Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-07

up from the metropolitan press Of Nsv
York and Chicago, and other great cen
tiers, denouncing the act as a huge ST cal
and everything that malignant per.
version of facts could do to nlislead and
lnfame the public mind was resortei
to BY Newspapers largely controlled by
railroad monopolies. Mr.. Page con-
ciudes: Tho time will come when the
Committee will be vindicated by tho
people, AID the responsibility for oh
structinR Its work pl aced where Il be-
longs.
Pacific Coast Tonnage.
New YoBK, March 6.-The fre;oh.
market remains in much the same con.
dition as lately reported. Offerings are
fair, but there Is a scarcity of TONNAGE
in berth. The Storm King finished
loading this morning, and the vesuyjus.
which arrived yesterday, took her berth
and will load promptly. Rates remain
nrm at the last quotations, and tonnage
is still very scarce. There are 40 nav
engagements reported for the CaIifor-
mia trade. The opening Of the new
Sunset route causes considerable excite
insnt IN the market, and it il conceded
that at the rates offered they will do a
large portion Of the through business.
The steamer hence Saturday had up-
wards of twenty carloads, and as many
more will be sent by tomorrow's steam
er: All the markets are generally quiet.
All OF the Pacific coast borax has been
Withdrawn from the market.
Tariff 0Diniens.
The new tariff is rather coutsmptu-
ously treated by the press of the princi
pal Eastern cities, though most OF its
changes are approved.
The Tribune alone of the journals
here extols it. 1t says: "A practical
railroad builder, who has constructed
and equipped 200 miles of road in the
last two years. says he has heard since
the passage of the bill from nearly all
the manufacturers that supplied him
with material, and they arc almost
unanimous in the declaration that they
will be satisfied with the bill"
The Times collects the opinions of
number of manufacturers and import
ers of iron and steel. Those interested
kinds of metal will be displsased with
tbs decrease Of duties, and those using
iron and steel as metal in manufactures
are satisfied. Those whose business il
miscellaneous do not think the slight
changes effected are Of much import
ance In one direction or the other.
Waste or Property BY Fire.
The Commercial Bulletin says: "!.
begins to look a. if the waste of proper
ty by FIRE this year would be vt least az
great 40 in 1882. Taking January and
February together, the destruction has
already reached figures which, il kept
up. will easily round out an ash heap of
over 500, 100000.
A Lovce Break.
GBEKNvILLK, Miss, March ga seri-
| Gus break is reported in PastOria levee,
ChilicOt county, Ark, which will inun-
date all plantations outside Lake Chilli
cot. except such as are protected by pri-
vate levees, and threatens seriously
those IN the bed of the lake.
A Fool Killed.
| JEANEBErrE, La, March 5.--Louis
Stancin, while playing with his wife
and pistol, was shot dead.
ssrsck ON Principle.
ST. LOUIS, March 6,-About 100 orna-
mental painters employed in the Pull
man works struck this morning. Il an
pears that the Chinese youth brought
to this country six years ago by X.
II. johnson of this city, then Consul to
HankOw, was placed in the shop by the
auperinten lent to work, preparatory to
a course of study in the school Of
mines, to which he was sent a year
since. This was fully explained to tho
men, bat they objected and this morn
ing quit work. Tho superintendent Of
the works says the matter has how be-
come one Of principle, that no Intends
to conduct the business in his own way
and that he will not yield to the men.
4 muxc ladacemcnt.
bismarck, Dakota, March 5.-At a
mass meeting here this evening it was
resolved to give $4,000 to the railroad
not under control Of the Northern Pa
cific first reaching this CITY. giving di-
rect communication with Chicago and
the East.
Ambassadors Arrived.
| WASHINGTON, March G.-Malaeassy
Ambassadors arrived here this after
no0a from New York and at once pro-
ceeded to a hotel. They were accom-
panied by Col. w. Hoffman, Minister to
Denmark, and Mr.. Robinson, United
States Consul AT Tamatave Madagascar.
While in this city they will be guests Of
the government. They probably will
DO presented to the President tomor-
row. Their mission is to cement the
relations, friendship and amity between
the United States and Madagascar.
studying Up U. 3. Reports.
DR.. Maxsering, of Berlin, who has
been commissioned by the government
Of Prussia to investigate and report
upon the agricultural and trausporta-
ton interests and methods of the Unit
ed States. has arrived in this city, and
was today at the Office of the Chief of
the Bureau Of Statistics, studying maps
and reports and preparing himself for
| the work assigned him. He will visit
the principal cities of the United States,
and make the acquaintance Of their
Boards Of Trade, Chambers Of Com
meroe and railroad managers.
| Errerx In the Tariff Btll.
| Mcpherson, clerk Of the House of
/ Representatives, reports there are Many
typographical and clerical errors in the
tariff bill. As il appeared in the Con-
| 9rcssiondi Record the tax on tobacco Ia
printed 50 instead Of cents, and in the
| iron schedule ia clause not printed in
| the Record at all. He 10 Of the opinion
that whom the bill shall be accurately
printed in full IL will be found more
satisfactory than it now seems 70 be to
the representative iron interest.
Crashing the Rebellion.
ST. Louis, March 6.-Advices from
Indian Territory state that Gen. Porter,
Chief Military officer of the Greek ma
ton, recently captured Sleeping RABBIT.
second in command, aud an influential
rebel faction headed by Spioohis and
half dozen other leaders Of the same
party. He now has them in confine-
Inent. and this will probably break the
backbone of the rebellion.
A Geographical Question.
New YoRx, March CDR. Thomas
Antisdel lectured ON the Pacific Ocean"
last evening. He proved to the satisfac-
ton Of geography representatives that
| there were no warm currents in tho Pa
cific like the gulf stream Of the Atlantic.
The only regular defined warm current
ia one extending from the equator north
ward along the Asiatic shore, where ii
loses itself in cold currents from the
| North. This current exists only in
| waym Wnafher and II ffu0 mainly To the