Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-11
eERMANY's REPLY TO SPAIN.

BERLIN, September 10th.-The Official
Gazette says that on August 10Th the Gov
eminent received a note from Spain, pro
testing against Germany's occupation of
the Caroline Islands, and that Prince Bis
marcks reply was handed to the Spanish
Minister of Foreign Affairs September 4th.
In his reply Prince Bismarck pointed out
that German traders, who had resided for
many years on the Caroline Islands, and
believing the islands to be unclaimed, had
demanded the protection of Germany.
Such protection, the Chancellor said, would
have been neither solicited nor granted
if it had been thought that Spain claimed
the archipelago. Official inquiries showed
that the only interests represented on the
islands were German and British, the
former largely predominating. In view of
the fact that Spain had made no objection
to Germanys note of March, 1875, in which
Germany refused the Spanish claims to the
Carolines, Germany was justified in regard
ing the islands as ownerless. The annex
alton had been effected in good faith, and
Germany was willing, in friendly spirit,
to examine into. the claims now put forth
by Spain, or to submit the matter to arbi-
tration. The Chancellor, in concluding
his reply, said the question was a too trivial
one to imperil the friendship existing be-
AN ADDITIONAL NOTE.
MADRID, September 1Oth.-The Govern
ment has just dispatched a special messen-
ger to Berlin, with an additional note to
Germany in regard to the serious question
at issue between the two Governments.
This note, which was approved at the
Council of Ministers held to-day, requests
Germany to renounce all intention of
establishing suzerainty over the Caro-
line and Pelew islands. Without such a
guarantee, Spain must decline to give salts
faction for the recent insults to the German
Embassy.
THE DANGER AUGMENTED.
MADRID, September 10th.-The action OF
Premier Canovas has alienated the navy,
/, thus adding to the danger of the situation.
The Cholera.
PARIS, September 10th-There were 9
deaths from cholera at Salon yesterday, at
Mines, and at Bellegarde.
ToULoN, September 10th.-There were 4
deaths from cholera in this city last night
MADRID. September 10th.-The cholera
epidemic is decreasing in Aragon and
Navarro.
NAPLES, September 10th.-There was
more rioting here to-day The leaders OF
the mob demand that quarantine be es-
tablished against the whole of Sicily.
Destructive Floods.
LONDON, September 1Oth.-Floods have
destroyed the crops in Bengal. The Cal
cutta district is submerged, and several
land-slides have occurred causing much
damage to railways.
Cowardly Action of Steamers Crew.
LONDON, September 11th-A. M.-Infor-
nation comes this morning from Genoa
that the steamer Villa de la Malaga, with
sixty passengers and crew of twenty
eight, foundered near Savanna. When the
vessel, which is supposed to have struck
upon rock, was found to be sinking, a
terrible panic ensued among the passengers,
and the crew availed themselves of the
confusion thus created to lower the three
boats with which the vessel was provided,
and made good their escape from the sink
ing ship: Forty-four passengers, however,
managed to save themselves, the remaining
sixteen being drowned. The cowardly ac-
ton of the crew has aroused much indig-
nation here.