Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-23

Lsra LswsIl Makes n speee,

Lord Lswell Makes q speech.
LONDON, Jan. N-Lowell, the Amer.
eau Minister, presided as a meeting OF
the Society Of Arts this evening. Mr..
ID. Pidgson delivered a lecture on LA,
b,r and Wages In America" He said
tee wofkingmen we're not likely to IN
itlate free trade, and that the movement
saas more likely 10 be effected through
internal competition. A discussion fol.
loved, IN the course Of which Lowell
observed that his position prevented
him from expressing AN opinion on the
ste isct; but he would say that many
fsrsighted EngiisLmsn believed that the
adoption of fies trade IN America would
Rive England dangerous competition 10
ell ths markets VI the world, because
many American fabrics veie more
honest shan English goods of she same
description. Free trade would enable
America 60 soon equal EnRland's mer.
camille marine. whIch had heretofore
bsen impossible through tho operation
Of the American navigation laws and
tariffs. England would nnd America
the most iussiiiseas oomPssi'of abe had
get met.
TIE kinE Retafns 20 Aadrsa.
LONDON. Jan. GA special dispatch
from Madrid ssys: king Alfonso hav
ina completed his tour Of the provinces
which were devastated by earthquakes,
returned 10 the capital today. He was
esportsd In ssate 60 the palace and
greeted With cheers by she thrones Ut
psopie Who lined the route Of the pro-
osssion. Tue King looks pale and Ill"
The Australian sabsiay.
RxRxrx, Jan. 22.-The sab committee
OF the ksiohstag. 70 which was referred
the PROPOSAL 10 subsidixs line Of mail
steamers, recommends that public tend-
ers be invited for . Is years' eontFaes
20 carry mails 20 Eastern Asia, Africa
and Australia The conditions are that
the steamers shall sail at least once q
manth, and that their minimum speed
shall be lilS kness per hour.
THE Asaieaehes In she Alps.
Ioxpes, January "A special from
Rome says "a Terrible accounts con-
time 10 be received from the region of
the Piedmontsss Alps Of casualties and
destruction caused by snow storns and
asaiauehes. Twenty houses vere de-
strOyed and 20 petsons killed al Bar
asrtvo, 50 houses DESTROYED At Frasei
nssrie, and shs aunaber of fatal casual.
ties there was IL. In the little village
Of Frassino, which hes q tottl pupuia-
tioa Of les than $50, 70 ipsrsons were
killed. soldiers have bsen sent 10 all
the places named 30 assiss the villsger-
IN DIGGING cot she dead aud feecuiDR
The wounded.
Paraeli Eli.
PArneil h ia al Cork and has post
ponsd his immediate engagements.
N Maaafs Plaza
MxaAwr, E2yps, dan. A.-The Black
waseh reeiuasnt hAs arrived and an sd
sansse is daily exp<e1ed.
Aa Arab newspaper, tie sssrss, puo-
tiahem NJ MAhda'e letter 10 his iisasen-
ant a Shendy. orierins him b take all
his aroops 10 BesbeF. whore. with 500
sarfiors hs shall attack the Eaglise
forces ss Moans Hamand. north Of
Bsg.ser.
frona 81 Mahdi 30 OsipaB Dtsma, nfRing
hin 20 eaptnre Saakem and thereby
enapte e Nshdi 20 procure aid from
Arabia ny cav Of thai port.
ReAma Pashais Proposals.
CtwsrAsxtxoFLx, Jan. 2l.--ls 10 be-
ttsysa shAs Fshmi P2sha's proposals. re-
sardine Exypi are - follows That
Tavkey aorsss 90 recognise the Egyptian
lean zoaranseed By EnRiAnd; taAi part
- the expenditure Of the kaelssA ex
peSiticn be- defrAyed 6s the ksyptssn
,rsasarv, that the koniish cccapstion
snail consinue AZ least saRhi months and
sAsfl noe sxcsed twa years; thai the
ss..t,,.,, "a al x,nnasuntne tha native fFthR-
nals 81 Rxypt; thai furksy shai oeccps
certain poras On she he'd Sea; and shst
tee r4ehs q Eopi % eozciaas treaties
SHALL Be mcdsne4.
IL 4 STATED shai tbs elspatcA " 600
sroo,ps 10 Saaksn depen&s upoa tAs 80
ssRalass of tAsss proEesAAs