Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-09-08

Ief, Secretary Charles Foster, Assistant
Secretary Spaulding and DR.. Wyman,
supervising surgeon general Of the
United States marine hospital service,
were in attendance. The president, only
pausing to take breakfast after his arri-
val, Immediately summoned these gen.
tlemen by telegraph for consultation.
Attorney General Miller was called
into the conference to define the power
Of the president to suspend the operation
Of the law admitting immigrants into
the United States during the prevalence
of a pestilence abroad; also to give his
opinion as 10 what extent the prohibi-
ton Of immigration could be enforced
under the state quarantine regulations,
and in O word to counsel with the presi.
dent upon all matters affecting his legal
powers TO act.
Secretary Foster, as the head Of the
treasury department, which has the di-
rect movement of the immigration laws
as well as the general supervision of the
marine hospital service, was naturally
present to inform the president as to
what action had already been taken.
Assistant Secretary Spaulding and DR..
Wyman, the officers under whose per-
sonal direction all action is taken, were
there to inform the president as to the
details of the work already done and
contemplated and to receive such sug-
gestions as he deemed wise in the prem
ises to put into practical effect.
Losing o., 900, 900 Month.
NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-President Har-
rison's expected order caused sensa-
ton among the steamship agents in this
city Thursday. The presidents circular
letter will practically stop all immigra-
ton while the cholera epidemic lasts.
Steamship agents recognize the fact that
they will have to give up steerage
traffic, to the detriment of their bust
ness.
Captain Underhill, of the Guion line,
said: "The presidents proclamation
will practically stop immigration to the
United States, but / think it will not
affect those who go to Montreal and can
cross the border to the United States.
My opinion is that we will have the
cholera, but not until next spring"
Other agents had nothing to say, and
many have cabled for instructions,
which will probably be orders discontin-
uing the traffic until further notice, the
traffic from this side to continue as
usual.
1t is estimated that the transatlantic
steamship companies will lose at the rats
of 10000 a month while the twenty
days quarantine regulations are being
carried out, $1,000,00 representing the
loss from steerage traffic alone, while
the remainder represents the loss arising
out of diminishing outgoing cabin pas
sengers and loss of freight, and Incl
dental. expenses.
Worse and Worse.
HAMBURG, Sept. 6.-The cholera is
making steady and rapid progress in
this city, and the transparent denials of
the authorities now only deceive those
who wish to be deceived. The appalling
increase in the number of fresh cases
and deaths last Saturday left the people
almost without hope.
The abatement of the disease Sunday
was too slight to encourage them. Mon
day another heavy increase in the sick
list and death list has consummated
their helplessness and despair. The
number of fresh cases Monday was $50,
or eighty more than Sunday; the num-
Der of deaths 800, or seventy three more
than Sunday; the number of interments
$50, or seventy-ive more than Sunday.
The newspapers are virtually dumb as
to this increase, and most of the sanitary
officials open their mouths only to falsi-
fly the facts. But few men connected
with the city government can be in
duced to acknowledge the truth and
they speak only on the condition that
what they say should not be published
in the city. Their fears of creating
panic here, however, are apparent
ly superfiuous, as the real state of
affairs is revealed by the increasing ef-
forts of the authorities to meet the
emergency. The number of inspectors
and physicians employed by the city
has been doubled, and one can not walk
the streets without meeting half dozen
agents Of the health department.