Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-11-18
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v,,r Nov, 17.-Telegraph com
nv N.t;on ia generally interrupted by
nnnlsrt;onally severe electric storm.
sercad telegraph men say it Is the
ZIP - The Kind that has occurred for
SufN ~ a.ra The storm extends through
nani Eat and the Provinces OF Can
eet "T Tha cables are hours behind with
aoe. II is now showing at Buffalo:
bonn. and Boston, and is several
npsny; ~ depth at the two latter cities.
ass %Sss merry jingle of the slsigh bells Is
hsard.
s., voRx. Nov. 17.-Lee, the oars
~ iii sail for Liverpool early Ia De-
ms., maIs and will offer to row any sculler
r~o,and three miles for goo or
1900 side.
rr Yosr, Nov. ia day OF two ago
- hrovu mare. Manetta, hooked dou-
81 70 = road wagon with the running
- Ioupman, trotted two miles IN
~. .s,traordinary time of 4:27H; the
- miIs in 2141l, and the second in
2:l2H.
p.-,os. Nov, ia most alarming
=. sodsv broke out in the extensive
n.s, n vsrds of Stetson, nossly d Co.,
=. ~ corner of First and e streets,
scoth Boston. BY 10 O'Clock II had as
Ssmsd such dimensions that it threat
sssd 70 eclipse any fire ever known IN
sSst uart Of the city. The flames spread
,.mdly, and the entire property il now
nAre.
This Takes the Cake.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-Speaker Keifer
ana here Immediately after the cleo
Sor to oct a friend of his appointed
srSoe | Of the United States Court for
- southern district of Ohio, in place
q the late Judge Swing. John ShSr-
man has Just arrived here ON similar
srrand; bat he wants the place for War
ner Bateman, who, two years ago, was
Sbisf OF his Presidential boom bureau.
This, however, is not tho only claim
Ratemau has ON the consideration OF
~ President. When Secretary Sher-
msn removed Chester A. Arthur from
the Collectdrship of the Port of New
York. Warner Bateman assisted Sher-
man in working up case against the
Collector, and he prepared the legal
nortion OF Secretary Sherman's report
snnouncing and justifying his removal.
Tov Chester A. Arthur is President, and
Jnhn Sherman called on him to ask him
% appoint Warner Bateman to a dis
NIT iudgeship. The President under
etood Bateman's connection with the
osse inst as we'll az he understood Sher-
mans, and it is not at all surprising,
]. Ihoeefore, that in speaking to friend
& Hherman's visit, he exclaimed with
indiQnation. "That ia the mon umental
eheek Of the century,"
RetiFoment Of Bends.
Il is understood that Folger will lay
before Congress tho matter of buying
IN open market q. 8. 1 and ~ per cent.
bonds Of 1907 and AJAX for instructians
g to whether or not, this method OF
calling in bond should be adopted.
value Of Our Forests.
NEW XoRK, Nov. 16.-SpeakinR Of the
destruction of western forests, the Tri-
buns says: "In these far western forests
there is nothing to take the place Of our
eastern hickory, oak. ash or other hard
woods, but the stores of Douglass fir and
red wood, with other timber trees like
Port Oxford cedar. the yellow and su-
gar pines, are worth more than all tho
eold in the mines Of that region, to say
nothing of their higher value as con-
SENATORS Of those bcne6oent climatic
conditions which are absolutely essen
tai to our future prosperity, comfort
and health. The one hopeful symptom
b the case Is the wide interest which
these authoritative statements from the
Census Bureau are exciting. They
ought to prepare tho way for prompt
md intelligent action"
Military Red Tape.
WARRINGTON, Nov. 16.-There was
enough pressure above hand to give
Ptesident Arthur pretty good idea of
The trouble in store for him in case he
should take any chances of offending
other officers by making the wrong ap-
potntment to the briRadiership ON the
retirement Of Mcdowell and the pro-
notion OF Pope, but he proceeded to
peck out the one of all others that suited
n0neof the factions, and now there will
o humminR about his ears and strug-
Qe IN the senate to prevent the OOnfr-
nation OF Mackenzie. Regular army
emcers Of the West Point order claim Il
an outrageous disregard of the rights
ef some thirteen or more who should
nave been promoted before Mackenzie,
saa when West Pointers get mad there
IN amount Of offended dignity that
eannot be easily smoothed down. OF
noen OF the regular army, Who came
y! OF the volunteer service at the close
y 1tne war, think this promotion should
g9e their way, and they not only COM
SAan because it did not but say that
tsodent Arthur never treated them
nRnt but made all his promotions from
@e ranks Of West Pointers. Then comes
mtaat element in politics known, court
and decaded as ''sOldier's vote"
Ine 10 worked through old veteran or
nasanous, and the Senate will hear
4 o@ ai these factions before they get
S@l0oen with the matter. Somehow
0ste n q great dislike Of Mackenzie
snonR the officers who served under
m. Buell. tells Of being put under az
because he was too sick to get out
ne car to call ON Mackenzie at Santa
~ year ago, and another officer has .
- lung IN his bosom at the recollec.
~ q being put in the guard house BE-
% wouldn't ont Of an inch or two
= nn coat tail. Mackenzie took the
Ion INTO his head that q subordinate
ssste coat tail ought not to be longer
~ ms superior's. OF course he will
~ ! great deal Of abuse that he does
- 3eeerve, and there is nothing known
aInst him that will be allowed TO e.
~ ~ p4oncity. 1t will probably b told
Sss..nat .nat his father was crazy and his
SsS.n : brother changed his name to
S.?!ul % get out Of q scrape, and the
.y history will be thoroughly aired.
Aeexie Is on his way to Washington.
pnncipal trouble with Mackenzie
-. ne has had such extraordinary
mat his seniors have some excuse
~ s'Inng he Is beneficiaryiof favor
he was jumped from a captainoy
colonelcy over q score or tive Of
- oloer IN years and service, and
- ~ W sttaaned considerable distino-
when he was promoted to the
loe Reneralship he was outranked
~. .ritt, Brackett, Carr, John p.
r. snd other oolonels in his arm Of
~ nce, and his promotion jumped
or6s."es or6ses TWO oolonels Of cavalry, one Of
ana seven Of infantry.
Fatal Accident.
os. .1 laxI, Nov. ia fatal accident