Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-22
FOREIGN.


Its Commander.
LONDON. May 21.-Lie1t. Gen. Adva
VIII Command the expedition 20 Khar-
toum.
For Asseaaa.
PARrs. May 2I--Ths naval expedition
starts immediately for Assouan.
SIR Garnet velsIey.
LONDON, Nav 2I.-The Pal Mall Ga
ze'te saws that Wolslsy viii command
an expedition in the autumn, which will
/ land AZ Tusken aud march 70 Rarser
de will build a military railroad across
the desert 10 June
The Canadian Pacific.
WSsIPEs. My 2l.-Private advices
from Vice President aad Manager Van
Horne, OF the Canadian Pacific, say
that no new branches of the road viii
De built, or extensions of the present
branches made, this season. he saws
that Stevens has failed In securing
money in England for tie extension of
the Manitoba aud Southwestern.
The Law 60 Take fts Course.
VICTORIA B. c., Nav 2l.-rhe Do
minlou Government has decided that
the law shall take its conrse in the case
| OF E1ward Lsmoa, white man, who
shot an Indian IN cold blood. TIE exc
cotion will take place about the 3Ist
instant.
kuiegtstic OF sam Ward.
LONDON. May 21.-The Telegraph and
Standard devote leading articles to Sam
Ward. He Is spoken of as generous and
Sympathetic, and IS most genial COS
mop 1litan. His last arrival in Lsndon,
u IL said. was hailed with chorus of
delight. PrIncely houses opened their
doors vide and welcomed him with hos
pit able waruth.
Wyciin Festival.
festival In celebration OF the Ave
hundredth anniversary of the death of
John Wycliff. the earliest English Re-
former and translator of the Bible, be-
gan today as St. Andrews Church.
blackfrlars.
In the Commons.
LONDON. NAV 2l.-In the Commons
today bill amending the Irish labor
ers act of 1888 was rejected by l3s TO IS.
Parnetl complained of the opposition
offered by Ireveiyan, Chief Secretary
for Ireland. He said the Government
must not ind fault If il meets with re-
taliation. He asked them. meauvhi
10 wait until the lab rers burn the
bolses over the heads of the dissenting
landlords. The laborers had been pa
tient, but it il intolerable that they
should continue To live on mud floors
until commission has investigated
their grievances.
Imperial Movements.
BERLIN. May 2l.-The Crown Prince
will attend the marriage of Grand Duke
Sergias, brother of the Gar, at st.
Petersburg on me Ath.
The Czarina passed through on her
way to Rumpenheim. The Emperor
was at the depot aad greeted the Czarina
cordially.
Cyclone In Burmah.
LONDON, MAY 2l.-fhere was n ter
rife cyclone in Akyab. British Burmah.
Immense damage is reported.
Awful.
PARIS, May 2I.-The duty on cattle
and sheep has been doubled. lie Paris
says that Freuoh artists will revenge
the refusal of the United States Con
gress to reduce the duty on art works
They will, the paper saws. demand that
the French Salon exclude the works of
American artists.
Another Victory.
MANCHESTER. May 2l.-The second
game of TIE American Lacrosse team
was won by the Americans by four to
nothing. During the play for the $50
ond goal one of tue Lancashire men
was compelled u retire from the field
on account of injuries received.
Grand Banquet
BRUssELs, Nav 81. King Leopold
gave grand banquet last night to the
KING and Queen of Holland.
Fire at ktef
kIEF. May 2l.-A serious fire is raging
M any houses have been burned.
shock OF Earthquake.
LONDON, May 2l.-A severe shock of
earthquake WAS felt today through the
peninsula of Cyzicuo, Asia Minor.
Several villages we're d.n iged, many
houses destroyed aud twenty persons
lied
Fire at Aberdeen
Mines woodyards at Aberdeen burn
Q I today loss $4,000.