Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-17

preston OF lat week his bsaa due r.
the apathy OF the balls rather than 70
afsy Interest Of weakness in the market
aiii tlsat this condition nas been taken
sdsants ge OF sy the bears 10 saId :ks
osaExet-
ss.eea. ssa gushess Of Grnia.
ST. LouIs. Msy IG.-The Secsetars OF
| tbs hzasgs State Board OF Agriculture
reports sse farmers OF snas State bold
Ing over 5s0001s0 bushels OF old xhe. Is
and ovse Q, 100 90 buslssis of corn.
4 New Manner OF swiad,e.
MY IoGK, Nay lS.--Tua Iso2ra o:
Aldermen sprointeI a eosnssai:iee tn CO
operate witE TIE MsyoE IN tics EFFORT 10
recovs- money stolen fro1s the city
ife4 sary ~ Carroll. a clark IN the
Comptroller d elise. Comptroller Camp
bell today dismissed WIS. c. E4ost. q
asso1rslng clerk. and Frank Forester.
assistant. Tot tx any ast ef coannlis-
slo2 OF srorgdoing on their . rt. bat
Tor Acts OF omission alleged IN neglect
ing a. YVES their duty % c4Hcsi the
coupons 81 various CTS bonds, through
whlca neglect Carroll desraGded tie
city treasury @s alleged OF na5y th1u-
sand 1oEiar4. Had the clerk caeceiaa
the coupons after they were once paid.
CARROLL gU1id n0t have teen shsa 10
nave had them paid a second tine. Il
- reported ez-Comptroiler john Kelly
had ssnt 4 Personal cEesz To the Mayor
fur Slso90 Ia reimburse the eity tbs
amount j: Is said Carroll sxindiei the
city during his fkeiiy's} aiminissEa-
ton IS Comptroller.
Eesnit Of an ia plesioa.
scaASroS, Pc. May i6.-Hoosic, near
here, Was shaken throughout by an ex-
plosion Of 20 stier ia this magazine o. q
coal banker. One man was almost torn
70 pieces. and another injured.
Beer Growers sn Assembly.
DETE0rr. Mich, Nay I6.-The twenty
third annual convention OF she National
Brewers Association assembled this
u.orr ing in tAls civ IN Harmonic Hail,
which was beautifully decorated for the
occasion with il0ger3 and notices. Del
egas n were form ally received last even
lng, when 81 ruu-ie Il concert was given,
aud brief addresses of se.c1ae made
BY Michael Mariz. the chairman, and
Mayor thompson, ths latter giving the
delegates cordI4l greeting. I'll. Is. Scan
noa replied gracefully III behasf of his
associates to the welcoming address.
When the convention wds chilled %
order +. W. Vol ,ht. in behalf of local
brewers and citizens Of Dstreit, vel
coined the members Of the convention
II the city. This was followed by "a
address by the President, II. 3. Sch1-
manu-, of Brooklyn, he closing with the
statement that the prlusiptl basinsss
before the convention woaId be au al
iastmeat Of TIE hop tax question. and
reduction o. abolition Of The fax On
beer.
he report of the resolution commit
tee rccited the canvass that lad II pro
hibition IL Kansas and Iowa, and the
decision of tha courts, il violating
la ~. touehsd on the iniqGlties OF the
tariff commission ia respect TO gram
lated rice, in practically efecting az in
crease Of nearly 100 per cent. IN the du-
ty viz: from twenty per cent. ga rai9rc|
To y cents per pound.
conference With hop growers and
dealers resulted III the adoption of rules
and regulations by boards of trade and
produce exchanges through the country.
Ine report condemns beer analysis % sda
at the expense of local brewers as
unsatisfactory, tut expresses confidence
IL any analysis made by the State or
county authorities. and a willingness 10
accept such 10 purify beer. Reference
was made to efforts before the last Con
gress to have the internal reysnue tax
on beer removed, AMI the failure of the
effort. IL was intimated the subject was
likely 10 be pressed upon the attention
of the next Congress. The association
was congratulated on the defeat in the
House OF n measure which passed the
Senate increasing the duty on bottles
from So ID l55 per cent. aid vaiorem.
The compromise rate of oeas per pound
was regarded as oppressive, bus il Is
claimed would have been a prohibitors.
The last case from Kansas touching the
scoops OF the prohibitory law destroying
private business has been made ut the
expense of the National Association and
will be carried to the United States Su-
preme Court. Senator Vest, of Missouri,
has been retained as counsel. Thanks
were extended for cid in defeating OBJ
ieciionab.e prohibition.
To rosfmasters.
WAsHrsaroN, May 16.-Postmastes
General Gresham has issued q general
order directing postnasters TO -oper-
ate with c1stodi .ns OF public buildings
in aiding the civil service commission.
in all reasonable ways, IL the discharge
OF its public daaes.
Storm Dotngs.
WICHITA. ks., May I6.--Reports of
the lats severe storm from tho sur
rounding country in iiclts serious losses
of live stock by drowning. Many
bridges were washed away. Streams
are higher than known for years. The
Atchis, IN, Topeka and Santa Re bridge
across tho Great Arkansas was swept
away.
Whiskey shipments.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE acting
Secretary of the Treasury had consul
ta;ion today with Clay, Collector Of
Customs at Newport Va. in regard to
tue exportation of bonded wnisksy
from that port to Bermuda. The Col
lector said this business was increasing
10 such au extent that additional help
Was absolutely necessary. 500 barrels
of whissey were now awaiting shipment,
and he IL informed certain exporters,
| for whom New York firm il acting as
agent. expect 10 SHIP WHISKY 10 bsg-
muda at tie rate OF from 500 TO 1000
barrels per month. Clay says his pres
| ent force coaid only gauge about sixty
or seventy barrels day. ard could not
begin work until an exporting vessel
arrived. The acting Secretary in
| formed him force of gaugers from
Richmond would be sent TO his assist
ance. The subjsct will be laid before
Secretary Folger tomorrow.