Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-07

psrtment of Missouri, with headou.,
ters At Fort LsaYensworth. His arm
position Is Major Of the Tenth ReQuls
Infantry.
Kansas LexisIatIon.
IoPExA- Feb. 6.-rhe senate thi
morning adopted the House Joint Res
oiation instrucsin4 the Attorney Gen
efai 20 bring proceedings in the So
pfeme Court against the Uaion ant
Kansas Pacific railroads With a view 4
breaking mp the consolidation Of thes
Two companies. A concurrent resolution
asking Congress to pension militar,
prisoners was adopted. Also. anothe,
asking that Mexican war SOLDIER b,
pensioned was defeated.
Fised Threaiesea.
TOLEDO, o.. Feb. 6.-The river Ia,
risen foot during the past eight hours
The ice Is now even, still firm, and upor
It's ability to stand the pressure depend,
the safety of the lov-lying portions O,
tne city. The gorge is about a hal;
a mile above the city. Fortunately ths
the weather remains cold. Goods gen
orally have been removed to safety.
Purchase OF Land from laalans.
LITTLE Rock, Feb. Ga special from
the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Agency
indian Territory, says it is learned tha,
Eastern capitalists and storkmen have
purchased from the Cheyenne and Arap-
ahoe Agency 5o0,G10 acres of grass land
from each, the privilege Of fencing the
same and erecting the necessary ranch
buildings and improvements. The
leases have been approved by the Secre-
tary OF the Interior before going into
effect, but no difficulty is anticipated, as
the Indians are unanimous in the mat
Ter. 1t Is expected that prompt action
Will be taken in the case, as it assures a
yearly income fund of nearly $40 per
capita for every man, woman and child
on the reservation, and of that portion
of 1t that yields nothing toward the sup
port of the Indians.
A Bit or Romance.
NEW YORK. Feb. 6.-The Journal has
Sensational story relating to Henry +.
and Charles A. Gilligs. The former is
manager of the American Exchange in
London. and the latter has been the re-
cent topic of society gossip. Henry,
whose loss of 5000 in diamonds was re-
Gently announced, is alleged to have
had them returned to him by a Buffalo
belle to whom he was engaged to be
in April. The Journal saws il
vas at G'lligs' Exchange in London
that Charles first met Miss A. Crocker
and mother of Sacramento. The Sc
4uel of this acquaintance is known.
What she could do Charles thought he
also could accomplish. In a quiet,
picturesque 1etreat at Milton, in Cam
orldgeshire county, dwelt Amy Pass
lngham, young lady of American ex-
traction. Amy had known Charles for
some time. Quite suddenly they dis
covered they had liking for one an
other, and the vision of Amy the first,
suddenly faded out of his mind. The
rest Is as follows: Charles A. GiIlips
and Miss Amy Passingham were mar
RED at Milton January 10th, 1888.
Mighty Cold for Texas.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 6.-The cold weather
IN Texas continues, and is reported to
bs the severest experienced in MANY
years. The mercury in some place in
The northern part of the State dropped
70 zero, and as far down as Austin and
San Antonio fell to 40 above zero. Stock.
sheep, are said to be suffer-
ing greatly through the range of coun-
Try. and many are already dead. There
IS also much suffering among the poor
people. They have been entirely unpre
pared for such severe weather.
Railroad Earnings.
NEW York. Feb. 6.-The approximate
of the Union Pacific for Janua-
~ were $l.733,C30 against S1.943. 600
last year. The Approximate gross earn
ings of the North Pacific for the fourth
week In January were $Sl ,405, as com
pared with $79,15O for the correspond-
ing week last year. The Approximate
earnings for the entire month were
S4S2 ,OO3. an increase of $146,667 over
The corresponding month last year. The
increase In mileage over last year is
'43. The reported approximate gross
earnings OF the Denver IL Rio Grande
Tor the first fouf weeks in January were
S4lS, 200, a decrease of &C. 100. or IA per
BENT. below the corresponding period
last year.
Congregational.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. s. The House
Committee on Coinage, Weights and
Measures this morning adopted by a
vote of 6 to the following resolutions.
and instructed the Chairman to report
them to the House:
Resolped, That it is inexpedient to dis
continue coinage under existing laws.
Resotved, That all coin now in the
Treasury. excepting an amount not ex
ceeding % per cent. of the outstanding
greenback circulation, as a redemption
fund; also excepting all sums held for
the redemption of gold and silver GER
tificates, which should be used in the
payment of outstanding interest bear
ing obligations of the Government, sub
iect to call and payment. as it is the
judgment of this committee that it is
inexpedisnt to suspend the coinage of
the STANDARD silver dollar under existing
laws, and as, in the judgment of Treas
ury officials that additional vault room
for the safe storage of coins should be
provided.
Resoired, That this committee REQ
that the Committee on Appro-
priatiOns appropriate such sum as they
shall be advised is necessary for pro-
viding such additional vault room, and
We further recommend that such addi-
tiOnal vault room should be located in
the Mississippi valley at such point or
points as shall Be determined by the
Secretary Of the Treasury.
Grant moved to suspend the rules and
pass tho bill establishing Territory
for north Dakota. and providing tenn
porary government for Utah. This gave
rise 10 brief but interesting debate, in
The course of which Burrows of Mich
igan and Randall Of Indiana INDUCED
in some very sharp language toward
Zach other, which created considerable
The motion to suspend the
rules and pass she bill was lost BY Isl
yeas to Ito hayes.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. fisherman pre-
sented memorial of the Ohio LeQisla-
ture asking the passage of bill for in
creased pensions to one-armed and one
legged soldiers.
Cameron of Wisconsin introduced a
joint resolution for the relief Of suffer-
erS by the late floods in the vallev of the