Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-10

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q bloody slave insurrectiou. Il IL NO,
Improbable that the traditions Of that
time have something 70 do with the pre-
vailing apprehension.
Mernsa Lsbbv In Washiagssa.
SALT LAEE, Nov. 9.-Ths comments
OF the Eastern journals on the Utah
question are received With pleasure by
the GeBtile1, Who think the public balm
to appreciate the relations between the
Mormons aud the Government. Every
day prominent Normons leave for the
East. An influential lobby will be prs ..
ent IN Washington to defeat any legi1
iation looking to the overthrow of the
power of she priesthood.
The Great Nsrnssn Temple.
Today the main walls Of the Temple
were completed. They are 10 fest thick,
30 feet high, and of solid granite. The
foundation WAS laid q years ago, and il
has cost 10 the present time t4.5co.C1o.
Six years more will be required 20 CON-
plete it.
The weather.
WAsHrxGTos, Nov. 9.-North Pacific
coast, hight rains; California, generally
fair weather.
The sew Agreement ef Paetae Liaes.
CHICAGO, Nov. Q. - Private dispatches
we're received here today from 81. Paul,
from John Muir, General Traffie Mana
ger of the Northern Pacific Railroad, in
which he says: Taking effect yester-
day, re withdraw from the California
draw from all business north of Sau
M n. a. <~x
for this action we're given, bat il il sup
posed to be the result Of the conference
among passenger representative roads in
transcontinental association at Topeka
during the past three days, they having
failed to reach an agreement rs TO the
division of competitive territory at the
Northern Pacific has claimed the right
Francisco via Portland at the same rate
the other Pacific roads charged By di-
rect route. and the other Pacific roads,
ern passengers at POI land via San
Francisco at the same rate as charged
by the Northeln Pacific. The new ar
raRoement takes both Portland and San
Francisco out Of competition and leaves
the trip tetween the two points, by Ore
gon Steamship and Navigation line, to
be paid for at local rates.
Years Of q Rescae.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 9.-0eneraI Long
strest, fearing the rescue of the Kuklux
prisoners, has requested authority to
appoint additional guards to accompany
them from Atlanta (Ga.) to the Albany
IN. ~ penitentiary.
Meridian Time On she NOrehern
Paeiae.
ST.. LOUIS, Nov. 9.-The Northern
meridian time will be adopted on all 1
lines OF that company, beginning on
the 18th instant.
1ngenieas Evasiea or the Tariff Laws.
PITTsBURa, Pa. Nov. 9,-The Dissolve
ry has been recently made by the Com,
merciat Gazette OF an ingenious evasion
Of the tariff by importers of sheet iron
and their agents. TsgRer's iron which
Is very light grade, is admitted for 30
per cent. ad val0re N. while the tariff on
grades is from 4 to 2L cents
par round. Importers have been mix
ny tie two together and appraisers
nave heen deceived into admitting il
1nder the 30 psr cent. ad valorem rate.
After its arrival here, IL would be re-
paired aud shipped west. Il is said
;h0ueands of tons have been brought
INTO this country by this evasion, much |
20 the injury of sheet iron mills In this |
,ity and elsewhere.
Cause Of the Accident.
MADISON. Wis.,, Nov. "a mechanic
named Bonn. who was working ON the
Capital extension when Ii fell, has pri-
rateiy told the secret of its downfall to
parties in this city, who will produce
him before the Coroner's jury to locate
he blame for the terrible accident.
B0hn says he saw the defects in the
brick pier supporting the ironwork ON
the third floor at the southeast corner,
aud cracks were plainly visible the day
before the accident; that the foreman,
Jones, now dead, screwed up the iron
pillar supporting the roof girders with
lacks and caused the brick pier to be
On the following morning,
however, Bohn says that Jones took
away the jacks esr!y, Wishing that the
public in general should know of the
trouble. BONN was Mt work ON the third
floor when the terrible accident occur
red and saw the pillar give way. Ma
sons say the mortar was green and was
squeezed out by taking away the jacks
80 early, causing the pier to settle;
hence the accident.
Mad Condieion Of . 8ailroad-A New
Line.
CHICAGO, Nov. "a Times special
from Rutland, Vermont, says: Experts
who have gone through the books Of tho
Rutland railroad Company, report
Dash deficiency of 5.0C0, an over issue
Of stock TO the amount Of $259.0c1 par
value, and disbursement Of $250,Oc0
under the presidency Of John b. Paige,
for which no redress can be found.
A Times Cheyenne special says: Ar
ticles of Incorporation for the Black
Hills and Montana Railroad Company,
with a capital of $l0.Cs0,CJ3, which in
tends soon to lay track into the cattle
regions and the coal lands near Fort
Fetterman, have been 6led.
Cen. sherman and the Grand Army.
New York, Nov. 9.-About thousand
members Of the Grand Army Of the
Republic rendered General sherman an
informal reception this evening. Gen.
Henry A. Barnum presided. General
Sherman made long address. After
thanking his old comrades for the
hearty welcome, he said he had re-
sponded tn the call. although Il 10 not
customary to celebrate ones own fu-
neral. He would rather meet the old
soldiers face to face than any Of your
Vanderbilts or other nabobs. General
Sherman spoke Of the war and its re-
suits, and added: s'6incs the Close of
the war new generation has spr ng mp.
Boys not then born are now voters, and
the destiny Of the nation has bsen
taken cut Of your hand We arc
now comparatively . small minority.
Il il veil, however, that Ne should
assemble together and keep alive patsi.
otism in these days. the memory Of
hardships endured. and the memory OF
the dear companions whoee bodies lie
beneath Southern battle fields. ~ wall
AZ 10 tell the story Of those days over
again TO each othsr and tell Il ~ oar
children and childrens' children that
they may know bow the country VA
saved and Who saved It. AZ ono time ]
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