Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-05-10
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EAS T e r N.
r.rrp PYEss DISPATCHES
rrfssre and Herald 0psaisns.
- Yosx, May c.-In its editorial ar
s.. - the signing of the Chinese bill
rr;bxse SAYS il San Francisco is Il
- : great future as cornmercia
a 4 must be bv the encouragement Of
~. nth the Orient. We are now t.
-sether the notification to the great
.,a richest of Oriental people, thai
-.pt to have none of them among
snst ve look upon them with loath.
- I likely to interfere at all with
- trsde. lift does not, San Francis
-.;,l escape the most danger that
- to be threatened by the Presi-
- signature to the Chinese bill. 1t
.~,ut b somewhat embarrassing to
s,.iu Why the same Republican Pres
ss.ut should have vetoed one hill and
sued the other, or how reducing its
-. ooe-half did away with the other
1920 recited. Meanwhile the at
S1sas Of California on the Chinese
lion il curious study.
~ Hyuld says: 1--WE read that the
aaupse srs arriving at San Francisco in
- numbers from Hong Kong, and
- Despite the hostility which recently
besn displayed against them, the
ualy Of Chinese labor in California is
,ADcisnt to meet the demand of cor
suutions there and in Oregon. We
- rad in the same journals that
srnAo Of the Southern Pacific, Califor-
= ecuthern and other roads have sent
Selma to hire Chinese labor, and that
pIrrident Crocker of the Southern Pa
- edered a premium of $40 per cap
= loe one thousand such laborers some
- ago, and they could not be found
80 State, the demand for their SER
- vas 20 brisk" The Herald adds
- this brisk demand for Chinese ser
er1s exists in the city, and they are
ueloyed in many instances by United
olnIn army and navy officers, at go,
~ and go per month. "Thsre is also
snusing demand for laborers in the
y;n15asds of California. There have
dmys besn doubts about the wisdom
Z biting of ones nose, and California
sns to be disposed to settle the ques-
- b making the experiment. There
bsrstty general belief that she will
nEsl Il; and after the restriction bill
- into effect the first request for its
1sal will come from California
sterm Work.
G.IxrsroN, May ga special report
4 ~ dsstructi0, of tho East Barnard
nnllroad Depot, besides other damage
hihs town and nsighborhood, has been
uuolved. Two houses in Wharton were
lNlllsd and q man killed.
stale Convention.
n Democratic State Convention is
CD for Jolly 10Th.
lnva1ing the Indian Territory.
QnrAoo, May 3.--The Times special
I'm Waehita, Kansas, says that Capt.
Plgns III last evening for Hennewell.
khsst tAirty teams are reported to have
ea1GnlAk that place. loaded with sup
~ .fbe the settlement, and ready to
tx Oklahama. Payne received a
- : few days ago from Parsons,
11anaA which says that Is train Of 80
Wouna loaded with lumber, provisions,
III printing Office, had left that place
= aWsdnssday for the promised land.
Celllslsn en- the Read.
obGooaD, IN. H. May 9.--A passsn-
- train and cattle train on the Boston,
oonoord and Montreal road came in
nnison today. w. II. Abel, inventor
: Ehs knitting machine, and Hiram
1bnes, q drovsr from Vermont, were
dlled. Both engines, together with
lessral freight cars and baggage car
NO badly smashed. The passenger
IN remained on the track. and none OF
lAsif CO ,upants were injured.
Train Wrecked.
DALLAS, (Tsx. May 9.-Specials re-
~ Z disastrous wreck caused BY
aUashout ON the Waco branch of the
1Urns Central Railroad. On Sunday
evoning freight train went through a
hstdGs, killing q fireman and two brake.
m, and badly scalding tho engineer
I'D two other men. Later the same
evoning there was another wreck ON the
nne road, attended by tho death Of
- man and the woundina Of several
soeers; also caused by washouts.
- SeAn Perscr'a scnteace Reualttea.
WAsnmoroN, May 6.-Ths President,
= answerinR Gen. Fitz John Portsr's
agp6eation for reconsideration Of the
aanesnca Of oourtmartial being sxscu-
= has issued . proclamation, which
senoses tho only legal obstacle 10 Con-
ozsaAonal action and goes to the limit
- N powers in the matter. The pro-
elamAsion, after reciting the we'll known
- of the courtmartial and its results,
ugoeeeds:
Whsesas, doubts have since arisen
eeaeenine the guilt Of said Fitx John
xssoR Of the of.ense whereof he VA,
elnSts1sd By said courtmartial, founded
= ~ result Of an investigation or.
= "a The 18th Of April, 1879, by the
ssll1dent Of the United States, which
: , esamed by me to be of sufiicien,
zlssey 70 warrant remission of that
s6 said sentence which has moi
- ecmplstsly executed;
=, therefore, know ye, that /. Ches-
Arthur, President Of the United
by virtue Of the power vested in
shs Constitution Of the United
8 : and in confederation Of the prom
- hsrsby grant to said Fitx Johr
= - full rsmissionlof the hsrsinbefors
tonod CONTINUING nenaltv.