Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-06

roo Chow shich says that that place ID
qale'er. China offered TO paw an in
oemnity Of SOC. 600 saels abo1t s7O0noOl
which Pstentorne, the French Minister'
refused. Twelve Chinese 9unboats have
been placed in position az Foo Cbox.
The French Admiral. Courbesin. 10 in 4
f1rio1s state of mind, and has done his
utmost to provoke war.
The Emperor On Martin Luther.
BERLIN. Aug. 5.-Tbe Emperor, in con-
senilng 20 become patron Of the Cen
trai Lutheran Society, writes that bv
means OF this seciety the memory Of
Martin Luther is kept alive. From his
WORK the Emperor writes, new bless
ihes To Christianity increasingly how
from generation TO generation.
Burning OF the Regal Palace at Ath.
! ATHENS. Aug. 5.-This evening the
/ Royal Palace II on fire, and half the
upper story Ia already destroyed. Sew
erai hre'ueu and sailors have been in
Iured while fighting the flames.
CITT OF MExIco (via GaIvestonl }, suo.5.
The report teleQraphed from Monterey
that Genera. pIaZ had been in aIterca-
ton with General Raohs is entirely
without foundation.
The Prophets war.
CARS, Aug. 5.-El Mahdi has ordered
5o.Ouo men from the Boeara and Shillok
tribes t. reinforce Osman Digma. The
blsharens have decided in favor of FL
Mahdi. heesaila IL closely blockaded.
the Number Of Victims.
PARIS, Aug. 5.-The official records
show that since the outbreak of cholera
IN the south of France zoo have died
| from the disease.
The Number Drowned.
LONDON, Aug. 5.-The total number
of persons drowned by the sinking of
the steamer DroRe in the Thames Sat-
| urday night was q.
The Harbsr OF Nee Lung Occupied
PARIS, Aug. 5.-Le Steele states that
Admiral Courbett's squadron has taken
possession of the harbor and mines at
kee Lung, town ana treaty port in
Formosa.
setting EN- mp 10 william.
SALsBURG, Aug. 5-The Emperor of
Germany, upon his arrival here today
from CASTOR, was rendered an ovation
at the depot, and the Arch Duke Louis
Victor called upon him afterwards at
his hotel. A banquet was given this
evening in the Erperor's honor, at
which twenty -four distinguished off,
cials were present. At CASTOR the En-
peror bad an ovation. Before leaving
he said he hoped to revisit Castor.
No Assistance.
BERLIN, Aug. 5.-The African Society
refuses. from want of funds, to assist
the German expedition.
Going 10 Egypt.
Hugh Childers, Chancellor of the Ex-
chsquer, is going to Egypt on a special
mission connected with Egyptian
finances. He is clothed with extensive
powers.
Consisiory 10 be Held In september.
ROME, Auq. 5. "A Consistory will be
held at the Vatican about the middle of
September. The Pope delivers an allo-
cation and creates several Cardinals.
All will be Italians. The Pope also
dominates several Bishops.
Dynamite Discovery.
LONDON, Aug. 5.-Three packages of
dynamite, wrapped in the IrishBaan
newspaper, were found in a letter box
in the nottingham post Office Sunday
night. They contained dynamite with
fuse and cap attached. 1t is supposed
that they were intended to explode by
fall or when stamped. Inc amount of
dynamite was sufficient to wreck the
building.
Troops and stores for Tonquin.
BREsT, Aug. 5.-Three transports are
embarking troops aud stores here for
Tonquin.
Cholera Last Year.
MARsETLLEs, Aug. 5.-It now trans
of cholera in the hospital here in 1888,
many of which were fatal. The fact,
however, was suppressed in order to
sworn to sscresy.
There were three deaths here and two
at Toulon last night.
French Constitutional Revision.
VERSAILLES, Aug. 4.-The Congress re-
sumed its sittin9s today, and after the
bureaux were drawn by lot, Ferry intro
duced measures for the revision of the
Constitution. Fe,teline's motion to re-
fer the bill to committee of forty
elected by ScrufiH de liste Was adopted.
FtITy ueulhuucu urgency, anu tue mo-
ton was adopted. There appears to be
a majority of about 500 in favor of the
Government.
Final ultimatum.
PARIS, Aug. 5.-It is reported that
Ferry has sent final ultimatum to Pc
king.
The Credit Granted.
LONDON. Aug. 5.--The credit of $780,
900 for the Soudan expedition has passed
the Commons by la to l40.
Giadstene's speech.
LONDON. Aug. 5.-Gladstone. in mov-
ing the credit of 100000 to provide for
an expedition TO the Soudan, said the
purpose of the expedition was merely
to relieve Gen. Gordon, and not 10 crush
FL Mahdi. It would be sufficient to So
cure good government in the Soudan
Englsnd was bound to protect General
Gordon. Gladstone intimated that be
was asking the members TO vote rather
on the principle involved than on the
exact figures which he anticipated the
expedition would cost. he inten ied to
obtain authority to redeem the pledges
which had already been made. IL was
not desirable to enter into details at
present. Labouchere (Radical) OBJ
jected to the vote now asked for. He
believed IL was mere sop. Next year
the House would be asked to vote S.
000.00O TO carry on the work. The credit
was agreed TO.
Petition from the Legislator ~ VA.
rafau.