Daily Republican., 1885-08-20
Events IN Europe.
DECREASE OF THE CHOLERA
MORTALICY-DEATh OF AN
AMERICAN IN LONDON.
TIE PEARCE SCANDAL.

LONDON, Aug. 10 9-ThroRghoutt
Spain on Wednesday 4,2I1 new cases Of
cholera and !, 338 deaths were reported
There were 322 new cases and so
deaths in the city Of Grenada on
Wednesday, and 3ls new cases and
% de Aths IN the province. Two doctors
who went from Madrid to Granada have
|di led of the disease. A doctor who
saved fourteen out of ii fteen patients in
the second stage By administering an
enema of ether, has been authorized tc,
apply the remedy in the hospital.
In Marseilles there were % deaths
from the pest to-day, and in Toulon
there are eight cases in the garrison.
GERMANY's LATEST ANNEXATION
MADRID, Aug. 10 Spanish irrita-
tion over Germspy's 3 assumption Of pos
session of the Caroline Islands is in
creasinR. The newspapers here exrxess
| indignation at the annexation. They
say the act ign ores the ancient rights OF
Spain; declare that the Spanish ccnsuls
long before the annex ration was made
notified Germany that the Spanish
Governor of the Philippine Islands had
since last March been making prepara.
tions for effective Spanish occupation ot
the Cal oline Islands, and insist that, in
1 Wow Vi hi tutbo oOi
many's violation of international law
was inexcusable.
AN AMERICANS DEATH IN LONDON
LONDON, Aug. 19.--An inquest was
held oday upon the body of An Ameri
can known as Minett Mirrell, who wa:
found dead in boarding house apart
ment. Death had been caused, IL was
shown, by an overdose ofmorphine. A
physician testified that last April the
dece ased had confessed to have ate mpt
ed suicide W ith apm ,thetics he (tht
, doctor) was of the opinion that Mirrell
, for some reason or other, was unwilling
to return to his own country. a
verdict was rendered of Academia
!, death.
|, LYNN, Mass, Aug 18.-Minot Tyrrell
formerly prominent resident OF thi'
city, has died in London, whittier h'
had gone after disastrous real estate
Ispeculations here.
THE PEARCE FRANCIS SCANDAL.
LONDON, August 19.-The Pearce'
Francis scandal has assumed new
phase. Mr.. Pearce shows that the at
tempts to blackmail him were made by
the family of his alleged victim, and
declares that the editor Of the Pail Mall
Gazette supported Francis, not because
he believed his g. 'ory, but simply to
boom the Twice exposure" agitation.
Miss Francis has written letter to The
Pail Mall Gazette exonerating Pearot
from running her,
MINISTER PHELPS AT THE CUTLER
FEAST.
Il LONDON, August 10. United States
, Minister Phelps Is suffering from s
cold and slight attack Of lumbago, bu
) expects to be all right in a few days
T He has accepted an invitation to attent
Z and respond to q toast at the famous
annual feast of the Cutters Guild, a
o Sheffield, on September 8, and will re
main some days in that city as tn
tguest CT the Master Cutler.
RoCHEFoRT AND LORD LYONS.
PARIS. August le.--M. Rocbefort, il
j his paper. the Intra nsigeant, contib Ge
T. to demand vengeance on England TO
the alleged murder of Olivier Pain
9 He still thinks that Lord Lyons, tn
British Ambassador, should be mad
the object Of attack by the friends G
Pain, and advises them to publicly in
!, isult that gentleman.