Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-30

OK profit BY perjury, vile perjury. It's
| easy enough" He wished the iurv To
understand such contractors were re-
CURED 10 pay every fine and penalty.
When he came TO the Ojo Calien;e route
| ne would show how poor Josnph B.sn
was ruined by these fines and dedu.-
tons; how Dorsey had pocketed refuis-
SONS amounting to s1400. and only paid
Joseph when be came here as a witness
IN the last trial.
A cyclone.
INDIANAPOLIS. May 1.-Yes.srday
evening a cyclone struck the fsvn Of
Edinburg, Indiana, following a heavy
ram and wind storm. Ii lasted for ten
minutes, with great violence, taking the
| spire from tie Methodist church and
throwing u upon the parsonage, crush
Ing through the roof to the ground.
South OF town grove of tim Der WAS de-
! rnolished, and, four miles south, the
farm of b. j. De ming caught the fury
OF the storm. Deming's son was killed
and farm hand fatally injured.
Disnnited lrisbmep.
CHICAGO, May 9.-The movement
which has been organized 10 hold
mass meeting of Irish Catholics OF the
city to protest against the Pope's call
relative to the participation of the
Bishops and Clergy in the Parnell tes-
timonial fund is causing some stir
among Irish Americans here, as there ex-
lists apparently a difference of opinion
AS TO the wisdom Of such a course, the
more conservative urging that action be
delayed until the full text Of the papal
note is known. Other of the leaders in
sist on immediate action, and meet
ing will be held Tuesday. to decide
whether q mass meeting be called.
Priests interviewed join in urging that
no laymen or preiates should engage in
a crusade against the head of the
church.
A Legislator Insuited.
Senator Condes of this city, last week
in the Senate, while certain nominations
for Chicago Justices Of the Peace were
pending. made an assertion that Justice
Prindive seeking denomination was I'M
der control of Chicago gamblers, and
was tool to Mike MoDougall. Yester-
day Condee was aocosted by McDougall
while walking the street of this city,
and after some words the latter spit in
the Senator's face.
A Terrific Gale.
EHHA MAY GA
swept by Clay City at 3 o'clock yester-
day afternoon. The extremities were
mile apart. Clay City, which was in
the center, escaped with slight damage,
but at Meats mill, on one side, house
was swept out of existence. six persons
killed, bridge destroyed, and havoc
played generally. On the other side of
tho settlement five persons were killed.
In one house blown down twelve per-
sons were injured. Trees were blown
over wide areas.
The Killed Man.
Sr. LOUIS, May 9.-The man killed
at the Riencke mine last evening has
been identified as Fred Hofmeister,
glass blower from Pittsburg. He had
been in Bellevue two weeks. The glass
blowers Of Bellevue are on strike, and
some of them were with the striking
miners yesterday, which accounts for
Hoffmeister's presence at the mines.
The Edwardsville militia still remains
at the Reinicke mine, but the Virden
and Taylorville companies have return-
that Deputy Sheriff Anthony ordered
the troops to fire on the mob, but not
until several pistol shots had been fired
by the strikers. Two of them aimed
directly at Anthony and Gen. Reese,
who were standing by the side of the
train consulting as to what should be
done.
Huried Alive.
NoRnrsrows, Pa, May "a gang of
railroad iaborers were buried by a cave
IN on the Philadelphia, Norristown and
| Phnnixville Railroad at Conshocken
this morning. Andrew Guerlich, A.
Johnson and George Sooorgon were IA
tally injured.
Beauty's Reward.
PHrLApKLrHIA, May 29.-Louisa Z.
Montgomery, the so called "Ten Thou
sand Dollar Beauty" IL victorious in
two suits brought against Adam Fore
paugh for breach of contract for in
juries received when thrown from the
back Of an elephant. The jury awarded
her $3.50. Forepaugh appealed to the
Supreme Court. Yielding to the argu-
ments Of counsel. however, the circus
man withdrew the appeal, and the
beauty got the money.
Presidential Candidates Heard From.
New YORK, May 29.--Ihe World pub
| fishes letters written To Pulitzer by
Senator's Bayard and Macdonald, re-
specting the tariff question. The for
mer says that anything like finesse or
the appearance of finesse, or trick, in
dealing with such an issue as tariff for
revenue or tariff for tho protection of
certain classes will greatly weaken the
party resortina to it. / know of no po-
sition more impregnable, and upon
which IL ia more important tpr the
Democratic party 10 form its line. than
that public property cannot be taken
for private use under any pretext. Tho
rate of taxation will be easily measured
by public exigencies. such spectacle
| a. was witnessed at the last session OF
Congress of "a handful Of men repre-
senting private interests and controlling
and moulding the public laws OF taxa
| ton, 10 snit those interests will never
be again tolerated by honest public
sentiment. Senator Macdonald says
the tariff issue is connected with the
general subject of revenue reform, and
| will necessarily be an important ques-
| ton in all future political contests, IN
I'll Il is settled upon tho doctrines of
the Constitution and the principle of
sound political economy. We may be
some tune reaching solution of the
| question, but as the public mind be-
comes enlightened il will not be salts
| fed with any tariff that has not for its
| Government. nor with the details of
any tariff law ON which the duties laid
upon foreign merchandise shall be
above the revenue point.
| A Rahfd Threat.
| CurcAao. May @.-Herr Johann Most
addressed an audience of so W ,rking-
men last evening. lie harangued one
hour and half. pouring torrent of
abuse over all forms Of capital. "What
the ballot box cannot do must be done
by the bullet box" be said la eonclu
sion.
Nsahing frem Greek.
| WASHINGTON, May 2a.-No news from
General Crock. AT the War Depart
ment officials are disposed TO accept no
news as good news.
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