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


Tor the care Of the child.
FOREIGN.
The Fall or gassais.
SUAKKM, June "a report ia current
and Is believed TO be true tba. Ksssala
haa fallen.
An Imprebable stsry.
A dispatch from Cairo says that some
excitement has been created theirs among
Engiiah officials and residents by the
arrival of Ooptio merchant from Khar-
soum. he states that he witnessed the
capture Of Khartoum and that immedi
ateiy after the massacre of the garrison
Fl MahdI demanded the head of Gener-
81 Gordon for q trophy, bat his warriors
pkoduoed the head of the Austrian
Co1nsel, Mr.. Hsnsal. When the mis-
take was discovered second search
was made for General Gordon, bat Ell
Mahdfs followers were unable 20 fnd
any trace of the hero OF Khartoum.
They found several other Europeans.
but no documents we're found on their
clothes to show that any Of them was
General Gordon. The Ooptic says that
II IL possible that General Gordon,
knowing that all was lost, made bis es
cage.
The Pesky cAinese.
OrTkwA. June 9.-Ihe Secretary of
State will introdaes q resolution to
provide for a Chinese interpreter at
salary OF 5000. The Senate and House
Of Commons are being flooded with ap-
peals from the people Of British Colum-
bia, urging Parliament TO take % the
question Of Chinese immigration i'm
l0ediasely.
Lets Anam &c.
TrKNrsIN, June 9-China announces
that she accepts all the consciousness Of
frances professionals over AnAm and
ehAndons all political relations with that
country.
TIE war IN san Salvador.
La LrHxHrAD, June s.--The rebel
Menendez. occupies Santa Anna, Ohal-
ohuaqaa and Atiquesaya With q strong
fierce. he Msnendista General. Rivas,
has twice been driven out of Cola
pequs. which place IL now occupied By
he National tFoops. Rlvas, however,
remains IN elise proximity. threaten.
iug an attack. fhe Nationals have
large force under arms. A battalion of
Niesrasuans crossed che river Lempa
yesterday, and another battalion are
marching on Cojutepeque. Everything
hinges on tbs attitn 1e Of Guatemala,
which country, Msnsndez asserts, Will
sssis; him, ia which case the whole OF
Central America Uill become involved.
| IL Guatemala remains neutral the San
SslvadoFian government viii probably
oyerpower the rexolutionists within Q
fortnight.
The ExhlhIsisn o. lsss.
PANS, June an. DeLesasps has
bean appointed president Of the exhi-
btti0n Of 1855.
The Cholera In spain.
MApRrp, June 9.--Special wards in
hospitals have been assigned for sus-
| tiles are visiting the poorer quarters OF
the sily and attending % the aisinfec.
| ton II houses. Vessels from Valencia
are subjected 10 three days quarantine
a. osher Spanish ports. France, Italy
and Germany have guaranteed vessels
| fruul Valencia.
There were eight suspected GASES Of
cholera reported here tedaS. There
was also FumoE shat four deaths had
occurred FROM the same disease IN she
Osrtes. Romero , Robiedo, Miaister Of
the Interior, has made q statement
4 which confirmed tbs truth Of lie report
\ Of the Outbreak Of cholera IN Vaieria-
\ He denied, however, that any authenti
oatest eases Of cholera have vet ap
peared in Madrid. The government
said that the ministers would readopf
I the extraordinary precautionary mea
surss taken during The outbreak Of the
disease in 1854. when Il erected lazxs.-
Festcs and established eoEdons Of troops
for the purpose Of isslAfing the dis
tFsoh, infested.
rhe Mextesn Waterproof
En- PAso, Tex. Juas 3. --PaFtiealaEs Of
the fearful wAtefspout waich bnrss nelF
Lagos. Mextsa, on the 6sa insi., wee
recHisea here toAleht. The loss % life
psovss greater than nrst reported. Al
Pashis CaarantAs the rushing waters 10
| q few minutes re.s % O hight ef - feet
| This greet nosd swept everything befers
| il ana 81 thai place alone nearly 80
| lives were i0stA Great distress prsy sis
along the entire valley, and tmmediste
relief Il greatly needed. The psfxieu-
lars from other poiats are not yes 70
eaived.
Ths large city Of 0aanaiato wssl
| flooded by q tFemendoaa wassrspo1t,
vhien did fearful damage. TIE watsf
spout hnrzt ahoat mile above The city.
and In q few mou,ents Q roaring tor
rent six feet high covered the very
ssassr Of the city. A complimentary
amateur pexfarmAnos IN hocox % the
Goyernar and ex-Preei2ens Aanesi
9oEsAiea vas IN ptcaress ~ ne theatsR
al tue time The uaterspont barsf- ms
battling wAs crowded VITA ne siiis g
The uity. when The alarm was sounded
NJ haif-past 10 o'clock. a uiid panic
essl,sa in ths theatre LADIES'
fainsed, and all seemed freuxied Win
fear. Essryons rushed foe the dosr
trasnplinz cue weak under foot Iha
scene wAs indesrrfhahle. Mary persons
we're fatally intuiNsA Tia fasce of he
feod down the stresta broke dcxe
many dSors TIE ofi1ce 81 The singer
Seuing Machine Casapsny had al teet
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iars s1aerea hkeetzA The damage =
| Estimated as over &loo ooA TIE prinst-
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reras MAsqness. and she singer sssins
Machine Company. 4 = not - knevn
! how spAny lives were lasss
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In atiesnptinR 90 c1teh ball uhiee had
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