The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-03

or cause him 20 60 otherwise than as his iudy.
ment induced him. al don't want TO be UNDER
stood as deiying the chief executive said pr.
jenkins. 81 shall do all in my power TO assist
the nStional authorities in keeping ehoiers from
entering the country, but / certainly think I
have right, by virtue OF the authority dele
gated to me- health officer OF this pors to de-
eide on the number of days that ship shall bs
kept at quarantine j shall decide the question
in the case Of each ship according to tho san
itary conditions prevailing on board at the time
of her arrival here"
Collector Hendricks said he did not think DR..
jenkins would bring on a conflict between fed
eral and state authorities. II such a thing
should arise the federal power would prevail
No vessel can land passengers or cargo until the
vessel Is entered at the custom house, and Col
lector Hendricks will act according 70 the in
structions OF the Washington City authorities.
The first symptom OF overriding Dr. jenkins
orders was when custom house officers were
Withdrawn from the steamer City of Berlin
shortly after her arrival in the afternoon. The
withdrawal of federal officers naturally pre-
vented declarations OF cabin passengers being
made, ell of whom DR.. Jenkins intended should
be allowed to land today, in the same manner
as those OF the Gallia and Lain on previous
days. There 10 some discussion over the matter
at quarantine, but in DIR. jenkins absence
nothing further Is known.
At4 O'Clock the Thingvalla steamer Island.
which arrived in the forenoon, was given her
clearance by DR.. Taimadge. She arrived from
the PORTS of Copenhagen and Christians with
ffty-eight cabin and III steerage passengers, tho
latter all Scandinavisns. and had not been near
any infected port Soon after fumigation on
board the vessel che allowed 20 proceed.
AT $40 she returned having only reached as
far toward her dock as Liberty island There
she was stopped by revenue cutter and re-
turned to quarantine. Dr. Jenkins was still ao-
IShn h,FAr hs
the revenue cutter returned to quarantine and
released the Island and placed officers on board
the Galiia with orders To allow the cabin Ias-
sengers declare baggage and land in "A barge
that would be sent down tonight. The rescind-
ing OF the port collectors order was done report
said, owing to a communication from Assistant
Secretary Spaulding TO that effect There was,
OF course, great dismay at the idea of being sub
iect to twenty days quarantine specified by
the presidential circular, and much discussion
as to the action DR.. Jenkins would have taken
had the Island and Gailia not been released.
DR.. jenkins said 10 representative of tho
Associated Press, having once granted a vessel
pratique, he should not grant her second, and
If the collector chose to return the vessel to
quarantine fo- twenty DAYS IL was the duty of
the general government To look after them and
take charge of them. They had nothing moro
to do with him. He said he thought, however,
that the circular of the president had been mis-
specially stated that 1t was not to conflict with
state regulations. and it is chiefly meant for
certain ports where there are no state authori-
ties and where the ports in charge OF the
marine hospital forces.
report IRON the Moravia late this afternoon
stated beyond doubt that the health on board
was excellent There has been no sickness of
any nature on the vessel since she arrived. Up
to the present the efforts of Dr. Byron to obtain
bacteria from portions of the foul linen taken
from the infected steamer Morayis has been un-
successful.
As the situation is now the eyes OF the quar-.
antine officials are constantly turned seaward,
awaiting the arrival of the Normania
and the stubbenhuk, both from HAM
burg. the Rugia. from Havre. and the La
Bourgogne, from the same port Several
other big mailers also due fought and to-
morrow from English ports, and they are also
regarded with suspicion. 1t is feared the four
vessels from Hamburg and Havre will have
cholera on board. The steamer Veendam, from
Rotterdam, has been released from quarantine
The North German Lloyd steamers. like most
all the other lines, will not handle steeraga
passengers
Joseph Etuaniz, reported last night a. q chol-
era patient, IL not afflicted with that disease.
His illness is due to overieeding after being
nearly starved in Russia He Ii all right this
morning.