Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-06-23
ADDITIONAL TElEcaaPHIc NEWS


A
den Crocker has stated the execution
viii be private, and only 2 few members
of the press and Jail officials viii be per
United to witness Il. The sallows ye-s
erected some days ago Ia the east co1i
dor, north wing. Mis- Chevalisr, OF
Boston, Secretary of the National so-
ciety for the Protection Of the Insane.
had a short interview With the President
yesterday in reference TO Cui.e.us case,
and arranged for an aud euce with the
Presiden. tomorrow. when DIR. Board
and others will advances arguments In
favor of granting 3 short respite in order
to allow a proper Commission to funy
investigate the question Of Gni'sau's
insanity.
CLEVELAND, June 22.-Mss. Scovills.
Guitesu's sister. Ia here TO zee Mrs. Gar-
feld, 70 tell her the peculiar circun-
stances Of her bro:hsrs birth, as only
one woman can tell another, and ask her |
to in.ercede for n reprieve for him to DC
toter.
lynrhec. ,
SAgDos, Wis., June 2.-This morn |
ing q mob took from the Jail Nathan |
Lucid tcolored), charged with rape. and |
hanged him. |
TcIesraphie connection. |
GALvEsros, June 22.-Ths final splice !
in the Mexican cable was made of
Brazas, Santiago. placing Galveston
in direct communication with Vera
Cruz and telographic communication
with the whole of South America.
East Mails.
WASHINGTON, June sVC0l. Thomp
son, General Superintendent OF Railway
Mail services at Kansas City, today WAS
in consultation with repres entatiyes of
the Pacific Railroad, with reference to
establishing fast mail trains between
New York and San Francisco. II l.
proposed 10 make the run from New
| York 10 San Francisco in five days, in
stead of seven.
th0sbtG turtoUS SSOt"s
PASTA, (kan.1 June oi.-L1s. night |
another tremendous rain and wind
storm occurred along the Missouri and |
K nsas borders. for hundred and fifty |
miles. Three men or more were drowned !
in swollen streams. The whole country |
is flooded. and work in the harvest fields |
Of western Missouri and eastern Kansas
is completely suspended. 1t is rumored
thet good deal of wheat is injured in
the bottoms.
Pennsylvania Politics.
HAgaIsBUEG, June I'm the Conven- |
ton David Eaggart was chosen Presi- |
dent. A resolution directing the nomi- |
nation OF candidates for Congress at |
large, and referring to the State Com |
mitsee tho question Of adoption of |
methods of harmonizing the party were |
adopted. For Congressman at large |
Marriott Brossins was nominated ON the |
first ballot. Ths Convention adopted |
a resolution empowering the State Com
nIittee to fill vacancies on the ticket. and |
adjourned.
Vermont Convention.
MoNrpELIEg,Juue 2l.-TheRspublican |
State Convention meets tomorrow. j. l..
Barnstow is the only name mentioned |
for governor.
Divided Testimony.
New YORK, juno 22.-Experts exam
lining the Doyle bonds plates are divided
"a to their commences. t5
ConGrfnationS.
WASHINGTON, June 21.-Tariff Com |
missionors-]ohn l.. Mayes, of Massa-
chusstts, Chsirman; Henry W. Oliver,of
Pennsylvania; jacob A. Amber of Ohio;
Robert p. Pender. of the District of |
Columbia; Jno. w. HI. Underwood, of |
Georgia; Duncan F. Kenny. Of Louis
lana; Alex. II. hatcher. OF Virginia; w. |
III. McMahon, Of New York. The final |
vote on confirmation was 81 yeas to q |
nays. Four or Ave Democrats voted |
with the body of the Republicans. Van
Wyck voted IN the negative.
Indian Agents--P. @. MINI, of the |
Kansas, Pottawatamies, at Gemish |
agency of Kaws; VIM Ii. Parkhurst, of
Rhode Island, at Crow creek and Lower |
Bruile agency, Dakota; Wa. Llellwyn,
OF Nebraska. at Mescalerous and Jicar- |
lila agency, New Mexico; Edwin Eells,
of Washington Territory, ut Skokonish, |
W. T.; Oliver Wood. Of Ohio,at Quinalt,
w. T.
Lieut. Iltppcr Kicked 0at.
The following order has been issued |
by the War Department by direction of
the Secretary of War:
Sentence in the case Of second lieut. |
enant Henry .. Flipper. 10Th cavalry, |
will take effect June 30th, 1885,, from
which date he will cease to 10 an officer |
of the army.
Retirement ~ &C.
The Conference COMMITTEES Of the
Senate and House of Representatives
| reached an agreement this evening upon
the army appropriation bill, which will
doubtless be- ratified by the two Houses.
The bill AZ agreed upon provides that
from and after its enactment, whom an
officer has served sixty years. whether
an officer or not in the regular or volun-
teer service, or both, he shall, if he
makes application therefor to the Prssi-
dent. bc relieved from active service
and placed on the retired list; and when
az officer is sixty six years of age he
shall DO relieved from active service and
placed on the retired list. prpAided that
tho general OF 0the army when retired
may be retired withou: reduction in his
current pay and allowances, and no acs
now in force shall 90 50 construed as to
limit or restrict the retirement Of off,
GERS rs hersin provided for. The clause
known as the BraaH amendment. which
excludes the time Of service on the re-
tired llstsin computations for lonceyitv