Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-13

North of this line We will asivocsts >,
paoiieaui-ul, and south OF it VT viii tDr
the country over 10 BoursonI~rn -
oaais OF representation which he'd yivn
Tue hepnbltcan party victory IL i1l
was nallowea with ass ,ct4tioas.
important inton League Nrr,tus
WAsHISGroS, Dec. PA Joint me.,
ing OF the National and Executive Cor.
nittees OF tue Union League was hel
IN THIS city today to consider and decid
npon the policy of the league for over
tnro Hiag the Bouropns ~ soon az ma
sibie IN tae Southern states. The s,h
lect To which all the speakers devot4,
the most attention was the uece-sitv q,
ahordlng protection 70 the eolored peo
pie OF the south. Governor plerrer,ou
referred, with strong Interpretation. q
/ tue timidiiy or Indifference of Congress
III passing over the enormous CRIME,
I which have been committed in this
Soath against A free vote. The c,loreC
men there ought TO be prot-c ted. and
/ ne WhIte men must protect them.
Representative Hauck said that In the
/ south :rn States, where the leaders Of tn.
! Democratic party believed in fraud and
| force. there never can be another fair
election until the North has convinced
| them that they could not control the
| Government.
OHara, cOlored, Of North Carolina.
expressed the opinion that the coIored
people Of the South should protect them
selves, and advance their interests bv
working in combinations.
Boutelle said: II believe il an inner
alive duty of the Republican party to
encourage anybody who will Join hands
with Us to break down any ATTEMPT To
prevent free ballot
The com mlttee appointed TO decide
upon line OF policy reported the fol-
lowing " We believe that to over.
throw Bourbonism and misrule in the
South 1t will be Necessary TO secure the
support Of the Southern white men
who Will act IN cooper ,,lon with the
colored voters and protect them In vot-
ing aud secure fair count. We recon-
mend the appointment of committee
OF nine, of which the President and
Secretary stall be ex oiiicio chairman
and secretary, to take into considera-
tIon the ways and means to be ADOPT
ed for the overthrow of Bourbonisrn
and rnisrule, and AS 80 n AZ practicable
10 issue an address to the public stating
emphatically the condition at the time.
and appealing 10 patriotism TO save il
lelt from utter misrule and ruin The
Mort h will make liberal sacrifices in be
half OF these objects, and in view of
this the coIaiuiite is to act in co-opera-
ton with the subordinate committee"
The Wool TariG Bill.
WASHINGTON. Dec. l2-Kepresenta
tive Converse, who introduced bill
yesterday TO provide for the restoration
Of the former duty on imported
WOOL, will endeavor to get the bill
through the House without waiting for
II report from the committee on ways
and means, or having ii discussed in
committee of tue whole. He intends To
seek recognition by the Speaker on the
first day on which a suspension of the
rules IL III order, and to move TO sus-
pend the rules and put the bill on its
passage. He thinks Le will get the
requisite two-thirds vote. Converse ex-
poets. by taking this course, to have the
proposition voted on it's merits, and to
prevent It's being handicapped by other
tariff amendments, a. would probably
be the case should 1t go to the ,inmit-
tee OF the whole.
AduIicrer shot.
ROCKFORD. Ill.,, Dec. I2.-Iast night
David kroSter discovered James Lake,
the betrayer Of the sa City of his home,
in tlagrante delictu, and fired four balls
into him. Lake cannot live. With a
fifth shot kroster accidentally wounded
himself.
Three Cent stamps 10 BE Exchanged.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l2-The Postmas-
ter General has directed Post Masters to
exchange for the public, as application
is made, three and six cent denomina-
tions of stamps and stamped envelopes
for other different denominations.
Stamped envelopes will be exchanged
AZ the full current rates of stamped en-
velopes bearing printed cards. and on
special request ordinary stamped envel-
opes will he exchanged also. Stamped
envelopes which bear print I'd addresses,
stamps and envelopes issued prior 70
the act will not b. exchanged.
Brutal Murder.
Nrw ORLEANS. Dec. IA Picaynne
Vermiliionville special saws: A horribls
murder was committed this morning.
Lamb, n negro, attacked his former
lfe with dirk and stabbed her sew
oral times in the breast, and then, see
ing Mayor Young advancing with a re-
volver To arrest him. attempted to kill
himself His wounds are not serious.
Lynching is feared.
Ia Defense Of the American Hog.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l2.-Following is
the text of the joint resolution intro
duccd by Townsend in regard to the
action of Germany concerning the
American hog product
WHEREAS. The German Empire has
seen fit to prohibit the importation Of
American hog products on the unproven
assumption that they are deliterious to
the public health; AMI
Whereas. Said German Empire de
clines. on invitation. TO send its own ex-
perts To this country for the purpose of
examining the quality and means of
| marketing the products ana
Whereas; 1t appears from the pro
ceedIne that the said Government has,
or claims To have full authority to pro-
hibit the Importation of any foreign
| goods b, il believed To be injurious tn
! health without the assent of the Reich
| stag; therefor be II
RsSoifsd. BY the Senate and House of
| Representatives that the President toe
aud is hereby authorized during this
/ session OF congress 10 proniOu tHe iiH
portation of any goods which upon ad-
/ vice of experts, lie shall hold to be IN
/ furious - health from those countries,
/ which upon the same ground prohibit
/ the importation of American products.
! Railroad officials tn Conference.
! CncAao. Dec. l2-T The President
! aud General Managers of the Burlington
| and Northwestern roads held a confer
ence today. They refuse To talk on the
! subject, but the general impression Is
/ that il has reference to the future action
| of these roads in view Of thu late tri-
pa,tite agreement by the Union Pacific
Rock Island aud st. Paul roads.
Passenger Train Wrecked.
GALVESTON. Dec. IA dispatch from
TYLER says a passenger train on the
Texas and ST. Louis Railroad was
wrecked las, night near Glmer. A mum
Der of people were badly hurt, but thu
only name learned is that Of +. ID. Graca
\ drummer. Three freight trains wsrs
wrecked on the same read last night.
Nomtualed.