Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-03
FOREIGN.
British CeIambia Fsnsnce..

FOREIGN.
British Columbia Finances.
VICTORIA, B. c., March 2.-Ths Gov
eFnuent land estimates before ida
show q surplus for the year Of 20 OOl
Three hundred and two thousand Dol
lars are asked for public works and ASP
vo9 for educational purposes Til
financial statement shows astoofshsn,
elasticity of the revenue and q crafty
Ing condition Of public business.
Prince On Change.
LONDON, March 2.-The Prince O
wales visited the stock exchange toda,
and was received With great enthusiasm
Inc members sang. God Save thu
9n.sn, and God Bless the Prince O
Wales"
Bieekadlng and Rom be riding.
ISoSDo's, March 2.--shanghai advice.
state thas Admiral Courbes has bleck
sd.d Ntrigpo and 10 now bombardins
Chinhas.
Loss Of q French snip.
I.oxpos, March 2.-The British
isteamer Lake Winnipeg. from New
York. Srrived at Liverpool. She landed
NIX OF the crew Of the French ship Sur.
ry, abandoned in q completely disabled
condition. The rest OF the Snrry's crew
includiuR the master and officers, are
tithsr drowned or dead from exhaustion
In the Commons.
In the House of Commons this even
ing. Thomas Sexton. Home Rule mem
Ter for Sligo. gave notice that tomorroN
he would call the attention Of the
House TO the imminent danger men-
acing the rights of members OF the
House of Commons to speak and vote
owing to the recent action Of Speaksr
Peel in the 0Brien episode.
The Marquis of Harrington an
nouneed that the Government had 70
osiyed Official advioes confirming the
report that another sortie against III
Alahdi had been made by the garrison
OF kassaiA, resulting in the defeat OF
the garrison aud the loss Of % officers
aud 6as2 men.
Mr.. henry I.abouchere, radical, moved
the resolution which he gave notice OF
last Friday, THAT the House OF Gem
mons regrets that the militia have been
embodied, because it indicate resDlo
tisn on the part Of Her Majesty's govern
ment to interfere in the Soudan by force
OF arms" He followed up the introduo-
ton of this motion by n vigorous de-
ANNEXATION Of the course which the gov
eminent was pursuing at the present
time. The motion was lost by vote OF
I4g TO 10.
Fitxmaurise. Under Secretary for the
Foreign Department. said the sortie and
the defeat Of the kassala garrison by
VI MAhdi's Arabs occurred on the "a OF
February. He explained the difficulty
of relieving the garrison by saying that
II was so far inland, being 80 miles
from Suakim and $50 miles from Masso-
wah, on the Red Sea, that relief could
be afforded through friendly tribes
only.
Tho Marquis Of Harrington said the
question of continuing the present
policy of the government In the Soudan
| had been dscidsd by last weeks debate
and last Fridays vote. He defended
sending the Guards, who, he said, sx-
pested 10 be- employed 10 war Whenever
thare were serisus operations. II was
not intended to call out the reserves, be
said, Just yet, bat the Government will
not hesitate TO do so. the War Secretary
added, IL Il should become neoess lry
In regard 30 the colonial offers Of mill
taiy assistance, the Secretary said the
Government had not declined any OF
tham. but 10 nov communicating with
the, colonies for the purpose of ascer-
tanning In full the nature of the assist
ante which she colonies could render.
The ExasntnAtten et the Dynamitef..
IoSooN. Mar. 2.-The examination of
Cunningham and Burtan was continued
today. Tho witnesses introduced testi-
| fed that Burton was the owner Of the
BAG, containing 30 pounds Of dynamite
| discovered In the parcel room of the
Cbaring Cross railway station shortly
after tho explosion At Victoria station a
year ago. Continuing. Poland said the
government would show that Barton m.
rived at Southampton on the 10th OF
| February, 1884. At Southampton he
bought the poFtmanteau fouud at Char
ipg Cross station containing dynamite.
This portaiapteau Mas similar to the
ons forlnd st Paddington station. vhich
also contained dynamite. The plan
was 10 blow up the fsur principal rail-
| way stations in London with dynamite
paclsed In poxtmanteaus. with American
| clockvoFk ses to strike ct q certain heur
and one p0ftmanteau 80 charged was
10 be left at each Of the four doomed
stations.
Poland, solicitor for the treasury
stat,,d that the government would show
that Hurton Was connected with q
Fenian conspiracy In tina United States,
The solicitor then gave the details Of
the plots TO explode London bridge, the
Parliament house and tbs Tower. say
ing that be would show that BurtoR Wal
concerned In all the plots.
Treahle with the Beers.
LONDON. March 2.-Gensral Wares
has Rons TO the front in Beaehunaland
| In vhsw OF thu alarming rHmors regard
ing boar designs on Natal.
ImpsEt Dssy On Csal.
DuxfiE, March 2.--The Belfast Hslea
/ Latter ss.ys that the British Government
is - pewplexed financially thai il IL de
baiirG The sdvisAbility Of imposing Al
import duty on coal.
Ts the Lasaher Hard.
DUBLIN, March 2.--At q meeting o.
the Municipal Council today Presidins
| OSioar AIAy gave notfca that al the mex
meeting Of the Council be vonld NOV.
| 90 have the sss,nament OF KING George
| in thu Mansioia Henss gFuunds removes
TO tha lumber yard.
Engenie IN Danger.
Isos,pox. March 2.--while Ex- Empires
| EuRaaie was taking Q carriage drive O
Farnlsoroaeh today one Of the horse
| took fright, Tho animal was killed b.
being impaied upon the shaft Of earl
| The Nmprees and the other occupant o
a.. a.retaaa .rara khrown Ont hF,f a