Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-28
FOREIGN.


OrTovA. Feb. 27.-With a view Of A.
eeriAinInR what steps the Dominion
Iosernmsnt have taken 10 have the
boundary line between British Coluu.
eiA and Alaska fled, Gordon moved in
Parliament for all the correspondence
tnaf has passed between the United
states and Canadian Governments in
connection With the appointment u q
loins Commission for q survey Of the
boundary line between the British Pos
Sessions and Alaska. He stated thai
under the treaty OF 1875 between Russia
and Great Britain, the boundary vas de-
nned ss follouipR the summit of the
mountains, bat when the summit line
exceeded ten leagues from the coast. the
line was 70 run parallel t. the OCEAN al
distance OF not oVsr ten leagues Seri-
cos trouble, hs says, il likely 70 follow,
unless a survey Is made and the bound
ary line definitely laid out, a. settlers
are going into that section OF country
without knowing whether they are lo-
eating in Alaska or British Columbia.
Valuable mineral deposits have been
discovered near the supposed boundary,
which are likely to attract considerable
immigration during the present year.
Ordinarily IntelIIseni
LONDON, Feb. 27.-In the divorce sci,
brought by the young Earl of Durham
a2slnst his wife, nee Miner, on the
ground of insanity, Archbishop of York
today depOsed that Miss Miners csn
versstlon reached the ordinary standard
OF intelligence.
The vste- Of Censare.
LONDON, Feb. 2s.-The Governments
majority of IL in the division on the
censufe motion in the Commons last
night has not disappointed the Consery-
atives. 1t Is the lowest majority the
Government has ever obtained upon
any important question since it entered
office. The Conservative vote. which is
normally estimated at 2i5, was increased
to 2ss by the votes Of Goshen and other
Wings and "a of the Irish members.
The Peace Radicals supported the Gov
eminent. The excitement became in
tense toward the end OF the debate,
ehen !. became known that a section
of the Wings and the Parnellites had de-
cided to vote against the Government.
The report led number of hesitatine
Radicals to vote against the censure
motion, thus saving the Government
from defeat.
The Standards Commenss.
LONDON, Feb. H. The Standard,
on the small majority by |
which the Government escaped a vote
Of eensure, says the Cabinet is bank |
rupt In influence, and Gladstone has
received severe lessen.
II Is reported that before the division |
on the censure motion. she Ministry |
decided TO retire from office 10 their |
ms iority should be under fifteen.
The Aylesford Case
LONDON. Feb. %. - Suit has been |
opened by Charles Finch. who claims to |
be the successor of Lord Aylesford, |
aRninst the son Of Lady Aylesford, re-
puted to be the child of the Duke OF |
Lady Aylesford has
made the boy, who ia Eve years old, a
ward in chancery under the title of |
Lord Aylesford Finch, and assumes the |
title to the rents In the hands Of the
Aylesfora trustees.
a Protest from the Peace Society.
LONDON, Feb. 27.-Gladstone in an
answer to a protest OF the Peace Society /
against the prosecution of the war in |
The Soudan. confines himself to refer.
snee to the many acts of Lord Wolse-
lev TO induce the hostile Arabs to cease |
making war. He points the society to |
Lord Wolselsy's proolsmstions TO show /
that the Government desired to avoid |
TO establish native Govern |
ment at Khartoum, and to recognize FL |
Mahdi as Sultan Of kordofsu, il he |
the European prisoners In |
his possession,