Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-12
FATHERLAND GOSSIP.

How the Cholera is Looked Upon in Ger
many-The Authorities Insist That the
Reports Sent Out Have Been E1ag-
gerated.
COPYRIGHT. 1892.
BERLIN, September 10.-The Berlin
authorities consider that the foreign
papers exaggerate the condition OF al
fairs in Hamburg. Cholera is bad
enough in the poorer and olderqHarters
OF the city, but the middle and upper
class residents would not have known
of the existence of the epidemic except
for the information CLEANED through
the newspapers.
II the view that Hamburg is pest-pol-
luted throughout its bounds could have
been justified the Imperial Board OF
Health would have asseuted to the sug-
gestion of the alarmists to isolate the
city and its suburbs and interdict all
communication with them.
The ministers, however, took special
advice of Prof. Virchow, Prof. Koch
and other authorities, and arrived at
the conclusion that rigorous system OF
surveillance would be sufficient protec-
ton.
A large number of fugitive families
from Hamburg have now sought shelter
at Strals and Rostock and other places
in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., and the dis
ease is almost unknown among them.
Many of these families have just rea-
son to complain OF the arbitrary and
illegal measures taken by the petty
local authorities in trying to debar them
from admission to hotels and lodging
houses.
The Imperial Board of Health has
sent instructions to the local authorities
with a view to restraining them from
adopting immoderate measures.
Upon the whole the Socialists scored
through the effect of their arguments
upon the public outside the Council.
Count Won Eulenburg, Prussian Minis
ter of the Interior, to whom the munich
pal authorities appealed for permission
to cremate the bodies of cholera victims,
has given his assent to the cremation
of bodies when an autopsy absolutely
proves that the death resulted from
cholera. Not single case requiring
cremation has occurred here since the
Minister'S assent was given. AS a mat
ter of fact, Berlin Is remarkably
healthy.
A sanitary commission is preparing a
report, showing that the city is free OF
choleric disorders, and that the chance
OF cholera becoming epidemic here is
nil. Among the public here the scare
has utterly vanished. Even the hotels
have now ceased to reject guests from
Hamburg.
A panicky feeling, however, contin-
ues to prevail in the rural districts.
An instance Of this feeling is given at
Alt Ruppin, a town of Prussia, where
volunteer corps has been organ
lied to guard the approaches
to the town and to keep
strangers out until they are subjected
to a weeks quarantine. The town of
Pine is similarly cordoned and has shut
itself off from all communication with
visitors, even. from adjoining districts.
The mild, autumnal weather, with
occasional rains tends to the salubrity
Of Northern Germany. Business reports
from Hamburg grow worse. 1t is esti-
mated that the financial and CONNER
cial losses there already reach total OF
200, OOO 900 marks.
The disclosures of the horrible I'M
sanitary state of the city and its suburbs
have raised the question as TO whether
the Hamburg Senate ought not to be
deprived Of it's administration Of affairs
and the Prussian government assume
control.
Prince Bismarck shows great sym
patty with the people in Hamburg. He
daily receives kilograms from friends in
the city giving details as to the progress
of the epidemic. Besides subscribing
to the public relief funds he has sent
privately money with which to purchase
medicines.
The officers here of the Hamburg
American Packet Company are con-
stantly besieged by anxious friends Of
passengers on the Rugia and Norman
MIA, clamoring for news. Many Ameri-
cans who started for England to take
the Hamburg-American line steamers
from Southampton are unable to secure
their baggage, as the Belgian authori-
ties refuse te allow baggage from Ber-
lin to pass through Belgium.
A great pile of baggage has consequent
ly been returned here. Many American
ladies who sent their trunks in advance
to Hamburg have decided to leave them
there until the epidemic is over.
They hope thus TO escape having
their baggage fumigated and their
costly dresses possibly ruined. Doubt
less the American authorities will keep
an eye on delayed baggage containing
articles liable to retain the germs Of in
lection for an indefinite time.
Their attention ought also be given
to the numerous bales OF rags now lying
at Hamburg ready for shipment. II
they are imported into the United
States after the quarantine is over, the
danger OF cholera infection, which
would seemingly have ceased, would be
renewed.
The Emperor is leading an unwont-
eddy quiet life at Potsdam. The irst
important function at which he is likely
to be seen is the laying OF the corner
stone OF the church TO be erected as a
memorial to his father.
The Crop Report.