Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-12
FO r e IG N.
Lumber Dealers Asis.ssA.

Lumber Dealers AG1saie1.
OTTAWA, Aug. l0.-Lumbernen Of the
Ottawa district are excited over the new
regulations governing the importation
OF Canadian lumber into the United
Strtes. Il appears that lumber which
has been imported as one-inch boards,
are really an inch and a quarter thick,
and the United States Government hav-
ing discovered this. issued an order
which caused temporary suspension OF
tbs lumber business.
The syndicate sale.
OTTAWA, Aug. 10.-It 10 announced
that $4,000 Of the Canadian Pacific
Railway bonds have been taken up.
Manchester company took 5000
OO. $360, 600 were taken up in Toronto,
and the remaining $3,Go0,0o disposed
of in Canada.
GRAvEHURsI, Ont, August 1O.-Mrs.
Jestina and girl named Bailey. to-
Rether with a daughter of Mrs. Jsstina,
whom they were endeavoring 20 save,
were drowned in Muskoka lake.
Disastrous 10 Crops.
ToroNTo, Aug. ia special today
contained telegraphic reports from all
parts OF the country, showing damage
done to crops by recent storms, from
which 1t appears that in eighteen or
twenty Of the best wheat growing
counties, half of the wheat and barley
have been exposed to the weather. such
as will probably reduce the selling value
to q or 30 par cent. In the county of
Kent alone, the damage suffered during
last few days is enough to conver. the
harvest, whion promised to be one of
the best on record, into one that will
furnish very poor rscOmpenss for the
year to come.
F0ur Men Drowned.
FLEsHKETowN, Ont, Aug. I.-Fayette
Miles, Edward Miles, John Hughson
and VIM. Wilson were drowned in the
Lake near Brewster by the upsetting of
a boat.
Extraordinary Prohiblslon.
MONTREAL, Aug. n.-Bishop Lafiich, |
of Three ksvers, has forbidden ladies
OF his congregation, under pain Of sin
from wearing curls.
BreadstsG. Trade.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. H.-The leading |
weekly grain circular says the recent |
brilliant weather has further depressed |
trade. British wheat markets are dull. |
Cargoes in all positions arc weaker, |
with declining tendency. Here wheat |
has sold slowly since Tuesday at a de- |
cline of Id. Corn is steady on spot. |
but forward positions are neglected. At |
the market tsday there was an average |
attendance Wheat was in limited de- |
mand. White was unchanged. Red |
was lower. Flour was unchanged. Corn |
slightly depressed, and there was;an |
Indifferent demand.
Served Rightly.
BERLIN. Aug. 1l.-Herren. Bebbel, !
Liebknecht and Hosenchiver, Socialists, !
are condemned by the Leipsic Court to |!
two msnths' imprisonment for excess |
i've abuse and insult to the Federal |
Council. Liebknecht and Hosepchiver |
are members of the German Reichstag. !
The British Army Moving.
CHATHAM. Aug. 1.-THE second bat
talon of ths Royal Irish Foot, 775 |
strong, today left for Egypt. Great |
enthusiasm was manifested on their de- |
Of troops from Chatham. The de- |
spasch of troops from Southampton il |
also finished for the present. A squad |
ron of the Household Cavalry has boen |
ordered to Cyprus to form depot from |
which to forward mon to the front. |
The second army corps will be brought |
to its full strength, in order to support |
the corps already abroad. if necessary.
A Sensation Created.
VIENNA. Aug. 1.-THE Turkish Con-
sui at Bombay has been ordered to give |
an explanation to the ulemas of In |
dia respecting the action of the Porte |
in regard to Turkish troops to cooper
ate with the British in Egypt. which has |
produced great sensation among Mo
hammedans in India.
A Satisfactory Interview.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, Aug. 10.-Lord Duff
ferin had an interview with Said Pasha /
today. The latter gave Dufferin q sat- |
isfactory explanation respecting the |
terms of the proclamation against Arabi |
Pasha. and terms Of military co-opera-
ton with England and expressed tho
bone that they would be ready Thurs-
day. An aid-de-camp of tho Khedive |
has arrived with letter giving a de-
tailed statement to the Porte Of affairs
in Egypt. An emissary from Cairo,
named Mentharn. was arrested at Dam |
ascus for preaching sedition IN bazaar.
Turkish Intentions.
Dorvisch Pasha, having completed
his preparations for departure, went to |
the palace yesterday, and asked for or
ders before embarkinR for Egypt. The |
Sultan replied that AZ certain arrange
ments had still to be made, he must |
wait for instructions. In some circles |
this reply is interpreted as meaning that |
Dervisch Pasha will not be entrusted |
with the command Of the Turkish forces |
in Egypt. An trade has besn)signed |
auth orizing the proclamation of Arab |
Pasha as a rebel, and landing of Turk |
ish troops in Egypt. The text Of the |
trade will be reported in conference on |
Thursday.
Ceaferenoe Proceedings.