Bffjatvaea Mi .a. mm m a m m l 3. SITUATIONS Are easiest obtained by advertising a few times in THE DISPATCH'S cent-a-word columns. tv PPP (ZITIIilTlllNl? . " Are easiest obtained by advertising a few times in THE DISPATCH'S cent-a-word columns. Btftattty: -. V FORTY SEVENTH TEAR, 01 CROSS ISN'T ENOUGH OR YOUR BALLOT To Yote Even a Straight Ticket Under the New Billing on the Baker Law. TEE OPINION OF HENSEL Sweeps Aside the Forms Which Have Been Heretofore Becognized. INCONSISTENCIES OP THE ACT Pointed Ont by the Attorney General, Who ilakes a Compromise Decision. Minor Provisions Have to Be Disre garded to Secure a Practicable Inter pretation One Mark for the Electors and State Officers, and Another for Each Group of District, Judicial and County Candidates Chairman Boed er's Ideas Sustained by the State's Legal Representative A Party Desig nation Can Be Given to Tickets Placed in the Field by Nomination Papers, Contrary to the Previous Plan Radi cal Changes Calculated to Confuse , Even the Intelligent Keystone Voter. i Harrisburg, Sept. ia Attorney Gen eral Hensel this afternoon completed his opinion on the form of ballot required nnder the Baker law, as follows: Office of the Attorney General, ) Harrisburg, Pa., September 13. ) Hon. V. F. Uarrlty, Secretary of the Common wealth: Bear Sir I beg to acknowledge your communication of the Gth inst, inclosing to me three several, forms of an official ballot prepared by you under the provisions of the act of June 19, 1891, and marked, respec tively, Exhibits "A," "B" and "C," with reference to which you say that since the form "A" was prepared and sent out to the County Commissioners, Sheriffs and others, doubts have arisen as to the or der in which the names of candidates Bhould be printed and as to the proper construc tion of the term "groups" in the ballot re form act; and with relation to which you ask to be advised whether the form "A" is innrr-t in nt. Tnrfiw -A - v. I is the nroner form of official fiHortoBTlJi sued by your department. A Form of Ballot Selected. Upon an examination and comparison of the several forms which accompany your letter, and after some effort to as certain the intention of the Legis lature as expressed in the act of June 19, 1891, and after due consideration ot many suggestions which have been made upon this subject, and some consultation with thoe most interested in the subject ot bal lot reform, I have concluded, and now ad vise and instruct you that exhibit "A" is incorrect in some particulars; that exhibit "C" is not strictly in conformity with the law, and that exhibit "B" is in strict con formity therewith, and is the form which should be iisued by your department and sent to the County Commissioners, Sheriffs and others to guide and direct them In the printing of the ballots to be used un der the new law. As you suggest, the principal subject of doubt and discussion has been the order in which the names of the candidates should be printed, particularly as to their arrange ments in groups. Incongruous Clauses In the Bll. It is a part of the well-known history of this legislation that the act as originally drawn was framed upon recent legislation upon the same subject in some other States and countries; and that when some of the sections of the original bill were radically changed, others, which had been made to conform to a general and harmonious sys tem, were not refashioned or adapted to the changes made in other sections. As a re sult there are some incongruous, if not con flicting, clauses in the bill at length. I am of the opinion, how ever, that they can be reconciled upon the whole in such a manner as to protect and secure the main object of the bill. Tit, that which is expressed in the third para graph of section 14. that "the ballot shall be so printed as to give to each voter a clear opportunity to designate his choice of can didate by a cross mark in a sufficient margin at the right of the name of each candidate." At the same time it was pro vided that a voter might designate his choice of all the candidates of a political party or group by one cross mark in the margin to the right of the party name or political designation of such group. A bare nnd Snri Guide Pointed Oat. In my opinion, these two provisions one to permit persons desiring to vote the straight and entire party ticket to do so at the least trouble and inconvenience, and the other to afford to voters a clear oppor tunity jor inaepenaent voting furnish a safe and sure guide in the construction of such portions of the act as may appear somewhat obscure and incongruous. It is to be borne in mind that as the elec tion law of Pennsylvania stood before and at the time of the enactment of this law "groups"of candidates were recognized in the provision made for voting with different tickets and in different ballot Boxes for "State," "county," "judiciary" and other officers. In Dewalt's appeal, decided by the Supreme Court of Pennsyl vania, May 2, 1892, in which the so-called Baker ballot bill, for the first and onlv time has been reviewed by the highest court, the Chief Jnstice, delive'ring its unanimous opinion, said: "Ihe act recognizes the machinery of politics, such as political parties, nominating conventions, and other matters, by means of which effect is given to the popular will," and it found in this phase of the law no constitutional ob jection. Omissions and Defects to Be Connected. In the same opinion it was suggested that1 "there may beidconsistencies in some its provisions! 'and its practical workingi ag may disclose the omissions and defects which will be doubtlessly corrected by the Legis- lature in the future. The law itself mar be regarded in the light of an attempt on the part of the people to secure a pure, free and nnintimidated ballot." This law, in the first section, makes it your dnty to prepare forms for all the blanks made necessary or "advisable" by the act, conferring thereby npon you a wide discretion in the origination, adoption and promulgation of such forms as would be best adapted to effect the general purposes of the act. Keeping in view all these considerations, I am clearly of the opinion that the provis ions in section 14, "that the names of all candidates so nominated by such political parties shall be arranged in groups, as pre sented in the several certificates of nomina tion, under the designation of the office, with the party descriptive words or politi cal appellation at the head of each group," mean that The Certificates of Nomination shall determine the arrangements of the groups; and that, for example, the candi dates presented by the certificate of nomi nation from a State Convention and Con gressional, Judicial, Senatorial or Repre seutative conference, caucus or convention shall each comprise, constitute and be arranged in a distinct group, with the party descriptive worJs or political appellation at the head of each such group, and the desig nation of the office over the candidates named for the particular office; that is to say, in the present case, and referring to the form "B," which you have provided for the present election, the candidates for elector, Congressman at large, and Judge of the Supreme Court, being certified to you from a State convention, in one dis tinct certificate, shall constitnte a group to be arranged as on the form exhibited, with the political appellation at tbehead of the groun and the designation of the office im mediately over the names of the nominees therefor respectively, beginning on the left of the ticket with the Republican which polled the hichestvote at the last preceding election, followed to the right with the Democratic which secured the next highest vote, followed by the names of the candi dates nominated by nominating papers, ar ranged under the designation of the office in alphabetical order, according to the sur names. Tlio Party May Be Designated. While the act does not expressly require the political appellation of candidates pre sentedby nomination papers to be printed with them, it is certainly not forbidden; and ass ection 4 of the act contemplates that nomination papers shall specify the party or policy represented, I am of the opinion that it is entirely proper to append to the names of the candidates presented by nom ination papers and arranged in alphabetical order the descriptive party words or politi cal appellations which have been specified in their nomination papers, respectively. I am further of the ppinion that in all cases of district candidates for Congress, of Senators, Representatives and of judges, law and associate, each should constitute a distinct group, with the party descriptive words or political appellation at the head of each group, the croupsto be printed in the same order as me groups ot State candi .aates, beginning on trie lelt. in the present -Iear ffit.h .tbe .?flMi,Uowed. by the Democrat, by those presented bv nomina tion papers and by the column of blank spaces tor names to be inserted by those desiring to vote for persons whose names are not printed in any form or any place on the ballot. Confusion nnd Injustice to Be Avoided. I am mindful that it has been suggested and urged with much force that the arrange ment, of the groups in carellel party col umns, w hich is provided for in so'me hallot reform laws, but not expressly prescribed in that of Pennsylvania, is not admissible, but I am confident that any departure from this order, which you have adopted in the form ", would not only work unbounded con tusion and injustice, but would defeat the main purposes of tne bill, which, being as I have cited them, clearly expressed, should govern and overrule minor inconsistencies. To arrange all the various groups for the same offices in the same column, one party following below the other, instead of ar ranging them so that each party shall have its descriptive words or political appella tion at the head of its own column and over each group in this column, would re quire the ballot to be of enormous'size and the arrangement of the name and groups on its face to be misshapen and misleading. The list of all the candidates presented for each office, followed by the proper number of blank spaces' whichthe act seems to call for, may as well be extended from the left to the right of the ballot as from the top to the bottom, and the order in which the groups are directed to be printed, viz., the order jf the vote polled by each political partyat the last preceding election may, in my opinion, be construed to apply to all the groups withoutTdoing violence to the spirit or letfer of the act . What tho Cross Marks Can Do, I am also of the opinion that in the form "B" which you have submitted to me, and which I approve, the effect of a cross mark to the right of the word "Republican" or "Democatic" where it .first appears on the form submitted is equivalent to a mark against the name of every elector, the two candidates for Congress-at-large, and the candidate for Judge of the Supreme Court of that party, these all constituting one group. In order to cast a ballot for any particular candidate for Congress, Senate, Representative or Judge, in any one ot'the groups lollowing, it will be necessaryfor the voter to designate his choice by one cross mark in the margin to he right of the party name or political designation in each of these respective groups, of to the right of name of each candidate for whom he desires to vote. In the city of Philadelphia, or any oth er .district where the different nominees on' the county ticket are presented, each bv a different certificate of nomination and from a different convention, each will of course constitute a group; whereas, in other por tions of the State, where the entire- county ticket, other than the offices I have above specified, may be nominated by a single convention and presented in a.sinele certi ficate of nomination, lam of the" opinion mu luer loeeiner constitute and should be arranged in one group with the descriptive party words or political appellation at the head of the groun, and a cross mark in the margin to the right of such partv name shall be equivalent to a vote for the" entire grctap. Very respectfully yours, ?V' ttHiOfSEL, Attorney General. The effect of the change of the form of ballot distributed by Secretary Harrity will be to encourage independent voting, and some of the Republican organs are already condemning it because of this fact. HICKS A LATE COMER. The Republican Nomination In the Twen tieth District Not Hade Till Yesterday A Question Now hi to Whether the Name Can Be Regularly Flaoed on the Official Ballot Habrisbueo, Sept 13. Special Jo siah D. Hicks, nominated to-day in the Twentieth district lor Congress, arrived here to-night at 11:15 o'clock to file 'his. nomination papers, accompanied by Messrs, PITTSBITRG, WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 14. Horse, of Blair county, and Meyers, of Cambria, two of his conferees. The papers were accepted at the State Depart ment, but it is not certain his name will be placed regularly on the ballot prescribed by the Baker law, whieh is construed by Sec retary Harrity to require filing of nomina tion papers to be closed on September 12. The Attorney General will doubtless be called ou for an opinion to settle the con troversy as to the last day for this work. A special from Bedford says: The Con gressional deadlock of the Twentieth dis trict was broken at noon to-day on the two hundred and thirteenth ballot, when H. Scott Mullin, one of the Ashcnra conferees, voted for Josiah D. Hicks, of Blair county, whose nomination was then made unan imous on motion of John Scott, of Somer set. There are many who think that the honor for winning one of the most stub bornly fought political fights in which all the tricks and cunning schemes of some of the shrewdest political workers in the dis trict were put forth, can be laid at the door of a woman, and that woman the wife of the winner of the fight, Mrs. Josiah D. Hicks, who arrived here yesterday, and from the able manner in which she championed her husband's cause, and her pleasant, dignified manner and her convincing arguments, led many to believe that she alone can be given the credit of breaking the deadlock, which might have continued for several weeks to come. THE PRESIDENT ALARMED AT THE SERIOUS CONDITION OF BIB WIFE'S HEALTH. Sirs. Harrison's Trouble Considered to Be Cancer of the Stomach A Consultation of Eminent Physicians 1 lis President Constantly at Her Bedside. "Washington, Sept 13 Fpecial Private letters received here from Loon Lake give the information that the affec tion of Mrs. -Harrison is almost undoubt edly cancer of the stomach This informa tion is almost professional in its source. It is also said that the President will not leave Sirs. Harrison, even for so important event as the opening of the Grand Army Encampment, it the latter be unable to travel, and in case she can be able to endure the journey he will bring her on with him to Washington this week, and later take her to some quiet and healthful resort in the South. Judging from the news to-day from the lake, and the judgment of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Harrison, who returned to this city yesterday, the prospects of the re turn of the President in season for the Grand Army ceremonies are not bright A telegram from Loon Lake to-night says: President Harrison makes no effort to conceal his great anxiety over the con dition of Mrs. Harrison, and has been at her "bedsids during nearly the entire day. The whole family share his deep concern, and all are evidently apprehensive of a continu ance of the present unfavorable symptoms. They are doing their utmost to cheer up the patient, and have succeeded so well that she is not fully awareof theextremegravity of her case. She rested comfortably during the day, and Dr. Gardner, who was in con stant attendance upon her, said there hid been a slight improvement since yesterday. Dr. Dougherty, the New York "specialist, is expected to arrive here'fcoon. He will be brought from Malone on a special train over the Webb road. He saw Mrs. Harrison several times while 'she was in Washing ton, and his examination here may reveal the exact changes that have occurred since then. It is expected that an official bulle tin wijl be issued in regard to the case after the consultation of the two physicians to night The family prefer to say nothing in regard to .Mrs, .Harrigon'e-jymptoma ontlrTtl mis meuicai examination nas aeterminea the precisce nature of her malady. I)r. Trudean, of the Saranac Sanitarium, will join the other physicians in a consulta tion to-morrow morning, with a view to de termining whether Mrs. Harrison is phys ically able to stand1 the fatigue ot a trip to Washington. cShe has frequently expressed a desire to go there, and the transfer will be made if it is deemed advisable. PLENTY OF MONEY LEFL The Pennsylvania World's Fair .Commis sioners Not Spending All Their Fond. Harrisburg, Sept 13. Special Colonel John A. Woodward, Assistant Executive Commissioner of. the Board of World's Fair Managers of this State, pro poses to have Peunsvlvauia's exhibit at the World's Columbian Exposition embellished by photographic views of typical farms and farm buildings lrom all parts'of the State. All the leading farms and their features will be represented by one or more pictures showing their characteristics. Colonel Woodward is now preparing a list of Penn sylvania's whose buildings are neat, well managed and well-kept, and would make a pleasing picture of a Pennsylvania farm home. Of the $300,000 appropriation for the dis play of Pennsylvania products at the World's Pair, 5221,208 9C are unexpended. The Pennsylvania building at Chicago has thus far cost $40,821 49. JOINED A BIG IBtTSIL The Largest Trail Paper Manufactory Goes Into the MammJth Combine. New Brunswick, N. J., Sept 13. Special The wall paper manufactory of Janeway & Carpenter, in this city, has joined the. trust known as the National Wall Paper Company. The Janeway & Carpenter concern is one of the largest of its kind in the country," and was once di rectly opposed to the trust, Colonel Jacob J. Janeway, the senior member, saying as late as Friday last, that he would not go in. Crosswell & Washburn, of Philadelphia, went in the same time as did Janeway & Carpenter. The employea of Janeway & Co., another wall paper concern in this city, and also a member of the trust, are greatly exercised over the possibility that the manufactory hero will be soon closed. Janeway & Co. have notified their employes that thev may prepare to expect a temporary shut-down, at least COTTON 6PINNEES SEDUCE WAGES, Decreased Trade Responsible, bat the Workmen Won't Stand the Cat London, Sept 13. The Master Cotton Spinners' Federation of Great Britain has decided to reduce the wages of employes 5 per cent on account of the depression in trade. Firms representing 80 percent oT the whole trade favored such a reduction. -The workmen, who contend that a restricted output will be sufficient to meet the diffi culty, intend to strike against the .proposed reduction. ' A TOWN TBTSTEE SHOT DOWN, He Was Prowling Aronnd After Dark In a Suspicions Manner. Mitchell, Ind., Sept la Henry Tow, trustee of Marion township, was shot dead by Town Marshal Moore at 2 o'clock this morning. Moore, hearing blows on a stairway over Burton's drug store, hastened to the place and found a man in the dark evidently try ing to gain entrance to the store. Tow on seeing Moore began to fire, striking him on the hand.. Moore immediately returned the fire, killing him almost instantly. Illinois Has an Earthquake. ANNA, IllsT, Sept la This city was vip'ted by quite a severe earth shock at 2 o'eloik this afternoon Window and dishes' v ere rattled perceptibly. BABYLON FALLS, MDjfe JOY Among theNonnannia Pas sengers, ho Are Now in a. Good Hotel.' FLOWER ACTED QUICKLY And Swears to Enforce law Even at the Cbst of Votes. Good News Fr m the Quarantine Sta tionThe Ye low Flag' Not Raised Yesterday S irlous Looseness Said to Exist at the F re Island Station Free Access Betwe 3n Ship and Shore No Fears of Fur her Trouble From the Clam Diggers Dr. Jenkins Jeered and Afterward Cheered by the Tour ists Who Have Been Detained. SriCIAI. TBLSOttAM TO TBI SISrATCIM Babylon, N. if., Sept la Fire Island has capitulated and Babylon has fallen. The Normannia'spossengers have all been landed and made 13 comfortable as possible. Through the prompt action of" Governor Flower the temporary injunction obtained by the Board of. Health of the town of Islip, restraining Governor Flower and Health Officer Jenkins from using Fire Island as a quarantine station, was vacated this morning. Dr. Jenkins carried the good news aboard the Cepheus this afternoon. When his presence on board became known over a hundred passengers, including women, shouted: "You scoundrel," "You ruffian," "All this is your diing." The Doctor's ex planation soon quieted them down, how ever. He further announced that troops would see that there was no interference with tbe landing of the passengers at Fire Island, also helped to put the detained tourists in good humor. Jeers Turned Into Cheers. After all on board the Cepheus had been convinced that a landing was to be made soon cheers took the place of jeers, the band at the same time playing "America." Soon after Sheriff Darling received a dispatch from Governor Flower instructing him to aid in the work of landing the passengers, as the injunction had been vacated. Senator McPherson, A. M. Palmer and P. T.Wail came ashore for the purpose of locating rooms for the use of the weary ones. This afternoon Governor Flower notified Sheriff Darling, of Suffolk' county, that the naval reserves and soldiers were on their way by waterr jlhe Sheriff immediately Teplied that no jtrppay were necessary, as tue-mobs'lmall ' lefl'-jj'ire Island aHO" wonld respect the law. It thus became ap (parent that the Baymen'swar was over. Visitors to Governor Flowers room In the Windsor this afternoon suggested to him that his ordering out the troops might lose him some votes on Long Island. He replied: "I don't care a for votes, but I am going to put down law-breakers and put the State in possession of its property." The Quarantine Is a Farce. Mr. Sammis, the Fire Island hotel -man, who has sold his property to th'e State, says the whole thing has been exaggerated. The Baymen were excited by people who had political friends to serve, he said, and were led to make a demonstration when the Cephus attempted to land yesterday. The Associated Press sends the following: "One fact became evident to the corre spondent That was that the quarantine of the people on Fire Island is a farce of tbe very worst description. The correspondent stood there and watched at least a dozen boats come from the island to the main land and there land loads of people, who, it seemed from their conversation generally, and from the admission of several, have been in close communication and conversation with the Normannia's detained cabin passengers. Ex-Senator Otis, for instance, in his yacht, landed quite a cargq,of people from Fire Island, includ ing Detective Sergeant McCloskey and Mr. Crowley, of Inspector Byrnes' staff. A number of newspaper correspondents also landed, some of them laughing and joking over their experiences. It is said that when the steamboat Ripple left for Fire Island on her last trip she carried about a dozen Babylonians and others who were going to Fire Island to spend the night and come back here in the morning. This will give some idea of the quarantine farce as enacted here." Lively Scenes at the Landing. The passengers of the steamer Cepheus were landed at 8:10 r. m. on the dock in front of the Surf Hotel. Great bustle fol lowed their arrival Considering the "fact that 500 guests arrived within five minutes, ' it was'natural that some confusion should result Everyone was good-natnred, how ever, and waited patiently until assigned to their quarters. Such progress was made by the temporary hotel clerks that inside of two hours all were comfortably located. No distinction was made in the distribu tion of rooms. It was all a lottery, but there was no grumbling, everyone was too happy. Gray-haired men jumped about in the sand like boys. The second cabin pas sengers were put In the westerly end and the first cabin the easterlv. At 0:30 sup per was served. It would be -difficult to find a happier crowd anywhere. THEY WEBE HOT FBIGHTENED. Passengers on the Soanilia Djbny That There Was a Panic on Board. New'Yoek, Sept la In -a communica tion dated September 11 the cabin passen gers of the cholera stricken steamer Scandia addressed to the Hamburg-American Packet Company the following: We have felt welLbodlly and mentally.ever since the beginning of the voyage, so well. In fact, as If we had not gone through a voyage of fourteen days of almost constantly had weather, and this favorable frame of mind has only been injured byvejforts abounding with Ilea. Wo were not even aware of the disease being on board before wo arrived In this port, consequently there could not have been a panic among us, as published. We therefore feel obliged to emphatically object to the falsa reports. We' authorize and even request tbe Hamburg' American this. Packet' Company to publish In a document from a number of the steerage passengers to the company they say the vessel was 'washed and disinfected every day, as often as it was feasible, from stem to stern. The passengers were kept on deck as much as possible and were only allowed to go below during the night and at meal times. Twice a day the passengers had to pass before the doctor and were ex amined as to their state of health. As soon as a suspicious cats was discovered'the per-Jj 1892-TWELVE PAGES. -w 1 ; '? -.w r son was taken to the hospital. All the water was boiled before it was served to the passengers. Tbe passengers were given broth, Voter, gruel, cordials, etc., every day. TBE FLAG NOT SHOWN. Dr. Jenkins Reports the Situation Steadily Improving Only 'Two Deaths in the Fleet and They Were Not Caused by Cholera Coses for the Day. New York. Sept 13. Special The reports which Dr. Jenkins received to-day from the lower bay were very encouraging and showed that the improvement in the situation continues. None of the quaran tined ships in the lower bay hoisted tbe yellow flag, and Dr. Byron gave all his at tention to his patients on Swinburne Island. There were two deaths on the island to day, for neither of which, in Dr. Byron's estimation, was cholera responsible. His census for the day. ending at midnight, was as follows: Sick in hospital, 14; suspects.CG; deaths, 2; transferred to convalescent ward, 12; transferred from suspect to sick ward, 1. The two deaths referred to occurred after this report was made. A child died in tbe night of bronchitis and a man died in the morning. The cause of his death is ob scure, but , Dr. Byron does not believe that it was cholera. At Upper Quarantine to-day there was considerable work for Dr. Jenkins' depu ties, as there were many vessels to pass. A report that a case of cholera among the stokers had broken out aboard the Wieland proved to be unfounded. The Wieland's passengers were all taken off on Sunday. Dr. Walser made a .final inspection of La Champagne this mprning and decided to allow the cabin passengers to be sent up. - rnresTeXisHTprvens' -released by Dr. Jenkins to-day: The Neustria, which got in to-day;, the" Seller, the Belgenland, the Chester, La Champagne, and the Neptnne, which was also a to-day's arrival. The Bo hemia, from Hamburg, on whose arrival all the interest is now centered, is not ex pected before Thursday, as Bhe is a slow boat although the storm may hurry her along. .EAILEOADS OK THE ALEEX. They Take Measures to Prevent the Spread of the Threatened Disease. Chicago. Sept 13. All the Chicago railroads are adopting measures to prevent the transportation of cholera-infected immi grants into the West No recent arrivals from Europe are now being brought from New York or any of the Eastern sea ports who are not armed with bills of health or certificates showing that the holders do not hail from a part of Europe afflicted with the disease. Ticket agents throughout the West have received orders to discontinue absolutely the sale of prepared orders until the danger is past Instructions have also been sent to the agents of railroads and steamship com panies in Europe to sell ho more tickets while the President's quarantine proclama tion is in effect This will stop the immi grant business entirely for awhile, and, of course, will make a considerable difference in the passenger earnings of the various roads. HO CA8ES IN TOLEDO The tteport That There Were Seven Sick Proves to He Unfounded. Toledo, O., Sept W Special Tele grams from northern cities have been re ceived to-day askint; if there is any truth In the rumor that sevenjmmigrants are in quarantine here, all down with the disease. The only foundation for this is that last night 31 immigrants were taken from a Lake Shore train, disinfected and detained until to-night when they were sent on to St Loui. From there part go to Galveston and part to New Orleans. All came from Germany and six from Hamburg on the Elbe and Darmstadt The Lake quarantine was raised to-day by the Secretary ot the Treasury, who would not authorize the hiring of the tug which the State had employed. There is great indignation over the matter. PB0TECTIHG THE BOEDER. Detroit Bends Inspectors to Quebec toln t spect the Disinfecting Apparatus. Detroit, Sept ia The local Health Board met to-day and action was taken which will enable the Federal, State and City Inspectors to work in harmony hereafter in looking after the cholera quar-1 antine. All quarantine matters will be re ferred to the local Health Officer, who will have full power to act A competent medical committee of two will proceed to Quebec, Montreal and Grosse Isle at once and inspect the disinfecting apparatus there, which, if found satisfac tory, would "be sufficient guarantee to pass those holding certificates from those points. Zwindrecht Has Two New Cusps. The Hague, Sept ia Two cases of cholera and one death from the disease have been reported at Zwindrecht, in South Holland, 10 -miles southeast of Rotterdam. The village it situated on the river Meuse, and a large part of the trade consists in sup plying vegetables to passing vessels. How Hamburjr Got the Cholera. Vienna, Sept. ia It has been ascer tained that the cholera was imported into Hamburg by coolies in four ships that last sailed from Black Sea ports. The Ohio Out of Quarantine. Lewes, DEL.Sept ia The steamship Ohio, which arrived froirl Liverpool on Saturday, was released from the Federal quarantine here this afternoon and the ves sel immediately started up the Delaware toward Philadelphia. She will probably be detained at the State quarantine at Tinicum Island. The Ohio has on board 05 first cabin, 130 second cabin and 330 steer age passengers. HUNDREDS OUT OF WORK. Hambnrcj's Popnlutlon Suffering for the Necessities Merchants and Manufact urers Have no Work for the Laboring Population Hucksters Cannot Sell Their Wares. Hamburg, Sept la Two hundred and thirty-seven new cases ot cholera are re ported yesterday. The deaths numbered only 97. The reports published in foreign papers that there have been 60 fatal cases ot the disease in the jail are entirely un founded. There has not been a single case of cholera among the prisoners. The amount of money that has been lost be because of tbe epidemic will probably never approximately estimated. Every branch of the business has suffered. A num ber of manufacturers have been compelled to dismiss their workmen, having no orders and, therefore, nothing for them to do. Hundreds of men are loitering about the piers, finding it impossible to procure work of any kind. At many villages along tbe Elbe, the fishermen have ceased .work because they cannot sell their catches. The fisherwomen and dealers in fruits here also are in a bad way. They are with almost uothing to eat, having been deprived oftheir sales. Several fatal cases of cholera have occurred at the Friedrichsberg lunatic. asylum. The Senate has accepted the offer of the Altona Water Company to furnish Hamburg with an ample supply of pure water. This will tend to check the ravages' ot the disease for, although every effort has been made to snpply the people with boiled water, many of them will persist in using unboiled water as a beverage. . TWO CASES ON SHORE. Rnmors That the Disease Has Gained a Foothold in New Xork City. New York, Sept ia It was rumored around the Health Department this afternoon that two cases of cholera had been discovered in the city, but Health Commissioner Bryant stoutly denied the truth of the report. He stated that two or three suspected cases of cholera had been reported and that they were now being investigated. He did not, however, believe them to be cholera. Chief Inspector Roberts, of the Health Board, said he had under investigation some sus pected cases, but he did not think they were cholera. Sporadic Cholera In Mexico. City op Mexico, Sept. ia Sporadic cholera, but not of a dangerous character, has appeared in the State of San Luis Potosi. The press is calling' attention to the danger of the introduction of cholera into Mexico by the way of Panama and other Pacific ports. The Plague Spreading in Belgium. Brussels, Sept ia Seven cases of cholera and three deaths have occurred in the village of Meix-Devant-Virton, in Belgian Luxemberg. New Cases Reported From Paris. Paris, Sept ia There were reported in this city to-day 45 new cases of cholera, and 2G deaths. In St Quen nine new cases and five deaths were reported. The Captain of thn Maas Dead. Rotterdam, Sept ia Thecaptain of the steamer Maas, from Hamburg, died here yesterday of Asiatic cholera. NO INSFECTOBS NEEDED NOW, So the PIttsbnrs Candidate for Such a Place Mnst Wait Awhile Longer. Washington, Sept ia Special Sec retary Foster will make no appointments of new immigrant inspector' for some time to come, and the Pittsburg candidate may therefore look forward to a long wait as about the only thine he will ever get The Secretary said to-day that thefe is now no work for the immigrant inspectors already in office, as there are no immigrants, and that many of them would have to be dis missed. The Secretary hopes to reach some under standing in regard to the Allegheny post office site this week, as he expects a visit from C. L. Magee, who is trustee for the three lots owned by Mfs. Graham, and who will probably be delegated to speak for the .owners of the remainder of the'property on the northwest corner of Ohio and West Dia mond streets. CHICORA'S GAS BATES GO UP. Winter Approaches and the Citizens Will , Have to Pay More for Heat Ciiicora, Pa., Sept 13. Special. This morning the officials of the Citizens' Light and, Fuel Company gave notice that a new scale of rates would go into effect October L After that there will be an increase of 50 cents per stove. This movement is the talk of the town, and a great many of the citi zens talk ot having the connections taken from their homes. -The company is composed of business men of this city, and has been. supplying ga3 at the rate of 51 CO and $2 per stove 'or grate, and 15 cents for each light The new scale will make gas burning rather expensive, and, unless the movement is reconsidered, there will be considerable less fuel con sumed after October 1 r THREE CENTS. BRAVE WOMi WILL fOllTEER, Sister Seuastien Offers 500 Nurses if Cholera En- ters the City. INSPECTING THE SCHOOLS. Chief Brown Orders That the Work Be Commenced This Horning. Allegheny City Increases Its Force of Health Inspectors A Defense of tha Northalde Drinking Water Pittsburff Cltlzens Promptly Abating Nuisances Copperas and Salt Being Used Lib- ' erally The Ladles' Health Protec tive Association Suggests Prompt Sanitary Action Dr. Lee Goes to Harrisburg to Ask the Governor for Money His ExceUency Was Not at Home Smallpox at McKeesport. The city officials have received assurances that, if cholera shall come here, there will be no lack of faithful nurses. The Catholie church has agreed to supply 500 nurses, Sisters of Mercy, Sisters of Charity and the sisters of other ordefS of the church. Chief Brown yesterday directed Superin tendent O'Mara to call upon the Catholie authorities and learn what they could do In the case of an, epidemic AsBishon Phelsn is absent from the city the Superintendent called upon the vicar general, Rev. Father Wall, and told him what was desired. The two gentlemen visited Sister Se bastien, the Mother Superior of the convent of the Sisters of Mercy, on Webster avenue. After a short talk the Mother Superior said that if cholera should visit Pittsburg 500 nuns, most of whom are now engaged as teachers in the parochial schools, would offer their services as nurses. There are over 300 who can be drawn from the schools and convents of this city, and the remainder would come from Seton Hall at Greensburg. If this emer gency should arise the parochial schools would all be closed. She Was a Nurse In 1854. Mother Superior Sebastien has, of course, only authority to speak 'for the Sisters of Mercy, but Father Wall said that there was no doubt that the members of all the convent orders would at once offer their services for the sick. These are the Sisters of Charity, of St Francis, of Notre Dame and the Little Sisters of tbe Poor. Mother Sabastien was a nurse during the epidemic of 1854, and her experience then would be very valuable Mercy Hospital, which is under the care of the Sisters of Mercy, will accept cholera patients np to the limit of its accommodations, but if there be an epidemic the city would have to establish temporary hospitals. Chief Brown yesterday ordered a thor ough inspection and cleaning of the public schools, and it will begin to-day. Plumb ing Inspector Taggert will have charge of the work, and will be assisted by the In spectors of the Bureau of Health. Special attention will be given to the plumbing, the water pipes and drainage from the build ings. There have been no complaints that the school houses are in bad condition, but the inspection willbe made as one of the num erous precautionary measures which the au thorities have taken. As a matter of fact, the schools are believed'to be well arranged for sanitation. Carrying on Work in Allecheny. Major James McLaughlin, Superinten dent of tbe Bureau of Allegheny, yesterday increased his force of inspectors to ten, and has all of them hard at work. He believes that city is better prepared than ever to ward off an epidemic. The water supply has not been shown to be bad. The death rate in Allegheny is lower than that of al most any other large city in the United States, and yet for years the people have been using water which the doctors declare to be vile. In 1854, when the cholera ray aged these cities, no precautionary meas ures were taken, 3Iajor McLaughlin says, until tbe plague was 'actually here. He thinks that there is no occasion 'for alarm among the people. All the main sewers in Allegheny' have now been thoroughly cleaned, tbe last one, the Western avenue sewer, having been cleaned yesterday. The conference of the Pittsburg officials was held yesterday. Chiefs Bigelowand Brown were nnable to attend. The Mayor met some of the minor officials and the work going on was informally discussed. The reports on nuisances are daily decreas ing in number, and the people are readily responding to tbe orders ot the health in spectors to clean their premises. There were only three reports laid before the Mayor yesterday morning. These alleged bad sanitary conditions are at Garfield, north of Penn avenue and east ot the Allegheny cemetery, at a stable in the rear of a butch er shop at No. 3616 Fifth avenue, and in Park place or Abbott street, East End. Superintendent Andrews, of the Bureau of Highways, said that he haoVliberally used copperas and salt, but had saved several barrels of copperas for emergencies. The Mayor said that disinfectants should be used without stint, as the city could not af ford to be parsimonious in the face of an epidemic. There will be a general confer ence of the heads of departments this morn ing. The Women Take a Hand. The Ladies' Health Protective Associa tion sat yesterday. The members spent some time discussing garbage, and they were of one mind that the complaint was well founded which Theodore Wood mads concerning the presence of tbe dump boat before bis residence on Duquesne way. The association voted to appeal toCouneils, and especially to the Committee on Public Safety, to consider withont delay the feasi bility of the scheme proposed bv Roland T. Smith, to burn the garbage in hfs smokeless furnace at 80 cents a ton, saving 20 per cent to the city on the cost by the present sys tem. The association was also of the opin ion that Liberty avenue, where so much decayed fruit and other refuse is thrown into the gutters, should be swept and scraped every night Some of ihe members of tbe association spoke of the urgency of having clean cellars throughout tne city. Cellars in private residences cannot bo reached by the health inspectors' in the ordinary discharge oftheir duties, and the secretary of the association was directed to ask the newspapers to appeal to the people ta look well to their cellars. Dr. Lee Falls to See the Governor. ' Dr. Lee,, Secretary of the Stat Board ei i-M: ,
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