The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-19
Except at Vancouver, Where
There Is a New Case.
GOOD REPORT FROM VICTORIA.
The Mainland Quarantine Against the
Island Stricter Than Ever.
1ll-Feeling Between the Canadian Cities
-Humors of the Tacoma Restrictions
Spokane Baseball Team vaccinated
Boats and Trains Watched Here.

VICTORIA, july Is. - Especial. THE
provincial government issued an order in
council tonight canceling DIR. Mines
appointment as municipal health
officer and declaring Victoria to be
under the control, in all matters of
health, of the provincial health officer.
This action has been rendered necessary
by DR.. Mines persistent refusal to recog-
nize the provincial health officers author
ity. There have been no new cases of
smallpox here during the last seventy-two
hours, and one death, man named Eek
hardt, who had never been vaccinated.
VANCOUVER, b. c., July 1S.-[Special. j
There was one new case of smallpox today,
that of boy named Davis, who had been
employed as messenger and had been in
and out of the quarantined house on Du-
pont street. There was no boat from Vic
toria today.
cases of smallpox have been discovered in
sixty hours, and there have been only two
deaths in that time. Victoria now has
fifty-four cases. Vancouver six, New West
minister FIVE, and, it is reported, Chilli
wack another half dozen.
NANAIMo, July 1S.-ISpecial. The Van
couver authorities refused. to allow the
passengers from Nanaimo to land in that
city because there are few English tour
lists among them from Victoria. Nanaimo
will retallate
TACOMA, July ls.-[Special. Work on
the new pesthouse, which the board of
health ordered to replace the one which
was burned, near the city and county
hospital, has been stopped, it being de-
cided that the health officers did not pos
sess the necessary authority to go ahead
with the work. Citizens of the southern
part of the city. who object to the proxim-
ity of the pesthouse to their residences.
are much displeased with the site of the
new pesthouse. Vaccination continues,
but the edge of the smallpox scare has
worn off.
The Spokane baseball players were vac
cinated today while en- route from Seattle
to Spokane. Several objected but had to
submit. Some expect to be disabled as
result.
New WESTMINSTER, July 1S.-[Special. i
The excitement which prevailed here some
days ago over the smallpox outbreak in
Victoria is dying out somewhat, though
quarantine IS still rigidly enforced. The
cutting off of Great Northern train serv-
ice. and with it communication with our
Washington neighbors. is much regretted,
particularly as there has not been single
fresh case in the city or vicinity for more
than three weeks.
The upriver municipalities are falling
into line, determined to protect them
selves against any possible inroad of the
scourge. Reeve Kitchen, of Chiliwack,
telegraphed as follows today: "Nine per-
sons are 9uarantined. Messrs. Banford and
Woods. Mrs. Spencer, two Misses Spencer,
Miss Henry and Miss Irwin. They are
quarantined in two houses on the out
skirts of the town, and are provided with
every comfort. Victoria passengers and
all having been in contact with them will
be quarantined. All lines of COM
munication are well guarded. Quar-
antine will be declared against the
coast cities if quarantine against
Victoria is not enforced by them" A tel
egram was also received from Langley to-
day, notifying steamers that freight and
passengers would be subject to quarantine
if any Victoria people or freight was sent
up the river. Dr. Herald, health inspector
at Langley, also warned the captain of the
Fairy Queen to the same effect this morn
Ing, dIQ DOdtS Will Uc CIOSciy WdtCHtu tO
see that no person from Victoria is landed
anywhere in the municipality. .
The police yesterday visited the houses
of ill-fame in the swamp and took down
the names-of all the disreputable women
in town, so as to have check on any pros
titutes coming here from otheg places.
Upon their arrival all such persons will at
once be ordered to leave the city.
Mrs. Healy, a woman of the town, died of
smallpox last Friday at the Walia Walla county
poor farm, where the body was buried. Quick.
lime was put in the coffin with the body and a
portion OF the grave below was flied with tar.
Ali the clothes ana blankets used in the sick
room were burned or thoroughly dsinfected.
The woman's husband and father live at Fre-
mont.
THE TACOMA QUARANTINE.