Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-02
ABANDONED.
The President Gives Up His
Contemplated Trip
And Hastens With All Speed to
the National Capital
} From There to Repel the Grim
and Awful Invader
WHICH NOW MENAcES THE PEG
PILE OF AMERICA.

WHICH NOW MENAcEs THE PEo-
PIE OF AMERICA.
Politics a Secondary Consideration When
the American People are Threatened
\ with Asiatic Cholera The Various
: Steamship Companies VIII DO All in
Their Power to Prevent the scourge
from Entering at New York-some Have
Decided to Abandon Immigration Ser
vice Entirely.
HERKMER, N. Y, Sept. 2.-Warner
Miller reached Herkimer Wednesday
night and found awaiting him the fol-
lowing dispatch:
The Hon. Warner Miller:
The alarm about and danger OF the intro
duction OF cholera has made it necessary
that should abandon for the present my
trip north and go tonight to Washington
to be sure that no official precaution ia
omitted to protect our people against the
threatened scourge. 1 will make the con-
templated trip at a later date to be named.
Sorry to miss seeing you.
4 BENJAMIN HARRISON.
Conference at the White House.
j WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-The president
reached here at $40 Thursday morning.
The president at once called confer
ence of government officers to meet at
the White House fer consultation at
noon as to the cholera situation.
The president; Attorney General Mil
Ter, Secretary Charles Foster, Assistant
Secretary Spaulding and DIR. Wyman,
supervising surgeon general of the
United States marine hospital service,
wS.Jin 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 pestilence abroad; also to give his
opinion as to what extent the prohibit
ton of immigration could be enforced
under the state quarantine regulations,
and in 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 DIR.
Wyman, the officers under whose per-
sonal direction all action is taken, were
b. x.f fI,n Il %NA 4 .n
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.
On the Canadian Border.
The protection of the Canadian border
IL receiving close attention.
The secretary of the treasury Thurs
day received letter from the governor
of Michigan requesting him to detail an
additional force of inspectors between
Detroit and Sault Ste. Marie during the
prevalence Of cholera. Secretary Foster
replied that the request would be
granted, and an extra force of medical
inspectors will be detailed for duty in
Michigan.
The United States consul at Hamburg
cables the department of state that the
Hamburg Packet company are disin-
fecting all their vessels, although they
will carry no more steerage passengers.
No Occasion for Alarm (?)
Private Secretary Halford, while the
conference was in session, said to rep
resentative of the United Press that
there was no likelihood Of the president
issuing proclamation upon the subject,
nor was there any occasion for unneces-
sary alarm.
The president had deemed it prudent
to come here and personally confer with
his associates on the cholera situation
and acquaint himself with what had
been done rather than to make the sub
ject one of correspondence. The latter
course would involve considerable time
and labor and not be nearly as satisfac-
tory. The president. added Mr.. Halford,
will remain in Washington several days
and longer, if necessary, until every
thing that can be done is done to keep
ont cholera.
The president expressed himself dur
ing the consultation, which lasted two
hours, as entirely satisfied with the steps
thus far taken by all the United States
officers.
As result of the conference which
mJUuIfltu NJ ~ CloCh, ClICuidI WdS
issued by the treasury department
Thursday afternoon, approved by the
president, giving supplemental instruc-
tions to collectors of customs and marine
hospital officers concerning further re-
strictions to prevent the introduction Of
cholera into the United States. Addi-
tional inspectors are being appointed in
the New England states along the Cana
dian border.
Medical inspection will be established
at st. Adams, Newport, Richford and
Island Pond, Vt.
Twenty Days Quarantine.
WASHINGTON, Sept at has been de-
termined to proclaim twenty days quar-
antine on all vessels hereafter from any
European port for the United States and
carrying immigrants. The quarantine
will not apply to vessels. already ahoat
nor 10 any vessel not carrying immi'
grants.
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