The Portland daily press., 1893-05-30
THE FOREIGN FIELD.
Cholera Appears Once More In Vest
ern Europe.
A STEAMER WITH SIXTY MEN
SINKS IN BAY OF BENGAL.


Preparations for Parliamentary Elsc-
tion-The Australians Look Upon Our
Banking Laws With Favorable Eye.
HAMBURG, May 29.-The committee on
the prevention and detection Of cholera
constituted by the Senate of Hamburg,
declared officially today that clerk who
was supposed to have been suffering the
previous week from diarrhea, died on
Saturday last from Asiatic cholera
S~PARIs, May 29.-Two deaths from
diseases of choleraic nature have oc-
CURED at Toulouse, in the department of
Haute Garonne, and one death Of a
choleraic nature at Nismes, in the de-
partment of Gard.
Fearful Cyclone in the East Indies.
LONDON, May 29.-During the fearful
cyclone which has been raging in the
Bay OF Bengal the ship Germania was
lost. Sixty-four men who were on board
lost their lives. The British bark Rydal-
mere was swept high and dry on the
shore near Diamond Harbor on the
River Hoogly, 35 miles below Calcutta.
The ship Glengarry (Br.) was abandoned
at sea. The crew were saved.
NoTE-The British steamer Germania
sailed from Batoum, April %, and is
probably the svessel meant in the above
despatch.
The Australian Financial Troubles.
MELBOURNE, May 29.-Thc premiers of
Victoria, New South Wales and South
Australia, who have conferred az to the
best means of abating the present finan-
cial crisis and preventing its recurrence.
have issued a memorandum recommend.
ing the adoption by all the colonies of
uniform banking laws.
They believe that in general state
banks are not needed, although they adj
wise that banks of issue be inspected by
state examiners and be restricted by
such laws as are enforced among bank
ing institutions in the United States.
They agree, however, that the savings
banks should be under government CON
troll, in order that the payment of depos-
its may be guaranteed.
Sir j. w. Downer, premier of South
Australia, will draft banking bill.
which will be submitted to the colonial
| legislatures.
The Rhineland CIericals.
BERLIN, May 29.-The Rhineland Cler-
icals have published an election manifes-
to which commends their deputies for
having voted against the army bill, and
declares that the growth of the army
budget renders impossible any advance
in the way of social reform. Neverthe
less the Rhineland Clericals profess will
lingness to grant as much of the govern
ment demand as is indispensable to the
security of the empire.
Beat Three Champions.
PARIS, May 29.-At the Buffalo velo-
drome yesterday afternoon, A. A. Zim-
| merman of the New York Athletic Club
won two of the amateur bicycle races.
He defeated Vogt, the Scotch champion.
at 500 metres, and in the 1000 metres race
defeated both A. Ducros, the champion
of Ireland, and Dervil, the amateur
champion Of France.
British Conservatives and the Comins
Elections.
LONDON, May 29.-The central execu-
tive committee of the Conservative party
are sending circulars to Conservative
election agents throughout the country.
The circular implies that the leaders of
the Conservative party are confident that
the general election will be held in the
autumn or early in 1894.
The Duchess Out of Jail.
LONDON. May 29-The Dowager
Duchess of Sutherland was today re-
leased from Holloway prison, where she
was confined as first class misdemean-
ant. Notwithstanding the reports of the
alarming condition of her health, owing
to or aggravated by imprisonment, the
| Duchess looked well.
Hall Floors Slavin.
LONDON, May 29.-Jim Hall met Frank
Slavin at the National sporting club to-
night, for $2500 side and a purse of
$500 and knocked him out in the seventh
round. Slavin from the beginning made a
poor showing. He was completely out
generalled at every point by Hall and was
unable to offer even enough resistance to
| make the contest exciting.
| A Recalcitrant Maine Crew.
LEwEs, DEL, May 29.-Barkentine
| Harhart Eul1ar Gant Nash of uo