New-York tribune., 1892-09-06
THE PRESIDENTS COURSE APPROVED.


AtTING-sECRETARY sPAULDiNG INTERPRETING
THE TWENTY DAYS QUARANTINE CIRCULAR
Washington. Sept. 5.-The President and the secre
tary Of the Treasury have received numoer oi .o4o
grams and letters from the Boards Of Trade ana OF
Health OF different cities thanking them for the meas
ures already taken to guard against the lntrodhcuoh
OF cholera into this country Most OF the heai'n
Boards heartily ndorse tho plan OF twenty-days
quarantine Of all immigrant ships
A telegram has been received at the treasury De
parment from Collector jerome, at san Francisco say
ing: "1he steamer Panama, which left Panama
August has arrived and IN accordance with the PresI-
dents order have placed her in quarantine. she
holds clean bill of health. Dr. la"er' the quar-
annc officer. reports that he mas given her thorough
examination, found all oD JOar WELL ana ms h'1 the
steamer fumigaed and that r. his judgment All nec's
sary precautions have been taken to guard the sanitary
condition Of the city. Under ,hess circumstances lie
agent Of the Pacific Ma steamship Company asks That
she be released from quarantine. Please wire ls'ruc
tions at mis- expense. Also state whether Nesseis
which come from Panama Via san Diego are to be
treated on arrival coming from ports WITHIN the
purview Of the Presidents orderl'
Acting secretary spauldng replied to this telegram
today a, follows Allow steamer Panama ana all
other vessels coming from Panama via san Diego to
be entered after passing quarantine in the absence OF
Information that cholera Is prevailing at those ports.
Presidents proclamation affects steamers carrying I'M
migrants from Europe and Western Asia and other
ports where cholera prevails
Dr. PROFIT secretary OF the Ohio State Board OF
Health teegraphed to the Treasury Department from
Columbus that the board will arrange to inspect the
ake border and all trains for Ohio should cholera ap
pear this continent.
Acting secretary Adee, OF the state Department
has received unsigned telegram dated Hanover
Germany containing the single word Cholera
> Edward Young of Asbury Park, n. j.. has
telegraphed the Secretary Of the Treasury that Ma
tional service gratefully acknowledges your prompt
efforts to prevent spread Of psstilencc."
f. A Waldron, Of the international Steamship Com
pany. at Boston, sent telegram to the Treasury De-
partment In which he says: ii" We do not think Col
lcctor of Customs this port BOson) understands
steamers should be subject only 10 local health
authority. We also think special Instructions
should be given for line, We do not come
direct from a provincial port TO Boston, but make an
entry at Eastport, Me-. and then come coastwIse.
have only local health authorities. to consult. VIII
you not kindly telegraph special Instructions regard
Ing the International steamship Company to the col
lcctor Of this port ~
In response to this Telegram, Acting Secretary
Spaudlng eleg1aphed the Collector at Boston fol-
lows: "Ve,scls OF International Steamship Com
pany from noninfected Canadian ports excepted from
twenty day quarantine circular. If they pass
quarantine they may be entered o. H."
The only cholera received at the state De
partment was a telegram from the consul at Ant
werp saying that the sanitary commission of the schd
has issued modified bills Of health stating that no
epidemic exist, In Antwerp or suburbs, but that
isolated cases Of cholera have been noticed.
Dr. Wyman. General Of the Marine Hospital
Service, hah appointed additional medical inspectors ut
i!ou.rs Point, for C1vington and Moore's Junction,
y. \.