Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-30
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MADRID, Oct. 9.-The Circles Ca.a,.
non, which guarded the ministeria
buildings, and which vas disarmed anf
dlsbanded, was a volunteer oroanlzatior
OF government EMPLOYEES. which tbs
Minister Of War decided to dissolve
No political importance was attached r.
the petition Of the War Minister.
Greece Ges. Mad.
| NKSSA, Oct. 9.-The Government al
Greece protests against the action OF
the Turkish Government In its refusal
to allow a Grecian man of-war 10 land
supplies at Chesme for the sufferers by
earthquake at that place.
surprised and Massaered.
CAIRo. Oct. "a hundred and ffty
Egyptian soldiers were surprised and
massacred by hill tribes in the Sineat
| defile in Nubia-
Advance Of Canaaian Pacific.
LONDON, Oct. 9.-On the Stock Ex-
| change today Canadian Pacific Rail
way stock advanced 10 per cent. upon
the report that the Canadian Govern.
fnens had guaranteed per cent. interest
thereon for 10 years.
English Etliibussers,
LONDON, Oct. 29.-Despite the dis
approval manifested by the Colonial
Minister of the exploration OF New
Guinea the projectors will proceed.
The steamer leaves England before
Christmas, and will take six months
provisions, tents and arms. Each snb-
scriber of fl00 to the expedition will Sc
cure land warrant emitting him to a
thousand acres of land.
The Beauties Of the English System.
A gentleman was attacked Yesterday
by lunatic in c,r on a suburban
railway and beaten insensible. The
only other occupant of the Compartment
was lady. When the train arrived at
the station she gave the alarm and the
lunatic was secured.
The Chinese Position.
LONDON, Oct. 9.-The Franco Chinese
correspondence furnished by the Chi
nese Legation adds little to that already
published, except that it offers argu-
ments in favor of the Chinese position,
denies that Marquis Tzing ever assured
Challamsl Lacour that China would not
oppose frances enterprise in Tonouin,
and says that before July last Triecou,
then French ambassador to China, in
formed LII Hung Chang that either the
open or occult assistance of AMMAN by
China would involve casas beili.
The Cholera Spreading.
ALEXANDRIA, Dot. g. Six deaths
from cholera Sunday. The disease has
appeared at Mesa.
Medals Awarded.
OTTAWA, Oct. 29.-The Fisheries Com
mission award Canada twenty seven
gold and thirty silver medals.
Made PubIie.
LONDON, Oct. 9.-The Chinese Le-
cation has furnished the newspapers
copies of the entire correspondence
with the French Minister of Foreign
Affairs upon the Tonquin question.
The correspondence embraces twenty
seven communications.
The War ON the National League.
DUBLIN, Oct. %. - There was no
public meeting of the National League
anywhere in Ireland yesterday, the
Government forbidding them. Some
disorders occurred at Castle Lyon,
County Cork, where the police with
xed bayonets charged upon the pro-
cession, breaking it up completely and
CdPbuEbuk Uduuofo duo uuSlcdi tuStIu-
ments. When the military and the DO
lice withdrew, however, the meeting
was held. and thus the object of the
league was effected.
BATTLES -Barbartties Of Civilization.
PARIS, Got. 29.-Mail advioes show
that the French forces had several On
counters in the vicinity of Hanoi early
in September with Chinese regulars,
we'll armed and differed. After con.
fliot of three days, during which the
French took some of the enemy's
works, they withdrew, leaving Hoopong
still in the hands of the enemy.
Letters from Saigo states that murder
and cruelties we're committed near
HueOn on the occasion of the capture
by the French sailors. Admiral Cour-
bet directed an official order that there
shouid be no quarter given men, women
or children. Three hundred Annamites
fleeing in the Bay of Thuan were all
shot; 150 mere drifting in junk,
without arms or oars, were also massa-
creed. The Figars declares that Ad-
miral Courbet, at the instance of Com
modore Harmonic, allowed the perpe-
tration of such acts in order to terror
ize the Annamites. The Temps denies
the order, but admits that 1900 of the
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