Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-20
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Disturba nee In Rohem,a.

factory operatives at Fitcheu. Bohemia
Is spreading. The officials Of the cit
have received letter threatening then
With death. A battalion Of troops ha
been dispatched to the center of tn
/ disturbance.
Gladstone faded.
LONDON, March 19.-Glad-tone ha
gone to Coombe. He appears j.ded.
Free from Disease.
LONDON. March l9-Ireland Is de
elared free from the foot and mouth
disease.
EN0rbilant Demands.
PARIS. March BE- Eepsbliqu
Fran 'aise says that France cannot trea
with China except on the basis of an In
demnity and recognition by China OF
French suprem tcy over the whole OF
Tonquin.
The Memory Of Blood.
The Communists celebrated the ami
versary of tie beginning of the Com
mune of le.l last evening. by banquets
In several of the suburbs. The speeches
at these we're of p violent and revolu-
tionary character.
switzerland swings lHt0 Line.
BRINE. March 19.-The Swiss Fed.
eral Council has decided to grant ex-
tradition of anarchists whenever asked
for; otherwise anarchists will be ex-
PEELED.
Chinese Ram Detained.
LONDON. March l9-The Government
has given orders for the detention of
the Chinese ram NankiH. which is nov
IN the Tyne loading with Armstrong
guns, pending inquiry as to whether her
action Is cOnstruable as breach of neu-
trality.
The Gossip In Berlin.
BERLIN. March 19.-It is stated that
Minister Sargent has received an official
letter from Washington in endorsement
OF his action, and granting him an in.
definite furlough if he desired it, Sar-
gent will not take the furlough at pres
ent
This foreign dispatch was received in
New York today. and is given out "a in
dieating what the gossip is in Berlin.
Inquiry concerning il has been made at
the State Department in Washington,
however, and from Secretary Freling-
huysen was obtained the statement that
it is not true that such letter has been
sent to Minister Sargent
After the Black Flags.
PARIS, March l9.-General MilIat has
decided to attack the Black Flags in
Hunghai.
Irish Criminal Investigation.
LONDON, March 19.-Jenkins On, Di-
rector of the Irish Criminal Investiga-
ton Department, has appointed fifty
detectives in London, who will be under
special supervision and have special du-
ties. Twelve of them are English, eight
Irish and nine AM rican. The rest are
Russian, French, German. Austrian,
Italian, Spanish and Canadian. The
Irish cOnstables have been appointed to
act as detectives in the English seaports.
Alleged Bribery.
Toronto, March lS.-A Parliament
ary committee is investigating a case of
attempted bribery Of members An ao-
count ant of the Bank of British North
America testified that John Shields and
one Simpson, leading Conservative poll
ticians, called at the hank, produced
5000 IN Dominion bills and asked that
they be changed to 800 bills, which was
done.
Inspector Ward produced dOcuments
found in possession of wilkinson and
Kirkland. among them A letter to Will
kinson from the Minister of the Interior
at Ottawa, containing his official ap-
peintment to the Registryship of Ed
monitor, Northwest Territory. The
letter to Kirkland was dated at Manis.
tee. Dec. -, 1888. and reads as follows:
DEAR SIR:-Any arrangements You
make with Golf or anyone else to aid
ycSl in getting favorable legislation in
Canada to aid US i'll buying the pine
lands you have surveyed on p geon RIVER
and vicinity or that We may survey, will
he satisfactory to me, and you are here
by authorized to make such arrange
ments as may seem best in your judg-
ment, not to cost over $4,000.
Respectfully yours, X. Il. PETERS"
Peters islam extensive lumberman of
Manistee. He and Kirkland bought
100000 acres OF land on the Canadian
side of PigeOn River, the boundary be-
tween Minnesota and Ontario. After
surveying and securing the patent,
which cost then about 1900, it was
found that under Ontario laws the tim
Der did not go With the land, but was
reserved by the government. Kirkland
came to Toronto before the session
opened to make arrangements with
Pardee, present Ontario Commissioner
of Crown Lands, to secure the timber,
as otherwise the land was worthless to
them. Pardee refused to dispose of the
timber except at public auction. Kirk
land has remained here since, mixing
with the members and treating them
lavisbly.
Bunting has published card denying
that he made any attempt to bribe Dew
ling, Mckim, or other members of the
Legislature.
The seats of the members approached
by Kirkland and Wilkinson have been
decorated with flowers by their friends
and admirers for exposing the attempt
at a conspiracy to overthrow the gov
eminent.
The Crack VI Doom In New FOuldiand.
ST.. JOINS. March 19.-At Hearts
Content sevesll houses we're severely
shaken by IN earthquake yesterday, and
at Clark's beach the ground heaved and
the ice on the lakes cracked and was
rent IN two. WoOdmen We're compelled
to tiy from the woods They described
the hills AS rocking and shaking. To-
night the western sky was illuminated
AS with conflaeration.
Victoria Notes.
VICTORIA. March 49, The store of
Hart d lsaaos VAS entered last night
and robbed of $1,000 in watches and
jewelry. To get at the goods the bur
glars passed through bedroom in
whish we're sleeping one of the proprie-
tors and dog. The latter gave no
alarm, and the thieves got off.
The report telegraphed some time ago
that Ainsworth K Co. would not go on
with the railroad at kootenay is incor-
rect. They intend to prosecute the
work vigorously.
Arrived. French bark Auguste, to load
lumber.
BEVERACE NOT gOGNO a. I'D AnO.