The sun., 1910-10-02
CRAFT AND CHOLERA IN ITALY
IYI/I\G HOLDI = or PLANS
10 REBI ND NYSSINl.
NIunIc cIpaiIy Turns Down Liberal hriiisiI
Oner Of work ana Money Now Bribe
seekers sue for IIOeI-NIIfuI Con-
reaInent Of Epldeuhic nc Naples


loNDoN OCT l firm of English
cuns' ructors made prOposi' on recentN
to rebuild M-ssrna according 10 plane
which have been approved by the Govern
neps It offered TO clear the zir, ,'ts and
10 negotiute . ioan of sl2O.UOp.oOo - ne
municipality a. - per cent interest
IhD .SCpustr'Ivttor 81 m. civ. { was
estimated would take tive wears time
The proposal Was referred To the mu-
nicipal authorities who rejected At A
representative uf The English firm was
then summoned TO AI,sslna and had an
interview with Two influential citizens.
who informed hum that II the firm was
willing to pay them. the citizens they
would have the proposal accepted
The agent asked the men wha' sum
they wanted One said he was willing
to accept so OOo hut the other insisted
upon ter cent Of the value Of the con
tract The agent returned to Rome and
asked 'he Minister ~ Public Works
whsther ~ was IN" custom IN Sicily 10
bribe the oftiriils Tn. Minister was
highly indignant and the case will he
brought up m Parliament Meanwhile.
however. the Two citizens are SUNG the
agent OF the English firm for slRnder
The runs still remain a. they were on
tn" daN following the great earthquake
During the past fortnight about 100
persons have heen DIVING daily IN Naples
Of disease which has all the sympi ons
of cholera hm the local doCtorr insist
on 'alhng gast 70 -enterItiS. Naples
is 'hr nearest city to the cholera dis
trict- " Apula Over Sn.0DO inhabitants
~ the provinces of Foggia and Rar
escared from these places soon after the
outbreak Of cholera in August. They
were allowed to mix freely with the NeA.
polranE and no precautions were taken
10y tho authorities 10 have the cholera
refugees ISOLATED or The epidemic
~red
Nheu the epidemic oi CASTRO entsTitIs
hroks ov, the sanitary authorities hsraine
alarmed r'If ~ they could NOT prevent
the No1pNltan- from eating fruit and raN
Vegetables nor prohbIi the feast NJ ~
.aurar'us when no faithful kiss the relic
containing 'he boiling blood ~ 'he patron
elIr' of >iules or that cf rhr Virgin ~
Monte N"rginc. whom they lick the pave
r'rn' 1T the church for penance. they
thought the bes' plan would pc 70 declare
'ha, tho public health ~ Naples vas rI
ce'ent
Unfortunately however five Nosrol
ans oann - Rcmc and after a few DAYS
icn ~ The doctors here unhesitatingly
dIl ~ osed 'hsu 'llnesf ~ cholera Tho
-e,il' wos hat the Gorornmcn' had 10
decla-e ofn"'aliv 'Na' Naples VAS suffering
'-0ru nv 81 denic 80 rNole-7 strange 10
relate row that Naples has been declared
80 hc infected the number - - sos re-
ported nf1Cia'lv rs very small
The Government - atraid that steam
ships will refuse 20 rnhaTk Italian
.'nicrir'" 'or ,me"lca from Naples and
~ rI - of those en- grants are natives ~
southern Italy and Sicily - - ahso-
lI'ely impossible 80 make them ship
from other ports Besides ~ ~ feared
that II tho cruI grant vessels cease calling
AZ Naples me port Eil' svertuail, lNss
the cr'lgIlr- ,radS
IN order 30 overcome these difficulties
~ has been proposed 10 set aparr four ~
i've large buildings outside The CITY espe-
clallv for erri Srirts who will 10 conveyed
10 Naples m special trains and escorted
hy 'Ne polio" On load their ships II -
l,red That ru vl~v ~ the circumstances
md 'he proposed precautions 'ha Arneri-
rau iI'horfr-- vii allow ;h, amiGrants
80 land or 'her ARRIVAL m IN. Inu~d
state.