The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-09-03
NO CHOLERA IN THE q. s.
WHAT DIR. JENKINS SAYS-WILL
DISREGARD THE PROC.
LAMATION.
vessels With Cholera Aboard Looked
fOr-Quarantine In Char
lesion.

fOr-Quarantfne In Char.
lesion.
BY Telegraph TO the State Chronicle.
WAsHINGTAN, Sept. 2-The United
States is surrounded to day as with
Chinese wall by a quarantine Gordon
against the cholera. At every port on
the Atlantic coast and all the principal
ports on the Pacific coast, and ports of
entry along the Canadian border and
Mexican frontier, United States officials
stand as sentries guarding against the
plague. No case of cholera exists in the
United States so far as the treasury de-
partment is advised and if its ef-
forts avail, no case will be introduced.
A meeting of the cabinet was held at the
executive mansion to-day at which Sec
retsry of the treasury Foster, secretary
of war Elkins, postmaster general Wana-
maker, and attorney general Miller, were
present. All other members of the cabi-
net are absent from the city The gen
eral condition of business in the execu-
tive department was discussed and mat
ters requiring the immediate action of
the president were brought to his atten-
tion.
| QUARANTINE, s. l., Sept. 2.-Upwards
of twenty five suspicious vessels are due
from now until the expiration of the
next ten days and the quarantine health
officers are preparing to meet them. It
will bring cases of cholera on board.
DR.. Jenkins says that he has power to
determine how long vessels should re-
main in quarantine and notwithstanding
the Presidents proclamation, he pro-
poses to use his own discretion and if
necessary, or as the case demands, sus-
picious ships will be held longer or
shorter period than twenty days. 81 shall
be governed by the State laws entirely, y
said DR.. Jenkins land President Hsrri
sons proclamation does not apply to this
port. l ain vested with power to hold
any vessel as long as deem it necessary
and no vessel will he detained for twenty
days unless occasion requires. I shal
hold them six months if necessary" A
representative of the United Press callee
, upon Collector Hendricks this morning
in regard to the stand taken by DR.. Jen
kins. The Collector said: "Our instruc
tiOns are clear as to vessels coming from
f cholera ports, We will hold them unde
these orders twenty days unless modifi
cation is received from Washington
whether the health officer says they ma,
0 come up or not" CDR. Jenkins is tech
!, nically right" said Attorney Genera
: Miller to a representative of the Uni
4 ted Press, "when he says he
vested with power to hold any vesse
as long as he deems it necessar
= and under the statutes the general gov
. ernment has no power to enforce quar-
9 antine on its own motion. That was tn
I conclusion reached in the opinion fur
f nished by the department of justice t
: the president yesterday, ana means tina
!, nothing can be done by the Federal gov
ernment in opposition to, or inconsisten
with State laws on the subject, and what
ever force the presidents proclamatio
n may have, must be given to it by tn
I State authorities"
n In conclusion attOrney-general Mile
q said eff DR.. Jenkins should decide ths
70 the presidents proclamation should NJ
r be enforced would advise the summon
=. ing of Congress, to meet within ten day
lg to cloth the general government with tt
power it now lacks to act in such eme
~ gencies as the present "
The quarantine regulations of Cha
lesion are very stringent at this season
the year, having kept out the yello
' fever for the past twenty years. II
Holt system of steam disinfection is
operation here at the quarantine static
At this time of the year the fleet of oce'
st steamships known as "Tramps,' whi
as an take off the cotton crop begin to arriv
.r 3" and a number of them are daily expe
lis ted.