Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-08-19
THE OLD WORLD.

There were 4,433 new cases of cholera
reported throughout Spain, and GAS deaths
from the disease. There is great excite
ment in Seville over the governments
proposal to abolish the power of the local
authorities during the prevalence of
cholera, because of their inefficiency in
sanitation, and to itself assume the
direction Of the city's local affairs. The
popu1ace are hostile to the doctors and
averse to any interference in family affairs,
and they strongly support the local
authorities. Great crowds assembled in
all the public places last evening to discuss
the situation, and the civil guard was
called upon to disperse them. The ravages
of the cholera in Granada are horrible.
Scores of the 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
hui ried and unceremonious burial in COM
mon trench. Granada is suffering most
from cholera. The people attribute the Wis
itation to divine wrath and wear amulets
to preserve them from taking the disease.
The priests and sisters of charity are assid-
uous night and day in attending to the
wants of the sufferers. The archbishop has
sold his equipage in order to obtain funds
for relief measures and has offered his pal
ace as hospital.
The Paris chamber of commerce has sent
a memorial to the government protest
ing against the pretensions of Germany
in assuming possession of Port Seguro
and Little Pope, on the west coast of
Africa, and urging the government to
maintain the rights Of France along that
part of the African coast
A private telegram from Zanzibar states
Germany has been adjusted, and that the
sultan admits German supremacy of the
disputed territory and promises to with
draw thence the Zanzibar troops.
Reports received from Marseilles state
that the cholera there has received fresh
impetus, owing to the extreme heat, and
that the number of new cases has steadily
increased, and that the disease is unusually
fatal in consequence of the heat.
The reports of the massacre in AMMAN
were greatly exaggerated. Instead of 1O,-
! 600 it is now stated that only a few hundred
Christians were killed.
At 2 p. m. on the IA inst, the queen pro-
rogued the English parliament until Oct.
81. The session has continued for ten
months,
PRORoGUING THE ENGLISH PARLIAMENT.
| At 2o,clock on the 14th of August the Eng
ish parliament was prorogued until Oct. 81,
the lord high chancellor reading the queens
speech as follows:
Ny Lords and Gentlemen: am glad to
be able to relieve you from the labors Of a
session which has been protracted and event
full. When you assembled in October in
| formed you that an expedition vas advanc
ing up the valley of the Nile to the relief OF
Khartoum. Three months later, with deeI
| sorrow, which was shared by all my people
I learned that the expedition arrived toe
late. The heroic Gordon and his compan
ions had fallen. An endeavor, which was
Intellectual, was made to reach khartoum
by constructing railway from Suakim tt
Berber. Ny troops were ultimately with
drawn from the whole of the Eastern Sou
dan, except Suakim. and from Western Sou
dan, down to Alashyret Although the OBJ
have great reason to be proud of the brav
cry and endurance displayed by my soldiers
and sailors, ard of the skill wherewith they
have been CO nmanded. I received will
great pleasure the loyal offers of militar,
assistance for this campaign from my col
onies, f.om the native princes of India, ant
a contingent from the colony Of New soutl
Wales served with distinction in the action
on the coast of the Red sea. The death 0
Ell Madhi will probably enable me to per
form with less difficulty the duties tow arl
the ruler and people OF Egypt which event
i | !, z hall 1< 10
my efforts to place government and goo'
order in that country upon firm founda
ton.
, My relations with other powers are of
. friendly nature. Difficulties which were a
one time of an anxious character arose be
, tween my government and Russia concern
. ing the limits of the territory ofmy ally. th
; ameer of Afghanistan. Negotiations 70
, their adjustment still continue, and will,
, trust, lead at an early period to q satisfat
; tory settlement. The progress Of events i
; South Africa has compelled me, in the il
: terest of the native races, to take under m