The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-30
The Government Will Use ALI Necessary Pre-
cautions to Prevent Disease Infected lmmi-
grants from Entering the Country.
Cleveland Anxious to Dispose of the
Tariff Question at an Extra Session.
Fears if 1t Is Put Off 1t May Affect the Elec-
tions Next November-Mr. Power Wants an
Inquiry Into Charges Made by Mr. Turpie.


mr. Spaulding Says Infected Immigrantt
from Hamburg Cannot Reach Indianapolis.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Marc b 29.-Late this after
noon the Journal correspondents called
Assistant Secretary Spaulding's attention
to Buffalo and Halifax dispatches an
nouncing that 470 passen gers from Ham.
burg, Germany, all bound for Indianapo-
lis, Chicago, Toledo and Cleveland. with
cholera developed in two of them. had ar
rived in Halifax. and asked what arrang.
ments had been made to prevent the spread
of the disease in this country further than
q telegram TO the collector Of customs at
Buffalo to quarantine the immigrants when
they arrive at that port and see that nons
o. them entered this country by land.
''No other precautions have been taken,"
replied General Spauldlng, "and none Other
are needed"
do you think The disease can be kept
out of this country by such methodist"
"UnQuestionably." was the ready an
swer. And it can be kept out of every
port in the country ct all times by juss
such precautions. will venture the pre-
diction that If any OF those 47O Hamburg
immigrants attempt to reach Indianapolis.
Chicago. or any other point inland they
will be apprehended and Quarantlned."
Can You ,apprehend them after they
have landedW
surveillance, all of them. and until 10 is
known that they are free from cholera OK
other infectious disease they will not be
permitted TO come IN contact with our citi.
zens. predict that they will reach Buf.
falo and attempt to land there, and our OF.
fcers will take care CT them."
Suppose @ cholera infected immigrant
should escape the vigil of the officers and
get into an inland city like Indianapolis.
xvho Il x-1< n hs hxv9
''Selze the immigrant and eequester bin;
quarantine him in some remote place where
there would be no danger of q spread OF
the disease if there was any about the i'm.
migrant"
''Do you find sufficient authority in the
old law to cope with the threatened out
break of cholera, and can you handle 10
till the new law passed o few weeks ago goes
into effectp
Yes said General Spaulding. 1--WE are
handling the incoming of the 40 lmmi-
grants FROM Hamburg under the old law.
and we will make it uf1icient TO meet every
wish. The law passed by the last Con-
gress, approved March g. does not go into
effect until May B. bat We are fully pre-
pared TO meet any emergency which may
arise during the intervening time"
"Are you apprehensive of an outbreak Of
cholera IN this country or Europe during
the coming summer
Not the least apprehension" said the
Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury, under
whose direction all Legislative provisions
for preventing a spread of diseases in this
country are placed. He then added: "Yo1
may say that we are advised by cable to-
day that there is but one case of cholera IN
Hamburg. and that one is located In o re-
mote part of that city. The cholera IN
Hamburg last year was due to defective
water works and impure water. New water
works have just been completed at HAM
burg; the water is pure now, aDd cholera,
in my judgment, is at an end in all Europe
except Russia. / would not hesitate to
recommend anyone anticipating Euro
pean trip this year tn proceed with his ar
rangements in perfect safety. There is no
danger from cholera at home or abroad.
Your Indiana people can rest assured thai
there is no danger from any direction"
Cholera Spreading in Europe.
VIENNA, March 29.-Cholera has appeared AZ
Zalosce, q market town of Galicia. Every at
tempt has been made by the town authorities to
check the disease, but, despite their Efforts Ii is
spreading Three deaths from cholera have al
ready occurred, and a number of new cases were
reported to-day.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 29.-It is stated In an
official report issued to-day that on an average