Evening journal., 1892-08-26
CHOLERA PRECAUTIONS.
Immigration Here from Infected
Ports to Be Suspended.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Tho Treasury Department Extends Its
Previous orders Relative to Fumigation
and Disinfection Of Baggage-The Dis
ease Brought to England's Doors.
WASHINGTON, Aug 2G-The treasury de-
partment has issued circular letter to col
lectors Of customs and medical officers OF
the marine hospital service stating that the
department circular dated Aug H. 1892
relative to the disinfection Of the personal
effects and baggage Of immigrants prior TO
embarkation, is extended to include the bag
gage and personal effects Of immigrants
from all European and Asiatic ports, and it
is further ordered that the provisions Of
the circular thus amended shall become
operative on and after this date, except for
articles Of baggage, etc, afioat prior TO the
PRONUNCIATION Of this order, which must be
disinfected on arrival.
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
Spaulding sent the following message to
the secretary Of state: Answering tho in
quiry Of the consul at Hamburg as 20 tho
length of quarantine, ! have to state that
the time OF detention is indefinite, but long
enough 20 disinfect vessels if necessary and
give reasonable assurance against the adj
mission of cholera
The state department also received q
cablegram from the consul at Hamburg
stating that other countries were absolutely
prohibiting the importation of rags from
Hamburg, and asking what steps the
/ United States had taken in this direction.
| The department. in reply cabled the regula
tions set forth in the treasury department
circular regarding rags.
Immigration to BE Suspended.
/ It is said that from on and after this dato
the embarlsation Of immigrants for tho
! United states from Germany and Russia
/ viii be practically suspended until frost by
mutual understanding between the steam
ship lines and the treasury officials OF the
/ United States
The Importance of this prohibition is seen
when the figures of immigration from ports
In the countries infected are given. During
the late fiscal year there were III, 40 ar
rivals at United States ports from Russia
and Poland, and 40, 791 from Bohemia and
Hungary. immigration from these coun-
tries has more than trobled within ten
years. The immigration from Germany dur
ing the year amounted 1902 persons and
from Austria 80 36S persons.
The Russian immigrants are chiefly b.
way Of Hamburg, whore the cholera is now
raging 30 virulently IL is estimated that
oue-third OF an average months supply
that is TO say between 6,00O and 1000 immi
grants ARE now on their way across the
ocean from these infected or Inspected ports
destined for the ports Of New York, Balti
more. Philadelphia and Boston.
The task of inspecting these unwelcom,
arrivals and disinfecting their baggage vii
be- no light undertaking. All presidents Of
previous oholora opidemics point to greate
danger TO the United States the year fol
lowing am outbreak ia Europe than ia th'
same year, but tho sanitary officials of Tho
United States here express the opinion tina
the advances made in sanitation and meth
DDS of disinfection, and the increased knowl
edge acquired Of the germs of maliguan
diseases since the last serious cholera vista
ton, win enable them 60 break the precg
dents and ward Off an epidemic altogether