Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-13
FOREIGN.


fFeneh Operations In Nasfagasr-r,
LONDON, Sept. 1l.-Advises froup Tar
atave, Madagascar. of August 3n.n, stat
snst the French bad bombayIad an
temporarily occupied Mshanoro. s ( -
on sne coast some distance south u
Tsmatave.
A sihiiistic Proclamation.
WAEsAv, Sept I1.-Thousands O
copies of NIhiiistic proclamation Raw.
oe7h circulated, signed by the Ceutr
snEmlttee- The proclamation says.
In the struggle TO sustain the people
againss the rule of the Gar, We ough
10 pave recourse to the same wearon
'hhs De uses. Our fight is now, as i
ever was, Faefraacs. We have d me
justice to journalist Skripetski, VII -,
deafn was wrongly attributed to the
violence OF thieves. He vas executed
oy Us as spy. NJ traitor escapes"
Ine police have failed to discover The
source Of the publication. The polics
however seized Nihilist at the rail
road station disguised as an officer of
the guard.
Dodsisg the Inevitable.
PARIS, Sept. IL. - Admiral Peyrsn
Minister of Marine and the Colonies
supports the demand made by Admiral
tolrbet, that France shall officially de-
care war against China "a a necessary
action 10 secure the eompiete success OF
his naval operations.
Figaro states that Paferuotre. French
Am 5assador to China, received from
Isun2 Ii Yung deeIar alton of war by
Chlna, but the Ambassador refused 10
give the document official recognition.
upon tie ground that diplomatic usage
renders 1t necessary tlat such declar-
ation should be made direct to the
french Government at Paris.
Another Lean.
CAIRO, Sept. l2.-It is reported that
Eu9lsad has offered tn guarantee loan
to the Egyptian Government, if Egypt
Will place she mosque property under
English control as security
Want 60 he Free-A sick Prince
NAPLES. Sept. 12.-As King Hum bert
was passing the prison Yesterday, the
inmates raised load shout, praying to
be set at liberty.
Among those dangerously i'll With the
cholera 10 a son of King kaiakaaa, of
the Sandwich Islands.
The Mudir's Victory.
CAIRO. Sept. l2-Later dispatches
confirm the report of the substantial
victory of the Madir o: Dongola at Am-
bakol over rebels from Kordofan. Re-
cent adyices report that I'll Mahdi is In
the south of Kordofau with an army of
l4.OOO. and that a detachment of 1000
has been sent to reinforce the army be-
sieging khartoum.
Presented HIS Credentials.
VIENNA. Sept. l2-John M. Francis.
the new American Minister to Austria.
presented his credentials yesterday to
Emperor Francis joseph. Mr.. Francis.
IN presenting his credentials, alluded to
the cordial relations existing between
America and Austria. The Emperor's
reply dvelared that these relations were
upon firm basis. and ex
pressed desire that the cordial rela-
tons might ever be maintained between
the two countries.
The Meeting Of the Emperors.
BERLIN, Sept. 12.-The papers here
state that arrangements have been made
Tor the three Emperors to meet at Count
Hinckets castle, near kattowitz, In
Prussian Silesia. Emperor William
will start for the meeting place Sunday
evening. Prince Bismarck, Count Her
bert Bismarck and General Allediall
viii accompany him.
He VIII ne There
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. I'm. De
6iers, Russian Prime Minister, has
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