The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-02
PESTILENCE IN RUSSIA.
CHOLERA RAGING DESPITE TIE
OFFICIAL REPORTS.

This Plague Epidemic Throughout the
Black Land Country-F Almost
sure to Follow in It's Wake-Peas-
ants From the Infected Districts
Allowed to Cross Into Galicis.
LONDON, April 1.-The Easter vacation
has begun in the shadow of an approaching
cholera epidemic In Russia the authors
ties have been forced co acknowledge the
presence of the disease in several cities and
provinces, which, according TO all former
official reports, have been unaffected since
Dec l. German and Austrian physicians
returning from tours of the provinces in
question, however, state thai there has not
been a day since last June when
there was the slightest evidence that
cholera was suppressed in any
government south of ST. Petersburg.
In the fourteen governments of Southern,
Southeastern, Eastern and Northeastern
Russia the deaths have been numbered by
the score every week for the last six months.
These governments include within their
boundaries most Of the black earth regions,
the lands which are known as the granary
OF Russia. Hence to the horrors Of the
ohiANhAAG has bUoh AAAApA hAo AkBhAiAlAE
prospects Of a return of the famine, with
tYphus and other feyers in its wake.
FALSE OFFICIAL REPORTS.
An examination Of the manner in which
Europe has been lulled into a feeling OF
comparative security by false official re-
ports Is found in the recent conditions In
the government of Podoia. The govern
meut has maintained persistently that
Podo ia was entitled 10 q clean bill OF health.
Three Buda-P Pesth physicians, who have
just returned from that government, which
they visited in a semi official capacity. re-
port that the number of deaths from chol ra
IN that country in January was between
800 and 400, and in February somewhat
more than 600. The deDlora0le results in
the Russian system of deception in health
reports have become suddenly APPARENT.
TWELVE VILLAGES INFECTED.
In eight Galician villages near the RuA-
sian frontier cholera has already shown
itself and In four more Suspicious
cboleraic diseases have been isolated.
All twelve villages have been fre-
queuted during the winter by Russian
peasants who cross the border to work ia
the Galician forests. The strictness of
watch on the border had been relaxed in
view Of the untrustworthy assurances Of the
Russian authorities, and therefore these
men from the Infested districts found little
uiluCulLN IN Jnelf migration, Whlcu never
would have been permitted had the fact OF
the continued spread Of the disease been
known to the health Office In Vlenne.
TIRE GERMANS DECEIVED.
The latest ad vices from East Prussia in
dictate chat even the vlgiianb Germans wore
deceived by the false assurances Of Russa
and had absted the administrative SO verify
of the regulations prescribed by the Berlin
sanitary officials. Two villages near Thorn
are believed to be infected. In Thorn two
suspicious cases have been isolated. Bulga-
ria also is in danger, for two cases of chOl-
era we're discovered In Ruhshuk Wednes-
day. The health physicians in Vienna and
Berlin are already DrophesyinR that within
four weeks all Central Europe will be
obliged TO revive the active campaign OF
last summer against the epidemic.