Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-22
Died at Sea-McDermott, the In
former-Smali-poN at Montreal
German War Vessel Lost.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO The REooRD-us1os. !
The Cholera scnr1rre.

ouced into the Canaries from Spain. are
fleeing by hundreds into the interior of the
island of Teneriffe and other islands.
MAEsEILLEs, August 2lst.-The st. Loup
quarter is becoming the center of the
cholera epidemic. The formalitv observed
IN admitting patients TO the Pharo Hospital
results, it is thought, in many deaths
through delay.
MADRID, August -ThroughoutS Spain
yesterday there were 5,10I new cases of
cholera and 1,645 deaths During the
twelve hours ended at midnight last night
fourteen new cases and nine deaths were
reported in the city, and III new cases and
forty. one deaths in the province outside of
the city.
MARsELLEs, August 21st.-There were
twenty-five deaths here from cholera last
night.
ToULoN, August 21st.-Two new eases of
cholera have been reported in this city to-
day.
MARsEILLEs, August 21st.-The situation
here is growing worse. Between sam.
and p. NJ. to-day 100 deaths were reported
OF which so were from cholera. There are
over 100 patients in the Pharo Hospital.
MARsEuIEs, August 21st. The total
number of deaths from cholera in this citv
for the past twenty four hours is 50. There
were 10 deaths in the Pharo Hospital. The
total number of deaths since the outbreak
OF the epidemic is 500. The scourge shows
no signs OF abatement.
Angry with Germany.
MADRID, August Dist. The irritation
against Germany increases hourly. The
Official press Is more indignant over the
seizure of the Caroline islands than the
opposition press. The newspapers generally
advocate reprisals. Count Won Solmo SON
newalde. German Embassador to Spain.
now abstains from attending theaters and
avoids pubic promenades and places of
amusement. 1t Is semi-officially stated
that the Government intends to rupture
the commercial and diplomatic relations
existing between Germany and Spain, un-
less Germany abandons her claim to the
CaTo!lnes Senor Carvaial in an address
before the Spanish-African Society TO-DAY.
denounced Germany for trespassinr Inon
Spanish rights. The Society has decided
to reassemble and pass resolutions demand
ing that Spain take energetic action against
1ernany occupation of the Caroline
ISLANDS. Prince Bismarck's reply 10 the
spanish protest IS considered evasive and
unsatisfactory. although he processes TO be
willing to submit the claims to the exam
ination of arbitrators.
n
LoNDoN, August 21st.-A dispatch sent
to-day from Meshed, Persia. near the
Afghan frontier, to the Times. states thar y
collision between the Russian and Argban
posts nearly occurred on the 18th instant
at halatapa, eighteen miles from Chaman-
l-Dald. Some Russian troops. so the dis
patch states, approached Kalatapa. and the
Afghan troops there stood to their arms
me RUSSIAN officer, when he saw this.
ordered ms troopers to unsling their car
olhes' and he was shot and severely
wounded by the accidental discharge of one
OF tnese weapons. Before the exact nature
Vi ms wound was ascertained there was
considerable excitement and confusion
winch, however, subsidized as soon as tbe
truth was made known. The Afghans then
detained the Russians until they received
orders irom HeraJ to let them go Durinp
the detention the Afghans treated the
wounded Russian officer with great kind
ness, bandaging his wound, and sent him
BACK to the Russian lines. A hurried in
Yeslgatlon OF the occurrence was made on
oolh sldes. The Russian commander ex-
0-lelateo =! the Afghans and promised that
tie troopers should not again advance be-
Yohd Cnaman-i-baid. -Four English OH
GERS continue to supervise the yor- Of 70
pairing and strengthening the forfs of
Herat. '0i % %
Rave Reached an Agreement,
LONDON, August 21st.-Lord Salisbury
and NJ. De Giers have reached n definite
| agreement with regard to the AFGHAN from
tier question. A protocol embodvinc it's
settlement has been drafted and sent 10 81
petersburg, and 1t is expected that sigma
lures Will be exchanged next week.
Fortifying in India.
SIMLA August 21St.-GeneraI MacCrepor
mas started Tor Quetta, to assist in fortifvina
the northwestern frontier.
international Telegraph Conference.
BERLIN, August 21st.-The International
Telegraph Conference has approved fbo
proposal OF embodying the modification ~
blslharcNs 5 proposal, which was rejected
the other day. The latter called for a mi
IorIn rate OIL or cents per word for tele
graph messages sent TO and from nlaces
within Europe. The proposition now an
proved IS Tor uniform tariff on teleqrarns
oeIWeeh terminal points which are in Eu-
rope ara on telegrams in transit in Europe.
- anu from points outside, but at rates CON
Slderaoiy higher than those advocated hv
the German Chancellor Germanvis ef-
| iorts, however, to have cable tariffs TO and
from countries to and beyond Europe es-
peclally to india, China and Australia ma
teflaily reduced from the present high rates
are liable 10 prove successful. Tho nodi-
ned tariff IS 10 eentimes per word in large
states, and 81 cenimes per word in minor
States.
The Throne of Brunswick,
New YoRK, August 21st.-A Herald vi
emma special says: The candidatnra of
Prince Henry of Reuss for the dueaI
throne OF brunswick has come to nothing
The reason given is that the Prince is NOT
possessed OF fortune sufficiently large to
enable him to support the new dignity.
NOW the name OF the hereditary Prince
Wilhelm OF Nassau comes to the fore. He
mas gone to Berlin, and his comrades in his
regiment say he has gone 10 be weighed as
to his fitness for the Brunswick successor.
ship. There is some probability that Mas
sau may yet find himself ruler in fbe
ancient duchy of the Guelphs There will
be another strong effort made to secnra tho
vacant throne of Hanover for the Dnka of
Cumberland. 1t has been announced that
both the Princes Of Wales and the Car of
Russia intend to visit the Duke at his resi-
dence during autumn, when efforts will
prooaoiy ce made TO induce him to accent
lne inevitable as regards the Kingdom of
Iia.oyef, ana mus clear the way for fresh
negotiations about the throne of Rruns-
wick. - oi'97
Loss of a German War Vessel.
BERLIN, August 21st.-The report of the
wreck OF the German corvette Augusta is
confirmed. Her crew of 23S officers and
sailors were lost. Her value was 81, ,750. 600.
she was lost in cyclone in the Red sea.
The Smallpox Epidemic in Montreal.
MONTREAL, August 21st. = Thirty-fye
fresh cases OF smallpox were reported to-
day Hundreds of people are focking to
the public stations to be vaccinated. The
Great Northwestern Telegraph Company