Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-21
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fOKEiGN.
Sisfsr nuGs
PAE1z. 4sy 0.-yiesor Haoa =,
tn01Rh frOzhlea By his iiinsss da,;n.
Ne pasf night, 10 rather bettsr to.asv
''e-os nnRo 70 worse this ssenm9.
TAe Rexissrzsssa Rsm P....ed
Lesbos, May 0.-Ths Hoass Of Lard,
nas passed thu registration bill.
hand Purchase nm for Ereiana.
9iadstone. In ths Hs1ss Of Counoo.
WIS afternoon. gave notice that h
would fnfroouee q iAnd pzurhass mi
Tor Ireland after Whifs1nday,
eensoIs higher.
LoEDos. Msy n-CcusoA, ss,< "a,
both noney and secoans.
Perssnai.
NuDsoR, May D-Mr. Phelns w.,
introduced 10 the Queen yesssrdsy ~
Ear Granville. Mr.. Phelrs then urs.
sented hls CREDENTIALS. Mr.. Gladsf1ns
saiksd With Mr.. Lowell 10 Eson Collees
and back.
a Gsaasiidatea Empire.
LosDoz. May D.-The Tfass, in an
ealtorial. says the completion Of the
canadian Pacific Railroad i a mos,
important step toward shs csInsoliaatioD
OF me empire. IL 10 q priceless advan-
tARs 70 have command Of great line of
ran ssJ uniting tvo oceans beyond the
reacn Of hostile attack, and free from
tne restraints Of q possibly ssabarrass.
Ing neutrality.
sew'Csmpamy.
81. FETKksBCRG, May 0-Ths Anos
Daria Steamship Company Ia formed Of
Russian and German capitalists. The
company inteH6s 70 open regular service
between BAlt b and the Irai Sea, and
mas bound itself, IN the event OF var. 10
place its steamers al the disposal Of thu
Russian Governments for the transport
alton OF troopa.
Thsy wea1 Fight
CossTANTIsoFLE, May 2l.-The Porte
has rescinded the recent orders for war
material, and will indemnify the con
tractors.
4 Dtsgusted 0alcrr.
LosDox. May D.-Advices from Iir.
p1i say Sur Peter LumsiIsn's advice 20
the Governn ent was that, in visw Of re-
cant events, II was hest 10 break no the
commission, leaving ths Government
itself 10 settle the frontier qaession
with Russia.
Piai Ing NJ war.
81. PETERSBURG. Nav 20.-fhs Gar
viii review the entire Russian fleet be-
tween Cronsiadt and Sveaborp 10 June.
when there viii also be various rnaneu
vers and coast attacks
Collision with m Eceberx.
HALIFAX, May N--Tte steamer ORA.
coma, already reported arrived disabi-d.
presented curious appearance a. she
locked. Her stem ffom the sixteen foot
draught mark for ten f,,et or more no y
q atsened back aboat three feet ON the
port and i've feet on the starbosrd,
while above this the stem IL split per.
pendiculariy a. though struck by an in,-
mense battering ram. Captain SasR
ster reports a. folIcwsr g We lsft Cha
renie May sth. and passed out of the
river May 9Th. We had ine weather 10
the banks, and passed the FIRST iceberg
on Saturday morning, 10th inst, at sew
en- O'Clock. The wind was then south-
eriy and the weather misty. About 2
q. m. the wind shifted to north aud the
weather cleared up. The night was
dark and cloudy. there was no fog and
the steamer was going at full speed. At
z p. %. second iceberg was passed.
the wind being southwest. At II D. u.
saw what appeared 10 be fog bank on
our starboard bow; being spprehensive
OF danger, orders we're given 20 put the
helm hard starboard, she engines at
the same time being stepped. Then we
could See that the Bupp sed fog bank
vas Zoe. As it was impossible TO avoid
the Ice by use OF tbs helm, tie engines
we're backed f1ll speed, but they had
not been moving IN this direction over
= minute, and the crew had scarcely had
time 10 leave the fOrecastie. before the
ship came In violent collision with an
iceberg making terrible crash. The
iceberg bad come In full view when the
engines were running full speed astern.
The crew thougtt the steamer would
sink Immediately and preparations we're
made 10 abandon her. While
the RlitteriaR tower Of ice vas creak-
insiy disenRaasd snd slowly drifted
on. the Captain made an examination
OF the boz, and discovered the damage
vas all before the collision balkheaa.
IL was found that the ship was making
no water. Being steel ship the plates
bad mos broken. bat we're simply
doubled In, forming o sort Of break
water Tor the bulkhead. No further ac
cidant occurred, bus thick weather vas
: xperieaeed until the steamers arrival
10 port. After dissaaFgiug her Halifay
freight the Drauona will proceed TO
Montreal Without waiting fof repairs
War In Central America
La LiBERrAD. May O.--Yes,erday,
after iss hours sanauinary lighting az
the town Of Armenia, IN Salvador, the
army routed the Fevolu-
tionists. and captured large quantities
OF srms and cam N. The revolutionists
sere aided by Menendez. Arms and
guns we're supplied by Guatemala.
Many prisoners " are taken by the Sal
vadorians, Who are In full pursuit OF the
insur sentL
what sf sss
SHExRsEss, May aO.-The British tor
IN readiness for service az sea by next
A stck Msaarrh.
BERLIN, Nay ao.--It h announced TO-
Day that the Emperor ia again iniis.
posed. and that osing 10 his illness
King Leopold Of Behsium has postp.ned
The visit be intended making on the
gist 10 thank the Emperor and Prince
Bismarck fot their assistance In promo
Tang the foundation Of the Congo State.
FfxinG % ~ nefweea 'Em.
BRRLs, May A.-Princs Bismarck
has recently given several long audi
snces 20 Csant Paul ScnoavAlof, the
nee Russian Ambassador 10 9ermaay.
TIE sagilsh Dnke Net waased.
BEzrzs. MAY @,-1he proposal Of the
Prussian government concerning the
Brunswick succession will be discassed
By the BnndeFatii tomorrow.
The Nativss iseifaas says that the
u thai tie Bandesrath should
sxpFess it eonsietioa that adminissra-
lion 81 TIE government Of Bsunswiak By
the Dake Of Camberisnd will b. incon-
psflbls with International peaee and the
secnrity OF She empire.