Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-08
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Trade shut on.

FOREI GIN.
| Trade shut Oh.
| OTTAwA, Feb. The customs agent
at Greetna. Niche, and Manitoba ara
ordered By the Government TOt - allow
grain TO PISS on tn Duluth by the Cana
dian Pacific railway. The reason fo-
this order Is at present unknown.
MIaisfesiai Changes Expected
cAgIs, Feb. Jules Ferry yesterday
recommended President CHEVY 20 expel
the Orleans princes by decree. Grevy
hesitates az such course, but j; prob
ably will be adopted if the Ministry is
changed. Sweeping changes in the
Ministry, making virtually new csbi-
net, are expected to be eaze.tsd on S1u-
| day night. Ii is even said Gen. The
bauden, War Minister, Will be the only
member of the present Ministry remain
ing. LeGrand. former Minister of
Marine,is mentioned for the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs.
Very Constderate for the People.
ST.. PErERsBUso, Feb. THE Cars
| manifesto announcing his coronation.
says: We are determined in our heart
not 10 perform this sacred right until
the feelings excited by the crime under
| which a benefactor of the people fell
victim to has time to calm"
20 Outra.es.
DEBLIN, Feb. 6.-The Dublin Gazette
officially says agrarian outrsges in Ire
land during January number 80.
Important Conversation.
BERLIN, Feb. The Emperor Viii
liam held a conference On Tuesday with
the Count Won Hazfeldt, Foreign Sec
Rotary. Importance Is attached to the
interview. 1t is reported the discussion
related to Bismarck's health.
Disasters GA the Sea.
LONDON. Feb. 1T is reported the
steamer kennmu;re Castle, of 2o00 tons.
from London to Shanghai via Suez
canal, is lost. Her passengers were
saved, but many of the crew We're
Dir jwned. A heavy gale prevailed on
the coast today. Several minor causal
tiles involving ious of life ara reported.
And Maybe Another Wreck.
LONDON, Feb. IA bottle has been
found on BoarGe mouth beach contain |
ing saloon ticket on which are written |
the following words: Our ship is in |
great distress. The masts are destroyed; |
Nederland. The Red Star line steamer |
Antwerp Feb. 3. for New York. Bourne |
mouth beach. where the bottle is said to |
have been found, is in southampton |
county, England.
The latest Marine Loss.
LONDON, Feb. THE report OF the |
loss of the steamer Kannmuir Castle is |
confirmed. She foundered in the Bay |
of Biscay Feb. %, in a few minutes. |
They only We're able to launch one boat |
continuing all passengers numbering :. |
and . of the crew. The whole crew num- |
bered 40 persons. The Survivors. when !
rescued by French steamer. only wore |
night dresses, and were ali very weak.
To step ln,. |
LONDON, Feb. IA Paris dispatch |
states that faliiers, President OF the |
Council, today expressed TIE intention !
to resign.
An Absconder Ahead.
DURHAM, Ont, Feb. III. c. Gurney, |
an accountant for the Bank of Com
merce, has absconded. His accounts |
are short from $4,000 10 Sl2, 0CO.
Pleased all Round.
BERLIN. Feb. THE Emperor is es-
pecially gratifed at the acceptance, by
the Prince of Wales. OF the colonelcy of
the Butcher HussarS. He announced |
the appointment III Il very touching au-
tograph letter 10 the Prince. 4 dep1ta-
ton from the regiment requests pernis-
sion to tender personally to the Prince
of Wales an expression of their sense OF
the honor conferred, and hope he will
attend the spring or autumn parade and
present the regiment to the Emperor.
DUaLIN, Feb. THE authorities &C
copt the evidence of John Devine, a
painter, one of the three prisoners
charged with the murder of Policeman
Cox. Devine's evidence is very start.
ling.
An Untcrrified Irsshnlan.
Healy, presiding at the first public |
meeting of the National Land League,
referred TO his impending imprison-
ment. and reiterated his intention of
pursuing the coutse which he had
marked oct during his political life.
sounds Coed, bat Means Nothing.
LONDON Feb. Z. In replying to d dep
utation denouncing the abuses TO labor
traffic on the Pacific, the Sect tary for
the colonies says England has no idea
of annexing or assuming protectora;e
of the New Hebrides. He hoped Eng
land and France would agree to respect |
the Independence of these islands. The
Government, he said, would carefully |
consider the question OF abuses COM
planned of.
Coed showing.
British imports for January increased |
over January of last year G3,1l7 800. |
The exports increased S7,7S8. 600 during |
the same period.
An Editorial Opinion.
LONDON, Feb. 6.-The Times comment |
ing on the Emperor OF Russia's corona |
ton manifesto says much too little at
tention is attracted by the subsistence |
of the revolutionary stOr II and the re-
assertion of ascendancy by the perma- |
nent forces of Russian society. The |
events of the last few weeks indicate a |
break up, at any rate for the PR MT, of |
a wicked and sterile cons .'irscJ.
A Dead Diplomat.
ST.. PETEBsBURG. Feb. 6.-Prince Ser |
gus Curorssooif, Privy Counsellor and
Secretary of STATE, is dead.