Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-23

fIHced since he has bsen in m. F,h,.,s,
That the President does not fssI -
,hrv"in2 him overheard altogether n
y, therefore, aboss 10 xlthdrax N;r,s
yer Lowell, against whom there hqs
I'm made compliant on accoHn. of H..
.I1l troubles and will send Po,gar IA
VIC court of 81 James This. ersssir,s
,,a.' would De nice way to provide for
rmger' and then he will give his friend
oIosisy The IFfslsnry portfolio. IL Is
ac1tniy asserted thai ihs President has
~, .of tTo1 Icy 20 come and see him.
Z, ana mat the rropOsed change in The
Cabinet was the subject az their i,,sre
view tonight The gossip is given for
| whntit ~ worth
Rank 0pinten..
WASHINGTON, May 22.-The Attaruev
General has given his opinion 30 IN.
Secretary of the Treasury that under
.is PROVISIONS OF the Act approved
'iatch %, 1873, no tax can be collected
on capital aud deposits OF national
panks since the list day of last January.
and no tax Oh capital and deposits of
/ State banks or private banks siac. the
ist day of last December. The Att,r-
r,ey General SAYS he is of the opinion
thst dnties are not assessable and col
lectab!e on deposits aud the capital
stock of national banking associations
TOT period betwesn the date of the
act OF March 81. 1sc2, and January LIST.
ioc3, nor on deposits and capital OF
other banks and bankers for the period
tsefween the date of the same Act and
December LIST. iss2.
Home Again.
WASHINGTON. MAY 22.-Maior Gener-
al Mcdowell arrived from San Fran
cisco.
Sensational Story.
The following story Is published here:
"Qnite recently a prominen. army Off
Ger was ordered away from Washington
to JOIN his regiment in the field, at his
own request. al stated in the official or
der. The fact then came TO light that
lie had cold bis pay account To no less
Than three or four banking concerns
which make a practice of discount np
army officers pay" The name of Col
a. y. Morrow Is freely mentioned in
connection with the above publication.
lie was, until ordered to JOIN his reyi-
ment, an officer on Gen. Sherman's
staff.
kegister and Receiver Appointed.
WASHINGTON. Nav 22.-The Preside Mt
today appointed Henry w. Lord, of
Michigan, TO he register of the Land
Oiiice, aud Abraham g. Whipple, of
Minnesota, receiver of public moneys at
Creeksburg, Dakota.
sugar PromuIgations.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
prepared series of regulations to gov
ern the importation of sugar. and they
will be promulgated in day or two.
An International Body.
CHICAGO, May 22.-The Grand Lodge
of the world Of the Indepen Dent Order
of Good Templars began its twenty
ninth annual session in this city this
morning but engaged only in 'prelim-
mary work, all delegates not having ar
| rived. 1t is estimated 40 delegates
will be present TO represent the various
grand lodges. George b. Katzenstein
of California, Right Worthy Grand
Templar. presided at the forenoon ses-
sion. Delegates announce that plan
of action will DO outlined for the guild
ance of subordinate lodges in making
the power OF the Order felt as politl-
cal agency in prohibitory enactments
in the several States of the Unioa.
Backbone Broken.
ST.. LOUIS, May 22.--The backbone of
| tho coal miners strike in st. Clair
county, Illinois, has been broken. Two
operators induced new men from the
city to 60 to work this morning. As
sixty of these arrived at Buckner Sta
ton they were met by five hundred of
the strikers. No hostile demonstrations
were made, bat the strikers induced
several OF the men to quit work. The
sheriff and posse of deputies were On
| the ground.
Rescued.
CHICAGO. May 22.-The two men i'm
prisoned since Sunday night on the
crib ut the end of Fullerton avenue,
Only u fex hundred feet from shore,
having sought shelter there during the
great storm on the lake, were released
this morning by the life saving crew.
after considerable exertions. Great
crowds lined the shore to witness the
rescue. The men displayed evidence Of
their short siege. but otherwise were
| uninjured.
| Church Meeting nc Lexington.
LEXINGTON, May la.-The assembly at
) p. IN. took up the question: How
shall fra.ernal relations be carried on
whether by letter or by delegates ~
The committee reported in favor OF let
l
sion when the assembly adjourned. DIR.
j. j. Bullock spoke in favor of dele
| gates, and DIR. Il. X. Smoot favored let
ters. The question Of foreign missions
will DO the subject for discussion to-
night.
| a s:rand Day.
NASHVILLE, May 22.-The regular
meeting of the Southern Historical So
ciety is postponed till October. The
city il full of visitors to the competitive
drill, and the hotels are crowded.
Among the distinguished visitors are
Prince Augustin Iturbide, Of Mexico:
Luke blackburn, Governor OF Ken
lucky. and his staff; Senator Butler, of
South Carolina.
From she National Capital.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-The President
issued an order today closing all execu-
tive departments on Decoration Day.
Murch has notified Folger that he will
on Wednesday next commence the sub
mission of evidence in the investiga-
ton OF Supervising Architect Hill.
Col. Thomas +. Barr, Judge Advocate
of the United States Army, has been
sent 10 Philadelphia by the Secretary Of
War, to take note OF the judicial pro-
CGe0lIlxS ktuutuk III tuNs city III tuc mat
ter Of the alleged fraudulent divorce OBJ
tanned there by Col. A. II. Nickerson, of
the United States Army, aud the latter's
subsequent marriage. No action has
vet been taken by the War Department
but il Is thought in army circles that
the proceedings in Philadelphia will
lead 10 an Official investigation. and
when Col Barr returns and reports upon
the case court martial will DO ordered
TO try Nickerson for conduct unbecom-
ing an officer and gentlemen.
Il The President and party left Wash
inptou this afternoon for New York. Il
is not definitely known how long the
i President will remain in New York. bat
il is probable be will Be there until after
Decoration Day.
Church work.
| SARATOGA, May 22.-The General As
sembly opened With prayer by Rev. DR..
Brans Of Buffalo. Rev. DR.. g. ID. Baker
read the annual report of the Board Of
Home Missions The great field for
work beyond the Mississippi, among the
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