The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-06-28
THE ASiATIC SCOURGE,
OUTBREAK OF CHOLERA IN FRANCE.
Ninety Deaths since Saturday Cause Panic
- Toulou-Ths Disease SPREADING
Floods and Disasters Ia Other
Foreign Localities.

Floods aad Disasters Ia Other
Foreign Localities
LONDON, June 25.-Dispatches from Paris
state that great alarm exists in every sec
ton Of France over the outbreak Of cholera
af ToulOa. The cities adjacent 70 Touion
are believed TO be In i'm minent danger, and
their inhabitants are little short OF panic.
stricken. Sine Saturday last 1t Is esti-
mated that about ninety persons have fallen
victims to the plague. All who can leave
the Inflated city are doing 80. and unless
there is marked abatement of the malady
the place promises to be deserted within Q
fortnight a66n
Toulon has been in Q bad sanitary condi-
ton for long time. The authorities, how
ever, have been negligent, and have con-
tented themselves with the local shiftings
o. troops. Little has been done to remove
the causes OF the evil Proper sewers
do not exist, and the town being
built on piles, many houses are with.
out drainage arrangements. The sewage Is
emptied into streams and not swept away
by the Mediterranean, which Is without
tide at this season, and in calm weather at
all times the emenatiOns are insnpportable.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, June 2a--Advices
received here announce that cholera has
broken out In the neighborhoOd of Pekin,
China Those attacked die In a few hours.
The disease first made its appearance at
Yangstun, q large town between Tientsin
and Pekin. Full particulars have not yet
been received. Two cases have also been
repOrted at Toxic .Japan.
ToULON, June 26.-There were five
deaths from cholera yesterday. There have
been no further admission Of cholera pa
tients into the civil hospital. At a meeting
Of physicians in relation TO the cholera, the
majority expressed the opinion that ii was
Asiatic. Ten new cases of cholera were
taken to the hospitals Tuesday The Gov
eminent physicians confirm the sporadic
character of the malady.
BELFAST, June 25.-The third gener al
council of the reformed churches of the
world, known in ecclesiastical circles as
the Presbyterian Alliance or Pan-Presbyte-
rian Council, convened this morning in ST.
Enochs Church. A vast assembly and
delegates are present from every quarter Of
the globe. The opening sermon was by
Rev. DR.. Watts, Chairman of the General
Committee.
lDNDON, JUuc SA-m Tic 11OuS6
of Commons yesterday Gladstone made
az elaborate statement concerning the
Egyptian question. The naturalization OF
Egypt Gladstone said, Is to be deferred un-
til England withdraws from the country.
The Premier further stated that a confer
ence of the Powers would meet Saturday
next Its province would be to decide In re-
gard to Egyptian finances, but no decision
which 1t might form would be Of any force
until Parliament should give its assent In
the Lords Earlville explained the confer
ence scheme, making statement similar to
that made by Prime Minister Ferry to the
French Chamber Of Deputies. The Mar.
Quis OF Salisbury said the statement Of the
Foreign Secretary contained much that
was perilous to British interests, and was
full of menace for the future peace Of the
world.
Intense discomfort prevails among the
group OF independent liberals In regard to
Gladstone's statement concerning Egyptian
affairs.
CAIRO, june 94.-The proposed arrange.
ments for the future Of Egypt have created
q most favorable impression here.
LONDON, June 24.-Moody closed his
Temple Hail. New converts and many
leading clergymen were present. Needy
made long farewell address. in which he
urged his hearers 70 become systematized
and thorough students Of the Bible.
WARsAw,'0ane A-The floods have de-
strOyed the now bridge across the Vistula
here which was erected at q cost Of e.
OOO, coo. Crowds we're standing On the
great bridge watching the torrent when the
bridge began b give way. Twenty peT-
sons were drowned.
LONDON, June 24.--Parnell has been
threatened with assassination II the dyna-
mite 0utrages continue 1t is said that he
has recently received several aDenymsus
letters, and each OF the writers warned him
that an attempt would be made ON his fife
unless the dynamiters ceased their outrages
ROME, June 3.--The powder mills at
Pontremoli exploded yesterday, killing
thirty men and weunding seventeen others
POntremoli is in the province OF
Massacre Carrara, at the Southern de-
clivity Of the Appenine range of mount
aims and twenty-three miles north
west Of Carrara. The town, which
has population of about 1900, is divided
into an upper and a lower town, the former
being defended by an old castle and in
closed by massive Notifications. The lower
town is modern, and contains many hand
some residences. 1t has a cathedral, and
manufactures silks. linens and wines.
THE HAGUE, June 23.-Alexander,
Prince of Orange and heir apparent to the
crown of the Netherlands, is dead.
BERLIN, June 23.-The whole Galigrian
cAuntrv Ia flooded Heavy rains have fallen