Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-10
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, Steamship Mexico. from San Fran
cisco, has just arrived.
ii Ptans 81 The Prophet
CAno, Jan. a-El Mahdi's brother in
Law, captured ct Esneh and brought to
Cairo. afirms that FL Aahdi viii not
fight Turkiah troops, but viii do his NJ
most u make common cause With them
to sxpel foreigners from Egypt.
/ Cseesfal CerFesssnAesee.
ST. PErEaaBuD0, Jan. g. Tolostr i,
Minister Of the Interior, has received q
letter announcing that he has been SEN
tenoed to death by the Nihilists. The
letter also iptimates that the Nihiiists
will murder the chief public prosecutor,
Acraie6, and Dofreekanskv. the public
prosecutor. Tolostoi guard has been
increased to 50 men. Muraie6 declined
. guard.
| Victoria Notes.
| VICTORIA. Jan. 6.-Accounts from thg
mainland state that there il great dis
tress among the Chinese laborera. They
have burroWed caves into the sides OF
the hills; for fuel they burn the set-
tiers fences, and for food steal their
live stock, and Q more serious ooudi-
ton Of things 10 anticipated a. the
season advances and she distress Of the
miserable beings increases.
The Tereass uerres.
| ToRoNro, Jan. 8.-The inquest on the
railroad aoeident at Humbert has ad-
journed until Tuesday next. The in
vestigation so far shows that Barber,
the conductor on the freight train. dis
| o6eyed orders in not stopping ct the
Gross the suburban train. Barber does
not attempt 10 excuse his neglect of
duty. He only says he forgot.
Dsn'l want Is Abandoned.
PANS, Jan. 8.-The French press Bit
terly attacks England for abandoning
the Soudan to Fl Aahdi.
AbanAonlng the SeaAan.
CAIRo, Jan. 8.-The recruiting Of
black troops under Sebir Pasha has
been abar d0ned. The government is
undecided whether it will recall Baker
Pasha, who has gone to Suakim to ar
range for . campaign against FL
Mahdi. A military commission under
Sir Evelyn Wood will make the neoes-
sary arrangements for the evacuation
Of the Sou1an by the Egyptian troops,
to accomplish which will, it 10 thought,
require year.
The War in Asia.
HoNoKoNo, Jan. San explosion at
Sansie on the 18th ult. destroyed two
batteries Of French artillery. One man
was killed and three injured. Several
houses and the.barraoks Of the battery
were badly damaged.
Two thousand Annamites attacked .
French post held ty 500 marines. After
several hours hard fighting the AMMAN
ties retired with loes of 100 killed and
wounded.
A column of French troops under the
command of Colonel Massin left Hanoi
70 pursue the pirates on the Red river
and possibly may advance to Hang Hoa
above Sontay.
Colonel Bionval overlook some bands
Of pirates in the province of Nandinh,
which retired before the French troops
to . strong position, where they were
attacked and after q severe fight of sew
eral hours, the French routed them.
Tho French cruiser Mytho has arrived
at Harphong.
Around ssstay.
PANS, Jan. 9.-Geheral Beckett holds
b ntay With 1000 French troops. and the
country for ten miles around 10 clear Of
the enemy. Hang Hoa, above S0ntay
ON the Red river, has been abandoned
BY the black da0s. Large numbers Of
Annamites are 6ecking TO the French
headquarters at Hanoi and bring with
them Chinese stragglsrs. It il stated
| that disuniOn among the Annamites and
Black Flags caused the loss of S0ntay.
The arms found in S0ntay were marked
| In the Foo Chow, China, arsenal. Some
correspondence has also been found
compromising the Annamite officers at
Hue aud Chinese officers.
Chinese Cerdon's 0plnlen.
LONDON, Jan. 9.-Chinese Gordon
writes that the Egyptians must abandon
the provinces Of Darfour and Kardori-
fan, and that they should retain posses-
sion Of Eastern Soudan, a., II Ell
an evasuation by the Egyptians would
be disastrous. The Arabs on both sides
Of the Red Sea in that event would be
likely to catch the infection Of rebel
lion. and the whole eastern question"
would be re0pened. Gordon considers
the choice of Noubar Pasha as Prime
Minister most judicious one.
Fer the Relief Of Greeley.
| LONDON, Jan. 9.-Officers Of the Amer
loan navy are reported to be at Dundee,
Scotland, for the purpose Of oharterinR
. whaling steamer to engage IN search