Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-27
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Cable Wsrk.

Cable wsrk.
LONDON. Aug. 26.-The steamship
saraday hes laid the first deep sea por-
tlou OF the second Bennett Mackay ca
Bic, and 10 now retaining to woolvich
70 receive the remainder of the deep
SEA portion and the American shore
end.
To he Recalled.
PARIS, Aug. 26.-FLgaro SAYS tia,
6en- Aiilot will be recalled from Ton
gum because be is considered response
pie for the difficulties since the Ten
Ism treaty vas N ade.
Trip 30 Africa.
BERLrS, Aug. 26.-Professor Bru2sch,
the Exyptoiogist, has been appointed
ID the diplomatic service and proceeds
70 Africa IN Septem Der on some politi-
cal mission, the nature of which is IN
known.
Ordered TO Africa.
GIBRALTAR, Aug. 2s.-Ths United
States steamer Kearssrge has received
direct orders from Washington TO make
cruise along the north and west coast
of Africa.
A Moving Ambassador.
BERLTs, Aug. 26.-Baron DeCou roel.
French ambassador, returned from
a visit to Paris in response to sum-
mons from the Govern ment and started
for Narsin to confer with Bismarck. II
IS believed that this conference will be
Ia reference TO the Franco Chinese diff
Guilty.
Earthquake.
LONDON, Aug. 26.-There was an
earthquake of 30 seconds today on the
Island of Jersey.
Switzerland and the Vatican.
RoME. Aug. 6.-The negotiations be-
tween Switzerland and the Vatican are
making favorable progress. The papai
delegates at Berne have been instructed
to make reasonable concessions.
Excited Tone OF the Freach Press.
PARIS. Aug. 26.-Paris papers indig-
nantly repel the charges by the London
Times that cruelty was exercised by Ad-
miral Courbet at Foo Chow, and indulge
in violent abuse of the English. lie Vol
taire and lie Temps say that France has
no need to exculpate herself to the
country which set fire to Alexandria
Admiral Courbet destroyed the Chinese
gunboats because be could not weaken
and Rep,sbiiqIe FraHcdiss approve of
Admiral Courbet's energetic course.
" All he did" they say. twas to obey
orders, in the hope of effectinR prompt
settlement of the existing difficulty"
Cassagnao advocates an alliance be-
tween France and Germany.
Victoria Notes.
VICTORIA (B. c., Aug. 26.-Arrived-
Steamer Wilmington, from San Fran
cisco.
An American has arrived at Kootenay
who states that while trying to cross
the Rocky Mountains with a compan-
ion, bis companion died in the snow
from exposure and want of food. The
survivor says he cat off portions of the
flesh of the dead man, and wandered
back to the stream and travelled along
its course for ten long days. He pur-
sued its devious windings, meanwhile
subsisting on the flesh of his dead mate,
when, on the afternoon of the tenth day,
and when hope was expiring, he came
upon a camp of railway engineers,
where. after reouperating, he was sent
on to Kootenay.
The wind is southerly; thick fog in
the Straits.
LES PEzrA, August 25.-Over COCO per
sons have already left the CITY on ac-
count of the cholera scare. Four per-
sons died of the disease on the train
leaving here, and the carriages were
Immediately burned. Trains in future
will carry infirmary and doctor, so that
in tne event of passengers attacked with
cholera thoy can be cared fer at once.
au h. all 20 -
until the Gordon has been removed.
Dead.
LONDON. Aug. 25.-Otto William Leo
pold Russell Baron AmpthilD, British
Ambassador at Berlin, is dead.
Rumered Declaration Of War.
PARIS, August Pa dispatch from
Hanoi of today states that General
Melot has taken necessary measures for
repelling the expected Chinese invasion.
IL is rumored in Paris that China has
made a formal declaration of war, and
notified the powers to that effect.
French papers are indignant at state
ments made by toe London Times re-
specting the bombardment of Foo
Chow.
French and China War Talk.
PARIS, Aug. 25.-La France says the
Chinese foreseeing the bombardment of
Foo CHOW, stripped the arsenal of its
portable valuables. 1t also says the
French are making coaling stations of
Pondicherry and Maize.
Arsenal I'm Ruins.
VIENNA, Aug. pa special from
Shanghai says: The arsenal at Foo
Chow is in ruins. Eighteen hundred
vorkmen are out of employment. The
arsenal cost $4,000, 600 francs. and arms
and ammunition we're destroyed valued
at IA, 10000 francs.
A Rumor.
BERLIN, Aug. 25.-It is rumored that
China and France are inclined to re-
quest German mediation, and that
Baron Courcel, French ambassador, has
been instructed to sound Bismarck on
the subject.
Onicer Killed.
LONDON, Aug. 25.-Official advices
from China report that during the
bonn bardmsnt of Foo Chow, a French
officer of high rank was killed. Gully
three Chinese gunboats were destroyed.