Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-31
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French transport from TeuQuin viii
q great deal Of sickness on board.
Steamer On Fire.
hAvAxA, Ang. 9-The steamer Git,
OF Merida, from Vera Cruz for Nes
York, - Ia the harbor on Are and vii
probably be total loss.
The British Scientific Asseesntfsn.
MONTREAL, AnV. 23.-Abous I5O mem
hers OF the British Associ .tion visited
Victoria Lodge and were afterwards en-,
tsr;aiued at lunch by the Grand rrunh
Railway. The association has decided
10 offer gold medal TO McGill Univer.
sity 20 Commemorate the present meet
ing. Notwithstanding the fatigue OF
Lieutenant Greedy yesterday. he pa-ssd
= r-sifui night. Ia order to give him q
nuinR reception u has been arranged
TO have dinner At the Windsor Hotel
iuesd4y. Places at the table will b
limited TO 80. The diners will ineluds
tne principal members of the associs-
ton.
More Neat.
LONDON. Aug 30-The Government
has ordered 10000 pounds more chi
cago compressed beef for the Soud An
expedition.
The man ofvar Kingasher, which
has just reached England from the Pa
ciic, has bsen ordered TO get ready to
sail for China.
satisfied.
GENEVA, Aug. 30.-The Sanitary Com
nittee pronounces the condition of the
city satisfactory.
Ragiand's Action In Egypt.
PARIs, Aug. 50.-La RSpubiique Fran
eaise SAWS: The mission Of l. .rd North
brook and General Wellesley tn Egypt is
challenge to Europe. and public as
sumption that England has exclusive
power in Egypt. Has England cons.d-
cred her strength" the paper asks, Toe
fore taking so grave a step?' IL Is TO
be noted that Egypt formed the sub
stance of the recent conference at Var.
sin between Bismarck and Baron De
Courcel, French ambassador to Ger
many.
Anti.semifie Riot
81. PETEasBuRa, Aug. 30.-Another
outbreak against the Jews has occurred
at Tenbrariiza, near Koveno, in Z ,stern
Russia. An anti-semitic mob pill4ged
twelve shops and twenty houses. Many
Jews were wounded during the riot and
one woman was killed. The police and
clergy are powerless to quell the dis
turbanee.
Abyasisians Routed.
ADEs, Asg. 30.-Two hundred Abvs-
sinians, under Rasaionla, attacked Re
rem, aud were put to utter rout by the
Egyptian troops, only six escaping.
Collision On the Canadian Pacific
VICTORIA (B. CO., Aag. 30.-On Thus
day morning at 1890 the regular train
from Port Moody came into collision
with work train on high trestls near
Squakum Lake, the engine and nil
cars heavily loaded with iron .ttached
to the regular train being thrown over
the trestie, a distance of twenty feet.
Strange to relate no one Was hurt.
though SEINE escapes were almost
miraculous. IL seems that the regular
train was running within the limits AS
signed to tie working train, and should
have sent man ahead TO Il " the latter.
Ibis WAS not done, aud smashup, in-
volving loss of $4,000, uas the result
The engine Nicola lies bottom up In ths
mad, badly damaged, while, the report
says, the cars are toGallv demolished
iAe engins of the working train was
somewhat damaged, bat did net leave
the rail. There will doubtless be an in
vestigation, and the "some one that
blundered" will lose his head.
Greedy at Montreal.
MONTREAL, Aug. 3O-Great curiosity
10 felt uotn oy visitors and residents of
the city to see the Arctic hero, Greedy.
He passed good night. His ply sician.
however, will not allow him to leave his
apartments until he IL stronger. A large
number of invitations have been ssnt
him, bat his present condition preclude
the DO .sib lity OF the accepting OF any.
Barsed In the English Channel.
LONDON, Aug. 3J.-rhe ship X .nga
roo, fran b .itimore for Liverpo u, was
.urned to the waters edge in the Eug
lish Channel aud sank. One boat with
six men aud boy arrived At Ffesn
water, Isie of Wight. Another boat,
containing the captain and eight of the
crew, IL missing.
The Attack on Colonel kitaRsky.
OpEssA, Aug, 3.-rhs details of the
attempted shooting a few days ago OF
@ ,louei Kitsnsky, chief of the gems
d. arms of this city. have hitherto been
suppressed bat are nov made public.
The motivs leading the young woman.
Maria Kalisma, to attempt tue desperate
deed was desire for revenge. kitan-
sky mad sentenced her brother, a mem
Der of a revolutionary society, TO penal
servitude for life. The girl entered
Kitansky's private room. and twenty
minutes later drew revolver and tired
point blank at the officer. The bullet
orszsd hts ear, and before she could IRE
again Kitansky seizsd the weapon and
placed the young woman under arrest.
Net 80 Enthusiastic.
MoNraEAI.. Aug. 30 The enthusiasm
of the Caughaawaga Indians for the
Khartvnm exp dItion is weakening.
They want a guarantee against death in
the service, and refuse TO engage for
longer than six months.
the Advance Up the Nile.
CArRo, AUG. 3d. The Staffordshire
and b ,rkshire regiments are being push
cd as rapidly as possible after the Sas-
sex regiment. which has arrived at
Wadyh ,lfa. The boats are passing the
Semneah cataract and greatly helping
the transportation of Or cops.
Wefeu0tUx tmc mas"tn>ssCss
LoxpoS, Aug. 30-The Times gives
review of the Z, cent Blue Books relating
20 Madagascar. These are conclusive
disproof Of the charge of savagery and
barbarism brought against the Maiagas-
sizes by the French.
~ Wadv Walfa.
CArRo, Aug. 0.-aeaersi Wood, Col
ouel Duncan and Major 3 sndarth, with
two companies VI Eg psian troops. have
arrived az wsdy Haifa.
The Beaver a Rie Grandc
LoxpoS. Aug. 80 The English hold
ers of Denver & Bio Grande Railroad
bonds have deputed Pathonier Il Par
rish 20 proceed to New York and confer
xith she American bondholders with q
view 70 rcofsanizing the rod. The
scotch bondholders at tue same time
v,ll send Fleming & Datsh. Mr.. Van
We'll. of sas Stock Excnange, has under
discussion proposals., which have APP
reared In letiera 10 sue papers. 20 tue
eject that the English shareholders
should refuse TO allow American rail-
road securities TO ee qnot~d where
there 10 no longer q registry OF sh-rrs.
rhs rsssoa urged for this coarse 10 that
such registry 10 necessary 10 enable
English investors 70 exercise some IN
duence on the management.
Waas Go Meet.
PAsrs, Aue. so-As . meeting Of toe
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