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

Inc bill to prevent corrupt practices
at elections passed to the second read
ing IN the Commons last evening.
Decorated.
Lord Dufferin has been decorated
with the grand cross of the Order Of the
Bath.
The Prince OF wales stakes.
LONDON, June 5.-The race for the
Prince of Wales stakes for thres-yea
olds was won by Lord Valmouth's Gal
lard, who ran third in the race for the
Derby Duke of Hanilton's Ossian Sec
ond, and Lord Bradford's Lascoon
third.
Wholesale Poisoning or soldiers.
BERLIN, June 5.-One hundred and
forty two soldiers at Posen were acct
dentally poisoned. The condition of
the men is dangerous.
Taking Legal Advice.
BERLIN, June 5.-The North German
Gazette denies that Bismarck has con-
suited judicial authority in relation to
the dissolution of the Federal treaty,
with view of abolishing the Rcichstag.
A Tender Footed Oniclai.
LONDON, June 5.-In a recent debate
in the House of Commons, Sir VIM.
Harcours, Home Secretary, implied that
Lord ROsebury, III the capacity of Under
Secretary fer the Home Department,
was specially charged with Scotch IN
terests merely as a temporary plan in-
tended TO prepitiate Scotch mempers.
This statement of the Home Secretary
has offended Lord Rosebury, who, on
entering the House of Lords, took seat
apart from his colleagues and evidently
threatened to resign, and, il is asserted,
has already written to Gladstone
acQuainting him with his intention. Ii
is still hoped the matter will be settled
An Editor and Printers In Trouble.
DUBLIN, June Edward harrington,
editor of the Kerry Sentinel, and a
printer of that paper were each SEN
fenced to imprisonment for sh months
on account of the publication in the
Office of the Sentinel of a piacard invit-
ing persons to join the Invinoibles and
attend the meeting. They will appeal
from their sentences. Two compost
tors on the paper pleaded guilty of as
sisting in the publication of the card
and was each sentenced to two months.
Banlshed for Speaking His Mind.
LONDON, June 5.-The Daily Ne,es
correspondent at Berlin says the Mayor
of Moscow has gone to his estate in
Tombow, or in other words, has been
banished for having expressed the hope
in a speech at the banquet to Mayors
of cities during the coronation festivi-
ties, that the Gar would institute a
constitutional regime.
Roasted Gor Witchcrafi.
Advices received from Sierra Leone
under date of May "A. state that fifty
persons were roasted alive for witchcraft
in Shebsa district.
Diplomatic Relations TO BE Closed.
PARIS, June 5.-Tzeng, the Chinese
representative at Paris, London and st.
Petersburg. and who represented China
at the coronation of the Gar, has been
interviewed at Moscow. He said that
diplomatic relations between France
and China would certainly cease IL the
former operated in Tonquin without
having previously arranged matters
with his government.
Resumed His Throne.
LONDON, June ga dispatch to the
Standard from Sierra Leone states that
King kaffee Kilkalie, author of the late
war in Ashantee, has bsen forcibly re-
stored to his throne.
The French nj Hanoi.
PARIS, June .5.-Official report from
Tonquin in regard to recent hostalities
near Hanoi, is that Capt. Riviere was
killed while endeavoring to prevent the
capture of a gun, and which was sub
seQuently recovered. The French COL
umn rallied in good order; the wounded
were carried back to Hanoi and the
dead left behind. The enemy lost lib
men. The situation at Hanoi is reas-
suring. Two companies of troops
started from Haiphong for Hanoi the
9th ult. The commander at Fort
Namdink, telegraphed that he is able to
1epel an attack.
Orangemen In Council.
ST.. CATHERINE, Ont, June 5.-The
Grand Orange lodge of Canada is in
session. Delegates are present from all
parts of the Dominion. The refusal of
the Dominion Government to inoorpor.
ate the Orange Order is one of the prin-
cipal subjects.
Will Extend Thanks.
RoME. June Sit is the intention of
the Vatican to express thanks to Great
Britain for laid extended to Catholic
Missionaries in Soudan.