Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-18
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P01s TowxsxxD. Aug. E.-Lieutenant
Frank Green, Z. 3. A., Of the Signal
Service Corps, was In town yesterday on
business connectedswith the telegraph
line to be built by the Signal Service
from Port Angeles to Cape Flattery.
Third Lieutenant Geo. 81. Cook az
rived from Boston, Mass. yesterday, TO
take the place on the revenue cutter
Wolcott lately vacated by Lieutenant
lockwood, who was ordered East.
WehEess Nsses.
Pcrr1ayp, Aug. 1.-THE steamship
Oregon arrived and the steamer Colum-
bia crossed ont out at two O'Clock this
afternoon.
Governor Thayef has called q special
election for Representive N Wasco
county for September 4th.
Three canning companies fled articles
OF incorporation today, viz: Point
Adams. capital. $1,000. Washington.
81, 900: II. \. L." $4,000.
Benjamin G. Wilson, a carpenter nsar
Vancouver, fell from barn today and
was instantly killed. He leaves q large
family to mourn his loss.
4 Physician Interviewed.
SAX FslscIsco, Aug. 7.-Dr. Tenner,
private physician 10 President Barrios
of Guatemala, and his family, arrived
here today from the East. DR.. Tenner.
in response to a question regarding the
resignation of Senior Montufar, Minis
ter Of Guatemala to Washington, de-
MED that tho Minister'S resignation was
owing to bad Treatment: at the hands Of
Barrios. whom the Minister claimed had
struck him and knocked him down. He
states that Barrios never used violence
toward his Minister. and that the sole
trouble was because Barrios TN his Min
lister were not in accord. The letter was
published, Tenner states. fully week
before it was delivered. In regard to
the stories of atrOcious cruelties prac-
ticed by Barrios he said: II have seen
houses sacked and men and women
mistreated right here in this country,
aud that by Gen. Sherman. | never
saw any personal brutality by the Prssi
dent, but in revolutionary times any
measure to suppress riot or instruction
not absolutely brutal. IL sanctioned by
the law Of nations. ! don't believe that
he has done anything but what lie was
ius.ifiabie in doing. He has hard
race to deal with" Barrios will not
! reach this city for some months. His
mission to this country is, as you arc
aware, to settle the Mexican question.
DIR. Tenner will remain here week Or
ten days, when no will leave fol- Guste-
mala. he is apparently very well in
formed American, although from his
brOnzed appearance and ready com
mand of the Spanish language, hs could
| readily be taken for Castilian.
Arbitrary Removals Forbidden.
San Francisco, Aug. 17.-Benton,
Superintendent Of the Mint, has rs-
ceived information from Washington
to tho effect that the appointment of
Frank Sicott rs Assistant Coiner does
not meet the approval Of the Depart
ment. He has also been informed that
the recent removals FROM positions in
the iniat OF Teresa Harrison, Anna
Randall and j. G. HedlefsOn are disap-
proved by the Department. These
changes have bee,4 the subject of much
comment, and the Superintendent has
been instructed to reinstats tho psr-
sons removed.
TRIAL Begun.
The trial of ex-Officer Moses G. Dunn
for the murder of Michael MckernOn,
in front of 326 Mission street, on the
18th Of July, 1881, was begun before
Judge freedom this morning..
To Join General Miles.
Lieut.. Thos. w. Symons. of the U. s.
Corps of Engineers, who has been on
duty III Colorado and. Arizona. was tele
graphed from Washington today, to
join General Miles In tho Department
Of the Columbia.