The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-05
DR.. Oppeuhimer Notified That Their
Issuance Must Cease.
TO MAKE FURTHER INSPECTION
state Board of Health Will lnspcc
Passengers of Southern Road anu
the Virginia Navigation Com-
pany Norfolk Quarantine
of Newport News Helps
Richmond Merchants.

folk:
"It having been reported TO DIT Lynch
quarantine officer. that persons recently
from the peninsula had attempted 20 en-
ter Norfolk. having i'm their possession
health certificates procured iu Richmond
he to-day teIegraphed Dr. 'Oppenhiiner
that the issuance of such certhcates
must cease. ,,,,
several parties holding these improp-
orlv ISSUED certificates, DO is stated. nave
ba..n stoned en- route and compelled 10
return 90 Richmond.
.Tnis Is stated by Dr. Lynch to apply
cspeciallv 90 a. Norfolk woman, Iec'ht
visitor at Hampton. who was stopped
at fuckers station and turned back. she
had "A certificate which is stated % nave
been signed by DR. Oppenhmer person.
ally
several efforts were made last evening
to see Dr. Oppenhlmer and get a state
mont in regard to the ABOVE puL "o
could not be found.
When Norfolk declared a quarantine
against Newport News several days ago
"a good portion of the trade of the whole
sale dealers bon Norfolk was cut OF. This
caused such vigorous action by the lat
ter that desperate efforts are being made
bv the Norfolk authorities TO lift the
quarantine sufficiently 10 allow her
wholesale merchants 10 continue 10 sell
in Newport News.
The manner fn which y is proposed 10
Doe done IS 20 land goods from Norfolk
ON a barge Off Bouche's Blun. near Lam
bert's Point and let the Newport News
people send for &c. This method OF ex-
change has been adopted between Hamp-
ton and Norfolk
on account OF N0rf0lks communica-
ton with Hampton in this manner New
port News has Quarantned against Nor
folk and refuses positively 10 receive
any goods or passengers from that city.
HELPS RICHMOND.
The people OF Newport News are grate-
ful Co Richmond for their attitude and
are giving local wholesale merchants
large orders and promise continuation
of the policy.
The official notice Of Newport News
quarantine against Norfolk was receiv-
ed bv General superintendent q. n. Doyle
OF the Chesapeake and Ohio yesterday
morning. 10 is signed by Mr. T.. l. Fofd.
"a member OF the Newport News Coun-
cil and reads:
1T having come 20 the knowledge Of
the Board of Health and the Mayor ana
\
antine was not such as @ exclude nea-
pie from PhOebus and Hampton getting
into Norfolk and that Norfolk h<d es-
hblshed a line OF direct communication
with Hampton by Old Dominion Steam
ship. Norfolk. tO B0uchcs Blum and
B0uchcs Blum 10 Hampton b. tug and
barge 90 was deemed necessary Tor the
proper protection of Newport News to
quarantine against Norfolk. which was
done last night quarantine going into ei-
feet last night at II. M.'
THE SUPPLIES
Mr.. Doyle also received this message
from flr. D. A. Upshur general agent at
Norfolk. through Mr. II. r. Parker SUI
periutendent of the &. * O. terminals
at Newport News.
AN arrangement has been perfected
between the Boards of Health of Norfolk
and Hampton for supplies t0 Zoe forward
cd from Norfolk by Old Dominion steam
or and put on barge at anchorage or
Bouche's Bmn. the old Dominion steam
er % run between Norfolk and Bouches
Blum and tug 20 take these supplies 10
Hampton and land them. The whole
sale merchants have waited on me asking
that / take mp the matter OF similar de-
livery of supplies az Newport News. ask
ing that the @. and o. put on service be-
tween Bouche's Bium and Newport News
for this purpose
Mr.. Upshur requests that n this ser
vice can be rendered 10 please take mat
ter mp with Mr.. HOtChkiss as 10 aues-
ton OF charges.
"He also requests me % make state
ment 20 the effect that the Norfolk mer-
chants are dissatisfied on accO-nt OF
their business being diverted TO Rich
m0nd and the Norfolk merchants wish
10 put this arrangement into effect to-
morrow morning.
lsgued) "UPSHUR."
Mr. Parker adds:
Il respectfully recommend on account
of N0rfOlks arbitrary quarantine that
We do not undertake TO furnish the Ia
cilities as merchants at Newport News
can easily Dee supplied from Richmond
The health authorities of Newport News
declined % allow any such plan 10 be
put into operation and felt that the city
was under no obligations 90 Norfolk. 20
the recommendation Of Mr. Parker was
adopted.
THE MAILS
Advlces were received at the city POST
Office this morning from Superintendent
q. ". Vickery. OF this division OF the
Railway Mail Service. that the Marine
Hospital Service IS supervising the fumi-
gallon OF al mail dispatched from the
post-ofHces at National Soldiers Home
and phoebus.
In addition 10 this the posimasters 40
Newport News Hampton. and Fort Mon
roe are fumigatins their mails under in-
structlons from the Marine Hospital Ser
vice.
This overcomes the complaint I'm regard
10 the method Of fumigatng the mails at
Newport News. as an mail from the
points where the Infection exists Is now
fumigated I'm the post-oiice OF its origin
and II is not dependent on the Newport
News fumigati0n.
About nfty pieces of registered mail for
post-oilices are IN the Rich
mond post-Omce. The Post-Orice De-
partment has been requested 10 issue or
iers FOR the forwarding Of the mail.
NOT A YELLOW FEVER CASE.
some doub; having been aroused In
regard 10 the case 0f grip al Howards !
tirove. on account or alleged statements |
Of physicians in connection Herewith.
DR.. Oppenhlmer went out yesterday