The Portland daily press., 1885-09-11
The Cholera.

The Cholera. "re
GIBRALTAR, Sept 1O-The cholera at the
Spanish lines is of a bad type. The patients
are prostrated from the beginning; trade is
at standstill. Laborers are destitute. The
local relief committee feeds 500 poor people
daily. The town is in a healthy condition,
being swept and disinfected twice day.
MALTA, Sept. 10.--All vessels arriving
here from cholera infected places will be sub
iect to quarantine, and passengers from such
places will not be allowed to land.
ROME, Sept. 10.-A few eases of cholera
are reported from Parma. At Palermo the
official returns for yesterday give FIVE cases
and two deaths but other reports show that
there were really 10 cases and five deaths.
The rest of Sicily is healthy. Many Italian
cities are asking for the establishment of
quarantine against Sicily. At Naples yester-
day mob called upon the syndlc and de-
manded that refugees from Sicily be prohi-
bited from entering the city. The crowd fin
ally became riotous and the syndic was COM
PEELED to acquieSce.
The mob also surrounded hotel where q
number of refugees from Palermo were stay
ing and made threatening demonstration.
The soldiers were called out and dispersed
the rioters but not until many persons had
been wounded snar .fs. fts rt-
LONDON, Sept 10.--It has been learned
that during the past summer there has been
great mortality from cholera and dysentery
at Pindi,. Quetta, and the Bolan Pass. In
the English regiments 100 soldiers and nine
officers have died, and 30 officers have been
invalided. A large number of coolies have
also died.
The Passing of Dividend by the
Grand Trunk.
The Daily News today, commenting on
Trunk guaranteed and preference stocks,
says the loss is chiefly chargeable to the fatal
enmity of Sir Henry Tyler, president of the
Grand Trunk railroad toward the Canadian
Pacific railway.
Fate of Her Crew Unknown.
A Copenhagen despatch states that the
British steamer Auckland has collided with
and sunk the German gunboat Blitz and the
fate of the gunboat's crew is not known.
[LATER.l
later despatch from Copenhagen about
the collision between lthe steamer Auckland
and the German gunboat Blitz states that it
was the Auckland that was sunk and not the
Blitz. Nothing is yet known as to, the fate
of the Auekland's crew. 's-f.
Killed in Duel.
VIENNA, Sept. 1O.--A special despatch
from Pesth says that Count Paul Festetics
has killed NJ. Pechy, son of the president of
the Hungarian delegation in duel. The
motives which led to the fatal encounter are
unknown. 1t was at first reported that M.
Pechy died of illness.
No Red Hat for Archbishop Williams
LONDON, Sept 10.--A Reuter- dispatch
from Rome today says 1t is learned from the
best sources that there is no truth in the re-
Gently published statement that Archbishop
Williams Of Boston is shortly to become a
Cardinal.
Agrarian Riot at Lyons.
PARIS, Sept. 10-The Municipal Council
of Lyons having refused to assist outwork-
ers, mob of 10000 beseiged the Lyons Town
Hall on Tuesday evening, shouting "Viye La
Commune The police, with difficulty, dis
persed the mob Several arrests were made.
The Panama Canal.
NJ. De Lesseps is bringing the influence Of
powerful financial houses to bear to obtain
authority from the government for an ennis
sion of Panama Canal shares. Premier
Brirson adheres to his discrimination that no
decisionl shall be given until after the cleo
tions. et.si ~ ii=lt ft
The KassaIa Garrison.
CAIRO, Sept. 10.--The Kassala garrison is
trying to march to Massowah. Orders have
been sent forward for supplies of cattle and
grain to assist the men in their march.
unweIcome Spectators.
BERLIN, Sept. 10,--A number of French
officers who were trying to witness the
maneuyres of the German guards were COM
PEELED to retire. .i- sa..a s. d