Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-08

prisoner, but left instantly when in
formed they bad been preceded. Mar
TN 1rpse Was found hanging to ire,
In the outskirts.
Election Murders.
PETERSBURG. Va. Nov. Later info,
nation received confirming the disturb
ance at Wakefield shows il more seriou,
than at first reported. In addition q
white, who Was shot, il is thought w
h. Morris, the proprietor of the hotel a.
Wakefield, was killed. At the time O,
the disturbance Morris. against whom
there was some ill feeling, attempted e
leave the crowd and was pursued bv 9
mob. Nothing has since been learned
of his whereabouts. II is supposed tina,
after being killed, the body was con.
cealed while the disturbance was at its
hight. Police assistance was telegraph.
ed for from "averiy bat the place sub
sequently became quiet. A large posse
OF men have besn searching today for
Morris, but at last accounts nothing
had been heard concerning him.
BHiier's Views.
PITTsBURG, Nov. Z. The Commercial
6d@.fts this evening telegraphed b. F.
butler Tor his views on the result in
Massachusetts,, and asking for his pro-
gram for the future. The following re-
ply Was received:
BOSTON, Nov. 10 p. m.-To the ed
itors of the Pittsburg Commercial Ga
zefH An answer to ysur question is
easy rs to the cause of the result in
Massachusetts,. Last year | had l34 900
votes Jhe largest vote ever polled was
IN the Garfield election in 1880, when
when Garfield had l65, 900 and Hancock
ll2,O0, making total of 1000. This
wear the vote is $4,000, of which | have
l52.ooo. This enormous increase has
been caused by the free use of money
and the fraud and corruption of nv OBJ
ponents. More votes have been cast
than will be in the next Presiden-
tial year. The 5000 or 5000
plurality of my opponent was more
than lost in the city of Boston. Massa
chnsetts is therefore surely Democratic
1T | make another State Canvass with a
further gain. When man has in
creased the Democratic vote from Ill.,
OoO to 10000 in three years, is there
any need of an answer to your cues
ton what my program will be? | am
pleased with the result. | would rather
have had a majority vote than be elect
ed by $4,000. In that case it would be
said Massachusetts is Republican
State. She has a large reserve vote
which, in Presidential election. will
come ont. Now we have had them all
)ut and measured them, and in the next
Presidential election, with iudicious
platform and popular nomination, at
asst we would keep Republican men and
money at home to take care of Butler,
instead of sending both into Indiana
Ind Ohio co corrupt those States.
BENZ. F. BUTLER.
Failed 10 Agree.
TOPEKA, Nov. The railroad man.
lgers and the State Board of Commits
ioners met this morning, but the rail-
DAD men could not agree, and it ended
n squabble. They could not agree on
my schedule rates, and the Board de-
ided that the Beloit decision must 90
nto effect on the 10th instant.
After consultation among themselves
he Railroad Managers sent the Board
u Commissioners a request that they |
ontlnue the conference and have
nother meeting with the Managers,
whereby An adjustment of freight rates
an be agreed upon, also that the Beloit |
ecision be suspended until such time
8 an agreement could be arrived at.
his the Board refused to consider,
hen a commission was appointed by
he Managers, who prepared and pre-
ented to them an address request
ng the continuance of the conference
or the purpose of agreeing upon and
dlHsting rates upon fair, equitable
asis and pending such conference to |
old the Beloit decision in allowance.
his commission was composed Of !!
francis Herman, l.. A. Emerson and
hos. Miller. The Board replied that |
hey were willing to suspend the Beloit !
ecision pending conference with the
nanagers with the view to formulating
nd agreeing upon schedule of freight |
ates to be used by the several railroads
n the State, with the understanding
0 meet the Board in spirit of fairness
nd concession, and with an honest de-
ire to reach just and satisfactory con-
lusions, providing said meeting shall |
AXE place by the 18th instant.