Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-09
EASTERN NEWS.
A ISOLATED pREss DsPArcsEs
He Was Only In Fun.

He Was Only In Fun.
~ CHICAGO, Got. 7.-Reearding the re-
ports which have reached the eastern
press in regard TO a speech of the Prime
Minister of British Columbia at a ban
uuet given to the journalists OF the Vii
ard party by the officials of that Prov
nee, one of the party who was present,
nd who has Just returned, says the al
psions TO annexation arose in this way:
lie was speaking of the close friendship
nd union of interests between his peo-
le and those of Oregon and Washing
On Territory, when some one in iok-
10 vay asked him il he referred 10 an
exation when he said union He re
lied, in similar strain, tnat he WAS
fludinQ to commercial interests and
numerical union. and that he had not
oticed any indications of annexation.
xcept as it might be possible that some
ay not far in the futnre British Colum
ia might annex California, Oregon and
Washington Territory. His prediction
that the Union would not last, and that
British Columbia would eventually take
n a good part, was part of his answer
10 the question whether there was a
&leaning on his side to annexation. The
speechss Of the other English guests
wore of very pleasant and cordial ma
Lure, and the whole occasion was eniov-
able. Great attention had been paid 10
khe American party daring the forenoon
by the officials of the place, and every
bhing, from first to last, WAS of the most
Friendly and cordial character.
9eported Assassiaasion Of an Anseri-
can Consul.
81 WARRINGTON, Got. THE State De
bartment has received no official infor
nation Of the assassination of Charles
bsymoar, United States consul At Can
lon. The leading official of the depart.
nent says at midnight they bad no in
formation Of the assassination, except
THAT has come in the press dispatches.
he official III charge of consular ap
bointments says that all the record that
The department shows Of Mr.. Seymour IL
That he WAS appointed by President
Fairfield upon the recommendation Of
senator Howe, Of Wisconsin, and that
DO was from Wisconsin. He had not
lad any previous diplomatic experience.
he chief clerk of the department
ould add nothing to this meagre infor-
nation except to say that the reports of
dr. Seymour had always been very cred
10 express any opinion as To- the diplo-
matte complications which may follow.
A naval officer familiar with the Asiatic
bquadron says our fleet there il coinpe-
Isn't to protect American interests IL il
is collected aud we'll handled, bat that
lit IN now scattered. Charles Seynor
succeeded WIN. j.. Sorugg, Of Illinois, Of
/ the consulate ut Hong Kong. State
Department officials state that they
know no reason for any hostility for
Mr.. Seymour personally. He had not
been in any war hostile to Chinese in
| terests. He was a victim, they think, i'm
part to general enmity to Americans
since the enactment of legislation hos
Etfle to Chinese here and to the mob
which does not reason. prominent
State Department official says no pre-
sumes that the Secretary of the Navy
has given orders To the Admiral of the
Tactic squadron which were adapted to
Zsuch an emergency. The Secretary of
the Navy is absent, and no ono who is
here acting in his place feels authorized
10 say what has been done, or is willing
30 bear the penalties of naval red tape
discipline so far as TO venture an opinion
hs to what will be done. The Secretary
u State il absent, and there in no one
nth voice of authority. None at the
Chinese legation will have anything to ,
my to the press at this time. An old
laval officer says that il Charles Ssy.
hour had been the British consul II
PoHld he easy to foretell what would
Happen, but he was not the British con
and it Is not always true that pro-
pction to Americans follows the Ameri-
ban drum beats around the world. The
government has.ndinformation AZ to the
assassination, aud there is no one in
Washington connected with either
tate or Navy Departments excep. the
bureau Of subordinates.
SKETCH OF CONSUL SEYMOUR.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 7.-Seymour was
postmaster mt LaCrosse for many years,
4nd during his entire residence in this
yBtate ho has been prominent in the
workings of the Republican party ia
she Congressional district in which he
lived. He was public speaker of oou
power, aud "stumped" the
State for Garfield during the last presi
dental campaign. lie WAS of an ag-
gressive character, and made many On
emies, even among his own party asso-
ciates. Whether true or not, IN APP
p0intment as Consul at Canton was
generally regarded throughout the State |
rs the result Of desire on the part of
party leaders to remove him from the |
.staee Of local action in order to aid in |
restoring harm my among the factions
In that Congressional district. He had
many warm friends and admirers, and
was regarded AZ an impetuous, fearless
man. He came from New England. and
almost immediately took prominent
place in local politics.
No ANSWER YET.
WASHINGTON, Dot. Up 10 O'Clock
this morning Ro answer has yet been
received by the State Department To the
dispatch asking Information concerning
the reported outbreak at Canton, aud
assassination Of seymour, the American
Consul.
Washlagtan Gernsans Celebrate.
WASHINGTON, Oct. This evening
the German residents of the city began
q celebration of the centennial of Ger
man colonization Of the United States
with concert nj the Natoniai theater.
Tomorrow there will be a parade fol
loved BY mass meeting and display
| VI IRE works in the evening.
seaseihiag 10 Ponder Over.
Nav YORK, Got. 7.-Prosideut Arthur
became an expert in military law while
connected with the National Guard in
New York, and says that AT one time he
would have preferred the JudgeAd jutant
deneralship Of the army 10 any position
In the country.
Greatly Exaggerated.
OcKnuLaEE. Oct. The autumn
round ups in Indian Territory show
that the reported loss Of cattle from
thieves and disease was greatly exag.
gertcd. Que stock man recently sold
his ranch and 5000 cattle for xi&0,-
0O; another received S90.000 for 70c0
becves.
what They have Planned.
OsHKssH, Wis, Oct. THE Alexian
Bros. have planned TO erect in Oshkosh
building planned 20 accommodate 300
insane persons or epileptic patients.
order the Gsssla.
CHICAGO, Oct. 7.-Ts,es special from
Norfolk, Virginia John Goode. for
merly member of Congress from the
Norfolk district. Virginia. published An
address TO the peop.s, In which he
brands Malone AZ q liar.
Warr n p~e~v ana S~a-axa.