Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-21
FOREIGN.
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Madrid, Feb. 10 General CaIl.i, bas
b@en appointed Viceroy 81 Cuba. He
= instructed to allow IN April an cleo
tlon, the free elective franct ise to Gre
oies- and to prepare the island for a
separation Of tue civil from tue military
command aud the appointment Of 8
CIVILIAN a. Ficeroy. After the elections
tue Govsrsmeut will endeavor TO obtain
= special Cuban treaty with the United
states by the repeal of tie export duties
ana a reduction of the iupor. duties OF
the colonial tariff.
An Irish Cenfererse.
LONDON. Fsb. 20-The Irish party
WI so.o 4 use' ING AZ Cannon Street
hotei II TINS city on 81. Patrlck's Day.
farhe'i VI! preside. The obi CT OF the
@eetlD2 WI. e. 70 issue TO England the
ultimstum OF the Irish people concern
lnG nome rule. AZ tne date selected
for this event preoedes by bat i've dsys
the I'd OF March, the date set by Glad
store for the commencement OF the
G9yernmsni's work on Irish legislation,
II Is believed that the Nationalist leader
neaSs to force a crisis Oh the home rule
/ q1estIsn- Parnell has also srranged TO
have h!s party bold fifty meetings
/ throughout Ireland simultaneously with
the one be will preside over. The ulti-
matum will also be announced az these
| meetings.
simultaneous Propesais.
The powers have called upon Servia
| and the Porte to submit at TIE same
time their proposals. for the restoration
OF peace between Servia ssd Bulgaria.
| Ii IL expected that the proposals of Ser
via will be presented tomorrow.
Entrance Into Dublin.
Tss Earl Of Aberdeen, the new Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland, made his state
| entry into Dublin today. There was no
display Of flags by ei,izens as usual on
such occasions, aud his LordshiB was
bot little oheered by the crowds assem-
bied along the route by which be pro
ceeded TO the Castle. The weather was
| cold. A body Of students following the
vicersgal procession was attacked BY the
| crowd at one portion of the route aud
considerable of en- encounter ensued,
during which many Of she students
we're wounded.
| ItaIy's Threat.
RokK, Feb. 20.-Ip the Chamber OF
Deputies today, Count Robilant, Min
ister for Foreign Affairs. said the Gov
| eminent would do oil that lay in its
power to protect its citizens residing in
South America, and that if pesce.bls
means failed, the Government would
have recourse 10 forcible measures.
A Tidal wave.
ST. JOHN IN. b. }, FEB. D-This sity
Was visited today by tidal vavs which
| submerged all the wharves to a depth of
from one to four feet. The rising waters
covered the floors of many stores and
| dwelling houses on the lower level of
the CITY and did an im meuse amount of
| damage. A gale 10 blowing from the
southwest snd toniRht's tide will be still
higher.
German Politics and Policy.
BERLIN, Feb. 20 -The Ecclesiastical
bill, approved by the Governments in the
| upper house OF the Landtae, xhich viz
| tuallT s5slishes the Aey laws, has had
| the effect u ind15e the Center party to
| modify its opposition to the Anti So
| ciaiist law.
The majority voting on the Social
Democrats bill giving to Deputies their
daily travelling expenses and Q salary.
| included the members Of all sections
except the Conservatives. Herr Hazsn-
clever, In a speech which may become
notable, cited this example set by the
{ conservatives as well as by the Social
ists and Proaressists IN recognizing the
labors Of members by Subscription and
donation He referred to the decision
OF the tribunals Against the Govern
ment's prosecution OF Socialist Deputies
for taking payment for their services,
arguing that the decision was proof of |
the legality Of such a course. He pre-
81 . 49, q l. ne
cialist Deputies would be returned, in |
stead OF n, the present number, and |
that their celebrates would be willing |
to pay them for their iasors. Prince |
Bismarck is expected to ignore the vote,
and such action, it is thought. will cause
the Bundes5a TO reject the bill.
The report of the German Nautical |
Union for toe year 1895, Just made pub |
lie, shows that there was no diminution |
or depression IN the shipping trade of |
Germany during the year.
In response to suggestions made BY |
the English Arbitration Society that |
similar organizations be formed in |
Germany. mseting was called by |
Deputy Schroeder last week to discuss |
the advisabIlity Of establishing a peace |
association. Thirty members of the
Reiohstae attended the meeting. Herru |
Nerchow ana Beiohensburgher made |
addresses in advocacy Of the proposed |
association, and a committee was ap-
pointed to arrange the details Of its |
organization
Herr Woebser, who translated Mr.. |
Henry NJ. SANKEY'S book on the Congo |
State. replies to tie attacks Of Herr |
Loesche in De GdrtenlldHbe, accusing |
Mr.. Stanley OF having deceived the pub |
Ito as to the resources of that country. |
Herr Woeoser says that as long "a Herr |
Loesche was in the employ of the Inter-
national African Association, he vaunt |
ed the riches Of the Congo country, bat |
being dismissed, nov be abuses Mr.. |
Stanley.
The one hundredth anniversary of |
the birthday Of Karl Wilhelm Gruniu,
the famous writer, will occur on the |
24th. In honor of the occasion Ice, 600 |
marks have been subscribed towards
the construction of monument for the
brothers Grunin, which will be erected