Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-20
FOREIGN.


LONDON, Dee l9.-A3viee- from Nerv
state that General Alikhsn q. Governor
OF toAt district. vii probably De re-
moved from hla position BY tie Ra=siau
toSefnmeut, because Of complaints Of
III treatment 81 hls hands by the inh.b-
itAn;s
eesih Of stephen Barker Gatsa.
LIvEEPooL. Dee. ls.-stepben Barker
Guioo. the vell knoxn ozner Of steam
ships. died suddenly from apoplsxy to
day. de vas born 10 Nv York. in
lss0.
Terrible Explosion In Q Mine.
ST. PETEEssrRo. Dec. l9.-Dispa,ebes
Jus. received here state that = terrible
dynamite explosion has occurred in TIE
PieiIachin mine, in Siberia. Accounts
ars conflicting as regards the number
OF persons killed, some plA.ing the
number at 900, while Others place il as
hiRo a. 1000.
ssspensiea Of nsstiiilie, In Mada.
gaseAF.
PARrs, Dee. 10 The French Govern
nent has ordered suspension of hos
Utilities IN Madaes scar 80 a. TO facilitate
the negotiations for treaty Of peace,
which Admiral Mot il conducting With
the Malaeassy officials.
Asether Rebellion Imminent.
WrSSIPEo Man.. Dec 10 Arch.
bishop Iache today declared that unless
the Dominion Government takes strin-
gent measures TO allsy the bitter feel
| inRs and discomfort of the Indians in
the Northwest, there will undoubtedly
be another rebellion inside of a month.
Frem the orient.
San FRAscIsoo, Dec l9.-Tbe steamer
Oceanic arrived this morning with
honekong dates to November 10Th and
Yokohama dates to December 5tn.
Atyphoon on the Philippine Islands
On November 7th destroyed over 400
houses, including - churehes and 10
converts. Eighteen lives we're lost and
500 head of cattle destroyed. This re-
| port only comprises the destruction IN
IS of the "a districts Of the Islands.
Tbs remaining Is have not been heard
from.
Davydon, Russian Minister to jap
an, died at Toxic on December Sd frsm
apopleIy. Among the funeral cortege
were two regiments of the japanese
Imperial Gsard, in accordance with the
special order Of the Emperor.
Arrest OF Calvin Pratt.
Associated Press Yokohama advices
give the particulars of the arrest of
| Calvin Pratt, the forger. who secured
about l4,0O0 from the Pacific Bank, of
San Francisco, and who Is wanted 10
Denver for n similar offence. de was
arrested as sooa as he placed his foot
| ashore at Yokohama. he Was readily
Identified from the description for
warded by Chief Of Police Crowley, of
San Francisco. The day after his cap
'ure he was examined before japanese
| public prosecutor, bat refused to
ansver any questions, except to say
shat his name WAS Philip s. Chetwyna,
not Notwithstanding that be travelled under
| the name of John Moran. 10 q hand
vslise, which be carried ashore, was
found a medal on which the initials
&C. r." were inscribed. A second ex-
animation will be held on December
9Th, when the priso5exs baggage, in
which 1t is believed ~ money Is hid
den, will be opened-sR
A Novel Proposal.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. l9.-The Lib
| eral press IN RasssA 10 urging an ALI
ance with England a. the sole means of
settling the Eastern q lestion and pan
ishinR the perfidy of Germany and
/ Austria.
kesuIt Of the Berlin Elections.
BEhLIS. Dec. l9.-The elections here
for municipal Councillors have resulted
in the return of 80 Liberals, 3 anti
Semiiicl and 2 socialists. Pickeub0ok.
tbe anti Semitic leader, was defeated.
Fire nj Montreal.
MONTREAL. Dec. 19.-Ihe premises of
McDoueall. Logic Il Co, wholesale oil
merchants, we're completely burned to-
div with loss of $4,000. Dockhart
a Co., dry goods, and Adam Darling.
chinAvare. were also heavy losers. The
total loss will be $4,000 or $l50, goo,
fully covered by Insurance..