Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-20

neros lost two officers and 8 men. Or
the Prefectorate side Ii were killed. in
Guiding Major Corea. The Montoneros
are being pursued.
Chess Tournament.
LONDON, June 19.-In the chess touru-
ament today Steinitz beat Mason, there
by securing the second prize. Macken.
zie aud English played drawn game.
Will Have an Interview.
PARIS, June l9.-The Chinese ambas-
sador Will have an interview with Prime
Minister Ferry today.
The French In Madagascar.
PARIS, June 19.-Admirai Pierre. in a
dispatch from Tamative, Madagascar.
dated June Is, announces that he pre-
ssnted bis ultimatuu to the Hava gov
eminent which rejected il. He then
captured Tamative aud DESTROYED Toni
Point, Motsmbo and Terenive. The
French. he says, are firmly established
In these positions without suffering any
loss of men. The principal Operations
are finished and the state of siegs pro-
claimed.
Eaxitsh Admiration Of Longfellew.
LONDON. June l9.-The secretary of
the committee to place bust of Long
Fellow IN Westminster has presented the
American COMMITTEES five hundred let
tiers from persons of note who subscrib-
ed, to be kept in some public institution
In New England as a testimonial of the
high esteem in which the poet was held
by the best minds of Great Britain.
The Irish Question In Rome.
ROME, June 19.-The publication of
documents relative to Ireland has caused
some differences in the Curia. A spe-
cial commission has been appointed
which In future will examine Irish cues
tions.
French Troops Arrived.
PARIS, June 19.-rhirty thousand
French troops and one thousand An
Mantle auxiliaries besides landing par
ties from the French squadron will ar
rive in Tonquin within a fortnight.
The Malagassy ENJOYS had an interview |
with Prime Minister Ferry today before |
news of the capture of Tamatiye was |
received. 1t is thought that all further |
will now be left in the /
hands of Admiral Purea and the French
agent at Madagascar.
Fire.
LYONS, France, June ia fire broke /
out In the wood stores this evening and |
soon covered two acres. Forty railway
,ars were burned, and the train service /
between Lyons and Geneva is iuterfered /
with.
Uncle sam Does the uonOrs.
CRoNsTADT, June l9.-Admiral Bald
win, of the u. s. Navy, gave a grand
ball on board his flagship on Monday
evening. There was brilliant COM
sany, including all foreign embassa-
Tors at st. Petersburg, as we'll as Wad-
iington, special representative of
France, at the coronation. Also, Van
Nutelli, the Papal Nuncio at Vienna,
representing the Pope; Degions, the
Russian Foreign Minister, and Vice
ADMIRAL ChestakOw, of the Russian
Navy.
Important Decision.
MONTREAL, June 19.-The sur RENE
curt has decided that Lordouin Tro-
aise, executor of his wife's will, had no
light to endorse notes for her son, who
failed. A number of local
anks which discounted the notes, ag-
it is said, one million dollars,
re likely to lose their advance.
Threatened Reprisal.
ROME, June 19.-In the Chamber of
deputies today several members ex-
ressed regret that the United States
lovernment unduly taxed objects of art
imported into the United States, and
hey demanded reprisals. Magdioni,
finister of Finance, and Boccelo, Min
,ter of Public Instruction, while they
famed the action of the United States
,)ngress in imposing tax on imported
bjects of art, yet hoped that diploma
10 negotiations would procure better
erms. They added that reprisals would
70 useless, especially because of the i'm.
of fixing the real value of |
bjects of art. A motion was ultimately
dopted requesting the Government to
special meeting with the
question.