The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-06
PLAGUE In FRISCO
The Marine Hospital Service Is Wor-
ried by Its Slow, but Steady
Spread.
About AZ Cases Have Been Reported
Puget Sound Cities Are
81 Troubled.
From, The JomrnaE B"rea"' Roo" %, Pc"

From, The Journal bureau, Room Is, Pes
Building, Washinotoa.
Washington, Nov. 6,-The marine hos
pital service, while not worried about
smallpox on the Pacific slope. is worried
about the slow but steady spread of the
plague. San Francisco is the only place
thus far affected. so far as reports CO. put
there Is some danger that other points.
both along the coast as we'll as In the lnte-
rior Of the country, may be afflicted un-
less heroic remedies are applied The lat
est bulletin issued by the department
shows that from last Dec. Il to Oct. III
Of the present year. there were thirty-slX
cases. and adv1ces received since the pub
ilcation of that bulletin speak Of six other
cases. bringing the total up to forty-two.
All of these cases have been fatal. one
was developed in Oakland, one in Berke-
ley and one In DarlsVllle, put all nad a
common origin.
The newspapers Of San Francisco have
entered into an agreement not to mention
the existence Of the disease, and the pub
lie interests generally. for reasons affect
ing trade and general business, are CO.
opera ting with them. All news of the
plague Is suppressed wherever suppress
sion Is possible. and there is a feeling here
that the forty-two cases above referred to
do not represent the total number.
The government reports say that the
complaint is almost wholly confined to the
Chinese quarter. and to the poorer whites,
In those districts Of tho city where SAM
tation Is not possible and that the aver
age citizen of San Francisco apparently
has no feeling Of danger. At the same
time, however, the government authorities
are confident that danger exists, and the
marine hospital service Is seriously con-
sidering the question Of q quarantine
In at M n1)1V
against the entire state. This will be
determined by the happenings OF the next
week or ten days. From this time on the
government proposes to keep close track
Of the ma tier. having satisfied itself that
no dependence in this case Is to be placed
in local and state authorities, and If heroic
measurex must be adopted it will not hest
tate to apply them vigorously.
or course, iteis the strongP desire Of the
government that the trouble be brought
to g. speedy termination. and every help
to that end will be rendered. but the sys-
tematic suppression Of the facts and the
attempt to make 1t appear that the plague
does not exist In San Francisco must be
stopped. And it Is also the determination
Of the federal authorities that more vigor-
GUS remedies for stamping out the disease
must be brought Into play in San Francis
CO by the local powers.
When the disease first appeared in the
Chinese quarters Of San Francisco only an
occasional case was discovered. The sit
uation seemed serious, however. that a
quarantine was established by the gov
eminent, but the courts quickly overthrow
it, Numerous consultations We're then
held between the state and federal au-
thorities. some Of the former coming to
Washington for that purpose, and Presi-
dent Mckinley concluded to leave the en-
tire matter in the hands Of the city and
state authorities. Meanwhile, as has been
noted. the number Of cases has steadily
Increased, and the number Of deaths at
present averages hall a dozen or more per
week that are reported, to say nothing of
the numerous others that the government
thinks are not reported. Adjacent states
have become aroused, and Puget sound
cities are especially fearful that the dis
ease may get foothold there. Whatever
else may be done, it is the determination
of the government that the plague must
be eradicated before the time for the
Grand Army encampment in San Francis
co next summer, or there will be no en-.
campment.
The national quarantine act gives the
president full authority. for the protection
of the public health, to proceed in any
way that he may think Is necessary fol
the suppression Of the disease, and a large
congressional appropriation Is available
for that purpose. 1t is the understanding
that during the present month the matter
thorities will step in, unless the local au
thorities in the meantime prove equal t
the emergency.
Tho Smallpox Score.
Smallpox. which last year was running
siot In the northwest, has decreased at
wonderful rate since last July, athoug
the total number Of cases In the entir
country is almost as large as it was
year ago. The total now, counting fror
July, is 11,o13, and year ago 1t was II,
e47. The fatalities continue to be rela
lively few, 5s4 for last year, and Ais 70
this year. The northwestern state whic
has the largest gain in number Of case
Is Washington, which is credited wit
1,241 as against only 40 for correspondent
period in 1901.
Powder Of MIX.
Late consular reports state that in Ger
many a discovery has been made which re
moves the drawbacks formerly encoun
tered In the preparation Of milk powder
and some account of 1t may interest tn
dairy people Of the northwest. The ar
paratus evaporates milk to complete dry
ness at a temperature not exceeding 4
degrees G. and without the application
a vacuum. The powder obtained, it
claimed, has the flneness Of flour. Neithe
the taste nor odor of the milk is altere,
Heated with water to from so degrees
ceeding the melting point of butter fat
milk Is produced which, on cooling, di,
fers in no way from ordinary milk. 3
a special treatment, the inventor SAYS +
has succeeded in preventing the powde
from turning sour; it withstands bacteri
mold, dampness. and changes Of tempers
ture. About one pound Of powder Is ga
to be obtained from five quarts of mill
The apparatus Is easily manipulated and
capable Of treating at least $500 gallo,
OF milk per day. A sample Of the powd
obtained from SKINNED milk, it is sal
was found to contain 80 per cent albumin
Gus matter, 40 per cent Tactic sugar.
per cent fat go per cent in unskimmed
~ per cent salts. and 81 per cent moi
ture.
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