Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-03

away aud came back With an srau.1
pate, telling the woman had eaten eli
tue food In i've or six weeks they has
TIE woman out Of the Cell and in iia,
sitting room, 50 changed her Eus5auS
did rot know her.
Gov. Bufi4r-"what vns her kus
bands nasne?-
: Witn.ss-"I don't know. he lives il
Boston,
Gov. Busier-"iSever mind: nevsps-
pers will bring him 10 me tomorrow
Tn cross witness said oil
seventy-thres children that came taart
IN the year one tad lived.
Demanding Fair Bates.
NV YoEE, April 2.-In the Produce
Exchange today was considered bill
regulating the charges of floating and
stationary elevators and warehouses
Resolutions were adopted declaring that
In the judgment of the Exchange
charges to be made for such service
saoaid be left entirely II the l.ws oi
natural competition, which may be
made 70 enforce fair rates, and tha;
any attempt TO regulate them by iegis.
iation would be WI ong in principle. an
invasion Of private rights and extreme
iy detrimental to CO araerce. The c:.v,
1t present, charges entirely salts.
factory rates, aud the effect of the pro-
posed bill would be TO prevent new cap
ital from being invested in elevators
and drive Trade to the o her cities.
The Presideat Must Appoint.
W4sHrsar, n, April 1.-The opinion OF
the Attorney General upon the question
whether thu President can fill vac .ncy
caused by the death of a Postrn gster.
General by a temporary appointment
Tor longer period than ten days. is
said at the White House TO be substan.
tally identical with tia opinion oil
Attorney-Geaerai Deyens. IN the case
wEsre the o:iics of the Secretary of the
Navy became vacant in 1854 In that
opinion Mr. Deyens held that the period
for which a vacancy can be filed ny
design stions is limited to ten days. 81;
would not, therefore," he said. 'be in
the power of tho President. after such
ten days, 20 designate another officer
at the same Office TO act an additional
period of ten diys." Statutory power
being exhausted, tho President is re-
mitted 70 his constitutional power OF
appointment.
first Payment UnGer thc Aaprepria,
ton.
EAsIrNGToN, April 2.-icsing Score.
try of tho Treasury today issued g war
wart for the payment of $2,05i to A. Fl
Garland of Littls Rock. This is TIC
first payment made under the anpropfi.
alton OF $4,000 made at the lis. sea
sion of Congress, and return tho sn-.
p'Gs proceeds OF lands sid for aitec.
taxes.
&uif en- n Bond.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-In the supreme
court today decision WAS rendered in
TIE bond case of Mayor and Aldermen
o. the city OF Savannah, Cd. W. Eaeens
ka!ly, whici was snit to enforce y galr-
ansee OF tbs CITY, endorsed on q series OF
bonds of tho Savannah, Albany and
Guf railway, Issued in 1875. The corr!
holds thatt'ie act OF the State by statute
of 1888 authorized . cusr.n .ee rllde by
the city of Savannah upon bonds Of d
railway compauy, and that it consti-
tutes valid and subsisting liability.
The judgment of the circuit court il
therefore affirmed.
The Chief Justios announced to the
coart this afternoon that the United
States supreme court would discontinue
hearing of arguments April 27th. and
would adioarn for the term May 7ih.
IL Is an efposs facto law, and "a sush
is repugnaat to the spiri. Of the consti-
tuition of tire United States. Justice
Miller in. a. long and carefaily
written or.iion, rendered the decision
of this o1urt, which may be briefly
snmMsd up 40 follows: I'VE are of the
opinion that any law passed after the
Commission Of an offense, which bears
relation to that nffense or its conso-
anence alters the situation of a party to
{lis disadvantage, is IN er post
fdeto law. No ono can be
c,ininally punished in this country ex-
cept according to law prescribed for his
s-ad by sovereign authority before tho
N[putsS odsuse was committed, and
AS Law at the time. The
'souri. which uSay % 5rf1t.iiaa. sinn IN error
the benefit which the previous law gave
him OF anquittal Of the charge Of MUIR
der in the first degree on conviction Of
murder in the second degree.
As to his casa an cr post facfo
law within the meaning of the Consti-
tuition Of the United States, and for En-
ror Of the Supreme Court of Missouri
in holding otherwise its Judgment ia
reversed, and tho case remanded to it
with direction to it to reverse judgment
OF the criminal court Of St. Louis. and
for suoh further proceedings "a are not
inconsistent with this opinion. Chief
Justice Waite and Justices Bradley,
Gray, and Matthews disssnted. This
decision was rendered by a bare major
iAu 80 O,ra o01 HnNllv roIsoyaS <s,a r,r;.
oner from the sentence Of death which
has been hanging over him for the last
seven years.
Or. Csllias and she Jeanette sarvi-
vers.
MINNEAPOLIS. April 2.-Dr. Collins
authorizes a denial of the statement
that he WAS notified Of the coming ex-
animation Of Bartlett and other Jean
nette survivors. he says il looks like
an attempt to Gloss the examinations
without giving any chance to get at the
facss, and he sent the following TO the
judge OF the court this evening: '.Have
received no notification OF Bartlett s
coming examination. Have mailed a
list&of questions. Please do not adjourn
tho examinations until they are re-
ceived. We insist upon q full oppor'
tunisy to examine witnesses. Answer"
MIR. Collins added: $50 far as am
conceraed it is no matter Whatever the
conclusion OF the court. / will push
the matter in Congress and AJAX for a
special Committee OK Examination"
Whiskey for Canada.
LouBv1LLE, April 2.-This morning g
dispatch WIS received by local distillers
from the Capital of Canada, anuounc.
ing that the Dominion government has
decided TO admit the importation oil
whiskcy from the United States. j. T.
Pratt, Secretary OF the National Wine
and Liquor Association. telegraphs tia.
the order u prepared and will be issued
tomorrow or the next day, bat to make
no move until Jon near from mo 90 t.
details.
AMEaroaS SHrPs.-Thc boston ldcer.
sfser says that Bath, Me-. Ia not only the
greatest wooden ship-huiiding place il
the United States, bat the creates. in
the world. The value of the shipping
bull. there within a century past is esti.
mated 70 be upward Of $50,0O0, 900. Thu
largest annual production was in 1854,
when 64,327 tons were built, or 81 YES
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