Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-07
FOREIGN.
Preiiminarfes Of the Coufereree.

FOREIGN.
Preiimtnarfes Of the Couferenee.
The preliminaries of the Egyptian
conference have been settled. The coa
ference viii meet in London in the first
week OF June, and 10 expected 10 last
three weeks.
| The Expedition 10 khart0um-
General Wolseley advises that Gen
erai Graham be placed in command of
the autumn expedition 10 hhartoum. If
English forces are sent. The war Office
plan IL that 800 troops start from As
slout Tor hRartoum, about the end OF
July.
bissensten In the Conservative Ranks
LONDON, May 5.-John Eldon Gorst.
aud Henry Cecil Raikes, Conservative
members of the Commons. Joined Lord
| Churchill in withdrauing from the Con-
sentative union, their aim being to form
new party. of which the leadi % prin-
| ciplA will be the ad ption of a Conser-
vaiive- Democratic program. Church
Ill asked Salisbury 10 consent to the
establishment of a central council.
which shall guide the electoral organi-
zation, advocate free education, and
prepare measure having in view the
snbordination of the land question to
social topics.
LONDON. Nav 6.-The sensation caused
/ by the withdrawal of Lord Randolph
Churchill continues. Ii seems that
Churchill after becoming chairman of
| the Conservative Union Association. IL
nored the Marquis of Sslisbury's Gen.
trail Conservative Committee. He
claimed that the Union had control of
the entire Conservative party and il had
become caucus. He appointed an ex-
ecutive committee consisting of himself,
Mr. Corset and Sir Henry Drummond
Wolff. They. however, adopted a 1880
luton that the Council and Central
Committee should work in harmony.
Churchill. looking upon this as a vote
of censnre. retired from the association.
The correspondence between Churchill
and Salisbury is 50 acrimonious that a
reconciliation will be improbable.
The Production OF Explosives.
LONDON, May s. r lssia. Germany
and Austria are discussing common
measures looking to the supervision of
the production and sale of dangerous
explosives. England and France were
not invited 10 participate.
4 Mexican Outrage.
GALVESTON Tex. May 5.-Oaptain
Dnjay, of the American schooner Re-
becca, of Galveston, in a commu"ica-
ton to the Nelcs, relates a story of an
outrage and imprisonment at the hands
of the Mexican authorities at the port
OF Tampico. On the 18th of February
the schooner, In distress and leaking,
put in to Tampico, carving regular
clearance papers from Brasher, La, for
Iampico, but with 30 packages of mer-
chandise for delivery at Brazos, Tex,
which port she was compelled to pass
dangerous bar. The Collector of Tam
pico forcibly took the 30 packages con-
signed to Brazos and ordered the imme-
date discharge of the cargo. Captain
Dujay was arrested ON charge of an
attempt to smuggle and was confined
under guard, but released the next day
at the solicitation of the American
Minister and Consul. The Judge be-
fore whom Dujay was tried insultingly
refused to allow the American Consul
to be present rs counsel of the prisoner
during the trial. After a litigation of
over 40 days, the Judge decided that
the goods must pay treble duty. Du-
Jay protested that he had not the money.
On the l4th of April the Mexican au-
thorities boarded the schooner, haule
down the American flag and embargoed
the vessel. Duiay appealed to the
American Consul, whe placed the crew
In hotel. Dujay, after short stay,
returned to the United States, leaving
the crew with the Consul aud the vessel
in the haRds of the Mexicans. He
thinks that but for the efforts of Minis
ter Morgan and Consul Cassard, he
he wonld still be confined in the Mexi-
can prison.
End OF the strike-Gone Below.
VICTORIA, Ii. c., NAV 6.-The carpen-
ters' strike for nine hours has failed,
after a strike of two months. Last
night the Union resolved to return to
the ten hour system.
The Bricklayers' URion will probably
rescind their resolution to strike for
nine hours.
The Victoria passengers per Mexico
were: w. @. Antesem, w. O. Smith and
wife, Mrs. X. Plummer, Mrs. Williams,
II. j. keary, l.. j. Orr, Mrs. Good, JAS.
Mclaughlin, A. Mabins, Jas. Kirk.
LONDON, May g. Parliamentary docu.
ments Just published include dispatch
to the British Minister to Egypt from
General Gordon, dated khartoum.
April 10th, in which he saws $50 far
rs understand the situation, you state
that there is no intention of sending
relief here or to Berber. You refuse
me Zebehr Pasha. | consider NJ self
fra En- uat An he.
stances. | shall hold on here as long
as can. II I can suppress the rebel
lion | shall do so. Otherwise shall
retire to the Equator and leave to you
the indelible disgrace of abandoning
the garrisons of Sennaarg, Kassala,
Berber and Dongoia. With certainty
you will eventually be forced to smash
up FL Mahdi under great difficulties. if
yoa would retain peace in Egypt"
The documents include telegram
from Colonel Stewart to Sir Evylin
Barring, in which he says General
Gordon has acquainted me with your
intention to relieve Ahartoum, and pro-
posed that shall go to Berber. Trust
ing to the success of your negotiations
for opening the Suakim and Berber
routes, doubling, however, their sue
cess so far as the Berb r road is con-
cerned. unless it is opened by advanc.
ing troops, / am inclined to think that
my retreat shall be by way of the Equa-
tor, and shall therefore follow General
Gordon's fortunes"
Vice Consul Power also telegraphed
to the Minister Il shall follew Gen.
Gordon to the Equator. 1t 10 less
risky route but should the Arabs pos
sibly reach Berber, We would be entirely
blookaded on the north. east and west"
A a0rganaftc Marriage.
BERLIN, May 6.-The report that
Louis w., Grand Duke of Hesse Darn
stadt and son-in-law of Queen Victoria,
had contracted moreanatic marriage
with Madame Kolamine, daughter of
Count Adam Czapski, and the divorced
wife of a Russian diplomat, is caused
by misconception. Nevertheless, the
Standard story is generally believed in.
Eagland's Disgrace.
LONDON, May 6.-rhe Pail Mall Ga
sette, in an article under the head lines,
Disgrace and Something More" says
that the Government, after having oom-