Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-21

Blackhawk wars, and to surviving Wild
ows IF soldiers Killed. in a service of &C
days IN the Mexican war, and one of
80 days In either of the Indian wars,
was sufficient Qualification TO entitle
a survivor TO pension on proof of hon.
orable discharge: the rate of pension
b-ing fixed at IS per month. A pro-
vision was added TO the bill to repeal
that section of the revised statutes
which declares that soldiers of either of
these wars Who bore arms against the
Government IN the late war shall not be
entitled to pensions in view Of the fact
that Congress urges hesitation as 10 the
reduction of taxation, because it is not
known whether the regulation of the
PENSION list will cover 500, O00, 600 OF
50,OO, 900 this year. Il is interesting
70 know that Commissioner Dudley, a
Year ago, estimated the cost of pension
ing the SURVIVORS Of the Mexican war at
x74 344, COS, and Of the Indian wars at
xS,0I,6 32.
Changed Places.
81. THoMAs, Dec. 0.-The officers of
the Canada Southern i.4iicuad were
Transferred to Detroit today.
A Gay Time.
San Francisco, Dec. 19.-An elegant
banquet was given tonight by the Off
GERS of the National Guard of Califor-
mia to Governor Perkins and Governor
elect Stoneman, at the Baldwin Hotel.
About 81 guests were present. During
the evening number of tOasts were
proposed and responded to.
Swindled Firms.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 0.-The dia-
mond conspiracy firms said to have
been defraudsd were Grinburg, Good
man d Pollock, Kuhn, Doefiinger 4 Co.,
n. Van Mappa, Marx Il Co., Hess d
Schlessen, j. l.. Steiuberser & Co., all
Of New York, whose claims aggregate
$4,000. Grinfeld's affidavit is to the
effoct that he entered into an arrange
| ment with Rosenberg d Meyers to buy
goods and dispose of them, and then
announce a failure and offer a settle
ment at 10 per cent.
Seeking a Monopoly.
PrrrsBURG, Dec. 20.-The Atlantic
Giant Powder Company of California
has entered suit in the United States
Court against Marcus Hastings for in
fringement of valuable patents cover
ing certain processes employed in the
manufacture of giant powder, nitro
glycerine and other explosives. If the
case is decided in favor OF the plaintiff
| it will give them almost monopoly of
the manufacture of explosives in the
United States.
They Favor Reciprocity.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2O.-The Secretary
of State and Secretary of the Treasury
have been asked by the Committees on
Foreign Affairs of both Houses to send
to Congress statements of their views
about the abrogation of the Hawaiian
treaty. A member of the Foreign AT.
fairs Committee, who talked with those
gentlemen yesterday, says that he was
led to infer, from the opinions expressed
by them, that the Secretary of State
will recommend the continuance of the
treaty for several reasons, the principal
of which would be that it was import
ant policy that the Government should
preserve its friendly relations with the
Hawaiian Government; and that the
Secretary of the Treasury also would
oppose abrOgation of the treaty, al
though he would favor such mOdifica
ton of it as would diminish the amount
of revenue at present lost to the Gov
eminent by the free importation o.
sugars.