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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-24
LAMONT HAS
 PASSED AW IF Death of MI. Cleveland
 War Secretary. HIS ILLNESS WAS BRIEF End Came Rather Unexpected-
 ly to Family. Prsainent rigurs in AmefScan Psoe1tone History Began Csrssr q JssRs.
 siist-Dssn |. New Yssk
 h 1osa.

New York. July 22.-Colonei pan3ee s. Lamont. Secretary of War un11r MT. Cleveland. died at s:tS this SvUn- ing at his country residence at Alf1- brook. Duchsss County. New YoriE. af- ter . brief illness.
 Nothing except the bare announes~ ment of Coloacl Lamonfs death wae made public by the family tonight and this was contained in . brief messABe to the Associated Press.
 It vas understood. however. that tho death was unexpected. although CoIene1 Lamont had bsen in feeble health aD4 the members of the immediate fanj1y were gathered at Altamont. the Lanont country home at Millbrook.
 News of the approaching death of Colonel Lamont was sent earlier in the evening to Dr. Joseph D. Bryant Of New York. a lifelong friend of the colonel, summonins the physician to Millbrook. pr. Bryant had. however. been called out of town for the night and could not be reached.
 No particulars of the attack which immediately preceded the end wsrs received at pr. Bryant's home.
 Daniel Scott Lamont was born at Cortlandville. N. r., February Q. 1851. He began life in journalism and from 1885 to 1888 was private secretary ts. President Cleveland. by whom he va appointed Secretary Of War March s, 1898. TT Mfr. Lamont was vice-president of tho Northern Pacific Railroad and direc- tor and trustee in many railroad and financial corporations. He leaves a widow and two daughtes.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-24
French Squadron Comipx.

!. Paris, July 23.-Minister of Marine Thomson has decided to send a squad ron to visit the United States at the end of October.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-24
Government at Work.

Washington, July 23.-The onclaIs or public health and Marine Hospital Ser vice are working in harmony with those in Louisiana in the effort to prevent any spread of the yellow fever from which an Italian died yesterday at New Orleans. Dr. A. H Glenn, acting Sur geon General in the absence of Dr. Wy man, who is now in Honolulu. has dis patched Surgeons c. M. Guietas from Cairo, H., H. Richardson from Sa- vannah. and J. H. White from Mobile, to proceed to New Orleans and assist the marine hospital officials stationed there
 A thorough outgoing passenger med ical train inspection service will he or ganized so as to prevent the departure of any persons who may have been cx- posed in any way to the disease. The application of :he methods employed at Havana for stamping out the disease will include the destruction of mosqui- toes and thH screening of patients in fected with tho disease.
 pr. Glenn said tonight that the sit uation is we'll in hand and expressed the opinion that the disease will not spread.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-24

WEATHER FORECAST.
 Waahingtsn, July 28--Fer Alabams- uonAay and Tuesday, scattsfed sh0w- crS an1 thunder stornsI lieht variable winds. te
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-24
Heart Failure the Cause.

ne0fN rahIUre The C4U9Gs
 Poughkeepsie. N. Y., July 2s.-CoI. Daniel Scott Lamont. Secretary of War during the administration of President Cleveiand's second administration, died suddenly at his home at Milibrook. Duchess County. tonight at s:15 o'clock. Heart failure was the cause of death.
 Colonel and Mrs. Lamont were out driving this afternoon and Colonel La- mont appeared to be enjoying the best of health. After dinner he complained of feeling Ill and Dr. Stewart of New York. who Is a guest at the house. im- mediately went to his aid The physi- clan diagnosed the case as an attack of heart failure and inspite of heroic treatment MT. Lamont passed away within half an hour.
 At his deathbed were Mrs. Lamont and two daughters Frances and Bessie. Several guests at the Lamont home were also present when the end came.
 CleveIand's Close Friend.
 Washington, July 23.--Colonel La mont was one of the most trusted poli- tical advisers of President Cleveland during the 1atter's administration. He came with him to Washington first in the capacity of private secretary dur ing Mir. Cleveland's first term, from March 1885 until March 1889. and again during his second term from March 1893 to March 1897. when he served MT. Cleveland In the higher position as Secretary of War.
 As private secretary to the President, Colonel Lamont was thought in contact with practically all the public men who called at the White House and the President relied considerably on his judgment in matters political. While here Mir. Lamont made friendships which he retained during his later ser- vice in the cabinet. His family en- tertained largely and were always prominent in the social affairs of the capitol.
 Colonel Lamont's close relations with President Cleveland began at AL bany when MT. Cleveland was Cover nor of New York and Mir. Lamont was a political reporter. MT. Lamont &C., cepted MT. Cleveland's proffer of office as private secretary and military sec retary at the time. and the friendship then cemented grew stronger as the years passed by.
 Colonel Lamont was of Scotch de- scent. While engaged in the newspa- per profession he filled the place of legislative reporter and managing ed- itor of The Albany Argus. of which paper he was one of the proprietors for some years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-24
No Mexican Quarantine.

Mexico City, July 2a.--The health au- thorfties here say there will be no quarantine against New Orleans should It turn out that yellow fever exists in that city. The sanitary inspection of arriving passengers from infected ports is strict and suspected cases are isolated Merchandise from ports where yellow fever exists Is not de- tained.
 The theory on which the Mexican sanitary authorities deal with yellow fever is that 1t Is only communicated by a species of mosquito. thus the un- reasonableness of quarantine precau- tions.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-24
BIRMINGHAM NOT WORRIED.
City Opposed to Quarantine Promul-
 rnted Against New Orleans.

City Opposed to Quarantine Promui-
 gated Against New Orleans.
 Birmingham, July 23.-fSpecial.)- Birmingham is opposed to the embargo placed on people from New Orleans. 1t being believed here that yellow fever germs could not possibly exist in this section. Effort will be made to get the quarantine raised as far as this place is concerned as quickly as possible.
 The daily newspapers of Birmingham took sides against any quarantine when the first announcement was made that there was Likelihood of such plan be- ing placed in operation. All trains coming to Birmingham from the South are being closely watched and no pas sengers from the unfortunate city are allowed to stop off here or in the State.
 B. F. Toe, who was appointed to take charge of this work has already named a number of assistants and the railroads are giving every assistance in the work. However, the people of Birmingham do not believe that it Is a good policy to quarantine and think instead that a temporary home should be offered peo- pie who become frightened.
 The Governor is going to be request cd to remove the quarantine as far as Birmingham Is concerned at the very earliest possible moment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-24
Havana'. Quarantine.

Havana, July 23.-On account of the existence of yellow fever at New Or leans, quarantine has been declared against that port.
 The Southern Pacific Line Excelsior, which Is due here Monday, has sixty young women students from a Texas college on board The officials say they will be required to remain on the vessel or to undergo the usual five days detention at he quarantine station.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-24

Oyster Bay. N. T.. July 23.-In re- sponse to the Presidents telegram sent last midnight. Acting Secretary of the Navy Darling today telegraphed an offi- cial report of the disaster to the Ben- nington to President Roosevelt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-02
English Spelling.
the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
Spelling in the higher ranks of the army
seems at present to be at a very low ebb.
but then, our general officers. who have
borrowed so much from Germany, may also
have been content to scrape along with the
scholarship of old Marshal Butcher. whose
photography, like that of Prince Charlie.
would have moved the mirth of village
school The other day it was found that
the inscription on the equestrian statue of
errors of spelling. Similar defects were dis
covered by the king himself on the tablet
to the memory of the late Duke of Cam
bridge III the guards chapel. And one of
the most famous monuments in st. PauPs
exhibits the word .'dnparallelled' spelt in
this unparalleled way
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-02
Diamond Cutters Danger.

From Chambers Journal.
Many people are unaware that a consid-
cradle danger menaces the cutters of dia-
monds In the form of that dreaded malady,
lead poisoning In the cutting of diamonds
the gem to be operated upon is fixed In
dope" consisting of hemispherical brass
pan at the end of a rod of thick copper
wire The stone can then be set in any de-
sired position relatively to the cutting wheel
by bending the copper wire. The cutting
wheel or disk which revolves extremely
rapidly. is fed by polishing medium, con-
sisting OF pulverized diamond and olive OIL
AS the work proceeds the diamond is con-
stantly wiped with the bare hand to clear
it of this medium and ascertain how far
the cutting process has progressed. The
diamond is set In the dope by means of
q solder which is alloy of lead and tin
This is heated until it Is kneadable, when
II Is pressed into the dope and smootfied
by means OF the fingers around the pro-
jecting diamond, which is thus held firmly
in place. One setter handles about two
hundred dopes every day, and both he and
the diamond polisher get numerous parti-
cies of lead alloy into their fingers and
the palms of their hands. and sooner or
later lead poisoning is apt to result. The
government of the Netherlands has offered
a prize OF six thousand forms for a me
dunn which shall replace the lead alloy for
fixing the diamond in the dope. The me-
dunn must be sufficiently cheap to be adopt
ed by the diamond settlers and 1t must
fulfill the various conditions of the work
The present alloy, being good conductor
allows the heat of polishing to be drawn
away by the copper rod, whereas an Or
binary cement would itself become melted
Competitors must send in their results be-
fore January l. 1906, together with any
samples or specimens which may be neces-
sary for the calculation of their IDEAS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-02
BITTEN BY A SHARK.
Exciting Incident on Warship in the
Philippines.


Naval surgeons have some curious cases
to deal with on board Uncle Sans waf-
ships Assistant Surgeon F. ". Munson
has made a report to the Navy Depar.-
ment which ought to settle the long-dis-
puted controversy as to the man-eatlng
propensities of sharks.
ION November ., 1904" says he, "a boat
swafn's mate of the Piscataqua, then iy-
Ing in the inner harbor of Olongapo. i. l.,
While bathing from the side of the ship
was bitten on the foot by shark. The
man had a good view OF the shark and
there can be no doubt as TO the identity OF
the species of fish.
The two arc-shaped bites, one on tho
dorsal and one on the plantar surface near
the toes; showed Enthusiastically the MARKS
Of three rows of teeth in each lacerated
wound. On the dorsum the skin was torn
from the underlying tissues for two inches,
two tendons and several branches of the
dcrsalls pedis artery were severed. one
of the tarsal bones was crushed INTO sinalL
fragments on the plantar surface me
thick fascla was torn away ABOUT one t'r 80,
AS soon as the man was lifted out OF mo
water an aseptic dressing was applled ~
the hospital apprentice ana inc heui''i
officers sent for. x.,-. =,
LAS the wound was bleeding profuseiJ,
tourniquet was applied, ana the man t,,a
6;ateiv taken ashore and placed upon tho
operating table; the fragments OF pl,.o
uiera removed. the arteries llgated ana zen
dons sutured; the fascia on the piailldt -
1ba skin on Doth surfaces sutured' 1iro-s' "a.
and-through drainage being secGreu IN, ~
,nhber drainage tube left In the WoGnu;;
trte man was sent to the naval hospt-5'
a. Cayfte the following day, ana recoE i'-'
some stiffness OF the foot remaining
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-02
Goethe's Prophecy.
tn. Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
Tn February, 1927. Goethe. In q converse
ton with his secretary, Eckermann, IN
speakinx Of the canal which might some
dav be put through the Isthmus OF Pan
anna, said:
"AIl this is reserved for the future and
for an enterprising spirit. So much, how
ever, is certain, that II they succeed IN
cutting such canal, that ships of any
burden and size can be navigated through
II from the Mexican gulf to the Pacific
ocean, innumerable benefits would result
to the whole human race. civilized and I'M
civilized But I should wonder If the United
States were to let an opportunity escape Of
getting such work into their own hands.
1t may be foreseen that this young state,
with its decided prediction to the west,
will in thirty or forty years have occupied
and peopled the large tract of land beyond
the Rocky mountains. 1t may further
more be foreseen that along the whole
coast of the Pacific ocean, where nature
has already formed the most capacious and
secure harbors, important commercial towns
will gradually arise, for the furtherance OF
a great Watercourse between China and the
East Indies and the United States, In
such case it would not only be desirable
but almost necessary that a more rapid
communication should be maintained be-
tween the eastern and western shores OF
North America, both by merchant ships
and men-of-war, than has hitherto been
possessed with the tedious disagreeable and
expensive voyage round Cape Horn. /
therefore repeat that 1t Is absolutely in
dispensable for the United States to effect
a passage from the Mexican gulf to the
Pacific ocean, and am certain that they
Will do It, Would that I might live to see
another thing-a junction Of the Danube
and the Rhone But this undertaking Is
so gigantic that I have doubts of its COM
pletlon, when 1 consider our German re-
sources And thirdly and lastly. / should
wish to see England in possession OF a canal
through the Isthmus of Suez. Would l
could live to see these three great works.
Il would be well worth the trouble to last
some fifty years more for the very pur-
pose.
A few years before this we find Lord
Byron between whom and Goethe there was
an intellectual affinity, making the acquaint-
ance of a young North American for the
reason that he wished to know what man.
ner of men the rulers of the world hun
bred years thence would be. In less than a
hundred years we see the United States a
great Pacific power and clearing the way
for the completion of the canal; England
In possession of the Suez canal. and the
great peace conference successfully held In
Portsmouth. Goethes foresight Is admir-
able 1t may be remembered that Napoleon
sold Louisiana to the United States in order
to raise up maritime power which should
eclipse Great Britain. We certainly have
acquired plenty of ocean. but we need more
ships for commerce and to send through
the canal when Ii Is built
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-02
First Human Thermometers.
From the New York Globe.

From the New York Globe
Pretty much every one has had occasion
some time or other to handle, or at least
see. the modern clinical thermometer used
by physicians for finding the temperature
of their patients bodies. 1t Is in Its case
somewhat smaller than an ordinary stylo-
graphic pen. The following description of
the first clinical thermometers used in the
Edinburgh hospitals forty years ago was
recently given by Sir Lander Brunton:
THE use of the clinical thermometer had
just been introduced into England by the
late Prof Aitken OF Netley, and the clni-
cal wards of the Royal Infirmary at Edin-
burgh. being set apart specially for the in
structfon of university students, were pro-
vided with two of these thermometers. To
the best of my knowledge they We're the
only two In Edinburgh perhaps In Scot
land. One was bent and the other was
straight; both were between a foot and
eighteen inches long. and I used to walk
proudly about the ward with them con-
tanned In something resembling an ordinary
gun case under my arm. But each OBJ
servation required about ten minutes, so
that the number 1t was possible to make
during visit was very limited"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-02
AGAINST AMERICAN COIN.
Efforts to Drive Our Fractional SILVER
Out of Canada.

Consul lift of Chatham reports 'hat '.'
efrnrts being made in Canada to prevent mo
circulation in Canada OF United STATES 10
tfopal silver coins are not meeting win 'No
success expected from the aclioi Va %
lament. The consul writes a.,
.sT,bere is considerable agitation In Inc
canadian press for the adoption OF Some
effective arrangement for the carrying oue
of the scheme formulated at the last ses-
sion of the dominion parliament Tor ridoins
canada of the United States SILVER com
which now, especially in the border cities
oIrculates as freely ms does the Cahaoah
coin. The plan Of the government was 70
bove the banks collect the coin. send II 10
the Irnited states, and to pay the banks a
commission of three-eighths of l per cent
for their services, but to the present time
no steps have been taken to Danish the G1l-
yer coins bearing the eagle. The silver COM
age of Canada has an admiXture OF al least
% per cent of American ooin, perhaps more.
Discussing the subject with local mer-
chant in answer to a request for his opin-
ion as TO its extent, he drew from his pocket
silver amounting TO 81. One dollGr and hve
cents of this sum was in United States com
age. a banker states that at his bank inc
average daily takings Of United States ST.
yer amount to $50. The London. Ont, Free
Press asks:
'sWlly Is this one-sided circulation of for
eign currency Allowed TO continue TO tho
exclusion of our own money? Every dollar
that passes in trade displaces the SANG
amount of Canadian currency. -, ~
only are our bank bills refused at American
commercial centers, but our government
bills and the silver coinage also. There -
no sign of a desire for repriproeity among
our neighbors in this particular, however
anxious some of them are to get our raw
material for Manufacture. AT the same
time Canadians receive every kind OF
American currency. United states silver
certificates are current at our stores on the
gold basis. and their silver difflses itself ia
our coinage In the ratio Of from % to 10
per cent"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-02
La Boxe.
From La Vie Parisienne.

From La Vie Parislenne.
Boxing in France is one of the most
striking results Of the entente cordiale."
England having nothing but muscle and
France nothing but nerves, the sport has
made unexpected progress among u.s. Last
winter, indeed some of our ladies shrieked
a little at the knockout blow. but now
they are SO habituated to the sport that
they all but demand the death of the van
qushed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-02
Risks Even on the Ground.

do you ever reflect upon the possibility
Of your making sort of omelette finash
in one of these ethereal expeditions OF
yoursg2 I asked him at that Booty House
dinner on the day of his failure.
His sharp, bronzed. youthful eountenance
creased into sort of wan smile. 1t WASH t
tho oleaginous. self-compIaisant grin of a
man to whom the emulation of braggadocio
phrases is a joy, but the shadowy and
II ansltory facial expression of man who
knows danger down to the marrow OF =,
and simply dsregards 1t out of disin-
ciination TO address his reflections to any
thing so inconseauential.
We'll he replied, slowly. ''Ws Al stand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-02
Lesson of the Nelson Centenary.
. Commercial Intelligence

From Commercial Intelligence.
The question for Us today is not so much
whether we have a Nelson In our navy or
whether the same spirit animates the men.
The real point is whether the navy Is alb
solutely efficient In every sense of the
word. IT the answer IL In the Affirmative.
we may await events with quiet confidence;
ii not. we have not learned the lesson Of
the Nelson centenary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-02
English Bloodstock for the World.

From London Country Life.
Some 1900 thoroughbreds have left this
country since 1902, the principal buyers hav-
ing been the United States, while on the
continent. Hungary, Austria. Belgium,
France and Germany have all bought freely.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-10
EXHIBITS NEARING COMPLETION
Final Detail Preparing for Business
 Mems Exposition.

Final Detail Preparing for Business
 Mems Exposition.
 The material part of the big Food and Industrial exposition that opens Thursday night in the Second regiment armory is being created. Two hundred carpenters are at work erecting the booths for the various exhibitors and so elaborate are the displays planned that scarcely before the hour for open ing will they be able to gather up their tools. The contract with the carpen- ters in charge of the work, however, calls for the completion of the job be- fore o'clock Thursday evening, and the New Haven Business Mems associa- tion has been notified that everything will be in readiness.
 The exhibitors have planne dior ex- l1ibits costing thonsands of dollars. They will be carried out with an artis- ticness that will form a base of har- mony throughout the arnnory and the display of booths will alone be feature that will be well worth seeing. The various booths are planned to repre- sent structures of varying design from a Japanese pagoda to a palacial struc- ture of mammoth proportions.
 Every effort is being made to place the exhibition on par in every respect with the shows in New York, Boston and Philadelphia and the scheme laid out by the managers of the exposition will create a display that will be & St Louis in miniature. D
 One of the latest New Haven firms tc take space is the Dillon & Douglass wholesale house. This large business house will make display of it's Gold Medal brand of butter. The display as planned will be most unique and the housewife who demands a taste of her butter before she purchases can there taste butter to her hearts content. The space taken by Dillon & Douglass is one of the large central spaces, and the exhibit will be. one Of the largest struc- lures erected on the floor ','. 1@'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-10
KISSING.

Last evenings New York Evening Sun remarks: The warning of Prof. Fournier, of Paris that kissing is un- sanitary and perilous, makes no im- pression on the Yale scientists. Prof. William H. Brewer of, the Sheffield Scientific school, says that if he was in the habit of kissing he should keep right on, by which he means, as he is human, that he will not stop. Dr. Charles A. Lindsley, of the medical school, who is secretary of the State Board of Health, Is no less undismayed Kissing" he says, 'has been practis- ed from the time of Adam and Eve. IT some countries it has been practised more than in America, and there is nc evidence that these nations have been much afflicted with consumption. ' Horse sense may always be expected from red-blooded potent Yale.