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dam, has been released from quaran-
tine.
The North German Lloyd steamers,
like most of the other lines, will not
handle steerage passengers.
WASHINGTON AUTHORITIES.
They Decline to Take Issue With Health
Officer Jenkins.

They Decline to Take Issue With Health
Officer Jenkins.
WASHINGTON, Sept. "a copy of the
New York dispatch containing DIR. Jen-
kins's views with respect to the 20-days'
quarantine order, was shown President
Harrison this afternoon. He declined,
however, to say anything in regard to
the matter, for publication. Secretary
Charles Foster was not inclined to COM
ment very extensively on what DR.. Jen-
kins had to say. 1t is his opinion, how
ever, that the doctor had not read the
circular very carefully, for he said it
was expressly drawn to reserve his (the
doctor's) power in the premises.
BUSY OFFICIALS.
Assistant Secretary Spaulding was
busy today; for he is the official of the
treasury department who has direct
charge of the matters relating to immi-
grafton. There were many kilograms
from individuals and steamship COM
panies interested in the twenty day Cir
cular issued yesterday, The chief ques-
ton asked was as to the application of
the quarantine restrictions in the cases
of steamers having both cabin and
steerage passengers. The assistant sec
retary explained to reporter
that in no case where steamers
brought both immigrant and cabin
passengers the latter will be detained at
quarantine long enough to assure the
quarantine officers that there is no dan
ger of their introducing the cholera,
then they will be allowed to land. The
health officer would have discretion in
the matter.
The department received dispatch
from New York shipping company,
asking whether London comes within
the twenty days. quarantine circular;
whether freight boats will be quaran-
tined when they have cabin passengers.
Secretary Foster replied that vessels not
carrying immigrants will not necessarily
be detained twenty days. but all vessels
from foreign ports will be held long
enough to assure the health officers that
there is no danger of the introduction of
cholera.
Secretary Foster has received tele-
gram from Collector Hendricks, at New
York, asking if he should detain vessels
in quarantine that had not entered, but
were passed by the health officer, until
special instructions were received from
the department, and will such detention
apply to cabin passengers? The aseis-
tant secretary directed q reply to be
made that vessels afoat at the date of
the circular excepted, any vessels
within the exception, and passing quar-
antine, will be entered in the absence of
information received after they pass the
health officers. that their entrance is
lisssly to introdn se cholera.
Today the collector of customs at De-
troit telegraphed to the treasury depart
ment asking whether the quarantine
circular applied to immigrants from
Quebec and Montreal. He was in
formed, in reply, that they were not
subject to it's provisions, but immi-
grants from the two places named,
should be detained until all danger had
passed.
FUMIGATIoN OF MAILS.
The postoffice department has re-
ceived number of replies to kilograms
sent yesterday to postmasters on the
Canadian frontier, directing them to
confer with the local health officers and
report at once what, if any, precaution-
ary measures were necessary to be taken
with mails received from Canada, in
order to guard against the introduction
of cholera.
Postmaster Geutsch, of Buffalo, an
swered: "Health officer advises imme-
diate preparation for disinfecting mails
from Canada, by perforating letters and
by dry heat"
Postmaster Hance, of Detroit: "After
consultation with the health officer, 1
find it unnecessary to take steps disin-
fectipg mail from Canada, as cholera
has not made its appearance there"
Postmaster Sexton, of Chicago, said
that the health officers advised fumi-
cation by sulphur or steam.
The health officers at Port Huron,
Mich, and Troy, N. Y, also advise
fumigation of the mails.
Postmaster General Wannmaker this
afternoon sent telegram to the Cana
dian postmaster-general asking what
precautions were being taken in Canada,
and if fumigation of the mails was con.
sidered necessary.
THE GORDON STRENGTHENED.
The quarantine Gordon was addition
ally strengthened today by the appoint
ment of two medical inspectors at Port
Huron. Michigan, and one at Pembina,
N. d.
The officials of the war department
| feel the necessity of having every army
post in the country put in such
good sanitary condition that
the disease, if introduced, shall
not spread on account of bad
hygienic conditions. To bring about the
desired result, Adjutant- General Will
Jams today sent to each department
commander and to each independent
post in the country, certain memoranda
submitted by the surgeon general, and
| approved by the secretary of war, relat
ing to cholera precautions.
BURKE NOT cULPABLE.
1t is very evident, from the talk of the
officials of the state department, thai
they do not contemplate taking any
action regarding the complaints agains
Charles III. Burke, vice-consul at Ham
burg. who issued clean bill OF health
to the steamer Moravia. They do no
believe that Burke was culpably negli
gent of duty, when on the same day hi
issued clean bill Of health to th'
steamer, the city authorities did like
wise.
CONSULAR REPORTS.
! The cablegrams received by the stat
department, today, in relation tt
cholera. include one from the consul a
Stettin, who cabled as follows
"Cholera at Greifewald; first case IL