Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-10
FOREIGN.
The Coming Conference.

ST. JOINS. S.F., May s.-The Thetis,
OF the Greedy relief expedition, arrived
| this morning
The Coming Conference.
LONDON, May Sit is reported that
King Humber has commissioned I.mael
Pashs. ex khedive of Egypt, to confer
with Egypt. Austria and Germany wish
to place Italy on an equality with
France in the Egyptian discussion.
The New Cable.
HALIFAX. May 9.-rhe Farsday land
ed the shore end of the cable at Canso,
Thursday, then laid 20 miles At sea, re-
turned and co 4nectsi with the shore
sn 1, and started for Cape Ann. They
expect TO complete the cable TO the lat
ter point in a week.
| The Cattle Disease RiIi Passes the
Gesnmsns.
LONDON, May s.-rhe House of Com
mons. by "a 10 q, passed .he cattle dis
ease bill to the third reading. aft y
some protests.
Tyraanicni Acaisn.
LARKDo, Nav Sat noon today the
Mexican federal troops marched from
the garrison and formed in line in front
Of Milmo Brothers bank, in New La
redo. peremptory demand was made
for 5000. claimed t. be due the govern
ment, and upon a refusal by Mr.. David
Milmo. an American citizen, and part
owner of the b nix, government officials
entered the bank and took out 20 sacks
of silver of $500 each. and N .rched off.
Bettish Cslambia Notes.
VICTORIA. May 9.-rhe ship Spartan,
Reed, 10 days from Sss Francisco, ar
rived TO-DAY. The Captain reports that
on the 9th inst, ninety miles southwest
Of Cape Flattsry, he spoke the ship
Two Brothers, from Tacoma, with coal,
bound south. She had lost her ruddsr
and was rigging spars, but desired no
assistance.
The crown lands along the line of the
Island Railway will be thrown open to
settlement at one dollar an acre after
June LIST next.
Alexander G. Anderson, former factor
of the Hudson Bay Company, the first
Collector of Customs and PJstm sster
of British Columbia and Dominion
Fishery Commissioner, died this after
noon aged II. Deceased crossed the
continent for .he Hudson Bay Company
fifty years ago.
Condemned by the Council.
SHANGHAI, MAY 9.-The proposition
by Chang to the Empress, Urging peace
with France. have been condemned by
the Council.
Attack on u Mexican Central Train
Ell PAso Tex. }, May 9.-rhe FL Paso
Times says: Robbers attacked the
down train on the Mexican Central
Railroad. forty miles below Overetaro,
today. They tore up one of the rails
and succeeded in dsrailIng the train,
bat not 10 wrecking Il. One robber
WAS killed. but no p sssengers were hurt.
There was x60, 0U0 IN silver on the train.
After the killing Of one of their number,
the robbers fled.
The Pail Mail Eadsrses Henry.
LONDON, May 9.-Tbe Pail Mall Ga
zstte says: Mr.. Henry Watterson's pro-
posed news copyright law Ia step In
the right direction. He recognizes the
fact that with the progress OF society
new forms of property are continually
created which shoald be protected.
Princess Attee's Memoirs.
The English edition of the m moirs
of Princess Alice was given TO the pub
lie today. In substance the publication
il the same as the German edition. II
includes no new correspondence Of any
particular Importance.
Arrested for Forgery.
ToRoNTo. Nay 9-R ]. Mckim. mem
Der of Parliament, has been arrested
for forgery.