The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-09-05
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and conservatives have worked themselves
ND into small fury. The universal inter
pretation placed upon it is, that Parnell has
struck out for complete Irish independence
In reference to which the Times but echoes
the entire English press in saying; Par
nell must not deceive himself; impossible
is the only reply to his demand for indie
pendence.'
Meantime it is admitted that ParnellS
power is now more absolute than ever, and
that he will win eighty-seven seats in the
next Parliament. The meetings IN Ireland
are as large AS in the Land Leagues best
DAYS. The registration work is extremely
active, and extraordinary spirit, enthusiasm
and hopes are visible in all faces"
Considering the great disparity between
the power of Spain and Germany, the re-
cent outburst of the former at the latter's
assumption of IA right to colonize the Caro-
line islands looks ridiculous. No Spanish
government, surely, unless smitten with in
sanity, would measure strength with the
arbiter of Europe. Yet Spain has ordered
several men of war to the Carolines, and
makes a bold show of fight. Meantime
Bismarck processes to be taken completely
by surprise at this furious irritation of
Spain, especially as ten years ago he had
notified the Madrid Government that Ger,
many could not recognize the validity of
SPANS long dormant claim to the Carolines,
to which no response was made. Mean
time, however, Germany has no desire
further to irritate Spain on the subject and
has made very conciliatory offer to sub,
nit the whole matter in dispute to arbitra-
ton.
For the Doth time it is stated that the AT
CHAN question is permanently settled, Rus
STA conceding to the Ameer full possession
of Zulticar and Meruchak
L. S. Minister Phelps delivered a fine
speech on Monday evening on the occasion
of the openining OF Workingman's Club
at Rugby, the Times in its comments say
ing: "He has readiness in the use of speech
and remarkable power of interesting his
auditors on public occasions and he may
be congratulated on his manner Of avoid
ing the utterance of anything that could
give offense to either political party or to
the country as a whole"
The cholera in Spain shows only such
abatement during the week as would nee
essarly arise from the diminished material,
owing to the flight of the better class in
habitants, to operate upon. The new cases
are about 5000 day and the deaths from
900 TO 800 day
In regard to Marseiles L. s. Consul
Mason reports to the State Department at
Washington that there were 12 deaths be.
tween the 1st and 10Th of August, and that
they average 50 a day. He says the cpl
demic was not imported, but grew out of
the filthy condition of the city. A number
Of fatal cases of cholera are reported In the
department of Herault and the malady
has also appeared in Algiers, Pennsylvania,
and near Naples, in Italy.
The smallpox epidemic at Montreal con
tinues, the deaths averaging 80 a day. The
municipal health board has applied to the
provincial authorities for assistance in
fighting the epidemic, which is attributed
mainly t. the filthy condition of the French
Canadian quarter of the city. Smcil poX is
also prevailing in violent form nj VaIpa.
raiso, Chilli
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A very serious anti Chinese riot has been
raging for several days among the coal
miners at Rock Springs, in Wyoming The
mines belong to the Union Pacific Rail
road, and had hitherto been worked mainly
by white miners. For year or more past,
however, the railroad company has been
gradually filling the mines with Chinese,
so that lately there were about 800 whites
to 400 Chinese employed. A week ago an
other squad of 60 Chinese were brought to
the mines and thereupon the whites re
belled. They drove the Chinese out in a
body, burned their cabins and compelled
them to take refuge in the mountains,
wher" at last accounts they were in starv
ing condition, from fifteen to thirty of them
having been killed in the driving out pro
cess Gov Warren, OF Wyoming, has gone
10 the scene of disturbance and telegraphs
TO Omaha for military assistance.
The coroner's jury, in the case of Mayor
Walkup, of Emporia, Kansas, whose sud
den death under suspicious circumstances
was mentioned in our last, have returned II
verdict that deceased came to his death by
arsenical poison administered 10 him feon-
iously by his wife, Minnie Wallace
Walkup." Mrs. Walkup was thereupon
promptly arrested and placed in the lookup.
All the big New York dailies of Tuesday
devote several columns 10 an account of the
of Tom Davis, notorious gam
bier and crook of that city, by Texan
named James I. Holland The latter had
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