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


LONDON, June 4.-The action for i;hel
against Lord Chief Justice C.olsr;doa
brought by Charles Manseu Adams.
based apon attacks ca hls .haractsr
made BY defendant IN a letter 70 No
tazl friends for the parpose of urein
dieing Miss Mildred ColersdRe. whom
Adams Tss eourtinR, against him. vas
orooRht 20 trial IN the eour, Of appeals
today. Adams appeared a. bis ovu
counsel Adams IN opening his c,se
made Fery long address 20 toe cour.
he complained of Justice Nantsty,s
cond1ct while Iresiding over the trial
OF the action for libel which adams last
YEAR brought aRainss Bernard Co!eridse.
son OF the Lord Chief Justice for writ
ing letters dstanetory Of tim (AdamAl
70 Miss Coaerld9e. for the express u1r-
pose OF dissuading Der from msrryIuo
nlm- Summing up, Justice Manisty,
Adams eontended. Is prsjudiced. ''Jus-
nee Manisty told the jury" continued
Adams, "thtt ! could not sobsis; nm
aided, shat had no home for Miss Mil
DIED Coleridge- Thank God, have A
happy home. II have not a Gorgeous
one, l trust my home is equally hapuy
for Miss Mildred. Justies Mauisty All
DOH Implied In bis summing up that I
was svindler. Bernard Coleridos in
that case did not care to enter the wit
ness boz to sttempt to justify the attack
be made upon his sister and myself in
bis letters TO Miss Mildred"
Adams oonciu1 led by asking tbs court
TO quash the judgment Of Justice Man
isty, Who reversed the iury's verdict
and dismissed the case with costs 70
plaintiff Attorney General James re-
Piled n Adams by dwelling as length
upon the legal aspects Of the case. upon
the question of privileged communiea-
tons and upon the rights and duties Of
parents and brothers in warning a
daughter aud sister against taking steps
which they believe imprudsnt or dan
Rerons.
Judgment 10 the case will be delivered
tomorrow.
The Cyclone NJ Aden.
ALDEN, June E-The latest reports of
the damage done by the cyclone show
70 20 have been the most disastrous
which ever visited this region. at least
since the British occupation in 1893.
The wind destroyed nearly every bun-
gaiow Tor cottagel in Alden. The iron
roof over the Government shed on the
ietty was blown away. Great damage
was done the shipping at anchor in the
pert. Many barRes were sunk, and a
number OF steam launches and men-of-
var boats were driven ashore. The
'men-os-1ar Turquoise and Reindeer
were driven by the force of the wind 80
hard that they broke their meorings,
and narrowly escaped being wrecked.
The steamers which have arrived since
the subsistence of the Cyclone nearly all
report the loss of beats and other equip
tAsnts. Eastern telegraph lines are all
broken.
Validity Of the Chlnese Tax Act
Alarmed.
VICTORIA (B. O.. June 5.-The Mag
istrate affirmed the validity Of the Chi
nese tax act, and confirmed the sale of
goods seized for Ron payment of the
tai. The counsel for the Chinese
threatened the Magistrate with a per-
sonal action for damages, and gave no.
tiee of an appeal.
Excited Edueaisrs.
There we're lively times 10 the school
board last night. One trustee accused
another Of giving short weight in gro
ceries. The accused person denied the
charge. and was attacked by another.
who charged that he had compared the
Virgin Mary to prostitute, and said
that living dog was better than q dead
Saviour, and that there was not q pure
woman In the Methodist Church. The
chairman finally called the board to
order.
EPSON Races.
LONDON, June 5.-The race for the
Oaks stakes at EPSON today was won by
Lord Cardigan's hay FLY Lonely. The
winner was ridden by Fred Archer, who
rode the winning horse in the Derby
stakes Wednesday. Lord zetland's bay
filly st. Helena was second, and Sir J.
WlilouRhby's chestnut filIy Cipollina
third.
Proceedings In Parliament.
LONDON. June b.-Childers, Chancel-
lor Of the Exehequer, announced in the
House this afternoon that the extra
duty on spirits had been fixed al ls. Der
gallon. This was q reduction, he said,
which woald involve a loss to the pub |
tic revenue OF Gi,500,000 per annum. |
The additional duty on beer. the Chan
cellor said, would be retained until May |
Is, 1886. and no future changes in the |
budRet would be made.
The Marquis of Harrington, War |
Minister, in answer TO Inquiries, said |
the Government hoped 1t would be I'M |
necessary TO detain the Guards az Alex |
andria much longer, bat that IL was i'm |
possible 40 present TO flx date for |
their departure.
Gladstone stated that Russia aud |
England bad come to an agreement |
concerning the points Of difference be- |
tween them which we're 10 be referred |
to arbitration. He also stated that the |
governments of the two countries have l
likewise agreed upon the arbitrator. but |
as the person ohes IN for arbitrator has |
not yet been formally asked to acoeps, |
be vas unable 10 speak further ON the |
subject now.
The Cholera nj Valencia.
MADRID, June 5.--The cholera Is in
cfeasina at Valencia. Forty-fve psr
cent Of those attacked die.
Lamsaea af vienna.
vienna, June 5.--Yesterday Sir Peter l
Lamsden arrived here and proceeded |
on his Journey 10 London. In an in |
.ervisw he said that Colonel Alikhanoff |
bad openly boosted 10 the Afghans that |
Russia would take Herat and q great |
deal more. Sir Peter said that Russia /
would never have urged her absurd de- |
mands II abe had believed England was
in earnest in resisting them.
Csnssls.
L,oSDJS, June 5--l2:so p. m.-Con-
aols, 29lS.
Earl Spencer In Lsndsu-
Earl Spencer hss arrived here and |
viii attend the Cabinet Council today. |
The Earthquake In Cashmere.
An official dispatch from Serinagur |
gives the number Of killed and wooad- |
ed By the earthquake there on Sunday |
aud Monday last, as follows: Killed, |
81 wounded, 100. Ofhcial reports have |
NOT besn received vet from other points |
in the vale Of Cashmere affected By |
earthquake shocks, and until these |
come 10 hand, the full extent OF the |
cannot be known. Unofficial |
reports. however. are Of such alarming |
eharacter as TO make Il more than likely |
thai the earthquake will prove even
more disastrous In lis effsot than the |
hrss giispafches stated. whole cities |
and towns In the vale are spoken Of ~ |
dessroyed. and the absence Of definite |
news q attribatsd 30 the demolition Of
telegraph lines In the general wreck
ana akaoa In fsnnasnusraeR Of the