The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-18
THE SEATTLE posT-NTEIIGENCER SUNDAY. JUNE Is

Prees learns On reaiahac authority that me-
got1a1ione aro ranAy pending between 0pean
and Germany for the cesston Of the West
AAfscan inlond a Fernando Pc and some
other important Spanish colonies The
negutntiOne aro q aUoh . stage that mo-
tuai secrecy = insisted on. II y ieafned
that tho CAnnries are also within the0
negotinktunR spain asks big 6uan. how
ever. 1naacA higher than Germany . WILING
to PAY.
Crisis Csning IN Rsssia.
The e. Psesrshmg correspondent Of the
well inf0rnned Kren1 Zeitung claims IN In
tesnal ez4ns IN RusnsA b fast approaching.
pointing out that the Russian labor trou-
baeo q Riea. the Disturbances II the stu
dents ard the famine in various provinces
are symptcms OF the coming Of greater
trouble. The paper adds that II hes inside
informAtion enabling 1t to say that perfect
GENERALIZATION prevails In the upper gov
eminent cifcles Of Russia. owing to the
influence 81 the csar on one side and his
mother ON the other. II recites recent in
cidents A. proving this
EnpereF WIN Go On . Cruise.
From today the emperor will take the
imperial yacht for seven weeks cruise.
His majesty win attend the regattas at the
mouth OF the Elbe and will Be present on
Monday ct the Dover HeliEoland races. He
viii arrive at Kiel on June =. where
number Of races for boats and yachts Will
occur from Thursday to Monday, closing
with . floral course II the presence Of their
najesties.
Miner Notes 81 Interest.
The emperor has purchased Of Prof Mar
dun 11ne villa and grounds at Bonn for
10000 marks to be used a. a residence for
the crown prince ana Princess Ettel Frits.
Low Temperature has succeeded last
weeks heat Several inches Of snow has
fallen In the eodesic mountains.
The press expresses alarm in the fall OF
price Of Z number Of government securities.
Saxony put her per cent. SO0o0OO marks
loan on the market and was obliged to H.
sue Il ct III. Pru9efAn per cents. are be-.
low 50 and ~ per cents. are down to 80.
Negotiations ers proceeding between the
Italian and PruSsian governments to facil-
itats the immigration Of italian agricultur-
tsts into the eastern provinces OF Prussia,
where the lack Of men Tor work on the big
estates Il becoming more and more felt.
The experiment win begin In August.
Government Meat Inspector Lehwald. at
Brausberg. EAx Prussia. has been sentenc-
cd TO fifteen months imprisonment for
causing the death by trichinosis Of the
Werner family. Lehwald failed to discover
the character Of the meat when inspected
II WAS German meat.
The highest court Of Caassi has decided
that . clergyman OF . denomination not
officially recognised by the government ID
considered = layman. and tor such persons
u offer public prayer b q crime. A cler-
gyman named Wicke has been sent to Jail
for this ofRense.
Count Aenckls Won Donnelsmarck, one Of
the wealthiest German noblemsn. has gone
into the manufacture Of celluloid material
for clothing. He paid 100000 marks for
the German right to do 20.
House owners and other residents OF Bsr-
lin have addressed monster petition to
the emperor 70 prevent the construction Of
the rrcs EFT elevated railroad, a. planned by
tho municipality.
A lockout OF Berlin bricklAyers began
this week. About 5000 men are now out.
AMI Il In expected trouble win last FOR sew
eral months. as both sides are determined
to htht to the bitter end.
Rev. Dr.. Dickie. pastor OF the American
church here. has returned to this city.