Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-31
THE WILL-O'-THE-WISP.
CHOLERA MARCHING
The Death-Deaiing Plague Spreads De-
spite sanitary Precautions Michigan
Wants Immigration Checked.

[By Telegraph TO the Evening Journall
LONDON, aug 81.-The four Russian
omigrants who were stricken with
cholera yesterday just as they were
about TO depart to the United States
have been isolated at Park Hin hospital
The place is excellently situated for com
plete isolation. tho grounds about the
hospital being fifteen acres in extent and
well guarded against intrusion
The attending physicians state that
there is no doubt whatever that the
disease with which these four Russians
are afflicted is Asiatjc cholera of the same
type as that which is raging In Persia
and In the regions of Russia from which
the emigrants came. While IS helieYed
that no other emigrants are afflicted, the
greatest anxiety is felt and the most
energetic precautions are being talan.
The baggage of al emgrants destined
for America was fumigatcd today in
presence Of the American consul and the
sanitary officers of Liverpool. Tho consul
having expressed himself satisfied with
the disiniection, the consular seal was
affixed TO the baggage thus treated
The cmigrants were also inspected aud
those vino appeared to De in anything
like poor health were rejected.
The cleanliness and healthy appearance
of the Scandinavian emigrants evoked
I praise from Inspecting officers Tho
most Objectionable emigIalts We're those
from southeastern Europe, although
many of these had evidently prepared
for the ordeal by washing themselves.
A Suspected victim Dies.
One Of the suspected cases of cholera
at lslington has proved fatal The vic
tim died today, Tho members Of the
crew Of the steamer Corona from Ham
burg, who are sick with supposed cholera,
are improving.
Greatest Precautions throughout England
The sanitary authorities continue 90
exert the utmost precaution both in
London and other British ports against
the cholera and there Is strong public
feeling in favor of excluding an vessels
from the infected places on the continent
and Of putting n stop for the present. Ga
/ the transit across Great Britain of conti-
mental emigrants destined for America.
A Cholera Death in Holland.
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 3L-A death from
cholera has occurred at Gronigen, ninety
/ two miles from Amsterdam, and capital
of the province of that name.
German Railways Prepared.
BERLIN, Aug. .31.-The Reichanzeger
states that al guards on passenger
trains are to be provided with mixtur,
of laudanum and ether with instructions
/ 20 administer from twenty 10 thirtj
drops Of the liquid to any persons seizel
with cholera symptoms while travelling
The Rcichsanzeiger says that the re-
! ports Of the inadequate supervision OF
| the passengers from Hamburg Is due 90
a mistaken idea that all such paasen
! gers should be examined whereas the ex
| animation is necessary only of persons
showing symptoms of Illness
Two Deaths in bohemia.
! vienna, Aug, 3i.-Two fugitives iron
Hamburg have died from cholera at
hotel in Bodenback. Bohemia, shor
distance over the frontier from saxony
The victims were fastening home by raj
when the symptoms were developed.
Increasing I'm Berlin.
BERLIN, Aug. 3l.-Two deaths hav
occurred at the Aloabit Hospital iron
cholera and there are twenty four sus
pected cases in Berlin and TWO a
Charlottenburg. Sanitary precaution
are unabated There is great publ
anxiety but no panic.
watching for the Cob,enz.
LONDON, Aug, 3i-The sanitar
authorities at the port Of Leith, nea
Edinburgh, Scotland, are keeping
vigiant lookout for the Hambur
steamer Coblenz, due at that port to
night The Coblonz is known to hav
cholera on board.
Abating i'm Teheran.
lBy Telegraph 20 the Evening Journall
TEHERAN, Aug. 8i.-The cholera afte
destroying thousands, is now on the dc
crease in Teheran The deaths from th
disease yesterday amounted to 200, dc
crease Of 600 compared with the numbc
of deaths reported ten days ago.
Refuses the New England DireotorshiI
IBy Telegraph 10 the Evening Journal.l
NEW YoHK, Aug. 3l.-Robert Goele
, who was elected director Of the Me-
, Fnriaud road Yesterday. states TO h