Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-29

greatly superior 10 the general run Of FOREIGN
Jews who arrive here.
NO rAKTIAI1TY suouID nE Shows
In some quarters it Is held that il is nonsense
for the quarRatine officials 70 act on the supps-
sition that it Is only the poorer Glasses Of pas
sengers who can convey the contagion. nh
said that even frst-clAss passengers from cholsrs
injected ports are Just likely 10 convey uls
germs 81 the disease those who travel in tlae
rteeTage and that the disease Is not generAi..d
on steamer, but in the cities from which the pa--
tensers como, and there Is no possible way Of
telling whether or not some Of the frSt-clhss
passengers may not have only recently let n
house IN which some person has fallen a victim
20 the disease.
The people who argue in this way claim that
there should be no pArsiRlity shown ss 20 what
class OF Passengers should be landed from .
steamer and thS, to have an edectaal quarsa-
tine all should be detained for excavation
THIS WAS NOT cuoLEHA-
IL is now declared that the sic knees on fhe
steamer Laura Was due 20 acute diarrh9a ard
not cholera. The Laura is the vessel that sr-
rived at Lynn on Friday last with two suspicious
oases OF sickness on board. The health offcisls
would allow none Of the passengers 10 land hut
ordered the Laura 70 put back TO sea
ALARM AT oRAvEsKND, ENGLAND.
Notwithstanding the deninls made Of ne
presence Of cholera in the country the r,-si-
dents Of Gravosend we're thrown into Q state u
excitement today by the arrival there Of two
emigrant steamers, one Of which was from
Hamburg, while the other as Was snbseoueuflv
learned, was bound for Hamburg. The steansgr
IRON Hamburg was the Portia. She was sub
Jecteo 10 most rigid examination and al fhe
Passengers were mustered for medical exaIuina-
uon. Not trace Of cholera was. found TIE
steamer physician reported the death Of baI,v
on the voyage and the news Of this spread
among the townspeople and occasioned mush
alarn, The universal belief heing that IL va
another case OF cholera. Later il Was fou5,d
that the child had died from some infantile
complaint Az the portia and her FORTY p.s-
sengers were found to be free from Infection al
the emigraats wereallowod 10 land az Tilbufy.
opposite Srayesond. They all belonged 70 tl,e
poorer classes Of emigrants.
London firm has received an order from
me authorities Of Hamburg FIR 5000 gallons
OF dislntocting fluid and twenty Eve tons ~ dis
injecting powder
The krentpg Ns7cs has reopened the asit.
tlon against the entry OF paurer aliens N a.
mands that the government issue an order "a
preNeht the entry ot imports or inmisrarts
from cholera-infected ports. II adds that e.
eral OF the immigrants from the steamer Porfin
nave nov gone TO the east end OF I.onas,,
where they will probably develop Al. chol,,g,
IN The next few days and become centers fton
which death vii spread throughout the city.
AMERICANS ORGANIZING FoR woHK.
BERLIN, Aug. 29.-Dr. Harrdh Graham. an
American physici9n who has had wide expert
enee with the cholera in SYRIA. Is organizing
the American medical students here into a
BODY TO act as assistants and nurses in the event
OF CHOLERA becoming epidemic In this CITY In
accordance with the policy decided upon 10
make public the health condition Of the citv,
conceallng nothing from the residents, lie
ponce this morning posted a notice throughout
the city announcing that a woman who had
Just arrived from Hamburg had died from
Asiatic cholera. Appended to the notice ase
iaA instructions for the treatment OF cholera.
COMPLAINTS AGAINST arrHoRrrrEs.
SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 29.-Many conplainss
are being made here that in view Of the danger
OF infection to the transatlantic and othsr
steamers. as well as the port the authorities are
not taking adequate precautions 60 quad
against cholera. Fishing vessels arriving from
infected ports, such Havre. enter southaml,-
ton without any inspection q them OF their
crews being made.
SPREAD oF THE PLAGUE.
Bremen, Aug. 29.-T1irteen cholera H.
tlents have been admitted to the hospital herr.
Five of the cases were certified 20 .s Asistse
cholera. One of the patients died.
Paris. Aug. 29-Twenty persons sufferirV
from choleric disorders were admitted TO the
hospitals here Yesterday. Prof Peters, the
head physician of one Of the hospitals declares
that there have been cases of Asiatic cholera An
faris. lie SAYS that he believes the disease
originated in the Nsterre poor house
1T. fErERsBURa, Aug. 29-1he official
cholera returns from all the infected di-triols
show that on Friday 4.767 new cases and 81.
deaths were reportad
In 81. Petersburg yesterday $50 new cas,ss
were reported, while deaths numbered twent,-
fige.
AT Cronstadt three cases and one death w.s
reported.
ASTwERP. Aug. 2e.-Seven cholera patients
are m the hospital here. Some of them aSe
an a serious condition. Only two new cases have
been reported since Friday
AMSTERDAM. Aug. pa Ftorker belonging %
the steamer Urania, from Hamburg has died
from cholera in this city.
Cholera Reports.
Tho French minister at Washington has
handed the acting secretary of state COPY of n
report made by board Of Frenol,
physicians upon the cause of cholera
in France. The report alleges the cause q
have been the drinking of polluted Seine water
The United States consul st Berlin csbles
the State Department today that there IL ON,
case of cholera in hospital in that city sna
seven i'm Bremen.
The United States consul at Glasgow cables
that cholera has appeared among Russian emi-
grants at that port destined for the United
States
WILL WHEEL TO FRISCO.