Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-18

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Victoria Notes.
VICTORIA Il. c.. April 1.-THE De-
ninlon Government IL about to erect
extensive barracks for the regiment oil
soldiers at Victoria. The for.Ifications
are about TO be strengthened and en-
larged.
The town was thrown INTO a state Of
Intense excitement tonight on the arriy-
al about dark of man named George
Brown with $500 IN gold nuggets. which
he reports be got on a stream about -
miles northeast of Victoria He saws he
discovered a quartz ledge which l. ex-
tremsly rich. He Is going back. Par.
tie, Of men are forming to follow him.
Gold has been known to exist in the vi
entity for many years, and manv large
nuggets have been picked up in streams
from time TO time, but this ~ the Iaryest
lind yet. The gold shown has qnsrtz
attached. and bears evidence OF h4vIag
been broken from a ledge recently.
The steamer Empire sailed for San
Francisco today.
Ships Arcturas and Valley Forge ar
rived at Departure Bay aud will take
Wellington coal.
Bark e. y. WhItmore completed her
cargo Of Wellington GOAL.
Ship King Cenrick has arrived at De-
parture Bay.
ShipJ. Is. Walker is taking on car
90 of coal at tn Vancouver Company g
shntes, wi b the ships Great Victoria
and Challenger anchored IN the stream
awaiting their tnrn.
Steamer Pilot arrived, bringing in the
schooner Bueiah. loaded with coal for
Honolulu.
Bark Nonantum left for Mood, VILE
tod ~ 10 load lumber.
The East Wellington coal mines have
been shnt down.
Visiting
CoSsrASTISoPLK. April Il. Crown
Prince Rudolph, of Austria. and his
wife. Princess Stephanie, arrived here
today. The Sultan received them At
the palace with great pomp and cordial
ity.
The Queen ut Darmstadt.
LONDON. April 1.-The Queen and
Princess BE ,trice arrived AZ Darmstadt
this morning They were met at the
stetiou 10y the Graud Duke Louis. his
Prince Henry. ard the Prin-
cessrs Nle'orIa and Elizabtth. There
WAS no official reception. and the public
was excluded from the platform of the
station. 4 great thronp of people was
Tae Queen appeared to be in
good health.
Fires NJ Rangoon and MandalRy.
Advces state bat great fire Ia rag
ing at Rangonn. the capital of British
Burmah, and that Mand.lay. the CAPT
til of Bnrm IA proper, recently half do
stroyed by "a conf ,gration, has been af-
filoted with another extensive fire.
Dynamite Plots.
BIRMINGHAM, April 1.-The police
have made additional discoveries III re-
gard to the suspected dynamite plots IN
which Daily aud Eiusn were implicated.
They are withho ding details for III =
pre- ent, but highly sensational discov
cries are antIcipttrd at the examination.
Further arrests are considered proba
ble.
Moral Spa>sm Ia France.
PAKIs. April i7.-.ot only has Mill.
Colo been committed for trial on
the charge of ouiran;ng public morals
in giving " Sarah Barnun' IL the press
but also tho publishers of the book IN
titled Marie Piegionnier.' which W =
written asa reply to Sarah Barnum."
Funeral OF Henry j. Byron.
LONDON April 1.-The funeral Of
Henry j Byron. the dranatist. occurred
today. Ii WAS attended by numerous
concourse of monrner'. among whom
were many prominent IN theatrical CIR
Giles. including Wilson. Barrett. Ban
croft, GroftmIth and Ioole aud Nellie
FarrAr. Many wreaths were sent fiom
the theaterS. The remains We're III
TERED at Brompton.
Not AN Onto Man.
CAIRO. April l7.-Sebihr Pasha refuse =
To ACCEPT the pos, of Assistant Governor
of the Soudau.
uXirted.
JERSEY Cry April Huntington and
Peacock. on trial for conspiracy u dt
fraud the Amerioin Legion of Honor,
were convicted today.
The Edinburgh Celebration.
EplNBuRaH. April Il The feature of
the celebration of the tercentennlary OF
Edlurburgh University today was
the comforting of degrees and honora I"
the number Of 10 The degree of
Ill. ID. WAS conferred upon notable Wis
ltnrs. among them J. Russell Lowell
and DE Lesleps, who were ! udly ap-
pi ;uded.
About 1900 persons We're present nj
the ceremony. and the assemhlage pre-
scented brilliant spectacle. SIR Alex
andar Grant. Principal Of the tnivtr
sit,, introduced the recipients of de
eroe-. and III ancellor Ing ais made an
RpYropri ate tddress All countries were
hpuored with degrees. ASST -ttut Sur
geon Billings. of the Unit Il ~ ties
army. Ia among the LII. ID =, and Prof
William Henry Green. Of Princeton, Is
made a ID. -. Ieunysou IL an LII. ID,
IN dbSst.tjh.
lie Prince of Wales sent the follow
lng dISpatc to tn University au hori-
ties: As AN aiumuuI and honorst,
graduate Of the University. | offer cen
,ratulstious on the oce ,sion of the fes
tlval which has brought together 81
many learned delegates from all par''
of the world.
The reading Of this message was re-
c-ived with loud applause.
Cholera Among thr Troops.
LONDON. April IA death from
chmera ~ reported on the Sue1 canal
aboard the troop sop Gro odlte.
summary Execution.
LIMA. via Gtisestonl April lI.-Th'
city IT Juuin WAS attacked by 400 men
Nontunercs. project of the city, writ
40 men, opposed them, and they re
tired. After their departure, the pre-
feet seized two ci'iZ-us, Vera and ia
RADIO, whom he accused IT being rebels
and both were shot. Jurtdo he sllle'
with his own hand. This action ~ tn
project causes great excitement IN til
interior. a. both victims were We!
known. and are believed to have bee
innocent of any political design.
Postponed.
BsgIIS. April E.-Owlng 10 the Ill
ness Of TIE Empress. the departure @
Emperor Wliiitm for Welsh tden ha
been postponed from Sunday Ia Thurs