Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-21
FOREIGN.
a Remarkahie laf..-

a Remarkabse Letter.
NxV YORK. Aug. ga London eaAls-
gan says the Pearee- Francis scandal
nas assumed new phhse. Peero.
SHOWS tnat attempts 10 blackmaiI h;D
we're uaes BY the family Of bis alleged
victim. Miss Francis, Who admits thas
sne was intimate With Pearoe. has
written the following remarkable Iett.r
10 the Pal Nal GezStte:
In the account in your pspsr Of VIA.
happened between nv father ara
rearce, it was stated that Psarce had
seoueed me. Nov you do not consider
OF care how s1ch q statement Affects re
on ny name, and IL 10 moss cruel 70 me
and 4 IL 90 well known 20 every one
tnat Tor some time you have been ex
poeih9 al wrongs done 10 yeune girls.
tnat 1 feel sare tia: from what has
ocen said about ue everyone vooId
eiass me With those unhappy girls -
! aak yoo 10 single justice 70 print this
,stser 10 yaur pager. In the fret place.
l AN nearly % years old, 30 that vhep
iefs my fathers house last January I
vas "a. Psarce had nothing at ali 20
90 WITH my leaving. and what you said
about Peafce having ssdused me is
quite false. aG not boand 1t nv AGE
% Tell you Why / preferred to leave NV
Iatners house. For some time now /
nave besn living In the family Of q gen.
Henan a. p.nion &c his wife; hst
1tef tns public mention you have made
Of me and the ornei wrsnR you haye
aone me, dave 10 leave, and il I de /
eannos as this monsnS see What IL to
oeaome OF ne. Surely, then, il is only
Iair ana Inst 20 me that you should in
sert this letter."
DensanetnG the ''Gaxesfe.p
LONDON, Aug. a.-The London news
papers generally den ounce the Pal Hall
Gasstte for refusine'to publish the let
t-rsof Miss A. NJ. Francis. generating
Psarce from the charge OF having en-
ticsd her from her home, published in
the Gazstts.
be solicitor for Pearce has publish
ed a letter In which be says that hs has
oeen instructed by his client to refrain
from prosecuting the girls father on
the on arse Of common assault aud bat
terry, for the Gaming be inflicted upon
Mr. fsarea ths other DAY. on the al
legged ground Of his besi ayal of aud
cruelty to the young lady. because Q
TRIVIAL penalty would attsId convis
ton, bas 30 prosecute him for q greater
charge. The solicitor asks that tue
public suspend it, jadgmeR: on the
whole case until its merits be developed
By the courts.
The Mysteries Priest.
BoNBAY. Aug. 20.-Ths Supposed
priest, Father Kanovisrs by name, Who
Was arrested at Cochin on the MaIabar
coast on suspicion Of being q spy, has
oeen sentenced to six months imprison
ment. Daring his examination be ad-
United that he had been ia Egypt and
was aeqasintsd With Olivier PANE, but
ne refused to answer further questions,
Several witnesses have left here for Co
chin to try to identify him. His an
peaFanee tallics With Sir Evelyn BarinQ,s
description of Paine.
The kassaia Expediaian.
Roam. Aug. O.-Ths Tribune says
that the Italian expedition for the re-
lief OF kassala will mass az Karn In
September and march early N October,
A Terrible Revenge.
PARrs, Aug. 2O.-Figdyv states that
the King Of spain has In order 70 show
hia displeaaurs at the assumption by
Germany OF the Caroline Islands, re-
signed the honorary coloneIoy of a regi-
ment of German Uhlans which was
some time since bestowed upon him.
Phelps SICK
IoHpox, Ane. 2G.-Phelps, the Ameri-
ctn Minister, 10 suffering from a cold
and q slight attack Of lumbago. he vas
better this morning. He will today 90
70 the oouuiry with his wife and take
short rest from his official duties.
In Danger.
VIcroRtk. Aug. 20.-Du ing Q dense
fog on Monday the bark Prince Rupert
from London found herself within q
mile OF the Washington Territory shore
below Cape Eiattesy. The captain eass
anchor and telegraphea from the Caps
for the tag Tacoma. which SHORTLY ap
peared and to sed tho bark into port.
The situation Of the bark for q few
hours was one Of great peril.
A Praud.
VICTORIA, Aug. 20.-The pefritied giant
proves % be gigantic fraud. Il was
entered ct the Custom II Juss from San
Francisco 40 block OF sandstone. Al
EnRllsh gentleman believing ia its An-
thsRtioitv purchased 1t for $500. and
the image has been seized by the Gus
toms authorities for differentiation.
The image ID known TO be one Of the
giants that fooled the California public
. short time ago.
the Chotera IN spain
Madrid, Aug. D.-rhs only sleauly
persons who have bsen attacked by the
ohuiera seourRe are she public officials
sho are compelled TO VISIT the botbeda
OF the infection. Many people are re-
turning to the city. which they consider
safer tnan the provinces. tuesdays re-
pors shows that there were 322 new
Gases aud les deaths In the city of
Grenada, and 3lS new cases and 125
deaths Ia the provinces. Two doctors
who Weat from Madrid 10 Genoa give
an account Of the disease. The doctor
who saved fourteen out OF fifteen pa
sients IN the sacoad stage OF she infee.
ton BY administering an enema of
ether has been authorised 10 apply the
remedy 10 Hospitals.
There we're {ios new cases Of chslsra
and l54i deaths in Spain yesterday.
the Cheiera On Rrance.
IsospoE, Aag 0.-A maj srtty Of the
Reports received here give the number