Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-06
FOREIGN.



Il the Marine Hospital this morning
from smallpox. The case came from
Montreal.
Great excitement was caused yester-
day in st. Ssuvier, when the public vac
,instor entered two of the largest French
schools there for the purpose of vaccin.
atine the scholars. The pupils became
greatly alarmed. owing to previous erro-
neous statements about the severity of
atien, and aiss that they would
be put to q severe test by force If they
would not submit. Entire classes rushed
from the school. and home to their pa
rents, who consequently became exas-
perated and proceeded to the school in
no peaceful frame of mind. They were
met by the Mayor of the municipality,
who expostulated with them and finally
got them to understand the necessity
for vaccination, when the crowd dis
persed without using any violence. To-
day the clergy in several Roman Catholic
spoke of the necessity of vac
oination and Of having patients removed
TO the hospital, should the dread disease
make lis appearance In their midst.
Want 60 be Annexed.
LONDON, Oct. 4.-The people Of Crete
are excited over the Balkan troubles,
but maintain an expectsnt attitude
They had sent an address to the Powers
asking that the treaty of Berlin be
maintained; otherwise that Greece be
permitted to annex Crete.
seized by the English.
ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. A dispatch
TO the Novoe premye from Askabad,
dated Friday, says: The English have
taken entire possession of Herat and
have ordered the inhabitants to quit
town Immediately. The, Inhabitants
ara aneered by the action otthe, Eng
lish, and have thrown up earthworks
opposite the citadel. The English are
being strongly reinforced" This dis
patch is considered exaggerated in we'll
Informed circles.
Peace Wanted.
CoPENHAGEN, Dot. THE Gar, in
replying to Bulgarian deputstion, said
he would endeavor to secure accord
among the Powers to effect a pacific
solution of the Roumelian difficulty.
Pleased People.
LONDON, Oct. 4.-Ihe report of the
interview with the Car has caused re-
ioicinR at Philippopolis.
British Consul Lasoelles has arrived
at Philippopolis on a mission to effect a
reconciliation between the Sultan aud
Prince Alexander.
Valuable Papers.
ROME, Oct. 4.-Important documents
relating to the Caroline Islands have
been discovered among the archives of
the Vatican. They will facilitate set
tlemeLt of the difficulty between Spain
and Germany.
several Terms In One.
CoSsrANrTNoPLE, Oct. 4.-The Ron
meliau ConfereEce met informally to-
day. Full instructions have not yet ar
rived. Veizzel Pasha teleersphs that
he has completely defeated the Alba
mans. and captured and promptly
hanged the most prominent of their
leaders. Numerous unfounded rumors
are current of attempts TO poison the
Sultan. IL is believed that the Sultan
ID becoming deDented.
Men Wanted.
LONDON, Oct. 4.-The Servian Consul
ate here in an advertisement rsqaests
all Servians resident in England to for
ward their names and addresses to the
Consulate Immediately. The activity
of Turkish preparations Ia believed to
be the early occupation of Roumelia
by Turkey.
miscellaneous Foreign Intelligence.
LONDON. Oct. A dispatch to the
Nstcs from Sofa says Bulgaria is one
military camp All the male n,pulatiou
between the ages Of fifteen and forty
ave are under arms, and q thousand
volunteers are being enrolled daily.
They appear TO be earnest and deter
mined.
The Standard correspondent at Rome
says the Pope eagerly reads reports of
electoral chances in Ireland. He un-
ceasinely admonishes Irish bishops TO
prevent their focks from supporting
the Nationalists.
Advises from False Point, India, say
that the recent cyclone destroyed Ave
villages.
The Dutch Ministry is preparing q
bill to raise the import duty on corn.
The Danish expedition to East Green
land, after an absence Of twenty nine
months. has returned to Copenhagen.
The expedition made q special chart Of
an hitherto unknown cesst reaching
latitude % deg. ! min. north, and named
IL Christian IL Land.
Belgium has withdrawn from the
Monetary Convention. The effect of
this step 10 anxiously awaited in Ger
many. vhere a bi-metallic struggle is
feared.