al
right for the winter, provided he sur
vived the summer. We believe th
physician was correct One who cal
survive the climate called summer II
Las Vegas can live anywhere on th'
face of the earth"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-08
VIM. Rudolph Pays Death Penalty
Retrospect Of the Crime Which Ended Shadowy
Career Of Noted Outlaw Band Of Missouri

men to the Rudolph home in dense
forest With a posse he made an at
tack on the place The posse was
driven off by Rudolph and Collins and
Schumacher was killed. Later the
men were captured in Hartford, Conn.
BEFORE the trial Rudolph escaped. Col
Inns was sentenced to death and r
dolph was captured and sentenced on
the same day Collins was hanged. Ru
dolph was granted two reprieves and
every effort was exhausted to save hi
neck.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-08
Bombs Discovered In Workman's House

LODI, May S.-The police today dis
covered two bombs in the house of
workman. The workman. his wife
and child, and four men armed with
revolvers were found on the premises
and arrested. The bombs were unusu-
ally large and fully charged with ex-
plosives OF great force,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-08
Chicago Employers Proceed on
Theory That Strike Is Broken

CHICAGO, May S.-Today was the
quietest since the strike began There
has been practically no rioting and the
police were called but once TO rescue
non-union men. The employers start
ed to make deliveries on the apparent
theory that the strike was broken.
More than a thousand wagons were
said to be on fhe streets. Some oi
normal number for the first time
Deputy sheriffs and private guards,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-08
Elephant Butte Water Users
Association Holds Council

The newly elected council and
board of directors of the Elephant
Butte water users association Of New
Mexico held their first meeting re-
spectively at the court house in Las
Cruces on Monday, May 1st.
The meeting of the council was call
ed to order by President H b. Holt,
who then reported upon the progress
made up to the present time, includ.
Ing the procuring OF favorable legis-
la,ion under the terms Of which ST..
500 were appropriated outright for the
use of the association In the further.
ance of the Elephant Butte project,
and which money Is now In the hands
of the treasurer of the association.
The council next proceeded to the
election Of officers of the association
for the ensuing year. The following
were elected President, III. B. Holt;
vice president, Q. G. Snow: secretary,
N. c. Frenger; treasurer, ii. ID.
Bowman
The board of directors met immed-
lately after The adjournment of the
council. The business management
Of the association Is vested in this
body The stupendousness of the
task before the directors was appar-
ent to all, and for the moment they
were at a loss TO know where to be-
gin, but as they had gathered for
husiness q nlan of work was sneedil x
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-08

ty-nine, on the steamer most Of whom
were asleep at the time OF the COLI.
sion, only one life was lost. Miss
Mamie Kelly, twenty-seven years old.
residence unknown, was missing Then
the roll Of passengers was d Led.
When the collision occurred there was
no panic, but the best of disti lna
prevailed. The passengers were ran
idly transferred to small boats and the
tug Patience came along side and
took the passengers aboard.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-08
President Roosevelt Views
Crandest Scenery in the Rockies

was served at eight thirty and he
then joined the sight-seers on the
rear platform, where he viewed some
of the best scenery of the Rockies
The president made a short address
to several hundred people at Salida
during the short stop here
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-08
Printers Victory.

ST. PETERSBURG, May s--The
printers who struck Sunday. April
%, have won victory In their de-
mands for the observance of Sundays
and holidays by abstention from work.
Only the Novoe vernya appeared this
morning.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-08
Love Feast Of Equitable Men

NEW YORK. May S.-A statement
was issued today by the directors of
the Equitable life assurance society
to the effect that 1t was The purpose
of the conference TO have frank.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-08

heart to heart talk, and it is not propos-
ed to ask the resignation of Alexander,
Hyde or Tarbell, though the advisa-
billy of such course may be dis
cussed.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-08

SALlDA Colo, May S.-The p-esi-
Dental special left Glenwood Springs
at 5 a. m. today and is scheduled to
arrived in Denverat D. 80 this afternoon.
The president went to bed in his car
al II last night and did not arise
till 7.45 this morning. His breakfast
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-05-08
EFFORTS TO SECURE RELEASE
OF NAN PATTERSON.

NEW YORK, May S.-Lawyers rep
resenting Nan Patterson have made
an appointment TO hold conference
with District Attorney Jerome late
today concerning the release Of Nan
Patterson on bail ora without 1t.