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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-06-28

to morning daily. This ought t.
please Barre. A good morningpape
and a good evening paper ought te
keep the Granite city well posted OF
local and general news.
There are a whole lot of people il
Vermont who never knew until las
week that Admiral Clark had &
brother. We guess the distinguished
Admiral wishes that the introduc
ton had been in some other way.
In the railroad lawsuit at Hyde
Park last week the fact was drawn
outfrom the Railroad Commissioners
when on the stand that they and
their families had received favors
from the Central Vermont Railroad.
A whole week has passed and not
an outbreak among the city officials
of Burlington. Where is the Queen
city at? If this keeps on, the state
at large will have to look in an
other direction for innocent sport.
Montpelier is to have a big cele-
bration October 5th, IN honor of its
centennial anniversary. The capt.
tai city has several active committees
at work on the arrangements and
there will no doubt be fine celebra-
ton of the event.
This country has been a liberal
buyer of Cuban commodities. Dur
ing the fiscal year ending with this
month, Americans have bought $780,
100000 worth of goods from Cuba.
The Islanders have bought from the
United States $38, 100000 worth.
Prosperity continues to smile on
our neighboring town OF Stowe. This
is verified strongly by the fact that
the postmaster salary there is in
creased to $1,000. Stowe is one of
the few towns in Vermont whose
postmaster gets an advance in pay
this year.
A great deal is being said just now
about what sort of liquid to use on
the occasion of the launching CT the
new vermont" Besides water,
maple syrup has been suggested.
But according to our way of think
ing bottle of Equinox sparkling
ginger ale would be the proper thing.
1t would add zip and snap to the oc-
casion, besides being home produc
tion.
All the indications are that this
will be "great wheat year" Ac-
cording to the official estimate, the
yield promises to be 729,OOO,OOO
bushels. This aggregate has been
surpassed but once, by the phenomi-
nal crop OF 100000 bushels in
1901. The western farmers are
loudly calling for help to gather the
crop. The pay is good and nobody
who desires work need long be out
of a job.
A few months ago H. Rider Hag-
gard, the English writer, as Com
missioner of the Colonial Office of his
country, inspected the agricultural
and industrial land settlements or
gained in the United States by the
Salvation Army. The result of his
Investigations have been laid before
Parliament, and the report speaks in
the most favorable terms of these
settlements. Mr.. Haggard recon-
mends that similar settlements be
established in the British colonies as
means of providing for the surplus
agricultural population of the United
Kingdom. Special reference is made
to Canada as offering advantages to
prospective colonists, the govern
ment of the Dominion being ready to
set aside 100000 acres fer this pur-
An exclamation of JOY comes 4th
when mother discovers her baby's
list 9th.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-27
KNOWS HIS FATE. q
fMcC Cue Wept When Informed Of
Supr erne Courts Action.


CHARACTERISTIC v Ian. q. ne
At 1870 this morning the news Of the
refusal Of the Supreme Court to grar,t@a5
writ Of error and supersedeas upon the
supplementary petition OF the attorneys
az ex-A1ayor j.. Samuel Afecue was re-
5lceived here. "a half hour later a news
} "a per. man called upon }, the ondemned
4 ma man 4 In Ills cell a I the tsity taIl and
found him writing n letter to his aunt,
Mrs. Marshall q DinWl die. IL In reply * to
the query IL he cared to hear the news
from Richmond, Nc Cue said Well u
supp se they refused 3 the petition for a
rehearing.'i'8 He was told tina t the court.
had refused. and for a moment he was
silent \ his lips twitching nervously. T hen
he said |: gs..''yvell " n will get Justice In
heaven IIe$wept for q while and then,
turning to the letter, which was In tho
nature Of Sfnal commandments read
1T to the visitor. Interrupted at times by
his tears. gs NJ rs ssss II
1.-THE letter was constructed largely pf
8scriptural quotations. Ct q nd co uched I'm
saffcctionate and III religious phrases. 1T
made no disclosures-in fact, was more
jin3the forlntof a homilyE than a communl-
patton conveying Information. This done,
The repeated bis frequent phrase that he
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-27
ED1SFIGUR''E||::.D||'
WITH \ III | ]: ! zE|NIl VI A
8Under Ply ician!ss' 1--WE + Y !
Months. Vent y \ | from ! 'lll n
Bad To Worse \ |Iss3j
cur ~ cUT' !: ! :: ;. I! ( !.
Wonderful Change In ii I One he .h!lghlt.1|
III d Month Face HAS
Clean as Ever i u (,

w was troubled with eczema on tho L
| face for ave months during Elch time
! / was In the care Of physicians, ny
face wns Id such condition that 4 (
could not 60 out. II was going from 4 h
! bad tosworse and II gave up all hops,sSI
when a friend Of mine highly recon-sSI
,m1endcd Cuticurn Romedies & The hrstss
stl{nht after i vashed my CtssSs
ticura Soap and used uticura Ointment
and Cuticura Res vent II changed IN orl.asi
dcrfullyS{andS continuing the reattnetltss
itremoveds all scales and sea bssysl rom
that day i was able to go OUT and IN 10y;
month nv face vi ID; Is clean rs ever.
THOMAS ~ ,5I s. TIL, 8 u Stage St.
Brookly \, N Y .s3 III n
4 The above letter was received nSlssSIS
and be sxain writes US i tTeb. 8l9 1908. S
s..Ihavs not been troubled with eczernAs
rhs agonising itching and burning otSS
Il che skid 4 as IL IN eczema; the frightfnlH
scaling as Ia psoriasi Is; i he loss OF hair
and cru listing q Ri seal p, as " Ia scaled \
head i the facial dlsh gurernen ut. $as Siri \
3lpimpies and ring worm ! theiaT fnl sur
ferinR OF Infants and anxiety tof ~ orr.S
v out parents. Is tnI mill CT rust, letter and
salt irheun en-, all demand q remedy OF
alrnost superhumanB " virtues to- SUI cess
n fully cope with them. II It hat CutiCrra
SOAP, Ointment and Reso vent; are such
h stands proven hey ond 3 al donbt No
statement tis made rega ling them that
( IS not justified 4 BY the 5 strOn gest evt..S
y tience. The purity and aweetueas, the
L "a yyer TO afford Bimmed iate relief, tho
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-27
TEXT OF THE OPINION.
Judge Keith's & Review otable
. for Strength and Clearness.
& The run text OF Jud ge x this remark
strong opinion Is appended q 81

5y h1SOE S{f&
I cossfsio WEALTH l|s3aS
Opinion by anes Keit Iii, pre- s q en 4.
Kiehnord IN = ~ e. slvSS2 va.
pGs t6a cts q
Petitioner was indie ed BY. e grand1. Jury
u the GSsfs 1s
ced Ing. 81 his WIFE d Fannie NJ. Nc cue
iII.a sabssas1A r. ss
( Sth day Of { November the Jury found him
3gulltYsof murder ii the first deg rec; ne
Court. sentenced him to be hanged andshe
Of or error aloA WHEN " was refused. court
pi HS Il 81 was plainly right. bse.,
t,en,
smerlt refusing The writ OF error, and upon
the original and supple mentary petit lions
$the case Is now before us for consld l rari
Il THE f,rst assig nment OF, erros is IT, t11e,
Judgment of the Corporation Court upon
byts petitioner
id den '' 81 ttseactysof ottesville. 10
this plea the Common wealth BY aits a.
storney, filed a repl icati on, Thereupons the
Spropounded to Il the ISSUE. whether Or not.
said II Lymnn was at the time of finding
Tthe Indictment resident z OF the eli OF
ad the aeto
or the court IN overrullng prisoner Is mo-
stions TO set asid II he verdict and tltering
Judgment thereon stitutes the petit
E IT. was decided iii Commonwealth VS..
aCherry,2 Virginia. Cases 20, that, by force
sof the common law, where bill OF I'M
WSom su asqua
Hified by law, the bill or presentr1ent may
be avoid ], by plea Commonwealth vs.:
]. In lCommo nwealt til vs. st. Clair, - q ratt,
$685. II was pleaded in abatement to the
indictment that rome OF. the grand Jurors
was not freehold err Upon that plea an
gss sry sT'sa Is 81 The
defendant, and the indic tment quashed;
f555 In Day VS. Commonwealth. 2 Z g ratt..
the te
OF finding the Indictment Il surveyor of
a highway. TO 4 ttitsa plea @ the attorney
for the con,monwea lth replied ,gsnera ally
+ against the prisoner. IS Tho general court
was one of fact and that Sc should have
er ren s the 3aaTent Vas y rey a and
new trial awarde 90 \, q,
Counsel Tor ,pett tioner crltlcises the re- z
Ito verify" when ,ttfs'ould have been TO 4 9
THE country. !. IN I'M 5 91sse
Trivial G Consideration
&. wv q shall not stop to inquire into this
nicely o. pleading IT Me Injury OF which
the petl tloner{c lined was that he hnd
been Indicted by a grand Jury unon which
nr9r nenmpotsatt byseiddsGp
81 the cty3of Charlottesville. That Issue
was submitted u to IA Jury, which. heard
the evidence and decided Y AZ agalnst hin's
sented IN this case to he ID termined unon
n consderation.so triv!al.ia 1t Ets certain
|3ihat no right Of he prisoner WAS pre1l,-
3n Min THE yerd III Of tho Jury unon
this issue must be il onsdereda In. his
court ms sunnnlsn demurrer ( q idence,
and the evidence WAS, II, our Judgment,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-27

Yxr% fr<<f1H ~ Az t f1ff1 ffN tTr{tHif
'ldAMO y n ~. IN $1,000 Il
.y;s n. NAOMI hoard s5s syIaenes
hg soma isfiner ttiai o Or exanna,loh 6f
siss ram'or nnd M
~ }hs ni,ats iihId, NJ btnion ia merely
re- SyvpsoRths(ffeal No Il hst inso,nhstoht oi
mining in any, SesS Tnet a.
st s,ae nete eeIs n o HGa.
ssshs!s ssIfsi
Hnr n, NJ rs \ sj,r dance hhs beefi tbs
f GtaH1 4soi,ree te appafent Conflict
i,,it,vp III In seases. htis. il b venirefnar
81 Senles e son sh nvits
esral III woad
asuit Mt po'ssI ble e regard such n
sfnttjs t n wi Ma iha meaning Of Fthatrtile,
= A. ~ H. ,Yoiid Setieraily. IL nat always.
IN cons, dafed Al ir,cotrinotent jiiror,ie
an,idy lmn II, ~ - yt,aitriai
a. ot nthsrs'hn1d, III q yet,ire1riuii
81: Snr,,,sS nnon,nion ~ IL I'M r,,iltIor
ACCUSED from ,,isrs =;
1rar nd s WIFI
5b bse'ai'sso"considersd, even though ie speak
zF Asgr4
g. ~ as , 1,I;na N ti
i, at;y ~, HInks III co,S aiSc Hint
as Gus ottia,Nf III nut r a'nn,,rt
81 etIier ro Y; az yense,9lass
NJ n, ~ H acdnd dial
are hp interniedia sases whicfl, oftot, sve
rlae to n,s IN,
=.
iFG i o. ffro 81 s havIng
nys Pa1t G ts e Sa1sns
n1 eys ~ nav haye more o. sa con-
ndence, from navilng read an ,.n;ccount
OF such ence u AZ Wspaper We can
nots lay COVE any rue lor Inc guyer .ni
q suc Gde ri eTcf bs tne
determine ns best IT may w Y, ether. the
opinion 5ne q or
~ ~ would %. dangerous,ao
decided that ye,iremaa who has iorn1sa
an opinion trot,,
witnesses out Of court. a,id sun Is taQsl
accounts received troIm - +, MI
of is Therefore ecessarllyA an ~ n
competent Juror even though ne smay,. .iss
gard the PERSONS from WHOM, ne re s!a ,,a
hs =!
ne mas ~ ~ o. m,,t
with esses we ta ,,,i,; ~, u
~. 1872. " !, crn
persons WHO PROBES. y detail what i. they !, !,
may maze " om}tinE
"a. !, Y
WIZ
them thor oiten' listen eaarelessly. ana though
sss f sss
Of subs,ant'afd1
n ne meaning rye 1.
court myst y des!,iEn
n -, al y s :, eases. 81 Il w "a
Numero uS nth critics ,Sf IN
~ i ssd pi,otes Wfth
prevail the lansuase q Judge n
tho ra1,a 81 ,s,ist airlnr chai-
~ ~, - y - ~ w q vo - sIrht
plsss ne
~ = 1.nnrant ma .ieaat djscrminatine
5!nosI snetHS AN MN j shv Tho
~
and the proper M o. ne aMf
ss
from the casess hereto fore .decidea 4.
sid the CAGES are not o. recon- =
iciiable but We believe those We e. nave y
Wien VIE TO thess eonsIserat it!s ADDED
scourt that great tght ~ JUST Y duesto
9the opinion. OF the stria 81 1ud &c VINO sees
and hears the,yenirsn we nave NC lnes 3 !,
error 7: 81; I,
These conside rat Ions Lead g the same
Sconclus - III 70 tfte OF
Wood. IS z .s y, i ~ III
tency Of The III ess;'' x Al m an. y no was s
soppe pr
70
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-27

pr d year. or Va. years or ten e 4 eafrs'
Lhe N ~
so,;n !, sI M Ied ftitoissr whole envItof4
ieft dsolosss That II so9k 4laesb wi IL
the was ~ AN IAN
0W III ~ NY, Wy Wy -
1t il claimed however hat " was inhsa
,'lIsSlte i,ev t,rIsoer by Third person.
kWhioi WIZ then and there controvorted
I NJ n slat al - Md
The rreolse tsed On that u o (
Ills Aso,i !sSYoii Know it Il not so about
n whnti Drnest8 Crawford Ss said ,abouIta ny
drawing pistol pt, yo.Iy iio :, . io
rai, M tiie ruo,i, ala rot III the bed with
me, and asked me not to let you Shoot
5ler. y. q, +. 4, i, ;. j, !, {.
y eircutiiyt ni,ees, was before the Jury and
,imnS tihhils stiny Of the court. I, . NC
r is KS 81 ,sohs
! ~ ~ iisciiss which would unduly pro.
Iract this opinion THAT, for irstanc e. sot
wh to, fes' ~ ABOUT
fook@off Ills hat and bowed to yher,AR Dut
that she not ssak oi ~ 5lle y Fh
af,sy h sea nosy din diminished his pleas
ira nf,d enjoyment III life. !, I. u, y
Tho fifteenths IS me ,es "a
nony Of pr. q cissonh Wv e. a 5bioVt
struck By sand ba q tter SIM -
instrurne nt sa. 4. u ~ ~ expo
renca OF a ltoner Of medicine , %
know that lI,as vas = st renaar Kim
sand bap d By tlclenI "
~, ~ Eternal "a rlark
op cffeot upon the $p pv,r,
ISThis slgnmen OF 80 5Sl -. n
I#ruled, !. I. I. I'm ma SIX
asslsanhm rens ncusiye present
o. Quest OF much I'M ls'1'oe
pro secution. . N M !. \, u, 4 a nrisoner
villiar,1 3t SGil cas- 81 The COM.
WAS ana II speedily that
he was adverse TO tne Ia com
favorable TO the pr tne s,,Trnrised
wealth, alleging IA Is ii trodlce evil
dence 70 that,tt n ~, y. with III testi-
Isstatements inc on hllsse'i i 49,. - n
mony. ssi i. 3, AK, - Virginia Code.
as 5is perstllinee'nNs = - ~
party c a,;aT. Io ~ crest, may 30 ex.
amsa 81 ss esReT aeeoT,GlntE
1.-The rules I, e Us wtness shall
party proc ~ uIo nasci1 ascredit ~
not Pc, a,iEmSn ~ mad q but he
may case tne 3, Wl npeye adverse con-
atradict mn .py si,ea "a 81 he has mad t
LOT the court pr sistarlt with
other times a ~ 6efore said last
This present y, !, w ven te circun
menti Toned proof .can,ped ssstntenien 4 sum
stan.ees Gs.Iseats pes
must be mem Toned to tne M he hns
must be ,,o ssKtsdt nss me
gcourt, requested .by g lar Inc evil
Instruct TIE jp'ry ii staten
fcept for the pur pc Sot cois1
witness. MN !, ~ n Is % comprehen-
sivc III terms thai W 3 warrant
ourselves vi II 4, case n
1.-The the n III operaton
Less the y The Jaw
be confined ~ c.y a., Ia same MI,
Civil and IN " evidenee
1.-The the sah.eJ;ir .pab e nr-
rive at just :. n saton
has long been. s q p}eel tara and iegs:
Elatures how 3 81, ,.,t
partysto lot I, :, y sections
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as
$50:
!. SO IS. l, MI IVA 4 fr,dde ut u
te }nagea paffte An
ti,,asi says VI sfba a
the confusion , Ga ~ 81 v, nf ali sirofI
ra AT ca ifoyide
clhuse Was n assa ,.,tna gitiiRe and
With,9ut 81 IA ess wa diverse
q th nol stht,ts stasids present
GLASS al, ta
on'y iesni "a ntVsrse by
I'M ea 1aax ei Iii V tSs utsa States ict,i.
natcy only h., te g ttnt,ite. But the
g iisieIs 81 ad i tlo citation
rulings fron s gNsnsiish Bra.
sss saa eys sndsa IL Essa psnss 8
" w statpiteo ad
tson 81 il aoo states airsad been
taken, 4, u. ". /. ", ~ !. "a ssed
he Ehgllsl statute ,q " ~ Vic.
o aa enses ga
statute te ~ y A1 "a
70 criminal cases \, N,
sns UPON UPON an nsat lotment for murder
by surprise svlaensS III q
f. Is & Inconsistent statements
made BY him Tor the ptirp &c q e
This RECOLLECTION and inducing him 70 cor
psft III sh s "a
lne dentaiy tends TIE witness
Sat Rs9os oS Vi
called and mot party ~ y,
not atl sa " tbe
ersd!it0 g tse w tness was generally net
Sta t,ts IN England and ~, many 2. Of
a.y IL nss Rses ssa mi h
opinion cf the Judge proye adyerss Z tx .
leave q =, snas
WIN his presont testimony: and this is az:
flowed for the purpose ~ q! cti \,
otunl. hostile " TN ~ hi
peTFbt Isr value il
I mon Law. was q y sho VA the tendency OF
a1sena 'hssss' Ren SO
was on trial rests the. sta! IL,
ments$ Of law upon ad1 udi leo ons IN CIVIL
sa TnasrE the.. srau1nst ae.s t,e Iegls.
lature VII gtnla az onted the staIute
which We are now deririg. It's IAN.
n gua Be- " prQaa anq general ~ mere lis Snos
e mHit u opperatont n s partoular
sases els GENE
may be- TO- morrow the las 81 hope III an
= !. 4. Nv
galnst 81 y urged that th he
sitdie 81 froessd mss Ia lls ciyll Gases: nm
sub,s eIs'
Z nature, others speoihcal declared TO 3 pe
oil nat II the. anp 3
winch ~ Is ,o4nd
subject ia maiteS terms,
apply 10 CIVIL cas- nero are otner see.
= press APPLY
\; ss4s $3.50 and ss52a the Sars mentioned 1e
referring to the. com c @ y. huspanG
and wife ato. testify for ora gainst ea Is
And, therefor section Ss6l placed 8ln.the
midst SECTIONS app!tca ike BY their .e
N upon the one p and nor aupon the
u other. to q parti ar class OF GO ses. but
be detern1insd qtner
d override every thers oonsid erati Ion and q
require TIE courts tom sontine IL cyiI
as great criminal as an ,c vi cases anu
n the 6consequ Ices of which ma y be even ven
!; more I6erlou9tRsS SI
II IN Lrr, }}5s n SS
h We are OF 4 oponion that these assign,
: ments OF error are not we'll L AIKEN. 81
5ffF "a carefu l q perusal or the Instruct Ions
satls1es us that tn ~ fa rly su bmitted w
the jury tl!e prirc iples OF law bY %llich
Tia
\ sible ia propai q str,ictions# Il which an
Ingenious 4critic might met present pla!is.
! able I'D ubtns.8 Is tempted by the court.
!. It lHlcul MT al BILE task
|! "a ne ~ as q al 81 bite ana
,slilietaphys cal IN ben he de tecf
y tlonS OF some point, he viewer 1t tenuated
upon which TO hang y, BUT. no
!, tons without having tho convlctlon forced
him every go feguard sc1lltIhe
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-08-13
TOWN OF FORT BROOKE
HAS NO LEGAL EXISTENCE.

The Tampa Tribune publishes the
following:
A somewhat sensational rumor was
in circulation yesterday to the effect
that the attorneys who are investi-
eating the Fort Brooke annexation
case have made the startling discovery
that the town of Fort Brooke has
never had a legal exist ence and that
it's incorporation was never effected
properly under the laws of the state.
The rumor said that the original
incorpOrators of the town of Fort
Brooke had failed to comply with the
portion of the law requiring that the
proceedings of the meeting held for
the purpose of incorporation with the
names of the incorpOrators must be
recorded in the Office Of the Clerk Of
Circuit Court.
1t is said that there is no such rec
ord in the Clerks Office of Hillsbor-
ough county and that, therefore. the
Incorporation of Fort Brooke was not
legally perfected and has been, all
along, null and void.
No Town at All.
Lawyers say that, if this is true,
the town of Fort Brooke has been
operating without authority of law
and that none of the acts of the mu-
nicipality or its officers have been
legal.
This being the case, the present
fight on the annexation proposition
nil dOuht1eSc como RI q Snapdv finish
when it comes before the court.
The Tribune last night asked City
Attorney c. G. Whitaker about the
rumor. Mr.. Whitaker said he knew
nothing about the matter and gave the
impression that there was nothing in
it.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-08-13

road trains, passenger coaches ana
freight cars, whether empty or laden,
and in a few hours be transported to
other sections of the country. In fact
| think it is very probable that some
of the disease scattered throughout
Louisiana, if the newspaper reports
be. true, which could not be traced,
might be attributed to this cause very
justly.
Il concede that if a car had been
fumigated and the sulphur fumes are
still about the car, it is not probable
that a mosquito would outline this for
his home, but l am informed that
freight is sent out in cars that have
not been fumigated, and it is to this
class that my restrictions apply.
Il also agree with you that COM
merce should not be stopped, but |
certainly think that all cars leaving
affected districts, whether laden or
unladen. should be fumigated to kill
the mosquitoes, and | have serious
doubts as to our being able to stamp
out the disease until this is done.
Il should be glad to learn that you
coincide with me in this view of the
matter. and that your orders will be
to the effect that this be carried out
in future.
Yours very respectfully,
"CHAS. H. BLISS,
Mayor"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-08-13
RARYS INSTINCT
Shows He Knew What Food to Stick
TO-

to.
Forwarding a photograph of a splen-
dldly handsome and healthy young
boy, a happy mother writes from an
Ohio town:
The enclosed picture shows my I
year old Grape-Nuts boy.
Since he was 2 years old he has
eaten nothing but Grape-Nuts, He
demands and gets this food three
times a day. This may seem rather
unusual, but he does not care for any
thing else after he has eaten his Grape
Nuts, which he uses with milk or
neal, and then he is through with his
meal. oven On Thanksgiving Day
he refused turkey and all the good
things that make up that great din
her, and eat his dish Of Grape-Nuts
and cream with the best results and
none of the evils that the other fool
ish members of the family expert
enced.
He is never sick, has a beautiful
complexion, and is considered a very
handsome boy. May the Postum
Company prosper and long continue to
furnish their wholesome food" Name
gwen Oy Postum Co., Battle Creek.
Mich.
There's a reason. Read the little
book, The Road to WellYille," in
every pkg.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-08-13
The Surgeon Replies to Mayors
Criticism of His Action In
Regard to Fever In New
Orleans.
AND THE MAYOR ANSWERS THE
SAME AT oNcE-THE PENsA-
COLA EXECUTIVE STATES HIS
CASE IN AN INTERVIEW WITH
JOURNAL REPRESENTATIVE.

A Journal representative interview
ed Mayor Bliss yesterday In regard to
the matter of freight cars coming from
New Orleans to Pensacola without be-
ing fumigated and was asked il he had
received any reply to his letter sent to
the Surgeon in charge at New Or
leans.
4 received a reply this morning"
said the mayor, and as it is a matter
Of public interest you may have a
copy of it and let the gentleman speak
for himself in defense of his action. /
have written him in reply and YOU
may obtain a copy of my letter to
him from the clerk"
Are not the freight cars fumigated
at Flomaton?
mo. When quarantine was first
established the cars were fumigated
for two or three days and then il was
discontinued except as to empty cars.
/ asked Inspector Cusachs why loaded
freight cars were not fumigated aa1
he said that loaded cars were 50
warm that there were no mosquitoes
in them. / read in some circular or
paper that empty cars in the infected
district Of New Orleans were fumigat-
ed and infer from DR.. Whites letter
that some cars are fumigated before
loading with freight. The point I
make is that it is possible for mosqui-
toes to be transported in freight cars
and for that reason all cars coming
from New Orleans should be fumi-
gated TO kill the mosquitoes.
furthermore, l hold that all cars
coming from New Orleans should be
fumigated somewhere this side Of
that place. A car might be properly
fumigated at New Orleans and loaded
but il is a fact that the fumes 0fsap-
pear in a short time and perhaps the
car may remain there a day or two
before leaving the city, making it
possible for infected mosquitoes to
get aboard. Therefore, the safe plan
is to fumigate those cars before they
enter this state Besides that. in view
OF the recent history, / would have
more confidence in our men making a
good job Of it than trusting 1t to New
Orleans"
Do you think there is any probable
ity Of the fever gaining a foothold
here? -
Not IL we can have proper protec-
ton in freights. This is our only
weak spot. We are getting the city
into good sanitary condition. Every
body is cleaning up. The people are
enjoying good health generally. The
personal quarantine is strict. ERery
stranger that enters the city is in
quired after and should a case slip in
here we have place already prepared
to Immediately isolate ana treat it,