The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-24
RUSSIA'SDREAD SCOURGE
THE DISEASE GRADUALLY oaERP-
ING WEST WARD.

Along the Eastern EronGler or Ger
many-The wretched Sanitary Svs-
tenn of Russia Largely Responsible
for the Spread of the Disease.
Copyright, 1896. By the ~ Y. associated Press.
BERLIN, July 23.-The advance OF cholera
toward the Russian frontier absoros she
attention of the public to the exclusion Of
all political and other topics. The health
of Berlin is fairly good, the only disturbing
sign being some cases of cholerine, which
are common at this season Of the year. The
fact that eight cases Of ehoIerine
have been reported. however, has
caused the municipal sanitary com-
mission to hasten the completion of
It's precautions to prevent the appearance of
the soourge. Inquiries have been made at
every hospital in the city, and in every case
the replies elicited We shown that the re-
sources of the institutions are fully equal to
any emergency which may be caused by an
outbreak of the disease. Tne projects of
the frontier provinces of Silesia, Possn and
East Prussia have addressed circular letters
to the local authorities relative to
the adoption Of measures to prevent
the importation of oholera. The number of
occurred at Lodz, near the frontier, have
caused redoabed precautions The medical
staff has been increased and make eK-
tremely thorough examinations of all pas.
sengers by rail arriving at Ratibou, Schless,
Thour, Krewzborg and every other frontier
stapion. The railway authorities are CO.
operating with the medical officers, making
strict examination OF all baggage and
goods SAINT by rail and burning ali materials
in which it's suspected oontagion may lurk.
They also cause all luggage to be disiufected.
A party of medical men have gone to the
cholera infected districts OF Russia and
Prof. Koch Is making a Eour OF the Volga
provinces.
NOT APT TO STOP 1T.
Concurrent advices from various points
in Russia afford little hope that the epidemic
will be stayed. The announcements from
81. Petersburg concerning the enforcement
of sanitary regulations in the stricken dis
tricts do not correspond with the facts
as pictured by German physicians. These
regulations exist on paper, but are rarely
carried out. There are no signs OF sanitary
arrangements in streets, residences or lodg-
ing houses, quarantine regulations are neg
iected, and healthy travellers are instantly
brought in contact with persons thronging
from infested places 81 t1e railway stations
and steamboats, and quayg. 1t often happens
that a traveller will End himself beside
person who is suddenly seized with chol-
era, the germs Of the disease having dsvel~
oped subsequent to his starting on his jour
ney. COMPLAINTS are heard everywhere of
want of disinfectants aud absence of phar-
maceutical remedies. The eauthorities In Sc.
Petersburg only seem TO be waking up as
the epidemic approaches themselves. Five
disinfectiBg establishments have Just basn
opened In the Russiad capital, and
extra precautions have bsen taken
along the Vorenzch and RosJoR
railway. In Moxcow and oshsr centers
charitable societies are opening medical
bureaus whore tae poorer CLASSES are treRJed
without charge, and are furnished gratui-
tously with medicine. Several refectories
have also been established a. which meals
are furnished free, or at reduced prices.
German medical men state that they find
the hospital arrangements defective, and
oits as an instance Yaraslov on the
Volga, where the hospital sewage,
until recently, emptied through
pipes into the river above the point from
which the water supply OF the town was
drawn. The managers of the same hospital
had failed to burn beds that had been in
fected and had allowed large masses of ref
use TO accumulate under the windows.
The management of the hospitals Through
out the country, however, is being repaired.
The epidemic is teaching Russians q sal
utary lesson Of cleanliness.
BULGARIA TO PROTEST..
The Bulgarian government, with the sp-
proval OF the Berlin and Wanna foreign
offices, is preparing a protest against Rus
sian official connivanoe IN the plots against
Prince Ferdinand and Prime Minister
Stambalouf. The basis OF the protest is q
document written IN cipher which has come
into possession of the Bulgarian govern
ment, and in which Count Kapnist OF the
ST Petersburg foreign Office inssructs
the embassy at Bucharest to assist
the conspirators as much as possible,
Both German and Austrian officials are
shocked at the official sanction by the Rus
sian government OF plans for the murder of
Prince Ferdinand, who is a blood relation
OF the czar. The outcome Of tho affair is
of the Bulgarian ruler by the
tribunal. The action taken by Ger
many and Austria touching the protest re-
moves the last chance of a meeting at
Sksrnicowales between Emperor Francis
Joseph and the czar.
BIsMARCK's RETURN HOME.
Prince Bismarck will leave Klssingen for
nome on Monday next. he will stop en-
route at jena, whore preparations are in
progress to give him an ovation. Four
thousand members Of the national party
VIII go to kissingen tomorrow to greet the
ex-chanoellor. II is expected that Prince
Bismarck will seize the chance offered by
this reception TO open out against Chancel-
lor Won Caprivl. To visitors from Tubingen
the prince announced his intention of spend
ing day in Berlin on his homeward trip.
he appears to count upon being
given popular demonstration there.
The Bismarckian Munich Zeitung
prophesies the early dismissal
OF Count Won Caprivi from the chancellor
ship and his replacement by Count Won
Eulenburg, president of the Prussan min-
issry. Ii is long time since it was pres
9icted by the Associated Press that Count
EulenburR would be chancellor.
CONSERVATIVES SPLIT.
A split seems 20 be imminent in the con.
servative party. The KreUs Zeituag the
organ Of the extreme right, publishes a
programme so ultra-colservRtive in its
makeup that the moderates declare they
cannot support candidates in the coming
elections for members of the Prus-
sian diet who adapt the programme.
In the event Of the disruption becoming
extreme the conservatives are likely to
form coalition with the centerists, while
the free conservatives will unite with the
national liberals, and some sections with
the freisinnige members. The government
will be placed in a critical position, and the
chancellor viii probably be made to pay the
party for hisre-election by the clericals.