I nnfnin . . itttcttttttttfftmfftfWfttttWir'i AS DEADLY AS SPAIN'S BULLETS OrdulAmnfemtttaMade to Fight Yellow Frref and Prerent Its Obtaining: a Foothold on the Wanhips and in the Campi Rigid Naral Patrol Along; the Coast. -OpyrlgM. M .itfilTVn Amv (Kin Cn( I A ttreateo the United State hi I A a war which would mean the lu I vaslon of Cuba. Yellow fever iwaT not have killed more people than he Spaniard! have in all their wara. Mil if it coin a foothold on the southern coast of the United States during the I trouble over tuba it win Kin more good Umerieans than win die irom apunun Lhells or bulleta. The marine hospital, through its surgeon-general, Dr. Walter Iffvmau, is already making plana to Leep "Yellow Jack" at arm's lepgth un- Ller the extraordinary .conditions which I may threaten this country. Modern quarantine methoda have con fined the disease almoat wholly to the kouthern states, but upon the relaxa tion of the rigid quarantine regulations Ivrhich is expected it would threaten northern seaports. The first step towards relaxing the .::i..f.o nf the Quarantine svstem was Itaken when President McKinley or dered the regulations suspended for the first refugees from Cuba. 1 hese were crew may be exempted from quaran tine regulations. Of necessity the regu lations will be relaxed still more when the ships of the navy are on duty pro tecting the coast against an enemy. Cuba is a hot-bed of yellow fever. Most of the epidemics in this country hr.ve been traced to come one coming from that island. It has found its vic tims usually umoug the residents of the cities of the south, but its easiest marks have been northern people. Seventy-seven years ago there was a rituatlon which may be paralleled in the near future. When the Spaniards evacuated Florida in 1831 a garrison of United 8tates troops, made up of northern men wholly unacclimated, was sent to St. Augustine. Three trans ports which took the Spanish troops to Cuba returned to Florida with yellow fever. One of them had lost ita entire crew and was navigated into port by two passengers. Some clothing thrown overboard from this ship carried the in fection into the town and 40 of the ISO troops died before frost came to kill out v., VI SOUDANESE. UNITED STATES. CU11AN. EAST INDIAN. atlLITAHY CLOTHINO AND KQt IPMENT I HOT COlTRIKS. reqmrea to obtain, certificates of 'a in Havana, but were hurried Lv from that nlfv nA .f....n..i i Inspected and held In quarantine 've days on our sea coast. c8 of open intercourse between nd the United States the shlp of troops to Cuba and the pos landing of Spanish troop from n our const. tM mm runt Inn W not be practicable. A ship of ""nose marines have been ashore "mot wait five day in qunr- when returning to our mibse tnr mitlon and sunnllea to 11 aa In trtm against tne enemy. . eatlv Awrmti .'- '''. ... . -"luuuai j puwers nave flvea to medical oflicera on-ship The secretary of tha treaanrv W ou order that "such com- ?fJheUnittJ8Utea.vy aa tha fU Of th nedlnal Wr aim. liable to convey Infection." rj rter provide that .certifl XZ nTW..t the tatj " WWa ha II hat aiv.rT.t n 1&fc.m,itot.vtlk war. ZJfKXVhUli liable i (Vmu tit vutl'ortMr lie fever; while of the people of the town 132 died. Troops stationed at Pensacola have suSered heavily from yellow fever, and it Is found to be especially severe with soldiers and sailors because of the closeness of their quarters and tiiclr proximity to each other. In 1833 the U. S. S. Vixen brought yellow fever to Barruncos Barracks and only seven of the garrison escaped the infection. ( It is the aim of the marine hospital bureau to keep an infectious disease out of the country altogether by a ays; tern of strict quarantine. It maintains 11 quarantine stations and keep a sharp eye on incoming , vessels. But the most acute vigilance will not pro tect absolutely our 4,000 mile ot sea coast; and when yellow fever get a foothold oa tbe4and (m It did last sum mer) the marine hospital service will have to establish inland quarantines and cut off from conununicattor. with tha rest of tha country tha atrip of ter ritory which. XU dlteaM sUtcfcs.: It is possible, by a stria observance of the regulations of this quarantine, to keep yellow fever within bound. , Hi even possible to protect from it bodies of men fathered la tha tafastod territory. The laUir part, is tmpertai because In tha district moat likely to bs attacked bjr ba fever government has beeu aaatmbling large bodieaof troop. Dur ing the civil war there was an outbreak mi yellow fever oa board the U. 3. 8. Relief at the navy yard. Penaacola. She bad been used as a store ship off Ship island for more than a year and he was not even subjected to quaran tine regulations on her arrival at Pen aacola. The disease spread to the navy yard and thence to the bomb fleet which had just coma from tha J-issis-sippl river. A large body of troops was eneamped at Barnaneas, To, protect these troops, a cordon aanitalre was es tablished between the camp and the navy yard, and the camp was "policed" or cleuued daily In the most thorough manner. As a result of these precau tions .ot one of the soldiers caught tfn fever. At this time, and in fact through all tne civu war, mere waa a rigid mili tary quarantine. The military author ities ii! so adopted r:giu suuitury regu lations, and though " ellow Jack" was epidemic more than once at Key West uuil points on the Florida coast. New Orleans waa almost wholly free from une disease from 1858 to 1807. I he vessels of the fleet were not so fortunate. banitary couditious are not of the best aboard buttletships. Tbey urc ioe Hottest places on the hemi sphere in hot weather. Kvery inch of room is sacrificed to coal, ammunition and the steaming and lighting equip Mii-m, uiiu utnn oincers and men are crowded closely together. It was this condition that made the fleet of iron clads and gunboats off New Orleuns In 1S04 a breeding place for the disease. "Filthiness, crowding, excessive heat and moisture, together with the stag nation of the local atmosphere of those ovenlike boats. Incident to anchorage in a tidclrsa stream," were the reasons given by the sanitary commission for the fact that the fi-vernttacked 200 men on 25 gunboats and ironoladsand killed CI of them. This suggests a new danger to the fleet now gathered in southern waters. The fever which attacked the fleet In 1804 was "unequivocally generated in a large number of filthy and unventilated gunboats nnd other tinvnl vessels lyiujj idly at anchor." It was not brought to them, but was generated in the kIiIik by reason of the unsanitary conditions existing on them. The modern ship of war Is cleaner thon Its forerunner, but it is no less hot and ill-ventilated. As In the time of the civil war, the navy Is now acquiring inany ships which were not intended for naval service. The men us,iymed to these vessels are In greater danger from yellow fever, probably, than from au nttaok of the enemy. The artillery men, however, may be protected from Yellow Jack by com plete isolation. In 1S64 blockade run ners from Havana brought yellow fever to Galveston. It became epidemic anil 252 persona out of a population of 5.500 (lied from it. Four forts In the vicinity of the town were garrisoned by confed erate troops. The officers in command quarantined against the city. Flag staffs were put up a quarter of a mile from each fort and no person was al lowed to pass them. Supplies, letters, etc.. were deposited nt the ouarantine limit, anil when the bearers had .gone ii way they were brought into tlfe fort by n band of men who were thoroughly acclimated and who were kept wholly apart from the other troops. These pre cautious saved the soldiers from the (minuitlne regulations were put in effect April 1 of this year (a mouth be fore the usual time); but epidemics of yellow fever seldom break out before .Tilly, nnd usually not until August or September. If the trouble with Spain Is over before the renlly hot weather sets in the United States has not much to fenr from the plague. Imt troops sent to Cuba will undoubtedly suffer from it even now, nnd unless extreme precautions are taken they will bring the germs of the disease back with them. A rigid naval putrid all along the coast anil a ceaseless vigilance by the military authorities on shore wiil be neeessury less to keep the Span iard from landing on American soil than to shut out that greater enemv. "Yellow Jack." GRANT HAMILTON. Ilnr with Scorea of Tttlea. The delicate 12-year-old king of Spuin is burdened with the following name "for short:" Leon Ferdinand Marie Jacques Isidore Fascal Antoine. I lis formal title includes the information that he Is not only king of Spain, but of Castile, of Leon, of Ariigon. of the two Sicilies, of Jerusalem, of Navarre, of Grenada, of Toledo, of Valence, of Gulicia, of Majorlca, of Minorca, of Se ville, ot Cercdena, of Cordova, of Cor cega, of Murcla, of Jaen, of Algarvu. of Algezlra, of Gibraltar, of the Canary islunds, of the oriental and occidental Indies, of India and of the oceanic con tinent, archduke of Austria, duke of Burgundy, of Brabant nnd of Milan, count of Ilapsburg, of Flanders, of Tyrol and of Barcelona and lord of Bis cay and Molina. Editor with a Conarlrnee, A Georgia editor is candid enough to make this statement: "We would not accept a bribe, and yet we are free to ray we cannot support candidatea with out some sort of remuneration, as we have a large family to support, and space is worth money. But please don't offer ua anything to our face; but, if you feel grateful for our assistance. Just contrite to lose $10 or 920 to our office, where we can stumble over it accidentally, and. thank heaven for it in the silence of our sanctum. By this mean we can overcome our scruples, and keep our eonsslenee ss elesr . as maDle sirun" ' V ' ' ' I . ' I s aetrlasj tfc tlsl. Prig I suppose you lawyers would oerend any case T . . "i ' 1. Attorney oh, well, of course, . ffej have to draw feline somewhere. What art yon accused of t Town Topics. 1 :. - - . V , TBS KIHGP03 DIYbUXr IS) la far Jnij a, I saw i hi Bar isii aar Sobool Immi ' ; . ' f - i' . ; I Bass ' upon Pstoabet's BsJact Nstas. OOLDKN TKXTWs soft answer tura ith away wrath; but aruvoue words stir op angar. Prov. IS J. THE SECTION Includes 1 Kings, chaps. IS-U; lbs wools story of the division of lbs kingdom sad Its results uadsr tha first two kings. TIME. B. C m-KL Jeroboam's reign, according to tbs usual chronology; B. C s37-tlj, according to the corrected chronol ogy (Prof. Kent's arrangement). PLACK. The eoroaatlon assembly waa held at Shechem, between Uounta Ebal and Oertstm, then the metropolis of the tribe sf Ephralm. The capital of Reno boarn was at Jerusalem. The political cap ital of Jeroboam wui for a brief time at Khecbem. and then (or many years at Tlmih. among the hills not far from Rh.-wi.-m und Humarla: while his religious ciiuuls were at Bethel and Dan. LKSSON KXPOSITION. I. The Popular Demand for Reform. When Re-hoboam fouud himself be successor of bis father, Solomon, one of bis firat movrs was to attend an assem bly of the leaders of the nation at Shechem, tbc central meeting place of ibe northern tribes which imd the deep en Interest In the movement. This as seanbly was to confirm Rcboboara In his kingdom, but was determined 10 exact certain reforms as the condition of their allegiance. They first sent to Egypt for Jeroboam, of the tribe of EiJiraim, who bad been banished thither by Solomon. He became their leader and spokesman. I'belr grievances were (1) the buTden of taxation was very great and bore especially bard upon the northern tribes at a distance from the capital, who therefore could not partake ot the wealth that enriched the leaders near Ohe throne: and (2) especially repug nant and burdensome was the levy of forced labor for Solomon's great work. It wa against this policy and oppres sion that l'he northern tribes rebelled. And tbey asked of the new king a shar ter of rights that would relieve them of these heavy burdens, agreeing that if be would grant this, tbey would ac knowledge him as king. ri. The King's Foolish Decision. Ueboboum asked for a delay of three dajrs, to give hrm time to consult with lbs leaders before be returned an an swer to their demands. The king first consulted Lhe elders. These were the older and wiser leaders who had learned of Solomon his wise teachings and watched tlhe effects ot his sometimes foolish actions. These advised Keho boam to grantthe request of the people. Rehoboam next consulted the young men, his associates, "tlhe Feunesse doree, the gilded youth, the aristocratic idlers," who, by the fact of their hav ing led the same kind of life as himself, were doubtless quite as inexperienced In state affairs, IThelr advice was: "Thus ahalt thou say unto them, my little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins. And now whereas my father did lade you w ith a heavy yoke, 1 will sikl to your yoke: my father hntlli chastised you wtbh wirips, but I will chastise you wfth scorpions" (1 Kings 11:10. 11). Tha scorpions were whips which stung and puined like aworpion. This last ndvlco fell In Be hoboam's de sires, and be announced it to the people as his decision. III. The Kingdom Divided. Vs. 1G-25. 10. "What portion have we in David?" Since we "have no fairness or kindness from the heir of David, he shall have no homage or service from us. "To your tents:" Disperse to your homes (see chap. 8:00; and cf. 2 Sam. 1 S : 1 7 ; l'J:8; Jiitl). and prepare for wur. This cry was an old war cry of Kphraim. "Now see to thine swn bournr, David:" Take care of yourselves, and let us ulone. 17. "As for the children of Lsreal which dwelt In the cities of Judah:" The members of tlhe northern tribes who hud Jiomes In tl el ties cf Juil.uh did not go with their brethren, bun re mained under liehoboiun. 18. "Rehoboam" attempted to wop the revolt. Ignornnl us to its extent, by sending "AdorsTE, Trio was over the tribute," thechief tax collector, and the most obnoxious man in the nation, to pacify them, and by persuasion and threats to bring them back. Hut titie Indignant people "stoned him" todeatih; 20. "When all Isrnel heard," what the leaders knew t Shechem. "that Jero boam was come again" out of Egypt. "Called blm unto the congregation:" The general assembly of Israel, and j made blm king, "liu 1he tribe of Judah only:" The dividing line was through the southern part of I'enjnmin, so thnt the larger part of the tribe be longed to. the northern kingdom, nnd the rest was absorbed into the tribe of Judab. . 21. "liehoboiun . . . assembled all the bouse of Judah:" His next move was to subdue tbc rebellion by force of arms. But he was forbidden by a prophet named Shetualaih, of wflioin we know nothlngfurUier. 24. "For this thing is from me:" Un der the circumstances, and with such leaders and people, It was better that .the kingdom should be divided. 5. "Jeroboam built Shechem in mount:'' The mountainous country of "Kphralmtn - lie built up the old town for hts capital, making a new city of it. fie soon, however removed bis capital to Tlrzah, a few miles distant (1 Kings 14:17; 15: 21, 33, etc.); and this remained tha capital till thai tims of Ahab, who removed it to Samaria. rjamb lell. 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