Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-07
EASTERN NEWS.
..soc,xrEp PRESS DISPATCHES.
v,.,, Of n German statesman.

.aaOCIATED PRESS DtsPAINH1
Wei, Of n German .taiesman.
w,sursGros. Dec. 5.-Herr Lasker
r;vga at Washington to-day, and WAS
o.. 10 a committee of German clti
rbo corted him to the varluu-
places Of interest.
Pilot Boat ana Grew Lost.
NV YORK, Dec. The pilot boat
CoIuu,bia, No. :. was run down by A
s...,rer on SATURDAY. she was built
serr years AGO BY Patton at cost of
xJcoO0. She sailed Saturday with four
,,,,ots on board and crew OF SIX, All "t
whom were lost.
Rteters admitted tn Bail.
PrrrsBURG, Dec. 5.-ln the hearing oil
the habeas corpus proceedings Al .hnt
r,ysyile in the case OF the rio'er1 from
Gtesnbnrg this morning, Judge hgil'eF
decided TO admit All To Dan except I' -
va, Milton. Weston, of Chicago, C"I.
Hlakeley aud Joseph johnson
wall st,ect stocks.
Npw YORK. Dec. 5.-t. ;. 1hree's
,unsI. ~. Il: Is. 25A American
rynress 9ZI. Central facihc %,
Capada Southern -. Chicago, Bur
Gngton and Quincy "a Lake
shore 100, Delaware l. 'cka"ahna
and Western IA. Denver AND
Rio Grande 49,, Hannibal ana 81 joe
asl% Kansas and Texas "a Louisville
and Nashville ~. Michigan oentfti
9lsI. Northern Pacific "a, Nofth~ We
arm 24L.. Ohio and MISSISSIPPI =. =,
Reading 5s]<. Rock Island IA ~. fao.
~ Texas Pacific rs, Onioh LaciIc
s4ih. L. y. Express -, wa'1e9n ~ o.
Ionis and Pacific 2}l, fac'he o., ~
Erie 3OL New forh Cehtrai ~, IA
olfic Mail 42ss Panama ~ 80 "o'' 60. 80
lG. New Jersey CsnfrA ~, ~" ii
union 7ssZ Petroleum quiet at l'1-.
Triai Of the roea>.et Fanatic.
R.KssTAgLK. Mass. Dec. 5.-fhe trial
of Freeman, the fanatic, for the murder
of his Little daughter Edith. began at
Pocasset today. A witness retoid the
story of the ''sacriiice'' of the child and
the outrageous frenzy of the father
Tie WON'T, Though.
RICHMOND, Der. 5.-in the State Sen
ate resolution was introduced calling
on Malone to resign.
The Money Market.
NV YORK, Dec B. ihe money mar
ket ia easy at 2'd213: prime mercantile
paper, Jd61&. Sterling exchange bank
ers' bills at 81 sl$4; Sterling exchange
demand. 81 M.
Gallons Idea.
WasusoToH, Dec. The bill intro.
duced by senator Coiium to reurganiZe
the legislative power Of the Territory of
Utah provides that the Legislative power
be vested in II Governor and Legisla
tive Council, composed o. nine mem-
beers, appointed 10y the President.
Homes for the soldiers.
WAsHINsToN, Dec. d-Serator Lo-
CANS bounty land bill, introduced to-
day, provides that every person entering
the service Of the country during the
late war, either III the army or navy,
and properly discharged therefron. for
any period of service less than one
year, is entitled to eighty acres of pub
lie land, either for nimself or his heirs:
for service between one ana two years
40 acres, and oyer two years service
iG0 acres.
Malone Rob. Up.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Sonttors Ma
hone and Riddleberger received INVITA-
tons to the caucus Of Republican Sena-
tors Yesterday, similar To those sent to
kopublicans. senator Malone, In
speak, z of his attitude toward the Re
publican party, SAID That he had no Oh
lection to attending the Republican
caucus, and should have attended there
Yesterday had he reserved the invitation
in season. He would not. however, at
tend rs "A member of tho caucus nor
vote on any proposition before 1t. lie
held that the thirty eight Republican
Senators, being a majoritv of toe Senate.
had a right to control. He had no eau
didates for Senate offices, and would
not attempt TO influence nominations.
He had strong preferences and should
he attend ,he Republican oaucuses, IL
would To simply for conference. He
beleved;that his opinions were shared
by Senator iiddleberger.
Mad Ab"ui II.
DENVER, Col. Dec. F,.--Chis &. Iioaly.
in the detective service of tho North
Western railway, IL in this CITY on busl
ness fo his company, aud emphaticslly
and Indignantly denies the report tele.
graphed from Caicago today that he
had been arrested for compromising a
felony or any other crime, and threatens
vengeance upon the circuiators of the
libeous report.
Winter wheat.
KANSAS Cry MOI, Dec. 6. The lire
Stock IndicafoT tomorrow will pablish a
report from about ~ counties of Kan
sas. Arkansas. Wisconsin. Southwestern
Nebraska and Southwestern Iowa. The
unanimous showing il that the winter
wheat il going into n rank and vigor
Gus condition. probably never before
equailed. The average ~ Increased.
especially in Kansas Opinions differ
widely concerning whether the crop
will equal last years. though the quail
" in many localities will be below the
average. Tho weather has been un-
favorable.
Their Parents Locked Them In.
AUGUSTA (Ga.), Dee. 6.--Fhree gro
children were burned Ia death III Co
lumbia County. The parents W mt to
church and locked the children III a
cabin.
sickness AZ Yale
NEW HAVEN (Cenn.), Dec. 6.-Ihe
prevalence of typhoid and malarial fe-
vers among the students ut Yale Col
lege is puzzling the faculty. The dram
age is perfect and they cannot account
for the unusual illness this term. Re
ports of deaths are exaggerated. ~ but
two students have died of typhoid
fever. One contracted the disease
abroad during vacation. There are =
number of students more ar less Ill with
malariai fever. hut there Ia no great
alarm.
Numimattom>
WASHINGTON, Dec. T. The President
sent large number of recess homin-
stions TO the Senate today. among them
that of Walter q. Gresham, e. he Post
Master General.
Another Message Coming.
The President will make the MiSsis-
sippi river improvements. the Henuepin
canal and other public works, the sub
jsct of special Message Ia Congress.
These subjects were omitted from the
regular Message with view of treating
them more in detail IN a supplemental
communication.
Slartle,l SalOl~.