Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-26
70 r q / q N.
The Chinese lnvnsaon.

VICTORIA, B. c., Aug. 24.-Ths Chi
nese continue to buy and lease nearly
All the northern part Of the city. Sew
eral handsome brick blocks arc under
contract for Monaghan merchants, who
declare they intend 10 control the trade
of the Orient from this center.
Reresa Fires.
NEW WESTMINSTER, Aug. A.-Forest
drea are still burning in various parts of
the district, bat the most extensive ara
those between Fraser River and Mud
Bay. It is deplorabls to see 50 muc.
fine timber destroyed.
Coal Discovery.
The six-foet seam of coal discovered
at Quataiue by Mr.. Silver, who repre-
sents the West Vancouver Commercial
Company, of San Francisco, is said to
be of excellent quality. After prospect
ing in several places near the waters
edge, the party went back forty feet in
the brush On the 10Th inst, and after
digging down about three feet struck a
seam of coal ak feet thick. Inland the
dip Of the coal is slightly detected, and
as this land rises AZ il leaves the shore
it will necsssitate deeper sinking. Ii il
only natural to hope, a. distant zelda
look greenest that thicker seams will be
found deeper down. Boring with dia-
mond drills will soon be commenced.
Hia with . sanA nag.
A man named Daniel Turner, lately
from Portland, o., was arrested today
on charge Of beating Robertson, a
dry dock contractor. over the head with
sand bag. Robertson, who 10 an old
man, is believed to be dying. The diff
Guilty occurred In barro0m.
Killed By . Tree.
A young man named Robert Watson,
while telling a tree today, was killed BY
branch, He was to have been married
next Monday.
The French In Ten4sin.
LONDON, Aug. X.-The Tones cores
pOndsnt at HongkonR. referring to the
movement of the French In Tonquin,
says the enemy are mainly composed OF
Chinese. armed with Remington rifles,
1t is believed the enemy's loss was small
French doctors complain of want OF
medicine and stores. Operations OF
the French have been stopped for the
present, the number of troops bninR in
sufficient to attack San F0y and Bao.
niuh, which are the strongest positions
in the Delta. the repulse threatened
them would encourage the enemy. Foul
thousand native Christians are beine
armed. The correspondent at Hano
adds that it is generally admitted that
the French will require force of 100,
900 men to be able to cope with the
enemy successfully. The number oil
guns Is also inadequate.
Death OF Count Chambord.
Paris, Aug. A.--Count dc Chambord
Is dead. He remained conscious ia
within moment of death. There viii
be no public funeral services at Frohs
dorf. The obsequies will be celebrated
a week hence.
PARIS, Aug. 25.-Republioan journals
speak respectfully In regard to ths
death of Count de Chambord, and unit<
in paying homage to the sincerity of tht
deceased. Royalist papers have ap
peared with mourning borders and an
reserved In theiF comments regarding
the consequences Of the Counts death
The body will be turied BY fhe side oil
that Of Charles X. The will Of thl
Count will be opened in the presence Of
high officials.
Summoned % Paris.
Count NJ. Ohallemel Lioour, French
Foreign Minister, has summoned n
Wsddington. French Ambassador d
London, 70 come TO Paris to discuss m.
tioual affairs,