The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-06-11
RoRneN NEWs.


MADRID, June 5.-The cholera IL in
creasing Is Valencia. Forty-dVe per
cant Of those attacked die.
THE RESULT OF An EARTHQUAKE.
LONDON, June 6.-An official dispatch
from Serinagur gives the number Of
killed and wounded by the earthquake
on Sunday and Monday last &c follows:
Killed, 81; wounded, 100. Ofhcial re-
ports have not been received as yet from
other points IN the valley Of Cashmere
affected by earthquake shocks, and until
these come % hand the full extent OF
the calamity cannot be known.
Unofficial reports, however, are OF
such an alarming character IS TO make
It more than likely that the earthquake
Will prove even more disastrous in Its
effects than the nrst dispatches stated
them to Be. Whole cities and towns In
the vale are spoken of &c DESTROYED. and
the absence Of definite news IL attributed
to the demolition Of the telegraph lines
in the general wreck. In consequence
Of the magnitude of the calamity the
number of killed and wounded u left
for the Imagination to supply.
NOT PREsEHTED
LONDON, June 4.-The intention to
present the Berber railway material to
the government Of Cyprus has been
abandoned owing 10 the difficulty OF
landing the plant from twenty vessels by
which Il was carried from England. The
vessels viii return TO England.
HoEoRs 10 AMERICANS.
The Americans express themselves
well pleased with the warmth of the re-
] ception accorded to Minister Phelps 81
me banquet given by the lord mayor Of
London to the judges. The lord mayor
] in proposing the health of Mr.. Phelps
said that he gave to him Q most cordial
greeting, not only on behalf Of the citi'
zens of LOndon, but of the whole people
Of England. The lord mayor then. II
/ warm words of praise, spoke of Mr.
Lowell, and closed with 3 graceful
tribute to Mr. Lowell by charscteriZinE
hin as one "Whom all honored." Mr.
Phelps was much applauded during the
delivery of his response to the toast Il
his health.
TIE NINE DISASTER.
The water which burst In upon "Peg
~ Pitt near Durham, after the explo
sion there yesterday, ID subsiding. Then
/ are slight hopes of the miners at work II
the Maudlin seam, where the disaste
occurred are still alive. The relief par
ties make slow progress toward the I'm
prIsoned miners.
GLADSTONE ON THE WAR TROUBLES
The house of commons which ac
journed over the Whitsuntide holiday
resumed sessions to-day. The RICH
Hon. Hugh @. Childers, chancellor o
the excheQuOr, said he hoped to be abb
by tomorrow TO make q statement con
corning the attitude of the government
| upon the question of the increase in du
ties which has been proposed to plac
upon wines, spirits and beel
Gladstone said il was nc
the intention of the governmeI
to establish regular diplomatic relation
| with the vatican. He also stated tbs
negotiations between England and Rui
STA concerning the delineation of tn
| Afghan frontier remained unchanged
In regard to submitting the Anglo-Ru
sian dispute to arbitration, Gladstone 81
nounced he would answer interrogato
les tomorrow.
AT EPSON.
At the EPSON grand prize for three
| year-olds, run at EPSON to-day, Wright
bay colt Bird of Freedom won, wit
the Duke OF Beaufort's gray colt Peppt
and Salt second, and Howell's bay CO
Barnacle third. There were SIX starter
IRISH RIGHTS.
DUBLIN, June ARCH bishop CrokC
returned home last evening. In reply
ing TO the addresses of welcome at King
ton he said he wished to see Orangeisl
broken down and the green flag f1oatin
over q prosperous people The Irishme
he declared, would never rest until the
obtained the rights to which they wei
entitled.
A EUROPEAN CYCLONE
ADEN, June, A cyclone, dIsastrol
in Its consequences, struck this plat
last night, The damage done is estIm
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