The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-03
CHOLERA REPORTS.
No Cases Have Developed at
New York.
CLASH OF AUTHORITY IS LIABLE
Health Officer jenkins savs the Presidents
Circular Imposes on His Rights-Gea-
eral Resume Of the situation.

New YoRK, Sept 2.-There seems a
probability OF a clash of authority arising
between the federal government and the
state authorities as represented by DR..
Jenkins The recent order Of the presi-
dent forbids any vessel carrying inmi-
grants TO enter port until after twenty
DAYS quarantine DR.. Jenkins said he
would use his discretion about keeping a
vessel in quarantine for twenty days. II
he saw fit he would quarantine the vessel
more than twenty days. or less. He
claimed he had fun authority, and the
presidents order could not affect him or
cause him to do otherwise than ns his judg-
nent dictated.
al don't want to be understood as defy
ing the chief executive said DR. Jenkins,
Il shall do all in my power to assist the
national authorities in keeping the cholera
from entering the country, but certainly
think / have the right, by virtue OF the
authority delegated to me health officer
Of this port, TO decide on the number OF
days that ship shall be kept at quaran-
tine. ! shall decide the question in the
case of each ship according to the SAIL
rary conditions prevailing on board ct the
time of arrival here"
Collector Hendricks said he did not think
OS. JGIkLAS WOuiU pEiIk Ou Il COLn4Cb lG-
tween the federal and state authorities. IL
such a thing should arise the fedora
power would prevail.
No vessel eau land passengers or cargo
until the vessel is entered at the custom
house, and Collector Hendricks will act
according to the Instructions OF the Wash
lngton authorities. The first symptom of
overriding DR.. Jenkins orders was when
the customs house officers were Withdrawn
from the steamer City of Berlin shortly
after 1t arrived in the early afternoon. The
withdrawal of the federal officers natur-
ally prevented declarations OF the cabin
passengers being made, ali OF whom DIR.
jenkins intended should be allowed TO land
today in the same manner as those OF the
Gala and Lain on the previous day. There
was some discussion over the matter at
quarantine, bat in Dr. Jenkins' decision
nothing further is known.
At4 o'clock the Thengialla steamer Island,
which arrived in the forenoon, was given
her clearance by DIR. TallmadEe. She ar
rived from the ports OF Copenhagen,
ChristisnR and Christian Island with fifty
eight cabin and ~ steerage passengers.
The latter are all Soaudinavians and have
not been near any infected port. After the
fumigation on board the vessel she WAS
allowed to proceed. AT 3: 40 she returned,
having only reached as far toward the dock
as Liberty island. Here she was stopped
a.
antine. DR.. Jenkins was still absent, and
shortly before his return to quarantine the
revenue cutter returned to quarantine and
released the Island and placed an officer
on board the galley with orders to allow
the cabin passengers TO declare their
baggage and land in barge that would DE
sent down tonight The Drecsution OF the
port collectors order. was done the re-
ports said, owing TO a communication from
Assistant Secretary Spaulding to that
effect and there was of course great dis
may at the idea of being subject TO the
twenty days quarantine specified by the
presidential circular and much discussion
as to the action DR.. jenkins would have
taken had the Island and Gallea not been
released.
DIR. jenkins said to a representative of
the Associated Press that having once
granted q pratique to q vessel he should
not grant her second. and if the collector
chose to return the vessel to quarantine
for twenty days it was the duty of the
general government to look sitter tn sm and
take charge of them, they had nothing
more to 90 with them. He said be thought,
however that the circular OF the president
had been misconstrued By the collector and
many others. II especially stated that il
was not TO conflict with state regulations
and that it was chiefly meant for certain
ports where there was no state authorities
and where the ports were in charge Of the
marine hospital force.
REPORT FROM THE MoRAvIA
late this afternoon stated that beyond
doubt the health of ali on board was excel
lent. There was no sickness of any nature
on the vessel since she arrived up TO the
present
The efforts of DR.. Byron TO obtain bac-
terra from portions of the foul linen from
the infected steamer Moravia were unsuc-
cessful
AS the situation Is now, quarantine ofic
ials are constantly turning seaward await
ing the arrival of the Normanla and Stub
ben, both from Hamburg. The Rugia from
Havre, and LsbourRogne from same port,
and several other mailers are also due to-
night and tomorrow from English ports,
they are also regarded with suspicion. 1t
is feared the four vessels from Hamburg
and Havre
WILL HAVE CHOLERA ON BOARD.
The steamer Neendam Rotterdam was re-
leased from quarantine. The North Ger
man Lloyo's steamer, like most other lines,
will not handle steersge passengers.