The Portland daily press., 1885-08-14
FOREIGN.
Cholera Visiting All the Fashionable
Resorts In Spain.
Lord Churchill Tells What the Eng
lish Tories will Do.
A Town in Turkey Scourged by
Fire.
Forty Five Houses Burned and TWO
Lives Lost.

MADRID, Aug. 13.-The Gazette says that
III the "A hours ending yesterday, 6,464 new
cases Of cholera, and 2,108 deaths were re-
ported from 576 towns in &c provinces in
Spain. This is the highest number of vic
tins yet reported. The press calls upon the
government and the higher classes to con-
tlnue in their offertS to alleviate the national
calamity. The King and Queen have sent
E large donations to Saragossa and Granada.
The epidemic is visiting all of the fashiona-
BILE resorts. At each place which it has Wis
tied panic has ensued, and the place has
been deserted in As hours. Yesterday six
cases were reported in one house in Madrid.
Senior Silvela brother of Minister Silvela,
was taken sick with the disease but has re-
covered. There is great excitement in Sc
vile, over the government proposal to abol-
iSh the power of the local authorities during
the prevalence of the cholera, because of
their inetficiency, and to assume the direc-
tion of the city's local affairs. The populace
are hostile to the doctors, and are averse to
any interference in their family affairs.
They strongly support the local authorities.
Great crowds assembled in all public places
last evening to discuss the situation, and the
civil guard was called upon to disperse them.
Inc rayages OF cholera in Granada are
horrible. Scores of victims of the disease
drop and die in the streets where in many
cases they remain for hours before they are
gathered up at night for a hurried and un-
ceremonious burial in a common trench.
MARsEILLEs, Aug 13.-The deaths from
cholera yesterday numbered twelve. Twen-
ty-two new cases were admitted to the Pharo
hospital.
Suspicious deaths have occurred at Salon
and Pelissanhe in France.
A refugee has died at Bastia, in Corsica.
The Italians have refused to allow Mar
Seilles steamers and mails to enter Leghorn
The autumn military man9uvres in the
south of France have been abandoned on ac-
count of the prevalence of cholera.
A despatch from Odessa, the Russian port
on the Black Sea, says that there are 10 cases
OF cholera in the suburbs of that city.
Great ConfIagration in PhlIippopoIis.
PHILIPPoPoLIs, Aug 13.-This city was
the scene today Of great contlgration. For
ty-ive houses were burned and two persons
lost their lives. The damage is immense.
Zanzibar's Disputed Territory.
HAMBURG, Aug. 13--A private telegram
from Zanzibar states that the dispute be-
tween the Sultan and Germany has been adj
justed and the Sultan admits Germany's su-
premacy in the disputed territory, and pro-
troops
A Defiant Lord.
LONDON, Aug. 13.-In a speech at Wimbar
Minister last evening, Lord Randolph Church.
i'll, secretary for India, denied that he was
actuated by personal feelings in his cam
paign against Earl Spencer and Lord Ripon.
He assailed only their methods of governing.
Lord Randolph denounced the Radicals for
wishing to tax the poormans beer, which he
said was food equally with bread. He defed
the caucus arrangements of the Liberals,
and said he believed the Tories would be
victorious at the general elections. Lord
Randolph Furthermore said that he cared not
rap what the Daily News and Standard
said about him. Such criticism was as effec-
tive as water on ducks back. He emphat-
lcally denied that the Conservatives wanted
to tax the food of poor people. He claimed
Tor the conservatives the passage of the
seats bill. Then the headstrong lord taunted
the Radicals with having no policy, while
the Tories were carrying out great one,
having for its objectthe Strengthening of the
empire at home and abroad. The Conserya-
tlyes hoped to. give peace to Ireland and Sc
eurity to India; they hoped to create an
overpowering navy which would be an ade-
quate defence to the coasts of Great Britain
and her colonies and commerce; they believ-
ed they could bring about revival of the
trade and industries of the country. Lord
Randolph repudiated the charge that he de-
sired war with Russia for the sake of secur-
ing votes for the coming election.
Foreign Notes.
Russia has despatched fifty torpedo boats
to the black Sea.
-, Brlgands are ravaging Epirus, Greece.
1HOy nave CdIIl6u OH several lduleS, ana ue
mand heavy ranS0mS for their release
The English parliament it is definitely an
nounced, will be prorogued tomorrow.
1t is rumored in financial circles in London
that a new Allan JIG cable is projected.
The Duke of Richmond has been appoint
ed secretary of state for Scotland with
seat in the cabinet
Reports are continually being received in
London of great massing of Afghan troops
at Herat.
The English Wabash bondholders today
resolved to institute foreclosure proceedings
under the terms of the general and collateral
mortgages.
Some excitement has been created in Ma
drid by report that Germany has occu-
pied the Coraline Islands, which are claimed
by Spain.
United States Minister Cox has convened
a meeting of American residents of Constan-
tinople for next Saturday to express condo
lence with Mrs Grant over the death of her
husband.