Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1885-06-12

Fresh border troubles nave DfOkeH out oh
the Rio Grande. Three Texan rangers were
wavlsid and attacked BY fifteen Mexicans who
had crossed the river. One was killed and the
others dangerously wounded
A destructive hail storm visited the neigh
borhood Of Gallatin, Tenn, destroying corn
and potato crops
The Philadelphia and Reading coal miners
have returned 70 work, and mining VIII con
hnue uninterruptedly until the quota LOT June
e, 800 900 tons) has been sent to market.
The silver dollar swallowed by Alex Hib-
bard Of Milwaukee, on May g. has been located
by the aid Of electricity, and is in that part OF
the stomach where the food enters. It has
been decided that the dollar can only be re-
moved by a dangerous operation.
WASHINGTON NOTES
The President appointed Gen. W. s.
Rosecrans. Of California, to be Register Of the
Treasury, vice Blanche K. Bruce, resigned.
Judge Mackey, father of Mr.. Mackey,
United States Consul at Rio Grande, who in
self-defence shot rowdy editor, has received
the following dispatch from Rio Grande do
Sui Brazil "COnsul BeckfOrd Mackey has
been absolyed nanimously by Jury. All hon
ora6le Citizens celebrate the event =.
THE President has amended rule of the
Civil Service rules relating to the examination
Of applicants to Office by inserting after the
words emo nersop Dismissed from the public
service for misconduct and before the words
nshall be admitted to examination within TWO
years thereafter the following words: "And
nc person who has not been absolutely ap-
pointed or employed after probation.
Naval officers report a strong sentiment
existing in Panama in favor of permanent
occupation Of the Isthmus by the United
States.
The question of a reciprocity treaty with
the United States, in order to protect their
fishery industries, is agitating the merchants
of Nova Scotia.
Reports to the War Department Indicate
that there are not sufficient troops IN New
Mexico and Arizona to effectually queu the III
surrection of the Apaches.
The Presidents rule of denying himself
10 all visitors on Saturday will hereafter be fol-
lowed by the heads Of all the executive depart
FOREIGN ITEMS.
The London Daily TeegrGpks st. Peters
burg Neha'<A says that the report that the
Ameer of 44fghanistan was murdered by his
suite in Persia is false.
The entombed miners in the Philadel
phia England collieTy, near Durham, were
reached by the exploring parties Saturday,
but, as was expected, all were dead.
"A dispatch from Constantinople says that
the threatening attitude of the Russians on the
Bulgarian frontier has led the Turkish govern
ment to dispatch LOO troops to Saloniea.
A French gunboat, having on board a crew
of 90 persons, is reported to have been lost
during the hurricane in the Gulf Of Alden ON
June 3. with all on board. Several vessels ar
irving at Alden report having sighted floating
wreekuge in the Gulf.
The earthquake shocks at Serinagur and
other points in the Vale of Cashmere continue
at intervals, averag ing three hours IN length.
Whole villages have been engulfed, and ter
rible subterranean discs arc heard, driving
the people frantic with fear. Tis horrors OF
famine are added to the other re-
suits of the disaster as many thousand bushels
of grain in storage have been swallowed mp IN
the chasms which are constantly opening.
The SANDER case of Charles W. Adams |
against Lord COleridge has been compromised. |
It is stated that the compromise or settlement |
requires that Lord Coleridge shall give to Mr.. |
Adams I'll, 600 on the occasion Of the marriage |
Of Mr.. Adams and Mildred, the daughter OF /
Lord Coleridge.
The British Resident of Cashmere reports |
that the shocks of earthquake continue. The /
earth has opened in several places, swallowing |
a number of houses. Hot water and clouds OF |
sulphurous dust have been elected from the |
chasms These phenomena are accompanied |
by loud rumblings.
Three hundred houses fifty shops, and |
three mosques in the STEAMBOAT quarter OF |
Constantinople were destroyed by fire. One |
person was killed, and many were injured.
The Imperial War Minister Of Germany is /
drafting a plan for a large increase of the |
army, based upon calculated results of the /
coming general census. The peace effective |
will be raised from 600 to $4,000
General Sir Redvers Butler telegraphs /
from Egypt that the whole British force has /
reached The Dongola; that all the stations /
south of that place have been evacuated, and |
that 1925 refugees have gone north.
1t is reported that grave political disturb /
ances have occurred in Crete. No details have .
reached Athens, and the reason assigned is /
that the malcontents have cut the wires
"A letter from the Bishop of Tonquin ap- .
pears in the TOulOn Missions Catalogues, an /
that the Black Flags are ravaging
the provinces of SOntay, HOnghoa, and Iuy-
enquan, although those provinces are occu-
pied by French troops. The inhabitants, flee
ing from the massacre, have taken refuge in .
the French garrisons. Thirty Christian vii
lagos have been destroyed.
A Nile boat carrying a force Of tribal 1
police surprised a party OF Osman Dlgma's
men at Adiz. A fight ensued and twenty OF
the hostile Arabs were killed and number
taken prisoners.
Fire broke out in the Philadelphia colliery,
England. Three hundred miners were in the
pit and all were rescued but %, who were
killed.
"A village in Northern Hungary, contain
ing 400 houses, was recently destroyed by an
incendiary fire and 1000 persons were rem
dered destitute. The enraged populace dis
covered the culprit and roasted him to death
over bonfire.
The Secretary of State received from the
United States Minister to Madrid cablegram
stating that a Government Commission has
declared Asatic cholera epidemic in the
Spanish province Of Valencia.
FEARFUL EARTHQUAKE IN ASIA.
serinugur In Cashmere Devastated by
Successive ShOcks-tirent Loss of Life.
Reports Of terrible earthquakes in CASH
mere have Just been received from Calcutta.