Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-13
FOREIGN.


FOREIGN.
The stsuasisa nc Dsassaa.
Arso, May l2.-Ths Mudir o,
Don2oia telegraphs that the situa
uoh ID alarming. The inbahi
sants are In panic. there being only
Iouf companies of Egyptian regulars
ano TWO hundred Bazouks in the CITY.
ne wires beyond korosko are cut. Nc
desert. '''e
r.'k sfthe Isss or the Fisrida.
QuEBEc. May l2.-fhe bark Theresa
VII tue remainder If the suryiy IRA OF
toe State of Fiorida has arrived, They
are IN charge of the age n. Of the steamer
ana refuse TO talk of The accident, Oh
ser ioomp@on N much depressed. The
seamen are less reticeut than the officers.
ont are unable to throw light upon the
cstnse ~ Bbe disaster, having been abed
WIEN vessels coliided. They say they had
small Recommendations and spare "a
tons. those saved from the Pomona
are Capt. Hsyborn, Angela Ros. and
Inomas Nicholson. ine names of those
ioss on the Pomona are not knoxu. The
rsDena was In ballast from Liverpool
Tor MIramIchi. The sailors of the Flor
IDA were secured bv the agent and kept
away from tue Newspaper meu. fhey
seem IMPRESSED with the belief that
lnompspn WAS TO blame for the COLI
ion. Que sailor of the bark perisned
IRON exposure In the boat. Caotaiu
hoyborn lost everything. Nicholson.
sho was ON the look out ut the time Of
the collision, ascribes ,he fault of the
disaster To the steamer. All speak fav
orabiv of Officer Allen. The City of
hom" refused assistance. She Was 80
near that It VAS I'm possible for her not
To have seen and understood the signals.
All csrroborst-d the bravery of Enei
netrs b LIN and Anderson, and testify
10 the activity Of the second officer of
The Florida, who was lo.t.
4 ssiHsien Destroyed.
DURHAM. South Africa. NAV 1.-THE
A~utu, attacked tue Norwegian Missi IN
Ut inhlabat HI on the fourth instant
md three of tae residents we've kill d,
though the missionaries we're spared
The marauders returned in the night
and killed all the Christians they could
lind.
N0stA
Cry OF MEXICO. May i2.-The Mexi-
can Central directors and party we're
entertained this afternoon by the Mex
100 Jockey Club. The Paralvello Hip
podrome was crowded with large and
brilliant assemblage, including the most
distinguished persons of she city. The
city's guests were entertained with
races, .eats of horsemanship, and coun-
try sports.
Victoria Notes
VICTORIA, May 12.-The weather 10
sultry and dry.
Forest fires have begun to appear.
Sailsd-Ship Alice Mary, for Austria
liza, and ship Valley Forge, for San
Francisco.
Chittenden. the explorer. aud party
have crossed to Queen Charlotte Island.
The run Of salmon in the northern
rivers il unexpectedly large.
sunk I'm Collision.
LONDON, May l2.-The ship George
Bewley sunk in collision of Tuskar
Light.
I'm the Commons.
In the Commons TODAY George Auder
son, Advanced Liberal, gave notice that
he should shortly make motion con-
demning the existence of the House of
Lords. The announcement was received
with great hilarity.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach. Conserva-
tive, moved again his motion of Nav
I'd, that the House regrets that the
course of the Government has not
tended to promote the success OF Gen.
Gordsn's mission. and that steps to Sc
cure his personal safety have been de
layed. This motion was received with
prolonged cheers.
Gladstone, rising to speak in defense
OF the governments course. was greeted
with hearty and long continued ap-
plause. He congratulated Sir Michael
Hicks Beach ON his fnro,bls speech, but
strenuously denied that the gOvernne 4
b d deserted G-neral Gordon. the
demand of the honorable gentleman"
he insisted, amounted to war of con
Qnest against people struggling to be
tree. (Chvers from the Liberals.) The
war which Ell Mahdi is waoing is war
of freedom it is that which the honor
able gentleman wishes England to put
down" (Renswed cheers.) Continu-
inc. the Prime Minister denied that the
government had failed to do one single
tntuK tuht WAS kfot fot kho HNROkN "ho
success of General Gordon. "The
charges which the honorable gentleman
has Just preferred against the govern
meut are absurd they can only be ac-
counted for by his Lack of knowledge OF
the true facts. The real object of the
motion, whatever may be It's ostensible
aim. il to displace the government
Loud cheers from the Liberals. Glad
81 pafaSred Tn tha nffiniat
dispatches To prove General Gordon's
security aud t. justify the action the
government had taken. He commended
that the charges failed to note the fact
that General Gordon had orders to re-
sort to military force il peaceful meas
urrs should MT prove SUCCESSFUL.
h we /. duty." Gladstone further said,
/. To General Gordon AN duty to the
country. Both will he performed. De
sp,te the 50 IT Of the HONORABLE. gentle
m an. climstsc danger and difficulty, II
may be tue duty OF the government 10
olant "A British force in that terrible
couatry. but the government declines
10 bs driven without considering the
blood. honor and treasure of Englsnd,
and the voverauent also declines TO
enter upoa vast scheme of conquest TO
please captious opposition" tCheers)
Rumers Concerning the franeo-Chf.
nese Treaty.
LONDON. May Pad Mall Gazette
saws that the Franco Chinese treaty of
mace cedes to France more than France
aver claimed. The Gazette pronounces
this serious news, IL true, and says IL
ia Difficult, to understand Why Ii Pung
CHUNG. who has been disgraced, should
sign the treaty. II the news shall be
confirmed, il says further, Prime
Minister Ferry Will be much stronger
and he will be- able by his energy TO re-
gain the position once held by France
in Egypt" -
PaRrs. Nav l2.-Later dispatches con
Arm the report of the signing OF the
Franco Chinese treaty. IL Is stipulated
in one clause that China shall at once
withdraw her troops in ronguin. The
treatv had alreadv been ratified af Pc
hin before the signatures we're affixed.
After the signing of the treaty by
Ii Hung Chang aud Capt. Four.
=. cha fnrmar gave Grand