The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-05-13

General Key informed Representative
Page and John Valentine when. by
appointment, they called yesterday to
ascertain his decision ia the Wells
Fargo & Co. matter, that after full
consideration Of the case be bad not
found anything in the facts - present
ed that would justify him in exceeding
his discretion under the Law to adopt
the recommendation of the department
commission, ard that he had therefore
made up his mind that he will not in
-terfere With the Express Co.'S letter
carrying business as long as they com
ply with the existing postal laws and
regulations. He aided to Mr. Vslen-
tine csutionary remark that the com.
psny should be particularly careful TO
guard against inssdicientiy stamped
letters, Sad that they should not carry
railroad cnmpany's letters free bey ond
lines of railroad.
BRADFORD. Pa. May 1.-THE loss
in Rexford is estimated at $50. 900 with
light insurance. several dangerous
fires are now raging in the woods near
Bsrnum City and Colevllle. Oil prop.
srty is thickly located through the
forest 10 these sections. both Of which
are twelve miles from Bradford. Az
yet no property has been destroyed Ut
either place. Four hundred men are
fighting the flames near Colsvills and
. large number near Barnum City. A
brisk breeze 10 blowing. and the woods
in every direction are dry a. finder,
making the peril very great. Rain il
the only means of qusnehing the forest
EUROPE.
ROME. May ~ uizepps Maxzoni.
Grand Master of the Italian Freems
sons, and Triumvir in Tuscany with
Guisezzi and Montenegro In 1919. il
dead. ~ #.s-afl @t
BLACKBURN. May f24Fron 81. 900 to
IS. 600 operatives will be idle this
morning on account OF the strike.
Many towns in North aud Northeast
Lancashire have promised support to
she strikera.. A protractsd struggle is
spprehsnded. and precautions against
rioting have been taken.
LONDON. May ia Ragusa dispatch
10 the. Manchester Guardian says the
Porte no longer controls the Albanian.
They declare their intention to invade
Montenegro and take Podgeritzs. The
state Of affairs in Montenegro 10 depio-
rable. The crops failed last year. and
now. just at the sowing season. the
whole population is called to defend
the frontier. The Prince of Aontene.
gro declares that unless his people can
return to their fields within ten days, .
famine wilkbe inevitsble.
VIEHxA. May l2-Affairs 10 Albania
are not 90 bad as the special dispatches
make out. but there is sufficient cause
for uneasiness to raise . doubt whether
the question 1t issue can be settled
withoat an armed conflict. Five or six
thousand Albanians are assembled ct
Tusi. few milss from Podgeritza. The
Montenegrins are concentrating line
of thousand men at Podgeritzs. The
Turkish force in the Province is only
about 5000. Even if the Porte is vii.
ling to execute the convention, il haa
not the power; and if unwilling. it is
difficult to Geo how the intervention oil
the Powers can be effectually brought
to bear.
CoxsTANTINoPLE, May 12.-Trust.
worthy news il received from Scutari
that the whole northern sAlbania 10 in
arms, and the authorities seem to have
lost all power. 6cutari has already
cent 1900 men to meet the insurgent,
and the entire population capable 81
bearing arms is ready to turn ont in
case of need.