Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-06
FOR HI0 N.


BP1t1sA Columbia NoeeS.
VICTORIA (B. c.. March 5.-Willian
Hamilton vas robbed last night or
johnson street. One Of the guilty
parties has been arrested.
The half breed Lemon, the murderer
Of AL Indian at Cowichan, vas brought
to Jail this evening to await trial at the
AssiZes.
Lieutenant Governor Dewdney and
lady are still IN the city.
The officers of the Northern Pacific
Railroad, from st. Paul and Portland,
left FOR the Sound this morning.
Hon. Justice Crease had his arm dis
located 1t the shoulder, on the Enter
prise, at Nanaimo yesterday.
A Chinamau vas fined 800 and i'm
prisonment for six months at New
Westminster, for giving whisky to In
dams and taking pay for the same.
Land-claim Jumping 10 a consider
able extent is now going on on the
mainland. and trouble will result.
The bark Enoch Talbot, with coal for
Wilmington, CAL, sailed today.
The carpenters strike continues. With
no prospects as yet for u settlement.
The output Of coal at the NanailnO
district now exceeds 1000 tons per day.
Satisfaction Demanded.
CONsrANTINoPLE. March 5.-The Brit
ish ambassador has asked the Porte for
satisfaction for the manner in which
the officials of Smyrna have been treat
Jag foreign coastinQ vessels. They have
prevented steamers from embarkinR
passengers and have removed the Cnisn
Jack from English vessels.
Rejected.
LONDON, March 5.-The House Of
Commons rejected Parnell's bill amend
ing the Irish land act by q vote of 325
to ".
The Manitoba Tarserx' CenVenlisn.
WINNIPEG, March 5.-About 70 dele
gates attended the Farmers Conveu-
ton. which opened at 10 O'Clock this
morning. A committee was appointed
to interview the local government 80 as,
1t possible, to work in harmony with
the members of the government, in de-
handing better terms from the Ottawa
Government. A committee was also
appointed to draft resolutions for dis
cussion. This committee will meet this
afternoon. Il is understood that the
resolutions will be based upon the orig
inal bill of rights passed At the last ses-
sion of the convention.
Meeting Of Cattle Traders.
LONDON, March 5.-The cattle traders
held a meeting in London this morning,
and resolved to ask the Government to
reject the bill adopted by the House,
amending the Law on contagious diseases
among animals on the way, as it would
place great restrictions On tho importa-
ton of foreign cattle, or to abandon the
cattle disease act altogether. Right
Hon. VIM. G. Forster said that tho sole
motive for the law was the exagge rated
fears Of farmers, who we're afraid the
live cattle trade would be destroyed,
and Who desire to stop the importation
of dead meat.
American Meats In France.
PARIS, March "a majority of the
Parliamentary Committee who have
been examining the question of the i'm
pOrtatiOn of American salt meats are in
favor of the governmental proposal to
appoint officers to inspect imports on
their arrival in France. NJ. Paul Bert
is in favor of convention with Ameri-
ca for regular inspection of pork in
America by officers empowered to issue
certificates which shall then be vised By
the French Consul Of the port from
which the pork is shipped. When the
pork DRIVES in France it would only be
necessary then to see whether tho
French Consul had properly vised the
certificates, or had endorsed An object
ion upon them.
The LIZZIE MARsHALL.-Capt. A. D.
Bergman has submitted report to Hon.
Allen Francis detailing the loss of the
bark on Vancouver Island on Friday.
the I'D of February, and giving de-
tails of tho articles stolen BY the In
dams amounting in the aggregate to
$1,516.75. It appears that several years
ago an English ship was wrecked near
Cape Flattery which the American In
dams plundered, and for which the
United States Government had to pay
over fifty thousand dollars. The consul
will forward the documents to Wash
inRton.-V Victoria Post.