THE CHOLERA EPIDEMIC.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 113, 1 August 1885, Page 5

THE CHOLERA EPIDEMIC.

Madrid, June 21.— King Alfonso having determined to visit the cholera-infected districts, although the Ministry threatened to resign, immense crowds gathered in the streets on Saturday and made a demonstration in favour of the King and Queen as against the Ministry and the municipal authorities. The crowd becoming riotous, the civil guard was called out and fired upon the mob, who thereupon stoned the soldiers. The disorder continued throughout the night with slight abatement, but the crowd was finally dispersed. To-day it is reported that two workmen were shot dead and several were wounded. Many of the rioters were arrested. Some of them have revolutionary proclamations in their possession. The King, before consulting with his Ministers, decided to abandon his projected tour, and the Ministry was reinstated. Murcia (Spain), June 23. — Frequent religious processions pass along the streets, and solemn services are held for the purpose of imploring Divine assistance against the cholera. Dead waggons parade the city day and night. Many cholera victims are buried coffinless. The heat is dreadful. Madrid, June 24 — In the Uortea yesterday, the Minister of the Interior stated that in consequence of the favourable report made by the Commission appointed to inquire into the subject of inoculation with cholera microbes, the discovery of Dr. Ferron, as a preventive against the spread of cholera, the practice of inoculation would be allowed to be continued, but only, however, as an experiment.