Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-15
FROM OVER THE SEA.
Cholera In Liverpool. thorough sanl-
tary Measures Park ship Col
lit,y Disasier.-Ilostiliiy TO the
Saints In Wales.--iiad Weather.

come 10 Caruiii 10 httonu the Weieh
Conference, which will be- held here
tomorrow. There are tut few Saints
In this. part, but through the energetic
labors OF the missionaries there are
number OF Investigators vino seem
anxious to test our witness Of the
restoration Of the gospel, and | have
no doub, that some fuit will be- borne
In the way VI slight Increase Ia the
membership Of the Church here;
but m you are aware from your recent
observation la the mission field, there
are few people who care to
treat US with other than con-
tempt or Indifference. Tho over.
whelming majority Of the inhabi-
tants Of this land have made up their
minds TO abide by gospel" that
does not occupy too much OF their
time. They are content with "iaith
that wotkoth" NOS, aud are satished
TO believe that the Lord has performed
all the labor necessary for their saliva.
tion-posslbly 30 they can have more
time TO devote TO worldly matters,
~ these lie nearest their hearts. The
class OF people-limi ted In number =
whose desire 10 TO work righteousness
are 20 hedged about by the traditions
Of men that II II next TO impossible 10
obtain q hearing from them.
The great seaport, from which took
my departure yesterday for few days,
is not exactly "the same old Liverpool
that those whose business frequently
calls them the;e usually find 1t, In one
respect ut least, Tor there IL sn unusual
amount OF excitement over the cholera,
OF which there are four cases In the
Parkhill hospital, ut tho South End.
The affected persons are Russian Jowe,
and two OF the four are pronounced by
the medical oilicvra ns beyond recovery.
The papers bret announced them as
"mild cases oi bowel complaint" but
the hurrying them OIL % the hospital,
and the hasty removal OF n dozen pa
tents OF the Institution, suffering from
other diseases, 10 give the whole place
up 10 the few new comes was con-
tfadlution Of the "mili" feature.
There were 40 local cases Ia Liverpool.
The activity OF the health officers Is
commensurate with the uneasinOFs OF
tho public, and immigrants, both for
Great Britain and those en- route 10
the United States and Canada, are sub.
jeeted to rigorous sanitary regulations.
German anu Russian Jews and Dutch
aud Italians are given thorough soak
ing and scrubbing that ~ doubtless q
great surprise TO them, judging by
lheir usually uutldy Appearance. All
their old aud badly worn undercloth-
ing la burned, and Ia necessary cases
new articles OF apparel are furnished.
The baggage that Is embarked on
vessels leaving here for American
ports Ia thoroughly disinfeeied by
various chemicals, aud Ia subjected 10
tho "sieaming process" For this pur-
pose one Of the Cunard company's
large freight ships has been enclosed
out in the river, and there the steam-
ing Ia going on day and highs. by the
method used, NIL baggage goes through
mn operation OF turning ana shaking,
and heating 10 n temperature Of $40
degIeee Fshrenheit,by means OF steam
boilers especially provided for the work,
aud Is then packed In boxes and sent
aboard the outgoing vessel without
again going 10 shore. Each trunk or
box for United States port must have
the "dislnfected" label OF the Amerl-
can consul before the officers OF the
transatlantic bot ats win receive II. BY
this means IL is hoped that an extern
sion OF the epidemic viii not be caused
by the Liverpool steamship companies.
The town Of Bridgend through
which Iipassed on my journey today,
~ n few miles west OF here. IL IN
the srene OF the Park ship cOlliery
disaster which occurred this week, aud
OF which the dispatches have probably
given you the awful details. Out OF
the liS men in the mine, 10 were
killed. The cause OF The catastrophe
In now admitted 10 be neglect 10 prop
erly ventilate some old workings. The
dead bodies are still being brought TO
the surface, but they are ~ blackoned
and distorted that Identification Is al.
most impossible except by some par.
ticular article OF clothing they might
have worn. One feature connected
with the frequent recurrence Of dlsas.
tiers OF various kinds Ia the increased
cailousness OF the people not hume
medlately Affected. What formerly
would have shocked the whole com.
munity for weeks Ia now looked upon
as an event 10 be expected In tho ma
tural course OF things, anu exoites but
| pnhslug comment lho mass OF thp
people eeem blinded 10 the signs Of the
times, among which calamiiies are
enumerated, and familiarity with
them, II II does not breed contempt, nj
least leads 10 Indifference,
A body the people Of Wales are
probably more avorse 10 the distribution
OF the printed word and the preach.
ing OF the Gospel by the Lalter.day
Saints than are the inhabitants OF
either England or Scotland. In Wales
the EldcTa are being almoat constantly
molested In one way or another, anu
instances OF violence, though fortu.
nAtely without serious effect, have
been quite numerous the past eighteen
months. No particular section more
than another Is given TO this, but here
in South Wales, In Mid.Wales, and
in North Wales the bitterness and
hostility TO the Lstter.tay Saints and
their teachings are about the same.
An outbreak from this cause, In
which The treatment Of the mission.
aries was rather more severe than usual,
owing TO the mob having better
/ opportunities TO engage In their lawle,s.
ness, occurred In penbighshire on the
evening OF August cath, and two days
later the sans brethren wete ordered
Uut Of their lodgings. Elders Thomas
ID. Roberts, OF Logan, Low John, OF
Portage, Box Elder County, AMI