Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-08
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A Doubtful Story.

LONDON, June THE truth Of the
story about the poisoning by the Irwin
cibles in Dublin of q number of persons
obnoxious 70 them is much contested.
The Free,nan's Journal Of Dublin de-
MES that there is any foundation for it,
while the Central News correspondent
| at Dublin reasserts the correctness Of
the story.
Turned the Tables.
SCUTARI, jane IA force of Alba
mans have captured near Pre- q Turkish
convoy of nine battalions of Turkish
troops sent to chastise the Albanians.
senteneed 10 Death.
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, June 7.-Suleinan
Daound and Mehm Sami, accused of
setting fire to Alexandria at the time of
the British bombardment, have been
found guilty and sentenced to death.
Eighteen officers were found guilty of
completely in the same crime, and SEN
tenced to various terms OF penal servi-
tude.
Opposed 10 the appointment. -
LONDON. June TN the Commons
this afternoon OConneli, member for
Dun9arry, gave notice that he would
move that the appointment of the Mar
quis ct Landsdowne, as Governor-Gen-
erat Of Canada, was calculated 10 excite
grave discomfort both among the op-
pressed Irish and free Canadians.
stlil Uniled.
The Times, in discussing the coming
visit of Lord Chief Justice Coleridee to
the United States, says it is especially
snapped the bands knitting English and
American law.
Fighting In Albania.
SCUTARI, June 7.-Several fights have
taken place in the mountains between
Albanians and Turks, resulting in
heavy losses ON both sides.
The Labor Question In Cuba.
MADRID, June THE agent of the
Liberian republic has Just negotiated
with Spain a convention providing for
the repeal of the law prohibiting the in
PRODUCTION Of free black laborers into
Cuba. Two hundred thousand slaves in
Cuba will become free In 1888. The
labor question will then become se-
rious one. Spanish statesmen and Gu
ban planters are already examining
plans for the introduction into Cuba of
free African negroes, or China or India
coolies.
Protests Against Confinement.
DUBLIN, June flames Carey, the
inf0rmer, protests against being kept in
confinement. He still declines to leave
Ireland, and says that il compelled to
90 he will return.
The Tonquin Dimculty.
PARIS, June 7.-At the Cabinet coun-
Gil the Minister of Marine announced
that he had telegram, dated HongkonR,
June 9Th, from the Admiral Of the
French feet in Chinese waters, which
stated that the situation at Hanoi CON-
tiuues to improve and six companies of
French marines and mounted battery
from Saigon passed through HapponR
on the way to Hanoi.
Under Surveillance.
PARIS, June THE police are keep
ing close watch of the movements of
several Germans and Russians here
suspected Of belonging to the Anarchist
committee.
Coliided and Sunk.
LONDON, June THE German steam
or Claudius, which left New York May
| 10 for Stockholm, in q collision of
Tynemouth was badly damaged and
run on the beach and sunk.
Explanatory.
LONDON, June Elm the Commons
the Home Secretary read letter from
Lord Roseberry, stating that he had
not resigned the Office of Under Score
tary because of the Home Secretary's
statement touching his duty. Harcourt
explained that Roseberry's acceptance
of office in the first place was Only tenn
porary. In reply to a question relative
to the American labor reform league.
Harcourt said the government was per-
| fectly alive to the necessity Of paying
attention to such msnaces.