The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-09-17

MIR. KELLEY did yesterday what he
ought to have done as soon as he
found he would not be received by the
Austrian government-formally re-
signed. Thus ends one of the most |
episodes.of the administra-
ton, so TAR. The question now is,
who will go to Austria? Possibly |
Mcdonald, of India, who visited Mr..
Cleveland the other day, might be the
man.
Wool haa slowly advanced in value
until it is now from two to four cents
higher than it was year ago. Wool
was forced down too low, and the
reaction is emphatic and permanent.
A short clip is reported, and it is
noticeable that the more recent re-
ceipts at Boston show signigcant
decrease from those Of corresponding
weeks a year ago. Wool will not
again reach a high figure, but it will
advance enough to give sheep more
respectable valuation.
THAT cholera is decreasing in Spain,
and elsewhere in Europe. is no proof
that it is to finally disappear from the
continent 1t was there last year, re-
appeared this year in more violent
form, and may be preparing simply to
take another rest b-frr. attacking
new fields. Touching The probable
spread of the disease i; is said:
The persistence OF the epidemic and
its greatly increased Jury duling the
present season are very suggestive.
The notion that because cholera did
not reach England and America last
year, and has thus far not reached
these countries during the present
year, there is now less likelihood of its
attacking then, is not in accordance
| with historic facts. The conception
| of its progress as being like that Of
| Ere on the prairie. which swiftly
| passes and leaves its ruin wrought, Is
| wholly erroneous. When it once
gains a foothold in country it in
Variably occupies it for several years,
breaking out again and again in the
same or some fresh quarter. Before
several of its visits to America it had
first ravaged Europe during several
successive years.
Thus the epidemic of 1882, the ii st
that afflicted America, had been raging
| in Europe nearly two years before it
crossed the Atlantic. 1t appeared first
| at Moscow on the 2Sth of September,
1880. During the entire year 1881 it
| swept all Europe east of the Rhine,
causing Pre- badly 100 600 deaths in
Germany alone. In 1882 it spread over
Great Britain and France, and the
deaths in the latter country were es-
timated at 10000. 1t was during this
second year OF its European course
that 1t found its way to America.
In like manner our second epidemic,
that of 1913, had broken cut half a
| dozen years earlier IN India, and
thence had spread through Persia
between the Black and Caspian seas
to Russia, and then, like its predeces-
sor, was carried to Berlin, Hamburg,
Bremen and Havre, as we'll as to the
| cities of southern Europe, and SO
found its way to this country after
years of destruction IN the Old World
The epidemics of 1854, on the cons
trary, were fully developed in this
country not many months after their
appearance in Europe. That of 1871
reached this country after ample
warning, there having been 7O,C0C
cases of cholera in Germany alone
during the preceding year.
OF the present epidemic We
know that it .began its west
ward march four years ago
that it was in Egypt in 1883, and
in France and Italy in 1884. Instead
of relaxing efforts to keep 1t away
from America on the false theory
that it would have reached this coun.
try before had it been coming at all
we should remember that cholera haS
repeatedly harrassed Europe for year:
in succession before crossing the At
lantic.
Even in this country, while we hab
itually speak for convenience Of thu
epidemics of 1882, 1913, 1873, and. 81
OF, as if these were the only years O.
their continuance, the uniform rule i
that they have ragged from three t
live years successfully, and occasion
ally much longer. The first epidemic
in this country did not subSide unit
the lapse of FIVE years ; and two year
after its first appearance it ragged fur
iously. Some authorities have de
clared that In New York city Their
was scarcely year from 1882 to 160
without well-detined cases OF cholera
But the first year is the one of terro
and excitement; and If season il
which $4,000 victims perish is FOLLOWED
by others in which the losses are ONLY
5000 or 10000, these latter are apt t.
attract little notice. The unfailinl
quality of persistence and reappear'
ance through successive season
should be warning to continued
vigilance against the pestilence. Tn
progress of cholera is not only
march as it is often called. but con
quest and prolonged occupation.
TVR DrITT FTSUTTI,