The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-23
TIE FOREIGN uDGEI.
THE VERY LATEST NEWS BY CABLE.
hanian Defeated by Beach in Australia for
the Worlds Champion hip--latest ChoI.
era Rcport-France's Affairs in the
Ea,t-Other Intelligence.
HANLAN'S BAD DEFEAT.

| HANLAN'S BAD DEFEAT.
LONDON, Aug. ls.-Dspatches received
here Saturday from Sydney New South
Wales, announce the defeat of Hanlan, the
american oarsman, by William Beach. The
r &c, which was for $500 "A side and the
championship of the world, took place on
lie Parramatta River, and although
Beach being regarded as better
man than Laycock was looked upon as a
formidable opponent of the hitherto in
vincibe American, the latters defeat was
IA surprise, especially as Beach finished
seven lengths ahead lanlan's chief
hacker here, who is said to have Laid $500
to tl00 to all takers on Friday, is a very
heavy loser, but no one here doubts that
| llanlan did his best to WIN. Beach is a
native OF Sydney, and made his first APP
pearance in July last year, when he was
beaten by Trnkett Since then he has
won twice from Trinkett.
PARIS, Aug. 2l.-There were four deaths
from cholera at Marseiles Tuesday night,
| and one at Toulon. The public health in
the latter city is improved. A report that
| cholera had appeared at Dunkrk in the
department Du Nord, is denied. During
the twenty-fOur hours ended last night
the deaths from cholera in the fol-
lowing departments of Southern France
Were: Herault "a; Gard, 3; Aude, l !;
Eastern Pyrenees, IL. Cholera is decreaS-
ing at MarseilleS and at TOulon, but the
disease is increasing in the Provinces. At
Clermont near Toulon, a priest officiating
at the altar was seized with cholera, and
died on the spot.
MARsEuLEs, Aug. 81. - During the
Il
last night there were twelve deaths here
from cholera.
BERLIN, .'Slg. 21.-The tenth annual
conference of the Young Mems Christian
Associations of the world convened last
evening. The opening exercises lasted two
hours after which Count A. Bernstortf.
President of the Berlin committee of the
\. NJ. {. A., delivered an address of
welcome. The Count speaks English
lluentIy, and, having visited Ameri
ca, is ConverSant with the Ameri-
can associations methods Of work for
young men. Emperor William wrote to the
conference expressing sympathy with its
objects, regTettng that his he lth prohibited
his meeting with the conference as "A dele
gate, and invoking the Divine blessing upon
the convention. Count Bernst0rif was re-
elected President and w. II. Seagram, of
London, Secretary The convention meets
here on the invitation OF the Berlin Associa-
ton and on the call of the Central lnterna-
tional Committee whose headquarters are at
Geneva.
CAIRO, Aug. 2l.--Coonel Kitchener tele-
graphs that Fl Mehdi's lieutenant, Ell lloda,
has attacked and defeated friendly tribes at
Merawe; that corrses OF those killed by the
enemy, with their hands tied behind their
backs, had been floating down the Nile past
Debbeh and that FL lloda is advancing to
Ambukoi to effect a Junction with the other
rebels The dispatch states that FL lIoda is
only three days distant from Debbeh.
LONDON, Aug 2l.-Salvauon army riots
occurred yesterday at Worthng in Sussex,
the disturbance being so great that the riot
act was read. Dragons from Brighton
were ordered to Worthing and succeeded in
dispensing the aSsailantS of the Salvation
army. Several arrests were made.
LONDON, Aug. 2l.-The Times dispatch
from Pekin says: France has reduced the
Indemnity demand from China to 200, O00,-
900 francs The French Minister has been
ordered to withdraw if the payment is
refused"
LONDON, Aug. 21.-Madame PATTI has
signed contract with lmpressario Maple
I,n to sing in America the coming winter,
and next summer in England
LONDON, Aug. 20. A local physician of
Birmingham yesterday reported 10 the |
Coroner a death from Asatic cholera. An
official inquiry into the supposed cholera |
death was held, and showed that il actually |
was case of cholera, but English in its
origin, and not in any respect Aslalc chol-
era. The deceased was weIl-slnker, anJ
therefore greatly exposed to the inh latiOn |
Of HoXious yapors and sewergase,. His !
death is therefore said not to cause any |
great alarm
WASHINGTON Aug. 20.--The State De !
partment has received the following tel |
e,ram from the United States Consul at
BarbadOcs:
The ship Bracadae lett II. Lucia for New |
York on The 10th with cholera on board This |
is a British steamer VIII ch ,"lt Calcutta on the |
4th of June, bound Tor Demcrara and New |
Ork. Cholera broke out during the passage, |
aud on her arrival in 1lhic BAY .iiIiy 4 she |
was reported o have rad eighteen fatal cases. !
There were t5l coolies on board, OF whom |
twenty eight were down vs. tn emo era. The |
steamer zoos IN coal al lah a." Bay, and left for |
81. Lucia, where she arrived ON the 81 inst,
and wd~ placed IN quarantine.
PARIS, Aug 20. seventeen wu' kingmCn
were su!tOcatcd to-day at Braye owing to an
accident in the underground canal intended
to connect the rivers Di'e ami Aisne. in
which they were employed.
PARIS, Aug. 20. M. Ilcrye Mangon has
presented ms report to the Academy of
Sciences concerning the recent balloon as
cension at Memdon. The balloon WIS under
the direction OF Captain Remarks, and, al
though it moved against the wind, it easily
followed the course along which it was
stcered. II was then vccred around and
brought back to the point from which 1t
started. VI. Maugon considers it memoir
able event in the history of aeroStatir sci
encc.
MADRID, Aug. IA terrible plague of
Ioru~tS has visited Central Np n Fms dam
age to the crops about Cudai laal is So
100, 900.