Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-01
FOREIGN.


LAKKDo. April ..-Anshentic advioes
from Mexico are 10 ths effect that Gen.
Ireveno. few DAYS ago. received a po-
te lntirnation To report st headquarters
| at the City of Mexico. TO which be failed
70 respoad. second and official sun
mons met with an excuse, wnereupon
yesterday he Was gwen warning that
| unless be complied within twenty four
hoors be would De taken usder guard.
Gen. Treveno will not obey. As II means
certain imprisonment and will precipi-
tate rebellion. II is further stated as
fact that British steamer. loaded
with goods for Vera Cruz. has been or
dered by telegraph On Ter passage to
return her cargo home without deliver
ing, and that the Whitney Morgan line
| of steamers has been ordered not to
extend her trips to the American port.
Advice OF SIR Evelyn Barring.
LONDON. April 9-Slr Evelyn Barring
has advised the Government To aban-
| don thu Souisn after relieving General
Gordon.
A war correspondent SAYS that Premier
Ferry awaits fresh explanations from
England before accepting the invita-
ton 70 AL Egyptian conference.
Comma n ication with Gordon.
Orders have been sent to Cairo 10 es-
tablish a special messenger post to con-
vey dispatches ~ General Gordon.
Every village between Berber and
khart0um Is reported 10 be Ia rebellion.
The Frauro.Chiness Situation.
PARIS. April st is now affirmed
that If China refuses to comply with
the demands of Pateuotre, France will
,%..x.
| therefor. and should China afterward
persist In holding out against she de-
| u lands. America or Russia will be asked
| To arbitrate in the matter.
Tso Late 10 Retreat.
CAIRO. April 3O.-Hussein Pasha tele-
graphs that he is still at Berbsr, and it
ia too late to retreat. The town is com
pletely surrounded and the garrison ut
terly disheartened.
Failure OF a Mexican Rank.
Cry OF MEXICO, April 3O.-rhe Ma
tional Bank of Monte de Piedad. the
oldest financial institution i'll Mexico,
closed It's doors this morning. There
has been run on the bank for several
days, owing to the expectation that the
government would demand assistance
from it. This morning the government
made peremptory demand on the bank
for a large sam of money. The bank
Immediately closed its doors to protect
its legitimate creditors, which Il has
ample means under ordinary circum-
stances TO meet. There is but little eX-
element.
Chinamea Seekimx Employ ment.
WINNIPEG, Man, April 30-General
Sy,f MT ha
following telegram from the thirty
third siding:
There are between 5000 and 1000 Chi
nese here who wish work on the railway
AS laborers. They have had experience
on the Union Pacific and Northern Pa
ritic and on the Onderdonk c ,ntracts.
They are first class lot of laborers,
and are certain 10 give general satifac-
ton. can furnish 4 greater number if
necessary. Answer Immediately.
(Signedl II. j. SANMONs,
Agent for Wall Lung and others.
The population east of the Rockies
have long complained of the employ
| ment of Chinese labor on railroad con-
structien, and 1t Is not improbable that
the enga gement of such large number
of Celestials will lead TO serious dis
| turbanoes.
Released from Quarantine.
LONDON. April 30.-The troop ship
Crocodile has been released from quar-
| sntine and has entered Portsmouth
| harbor. After leaving Bombay eight
soldiers we're stricken with cholera and
| six died. The progress of the epidemic
| was rapid.
Z scare In Toronto.
ToRoNro. April 30.-A profound SEN
SatlOn was caused here through the dis
coverv of two powerful dynamite oar
| tridVes with wire and fuse attached un-
der the Crown land office and Psrlia-
mtnt building. They were found by
| the ION of the janitor this afternoon.
A thorough search disclosed two more
cartridges under the steps approaching
| the Speakers chamber. These also
having wire ana fuse attached to the
dynamite, were placed in position today.
| AS the cartridges could not have failed
| To be discovered had they been there be-
| fore. Excitement around the Farlin
rnent building reigns supreme. The
cartridges are about six inches long by
AN inch and half ia diameter and are
IN ,rked Etna Powder Company, Chi
cago." Two shells appeared newly
cartridges would have been sufficient to
blow up the wing of the building. The
miscreants must have been disturbed,
as the attachment was found short dis
tanoe from the cartridges.
| Fight with lusurgenis
MADRID. April 3O.-Ihe Government
troops owe took Magodo, An insurgsnt
| Chieitain, in his flight toward the
French frontier. and a severe fight ca
sued, resulting in Ma9Odo and seven of
his band being killed. -Four prisoners
were caught by the troops, who also re-
captured fourteen officers and men who
had recently disappeared from Santa
| Coburg.
| Effects Ur the llas ana Explosion.
HAVANA. April 3.-Ihe effects of the
explosion are terrible. Up to the pres
ent time the dead number II and the
wounded -. The latter are scattered
all over the town. having been wounded
by falling debris. Many are seriously
injured. OF detachment of - sol
diers in the magazine at the time OF the
explosion, eight escaped unhurt. The
magazine contained 100000 cart
ridges, 5000 kilogram nes of powder.
and one barrel of dynamite. The ware
house at ) IN Jose and the painters
warehouse sustained considerable dam
age, as did Also several churches and
many houses. The second shock was
stronger than the first. 1t was not
caused by An explosion of gas. but by
the explosion of the magazine. The
first shock was less violent because it
was caused by powder drying in the air.
The gas company will be able tomorrow
| to light the city again.
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