The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-02
RUSSIA'S SCOURGE.
Heroic Efforts to Prevent Its
Spread to Other Countries.
sIXTY-FIvE KILLED IN A RIOT

The Mob Surrounds the Governors
House and CompeIs Him to Flee
I'm Disguise-Shops Looted and
Property Destroyed in Revenge
for Sanitary Precautions.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 2.--The cholera
is said to be spreading in Moscow, and
the people are very angry with the
Grand Duke Sergius, governor of Mos.
COW, both for the failure of the authori.
ties toprevent the plague in that city,
and for the harshness with which the
local government endeavors to suppress
all information as to the extent of the
ravages of the cholera. Energetic
measures are being taken to prevent
disorder at Nishmi Novgorod, where
bills have been posted calling on the
people to follow the example of the
other cities in the Volga district, and to
kill the doctors and the police agents.
AT Pulyata doctor is said to have had
sulphuric acid thrown over him, and to
have been seriously disfgured. The
commanders of infantry divisions in
the military district of Kazan have re.
ceived instructions to comply with the
acquisitions of the governor for mill.
tary assistance for the maintenance OF
order in the towns where cholera pre-
walls.
Sixty-Five Killed in a Riot.
Advices from Yashkend give infor.
nation concerning bloody riots, caused
by sanitary measures taken by the au.
thorities to prevent the spread OF
cholera. Between 5000 and 5000 Sarts
met in the market place, and after lis.
tening to exhortations from their lead.
ers, marched through the streets smash.
ing windows and plundering shops.
A0out 200 rioters surrounded the gov.
ernors house and shouted that they had
come to kill him for his oppression OF
the poor. The governor fled in disguise,
and his house was completely looted.
The military were called out and
tried to drive back the mob with fixed
bayonets. The mob fought back with
pistols and stones and five soldiers were
killed. The soldiers then fired a volley,
killing sixty and wounding 100 or more.
About fifteen of the rioters have since
died of bayonet wounds. The city is in
an uproar and further trouble is feared.
To Prevent It's Spread.
vienna, Aug. 2.-The entry into Aus
tria of Jewish refugees from Russia is
prohibited only on sanitary grounds.
The new orders provide for the careful
medical examination on the frontier of
all travellers from Russia; for the isola-
tion of suspected cases and the disinfec-
tion of passengers luggage; for the.care-
full supervision of all Russians, even
though healthy, during their stay in
Austrian territory; for the dispatch to
the frontier of a large number OF physi-
clans at the expense of the state; for
permission to cooperate in the medical
work on the frontier to fourth and fifth
year students of the University of
Craeow. The Vienna physicians are
alsoto be asked to volunteer for the
a saniaservice. Local aid committees are
being formed in Galicia.
BERLIN, Aug. 2.-The authorities at
/, Hamburg are strictly enforcing the new
Regulations to prevent the introduction
o. epidemics. The police authorities
Prohibit emigrants who have taken
steerage passage by the steamers leay-
ing that port from alightiDg at any OF
Ulle railway statiuns III the ciJy. Emf
grants are conveyed direct to the quays
ftar the emigrant ships, and lodged in
specially erected environments on the
American quay until they embark.