Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-09-08
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morning there occurred hers one of thS
seyerest earthquakes ever known on tn,
lsthmus. Many buildings were dam
aged. bt no lives lost.
A Hot Fight.
kAssAssIN, Sept. THE Egyptian lose
IN the affair of yesterday was heavy
considering the brief duration OF the
skirmish. This was by far the mos,
determined demonstration made BY the
enemy since the battle of Kassassin, and
indicates the near approach OF dscis-
i've conflict.
PARIS, Sept. Tt ia rumored that
England, with the assent of Russia, has
signed a secret treaty with Turkey rela-
tive to the ultimate Organization with
Egypt. :.
serious Fire.
QUEBEC, Sept. IA block in Saiu:
koches. suburb, was burned this
morning. Loss. over 100000.
End or the Meeting.
LINCOLN, Sept. THE Greenhsck
State Convention finished their labors
this morning. They placed the nomi-
nation OF State ticket in tho hands Of
| SOAAhAAssSU OA ps, W OpuAOI Will tllt
antl-mOnOpOly convention of the 9th,
at Hastings, for tho purpose of com
blning all the opposition to the Demo
cratic and Republican parties. L. Todd
was Chairman. l.. G. Pace was re-elect-
ed Chairman of the State Central Com
mittee. p. p. ingalls, made speech to
tho convention.
GS,00O Men.
ALEXANDRIA, Sept. IA correspon-
dent of the Nems has obtained from a
most reliable source the exact strength
Of Arabi Pasha's army. I he grand total
is AS fellows: Infantry, A6OO; cavalry,
1S,Co0; guns, lab; rocket tubes, $50: Be-
dOuins. 1850.
Preparing for the strife.
CoNsrANTrSoPLE, Sept. 7.-An Imperi-
al Civil Commission will leave here on a
special steamer Thursday for Alexan-
dria.
Dervisch pasha and Baker Pasha,
with their staffs, will start on Thursday
for rendezvous in Crete.
Turkish troops are assembling here as
fast a. possible.
Peace or war;
ATHENS, Sept. THE Turks propose
a compromise of the frontier difficulty
BY Offering to cede three of the disputed
places to Greece, If the latter will cede
to Turkey the remaining two. Greece
refuses to make the concession, and will
mobilize An army If negotiations fail.
Four thousand men are held in readi-
ness to join the troops concentrated on
the frontier.
CoNsTANTINorLE, Sept. 7.-Ordera
have been sent to linda hey to forward
the first detachment of Turkish troops
to Egypt.
ALExvNDRlA, Sept. lit was rumored
two months ago that the Sultan offered
Egypt to England on the same oondi-
ti0ns as tho Island Cyprus was taken.
But England declined.
big Boat Race.
ALEXANDRIA, N. T.. Sept. Arrange
ments are cOnsummated for three
mile race next week between Courtney,
Riley, Laycock and Elliott, for $1,000.
Csmpletely Let Out.
MONTREAL, Sept. Three Americans
VIM. Mackay, Geo. Mcbride and John
H. Flanagan, we'll known in the States
and Canada as accomplished cracksmen
of the most dangerous kind, broke jail
last night and escaped. They are be.
lieved to DO the same parties who robbed
the banks of Montreal and Herohelagu
here of large sums two years ago. They
are we'll known in Chicago and the
Western States. After tearin.! out the
windows Of the cell. they lot themselve.
down 30 feet by ropes made of bed
clothes, and then scaled wall Is feet
high.
ALEXANDRIA, Sept. Tho murderer
of the Englishman was hanged thi.
morning by native police. He was con
Quoted from Zaplich through town, es
corted BY a detachment Of English
troops, who formed square around tht
Rallows. The condemned man walked
| in a defiant manner. Several hundred
Europeans Witnessed the execution. But
few natives were present. When thu
troops were withdrawn, however, thu
Arabs came out in large numbers.
Trssps for the Frsnt.
Is,sArI1A, Sept. Troops at Tel e
Mahala are going 10 Kassassin on Sat
uriay, when those at Nefich will pust
| forward to Tel Ell Mahala, and go on tt
the front Sunday. All the regiment;
will carry two days rations. Genera
Wolseley will proceed to the trout OF
Saturday.
Dying BY wholesale.
| MApsrp, Sept. IAN official dispatch
from Manila states that IVA natives anc
ono Europeaa uied there yesterday Of
cholera.
A boz Was received from Barieale By
Ssnor:C Comacho, Minister of Finance OF
Sunday last, and was found TO contain
four bottles of nitro glycerine.
| Murderer Arrested.
DuHxx, Sept. ten persons havt
han arrested for completely in the mur
der Of the Joyce family, near Cong
reoently, They have been cOmmitteC
for trial before special commission
here. The names Of the prisoners ar
Mylee Joyoe, Patrick joyce. John F
Joyce, Patrick n. Joyce, all Of Coppan
acreeha: Patrick Joyce, OF Hhan0ailey
Patrick Casey, Michael Casey, John Ca
sey. Anthony Phelbin and Thomas ca
sey.
EscapeA-CapssPeA.
Loxpoa, Sspt. THE Paris CORES
nondent 81 TIE Times received . com
muniOatiOu SEATING that kodexlguez
Castillo and Jose AaocO. three Cuba,
leaders, recently suoceeded u escapan
from peis0u at Calix. and took rsfuG
~ TanQuin; thAnce they proceeded .
0ibgaltaI, with . viswoe eOinR 10 Amer
ioa. The British po1ico, however, MOI
wishstanding theif proeoetations. hand
a 1hem oveg 20 the Spanish authorities
v>kmx~ns4 ~ uvsnOn N e.
dir, but Nae0o vaa sent 70 the galley
q 6sntna. Hi ftieods arc alarmed 70
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