The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-31
cHoLERA's ONWARD MARCH.
The Death Rate in Russia Daily Increas-
ing.

1DS.
ST. PETERSBURG, August 25.-The
official cholera report shows that there
were ia new cases yesterday in excess
Of those reported On Tuesday, while
the deaths were in excess of those re.
ported on the same day. Yesterdays
totals, according to the official figures,
were 5,679 new cases and 2,743 deaths.
A curious spell against cholera has
been performed by peasants of the viii
lage of Uili, a few miles outside of Mos
cow, close to the historic spot where
Suwarrow held q council Of war on
the question of defending the town
against Napoleon or abandoning it.
Six naidcns, led by two widows,
dragged plow at midnight round the
village. A third widow bore the holy
image before the plow. Superstition
credits the ceremony with equal eff
cacy against cattle plague or cholera,
neither of which evils it is imagined
can cross the plowed line.
A SUSPICIOUS CASE IN BERLIN.
BERLIN, August 25.-There are seri-
Gus fears that the cholera has broken
out in this city. The wife of mer-
chant named Landrock, living at No.
10 Golden Strasse, died at midnight
last night, with symptoms of Asiatic
cholera. The case is being Investigated.
At conference of leading medical
men held yesterday the opinion was
unanimously expressed that an epi-
demic of cholera was unlikely. 1t was
suggested, however, that everybody
should take three drops of muriatic
acid daily in tumbler of water, and
that great care should be taken to keep
flies away from food.
The authorities on the frontier have
been admonished to redouble their pre-
cautions against the admission of the
poisonous article suspected of infection,
and everywhere the local sanitary off,
cials are displaying the utmost Sigi-
lance.
The president of the Berlin police
has made it known through the press
that doctors and heads of families are
bound instantly to report all cases of
illness suspected to be cholera so long
as the epidemic shall continue. AS
letters and papers from Russia are not
disinfected, as they were during for
mer epidemics, persons receiving such
things from places where the cholera
prevails are advised to burn them as
soon as possible, and to take care to
clean their hands thoroughly.
THE EPIDEMIC AT ANTWERP.
ANTWERP, August 25.-The excite
ment in this city over the outbreak Of
cholera is increasing. There is little
doubt that the disease was brought
here by vessels from Eastern Europe.
The first victims were dock laborers.
They were taken to the hospitals,
where the doctors stated that it was
ordinary cholera, and that nothing
was to be dreaded from it. The dis
ease, however, spread, and the public
became alarmed. The first victim died
almost Immediately after entering the
hospital, and the appearance of the
bodies showed the disease to be Asiatic
cholera. About one-fourth of all the
cholera patients removed to the hos
pitals have died.
THE DEAD LYING UNBUR1ED.
HAMBURG, August 25.-One hundred
aud sixty-nine bodies Of cholera vic
TINS are awaiting burial in this city.
So great is tie terror caused by the
cholera that it is difficult to get men
for the work of burylng the dead, and
many assistants Of undertakers have
deserted their places of employment.
Business is PROSTATE and shipping is
going to other ports. So seriods Is the
panic that Russian emigrants now in
the city find it difficult to procure food,
as everybody tries to avoid them. AT
Altoona the army surgeons have been
ordered by their superiors to assist the
civilian doctors in caring for the cholera
victims.
LONDON AUTHORITIES ON THE ALERT.
LONDON, august 25.-The health
committee of the municipality held a
meeting to-day to consider precautions
against the cholera. Itwas announced
that all the steamship lines proposed to
suspend their emigration traffic until
the danger from cholera should be
over. 1t was resolved to keep vigilant
watch for symptoms of the disea9e in
boarding houses occupied by emigrants.
PLAGUE BREEDERS EN- ROUTE.
PARIS, August 25.-The Jewish COM
mittee state that within a month 1000
Jews, refugees from Russia, have passed
through Paris, most of whom were on
their way to the United States. Those
who have resently arrived here have
been in most filthy conditicn-so
much 80 that it is found necessary to
disinfect quarters occupied by them
while here.
D1soU1ETING REPORTS CONTINUE TO
COME FROM ABROAD.
WASHINGTON, August 25.-The State
Department to-day received further
advice, relative to the cholera, of
very disquieting nature. The Vice
Consul General at Teheran, Mr.. Fox
mon sot