Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-21
EASTERN NEWS.


.e.ocrArxD PRsss DsssArcvss
-. m the Produce Exchange.
Yosx, Dec. 20.-The auction sal
49, in the new produce Exchang
sd TODAY and the first choic
ncht Q premium OF SEQ.
49,, II Cengress0ap Haskell.
-,rxoE, Kansas, Dec. D.-The Oh
- of the late Congressman wer
soday. The body was conveyed L
~ H;ii Cemetery by DeMolay Com
y. asrv Of Knights Templar, fOllowes
immense crowd. At the grav
.-srcises were very solemn and i'm
1870 after which the members o
nnncressioual committee took for
0Issve of Mrs. Haskell, and at 2:3O 2
~ Marty left by special train for tn
Ess. -
w.suxcqoS. Dec. D.-The following
sonfirmed today: Postmasters-
$3.50 d. Palmer, Baker City. Oregon
y . stanton, Roseburg, Oregon; Eller
2 ncl;ttle. Cheney, w. T.; VIM. .
s..ss. DAYTON, W. r.: Lammon E.
ouGscon New Tacoma, W. 7.
Si s.f;sn Aoents-Samuel G. Snyder
,r..ssrs. Polk Buckley. Tulalip Agen
EWT': Edwin Eells, NisqualIy and
S.so,nish Agencies, W. T.; Charles
0riicnchby, Quinalt Agency, W. T.
- CIayts..Bslwer Treaty.
w.suuoros, Dec. 20. Secretary
p'",;nchnvsen. in q letter to Minister
Inrsi made public to-day. formally in.
LIT ths long pending discussion on
~ Csvton- Buiwer treaty. He con
w 4Hst the treaty is voidable for
s ssnSS Already published, but express.
.sn n,;nion that the two nations will
!. Az tine reach q satisfactory sOlu-
ton Of the. qsesfion.
Psrchase or Silver.
Tha Treasury today purchased 400,
mn onnoes of silver for delivery at the
PhiisdeIphis and New Orleans mints.
C..seeeurcs Cencersing the Cemnsli.
tees.
WASHINGTON, Dec. O.-A number of
psp,eeentstives who profess to have q
inoviedQe Of Speaker ''arlisle's inten-
aons. give the supposed makeup Of the
Vavc and Means Committee today az
soiioes: Morrison, Tucker, Hewitt,
nilla. Hurd, Blackburn, BlOunt, Eaton,
KeIIsy, Kasson, Mckinley, Hiscock and
Anderson. Some doubt is expressed,
however, as to the appointment Of An
derpon OF Kansas. One or two Of those
Known to be selected assert that he
should be chosen because he is from
1he same State AZ Haskell, who would
hsvs been member had he lived.
The Craftsmanship OF the Foreign AZ
fairs Committee is not yet determined.
Coz and Belmont are still prominently
poken Of for the position. Blount saya
IS y entitled to it ~ the first Dem crat
% that committee in the last Congress.
A number of chairmanships are Pic
dietsd as follows: Appropriations, Ran
dali; elections Springer Judiciary,
Tucker banking and currency, Buck
IT; navy, Hewitt or Morse military,
Rsscrass; American shipping, Bel
mt; public buildings, Converse: CON-
msfoe, Reagan; education, Willis; labor,
ONsil; District Of Columbia, Barbour
Rnei6c railways, ThrockmOrton; public
lands, Blackburn or L0bb; rivers and
hayb0s, Dunn; post Offices and post
roads, Morey war claims, Holman
psteuts, Vance invalid pensions, Mat
Soa agriculture, Hatch.
A shipping Eli.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Ex-senator Dolph
introduced bill today the draft OF
which was prepared IN the Treasury De-
partment and submitted with recon-
mendati0n for its passage, to provide
for vessels arriving In ports of entry in
The United States laden with coal, salt,
SailrOad iron and other like articles in
bulk may proceed to such places within
hat collection district as are specially
by tho Secretary BY general
regulations and otherwise for the pur-
psse of being unloaded under the su-
perintendency Of customs officers at the
expense Of the parties interested.
A11lelenal Nsminees 0T the Louisiana
DemocrtA.
BATON ROUGE, Dec. 20.-The Conven-
ticn nominated Clay NOblOCk for Lieut.
Governor; Manor 4. Burke for State
Treasurer; j. N. Cunningham for At
torney General, and Oscar Arroyo for
Secretary of State.
Brutal Prize Fight.
New YOKK, Dee. CA prize fight,
according to the Queensbury rules, took
place this morning at Blissville, Long
Island, between Mike Kelley. of Will
hamburg, and John Connors. of Brook
Ign, tho stakes being 500 q side. Both
men we're in fine condition, Kelley
weighing l38 and Connors 1876 pounds.
Y6pno t~trxx<1S, a.. ..a,o en,-ka
Kelley not coming to time when the
fourth round was called the money was
awarded 10 Commons. Both were terri
bly, punished, and had 10 be assisted
from the ring.
A New Llne.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Dec. 2O.-The B per
eent. tax was oerried by q large major
ity TO aid In the construction of the Din.
buque d Northwestern Railroad frou'
Bismarck to Dubuque and hence to Chi
oaRo, which will be the shortest line
from Portland, Oregon TO Chicago.
MeeeinG Of Passenger Agents.
CHICAGO, Dec. O.-Representatives oi
the passenger departments Of the st
Panl. Rock Island, Burlington and Al.
ton roads met here today TO consult on
steps 10 secure the sale Of tickets q
Missouri river points. Equal advan'
taRes were given to the Norwestern and
wabash lines by order Of Vice Commits
sioner Pierson, and other trunk lines
were permitted by the latter 70 sell
tickets from New York 70 the Missouri
river by the Northwestern and Wabash
At reduction OF "a from the tariff
The representative Of the Burlington
slated that while the object Of the meet
Ing met with the approval Of his line
il relations toward the Rock Island
and st. Paul owing 10 the tripartits
agreement, were such that no could moi
take formal action with them. No &C
ton was taken beyond . decision tina,
An adjournmnnt be had from day 3,
day till the tripArtite difficulty 10 sst
tied. In the meantime Il 10 generally
understood that the roads Represented
in the meeting are selling tickets 70 th,
Missouri river through soalpers Ut %, ,
ont Of ESQ
The Tr1pastise Alliance.
CHICAGO, Dec. 20.-The rumor on ID
Stock Exchange reported from Nev
York to the eject that the Northwest
ern, Wabash and Burlington had ap
piled for admission 10 the tripartite al
lance 10 fully credited By railway mel
as 70 the first two, because their repre-
sentatives in the Board Ut Directors o
tina viniOn pnniflo vofS,61 fnr cha ra II 6Na