Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-19

ierreo 20 the City Attorney.
Council adjourned till Tuesday even
'nE. MAY -, 1855, at o'clock Q. N.
| FOREIGN.
AnGts-spentsA Csnlmerefal treaty.
LONDON. May ia rupture has oe-
Cured In the negotiations for q conn
mercial treaty between England and
Spain.
Victor Hags m.
Pans May ls.-yictor Hugo Ia dan.
geroualy III and he is sinking rapidly.
Crowds OF smps.thizing friends as pres
ent surround the residence Of the VEN
cradle poet, an.kiously awaiting the re-
suit Of bis affii0tion.
Destruefive Village Fire.
SoMERsET. One, May Is.-Somerset
village was destroyed by 6re Saturday
night, about lOe houses being burned.
Many persons are In q destitute oondi-
ton. fhe buildings being mostly of
wood. she IRE spread rapidly; there
being no IRE apparatus In the village,
u vas Impossible to light the flames.
Bark Perthshire Ashore.
LosDos, May 1s-Advioes have been
received from Port Stanley, Falkland
Islands, that the British bark Perth
shire. from Portland. Oregon, for Len
don, is ashore, and that assistance has
been sent her.
End % the Canningham and Barton
Trial.
LONDON, May 1S.-Jndqe Hawkins this
morning began summing up in the case
OF Cunningham and Barton, on trial for
treason and felony In connection with
the recent dynamite explosions. The
Judge analysed the evidence against
Barton, and called attention 10 the fact
that Burten's statement was not made
under oath and was therefore entitled
to, very little oredence. II there was
any truth in the statement, said the
Judge, 10 vas astounding that no wit
nesses were called to support it.
Mr.. Phelps, the new United States
Minister to England, was in the court
room and listened closely 10 the Judee's
charge. MIR. Phelps seemed very much
impressed by the stern language Of the
Judge.
The jury returned q We, dict finding
both prisoners guilty. The prisoners
were both sentenced 10 penal servitude
| for life.
Cunningham maintained his self com
posture. bus Burton broke down and
s0bbed when the verdict was rendered.
When the prisoners we're asked If they
had anything 10 say why sentence OF
Law should mos be passed upon them,
cunningham protested that he was in
nocent. he said he was willing 70 60
oept penal servitude for life. but they
could not touch his soul. Burton sim
| ply declared that he was innocent.
Bsttis Between Mexieans aud In.
| afans.
TuCsos, A. T., May is.--Priva.e ad
vices from Hermosiilo, Mexico. state
that the Mexican troops attacked the
Yaquis on Wednesday near Misa. Three
hundred faquis are repprtea killed.
The Mexican loss is eighty killed and
wounded. -Four Americans were with
the Mexicans. Two were killed and
one named Mckenzie vas wounded,
The report OF the battle ~ no, yet off,
cialiy confirmed The government pro-
hibits reports being autographed.
Presented % the Lsra Mayer.
LONDON, May ls.-Ex. Governor Thos.
Waller, Of Connecticut, THE new Consul
General Of the United States al London,
Was presented by Gen. Merritt, his
predecessor, 10 the Lord Mayor on Fri
day last and assumed the duties of the
consulate today. Gen. Merritt will
visit the eontinent before returning 10
the United States.
Libbeos Il. Mitchell, viee Consul and
Depaty Consal General at London, has
resigned.
A Treaty Rafisre.
LoSDoS. May Is.--ln the House of
Commons this afternoon Lord Edmund
Fitxmanrice, Under Forsign Secretary,
announced that the government ne
greitsd 20 inform the House that the
negotiations which had been carried on
with Spain for commercial treaty had
terminated unsafisfacttwily 10 theszvv-
eminent. The Under Secretary said
they could only considsr recent sections
OF Spain a. a refssal 70 fnlHl the furda-
mental consultations of the declaration
Of the 3ist OF December. 1884. Sir r.
ID. Morisr, British Minister 10 Madrid.
had therefore been Instructed 10 inform
Spain thas under the circumstances no
eotiatioRs we're az an end. Papers on
the snbieet weald be dissribated, Lord
Edmund said, - soon ~ possible. The
of was 10 obtain for Rngiand che most
h8NSAEtA 1eANkAf&4 t&RaAA&%8~~
msre Trsasie as Bay Roberts.
Er. JorES. May ls.-.Another anti ko-
man Catholic demonstration occurred
I'd Bay Roberta. The house Of Wm.
DAILY, leading RSmsn Catholic trader,
vas almost demolished, and soDs Of
Capt Hennebarry's property vas huna
over the wharf Into the sea. Several
1 Catholic boys aud Eaen were asmulted
on their vay 10 chapel. TIE Jadxe Of
HsFbor Grace imposed q money penalty
on the Orange Finaisadera
esnplete& to ilhs csasmhsA.
MoxrRRAL. May i6.-The annoancs
snent wss made toby that the lAss gap
| in The Canadian l,Acizs Railway bad
closed. aad the linz b nov eeutinnoss
10 ths Colambis river.
snereasea Postal Hnxsne.a-
IaxDes. May fs..-Extsnsive prepare
tions ara being made ID The pcs1of1cs
department. 10 ness the increased traf
Go expccaed from The adoption 81 the
| Ga rate fof teiezramA 10 10 expected
inossaas In the tEI;Al nsmber Of tels-
grams az 90 per tssnt. Half miIlion
pounds already have heen sxpendsd
Tor neg poles, wires. in4trumenks. etc.
Over 5000 miles kdditisnai wires have
kaen laid. and le0W EXTRA operators
&nd over 1900 nkssenxsrs will Be en-
EAged-
AnssAer Aecssas &C TIE rrisL
| lesbos, May I&.--fhs trial 81 Can
! ninshAm and BaFten ~ the Old Bailey
was hfuaehf 20 eoaeiuxion today. ne
epurtxoom w1s sFo1dee With poopse 10
hear The JudRes charge. and 80 The
tsrnninasion Of the ease. AmonG TIE
n0tshies pxessut we're The Load Mayor
and Unitsd Sskfex Minister PhefpA
j There uere m&sy ladies IL The recon-
4 TIE pxispnsrs sIAd Q roRn and anxsoua
lsok. and foilGsed Judas Haskins's
charge With tnisnse intersst. The dFifs
lof tks charge sres Clearly AGAinst TIE
; prisoners. TIE Ja3<e began ~ explaiz-
! ina ths natnfs a. the charge Axainxs ne
pFisoosrA and eKpsubdsd tAs no % NE
snhisst. 90 th<n snAlyssd ~ svidsasss