Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-19
FOREIGN.

Black mailbag the Prince Of wales.
LONDON, Dec. ia sensation was
caused here this morning by the arrest
OF younq man and woman al ksnsinR
ton on . charge Of attempting TO extort
money from the Prince OF wales and
threatening his Royal Highness in the
event Of his not complying With their
demands. The prisoners we're taken
before magistrate, where formal ex
amin alton Was held resulting In their
beiae remsnded. IL IL expected that
disclosures of q serious nature will bs
made when the case il again called.
Csssdtss Pacific Telegraph.
MoSraEAL. Dec. l8.-Canadian Pacific
omsials are IN akins great endeavors to
complete their telegraph system early
To the neg year. and to open their com
nsrcial department TO the public before
nsx, spring. The company nov has an
aabfoken line OF telegraph extending
tfoa Montreal to the Pacific oseaa, .
distance of 1875 miles. There are now
bsiag strung for commercial purposes,
10 sddition to wires operated for rail
wv business, two heavy No. 6 wires
fron Montreal TO Winnipeg, a distance
Of 1850 miles. Frsm Winnipeg to Brit
Id Oolumbis additional facilities for
commercial business are also being pro
vited. Al present all the leading cities
Ia Canada are connected, and In q fev
weeks Detroit and Buffalo will bs tapped.
wbsn the limo IL completed TO Halifax,
MS, II will have an interooeanic sys-
len connecting at the Atlantic with the
pfojscted imperial cable TO Great Brit
Aia, and then rs proposed from British
Columbia BY cable 90 the British pos
sessions Ia the East. Soundiugs have
already been taken by the COMPANY be-
tween British Columbia aud Japan.
Tbs sstimsted cost Of the Pacific cable
ht330o,0oo.
An Aftessps 90 Biackmaii she Prinee
Of wales.
LoxpoS, Dee. IS. - London had q
Reaaine sensation today. Early this
morning a yoang man and wife. John
and Sarah Magee. were arrested at
hsnstngtsn on charge OF having at.
tempted to procare money from the
Prince OF Wales by writing threatening
letters. fhsy wsre taken into Court
and formal chsrsss preferred against
them. They were remanded to await
txantnstiou. IL appears ths prisoners
had written two letters. but a. thew
vers not read In Court II 10 impossible
10 give their exact language OF TO state,
exsept Ia general terms, what they con
tained. IL IL known, however. tsat the
lsstsFs made demand for ESQ. and init
mated 10 nnmistakabie terms that IN
lao& tAA 4 =.
rrines's life would be in jeopardy.
Tue Prince. II 10 said, paid only
passing attention 10 the first letter,
vhich Masee sent. bat when the see
ond came, rsitcrating the demand and
threat. bis Royal Hiahuess turned the
letters over 20 the police. and left them
70 DO whatever they thouGht best. The
POLICE al snce quietly set about plan
ning the capture of the black mailers.
lhey ssnt message as though coming
ttosn the Prince 10 the address given Ia
t1s letters. directing the authors Of the
et'sfs 10 appear 80 a specified tins and
pHce. Assurances vas given that some
eody woaid inset them at the appointed
eoas prepared to hand ever package
saatainine the money they demanded.
nsess Ard wife at once fell into the
~ sn'oh nad been set Tor them:
.a ass Appsarsd a. the spot DESIGNATED
Metoine, and vere presented Win
psssaee OF fsftnings- As they
70 leave With their sup.
uessure, the police threw on
sn oissoisr. and arrested them. HE
somsn thersueon made voluntary con-
son OF TIE whole plot. Al any rate
ponce say the confession vas volsn
~. The woman. however. has since
sssossied that she wss forced By The po-