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[ the MOESINO EW&
J Established iB6O. Ihcobporatid 1888. ' -
J. H. ESTILL, President.
If YOGI INVADED.
yive Deaths of Cholera Re
ported by the Board.
THE FIRST CASE SEPT. 6.
The Names of the Victims
of the Scourge.
The Cases All Submitted to a Thor
ough Bacteriological Investigation.
Every Precautionary Measure Taken
to Prevent Its Spread—No Secondary
Caeee Reported- Another Suspected
Case Under Observation—No Occa
sion for Alarm—The Yellow Fever
at the New Orleans Quarantine.
Nnw York, Sept. 14.—The official an
nuncement was made this afternoon that
tbe dreaded Asiatio cholera had secured a
foothold in New York city, and that the
deaths of rive persons who had passed away
between Sept. 6 and yesterday bad proved
to be due to the Asiatio cholera. In aooord
ance with its promise not to conoeal the ex
istence of tbe cholera if discovered here, tbe
board of health announced that, from the
bacteriological examination mads by Prof.
Herman liiggs on the bodieu of several sus
pected cholera patients, there have been live
deaths from the Asiatic cholera is the oity
of New York.
The list of the dead are:
Charles MoAvoy, 85 years, a plasterer's
assistant, died at 870 Tenth avenue, Bept. 6.
Mrs. Sophia Wlgmau and William Wig
man, who died Sept. 10 and 11, respectively,
at 768 Eleventh avenue. The husband was
62 and the wife 68 years old, and each had
been sick about eight days.
Minnie 1 year and 8 months
old, died at her parent's home, 411 East
Forty-sixth street. Sept. 11.
Charlotte Beck, living at 1764 Second
avenue, who was taken sick yesterday in
her apartments, died two hours after the
doctor called.
UNABLE TO SAY HOW CONTRACTED.
All of these cases were originally reported
to the health department as suspected ohol
ers cases and had been under Investigation
! physicians oonneoted with the depart
ment. Prof. Herman Biggs, in charge of
tbe division of pathology and baoteriology,
bu been at work making baotsrlological
examinations of the Intestinal fluids taken
from the bodies of these suspected cases,
lad reported to tbe health department this
tfternoon tbs result of his examinations
The physicians of the health depart
ment have been unable to And oat how
the oholera was oontracted in each of these
cum. So far as they have been able to
him none of the dead persons oame in oon
tact with the onolera germs. Every pre
dation has been taken to prevent the
tread of the cholera in theft different
bonus. The bedding of eaob of the patients
bu Seen burned and tbe houses ha vs been
placed under observation.
SO SECONDARY CASKS REPORTED.
A bulletin Issued by President Wilson,
aftergiving the names of the dead, says:
“The oases referred to in the report have
been treated with the same precautionary
meoiures as would have characterized the
action at the board if they bad bean Im
mediately and positively recognised. Thus
far do secondary oases have rtcouri ed on the
premises occupied by the sick persons, nor
bavs any cases arisen from them. The
hoard has under examination the body of a
women who died with symptoms of oholera
(i n bept 13. All suspected or reported esses
of oholera einoe Bept. 1, have been oarefully
investigated and kept under observation.
No suspected cases have been reoorted to
the board since 8:30 o’clock a. m. Tuesday,
Bept. 13.’’
NO OCCASION FOR EXCITEMENT,
I’reiiient Wilson said tbii evening there
7“ no occasion for excitement in the oity.
ltle bs<h department has taken every
poulble measure to prevent the
spread o f infection. Sanitary Su
perintendent Kdson said there wae no
aanpr 0 f the cholera becoming;
epidemic. There would be spasmodic oases,
~® for at least sixty days, until cold
estber sets in, whioh would have the
.'• e f t of stamping out the disease. The
oealtb officers have sent to Ellis Island for
pwseuger hats Bince Aug. 35, and all pas
•®ngera will be traced as far as possible.
m n ST HAVE comb through quarantine.
Alta says the infection which oaused
“ o “°*era to break out here must have
r™ 9 , throu ßh some quarantine. It may
m "Jen caused by some infected l aggoge
clothing, or some passenger who came
' orm a j have communicated tha germs,
printed in English. German, He
*d Italian will be scattered through
dipoAM clty . tomorrow, giving minute
tooitisens of precautions to take
of oho? th * cholera and what to do in oases
intinse surprise expressed.
nrfwij’ 3 ® l ’*' l ** ll ® ,n tenee surprise was ex
lent!: as ths news hy the officials. Dr.
t h.j" 8 er Pressed himself as confident that
sav„ not quarantine. He said all
inhftv 6 thoroughly disinfected, not
in R ,!? Ca th ® oholera had become epldemio
iever UTp^f 7 u Port*' hut ever sinoe typhus
u, . fa et, ever since he had been health
iuthL° f the Pert. He said the best
‘ n the world stated that
mlvri?!*. ar .' <l complete quarantine could
lossih.ni? 1 Prevent 70 per cent, of the
“to a ** of _the introduction of cholera
xiif:?“• , Th other 30 per cent, of the
?ort 168 °* the oholera invading a sea
)v **** OPEN TO OTHER MEANS
ivid ,7„?°h .quarantine had no oontrol. He
sorted in ltb reference to the cases ro
‘uythin* Ne 7 ork ' the only one be knew
Uca.„“ about that of Charles
dcAvov'h 01 !?’ 88 * ar 118 h“ had learned,
fith as i not been anywhere In contact
„noe s ßra ’ antl 1,1 was a rear
ry, came to the couti
ihe' av,*! 9 Baw no reason why
•tamns *hould not be effectually
repent iN'ew York. Dr. Jenkins, In
think !?*/!“**tion, said that be did not
made urT “°*rd of health physicians had
they In their diagnosis, for
makics k ? ot make any report until after
8 ““ctenologioal examination.
“well, what of it!”
•tnonv m? 1 cholera has developed
®ay ui f 1 dwellers in this city, each man
rhe neighbor, -Well, what of l|f
ipeawi. ?Y, on would Indicate that the
itUir „ uUy understood that the oholera Is
contagious nor Infectious, within
@j)c Jftnfning JfjctoS.
the common meanings attached to these
words. In this sense it Is, to use the lan-
I guage of Prof. Virchow, lew dan
gerous than diphtheria. This expres
| siou implies no over-oonfldence. It
j lies within each individual’s power to assure
| tils own personal safety almost beyond pre
adventure. He has but to drink no water
and no milk exoept such as has been
thoroughly boiled, and to eat no food that
has not been thoroughly and freshly cooked;
he will abitain from butter and cheese, and
may then possets his soul in serenity.
CHOLERA WILL PASS HIM BY.
Ever since the Moravia arrived iu port as
a harbinger of this dreaded plague, state
and local officials have been straining
every nerve to prevent its gaining
a foothold in this oity and being
spread by various channels to the
country at large. How did it get inf is the
question on every one’s llp. The health
officers’ faces wear a puzzled expression
when asked to eolve this problem. Disin
fectants have been used with lavish hand,
both at quarantine and in tbe
city, baggage has been diilnfaoted.
passengers have been detained even on
healthy ships, and in the oity stringent
rules of cleanliness have been laid down and
acted upon. The houses of the dead are not
under quarantine in the sense of being shut
up, or of its tenants being prohibited to go
and come when and where they please; but
none gpes or comes without the knowledge
of the doctor on duty. The medical senti
nel uevsr loses sight, for many hours at a
time, of bis obarges. His
INSTRUCTIONS ARE MOST MINUTE,
and bis duties in the tenement full of peo
ple most arduous He Is to registein the
first place, under the orders of hi; superior,
the name aud age of every person in the
bouse, what they work at and where, if
they go out of the house. He
is to keep tbe sharpest kind
of a lookout for the first symptom of diar
rhoeal trouble ana upon its appearance put
the patient in bed, keep him there and pre
scribe for him, while hurrying word around
to the health board. He is also to superin
tend the sanitation of the house, watch over
the people In the bouse, superintend disin
fection, etc.
A CHOLERA SQUAD.
The summer corps of fifty tenement doo
tors was reoently turned into an expectant
cholera squad. The idea it to overwhelm
and stamp out the disease in each house, as
was done with typhus upon its first ap
pearance. That this could be done
was suooewfully demonstrated in
1868. Two doctors now on duty in each in
feoted bouse will remain there until all
danger of further outbreak has finally
passed. The health officers fully believe
that this will be before long. Other cases
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
from scattered oenters of oontagion, but
none in tbe tame buildings. That is the
way the health officers propose to drive the
oholera from the city, now it has got in,
and if the oltizans will use reason and not
get into a foolish and needless panic they
are sure they will suooeed, though they by
nc means undervalue the danger.
Everything is ready for the attaok. The
floating hospital is in order, and the pro
posed cholera camp, tbe site of whioh is yet
a department's seoret, oan be occupied on
briefest notice. There is no panic, and no
undue hurry at sanitary headquarters.
HOW IT SLIPPED IN A MYSTERY,
Every possibility, every feature of the
cholera epidemio has been discounted and
provided against. How the disease slipped
through the quarantine and got io, is, as
before stated, a mystery which the doctors
are trying to solve by traoing eaob case as
far back as possible. It Is hard to do that,
because all the victims are dead. Of none
of them had the department any
notice until they had died. The situa
tion is identical with that of
1866, when the oholera suddenly ap
peared in three or four widely
separated places in the city, in
Ninety-third street and in Mulberry
street, quite five miles apart, after It bad
been successfully quarantined out the pre
vious tali. Then as now a fleet of plague
ships lay In the bay. But tbe cases of
cholera that broke out in New York had no
oonneotion with the quarantine. The real
origin of tbe plague
WAS NEVER DISCOVERED.
In that epidemic the first oase was
that of a widow who lived on tho rocks in
Ninety-third street, qbove Third avenue.
The first case this year was that of Charles
McAvoy, who died at 879 Tenth avenue.
He was a plasterer, and the only possible
clew may be found in the statement that
he bad been working about the steam
boat wharves, yet none of the peat
ships have come up to its wharf.
He was seized with oramps in the legs on
Monday evening, but felt better in tho
morning and went to his work. At 11
o'clock in the forepoon be oame home and
said be was siok. He went to bed and had
a fresh attaok of the cramps. The pain ex
tended to ths abdomen and kidneys and
violent diarrhueal troubles and vomiting
followed. Dr. Robert Desson diagnosed
the case as
ASIATIC CHOLERA,
and oalled Dr. H. Robinson in consultation.
He confirmed the diagnosis. In the evening
McAvoy died, and the doctors advised the
board of health. An autopsy was made upon
MoAvoy's body, and the house was disin
fected as a measure of precaution. The re
sult of the autopsy was declared by
Dr. Biggs to be “not at all suggestive of
Asiatio cholera, while showing familiar
signs of oholera morbus.” However, some
of the intestinal fluid was taken to sanitary
headquarters and an attempt made to raise
comma baocilll in it by cultivation in a sort
of gelatine and beef soup. A fine crop
was tbe result. The germ had beed found.
The nature of the disease was
NO LONGER OPEN TO QUESTION.
Eight days have elapsed since McAvoy’*
death. What has caused the long delay in
ascertaining the exact faots of bis death is
not stated.
Bophla Wigman was next seized and
died after an illness of several days. Be
fore she was dead her husband fell
ill and died two days later, while
she lay yet unburied. The Beck and
Lovluger cases quickly followed. It was
said at the police headquarters this after
soon that the disease had been brought into
the city by butchers taking meat to tho
quarantined Hamburg steamship, but this
oould not be supported.
it was determined to keep children in in
fected houses away from sohool and to dis
infect and fumigate,the premises daily.
AN EPIDEMIC! INDICATED.
Ope of the doctors formerly attached to
tba board of health, speaking of the proba
bility of the spread of cholera in this oity,
said to-night: “Present indications
point to an epidemlo of cholera,
whioh shall require the most
stringent measures on the part of the au
thorities to prevent from assuming large
proportions. The fact that the history of
the cases is so far unknown makes the
danger all the greater, as tbe points of dis
tribution of tbe cholera germs may
be many. Were these centers of in
fection known, measures might be
takeu to destroy the germs and guard
against further spread of the scourge. As
the situation is at present, the health au
thorities can only act od each case as it ap
pears, while the disease Itself is perhaps se
cretly spreading and infecting the crowded
tenement districts of the city.
OF TRUE EPIDEMIC CHARACTER.
“The fact that five cases occurred within
SAVANNAH, GA„ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1.3, 1892.
such a short time is strong proof that they
were not sporadic! attacks of the Asiatio
cholera, but were of the true epidemic
character. It must have come by tbe
way of seme of the many steam
ships arriving at this port
from Europe. An epidemio will not
result in such large mortality as in the past
history of the plague when sanitary scienoe
was in a crude state. With tbe present
knowledge of the laws of sanitation aud the
facilities given to the health authorities, in
conjunction with tbe beet medioal advice in
America, the disease should be
SPEEDILY GOTTEN UNDER CONTROL.
“The city is In fairly good sanitary con
dition and the board of health is well
equipped in point of money and men to deal
with the scourge under ordinary circum
stances. Should cholera get into some of
the crowded tenements in the lower east
side of town, where twenty four or more
families live in one house and a family of
eight in three small rooms, it would be a
difficult matter to oheok tbe ravages of the
disease.”
AGGRAVATED CHOLERA MORBUS.
Max V'itkaft died In Bellevue hospital to
day after an Illness of two days from what
the physicians supposed to be aggravated
oholera morbus. Since cholera was an
nounced here it la feared the disease may
have been true oholera. An examination
will be made. He roomed in a cheap
lodging house on the Bowery.
ANOTHER INFECTED SHIP.
Another cholera infected vassal from
Hamburg, the oil tank steamer Heligoland,
arrived here to day. She left Hamburg
Aug. 29, when the cholera was raging
fiercely. Michael Bolanuls and James Hoa
reds died in three days. They were buried
at sea. No other outbreak oocurred aud the
vessel arrived in good condition, with the
orew healthy.
One new case occurred on the Scandia to
day.
All is quiet at Fire Island.
CLEAN UP THE SCHOOLS.
The board of education at its meeting to
day resolved that tbe board requests the
several boards of trustees, and through the
trustees directs the principal janitor and all
others ooooerned, to see that every part of
every sohool is thoroughly cleaned and fa
kept clean, and that every suspicious oase
of sickudss is promptly reported to tbe
board of health.
THE PEGASUS IN NORTH RIVER.
New York, Bept. 14. —The Pegasus,
with tbe Sixty-ninth regiment and naval
reserves cm board, is at Pier 86, North river,
sue arrived at 10 a. m.. having lain off
Communipaw since 1 o'clock this morning.
Shu was not able to land the troops at Fire
Island on aooount of the storm.
STRICT QUARANTINE AT NORFOLK.
Norfolk, Va., Sept. 14. —Quarantine
Medioal Officer W. A. Thorn, pending ac
tion of the quarantine commissioners, has
Issued orders and made appointments, plac
ing strict quarantine on all railroads and
steam-hips entering this oity. All suspicious
persons and baggage will be detained for a
thorough disinfection before beiog allowed
to enter the oity.
THE SITUATION AT FIRE ISLAND.
Tbe Heavy Storm Prevailing' Pre
vented the Troops From Landing.
Fire Island, Sept. 14.—A heavy south
east storm prevailed here ail night and the
seas were very high. Nothing has been
seen of the steamboat Pegasus with troops
and naval reserves. It would De dangerous
for her to attempt to eater tbe inlet if she
oomes down. Tbe Oenheus is still anchored
in tbe channel. TheNormannia passengers
are all quartered at the hotel. Murmur* of
dissatisfaction with tbe food are Shard. All
i quiet. No troop* have arrived here yet.
TO BE RELEASED.
Dr. Jenkins baa telegraphed here that ba
will probably release the Normaoni&’g pas
sengers to-morrow. Customs officers will
oorne here to examine anddisinfeot the bag
gage, aud passengers will then go to Babylon
by boat and thence to their destination by
rail. The Thirteenth regiment will remain
at Babylon to prevent any interferonoe with
tho landing of passengers at that place.
Some passengers fear the reported cates of
cholera in New York oity may delay them
further.
LANDED NOT AN HOUR TOO SOON.
Fire Island, L. L, Sept. 14.—The passen
gers from the steamer Normannia were
landed net an hour too soon last night from
the steamboat Cepheua, as a heavy south
east storm with rain oame up soon after
they bod got ashore. Had they been com
pelled to remain on the Cepheae serious
sickness and probably deaths would have
resulted.
A SUSPICIOUS YACHT.
During the night a large steam yacht an
chored off tbe dock, and signalled with
lights to the shore, and it was supposed that
friends of some of tbe passengers were
making an attempt to take them off. Extra
precautions were then taken, and as there
was no response to the signals from the
shore, the yacht finally disappeared.
The quarantine llnea and the hotel were
guarded by twelve detectives from New
York.
HEALTH OF THE PASSENGERS EXCELLENT.
This morning Dr. Voight reported tho
health of the passengers was nxoallent,
there being only a few incidental troubles
among the women aud ohildren. While
there is some grumbling, tbe ma
jority of the passengers express
satisfaction with(|ttaeir accommodations.
All opposition ou tbe part of tbe bay men
has entirely disappeared, and they are now
willing to make money by taking off auy
one allowed to leave the island. Troops
along the shore have partly left end others
go to-morrow.
CAMP LOW.
Will be Ready for Detained Passengers
10-morrcw.
Washington, Sept. 14,— Dr. Hamilton,
who is in obarge of Camp Low on Bandy
Hook, now being prepared as a plane of de
tention of passengers from the cholera in
fected vessels, reported to the treasury de
partment to-day that the work of prepara
tion has been delayed by the storm, but
that it has been resumed and the camp will
be ready for occupancy next Friday.
There was no offiolal report received at tbe
treasury concerning the deaths from
cholera in New York oity and officials were
very reluctant to give credence to tbe press
dispatches announcing the fact. They
realized that confirmation meant serious
interruption in the trade relations of the en
tire country.
YELLOW FEVER AT NEW ORLEANS.
To make tbe situation even more grave
oame tbe official reDort from the Marine
hospital servioe that the ship May had ar
rived at New Orleans to-day, with four
cases of another dreaded souurge, yellow
fever.
— " ... . -
WYMAN NOT SURPRISED.
He Does Not Feel Alarmed, as the
Cases Are Scattered.
Washington, Sept 14.—Surgeon Gen
eral of the Marine Hospital Bervioe Wyman
raid to-night that he was not at all sur
prised to bear that oholera had made 1U
appearance in New York oity. He does
not feel alarmed over it, however, os
the cases were scattered. With
prompt isolation of every cate be
thinks that the disease oan be kept within
safe bounds and danger of aa epidemio
averted. The dootor said he would not
1* surprised to hear of other new
casee in New York or Of cases in other
cities, but the sanitary offloiats are thor
oughly aroused as to what ia neeessarv in
the premises, aud will do their best to' pre
vent its spread.
Prohibit Immigration.
Detroit, Mich., Sept. 14.—Tho oity
oouDoli has adopted the following resolu
tion:
Resolved, That in view of the impending dan
ger to the whole country by reason of the near
approaon of Asiatic cholera, th mayor be re
quested to azk the President to assume and
exercise authority to prohibit immigration
from foreign countries and Canada for at least
ninety days.
A "Suspect” la Ohio.
Springfield, 0., Sept. 14.—The health
officer of this city says he reoetved tele
graphic information from Ada, Harding
oounty.last eveuiug, saying that a train
load of passengers oil the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayue and Chicago railroad was quaran
tined there with len cases of cholera on
board The dootor says he regards the re
port as untrue.
Cholera at Vera Crus.
New Orleans, Sept. 14.—The Times-
Democrat's San Antonio (Tex.) ipeoial says:
“Aocordlug to a letter received here to-day
from Dr. J. C. W. Clove, dated Jalapa,
Mexico, cholera it raging at Vera Cruz, de
nial of government officials to the contrary
notwithstanding.
Quarantine at Montreal.
Montreal, Sept. 14.—The health au
thorities met to-night, and if official ad
vioes confirm the New York cholera reports,
tbe board will probably declare a quaran
tine against the states of New York, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Cincinnati Quarantines.
Cincinnati, 0., bept. 14.—The health
officers to-night declared quarantine against
passengers and freight from New York aud
any other oholera places.
THE SITUATION IN EUROPE.
A Series of Lettere by Well-Known
English Physicians.
London, Sept. 14, —The steamer Holder
nees from Croostadt, has arrived at Hull
aud reports that two of her orew, sailors,
have died with the Asiatio oholera.
Tbe Tim** is printing a series of letters on
the oholera, written by Well-known [phy
sicians, who are making tours of the
cholera-infected and other places in
Russia and Germany. A letter from
Berlin warmly praises the authorities uf
that oity and says it is due entirely to their
prompt action that the oholera is totally
absent from that municipality. The high
est figures of tbe epidemio in Hamburg
show that dally one persoo iu 1,000 in the
population ia afflicted, and that over one
half of thoee attacked recover.
healthy stomachs cholera proof.
The epidemic, wherever ft exists in
Europe, M practically confined to the work
ing classes, who are careless in their eating
and drinking, and who are habitual suf
ferers from chronic bronohitls and indiges
tion. He sum* up the results of his observa
tions thus: “ft is not too much to eay that
healthy stomachs are cholera proof.
Humanly speaking, none used oatcb the
disease unless he or she likes.”
NO NEW CASES.
Paris, Bept 14.— Thsre were no new
cases yesterday. There were ten deaths.
A DECREASE AT HAMBURG.
Hamburg, Sept. 14.—One hundred and
ninety-eight new cases were reported ves
terday, a decrease of 39 from Monday, ’tbe
deaths numbered 96, a decrease of 1.
THE AVERAGES IN RUSSIA.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 14.—The daily
average of new cholera oases and deaths in
the provinoes of Voronezh, Kasen, Samara.
SaratoS aud Orenburg and Dun territory is
40J npw coses aud 200 deaths each. In the
lieutenancy of Caucasus the daily average
is 1,550 ca-es and 550 deaths. It will be
seen from these figures that there has been
uo diminution in the rate of mortality, the
deaths still reaching 59 peroeut of the num
ber of persons attaoked.
THREE DEATHS AT ANTWERP.
London, Sept. 14.—A dispatch to the
Ncu s from Antwerp says: “Three cholera
deaths have occurred here in the past
twenty-four hours Although there have
been 100 cases of cholsra here the officials
endeavor to conceal the existence of the
disease, thus preventing oitizsas from tax
ing needful measures.”
NO CHOLERA IN CUBA.
Havana, Sept 14.—Tbe government oon
tlnues to impose the most stringent regula
tions on vessels arriving in Cuban waters
from infeoted or suipeoted ports, and is
using every mpans posible to prevent the
invasion of the disease. Thus far no case of
cholera has been reported on ths Island.
A BRIBE TAKBR SUIOIDE3.
One of the Austrian Officials Afraid
to Face the Disgrace.
Vienna, Sept. 14.—Herr Daniezeeskul,
direotor of oustoms in Bukovlna, and
one of the twenty-one officials and
merohanta now on trial for receiv
ing and giving bribes, committed suicide
to-day upon hearing the testimony of or.e
of the state wltneses. A great sensation
has been reused by tbe fact. It is claimed
that the direotor was afraid to face the dis
grace aud punishment which stared him in
the faoe.
WOUNDED IN THE LEG.
The Secretaries of the German and
Spanish Legation FJgnt a Duel.
The Hague, Bept. 14.—Baron von
Garthen Grlebenow, secretary of the Ger
man legation here, and the Marquis da Val
iadare, secretary of the Bpaoisb legation,
became involved in a quarrel a few days
ago. A challenge to fight a duel was passed
and aoceptsd. It took place this morning
at a secluded place in the suburbs. The
marquis was wounded in the leg.
CONFESSED FRAUD.
Ryder, Ex-Consul at Copenhagen, Ad
mits Fraud and Theft.
Copenhagen, Sept. 14.—H. Ryder, ex-
American consul here, under arrest for
fraud in oonneotion with the administration
of tbe estate* that were intrusted to him in
bis official oapaoity, ho* confessed to fur
ther fraud lo withholding tbe payment of a
legacy. He has also confessed that be stole
books from the Atbeneum Heading Club.
Bumbert Leaves Genoa.
Genoa, Sept. 14.—The royal party was
accented a splendid ovation this evening on
departing for Monsea. King Humbert has
given 50,000 lire ($10,000) to a fund for tho
poor and ha* issued, through the mayor, a
manifesto thanking the Genoese for their
patriotic behavior.
MRS. HARRISON VERY ILL.
MUCH ANXIETY EXPRESSED AS
TO HSR CONDITION.
The Physicians Do Not Give Muoh
Encouragement A Ooneultatton
Had and a Bulletin ae to the Casa
Given to the PubUo-A Slight im
provement Noticeable—The Presi
dent Continually at Her Bedside.
Washington. Sept. 14.— Mrs. Russell
Harrison was not more distressed at tne
news from Loon Lake this evening than
were some of the friends of Mr-’. Harrison,
who has a particularly large oirole for tbe
President’s wife, ainoug them an unusually
large number of especially devoted ones
The general regret and the general sympa
thy with tbe President and the other mem
bers of the family are also marked. During
the six years that President Harrison was m
the Senate his wife aud ohlldrau, while not
in ultra-fashionable society, weutoucagood
deal aud entertained as muoh as their means
would allow, and so came to the white house
with more friends and acquaintance; here
thau the families of Presidents are apt to
have. They have uot been spoiled by the
inevitable sooial experiences of the white
house, but have maintained their unaffected
cordiality and simple manners, and so have
added to the number of their real frleuds.
Mrs. Harrison had a high ideal of what the
President's wife should be, and really broke
down hor health by striving to perform all
the duties of her position as she conceived
them.
HER HOUSEHOLD DUTIES EXACTING,
Her household was a large one and exact
ing with the various needs, from her super
annuated father to the little grandchildren,
the administration of the domeatio affairs of
the white house were difficult, so that she had
to make time for her sooial duties and for
her large correspondence, whioh of itself
demanded a dark. Her only purely jier
sonal pleasure was her art work, to whioh
she was devoted, but for whioh she got little
leisure. Mrs. McKee, Mrs. Russell Harrison
and Mrs. Dlrnmick aided her as tnuoh as
they could, but with all their assistance she
bad often twioe as inuoh to do at she ought
to have done.
She kept upjwonderfully well, for she was
naturally cheerful and courageous, but It
wa evident last spring that she would
novel- be well again. Tne absence of the
President and the cause of it will seriously
interfere with the success of the G. A. It.
exercises next weak. In oase of Mrs. Har
rison’s death tbe white house would of
course be closed to all sooisty ail winter.
The Vico President and the cabiuet would
also refralu from general entertaiulug, and
so the social season would ba shrouded iu
mourning.
rUTURB OF THE CASE UNCERTAIN.
Loon Lake House, N, Y„ Hept. 14.—Dr*
F. K. Gardner of Washington, F. fc.
Doughty of New York andK, L. Trndenu
of Saranac had a oonaultatian at the Presi
dent's cottage this morning iu regard to the
case of Mrs. Harrison, and at Its olcse is
sued tbe following statement of her condi
tion: “The primary disease is pulmonary
tuberculosis of the right side, associated with
nervous prostration, aud reocn r . oouiplicatiou
of subacute pleurisy with rapid effusion of
water in tbe right ohast, necessitating two
tappings, with aims relief. The present
condition is critical. on account of the ten
dency to reproduction of tbe fluid. Her re
moval to Washlagjon at present is impos
sible. Prognostication as to tbe immediate
future uncertain.”
ALARMED AT THE BITUATION.
The President's family take no encourage
ment from the bulletins, and such of them
as have shown tbemsolves this morning,
make no effort to conceal their great alarm
at the situation. It is said that physicians
have quietly Intimated to tha President the
strong probability of a fatal result The
President is a most faithful oompanion and
rarely leavss Mrs. Harrison’s bedside. Rus
sell Harrison and Mrs. McKee are also in
constant attendance. -The former was
summoned from New York and arrived
here this morning.
PALPABLY DISCOURAGED.
The President’s grandohildren, Benjamin
and Mary McKee, are with their mother,
but are kept in ignorance of the true situs
tion. All hope for the best, but all aro
palpably discouraged, unless there should
1* a decided improvement in Mrs. Har
rison’s condition within the next few davs,
of whioh there 1s little prospeoc at present.
The President will not return to Washing
ton in lime for the G. A. R. encampment
next week, if, indeed, he is not detained
here for several weeks beyond that period.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE CASK.
One of Mrs. Harrison’s pb.yslolans has
authorised the following statement of her
case as an explanation of the bulletin is
sued this morning: She was first taken
with a severe attack of the grip in Wash
ington during the winter of ISWO, followed
and aggravated by severe bronchial and
pulmonary troubles, lasting some time.
While at Cape Alay in trie summer of
1891 she again took a heavy cold, and the
bronchial troubles reappeared. It was
some weeks before tbs attack yielded to
treatment.
A SECOND ATTACK OF THE GRIP.
Last winter she had a second attack of
the grip, which this time was followed by
catarrhal pneumonia, lasting seven or eight
days. Aftor that she was troubled by a se
vere cough, followed in March last with
slight hemorrhages of the right lung, fol
lowed by consolidation of the right apex.
This cons'didati ra has gradually increased
up to the present time, accompanied
throughout with nervous prostration.
NO REAL IMPROVEMENT.
The conditions stated in the bulletin then
ensued, resulting in the development of
effusions. In oonolnsion tbo physioian said
Loon Lake was selected as the best possible
place for the treatment of her oase, but that
as a matter of fact there has been no real
Improvement In her condition since her ar
rival here in the early summer.
SOMEWHAT ENCOURAGED.
Loon Lake. Sept. 14, 9 p. M. —Dr, Gard
ner has just concluded on examination of
Mrs. Harrison. He has expressed himself
to the family as being somewhat encour
aged at her condition. In response to in
quiries of the newspaper men be said;
"Well, 1 think there is a slight improve
ment in Mrs. Harrison’s condition to-night,
from the fact that she is resting quietly;
that her respiration is not quite so labored
as it has been, and because the fluid has not
gathered in her obest as rapidly as before.”
W hile the production of fluid in the cheat
cavity during the last twenty-four hours
has not been so extensive as during the pre
ceding tweuty-four hours, it is sufficient in
quantity to indicate that another operation
will be ueoes-ary to-morrow unless a de
cided Improvement should occur In the
meantime.
HER CONDITION NO WORSE.
The best that can be said of Mrs. Harri
son’s condition to-uigbt is that it is no worse
than it was this morning when the bulletin
was Issued. Hbe rested quietly during the
day and had several short naps, which
failed, however, to refresh her to
any notioeable extent. She seems to suffer
principally from exhaustion. Her physi
cians see to it that she has as much relief as
possible from physical pain, and employ
every known method to cheer her up. It Is
gratifying that no more unfavorable symp
tous manifested themselves to-day. All the
patieut'e friends now realize that any new
complication will be attended with tbe
greatest danger.
AT A VERY LOW EBB.
Mrs. Harrison's vitality is at a very low
ebb Indeed and cannot successfully resist
further inroad*. .She has now beau oonflned
to her bed since last YVednesday and has
gradually declined in strength. This con
dition is partly due to two operations,
rendered necessary by the accumulations of
fluid in tbe chest cavity. It is
feared that still another will
tie necessary iu a day or two. Thase opera
tions , howsver, afford only temporary re
lief. They are usually followed by a seme
of exhaustion and depression. Mrs. Harri
son has stood them both vary well, and that
has been one of the few favorable features
of the oase during tbe week.
TROUBLES OF THE CHOCTAWd.
An Agreement to Burrender All Who
Participated in Recent Murders.
Washington, Sept. 14,—The Indian bu
reau to-day received the following telegram
from Agent Bennett, dated McAllister,
1. TANARUS.: “The most reliable reports show that
more thau 300 Choctaw Indians are under
arms. 1 oame here yesterday from Caddo and
to-day arranged and held a conference be
tween the unarmed representatives and op
posing factions, Gov. Jones attending. This
conference ngre-0 to surrender ail who
participated in the reoent murders and that
all armed homes
SHOULD IMMEDIATELY DISBAND
and submit the differences to law. This
conference was harmonious and dispassion
ate. and tho representatives present will use
every means to carry out tho agreement,
but the exoitement is intense. I have just
received a telegram from Hartshorn
asking aid, and saying that thirty armed
tnen ere now surrounding the house of
Sheriff Perry, whose life they seek, l
have dispatched runners on horseback to
Perry’s, twelve miles oast. If ho reaches
there in time Perry’s life will be saved. If
the results of to-dav’s conference can reach
the people before the oounnission of mur
ders 1 am sanguine that
TEMPORARY PEACE WILL PREVAIL,
but the conference to-day was unanimous
that my preseuce at the October ouuncii
with police aud soldiers is atwolutely essen
tial to preserve peaoe there. Mv appreheu
sion is shared by Gov. Jones that to
day’s peaoe agreement will not
reach the people and be understood until
further overt acts of vloleiioe are oom
nutted, precipitating more serious trouble
and loss of lives. The military aid asked
for should be made available.”
The Beorctary of War was requested to
send troops to within easy ream) Iu oase
they should be needed.
hOT INTENDED AB A MENAGE.
Vessels Bent Merely to Protect Ameri
can Interests in Venezuela.
Washington, Sept. 14.—The state de
partment is still without any information
concerning the state of affairs iu Venezuela,
and so far as is known the situation is tbe
same that it was ten days ago whan tbe
dispatoh was reoeived from Minister
Soruggs B>j far as the navy department
knows, tbe old Kearsarge is still at sea, but
as she never was conspicuous for swlftueas
no foar is entertained for her safety, though
she is some days overdue. Secretary of
State Foster said to-day that the
dispatoh of naval vessels to
Venezuela was not in any way
influenced by the boundary question be
tween Venezuela and Great Britain, nor
was it known at tbe stats department that
that question bad reoently assumed any new
phase. There are Important American
commercial and othur interests at the
various Venezuelan ports whioh, in the
state of anarchy prevailing iu that country,
it was not possible to protect with a single
man-of-war, and it was thought desirable
that a force sufficient for that purpose
should be sent. The pretence of our naval
vessels in those waters was not intended as
a rneuaoe to any nation.
THREATENED DISRUPTION.
Great Exoltement in Costa Rica—Rod
riquez Declares Himself Dictator.
Washington, Sept. 14.—Another of the
Central American republics seems on the
brink of a political disruption. The state
department is informed to-day by telegraph
from San Jose, Costa Rina, that {'resident
Rodriquez has declared himself dlotator in
thet country. Several political arresta nave
been made and great exoltement prevails.
MONEY TO MOVE TUB CROP.
Tha Demand Making Itself Felt In
Waehlngton.
Washington, Sept. 14.—The demand for
money to move the cotton crop is beginning
to make itself felt here, and within the last
twenty-four hours the treasury depart
ment has authorized the issue of $250,000
in small notes at New Orleans in return for
gold deposits to tkat amount in ths New
York sub-treasury.
Purchases of Silver.
Washington, Bept. 14.—Purohases of
silver to-day were 537,500 ounces at .8362
cents to 8373 cents.
A Disabled Steamer Spoken.
London, Sept. 14.—The British steamer
Scandinavian, Cant. Seoombe, from Boston,
Sept. 3, for Glasgow, arrived at Greenock
to-day. She reports, Sept. 10, when in lat.
58° N., long. 54” W., she met the Anobor
line steamer Ethiopia, Capt. Wilson, from
Glasgow, Sept. 1. for New York, returning
to the Clyde with engines disabled. After
ward the Scandinavian spoke the Anchor
line steamer Furnessia, Capt. Harris, going
to the osnstanoe of tha Ethiopia.
The Btrkbeck Bank Open.
London, Sept. 14.—The Birkbeck Bank
opened this morning at the usual hour, and
business was continued. Those who still
desire to withdraw their deposits are for the
most part workingmen and working
women. The higher class of depositors,
who have large amounts in the banx, have
recovered from their scare and are con
spicuous in lines this morning by their
absence.
Arms for Dshonter.
Berlin, Sept. 14.—Tbe government of
France has oomplalued to the government
of Germany that German firms are import
ing arms into Dahomey. Tbe German gov
ernment has asked for proofs of the charge
before moving in the matter.
Germany has promised redress in case
the French oomplainte that Germans are
exporting arms to Dahomey are substan
tiated.
Rumors of Yellow Fever Denied.
Mobile, Ala., Sept. 14.—Telegraphic
inquiry came to-day from several neighbor
ing cities saving it was reported that there
are five cases of yellow fever in Mobile.
Tbe health officer and mayor have answered
that there is no yellow fever here, and that
this summer has been tbe healthiest In the
history of tbe city.
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ADDRESS TO THF, PEOPLE
THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COM
MITTEE'S CONGRATULATION.
What tbe Results in the Recent
Elections Mean —With Every Fav
oring Force at Their Command,
the Republicans’ Campaign Hu tte
aulted In Conspicuous Disaster.
New York, Hept. 14.—Ike democrat!*
national oommlttee have issued ths follow
ing address:
To the People of the United States:
The democratic national committee oonsrratj
ulatcs the country on tbe result of the recent
state elections In Maine, Vermont and Arkan
sas. in Arkansas the oombined opposition,
after so many extravagant claims, fell short of
over 30,900 votes of the democracy alone. This
has brought dismay to tbe combination in the
south and its uiaulpuletors iu the north.
in Maine and Vermont the contest was con
ducted distinctly on national lamias. The re
publican uianagtr* appealed for votes in these
states on the ground that "tbe else of the plu
ralities would exert a great moral influence on
the campaign iu other states," and that the
poll would be "practioally our vote for
President.” Similar appeal; summoned to their
aiil all the potent resources of their national
organization, with its exhaustions treasury and
its splendid equipment of
ORATORS OP NATIONAL FaMB.
With every favoring force at their command,
exoept public opinion, with no organlzat.on
opposed save those made up within states by
a minority party who haa been out of power for
a generation, and which was unaided
from witiiout, the campaign of our
adversaries for a triumphant test
vote In these states, so oarefully planned and so
thoroughly and forcefully executed, has ended
iu conspicuous disaster. Our friends every
where are entitled to take fresh courage from
these results. They mean that a strong ten
denoy of public sentiment is with the democ
racy, and that the people of tbe country are
prepared to force, rather thau reverse, the ver
diet which they rendered in 1890.
William F, Harritt.
Chairman of the Democratic Commute.
Don M. Dickinson,
Chairman i atnpoigu Committee.
jaitaaY’B democrats.
The Proceedings of the State Conven
tion Wild and Disorderly.
Trenton, N. J., Hept. 14.— The New J*r
ssy democratic state convention met to-day.
The liveliest interest war taken in the
proceedings, which were wild and dis
otdorly. The partisans of Edward F.
Young of Jersey City and State Senator
Werts struggled for tue advantage, the lat
ter naming the temporary chairman but
Youug’e supporters carrying tba permanent
organization by electing Congressman Mo-
Donold of Hudson as permanent ohalrmau.
After much confusion resolutions wera
adopted indorsing Cleveland and Stevenson
and approving Gov. Abbett’s administra
tion.
The resolutions then defend the various
sots of the state administration.
Tbe fight over the Passalo county dele
gates resulted in favor of the Werts dele
gates by 427 to 392 votes. The result was
cheered and hissed.
NOMINATIONS for governor CALLED FOR.
The roil was called for nominations for
governor. Camden asked that ex-Heuator
Winfield of Hudson be allowed to speak for
Camden. It was known that he favored
Werts and a big row occurred, Hudson
howled itself hoarse in opposition, deoiaring
Winfield had norigbte, not being a delegate.
Camden withdrew Winfield and Jodge
CJerrow nominated Wertn, Judge Daley of
Hudson following with a nominating speech
for Young.
Winfield, who is now prosecutor of Hud
ton oounty, was again called on to second
Werts, and, producing credentials a* alter
nate, was allowed to speak over Hudson
county’s opposition.
A SCENE THAT BEGGARED DESCRIPTION.
While speaking someone from Hudson
shouted: "Are you trying to keep your
job, Charlie I” To which, like lightning, he
retorted: “I didn’t know there were so
many from Hudson county out of Jail.”
The scene that followed beggars description.
Hudson rose en masse and shrieked that it
was insulted and would hear or bear no
more. Order was restored and subsequently
Corporation Counsel Edwards of Jersey
City replied In a bitter speoob, referring to
Winfield os a recreaut son of Hudson. Ed
wards was so booted that bis speech oould
not be followed. It was broken with cheers
for Werts time and agaiu. He tried to
road Werts' letter deoliolng to be a candi
date, but jeers from all over the theater
smothered his voioe.
Werts was nominated on tbe first baliut.
A REPUBLICAN BOW.
New Jersey’s First District Oongrsa
slonal Convention a Howling Mob.
Salem, N. J„ Sept. 14.—The First con
gressional district republican convention
opened this morning with a free fight. The
little ball In whioh the convention was held
has a capacity for 500 people, and as there
are 405 delegates tbe space for tbe spectators
was somewhat limited. Just before tha
convention oame to order the Young Re
publican Club, a Bergen organisation from
Camden, appeared at the doors and de
manded admission, whioh was refussd.
W ltb their fists and torohee they
tried to batter down the doors and enter.
The guards and delegates attempted to pre
vent them aud a free fight ensued. Clubs,
fists and torohee were freely used and the
wildest disorder reigned. Assemblyman
Cole of Camden jumped on the stage and
shouted tor fair play, saying the club had
been assaulted and refused admission. His
voioe was drowned in a shower of catcall*
and shrieks. After Cole subsided tbe ex
register of deodt of Camden arose and made
an appeal for order. Although the hour
for opening tbe convention was fixed for 11
o’clock, the convention at 12:30 o’olook had
not been called to order, the confusion
being so great it was impossible to organise.
Nine members of tbe Young Republican
Club have tickets of admission to the hall.
At 12:40 o’clock ex-United States
Senator Cattell succeeded in obtain
ing a semblance of order. James
Heldretb of Cape May was made temporary
chairman and Augustus Barber and Jehu
Kraus secretaries. A recess was token
until 3 o’clock.
other nominations.
Washington, Bept. 14. —Congressional
nominations were made as follows to-day:
O. J. Hodges, (republican), Twenty-first
Ohio; Harrison H. Atwood (republican),
(Tenth Massachusetts; D. Gardner Tyler
democrat!, New Port News Va. distriot;
and Harry C. Laudenulager (republican),
First New Jersey.
TURPIN RENOMINATED.
Birmingham, Ala., Hept. 14.—Congress
men Turpin (democrat) has been renomi
nated in the new Ninth distriot.
Republican Clubs.
Buffalo, N. Y., Bept. 14.—Members of
the leaguo of republican olubs are arriving
in large numbers for tbe meeting to-mor
row.