Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-04
STRIKE Of NIner..
FOREIGN.



PANAMA, Aas. 25.-Ihe leading ,spi.
OF Interest here at present Is the can
tinued ARRIVAL of the Pacific Mi
steamers without the CUSTOMARY Nv
York and san Francisco mails. winch
oanses mach ioconvsnience In the eDua
mereial community. lie New York
mail Of the l0th instant came wa
Jamaica by Royal Mail steamers.
An Alleged Pstrio.,
In Peru great deal Of comment has
been excited BY the publication of a
prociss afion signed by Gen. Caeeres.
Cacsres declares bis only object IL To
RESTORE peace and Tranquility to Peru
oa the basis of Der f1sure ronor and
happiness, and tia. when his design 1,
accomplished be will quietly reare 10
private life, satisfied win having com
piled vito his duty as goed citizen.
lie ss1tes that on various occasions he
has proposed MEASURES which II &C
cepted would assuredly have brought
ab>ut the desired end, but that he nas
o-en met with Resistance and even con
tomeiy, as when his com mission was
s-nt To Call4o from Mollenco, on the
tni-sd States steamer Shenandoah, II
vas even refused bearing. Important
CkNhAtAO11 arc Low DAllk
carried on In the north. In addition to
a detachment of Coo men stationed a,
San Pedro, observing the reb-l esrri-
son occupying lfujiiio, division of 100
soldiers - horse. foot and artillery
undsr Gen. Ramirez, Chief OF the Gen-
eral STAFF, VAS sent up to Pascamayo
few days ago.
A Great seoundrel Justly Punished.
New YORK, sept. 3.-The Spanish
columns of the Panama Star and Herah
OF August - contain report of the
proceedings of the court martial that
met on the 18th inst. to try Pedro
Preston, who has since been executed
-Four witnesses were brought before the
court, and declared Preston was the
principal author of the destruction of
Colon on the 3lst of March last. These
we're uan Beitramo, an Italian; Glen
ent Dupuy, acting superints ndent O.
the Panama railway; Hugh Dieterich.
a German, and VIM. Common, agent OF
the Pacific Mail Steamship Com pany IN
Celen. These four gentlemen, altar
having given their evidence against
Preston, were confronted With him,
these different declarations show Pres.
ton was the author of the ire in Colon,
and although he strongly denied all the
charges made against him. actually
naming persons who could testify as
to his Innocence, he nevertheless did
aot lay the blame on any other person,
nor did he say his followers had not
committed the crime. The chairman of
the court martial ordered the witnesses
named by Preston to be brought into
court, 80 that they should make their
statement. After the lapse of an hour
the court Was Informed that ali persons
named by Preston we're not to be found
on the isthmus, as they had left after
the burning Of Colsn. In view of this
and as all the witnesses agreed on one
point, that Preston was the author of
tue fire. the court, after having heard
the prisoners defence, ordered the room
cleared. and then elaborated as TO the
senteuoe they should pronounce. All
votes but one were for hanging Preston
at once. The death warrant was signed,
tue prisoner called, and he was informed
0f his sentence. He heard the SEN
tence read with great composure. Up
to his last moment he had q priest by
his side. When upon the scaffold
Preston spoke few words, calling upon
the Coiumblaas to believe him limo
cent of suoh an atroclous crime. Not
withstanding all his repeated protests
OF Innocence there was but one voice of
unanimous approval, when the car was
removed from under his feet and the
body left to swing on the soaffold.
Preston was banged soon after midday
on the lSsh uit. The sentence was
signed at 100 p. IN. on the evening of
the 18th ult., and was unanimously ap-
proved. The execution was witnessed
by an immense crowd OF all eolors and
nationalitiss, the greater part of which
never witnessed such scene before.
Death seems to have been instantane.
Gus, as no show of life was apparent.
To be sold.
LONDON. Sept. 3.-The Great Eastern
will be offered for sale at auction in Do
tober. under an order issued by Justice
Chitty.
Erests In Canada.
QUEBEC, Sept. 3.-For nearly a week
past frosIs have occurred nightly north
Of this city. At Stoneham the back
wheat crop Is reported totally destroyed.
Accidentally shot.
LONDON. Sept. Silent. Gan. John
II. Melville Babin9ton. OF the British
army, was killed today while shooting
grouse in the counly of Dumfrses,
Scotland. by the accidental discharge of
his gun.
Branches In Central Asia.
ST.. PErEBsBUsa. Sept. 3.-rhe I'm
periai Bank of Russia has decided TO
open branches in khiva and Boknara.
stead Assumes the R~spsssibiitty.
LoSpoS. Sept. 3 Stead. editor of the
PAD Nall Gazette, teleeraphs from
Switzerland that be alone is responsible
10 the Eliza Armstrong case, that Mrs.
Jarrett was an unwilling agent, and
that be will return TO London at once
and answer for himself, and that he is
certain to clear himself from all blame.
willing 90 Arbitrat~.
The Times editorially states that il
has been officially intimated at the
Foreign Office that Germany is willing
10 refer the Carol,nes dispute to arbl-
trstiop of friendly powers
VERY Proper.
Pans, Sept. She French Govern
ment has issued an order prohibiting
anti German demonstrations in France
by Spanish residents.
German Aggression.
BEgLIN, Sept. 3.-The Germans will
arm the proposed military stations IN
Zanzibar with Knapp guns The Ger.
man traveller Weiss. who has Just ar
rived frosn Zanzibar, has In his posses
sion q treaty With she Sultan Of Pan
eani. which IL north of Usurago and
under German protection.
The Troublesome Ereneh.
LONDON. Sept. 3.-The attitude Of the
French embassy at Constantinople re
Rsrdin9 the mission of Sir Henry
Drumnond Wolf is aggressive. Fur
Their sdviees confirm the statement that
France will not recognize any settle
mcpt of the Egyptian question which
fails TO satisfy the French interests In
Egypt.
The Eagiish verxisa.
LONDON, Sept 3-Three regiments at
Herat have refused to march. The IA
ti,es Of Candahar openly desire Eng
land 20 occupy thai city.
a usathss Islustice.
PANS. Sept. San American named
L nk was arrested here about q month
ago on q charge Of trying 10 cell worth