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Show TEN THOUSAND' PERISH. Eruption of the Great Sangir Island Volcano Vol-cano Attended by Awful Lobs of Life. FIRED ON A SPANISH CUNBOAT. Moors on the Coast of Morocco Attack the Spanish Flag Attempted Assassination Assassina-tion of a Prince Foreign. Victoria, B. C. July 30. The steamship Empress from Japan brings additional details de-tails of the volcanic eruption on the Great Sangir island on June 17. The eruption lasted for hours and almost the entire island felt the effects of it. The heat was oppressive, oppres-sive, while great clouds of ashes filled the air and buried crops and cities and smothered smoth-ered the natives to death. The town of Toreina was completely inundated in ashes. It is estimated that 10,000 lives were lost Immense coeoaniit 'plantations were destroyed. de-stroyed. Relief has been sent from neighboring neigh-boring islands. FIRED ON A SPANISH GUNBOAT. Sharp Engagement Between Moors and a Spanish Gunboat. Madrid, July 30. The Spanish gunboat Pilar, while cruising along the coast of Morocco, Mo-rocco, was fired upon by a party of Moors on the shore. The commander of the gunboat gun-boat hoisted the Spaniah flag thinking the attack the result of a mistake, expectiug it would cease, but the firing became more vigorous. vig-orous. Thereupon the commander ordered the fire to be returnad, and a brisk cannonade cannon-ade was kept ud between the vessel and the shore. Th course of the gunboat was changed to bring her nearer to the shore to render the fire more effective. The Moors held their ground until the vessel neared the shore when they fled precipitately. Cholera Riots. St. Petersburg, July 30. The riots are caused by cholera regulations in Tashend. The troops killed and wounded seven persons. per-sons. Viexxa, July 30. A confidential report from St. Petersburg says that the Russian government is convinced that the recent so-called so-called cholera riots are due to nihiiist revolutionary revo-lutionary agects who assure the poorer classes that they will be killed in the cholera hospitals, while the rich will be spared. Vikxxa, July 30. The Austrian premier. Von Taffe, has written the government of Galicia urging the strictest precautionary measures. The government fears the introduction in-troduction of cholera into Austria. Rebelled Against Intolerable Exactions. Vancouver, July 30. Advices from Hong Kong state that an insurrection against the intolerable exactions of customs officials at Fatshan brought out the troops, who killed eight of the mob. Finally the authorities conceded the demands of the people and quiet was restored. An unconfirmed report states that a rebelion had broken out in Szechuan. It is stated that the authorities have 6ent troops atrainst the rebels, who number 20,000. Mnst Abdicate the Throne. Loxdox, Juiy 30. It is reported that when the queen sent for the duke of Devonshire, Devon-shire, she asked him what could be done to avoid calling Gladstone to form a new cabinet. cab-inet. Ha answered that the only way was ? Wjc)JtjXiS thrqfla . Gladstone Nursing a Cold. . . London. July 30. Gladstone is suffering from a cold and is confined to his bed. Though the physician ordered that Gladstone shall not bo allowed to arise, he announces his condition not to be serious. . . French Delegates to the Fair. Paris, July 30. The Paris chamber of commerce has voted 20,000 francs to send a delegate to the Chicago fair and appointed Mr. Tourdelet to represent the chamber of commerce at the fair. Unsuccessful Attempt at Assassination. Yokohama, July 30. An unsuccessful attempt was made today to assassinate Count Okono, leader of the progressist party and viscount of Tokana and minister of justice. |