The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-12
Washington Nsiss.
TIN NKALTu anApns


| WAshiNaroN, Dec. u,--At the second
days session OF the national conference
OF health boards delegates from various
cities continued the presentation of san
itary reports.
Erastus Brooks, of Tho state board Of
New York reported that ample precAu.
lions had bsen taken in tho cities of
Nc" YORK aud Brooklyn 10 prevent the
spread OF contagious diseases ana he he-
ueFea lnoSe cilles wei prepared 10 re-
slsC the Introduction OF cholera.
q. w. Roland, of Cincinnati, said
health officers were making every effort
20 put mat city in good sanitary condi.
: don ana TO prevent the accumulation of
hlth. VI
Dr. lddlngs, Of Dayton, Ohio, reported
; the death rate in that city above the AV
0rage.
Reports also were presented by MIR.
gray, OF Plttsburg, and DR., Germer, OF
ERIE, Pennsylvania.
DIR. William Penny, OF Galveston. said
the state authorities of Texas had onm-
plete control of quarantine and sanitary
arrangements. There were no savers
IN The city, but thu peculiar position, of
the city somewhat mitigated tho bad re-
SUITS which would Otherwise result
from that fact.
DR.. }. G. Campbell, OF Richmond, vlr-
giniA, said tho death rate smony thn
colored population was 50 large as 10
excite the pity and commiseration of
the whole community. lie attributed
IL not 10 constitutional popularity,
but to poverty.
Reports were also made by DIR. I ~
Rees, of Wisconsin,; Health Onlcar
| I, wnsend, OF Washington, d. O.; MIR.
hontilambert, OF Quebec, representing
tho health boards OF Canada; Dr. Cow
ernton, and DR.. William Canniff. of
Toronto, aud DR.. Baker, of Michigan.
Secretary Mccormack, of Kentucky,
made special report upon the peculiar
cohtagion in West Virginia which was
MADE by Or. Carson. He repsrted that
hewent where the disease was the most
provoked, in eastern Kentucky, and had
procured samples of the water. The
geological formation forbade the
assumption OF mineral poison
Ia the water. The streams and ponds
hau dried down to mere beds Of malarlal
Polson. The disease was really epl-
ueinlo dysentery, caused by mAlarlal
poison, and many patients died because
the people did not believe In
doctors and called them, IL at all, too
late. Tho total lumber Of deaths did
hotuAvovu AAO III hontuOky, Tho people
were deeply sggrievod by tho publica.
tion OF exagersto reports of the disease.
Although crops are not abundant, vet
! tue people have enough To support them
until the next harvest.
Iho committee on state action re-
r0rted That the laws are 80 diverse that
! III was diliicult 10 formulate system of
uniform action, Eaoh state should be
fully advised OF the conditions prevail
ing st tho ports OF neighborins states.
through which tao disease might gain
admission TO its own cities.
with reference 10 Interstate commu.
nication, II ls essential that the officers
: oI tle stale and federal boards IN ada.
cent states should promptly notify each
other OF any case Of chOlera occurrinis i'm
its own domain. 1t is also essential
that local boards shall determine
IN advance how tho FIRST case.
shall be cared for, so ss not 10 lose val
: uable time aud not allow tho disease 20
gam ioothold. 1T is the Judgment OF
the committee that the time has coma
when state health boards should
be recognized In sone national
form OF having the authority
Indicated, what ssuitary measures ara
necessary and 20 secure the same
through those departments OF the gov.
~nment under which they would nat
urally fall. sgrs
The committee on munlclpsl action
also presented report, recommending
the adoption OF the following municipal
regulation: That all surface wells
De closed, privy vaults abolished,
siagnSnt pools disenieo,ed. sewers kept
clean or accumulatious Of filth, prevent
. lntormonts, tho food supply TO be in
spactad garbage to be promptly removed
and the attention ofthe authorities of ali
institutions, public and private, and in
dividuals as well, bo drawn to the great
Importance OF maintaining habits
OF personal cleanliness ~ ono OF the
most efficient means of warding of An
attack of cholera or introducing its vic.
lence. The reports were adopted.
BsRKER's TRsT MoNY.
J'J. barker was examined to-day by
SUD committee OF the committee on
expenditures in the department OF jus-
tice, relative to alleged Irregularities in
the office of the first comptroller of the
treasury. He reiterated in somewhat
modlhod form the story told few days
since and admitted that in one case
when he had called particular attention
10, in which alleged oYer.charges were
made, he did not know whether the
charges were correct or fraudulent,
"Wore you the only clerk who brought
thes things to lighif" asked Represen-
tstive Millikeu,ot Barker.
"Fbere were othor clerks in the Judi
ciary division OF the oomptroller's office
who passed accounts. Some OF them
said they did not propose TO rsiso an
issue with the chief of the division.
They did not want to get at logger
heads with him. Almost all clerks said
this. cant say what one,
"Cau you name ouei"
81 could n wanted to, but don't
propose to have the clerks bulldoEed."
81 can't remember tho name OF any
one clerk just now. think almost all
OF them said that"
"Still You refuse 10 specify onei'
vi don't refuse; don't just recall the
circumstances which would give me the
: name. | didn't charge my memory,
l because knew II they were called they
would hesitate to TESTIFY against the
chief OF The division. There were six or
seven clerks"
"lf almost all told you, can't you re.
call the names OF those who did not9"
4 "No, | can't"
+ Witness was questioned nj length nv
: Nilliken, aud In course Of his replies in
A timated that the government wal
u robbed.
o "Have you the evidence that tho gov
q crnmeut was rnbbcd.n asl a Millikon
y ~ have not" was sho reply.
u Further examination OF The witnes
!, was postpcned until tomorrow, ard