The Portland daily press., 1893-08-01

of Discount-It Looks More Warlike
at Bangkok-The French Order British
War Ships Outside the Biockading
Line.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 3l--Oficiai re-
turns that have just been issued show a
marked increase in the ravages of cholera
in the parts of the empire where the dis
ease is epidemic. The figures show that
from July to July % there were in the
government of Podolia 1165 cases and $50
deaths, as against 400 cases and 122 daths
during the week preceding. In the dow
ernment of Orel, from July 16 to July %,
there were 254 cases and 81 deaths, as
against 146 cases and So deaths during
the previous week. In the government
of Toola there were II cases and 10 deaths
from July 16 to July %. In the preced-
ing week there were only 81 cases and
eight deaths. In Moscow from July 16
July % there were 70 cases and 81 deaths.
The epidemic exists, though in less severe
form, in the governments of Vlatka, Ka-
zan, Riazan, Oofa and Simbeersk.
The Disease at Naples.
LONDON, July 31.-Despite the denials
that have been made as to the presence
of cholera in Naples, and information
that appeared to sustain the denials, the
Central News publishes the following
figures as to the number of cases of the
disease and deaths in that city: From
July 10 to July % there 292 cholera cases
registered in the city and 157 deaths.
The daily average was 81 cases and II
deaths. On July % 45 fresh cases and "a
deaths were reported. The number of
cases and deaths has declined since then.
Catholic Mission Destroyed.
LONDON, July 31.-A despatch to the
Times from Shanghai says that the Ital-
ian sCatholic mission at Mien Yang, 80
miles from Hankow, has been destroyed
by native rioters.
Neutral Zone Agreed Upon.
PARIS, July Slowing to the repre-
sentations made to M. Develle, the for
eign minister, by Lord Dufferin, the
British ambassador to France, the ques-
ton of neutral zone between the
French possessions in the Siamese penin-
sula and British Burmah and the Shan
States has been settled satisfactorily. 1t
ade of the Siamese coast shall be raised
Immediately.
Plenty of Gold in London.
LONDON, July 31.-The stock market
opened fairly steady, owing to the prac-
tical settlement of the Siamese trouble.
The outflow of gold to America has
caused a steady rise in the rate of dis
count in the open market though the
Bank of England is in a condition to
stand the export of 94,000,000 without
raising the official rate.
British Ships Ordered Outside Blockade
Line.
LONDON, July 31.-The Paris CORES
pondent of the Central News says it has
learned from good authority that France
demands as security from Siam that the
terms of the ultimatum shall be carried
out, the temporary custody of Chatan-
boom, town near the Gulf of Siam;
also that Siam shall establish no military
stations at certain named places near the
frontier of Cambodia, or within GER
tain distance of the Mekong river.
A despatch to the Central News from
Bangkok says: Uneasiness among the
people here is increasing This evening
more f6HCu SuuUOotIo dlllfou de AoA-Si-
Chang, making total OF IL now there.
Negotiations are still going on.
The progress made is not re-
ported. The intentions of the
French are awaited with fear
and apprehension. Rear Admiral HUI
mann, commanding the French squad
ron, has issued second blockade no.
tice, to take effect three days from Sat
urday. He viii order the British war
ships Pallas and Swift, now lying off
Bangkok, to go outside the blockade
limits. M. Payie, French minister resi-
dent, has gone to Saigon. Rear Admiral
Human is under direct orders from Par
is. Unless the French government inter
poses quickly an attack ON Bangkok
seems certain. The trading community
is surprised that Human is still allowed
free hand.