Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-29
FOREIGN.
Relief Of the Wsuaasa.

EUhE1UN.
Relief Of the Wsunasd.
Pans, March She zounic;uaI an.
ih0rities Of Pans have voted 800 on
Tor the relief Of wounded Frsneh sol.
diers il TOuquin.
Haniaa Again Defeated.
STDsET. March Ss.-In the scaIlius
match today betEesn Hanlan and
beaen, the latter won By six Ien0thE
lie race between Hznian aud Beash
was roEed over the ehsupinn's c1orsE
on Paramatta river. The attendancs
vas enOrmeus, the weather favorable
ana the water smooth. Both osrsrneu
we're IN excellent conditian. HanIau
and Beach, after the start, kep4 well To-
Rether for some distance, and the raes
vas close and exciting. The seuIlers
approached the winning post almost
ooE and bow and the exeiserneut among
toe spectators was great. When palI-
ing With all their strength for the win
ming post, Beach oTerhauled HapIan
and Increased bis advantage nptiI the
very finish amid the widest excitement.
The 0nfsrd-Camhrfaxe Race.
PuTSKY, March s.-The universi.v
boat raos between Cambridge and On.
tofu came on this morning. The river
oAsks we're lined with Spectators. The
sater was smooth and the conditions
favored tne oxford crew. Both got of
vel together. Oxford soon took the
lead and maintained it 20 the end, win
ming by two isngtas.
According 10 the latest Information
the victory for Oxford was more deci-
sivs than at FIRST reported. They won
the race By three lengths instead Of
tEo. The time of the race vas q min
ntes and ID seconds. an improvement
over the time Of year ago, when the
record WAa Il minutes AID - seconds.
fne Improvement, however, was not 80
great a. vas anticipated, in view Of the
nne weather and smooth water.
a. Langsssa.
PAkts. March 2o.--Geu. Negiera teie
graphs from Langsoou under date of
the 18th instant: The greater part of
oaf brigade IL nOv concentrated here.
Inc advanced guard remained yester-
day before the gate Of China. The
enemy failed to appear. Tne enemy
lost heavily Tuesday. Oar losses dor
ing TIE two days fighting we're officers
and ~ men killed and $50 wounded. All
our wounded have been brought here.
we DO not require further reinforce
meEits."
The War In Central America.
La LIBKETAD. San Salvador, March n.
The forces Of Honduras and San Sal
vaGiasr have had several skirmishes. The
armies OF Guatemala and Honduras are
acting In harmony. SAY Salvador.
Nicaragua and Costa Rica have formed
an alliance - protect themselves
against the revolutionary schemes of
President Barrios. San Salvador puts
its whole army in the field, Nicaragua
provides 1000 men aud Costa Rici sends
aOO. Costa RIGA at the same time pro-
sides $4,000 for the expenses OF the
var President Zaldivar Of San Saliva
dor will assume chief command of the
allied forces. President Cardenas OF
Nicaragua will be second in command,
and Gen. Soto Of Costa Rica will prob
ably take the third place.
Only That.
Pans, March 27.-Ths newspapers
urge that only the bloekadinR Of the
Cali Of Peches Lee will have any seri-
ous effect upon the Chinese Govern
meIt.
The FFeaeh Position.
PlRIs, March 27.--Ga,slois says that
thirteen French officers we're killed at
Dong Dang In Mondays and TUESDAYS
fighting and declares that Gsaeral Ne
grier's position Is an exceedingly preca
rious one. Forty thousand Chinese
troops are Inasssd on the frontier not
far distant.
Figaro urges the French forces to i'm
msdiately march upon Canton.
Fatal Explosion.
CoscEPCIoS, Chill, March 2T.-An ex-
plosion OF gas this morning In the coal
mines at Lsbo caused the death OF IS
miners, and Is were dangerously in
iund.
LEGAL Option In switzerland.
BEKsE. March 2s.-The Swiss Parlia-
nleiIt, as Q measure towards suppressing
the curse Of brandy drinking. which
has grown TO frightfal proportions in
tho Republic since the Wholesale intro
dactisn Of cheap French brandies, has
passed q resolution restoring to the can
tons the right Of local Option in regard
TO the sale Of Intoxicating liquors. and
giving 10 the oantons the privilege Of
impo''ing taxes 90 the domestic manu-
faoture OF spirits in addition 10 the tax
on the sale. The Janitorial dsty on
wines In cases was abolished. The res
oiuiiou was passed AZ the result of a
prufound agitation. and in the belief
that the best remedy for drunkenness
lies in the encouragement Of the substi-
tntiou Of good cheap wines for spirits
ss beverage.