Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-13
OVER THE WATER.

Oh NhChNbOOhe
Diving Like Flies-More London
scandal-TerribIe Ravages of the
Cholera.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
LONDON, Aug. IA dispatch received
this afternoon from Shanghai confirms the
recent report to the effect that the Russians
had occupied the Island of Quelpoert at
the entrance 20 the Yellow Sea to the south
of the Corean Peninsula, and some 40
miles to the northeast Of Port Hamilton,
recently reported as occupied by England.
Russian troops are erecting formidable
forts on the island, and otherwise adding
to its defensive arrangement. The news
caused little or no excitement in official
circles here, rs Quelpoert has not a single
barbor. Its coasts are exposed. and being
high and rocky are exceedingly dangerous
to navigation.
Letters from Suakim say that the troops
are dying like flies.
The villages and gardens In the e~nvirons
of Herat are being demolished so as to
prevent their use for covering the move
ments of the Russian troops in case of
hostilities. England will pay for the prop
erty destroyed.
The French woman, who was formerly
the mistress of Sir Charles Dixie, has been
cited for the plaintiff in the Crawford
divorce case. She, ii is alleged, will be
the leading witness TO prove the liasion OF
Sir Charles with Mrs. Crawford.
The Pail Mall Gazette states that q
member of the Royal Commission to in
quire into the depression in trade, was
logged publicly in this city this afternoon
for the seduction of his asssilant's daugh-
ter.
Lord wolseley has been elevated to the
rank Of Viscount.
PARIS, Aug. IL. General DeCourcy
telegraphs as follows: We have made our
headquarters at Haiphong during the
prevalence of cholera. There we're l7e
deaths from cholera yesterday in Hap
hong, and 666 persons are down with the
| disease to-day. We rave a large number
OF volunteer nurses to care for the SICK
| There is an excellent feeling among the
troops.
Further advices from Tonquin say thai
Bishop Quinbon reports that over lO,OOt
| Christians nave been massacred in thu
| provinces of Biendih and Phygen. Murder
and incendiary fires are of daily occur
| renee.
MARsE1LLEs, Aug. 10. - The cholers
panic increases daily. The average de
partures from Marseilles by railway alone
has already increased 1000 per day. Al
an instance of the laxness with which Mar
s~eilles' sanitary authorities perform thell
duties, the case of q Captain OF an English
-a..I Ir;,. a. @h;a nark mo no man
toned. The Captains daughter died O.
cholera aboard the ship. He at once mott
fed the authorities, and requested the dis
infection OF the vessel. Although at moor
to-day thirty hours had elapsed since thu
girls death. no official action has yet beer
taken concerning the event by the author
tiles.
VIENNA, Aug. 12.-The minutes Of orders
Issued to the officials of the North Railroad
concerning their conduct during the i'm
perial journey to Kremsier to meet thu
Gear OF Russia has been issued. Among
other precautions ordered for the EN-
peror's safety is q commanding line o
guards 10 be posted along the entire rout'
at distances fifty PAGES from one another.
Dispatches from Odessa state that sew
eral cases of sickness resembling cholerl
OCCuIAcQ Ii OuCped Q OoI obo ~" a.
consequence all arrivals from Marseille
are prohibited.
BERLIN, Aug. 12.-The American de
faulter to the International Telegraph
Congress yesterday made an eloquen
speech in favor o. Bismsrck's proposal tt
establish an international tariff OF four O.
five cents a word for a message to an
from any point in Europe. The facts are
however. that the Committee on Tariff
has elected as chairman the Austrian del
egate, who is opposed to the plan, AM
that Englsnd's opposition to it Is increas
ing indicates that the scheme will be re
jected.
ST. Petersburg, Aug. 12.-All the Rus
sian ministers in the Balkan States hay'
been summoned TO st. Petersburg to con
fer with the Government previous to tn
coming meeting between the Gear and tn
Emperor of Austria.
MADRID. Aug. IL. - Four Thousand
five hundred and sixty-seven new cases o
cholera and 1929 deaths we're reported
yesterday throughout Spain.
CAIRO, Aug. IA fearful state Of an
archy prevails in Kordofan. A famine i
also at the place.