Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-15
FOREIGN.



IAserERs, June IA French soa.a
ron of eight men Of war ana tva g.
pedo boats has arrived. causino $500.
nation among the M0ors. The Sult.s
"a lofnsoden the passage inland OF e0y
as. Lhe Moors are greatly ipcensec
Is. tne oneik OF Wazan, who ID be.
ieveo 20 De melting rebellion.
horoego, the French Minister. az
companIed by French naval officers. V HI
proceed to his mission. The squadron
viii await his return.
The Egyptian slaughter.
LONDON, June N-Egypsian advices
say the Arab at Koosko, who claims n
Dc the sole survivor of the Berber earri.
son, was present when the rebels AT
tackled Berber on May I'd. The oarri.
son defended the town two hours. bu,
the rebels forced their way into the ci,r
where they immediately massacred l5G
men of the garrison. Two tbonsand
women and children were spared Tn
story Is believed by Major KicbHer and
Soon Huzern Pssha Kaiifa. Cavern, -
Berber. vi
The Pail KaH says: 1--WE nina. pow
add 800 more to the thousand alreadv
ontchered TO make holiday for Glad,
ssonian principles. Humanity rsyoIts
against such a state of things. Some
now or other. stop should be put to n. -
Wholesale Hanging.
madrid, June l4-Soven men ware
executed today at Jerez for Black Hand
outrage, Socialist crime. Five 0.hers
were committed to Imprisonment for
life.
Preparing for Campaign,
LONDON, June 1.-THE War Office
and Admiralty continue preparation
for the contemplated expedition to
hhartoum. A report is current that
Wolsely advises poshing the campaign
VIA Suakin or Massoway. instead of by
way OF the Nile. The Admir- 4lty has
applied to steamship companies for
names and tonnage of vessels for trans
port service. The August drafts of en-
gineers, officers and men for transport
and oommissary service will be hurried
10 Egypt, moving to Suakim. Naval
officers detailed from ships at Suakim
are buoyins approaches to points, and
marking sites preparatory to the arrival
OF large number of transports.
Victoria Notes.
VICTORIA (B. @. }, juno 1.-THE Can
tiiever bridge on the Canadian Pacific
Railroad was opened Thursday. A long
train of cars passed it in safety. Ii is
the second bridge of the kind in Amer
ica, the ether being at Niagara Falls.
st. Upery, the young Frenchman who
attempted to suicide, ia still in Jail. He
Ia believed to be insane.
m tho an an Of the - A.
lean ship Thrasher against Canadian
granted an appeal. The case will there
fore go to England. The Judgment was
for So, coo and costs. defendants having
towed the Thrasher on reck, whereby
she was lost.
Arrived-Bark Elsinore, Honolulu /;
steamer Empire. San Francisco.
Weather cloudy aud threatesing rain
A heavy fall now would save the roots
and much Of the grain.
No Procession.
BRUssKLs, June 1.-THE religious
authorities have decided that there will
be no Corpus Christi procession tomor-
row, for fear il would lead TO renewal
of the riots.
silver I'm Switzerland.
PARIS, Juue 1.-THE Swiss govern
ment couples with its notice of the ter
IMITATION of the late monetary conven-
ton, An intimation of desire for re-
vision and renewal of the convention.
Ii the new convention is concluded it
will continue the suspension Of coinage
of legal tender silver money. bat will
regulate the circulation of silver money
in each contracting country.
Gene 90 London
HANOVER, June N.-Ex- Minister Sar-
gent has gone to London.