The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-07-31
WORK OF THE SCOURGE
A RESUME GIVEN AT MARsEILLes.
More Than 1000 Deaths To Date--The Dla-
ease on the Wnne In That city and Tou-
lon-inoreaslng IN tho Country
Towns-A Sanitary Conference,
LATEsr NEws oF am rLAoun.

about eleven hundred deaths. The classlh.
cation OF the nativity OF tho Victims II
stated as follows Frcnchmen, 7Os; ltal.
ians, 922; Spanlards, 49, Greeks, o, aud /
each Engllshman, Austrian, German aud
American,
The officers OF tho Amy report great dIt.
hculty In maintaining proper sanitary regu.
latIons among the men, Tho general rules
Of health ara sufficiently adhered to, but
there Is disposition 10 disregard tho lesser
points. The result Is that tho entire system
OF precAullon ls more or less impaired and
the direct results arc likely 20 ensne. Fol
example, two soldiers died here yesterday
! from sleeping with their windows open.
The inhalation OF tho Impure gases OF night
Into Tho lungs OF person asleep ls regarded
as q most dangerous practice
8 Tho royOllst family ls showing great
concern for tho afflicted people The
Dnchcsso do Chnrtros has contributed q
thousand francs 10 relieve tho sufferers OF
thls city,
Tho haste that attended tho preparations
for tho malady Is beginning 10 bear dis.
astrous results, Many OF tho improved
h0splNlsaro proving failure The c0ndI.
tlon o the hospital at VIntimlglla has bo.
como so bad that II Is looked upon as acen.
TOR OF infection,
Other measures OF precautIon have vi
tending evils and II seems that nothing
good can DO devised that does not lead 10
bad results, Tho mischief Is being greatly
augmented by the vigorous blockade, and
] lhn nqilauquogu 10 uuu apUauI.V.I n,..u.,
the people threatens 10 encourage tho spirit
Of rebellion against sanitary regulations
The principal new movement s an order
Issued to tho troops on tho frontier, requr.
ing them 10 surround tho trains Ns they
cross tho borders and conduct tho
passengers to tic lOzOretos, whore they
are required TO sleep on llttors OF
straw The order WIS anticipated day or
1.-TWO ago by the railroads agreeing tomulual
inspection, II has already had great Of,
feet on uOyol, and has destroyed tho plans
OF tourists, scarcely any Of whom are now
travelling, Tho train from Nice on Sunday
arrived quite empty which ls unprcCe.
dented. A steamer for India booked only
two passengers II usually has ono hun.
drcd
Tho sanitary officers have determined 10
exercise the closest scrutiny over tho diet
OF tho people and have asked tho Mayor 10
stop tho sllo of certain articles, lilo DO.
gan by ordering tho conlscatlon OF oil
mClOna
Admiral Kmntl, In command OF tho llcot
At TOuon, lcloTaph0l that he IL sangulno
OF dNkly dlmnutOn OF tho number OF
deaths from cholera In that city. Adylccs
nom the frontier are very uniay0rahG Tho
sanitary condition OF the hospital Vt Vim.
tlmlglla " dreadful, II la feared that tho
place viii become u cOntGf OF Infection. Ton
cases have already occurred there A soy.
on days quarantine has been Imposed
NJ MOdnnc, On leaving tho tunnel soldiers
surround the train and conduct passengers
10 u lazNrot, whore they are registered and
numbered, and given little straw for their
bed on the train.
A panic exists ut Voago near Bczloroa
The population, headed by the Mayor aud
tho melhbgsof tho Council, drove OIL and
stoned refugees from Marsellos,
MAnsEILtEa, July 20-Noon. 49, Two
deaths from cholera have occurred here
since nine o'clock this morning.
LONDON, july 20, Tho Duke OF Cam
bridge, Commander In Chief Of tho British
army, hNs ordered tho barracks throughout
England to bo placed In the best sanitary
condition, lie has also ordered tho crea
ton OF o system Of medical relief and tho
removal o.. troops into camps In case tho
cholera appears among thu soldiers.
NEw loRK, July 2o,-'rho following no.
tice has been issued;
ly request OF tho members OF tho einto
Boards OF Health Of Illinois, ,ronnpssOo, KOn.
tuuhy, Now York nnd other Huiloa Confor,
encc Viii bo hold m Washlnptou, n, g., August
7, 70 consult with Government o1lclnlH ~ 10
tho beel methods OF mcctlnE aud mastering
tho choorg ~ tho ovQnt Of ~ appearance In
tho unllod S,ntoA Marine and quarantine
hospital 0nouru uro respectfully rouupalod 10
take part In tho oonloronco,
WASHINGTON, july 20,--Socotary Fro.
lihghuyson has Just received the following
telegram from Consul Mhs0n, ut MarsoillOs,
France,
"lhore IA marked Improvement In tho con.
dltlon OF affairs ~ Murolllca Und lou1n Tho
cholera deaths thoro, from daily nvor,igo OF
iorIyclp6t Thursday, thirty cighi WI.
day, iifti,olght Saturday aud thirty.slX Sun.
day Last night there were thirteen IN twelve
holls Tho ratio Of mortality IN all opaoa ID
declining AZ T0uon the average foil from
forty TO llftoon laolntod oaeoa nro Nportod
from various purla Oi the district Tho Cpl.
domic ia declared severe NJ Arlos and Aly,"'
NEW loRR, July 20-1he homowari
rush OF scared European tourists began Sun.
torlny, ono steamer alone bringing nearly
three hundred cabin passengers The IN.
coming travellers looked gnd 10 place foot
once more upon their native soil Rnd
when questioned admitted that quito
number had cut short their tours on no.
count OF cholera, ut Ia just lko this"
said ono tho passengers. "Thoro IL no
actual scare among Americans In England,
but there IN constant feeling OF anxiety,
which for many Is spelling the pleasure OF
the ttlp. Tho one absorbing subject whero
Americans congrcgnto ls cholera, Thoy
tcNn tho papers ahxlously for news OF
lts spread, always bring up tho ques-
tl0D whom planning u trip In any d.
rOctlon, and constantly canvass tho prob.
abilities Of getting In some place whore
they VIII sulIOr from quarantine regula-
tlonA Dozens on board gayo up their trips
10 the continent and did hot even run over
to Pnfls.-nnd whom IN American falls 10
d0 that he ls decidedly nervous"
WASHINGTON, July 90 Ever since tho
National Quarantine net wns passed In 1878,
the Treasury Department has had power 10
restrict or prohibit the Importation OF rags
whenever the Secretary OF the Treasury
th0ught such restriction requisite TO tho
good health OF the country Tho Secretary OF
tho Treasury has exercised this power In
oyery epidemic year, 30 ~ 10 prohibit
lmp0rtatlons from infected districts. This
year the terms OF his order are broad
enough to shut out all rags suspected OF be.
Ing infected Tho prohibition Includes u
large class OF rugs, and therefore embar.
rnggpg tho manor lratln lO a ypry rOualdnrs