The morning call., 1892-09-02

tion. Assistant Secretary Spaulding Of the
Treasury Department: and Or. Nyman,
SurgeOn-General of the Marine H0spitaf
Service, were also present. After an hours
deHberatiOn il was decided not TO issue a
proclamation now, but to issue special
circular by the Treasury Department
The circular is as follows:
Treasury Department Office OF Supervising
Snrgeon. General United States Marine Hos,
pifaI Service, Washington, September l, 1892.
To Collectors Of Customs Medical officers Of
TIE Marine Hospital Sercice. Foreign Steamship
Companies. State aud Local Boards Of Health:
IL having been officially declared that cholera
Is prevailing in various portions OF Russia. Ger
many, France. and at certain ports OF Great
Britain, as well as In Asia: aud IL having been
made To appear that Immigrants tn large num-.
brrs are coming into the United States from the
infected districts aforesaid; that they and their
persohaF effects are liable 10 introduce cholera
into the United SIaleS, aDd that thc vessels
bringing them are thereby direct menace IL
public health; aud 1t having been further shown
under the laws of the several States that
quarantine deienIoDs may be imposed upon
these vessels of sufficient length OF time TO tn-
sure against the introduction Of contagious dis
eases;
Ii IS hereby ordered that no vessel from any
foreign ports carrying immigrants shall be adj
milted TO enter at any port Of The United States
until said vessel shall have undergone quaral-
tine detention oftwenIy days unless such deten-
tion is forbidden by the laws OF the State or reg
uiailons made hereunder, ard OF. snch greater
number OF days as may be fixed IN each special
case by The State authorities
THIS circular IS To- take immediate effect
cept in cases OF vessels Sfioat al this date which
Will be made the subject OF special consideration
uron due application TO the department
Supervising Surgeon-GeneralSnitedS States Ma.
rine Hospital service
CHARLES FOSTER.
Secret airy Of lhe Treasury.
Approved: BENJAMIN HARRISON.
The effect of the circular will be to dis
courage immigration, as steamship COM
panies Will not be willing 70 lose money by
bringing over Immigrants and supporting
them so long in part. It VIII also be a
notice 10 foreign Governments that immf-
grafton for the present is undesirable. The
20 days quarantine applies to vessels from
all pOris but sanitary officers Will beallOwed
10 use their discretion in the case of those
coming frem nOn-infected ports WITH clean
bills Of health.
The Treasury Department will have
national Quarantines at Delaware Break
water aud Cape Charles, Va, furnished
with revenue cutters 10 assist in preyeDtin &
the introduction of choiera by those routes.
The condemned steamer Crawford at Cape
Charles has been fitted uPas a hospital In
case Of need.
The Governor of Michigan has written to
the Secretary OF the Treasury asking that
an additional force of medical inspectors be
detailed along the State border 10 assist ill.,
migrant inspectors already on~dusy.
Tonight DR.. Wyman uatifedithree of the,
leading health officers Of Canada OF the
action taken tO-@ay in issuing a circular.
and While no request Is made THAI like
action be taken bY Canada. DF. Wymau
hopes that il will be done On the whole
both tile President. the Cabinet and Marine
Hospital Service oftigers. aftrr a cansulta-
tion to-day over the situation, are If the
opinion every step booking TO the safety of
the people has been taken.