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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10
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1 have just received fresh car OF
the justly celebrated white Heath
Flour" which I AM selling at $500,
spot cash. There is no better Flour
on the market. Why pay others $3.50
and $6.75 for no better goods. Call on
me and save money. Every barrel
guaranteed.
Very respectfully,
10 20 mo w. M. CONNER.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10
WANTED, AT ONCE.

Everybody to join 8. Parker's Bicy.
Gle Club and get q wheel for 800.
Everybody gets a wheel. 11-7-3t
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-11-10

If you want to buy or sell real es-
tate see Lovett, GIT Main street. Both
phones, 1913. 11-5-6t.
Evening star., 1908-01-26
RACE OF STOCK CARS.
Preparing for a Thirty Mile Con
test in Westchester County. N. 2.

NEW YORK, January 25.-Present indi-
cations are that the stock car automo-
bile race set for April "a. which is to be
held over a thirty-mile road course in
Westchester county, will be one of the
most successful events of the kind in the
history of the sport. The committee In
charge expects that the limit of thirty
cars one car for each mile of the course.
will be reached without trouble. Woman
drivers have been barred out.
1t Is announced that all arrangements
have been completed for the automobile
races to be held near Savannah In March,
to follow the Florida carnival on the Or
mond-Daytona beach. This will give the
south two big spring meetings. and 1t is
believed that each will attract big entry
lists with resultant spirited contests. The
Florida program Is timed to begin March
and to continue for week. Accord
ing to present arrangements the Savan-
nah contests will be held about March 10
giving time for participants in the more
southerly races to make the journey and
to effect whatever repairs may be neces-
Sary.
There will be three races on the Sa-
vannah program, the principal one being
3O0-mile affair for stock cars over an
eighteen-mile course. The route has beer
selected and part OF the $1,000 contributed
by Savannah business men and enthusi.
asts, Is being laid out In improving the
rough spots, grading on the sharper turns
and In widening the road where neces-
sary. The course has twelve turns. and
there are two straightaways of nearly
five miles apiece. Military supervision
over the course has been promised. the
number of soldiers availab BILE for the pur.
pose being 1.200.
trophy valued at $780, called the
Savannah Challenge cup, will be awarded
to the winner of the big event. The minol
races will be at about $50 miles each, the
class of eligible cars being graded upor
piston displacement. Entries for the bis
race will be limited to cars with q dis
placement Of not more than 575 cubic
inches. other technical rules to govern
the contests are being arranged. The
meet is being promoted by the Savannah
Automobile Club, but will be supervised
by a committee representing the Ameri
can Automobile Association.
Evening star., 1908-01-26

Joint finance committee has received and
transferred to John Joy Edison. treasurer.
the following contributions sent to S11 G
street:
Mrs Cora r. Beck. s.; Mrs. T. Miyaoka,
$40; Mrs. ]. G. Walker, $40; Mrs. Mary
V. Jackson. So Mrs. Elizabeth L. Dunn,
S25; NJ w. Baldwin. S15; Alpheus Davi-
son, $3; c. FL. Darlington, 81, L. A. Bauer,
S175; DR.. Victor S. Clark, 81; Mrs. Bertha
l.. Henderson, 81; Arnold B. Johnson. S2'
Geo ge L. Morton. 50: Mr. and Mrs. q L.
kell, So; DR.. A. A. Hoehlng, So; Edwin
H. Etz, So; c. II. Mayors. s.: II. c: Rizer.
So: Theodore w. Noyes. $25; II. r. sta
bier. soc !: w. d. Mackenzie. s.; Virginia
NJ. Wilson. 50; name cut from paper. ooc'
G. William McLanahan, $50; George <.
McLanahan, So; Edward +. LOCKER. ~
Miss Helen Walden Myer. So; Ellsworth
Hibbs, 81: E. V. Crttenden, So: from a
We'll Wisher,' 81: William T. Gude, So
of ]. W. Chickering, So; Walter L.
Gift IS; Miss Ellen Gordon. s.; Miss
Mary 7. G. Gordon, S5; Fletcher Mont
gomery, $40.
To Milton Z. Allies, treasurer of the
Citizens Relief Association, the 20 NJ
finance committee has turned over the ioi-
lowing subscriptions for the purchase OF
food, fuel and clothing for worthy as
tressed families: c. A. AscinWall, S2.3O'
George E. Walker, $40: Mrs. SOPHIE =.
Stuart, 81, FREDERICK - dI man go
Charles S. Smith. S.; Edward T. Sanford.
s.; William J. Fla1her So; s,n! Mrs; ,nbsns 5 e.;
Dawson. s.; C. Fl. Darlington. 81: L: a.
Bauer sl72 Dr. yietoS s Clark Lark s s.; ,ahn Mrs
SON 50. Theodore w. Noyes. $50; H. B.
stabler o5 cents: G. William McLanahan;
So; George X. McLanahan, $40; Edward
+. LOCKER, 81.
For the crusade against tuberculosis the
joint finance committee has transferred
TO the committee on prevention OF con-
sumption the following gifts designated
for that special work: Mrs. Mary M. Mel
son. 81; c. A. Aspinwall. 81 80; George p.
Walker, So: Mrs. Sophie c. Stuart 81;
Frederick C. Warman, 81; Edward I.
Sanford, So: Gen. E. Whittlesey- $40; Mrs.
Mary V. Jackson, IS; NJ. w. Baldwin. S5;
Alpheus Dawson. 81; c. II. Carr ngton,
81; L. A. Bauer. $50; DR.. Victor s.
Clark, 81; Mrs. Bertha l.. Henderson. 50;
Arnold b. Johnson. 81; Mrs. 2. L. Tanner.
$40: j. Elliot Ross So; Miss Catherine e.
Polkinhorn, So: Miss Hannah E. Polkin-
horn, So Mrs. G. c. S., 81; Theodore w
Noyes, IS; H. B. Stabler, % cents; Mrs. ].
G. Walker, s..
Evening star., 1908-01-26
Cooperative Bacon Curing.
Snecia1 Cablegram to The Star

DUBLIN, January pa new departure
In Irish Industrial enterprise is marked by
the opening at Roscrea Of a farmers CO.
operative bacon-curing factory. The pro-
ject is the first of its kind In these is
lands Modelled after the Danish fashion,
which, 1t is pointed out, has enabled the
curers of Denmark to capture a consd-
cradle English trade, the factory has been
designed and equipped on the most mod
ern lines. The enterprise was proposed
two years ago. and it has been carried
out without any help from the agricul-
tural department. The factory the build
ing of which cost nearly $4,000. is sit
uated in a well-known center for pigs.
and the high hopes entertained of the
spirited local enterprise found expression
in q general jubilation.
Evening star., 1908-01-26
The Foreign Stage.

LONDON. January Is, 1908
II 1t be true that Keeping everlasting
~ at it brings success" then the day
surely is coming when fame as a dramat-
ist will be possessed by Miss Gladys Tn
ger. who was born in San Francisco, but
has spent most of her not very lengthy
existence on this side of the Atlantic Up
TO now, however. despite many efforts,
this American girl has failed to score a
really great success. such. for example
as those that have been secured by an
other young Anglo-American playwright
who is identified with her native city,
Hubert Henry Davies. who wrote Cousin
Kate. If. however. Miss Unger has not
yet succeeded in writing money-makng
play. she cannot complain of any diff
Guilty In getting her stage pieces produced
and by prominent actors. too. For ex-
ample her first really serious effort
Edmund kean," was put on by Seymour
Hicks: her MIR. Sheridan" was produced
by Arthur Bourchier last season. These
Just failed 10 ''hit Il of" however and
up 10 date the nearest that the young
writer has come TO scoring was with a
little two-act piece called The Lemonade
Boy. which seems to have had quite a
friendly reception when given in Boston,
Mass, about a year ago. and which won
decidedly encouraging comments from the
London critics when produced by the
late Grant Aliens son Jarrard Grant
Allen. at the London Criterion.
The same manager recently has been
touring a melodranla by Miss Unger, call
ed The knave of Hearts" in the Eng.
lish provinces. but the piece does not
seem TO have made sufficiently good to
warrant its production in the metropolis
as was intended Far from being dis.
couraged, however. the young authoress
has spent the past few months in writing
a new play, and this has just been ac-
cepted and Will be produced in Dublin
next month by no less a person thar
Ellen Terry. who will be supported In il
by her American leading man (and hus
band James Carew.
These two players, who scored SO EN-.
Evening star., 1908-01-26

Irwin Pridgeon. recently with The
Man of the Hour" will enter vaudeville
in a sketch. when Kitty Sleeps" by ]
y. Curtin.
Evening star., 1908-01-26

William Barry. who plays the wizard
in THE Wizard of OF" this season. is
the son of the late William Barry OF the
team Of Barry and Fay.
Evening star., 1908-01-26

George Broadhurst. author OF THE Man
of the Hour" why Smith Left Home
and other plays, wrote .'Wldtire" for LII
Ian Russell.
Evening star., 1908-01-26

Albert Garcia Andrews. for fifteen years
the chief support of the late Richard
Mansfield, is now appearing with OTIS
Skinner in THE Honor of the Family.
Evening star., 1908-01-26

The members of the Georgetown basket
ball team who defeated Fordham last
party at the Majestic Wednesday even
ing by Manager Weston.
Evening star., 1908-01-26

Estel1e Taylor Of this city has gone to
New York to join the Russell Brother.
company in The Hired Girls Millions.
Evening star., 1908-01-26

Mabel Fairfax Brown of THE Orchid
company is a resident of Washington.
Evening star., 1908-01-26

Nina Poe Bellman will appear In
Romeo and Juliet" in Sothern's COM
Evening star., 1908-01-26

DR.. Carl Muck will resign from the con-
ductorship of the Boston Symphony Or
chestra at the end of the present season.
owing TO orders from the German kaiser
to return to the Royal Opera of Berlin.
Evening star., 1908-01-26

Most of the girls in the Teddy-girl
chorus. one of the features of "A Yam
kee Tourist" have been with Savage for
some years They are regarded as the
leaders on his show-girl pay roll.
Evening star., 1908-01-26

Ethel Barrymore has ended her success
full engagement at the Hudson Theater.
New York. and will make brief tour or
the principal cities in Her Sister,, the
play she is using this season.
Evening star., 1908-01-26
AID FOR CHARITY.

Acknowledgment Of Contributions
by Joint Finance Committee.
Toward the $167s0 required by the AS
ISOLATED Charities for its years work the
Evening star., 1908-01-26

Flavla Arcaro. who succeeded Trixie
Friganza in the charScter of Caroline
Vokins in THE Orchid is said to be
musical comedy find" resembling Marie
DreSsler.
Evening star., 1908-01-26

tion didn't hear about IT until the sing
ing comedian had left the city.
Evening star., 1908-01-26

number of the girls who were In the
chorus of the Aborn Opera Company dur
ing its season at the New National last
summer are now i'll FRITZ Scheffs Mile
ModiSte" company.
Evening star., 1908-01-26

Lew DocRstader will entertain some four
hundred orphans and waits at the
Wednesday matinee at the New National
this week. ST. Johns Orphanage, Wash
ington City Asylum. Working Boys Home
and the Noel House will be represented.
Evening star., 1908-01-26

Miss Percy Haswell. for several seasons
leading woman of various Washington
stock companies is now appearing In the
support of Otis Skinner in THE Honor OF
the Family" Miss Haswell last appeared
here as Yo-San i'll ''The Darling of the
Gods
Evening star., 1908-01-26

Neil OBrien, with Lew Dockstader's s
1ninstrels, is said to be the only black
face impersonator on the stage today who
writes all of his own mono'ogues. COM
poses his songs and writes his one-act
plays. He has been associated with Dock
Stader for the past six years.
Evening star., 1908-01-26

These two players. who scored SO EN-,
Evening star., 1908-01-26

Miss Terry declares that she is delighted
with Miss Unger's play, quite positive OF
it's success, and looking forward with the
greatest pleasure to acting in it." II the
actress expectations are realized 1t will
be the biggest kind of q score for the
American girl dramatist, and one that she
deserves for her grit and perseverance.
Evening star., 1908-01-26
PRESIDENTS AVENUE
Request Renewed Regarding
18th Street Name.
PETITION TO CONGRESS
Formulated by the Woman's I'm
provement Association.
REASONS FOR THE CHANGE
Was First Suggested by Secretary
Hay-Park at Meridian Hill
Also Asked For.
REASONS FOR THE CHANGE

The annual meeting Of the Woman S
Sixteenth Street Improvement Association
was held yesterday at the residence of
Mrs. Robert Hinckley and officers for the
new year were elected as follows:
President, Mrs. Thomas II. Carter; sec
retary, Mrs. Robert Hinckley; vice presi-
dents Mrs. John B. Henderson. Mrs. Jo-
seph B. Foraker, Mrs. Eugene Hale, Mrs.
William Alden Smith. Mrs. Albert ]. Bev
eridge, Mrs. David ]. Brewer. Mrs. Henry
B. Brown, Mrs. George Dewey, Mrs.
George F. Huff, Mrs. John A. T. Hull,
Mrs. John Hay. Mrs. Mark Hanna, Mrs.
H. kirke Porter, Mrs. Truman II. New
berry, Mrs. John Joy Edison, Mrs. Hunt
Slater, Mrs. Scully, Mrs Robert s. Wood
ward, Mrs Rudolph Kaufman. Mrs Scott
C. Bone. Mrs. George Howard, Mrs. B. H.
Warder. Mrs. Archibald Oracle. Mrs.
Nichoas Anderson. Mrs. John F. Rogers,
Mrs. c. l. Harper Mrs. Brandegee.
Evening star., 1908-01-26

Little Helen Pullman, the noted child
actress who created a sensation during the
long New York run of 1.-THE Prince Chap"
has been advanced from the role of First
Claudiap to that Of Second Claudia" In
other Words. she now appears in the sec
ond and third acts of the play instead of
the fivst act.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-25
UBL|CANS BUSY
Democratic Brothers Cannot
OvershadoW G. O. p. in
Amount of Work Done.
DELEGATES TO BE CHOSEN.

The next few days will be busy ones
for republicans as well as democrats.
Seven counties are yet to select their
delegates for tn state convention and
the windup will see some hard con
tests. especially by the four candidates
for governor.
Congressman Watson will have his
hardest fight in Vanderburg county
where an effort has been made to array
the labor vote against him. Wander
burg county will select thirty nine del
egateS to the republican state COnven-
ton on Thursday. On Thursday, also
Porter county will select eleven dele
gates. On Friday Washington Coun.
ty will select nine delegates and on
Friday and Saturday the republicans
of Morgan county will select the four
teen delegates it will send to the con
vention. Grant county will be the
last county to name delegates. Thir-
ty-delegates will be selected in that
county next Monday. One hundred
and fOrty-one delegates were selected
last week All of the territory is neu-
trail territory, having no candidates in
the gOvernorship race.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-25
WOMEN q: PAIRONHE
GAMBLING GAMES
French Lick Is Once More the
Monte Carlo of the
United States.
A BEAUTIFUL PALACE
BROWNS HOTEL is A 100000
BUILDING, AS FINE AS MONEY
CAN/MAkE-"DON MOVE THE
BUTTONS" THE WORD

Z French Lick, Ind, March % -
Don't move the buttons" is an eX
preston familiar to all the guests o.
the French Lick and West Baden no
tells here. In fact, the expression l.
like Il bywOrd, and the guests laugh
ngIy shout il out in the hotel Hobbies
the dining-rOoms or on the cindeI
paths about the beautiful hills that
surround the hotels.
Don't move the buttons is what
one Of the employees Of Browns gam
bling palace shouts at the end of eacf
game OF keno that is played ever
night from $50 to 10 O'Clock. 1t is (
game that makes hit with the hund
reds Of we'll dressed women that pat
rOnfze the resorts, and it also make
a hit with many men who care for q
little gambling that does not make
heavy inrOads on their purses.
100000 Gambling Palace.
Browns palace (calied Browns HO
tel for convenience is 5000 00f
building that was erected two or thre5
years ago across the road from Ton
Taggarts hostelry, the French Licl
hotel. The gambling rooms on The
second floor are as fine as money car
make.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-25
Ciark's Comedians.

Richard BLY,, known as the mental
marvel, is a particular bright spot on
the program that is being offered pa
irons of the Gennett for four after
lOOns and nights this week The first
nart of his performance consists Of
mental telepathy. thought vibrations
and retaining power of the mind. and
he then answers many questions of
which he could not possibly have had
any previous knowledge and calls the
names of persons in the audience. One
Of BlyS fCats is TO place a book in
the hands of any one in the audience.
have this person name a page. the
number of a line from the top and a
certain word in the line and then he
supplies the word. But once did he
fail in this effort and then he speedily
corrected himself. He correctly re
pcated ten. large numbers, some of
them running to seven figures, that
were called to him from the audience,
placed on a blackboard and then
erased This appeared TO be a very
easy matter. Other numbers on the
bill are pictured melodies by Eugene
Lalla an expose of some ledgerdemain
by Lake and Hainos. vocal numbers
by Miss Lillian REYNOLDS. character
singing and dancing by Lalla and Will
lard. mOnologue by Tom Mack and
motion pictures. The company will
be at the Gennett all the remainder of
the week. except Thursday afternoon
and night.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-25
W|FE'S PLEA DID
NOT SAVE HUSBAND
Took Blame for Forgery on
Own Shoulders.

New Castle. Ind. March PA cir
cult court jury found William Wei
ling guilty of forgery, the penalty
ranging from two to fourteen years in
prison at Michigan City. Mrs. Well
ing. indicted Jointly with her husband.
was a witness for the defendant taxi
ing the blame on her own shoulders.
and testifying that she raised the
cnecks involved in the transaction
without knowledge of her husband,
and cashed them at the various stores
in exchange for food and clothing. The
state claimed that Mrs. yelling as
sumed the blame to protect her hus-
band, and that he had at least guilty
knowledge of the transactions. The
prosecuting attorney has served no.
lice that Mrs. yelling will also be
prosecuted.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-25
Cures Eczema Quickly
New Drug, Poslan,. Now obtainable in
Small Quantities.

Since its discovery one year ago,
the new drug, poslam, has successfully
cured thousands of chronic cases of
eczema and other distressing skin af-
f1ictions. Heretofore poslam has been
dispensed solely for the benefit OF &c
zema patients in large jars sufficient
for a months treatment. This was
found to be an inconvenience TO many
thousands who use it for minor skin
troubles, such as pimples, blackheads,
herpes, acne. scaly scalp, complexion
blemishes. itching feet, piles, etc,
which require but small quantity TO
cure To overcome this, and in re-
Spouse to urgent appeals, the dis
pensers of pOslam have been obliged
to adopt in addition TO the regular
two-dollar package, a special tifty-cent
size, which in the future may be found
on sale al w. II. SudhOff's and other
leading dTug sores in Richmond, Or
may be ordered direct from the EmeE
gency Laboratories, No. 50 West 2Sth
street, Newa York City. In all ECZEMA
cases poslann stops itching With first
application, Rand proceeds ~ heal i'm
mediately; Chronic cases~being cured
in two weeks. IngsAess serious skin
troubles, restfits~sre seen after an Ov-
ernight application.
Samples for experimental purposes
may still be had, free of charge, by
writing TO the laboratories for them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-25
ARE FOUR CANDIDATES
Men Are Striving for Favor OF
Eighth. District RepubIi-
can Convention.
CROMER IS IN THE GAME.

Anderson. Ind, March 2J.-As the
Eighth District congressional conven-
ton nears. candidates and their follow
ings are gathering in Anderson, greet
ing their friends at their headquarters
and making other preparations for the
fight Thursday. No one has been
heard to say that the convention will
be a cut -and-rided' affair.
1t is believed there will be four can
Gidates before the convention on the
first ballot. three of these-Senator
Hawkins of Jay county, Albert H. Yes
tai of Madison county and Theodore
Snockney of Delaware-having an
nounced their candidacy. Throughout
the fight George w. Cromer has been a
factor. and although he declined to
make a formal announcement of his
candidacy. he is understood to be in d
receptive mood.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-25
Probable Stand of LEGISLATURE.
If Women Only Knew
What Heap of Happiness it Would
Bring to Richmond Holmes.

Hard 10 do homework with an ach
ing back.
Brings YOU hours of misery at leis
ure or at work.
If women only knew the cause
that
Backache pains coem from sick kid
neys,
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Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kid
neys.
Richmond people endorse this:
Mrs. Sarah Hamilton. of % North
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Il was induced to try Doans Kidney
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and had been cured of kidney trouble
| was having severe backaches and
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at times it was very severe. | got
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it was several years ago that | used
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there is nothing so good as Doan's
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-25
"The Sweetest Girl in Dixie"

The Montgomery. Ala. Advertiser
says of The Sweetest Girl in Dixie,
which will be at the Gennett Thurs
day night:
The Sweetest Girl in Dixie pleased
an audience OF goodly size at the Bijou
Theatre Thursday night, when the
play was presented for the first per
Torrance of a three-night engage
ment The play. of which the scene is
laid in the South, is interesting. 1t is
called an idyll of the Southland and
is written by Southern woman, Miss
Freda Slemons, daughter of Con
gresham Slemons, Of Arkansas. Its
leading characters are a Southern
colonel and his daughter, two faithful
old negroes, a carpetbagger and his
sister. and a distant cousin of the
Southern girl. They are involved in
d plot in which there is an informing
ling Of pathos and humoy
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-25
UNION OF SCHOOL;
Proposition to Join the Medi.
cal Institutions of Pur-
due and Indiana.
STAND OF LEGISLATURE

\ deal is now pending between Pur
duo and Indiana universities. accord
ing to reports that seem 10 be well
founded, by which the fight between
the two regarding the establishment OF
state medical college will soon be
settled. The two local colleges will
be combined, according to the report
current, under Indiana University's
board of trustees. and the members Of
the present graduating classes of both
institutions will go in Il body tC
Bloomington for their diplomas in
May.
The proposition which it is under
stood is about to be adopted, was sub.
mitted by Indiana University. Purdue
University, rather than continue the
fight as it has been carried on for the
last two years, will it is said, cOnCede
a point in order to uphold the best in
terests of medical education in Indi-
ana.
Probable Stand of Legislature.
1t is felt by both sides that the next
Of next year. will act on the PROPOSE
ton of a state medical college. exactly
as did the last one. refusing TO grant
an appropriation to either of the TWO
universities for the maintenance of a
medical department.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-25
SMALLPOX SCARE
SOUTH Of DUBLIN
Feared That Many Have Been
Exposed.

Dublin. Ind, March PA smallpox
scare is raging about six miles south
Of here, near Bentonville. The family
of Mr. Morris. living on the old
Sprung farm. has been afflicted The
local physician pronounced it at first
chickenpOX but on investigation 1t
was pronounced smallpox in a mild
form. AS they were not quarantined
it is not known who has been exposed
to the disease and further cases may
likely develop.