Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-03
A CLASH OF AUTHORITY,
DR.. Jenkins Thinks He Has a
Head of His Own.
The Presidents Cholera Circu-
lar Set at Naught
So Far as 1t Concerns Quarantine at
the Port of New York.

The Health Officer Does Not Propose to
Be Bound by the Twenty-Day
Limit Cholera News
From Abroad.
By the Associated PLess.l
NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-There seems to
be probability of clash of authority
arising between the federal government
and the state authorities, as represented
by DR.. Jenkins. The recent order of
the president forbids any vessels carry
ing immigrants to enter the port until
after twenty days. quarantine. DIR.
jenkins said he would use his discretion
about keeping the vessel in quarantine
twenty days. Ii he saw fit he would
quarantine the vessel more than twenty
days, or less. He. claimed he had full
authority, and that the presidents or
der could not affect him or cause him to
do otherwise than as his Judgment in
duced him. ~.
''I do not want to be understood as
defying the chief executive" said DR..
Jenkins. 81 shall do all in my power
to assist the national authorities to keep
cholera from entering the country, but
certainly think have right, by virtue
of the authority delegated to me as
health officer of this port, to decide on
the number of days that ship shall be
kept in quarantine. / shall decide the
question in the case of each ship, ac-
cording to the sanitary conditions pre-
vailing on board at the time of her ar
rival here"
Collector Hendricks said he did not
think DR.. Jenkins would bring on
conflict between the federal and state
authorities. II such a thing should
arise, federal power would prevail. No
vessel can land passengers or a cargo
until the vessel has entered at the Gus
tom house, and Collector Hendricks
will act according to the instructions of
the Washington authorities.
JENKINS ORDERS ovERRIDDEN.
The first symptom OF overriding DIR.
jenkins orders was when the custom
house officers were withdrawn from the
steamer City of Berlin, shortly after her
arrival in the early afternoon. The
withdrawal OF the federal officers nat
urally prevented the declarations of the
cabin passengers from being made, all
of whom DR.. Jenkins intended should
be allowed to land today, in the same
manner as those of the Gallia and Lain
on the previous days. There ia some
discussion over the matter at quaran-
tine, but in DR.. jenkins absence, moth
ing further is known.
ANOTHER STEAMER STOPPED.
At O'Clock the Thingvalla steamer
Island. which arrived this afternoon,
was given her clearance by DIR. Tall
madge. She arrived from the ports of
Copenhagen, Christiania and Chris
tiansland, with 5S cabin and 577 steer
age passengers. The latter are all
Scandinavians, and have not been near
any infected port; so after fumigation
on board the vessel, she was allowed to
proceed. At 5 :45 she returned, having
only reached as far toward dock as Lib
erty island, where she was stopped by
revenue cutter and returned to quaran-
tine.
DR.. Jenkins was still absent, and
shortly before his return to quarantine,
the revenue cutter returned to quaran-
tine and released the leland, and placed
officers on board of the Gallia, with Or
ders to allow the cabin passengers to de-
clare their baggage, and land in barge
that would be sent down tonight.
The resembling of the port collectors
order was done, report said, owing to a
communication from Assistant Secretary
Spaulding to that effect. There was, Of
course, great dismay at the idea Of be-
ing subject to twenty days. quarantine
as specified by the presidential circular,
and much discussion as to the action
DR., Jenkins would have taken had the
Island and Gallia not been released.
DIR. JENKINS POSITION.
DR.. Jenkins said to representative of
the Associated Press, having once grant
ed vessel pratique, he should not
grant her second, and if the collector
chose to return vessels to quarantine for
twenty days, it was the duty of the gen.
eral government to look after them and
take charge of them. They had nothing
more to do with him. He said he
thought, however, the circular of the
president was misconceived by the col
lector and many others. 1t specially
stated that it was not to conflict with
the state regulations, and it was chiefly
meant for certain ports where there If
no state authority, and where the ports
are under the charge of the marine
hospital force.
NO CHOLERA IN SIGHT.
report from the Moravia late thil
afternoon stated that beyond doubt the
health of all on board was excellent
There has been no sickness of any ma
ture on the vessel since she arrived.
Up to the present the efforts of DR.
Byron, to obtain bacteria from portions
of the foul linen taken from the infected
steamer Moravia, have been unsuccess
full.
| Joseph Etuanize, reported last nigh
as cholera patient, Is not afflicted will
that disease. His illness was due tt
overlooking, after being nearly starved
in Russia. He is all right this morning
/ ALL EYES TURNED sEAwARD.
AS the situation is now, the eyes o
the quarantine officials are CONSTANT,
turned seaward, awaiting the arrival O
the Normandia and Stubbenhuk, botl
from Hamburg; the Rugia, from Havre
and La Bourgogne, from the same port
Several other big mail steamers are ais
4 due tonight and tomorrow from Englisl
ports. They are also regarded with sui
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