The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-07-05

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the incline. brake attached to it failed
to work and the car was capsized. Two
of the occupants were killed anu thirty
injured. Some of the latter are in a pre-
carIous condition and il is feared will
die.
CONCERNING QUARANTINE
LONDON. July 3 Lord FiIzmaurice,
under foreign secretary, stated in the
commons this afternoon that the govern
ment had TO intention, tor the present,
at least, of proposing an International
conference on the suhi' CT ui quarantine
against the cholera.
CHOLERA RAYAGES.
ALEXANDRIA, July 3.-Thcrc were |
twelve deaths az MansuTah and four At
Samonond yesterday from cholera
Traffic between Port Said and Syria is
prohibited, owing TO the outbreak oI
cholera at the former place. A panic
prevails at JeddAh because of the ex-
pected arrival there of a steamer from
India with pilgrims on their way TO
Mecca, as il Is feared they viii briHg
the germs oi cholera.
THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT ON CHOLERA.
BERLIN, July 3.-'Fhe Nord Deutsche
government OF Germany and Prussia is
devoling its earnest attention To the sub
iect of cholera. Commissioners are To
assemble forthwith, in conjunction with
the imperial board of health, to deliber-
ate on precautionary measures.
TERRIBLE CALAMITY.
LONDON, j ulY B., 3 p. m.-Intelligence
mas just reached here of terrible Ca
| lamlIy during the launching of the
steamship Daphne at Glasgow to-day.
| While being launched, she fell over onto
her side and precipitated number of
people into the water. According TO
| dispatches thus far received sixty per-
sons were drowned.
| $50 D. m.-Further particulars of the
calamity at Glasgow state that the
| Daphne, which was constructed for
coasting trade, is vessel of fifty tons
| burden. Two-hundred wOrkmen wer 9
on board when she capslzed. The accI-
dent occurred in the middle Of thc river
Clyde, after the launching. 1t is not
| exactly known how many persons were
drowned, but it is feared the number
will reach over one hundred.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
LATER-A dispatch from Glasgow
says the Daphne capsized near Rentrew,
five miles from Glasgow. Traffic in the
Clyde is suspended, owing to the inter
r1ption to navigation by the capslZed
steamer. The Daphne ran at very fast
1 rate and when she gained water she roll
ed from side TO side. Persons on board
tearing she would capsize ran to and
fro. The vessel finally reeled over and
nearly disappeared beneath the, water
Those WHO had maintained their posi-
| finnc on the YAaIfs nf the cfnafOnr MT cYln
merged did their utmost to save those
who were cast overheard. At the same
time boats braveiy pulled 10 assist in the
work .Of rescuing the people
and succeeded in saving quite
number. 1t Is known,
however, that there Were fifty persons
below IN the Daphne when the vesse
went over, and they must all have beer
drowned. Crowds of grief stricken rel
atives OF the victims are tlocking to the
scene of the calamity.
Another dispatch says the cause of he
capsizing was that she had too much
top weight. Steamers are dragging thu
water for the bodies of the victims
Several of the people who were takeI
from the wafer alive were so exhausted
that il WAS necessary to remove them K
the infirmery. The steamer was undo
water with the fifty bodies before inen
toned on board of her.
The Daphpe had all her machinerl
on board when she was launched. 4
later dispatch from Glasgow says tha
many of the persons who were precipi
tated into the water swan to shore.
THE GILLIAN AND PERUVIAN TREATY
PANAMA, June 90 The Chilians ar
; making preparations To eYacuate til
north of Peru and hand it over to lyle
, siaS, who Is rapidly rising in public es
teen The principal provisions of the
treaty are as follows: The absolut
cession of Tarapaca; the fate of Aries
! and Tacy t. be decided by tn
/ plebescite after ten years of military oc
{ cupation, Chill losing or receiving SIG
100000 from the country acquiring tn
property, and Chill to pay over TO tn
/ | Peruvian I.dho ders one-half of tn
, | net proceeds of the guano take
! from the deposits now known T.
, exist in the coded territory. Thos
! that may hereafter lie bTough
to light To be the exclusive property O
Chilli. Tue private interests held i'm tn
nitrate deposits viii be respected b.
Chilli under the expatriaIion transac
ton some years since carried int effec
by the government of Peru; al indemni
} ty is to be paid TO the Chilians who suffer
ed losses through expulsion from Peru
Chill will give to Peru one-half of th,
net proceeds obtained from guano q
, the Labas Islands The municipal and
, other Peruvian authorities of the dlI
ferent towns through the north have
. been notified by the Chilians that theI
are prepared tn withdraw from all DoiHtI
where Iglesias is recognized.
THE COUNT MUST DIE.
PARIS, July 3.-Duke de Nem0ur5
and Duke de Alencon have gone Il
.FrobsdoFff. the residence of Count dt
Chambord, with Count de Paris. Largs
crowds we're present this morning q
churches ia which masses we're said fol
the recovery of the count from his pres
ent critical illness. Duke d.
. La Rochefoeauld BIshaccia and Prince
de Leon are at Frobsdorff. a messen
ger who reached here today from
Frobsdorff brought the news that the
physicians in attendance on the Couui
have little hope of his recovery. Hi
mind is sill clear. Count de ChevignG
arrived in Paris this after
noon direct from Frobsdorff
He says the count is making desperate
struggle and may last several days, but
his recovery Is impossible. He vomits
everything he takes into his stomach, j:
very much emaciated and extremely
weak.
RECEIVED THE PAPAL BLESSING.
ROME, July Sit is asserted tina
Count Chaml,ord has received the papa
blessing
SANITARY AEAeDRR
Caro-, July 3.-The sanitary council
has ordered the population OF Damietts
|. to be removed frem their dwellings ana
scattered In tents The infected qaartel
of the town has been partly disinfeeted
and partly burned
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