St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-02
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President Harrison and High
Officials Confer on the Chol-
era Situation.
Circular Of Instructions Is.
sued to All Collectors Of
Customs.
Emigrant Vessels From In.
feeted Districts to Be Quar- /
antined Twenty Days.
A Case Resembling the Dread
Disease Discovered in
New York.

ter, Asst Secretary Spauiding, DIR. Wy
man, supervising surgeon general of the
U. S. marine hospital service, Attorney
General Miller and Postmaster General
Wanamaker, were in conference at the
executive mansion at noon today con-
siderlng the cholera situation. The pres
ident only pausing TO take breakfast
after his arrival Immediately summoned
these gentlemen by telegraph for con-
sultation.
Attorney General Miller was called
into the conference to define the power
of the president to suspend the opera
tion of the law admitting immigrants
into the United States during the pre-
valence of a pestiience abroad; also to
give his opinion as to what extent the
prohibition of immigration could be en-
forced under the state quarantine regu-
lations. and in a word to counsel with
the president upon all matters affecting
his legal powers to act.
Secretary Foster, as the head of the
treasury department, which has the di-
rect enforcement of the immigration
laws as we'll as the general supervision
of the marine hospital service, was nat
urally present to inform the president
as to what action he had already been
taking and to assist Secretary Spauld-
ing and DR.. Wyman as to the officers
under whose personal direction all ac-
tion is taken, were there to inform the
president as TO the details of the work
already done and contemplated and to
receive such suggestions as he deemed
wise in the premises to put
Into Practical Effect,
The protection of the Canadian bor-
der is receiving close attention. The
secretary of the treasury today received
letter from the governor of Michigan.
requesting him to detail an additional
force OF inspectors between Detroit and
Sault Ste. Marie during the prevalence
of cholera. Secretary Foster replied
that the request would be granted and
an extra force of medical inspectors will
be detailed for duty in Michigan.
The United States consul at Hamburg
cables today that the Hamburg Packet
company is disinfecting all It's vessels,
although it will carry no more steerage
passengers.
The president expressed himself dur
ing the consultation. which lasted two
hours,as entirely satisfied with the steps
thus far taken by all the United States
officers. AS result of the conference,
which adjourned at IL O'clock.a circular
was issued by the treasury department
this afternoon, and approved by the
president, giving supplemental lnstruc-
tiOnS TO collectors of customs and ma
rine hospital officers concerning further
restrictions to prevent the introduction
of cholera into the United States.
Additional inspectors are being ap-
piled in the New England States along
the Canadian border. The medical in
spection will be established at st: Al
bans, Newport, Richford and Island
Pond, Vt.
Following is the full text Of
The Circular:
Treasury Department, Office of Super
vising Surgeon General United States
Marine Hospital Service, Washington,
ID. c.. Sept. l, 1S92.-To Collectors of
Customs, Medical Officers of the Marine
Hospital Service, Foreign Steamship
Companies, State and Local Boards Of
Health: 1t having been officially de-
clared that cholera is prevailing In
and France and at certain ports In Great
Britain, as we'll as in Asia; and it hav-
ing been made to appear that immi-
grants in large numbers are coming
into the United States from the infected
districts aforesaid, and that they and
their personal effects are liable to intro
duce cholera into the United States,
and that vessels conveying them are
thereby direct menace to the public
health; and it having been further
shown that under the laws of the sever
al states quarantine detentions should
be imposed upon these vessels sufti-
Gent length of time to insure against
the introduction of contagious diseases,
it is hereby ordered that no vessel from
any foreign port carrying Immigrants
shall be admitted to any port OF the
United States until said vessels shall
have undergone a quarantine detention
of twenty days (unleSS such detention IS
forbidden by the laws of the state or the
regulations made thereunder and of
such greater number of DAYS as may be
fixed in each special case by the state
authorities. This circular is to take inn
mediate effect except i'll cases OF vessels
af1oat at this date, which will be made
subject of special consideration upon
due application to the department.
WALTER WYMAN,
Supervising Surgeon General, United
States Marine Hospital Service.
CHARLES FOSTER, Secretary of the
Treasury.
Approved. BENJAMIN HARRISON.
In Cooperation.
Speaking of the conference which
preceded the issuance of this circular,
Secretary Foster this afternoon said:
sit is well for the public to know that
state authorities and the steamship
companies are both acting in perfect
accord and in hearty cooperation with
the government, all being determined
TO exhaust their legal power to accom-
plish the prevention of the Introduction
of the dreaded disease. With every
thing that we may do, except an abSo-
lutte embargo of commerce, there is
more or less danger, though remote,
that it may creep in through seamen
and in other ways. The postoffice de-
partment IS cordially cooperating.
From the moment that this department.
had knowledge of cholera in European
ports vigorous measures were taken to
place Gordon of quarantine around the
entire country. This department is
gratified with the thoroughness with
which the work has been done.''
The postmaster general today signed
letter inSIructing the superintendent
of foreign mails to Immediately take
Continael on Eo.irtA rage