Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-05
CHOLERA CASES IN PRUSSIA
Eight New Cases Of ihe Disease Reported
by the Authorities
SCATTERED At SEVEN DIFFERENT POINTS
Reports From Private Sources show
Greater Number of Cases
Than Admitted by the
Authorities,

BROMBERG Prussia, Sept. 4.-The local
government has been notified OF the follow
ing cases OF cholera: One each in Nakel,
Stoewen, C8arnifau, Briefendorff, Roman
shof and walkewits and two in weissen-
hoche Three deaths have occurred In the
Bromberg district.
MARIENwERDER, West Prussia, Sept.
4.-Five new cases of cholera have been
reported, two at Thorn. one each at Gro-
bowka, Mocker and Treull.
All the annual meetings of the various
societies, such as agricultural, veterans and
religious bodies, fixed to occur in this part
OF Prussia during September, have been
indefinitely postponed owing to the out
break of cholera.
BERLIN, Sept As D. NIT was off,
cially bulletined today that sixty-six
cholera cases and twenty-three deaths
have occurred in Prussia. OF this number
ten new cases and three deaths were re-
ported UP to noon today.
The number Of cases reported by pri-
vate sources since the official bulletin was
made up indicates a total Of fully seventy
While anxiety is not yet the word to
describe the feeling In the imperial health
ONCE, concern over the cholera situation
does not exist Most OF the new cases dc
not break out among the quarantined per-
sons, but are suddenly heard OF in farm
houses and villages not contiguous to the
Vistula. Hence the inference is that the
infected areas are widening slowly and
that the measures to hold the disease
strictly within the existing boundaries have
not been fully adequate. Tho measures
however, are being sharply increased. Or.
ders were issued today to close ali the re-
freshment houses along the Vistula excep
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taurants and bars are frequented by river
men, who are the most likely to be in
fected.
In anticipation Of cholera reaching Ber
lin the government began the erection yes
terday Of two barracks for cholera pa
tients or suspected illness at Koepenick, or
| the river Spree, near Berlin, and also es
| tablished an inspection station for rivel
traffic
CULM, Prussia, Sept 4-Of the MIN
cholera cases which were first discovered
| here, four deaths have occurred. All tn
| dredgers employed along the Vistula ar
under close observation.
| HAMBURG, Sept. 4-The authorities de
! clare there are no new cases Of cholert
| in Hamburg and they believe that tn
| further spread OF the disease is impossi
| BILE. Thirty-one Russian emigTants who ar
| rived here with the Russians VINO dle'
OF the disease August % and who were
| bound for the United States, as well as
/ 1000 others who were discharged from thu
Hamburg American line steamer Moltke
have been detained on board the com
pany's steamer Bulgaria, anchored in mid
stream in the Elbe off Briinshausen, fol
four days without the disease breaking ou
| among them. They have, however, beer
subjected to thorough fumigation and al
| their baggage has been disnfected. Thes'
emigrants have been examined daily b!
the company's doctors, and II tomorrow
passes without symptoms Of the disease tn,
Bulgaria will sail for the United state
! Wednesday or Thursday.