Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-27
Astonishing Increase of Rats in the
Island Blamed for Much Pre-
vailing Sickness.
TEN THOUSAND ARE KILLED DAILY
Hunters Are Decimsting Rat Tribe
with Ferret and Trap.
BUSINESS MEN JOIN WARFARE
Infection from Rats Has Spread to
Other Animals.
KING GEORGE IS CLOsE-FTSTED
Contributes Fifty Dollars 60 Christ
mas Fund for Crippled Children
Through n PatrOnizinE Letter
signed by Secretary.
BY PAUL LAMBETH.

BY PAUL LAMBETH.
LONDON, Nov. 2s.-(Special to The Bee)
People in this city. not to speak Of many
thousands living in places remote from It,
ars greatly alarmed at the great increase
OF rats. which, II is believed, have caused
many cases OF sickness in the interior.
The popular seaside resort OF Felixstowe is
almost bare OF winter visitors because OF
the rat plague. Around the Orwell PENN
suia nearly everybody lie engaged In a rat
hunt Ten thousand rodents are being
killed daily.
In a great war being ragged against rats
in Suffolk, increased activity Is being man
Tested, as II has been proved that plague
infected rats are spreading over a wider
area, Not only so, but at the rate infec-
ton is spreading amongst other animals It
seems probable that alarming revelations
which are the outcome Of the bacteriolOgl-
cal examinations of DR.. Reath. OF Ipswich
are that the area OF danger is increasing
was shown by black letter bill headed
Plague" with the word warning" printed
in staring red below. which told residents
OF Woodbridge that the war against rats
had swept over their boundaries Broadly,
5000 acres OF the peninsula, around Ips-
W1ch, Woodbridge and Fellxstowe, have
become a battle ground against rats. One
man at Wherstead has trapped LOO
Two hundred rats tails decorate the
barns Of q farm near Tattingstone Those
are two instances OF heavy mortality by
ferret and trap. Woodbridge was the scene
OF the most dramatic battle between men
and rats since the compaign began. There
was an abnormally high tide in the River
Deben, and. as a result, hundreds of rats
were washed out OF their holes in the river
islet known the saltings and in the
whRrves The enemy was thus defenseless
l.. Hayward, head OF a firm Of millers, put
off IN boat and shot many rats as they
swan upon the flood Two other men
wAded out I'm top boots and killed others
Along the banks was a company OF a
dozen Killers generated by an official OF
the local council. With dogs to help them
and with sticks as weapons. they harried
the pests. Suing thousands.
Monarch - CIOse-Fisted.
English merchants, and. in fact. all mem
bers OF the reigning family, have been
known as elose-fisted in money matters
They make a shilling scream before they
let go OF II.
Recently King George was asked for a
contribution to the Christmas fund for the
the news that he has been graciously
pleased" 10 donate so, about one-twenueth
the amount which an American business
man would give. The letter announcing
the gracious contribution" reads
II am commanded to inform you that the
king has been Fraciously pleased to con-
tinue the subscription Of 10 guineas a year
towards the fund you raise to provide
Christmas hampers for crippled children.
wv. DARLINGTON"
The will OF Sir Claude Campbell was re-
Gently probated In this city and his estate
goes to his mother. Lady Esther Campbell.
He spent much of his life as a common
Eailor on merchant vessels, one OF which
was wrecked ten years ago when he lost
his life. Campbell. who was born in 1871
md died In 1900. had an extraordinary
career. AZ the age Of he was taken to
Italy by his mother, who afterwards be-
came unsound in her mind. In iSSs the
court OF chancery sent a representative to
Italy, vino discovered young Sir Claude
working In a slaughter house. He was
brought hack to England.
When only 1SyeArs old he went to the
United States and became a cowboy on a
western ranch. but after few years OF Il
he returned TO this country from which he
The 6utheriandshire, one OF the vessels on
which he sailed, was wrecked off the coast
OF sumatra. Sir Claude. with two ap-
prentices, volunteered to swim ashore for
help, In this gallant attempt ne and one
u the boys lost their lives. Sir Claude'r
body was washed ashore and identified b,
Captain Hlokell as that OF the man who
had shipped with him as Claude Rober-
Campbell. Since 1900 no trace OF Sir Claud,
has been forthcoming. A month ago IN,
following document. but not in Sir Claude
handwriting. reached the family solicitors
ALIVE and weli.-R. C. Campbell"
At a recent quarter session at Coventry
a man who had passed as Sir Claud
Campbell was convicted OF fraud. Tn
Campbells were Irish baronets, the frs
being Robert Campbell OF Donegal, who's
descendants had a long association witt
the East India company. The third bar
onet Sir Gilbert, father OF Claude. wa
captain IN the Ninety Second Hihgianders
old Cellars TO BE Let.
II Is proposed 10 let the one-aore spao,
OF cellars In the heart Of London. The!
arc the historic cellars or vaults under tn
church yard Of ST. Martin-in- the Fields
Trafalgar square.
These cellars stretch under the play
grounds round ST. Martin-in- the Fields
which vas until eighty years ago IN
burial ground Of the Royal parish. Franci
Bacon was baptised' IN the church; Mel
Gwyune and Jack Sheppard were burie
close TO these old vaults. which adjoin an
crypt under ST. Martins Lord Mohur
who was killed IN a duel with the duk
OF Hamilton. in the eighteenth century (
which he also killed his adversary. was TAI
60 rest IN the church yard.
The cellars which are massively arches
were built long before the present churcl
which was nos erected until 1871
When the old whipping post OF "A
parish was removed Il was placed IN IN
cellars and was a great attraction
visitors until some one burnt IL for firewoo