Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-11-24
TAKE NO CHANCES.
Storage Immigrants Still Barred
By Very Rigid Quarran-
tine Regulations.
This is Done to Avoid n Cholera
Epidemic Next Spring.
a Circular.

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Epidemic Next Spring.
a Circular.
The owners Of the steamship Wei
mar, which recently landed about
l.S0O Storage passengers in New York
Q ;lid to have broken faith with
u C treasury department. Gen.
Spaulding explained to a corrcspon-
dent that during October the govern
mcnt allowed the steamship compan-
les to bring over such immigrants as
were actually in transit when quar-
rantine was declared. The delay in
their transportation was a great
hardship to such persons. as well as a
cause of heavy expense to the vessel
owners. AS soon as the danger from
cholera appeared to he over. there
fore. permission was given to the
companies to bring over all persons
who had actually left their homes
and engaged passage tn America. Be-
tween 1900 and 5000 of such persons
have been landed. The treasury de-
partment has information which
leads the officials to conclude that
the Weimar's passengers had not en-
gagged their passage and were not
upon their journey when the restric-
tion was ordered. Gen. Spaulding
declared that there would be no fur
Their imposition Of this kind if the
department was able to prevent it.
ut is absolutely necessary to pre-
vent any further immigration by
stccrage if we intend to keep out the
cholera, said Gen. Spaulding. I'VE
are advised by the medical profession
that the danger is as great as ever it
was, and that this country will have
a cholera epidemic during Incoming
year unless the utmost precautions
are taken. The government will
admit cabin passengers as usual. but
the class who come by >teeragc will be
prohibited. That is where the dan
yer lies, and il will not do to take
the chances. 1t is Il somewhat
alarming fact that many eminent
physicians are fearful of an epidemic
next summer in spite Of our best pre-
cautions. 1t therefore only remains
for the government Ia restrict immi,
rro+in,, in no ,pa,nar fIaScriIa :, N :,
exercise all the precautions that il
can"
Are you satisfied that the immi,
grants who were allowed to come in
during Occobcr did not cndanger the
public hcalth:"
Yes: they were mostly Scandi,
naNians who We're going to the north.
west to settle on government land
| They We're free from the disease. as
was shown by their good health during
the passage and since landing. The
government inspector was rigid and
thorough and there is no danger from
that quarter
There is an impression general
that the immigration has been much
heavier during the last SiXweeIis thar
the government ought to have al
| lowed"
That is owing to the fact that ths
/ Weimar and one OF two other vessel,
/ had a very large steerage list II
looked as if the ports We're open II
| all, but the same restriction prevail:
as ordered in September and the only
Stceragc passengers that the govern
mcnt will allow the steamships t,
bring are those who have been hello
up en- route by the quarantine law
The circular inst issued BY the treas
/ ury department is intended to cleal
up all misconceptions and show that
the restrictions are the same as They
were when we had the cholera scar,
two months ago"