Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-13


l'nds OF Scotland are ripe for the land
agitation. Is was resolved to alter tho
name Of the Land League to "Lend
Labor League Of Great Britain" Cpon
resolution for sncmere.ing the peas
ant property as among the objscss Of
tue League, en- amendment was PRO-
/ posed embodyipg the principles of the
Oavitt land naturalization scheme. bet
after an animated discussion the o.iei-
nai resolution was Overwhelmingly car
ned. resolution was passed recon-
mendinR to the farmers Of Ireland the
justice and expediency OF aiding the
cause OF the laborers, and recommend
ing payment Of Irish members of Par
lament for their services.
Americans Reconsider.
| ALEXANDRIA, Aug. n.-Cap:ain Ewart
has made plucky reconnaissance from
Fort Aeks. He started at one O'Clock
IN the morning accompanied by an in
torpreter, and by daybreak hsd ridden
ten miles intO the country. He ascer-
talhed beyond doubt that there WAS
no truth IN tie report Of the presence of
large bodies Of the enemy in the direc-
tion In which he rode
CoSsrANTINopLE, Aug. l2.-ilinisters
sat throughout the night discussing the
terms OF the proclamation against
Asabl Pasha: Dufferin telegraphed to
London the Porte's notifications of the
Military Convention. and Granville sent
reply accep.ieg them. Dervish Pasha,
as Turkish member of the future Inter-
national Convention, will perform
functions similar TO those of tia Dan
ubian Comnission.
Adding Insult to 1nlMry,
CoNsTANTINoPLE. Aug. i2.-Ths Sui |
tan has directed that in addition to his
proclamation declaring Arab Pasha |
reb,, that unless he shall submit he has |
taken the ground that in resisting |
Arabi acts contrary 10 the precspts of |
tie Koran. Importance is attached to |
TINS expression of tho Koran against |
Arabi.
MADRID, Aug. l2.-TLe Spanish cor
vette Tornado. which arrived at Alex
andrla yesterday. will GO to Poit Said.
replacing ths frigate Carmen. Subsa-
quently, however, the Tornado aud |!
Consuei wil;.proceed to Ismaili alto pro.
tect Spanish merchant vessels travers
ing the Suez Canal.
Nc.es frOsss the seat Of War.
ALEXANDRA, Aug. 12.-rhe Coidstream
Guards and the Grenadier Guards have
arrived here. Tha British Government
has purchased a large hotel and .ner-
oantile premises at Post Said to use as d
hospital.
The Lost steamers Passengers.
Falmouth, Aug. 12.-The steamship
Hermann will tatzs the 500 steerags pas
Sengers of the wrecked steamer MoseI.
The cabin passengers of tae IOssl will
await the arrival of another steamer.
Too Rad.
LISBON, Aug. PA dispatch from
BuanOs Ayres states that the vessel CON
teylng Lieut.. Bove and members of the
Italian Antarctic expedition has been
wrecked of Cape Horn. All on board
were saved.
CONsTASTISopLI:, Aug. 13.-The Turk
ish delegates to the conference informed
Lord Dufferin that TO troops will be
landed IN Egypt until the arrival of the
Turkish special commissioners.
MALTA. Aug. 12.-Gen. Sir Garnet
Wolsloy has arrived here en- roate for
Alexandria. He il quite we'll.
The Murderer Of Cavcn,ilsa.
HAVANA. Cuba, Aug. IA dispatch
from Jamaica says that Wessgate. the
self confessed assassin Of Lord Freder-
icii Cayendish and Burke, has arrived
there, end the evidence duplicating him
in the orime is strong.
Match Game for Championship.
MONTREAL, August 12.-The Lacrosse
match game for championship of the
world, played between the Shamrock
clubs and Montreal clubs, was won by
tla Shamrocks.
Two Roads Unlled.
HAMILTON, Ont, Aug. 11.-At mid
night the Great Western railroad was
merged into the Grand Trunk railway
of Canada.
A Village Fire.
QUEBEC, Aug. PA Ere occurred this
in st. Souvenier, a suburb of
this city, destroying $4,000 worth of
property. There was good deal of
loosing done dufin2 the fire.