The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-03

[copwigh. 1902, byAs NelO York AljSdtated prtalI
\ LONDON, Sept. 2.-President Harri-
sons circular relative to the quaranl
timing of vessels carrying immigrants
finds general approval andeven admira-
ton here. There is some feeling of
envy also that the American 5law ena-
bies the government to take such
prompt and thorough steps!to stop the
importation of cholera. The hating
and imperfect measures of.the British
local government board directing that
what the board'sedict calls "flthy, un,
wholesome persons coming from foreign
ports" shall pass unchallenged, are
questioned by high legal authority as
exceeding the powers otthe board. The
only act existing giving the board the
shadow Of right to prevent the landing
Of aliens, either en- route to another
country or having England as their
permanent destination, is the act Of
1885 for the registration of aliens.
After such registration the power OF
the board to interfere with aliens van
ishes. The government in coping up
immigrants at Gravesend and elsewhere
is acting illegally, and 1t will be obliged
to ask Parliament to pass retrospect
i've act legalizing what 1t has done. The
local board officials and the board OF
trade officials desire to 90 further.
ESeIAYD's DANGER.
It is feared that one result OF Presis
dent Harrison's measure will be to stop
the stream of alien emigrants to Amer
lea and make England the permanent
location Of many families who had in
tended to seek new homes across the
water. The prolonged quarantine de-
clared by the United States Is not re-
garded anywise hostile to England, but
with a view to counteract its undoubted
tendency to throw q crowd OF infected
immigrants into Great Britain, the Off
cials OF both boards urge that the gov
ernment make immediate assent to q
prohibition OF the landing of immi-
grants from infected ports. In the ab-
sence Of an act empowering such meas
ures it is held that the priyy council
could issue an edict. Mr.. Gladstone
and Mr.. Fowler, secretary OF war, have
to-day been communicating with Sir
Charles Russell, the attorney general,
and Mr.. Rigby, the solicitor general, to
obtain their advice with regard to
means to meet the legal difficulties.
The Associated Press representative,
who has interviewed the agents OF lead
ing steamship companies, finds the con-
sensus Of opinion to be that the Presi-
dents circular is needlessly severe.
THINKS lT's MASTERED.
In the meantime the cholera in Great
Britain seems to have been fairly mas
tered. The chief physician Of the local
government board told the Associated
Press representative to-day that the
outlook was entirely satisfactory. He
said that although about thirty cases OF
cholera at all the ports Of Great Britain
had been dealt with during the last ten
DAYS, there was no single instance OF
the disease spreading beyond the per-
son first attacked.
Absolute confidence prevails among
the people that the perfect sanitary
condition Of England Will secure the
country against the ravages OF bacili
bred in foreign filth.
The physicians OF this city will dis
cuss the proposal Of the establishment
of an international cholera commission
to report on the origin Of the plague, its
line of march through the different
countries whore it has made its appear
arce and the various modes OF treat
ment employed in the cases OF persons
stricken with the disease.