The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-09-17
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\ FIRE in Saint Beat, Upper Garonne, France,
destroyed thirty.two houses and rendered one
hundred people homeless.
4 STREAM Of lava il issuing from Mount We
suyius, near the new railway to the crater. Some
mprudent visitors have been injured.
A SERIOUS quarrel occurred between Bul-
garian and Seryian peasants at Keenla, point
on the disputed frontier territory, on the 10th
inst. six Servians were killed.
wArERspoUr at Puy destroyed three houses
and caused much other damage. II il feared
several persons were killed.
TERRIFIC explosion Of gas occurred at the
SeahGm colliery, near Durham, Eng. on the 9Th
inst. late dispatch says: "The rescued now
number GO, but it il feared there were $50 mon
IN the pit at the time Of the explosion. Two
corpScS were brought 10 the surface ut mid
night, ono Of which was badly burned" A
later dispatch says: "The explosion in tho
Seaham mine makes 10 widows and 284 orphan.
large majority of the victims were single men.
Ono hundred and thirty is the lowest estimate
Of the dead, and il is estimated that there were
800 horses and ponies in the mine"
The express train from Glasgow to Grcenock.
Scotland, came into collision with a freight
train on the night OF the It'll inst. Three per-
SONS killed and Is injured.
Az fur as can be- ascertaincd, Ayoob Khan's
loss in the rout at Candahar will foot up / 200.
SLIGHT shocks OF earthquake are still felt at
intervals IN Manila, but business il being re-
sumed. The destruction Of property is esti-
mated ut S6,00O,OO0.
The English parliament was prorogued on the
eth inst. until the oath Of November The
ceremony including the reading of the queens
speech, lasted seventeen minutes.
SEyESry-Two houses in the village of Pestrick.
Pomerania, have been destroyed by fire.
The Portuguese steamer belonging to the re-
Gently established Coansa company steamed up
the Congo To Noki, two hours sail from Bib,
the headquarters of Henry NJ. Stanley's expedi-
ton. Stanley told the captain Of the steamer
that his object was not commerce but To open
up path for future traders.
FURTHER accounts of the LogronO catastro-
phe show that one captain, six lieutenants and
four ensigns Of the regiment from Valencia,
and one lieutenant Of engineers and SO priyates
persisted. II seems that the battalion was CROSS
ing the river on large raft, constructed on
pontcOns, and, in tho middle Of tho stream,
which IN deep and rapid, the raft began to leak,
and the men got alarmed and capsiZed il. Only
half Of the battalion escaped, with the assistance
of boats and ropes. Next day, in the presence
OF the garrison and an immense cOncOurse, 10
bodies were laid in two graves.
FIRE IN Serinagur, Cashmere, India, de-
stroyed $50 houses. Some lives were lost and
many persons injured.
The rebels OF Sineloa, Mexico, have fortified
themselves in strong position between COncor-
dia and Panuca. The revolutionary movement
in Tchuantcpec has been crushed.
AyOoB KHAS's rout by the British troops
seems to have becI a disastrous one. A Can
dahar dispatch, dated September 4, says
Cavalry patrols report the villages full OF the
enemys dead and wounded. The Cabuese
regiments have dispersed. Tho Kizibbas cav
airy are seeking 10 come to terms. Gen. Phayre
il within two stages Of Candahar."
A BOAT belonging 10 Prince Galitzen founder
on the 30th ult., of the coast Of Finistcrre
Viscount Fleury, Mrs. Hennesscy, an American
lady, and two natives Of England were drowned.
Two explosions occurred on the 4th inst, in
the magazines Of the fortress at Belgrade,
Servia, setting fire TO the upper story of tho
building. The soldiers Immediately removed
half ton of powder stored In tho lower story,
IN il was feared that the fire would communicate
to the main stock Of powder, consisting OF four
hundred tons. There was great CONSERVATION
in the city for "a hours. The magazine is q
complete wreck.
THE yellow fever has assumed epidemic char
acter in the village OF San Diego del Vale,
Cuba, in the jurisdiction Of Sagua, attacking
even creolcs and causing the death of forty
persons within few days. A sick soldier from
Sagua passing through the village imported
the fever. There were 20 deaths from yellow
fever and one from smallpox in Havana during
the week ending the Sd inst.