Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-09-25
Foreign.

TIE death-rate from cholera among the
pilgrims TO Mecca this year was unpro
cedented in tho annals Of Mahometan pilgri-
images. The authorities at that time esti-
mated that II, 90 pilgrims had diel during
the season.
SIR JOHN STEELL r. s. A., sculptor to
Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, who executed
the bronze statue of Robert Burns erected
in Central Park, New York City, is dead.
Sir John was born in Aberdeen, Scotland,
in 1904.
The Mexican Congress and the Dutch
Parliament were opened.
CARDISAL ROTgLLI Papal Nuncio at
Paris, France, is dead. The Pope is deeply
affected over the news Of the Cardinals
death.
The news OF the occupation Of Sigri at
the entrance to the DardanelleS by ths
English, is false.
THE 5000 striking hands in the Chau liere
lumber mills became riotous at Ottawa,
Canada. and attacked Mayor +. B. Eddy, OF
Hull: c. b. Wright, H. ~ Macon and other
large mill owners, wounding them. Thl
mob compelled 800 Of Eddy's men ID quiz
work.
THE damage to property by the food at
Consuegra, Spain, is estimated at s2oVD'VV.
THE French and Italian Governments
have recognized tho provisional Govern
ment Of Chill.
The first performance OF Wagner
"Lohengrin," in spite of all opposition, was
given at the Paris 0rancsJ Opera and
passed or with success. Two hundred
mounted men and 80 on foot surrounded
the building There was n noisy demon
stration outside the Opera House.
EMPEROR WILLIAM witnessed military
maneuvres near Mulhausen Germany.
STARVING. peasants in the south Of Russia
are resorting to pillage and murder.
GENERAL CARLO PAcHEco, Minister Of
Public Works, Colonization. Industry, and
Commerce in Mexico diel at Cordoba.
Pacheco gained a lasting fame in the war
for independence from tho Macmillan mon
archy.
PRESIDENT CARSoT and his Cabinet re-
viewed the French Army; afterward the
President. at a luncheon, eulogized the
troops. L nperOr William witnessed a sham
battle at Muelhausen, Germany.
CHINA is unable 10 fulfill her promiss to
the powers that she would punish those i'm
plicatel in the recent outrages upon foreign
ers.
THE Queen Regeut'of Spain has contrib
uted an additional $1,000 10 the national
food fund.
THE transatlantic steamer Fuerst Bis
marck beat by five minutes the best previous
record between New York and Southamp-
ton, England Her time was six days,
twelve hours and thirty-eight minutes.
BALMAcEDA, the fugitive ex-Predient Of
Chile, is said 10 have arrived at Mendozl,
Argentine Republic.
The damage done by the floods in Spain is
estimated at g. 90, 900: the bodies OF 1900
victims at Consuegra have been buried.
A GREAT coal vein has been discovered in
Spitzbergen, and it is probable that Russia
will enforce her claim 10 the island, which
heretofore has been regarded as valueleSs
THE Holland budget shows a deficit OF
s., 10000.
TIE overturnng of mail coach near
Geneva, Switzerland, resulted in tho death
of two women and the injury Of three Others.
THERE was a heavy storm in Labrador.
Two fishing vessels, the Parsee and the Anna
zon, returning loaded with fish, were
wrecked, and seven men were drowned. In
the same gale the schooner Blossom struck
Gull Island, Notre Dame Bay, and went 10
pieces; five men and one woman were
drowned