Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-02

| festef's work.
AASsIp. Sept. l.-Jno. A. Foster
american minister, spent q fortnight q
.ne royal palace of LagrAriA he ha<
frequent interviews With senior Eldusv
minister or foreign affairs. on the sab
lecs OF the Proposed new cooamercia.
treaty between Spain and the United
States IL 10 understood that, ,Aonch I
treaty vas noi signed. an agreement "a
reached between the Representatives o.
ioe tSo governments By which the recs-
procity provisions contained ia the for.
fner treaty were abandoned. Tie nsv
treaty 10 confined TO reforms in tbs
Cuoan custom laws Spain accepts tbs
Interpretation Of the saodas rxr~rS,
signed In February. 1854, which was
eostended for by the United States.
Ine settlement Of the claims Of Aueri-
can citizens against the Spanish Gov
eminent, srising from the instruction
IN Cooa. IL provided for
Came 90 see the Prseesssss.
BEsLrS, Sept. Emp -ror William
sna Impress Augusta have returned 10
Berlin for the purpose Of personally re-
vlesin2 the parade Of the Guards in the
commenoration Of the fifteenth ami
Vefsary of the victory of Sedan.
Failed.
vienna, Sept. Lad Wig wrastier, q
slsth merchant Of Brunn, has failed
liabilities l, 5000 marks
PEsrH, sept. ID. Joass, cotton
dealer of this city. has failed; liabilities
2, uoo, 90 marks.
His Cheerful Prophecy.
VIENNA, Sept. M De Giers, Rusaian
Minister of Foreign Affairs, converting
Win Counsellor at Faaabad about the
scarcity OF English visitors st the Be-
nemIan spas through fear of an Anglo
Russian war, said that peace vas as
sured for many years, and that be would
wager that there would be double the
number OF visitors in 1856.
The Sunbeam.
LONDON, Sept 1.-The yacht Sunbeam
With Mr.. Gladstone and party on board
arrived at Wick, Sostlsnd. Yesterday.
A sepatstion of the inhabitants of the
town went on board the Sunbeam and
greeted Mr.. Gladstone effunvely and
invited him to land. Mrs. Gladst stone,
speaking for her husband. said his
health was unequal to the fatigue of
landing. The Sunbeam afterWard pro-
ceeded south.
Germany viii Net Reeede.
The Standards Berlin dispatch says
that Germany will not surrender the
Caroiines. There we're imposing meet
inRs IL numerous cities of France and
spain Sunday to protest against the act
OF Germany on this subject. The
Mayors of Barcelona and Valencia have
returned the German crosses with which
they have been honored. Spain has re-
ceived offers OF moral and material sup
port throughout the entire country.
Cuban Claims.
The Standdri's Madrid correspondent
says that Foster, Uaited States Minister,
has settled the details Of the Cuban
claims Of American citizens. After
several Parleys With the Foreign Min
lister. they have come to q decision re-
garding q commercial agreement be-
tween spain and the United States
A Modest Request.
PANS. Sept. The Republis,se Fran-
Gals demands that England dismiss
from the British army the officer who
signed the offer of q reward for the
head of Olivier Pain.
Riet At Galway.
DUBLIN, Sept. l.-During torchlight
procession at Galway last night in honor
of Timothy OConnor. a number of the
processionists attacked detachment Of
Yorkshire soldiers on garrison duty
there. The noise of the disturbance
attracted the attention of the latter's
comrades, and they issued from the bar
racks in force and Joined the melee.
For four hours fight was waeed fierce
ly, clubs and stones being freely used
by both sides. A large number of win
dovs we're smashed and many persons
we're injured. Finally the police, who
had in the meantime been reinforced
with the aid Of military not engaged In
the riot, quelled the disturbance.
Change OF O@cers.
CIrY OF AExIco, Sept. 1.-The General
MsnaRership Of the Mexican Central
Railway was Transferred today by Man
aRer Robinson to Edward w. jackson,
until recently General Superintendent
of the Vera Cruz Railway. jackson
started this morning on tsur of inspso-
tion over the entire line to the TsxaS
border. He Was accompanied BY the
retiring manager and principal officers
Of the railroad. The retiring manager
said the rolling stock was in excellent
condition, as we're also the rails, which
were good for many years to come. bot
that heavy expenditures for ties would
be required fer the next two years and
half, as these and the wooden bridges
on the northern division would be re-
quired to be replaced almost simultane-
ously. He also said that q careful hus
banding Of the couipsny's resources
would be necessary TO keep the operat-
ing expenses down to q reasonable per-
centaee. Ties in Mexico decay very
rapidly, and for this reason the Vera
Cruz road Ii substituting at great ex-
pense steel ties on portion Of it, track.
Wooden ties cost 81 each.
The smallpox.
Forty-four new cases Of smallpox, of
which "a have been authenticated, and
four deaths were reported here yester-
day. The board of health this after.
noon held conference With representa-
tives Of the boards Of health of the
border towns of the United States, and
of the various forwarding companies
With reference to the adoption Of means
10 prevent the disease from being car
ned across the line by infected persons.
The representatives said the boards of
health Of the American towns hsd ab-
solute authority and could coutrel traf-
DO, and IL proper means we're net taken
10 prevent the spread Of the disease,
they would quarantine every person A.
irving from Montreal. Ii was resolved
to appoint tve doctors to attead to
quarantine.
Banquet fer PaFnell.
DUBLIN, Sept. LA banquet vas
given By the Lord Mayor at the Man
sion House this evening in honor of
Paruell and his Irish colleagues In the
House Of Commons Three hundred
guests were present, exclusive OF mem
bers of Parliament. In bis speech Par
nell said that IL homo rule we're refused
the Irish, they would make IL impossible
for the English 10 lc0islate. EnGiand
could either grant The Irish the right TO
rule themselves or make the country Q
Crown colony. The latter would b
practically tantamouut 70 the former.
He denounced the ootracss. saying that
q continuation Of them would Be Q Ter
rible blow TO the Irish cause. The land
question vas . great question in LIE
land.
Parnell Was enthusiastically cheered
throoahous bis speech He reminded
his hearers that the statement that
bona Yule in Irnlaad n imuunnihla