Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-18
aCkOSs THE ATLANTIC.
The Irish Question and the
Qneen's speech
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Lord SallRcaFyss triah policy, & IA un-
dafstood thai eiiher L1rt Randolph
CduFcbiu OF SIR Michani Hiahs Bach
viii indiuate that MEASURE will be IN
lrodnoed nexf year conserving the GOV
ernmeRt of Ireland. Gladstone vii a..
oept sueh ~ intimation as q suldeioni
pledge for he present, bat the PaKnell-
lies appear 10 be deaarmined % press
for aetails, ID Whioh event q lengthy dis.
oussion viii prohAbly ensus. As soon
as the address has aeen adopted the
governments viii move that the sopPly
bills have pFecedenoe. II II believed
that, notwilhstandinQ the axpeotafion
of she Paraelliios. the House viii b
proEog1ed ou SeptemheE 10th until The
dFst week In NovembeE. when. unless
some uniooked for event should o0oufi
q viii Be further pEoroQued uatii she
Of February. fhs govern
meut whips have advised the ConseEva-
tives that Il viii be useless 10 give no
tics Of the intF0duotion Of new bills in
The present eif1ation, and no private
bills win be discussed.
THE Tone 81 the Asadon Presa,
Is0GDoN. Aua. 1.-The Sfanaarvl says
that the Quesnss speech vii be empty
Of any statement of policy that Will
ponenis Of she government may pro
v0ks q discussion over the omissions,
no oae will be able 20 challenge Z single
oontaiped in the speech.
4F. Parnoll may raise the rent qaesiion
in order 70 keep the American extrem-
lists IN good bumor, bat il must be the
business Of Sir Michael Hicks Baanh 10
disabuse the IEish Of their belief il the
Of boyootting as q means
Of whiting rents down 30 xsro. Whan
be has done that, irishmen will not be
SLOW 20 avail themselves Of the generous
offers Of the existent land purchase set.
The Timss says. III IA somewhat On
rious, IL Mr.. Parnell means bugness,
hat several Of the leading Parnellites
are either already Rb9ent. or are arrang-
Ing for an early departure from the
scene Of PaEiiamont. Probably Mr..
Parnsll is waiting 10 ese how the cat
jumps Ia America. Il is no matter for
Suroriss that while The Chicago Oongen-
ten is pending, many ot the aeDaFafi1t
party are restless and uneaHy.n
Tue Daily Neps says; "Should The
Irish delegates ~ Chicago fail 10 silence
Dc expel the advocates Of dynamite the
whole world viii regard the convention
with indignant contempt. Dynamiters
lan bsst be dealt with with r0pe. II
Rossa was hung the world would be rid
ll coWardly knaye. The chief inter
sst in the Chicago convention. however,
senters In tho fact that the Irish dele
lates have resolutely set their faces. not
,nlv against dynamiters, bat against
PiOlence IN any shape"
Referring 10 the probable Tory policy
he NHes says there never waa less rea.
ION 70 proclaim the National League.
rhe Recall o. the AfRhan BsuadaFy
commIasiaa.
LknDoS, Aug. 1.-THE Pau Nal Ga
efis says Il Is glad the Afghan commits
non has been reoa He'd, 80 Il will hasten
he settlement Of The question Of the
ownership Of Khomiab, which Russia
llaims, by direct negotiations between
London and 81. Patersburs. Tie Sc.
fdBifs Gazette says the question is as far
RON being settled as Il vas hvs months
lRo. Russia claims khomiab and Al
ghanistan refuses 10 give it up. con-
iict Is likely 70 occur at any moment,
be Ga.sfle says. and Il rests With Eng
ana te say Whst il will and can do 10
prevent its allies from being pluRdesod.
rue task Of Lord iddiesleiQh, FsreiRn
will be easier when be h re-
iefed Of this useless and embarrassing
commission.
The GEo6s says that nothing would
nit Russia better than 20 keep the
khomiao question open.
ef the Death % Fred
eraek ahe Great.
PorrsDAlx, Aug. 1.-The centennial
Of the death of Frederick
be Great Was celebrated 4uistly IN 40
,ordanoa With the wishes Of She Em-
,eror. Altar service IN the garrison
,hurch, which was attended By the i'm
perial family, the troops in the garrison
Daraded and Wefe reviewed By the En-
The Cholera.
LoxDox, August l7.-Ths following
,holera returns are reported: BaFletta,
= new cases aud y deaths Venice, 3
sew eases and death Verona, s neW
sases and deaths; Bologna, 10 neW
,ases and 3 deaths RaVanua, IA new
sasss and . deaths; Padaa, new cases
and deaths. and - new oasea sud Z
deaths elsewhere.
To Relurn fn september.
A dispatch from Simla says that the
British AfQhaa Commission viii Fetugn
10 India in SepiembeF, via Cabul.
Nilsson's Marriage.
LozDoz, Aua. l7.-OhFistine Nilsson
writes, my marriage viii probably taka
place In September. I am only waiting
Tor q dispensation from Roma"
Cablnet HeesinG.
The Cabinet sat today from nooa uu-
n 2 o'eieck. The Qasen's speech was
and approved. fhs Afghan
! ilEic1lty Was also discussed.
Il is understood that Colonel Ridge.
gay. Of the British Afehau Comm asi0n
aas been rasalled because be felt that
ihe dinsrenos between Rassia aud Eng
and had better be dealt With b the
he Foreign 0 HeeA
pasaaarous slide 81 q Peal BaG.
WAngrN0r1S, AaQ. 1T.--8eoTetaF Bay.
lrd has reosived q dispateh ffom the
y ultEu STATES A4I1Al - 0AA atAA4AIF
Falkland Islands. giving 40 aooouat Of
.he slip af peat which oeougrsd on TIE
night 81 June "a, eaaain9 loss q life
nd general desfraotiou. Extondi1a the
,utire length 0f tho south shore of The
aarboF nd at 81 eiegation = = peal
5oa from whieh the IaboKina pu5lie pro
,are their feel. There Are NJ eh4uneis
1hieh drain The boz and large qaAnti-
ties Of water coiiect there darlna tha
ana rains, whioh as oeFtAin seasons last
lnr days q 4 time. 1hree days preyt-
,as 70 the disaster q Fains1orm had pre-
Iailsd. AZ about 3 o'oiock i1 toe essn
nr tha boz bean - quake, and an8ily,
Hith q n0ise ike fhundaE, Il broke
I0ose, rushing down on ths tOwns caFFy-
InQ everything IL - wag. blockina -
lhs streets and piIina ~ tie peat IN
plasss % 4 height Of an and eiRbs feee
stons waila we're reni 1snn1cr a1d
Fsneas. rorotas and frua lamp posfs
IoFn away. The boals a. tns hozsea
we're al sunpf aWay a4fore ita maF1h-
rhs bswildsssd snd tsfri6sd populatia1
believed ihaf kheiR t0Wa was being DE-
IsFoyad b. so earthqoaks- The ava
anses lasted only Al hpzE, s1f ~ rath
= nus q Grs4t degastatioa- A MSS %
,catt red peaa ampunttng 10 No les
lhan 6aoo0 tens lAg over TIE town. A
bog ~ sevsn and an Old Ufu namsa
Patrick ksatina uers lezl AZ tte dsta
81 the disp1tch. fo1fteeH d45a aftef ta4
Iiitla. tha reapie living neaf ehe 1nun-
intea paxts we're fo&xira anoiheF dis2s-
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