Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-25
FOREIGN.
The Ontario Rank Fatjure


LONDON, Ont, Sept. "a. The failure
of Thomas Fawcett, private banker, has
had depressing effect in Western On
tario. A great portion of the banking
business of that section has been in the
| hands of private banks, and that of
Fawcett's was one of the largest of
these. Besides an office in London, be
WAS interested in ranch establishments
in Walford, Wyoming, Arizona, Alvers-
| ton, Millbrook. Thornburg. Dresden,
Mitchell, st. Thomas and other places.
Fawcett said his liabilities, at a rough
guess, cannot be far short of $500, 900 or
100000. That estimate includes the
| liabilities of agencies in which he is in
terested. He felt satisfied that the
assets are far in advance of the amounts
named. The failure, he thought, was
principally due to dullness in the cattle
trade, IN which his different agencies
are very largely interested.
British Columbia.
VICTORIA, b. c., Sept. pa new
theater company, with $S0.01G capital,
was registered today. Plans will be ad-
vertised for.
Two steamers from the north bring
5000 cases of salmon.
uc tuiubEs III Tue ROlu ulgEluRs re-
Gently discovered on the Skeena river,
say that the Indians are in state of
revolt, aud issue an advertisement call
ing on all whites who may contemplate
entering the diggings, to come armed.
The wreck or the WASP.
LONDON. Sept. 23.-The British man
Of war Valiant has gone to Tory Island
to render assistance aud obtain details
of the wreck of the gunboat Wasp. The
weather was hazy when she struck
About 3 in the morning the officer on
watch ordered sail set for the purpose
of steadying the boat, as a lumpy sea
was on. His orders were being carried
out, when the ship which was greatly
out of her course, suddenly and without
the slightest warning struck upon
rock. The vessel rebounded into deep
water, and it was found upon examina-
ton that gaping hole had been made
in the bow, and that it would be impos-
sible tn keep her atioat. Six of the crew,
who escaped. did SO by clineing to the
wreckage, from which they were picked
up by fishing boats. The Wasp fouu-
dered about forty feet from the light
house. Her masts are visible above the
water. The survivors, when rescued,
taken to the lighthouse. where they still
remain. The sea between the light
house and the mainland is 90 very
rough that communication with the
former Is almost impossible.
Reported Suspension OF Operations.
PARIS. Sept. 2i.-There il a reported
suspension of French operations in Chi
ma, due to German mediation.
Admiral Peyron. Minister of Marine,
has refused the request of both General
Briere DeLisle in Tonquin and Admiral
COurbet in China to reoommence waflIke
operations with view of Fastening
crisis. General DeLisle is sanguine Of
success, even without reinforcements.
what a France-kussiaR AIiianee
Means.
LONDON. Sept. "a Shanghai dis
patch to the Times says: "a Franco
Russian alliance means the disintegra-
ton of China and its partition between
those two countries, France taking the
three southerly provinces and Russia
having China a. recruiting ground for
her armies, the two Countries being
connected by railroads. The alliance
also means France Russian preponder-
ance In Europe, and IL fraueht with
danger TO Germany. Il also means tbs
extinction of the China trade. aud i'm
perils all the English possessions in the
East"
Peasant Conflict,
Moscow. Sept. "a desperate CON-
fiict took place today at Roundie, in the
province of saratov, between German
and Russian peasants attending the an
nual fair. Eleven persons we're killed,
including Que gsndarme. Thirty we're
wounded.
yhe Nthiiists.
VIENNA, Sept. q An explosion Of
dynamite tonk place this morning in
the Town Hall and caused consider able
damage. The Mayor has received
menacine letters from Nihilists stating
that reprisals will be levied for the ex-
ecutions of the Anarchists. Spsllm .cher
and Hammerer.
Eaxiaad and FRANCE.
PARIS. Sept. 2&.-The solsl Publishes
an article over the signature IF Mamie
Hervie. the well known Orleanist. in
Which the writer asserts that the rela-
tons between England and France are
50 strained that q raptsrs Is feared he
expresses she hope. however, that suca
disaster may be avoided
Aufnmn AaReavers % ske German
army.
BERLIN. Sept. A.-The autumn man
suvers of the German army 90 Dussel
dorf concluded today With review oil
the Rhineiand corps The Emperor At
tended the reyses in q carriage, bat a
the close mounted on horseback IL BIZ
adien 90 the foreiga officers who wer,
present. The Emperor bestowed crosse.