Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-08-27
TRUE CHOLERA.
Appearance Of the Plague in the
Belgian Port.
Considerable Apprehension Existing Ev-
erywhere-Ths Washington Authorities
watchfui aud Steamship Companies
Aiding to Keep IL Out.

ANTWERP, Aug. o5.-For some time
past there have been number of sus-
picious cases of sickness in this city,
but the authorities have steadily main
tanned that the disease was not the
dreaded Asiatic cholera No later than
Tuesday it was officially announced
that there was not a single case of
Asiatic cholera in Belgium, the sus-
picious cases being simply cholera
nostras- This statement received its
classification yesterday Mt least so far as
Antwerp is concerned The leading
physicians of Antwerp now declare that
the disease is true Asiatic cholera.
The disease is now admittedly present
In three of the great northern European
ports, Hamburg, Antwerp and IIavre,
and there is very strong suspicion
that the so-called cholerine prevalent
at Stettin will turn out to be the Asiatic
cholera
The announcement that the fatal
scourge has appeared here has caused
feeling of apprehension, and many of the
weather. residents are making prepare
tions to leave the city. Everything pos
sible will be done to combat the disease
and instructions will be issued by the
authorities informing the people how
best to live to avoid the disease.
Since noon yesterday five persons who
were suffering from cholera and were
admitted to the hospital died few
hours after their admission. One case
of the disease, it is declared, has APP
peared on board u steamer from Ham
burg.
STRICT PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-The follow
ing dispatches were received at the
state department from the United
States consul at Hamburg:
Hamburg emigrants must be re-
garded as coming from a cholera in
fected district Shall see that steamers
and baggage are disinfected."
The department has more reassuring
news from Havre, France, relative to
the reported epidemic of cholera there.
Consul Williams telegraphed that the
Paris and Havre medical experts have
had conference and after full exam
ination admit the presence of local
cholera. They deny, however, that it
is Asiatic cholera The disease is not
spreading and the alarm is now sub
siding.
Great precautions have been taken in
the matter. The treasury department
is following up the precautions hereto
fore adopted and will use all means at
hand to keep the cholera out of the
country. Assistant Secretary Spauld-
ing has communicated with DR.. CLAWS,
the attorney for various steamship
companies, and expressed to him the hope
that the treasury department would
have the cooperation of the companies
in the disinfection of emigrants. DIR.
CLAWS in reply says that the steamship
lines are fully impressed with the grav-
ity of the situation, and that nothing
shall be omitted on their part. Every
safeguard will be applied to prevent
the bringing here of immigrants and
effects which are not carefully disin-
fected.
Nothing has been heard at the treas
ury department of the proposed depart
ure from Havre for Boston of num-
Der of Jews from Odessa, who original
" intended to go to New York, but
whose journey has been interrupted ut
Lyons because OF the refusal of the
steamship lines to take them to New
York. The department will not take
any steps to prevent their departure
from Havre as that, it is said, is a mat
ter resting entirely with the steamship
The department will, how
ever, subject the emigrants to a very
-igid examination when they get to
Boston so as to prevent the introduc-
ion of cholera germs