Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-11
EASTERN NEWS.
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EASTERN NEWS.
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..Soi Guilty"
u,s,rsscaa. KY, May 9.-Hon- Phil,
h ,s.',sa,nson. IT.. Was today arraisned
3 IT,, IT,, for killing Walter Davis He
y, ,lssd lot guilty.
~a7oy. Ky., May g. The Ken
rI.noortine Company sod - short
fucsy - r.cen, interpretations for tne
koFns - If s.i.S50. The hiehes. price
agGs@ single animal w.s $500.
pa~ err.uiratien Elected.
w,saxcros, May 9.-The Florida
CIV Canal Company eifected an organ
so.p a the stockholders meeting IN |
us.' .;.v by the election OF e1-Goyefnor
inis rn Broxa, OF Tennessee. Is presi-
JONI Non. Vim. Window, wee Presi-
esa s. Geo. C. Gorham, Secretary; >. +.
Co. Treasurer: Gen. Cnas. /; Stone,
ca Engineer. WITH the 1oiio%ing
Cn a's john G. BROWN, VIZ. WIN
p ~, Gov. .. r. Batler. Senator Ma6one,
TeSa--nsend Cox. Gov. Wm- Z. =. = mn-
s. z. Meyer, 4. ". Jones, A. .
I'm n w. Jacobs, '. u. Groser, and
s.a.sor John I. Jones: Is WAS an
l'ssrced 81, 000S0o had bson snbscrib-
n ~ the capital stock OF the company:
1901 Stone viii place corps OF
.;neers in the field without delay ani
s sn 4 expected TO be under contract
- santegnDer lst. II = eStin atea tue
81 vii cost 100000 and be con-
esssd In three years. The proposed
80 will leave ST. Johns river about 70
- ~ above Jacksonville, thence ~ .
IL. line as nearly az possible TO tho
S-.naa river or Gulf OF Mexico, making
s,,is CATER canal lass than 100 miles In
:.asth and deep enough to aost the
, ,'ss. ocean steamer from ocean TO
section Accepted.
w,smyaros, May o. The PRESIDENT
...,si another 80 mile section of the
S~,sssrn pacilis road III Montana.
RI. seation recently completed extends
80, Inc ;5,;gth to the G)0th mile of road
.s,t O. the Missouri river.
whisky Production. /,
Ixnt,sApoLIs, May lo.-The Western
Erport Association, composed or whis-
Isv dealers of the Mississippi: valley,
moi in this city today. Abont nifty DIS
ti,Iss;es we're represented. Inc object
~ the conference "a 10 determine upon
ths continuance of the pool regarding
reduction. Firms Interested are TO CON {
sider the question to make reduction
N proiuction. A committee was ap-
nointed and reported, favoring q resolu- [
aon. Which WIS adopted as the cause OF
ths NESTING. it WIS resolved that all
distil,efs xho csn do 30 shall At once
reduoe their capacity as far as possible
until Juns lst, and that after that date
4 shall be obligatory upon members OF
The association throughout the country
10 reduce production TO 70 per cent. OF
tbe,, capacity. Distillers arc now run ,
ming OILY 10 per cent. OF their capacity,
and BIZ the terms of the resolution there
viIl al told be made only 30,0 gallons
per day after June LIST. Inc action of
~ conyention was necessity III the
, licht Of the state of the wSiskey bust
-
Nupma May l0.-An act passed by
khs legislature making gambling n fell
ouy. vsnt into effect today. All gaming ,
houses in this CITY closed their doors
this afternoon.
Ready for Trial. Il
CHICAGO, May 10.--Af.er two days, at
t0rueys in the Jere Dam murder trial
aucceeded IN securing n full panel Of
inrors before adjournment this after
noon, and the jury il considered above
the average in intelligence and standing
In the community. The opening argu-
m6nt will be made tomorrow, aId tn ,
taking of testimony begun about
o'clock this evening.
severe storm.
A heavy wind and rain storm, accom-
panied by binding flashes Of lightning.
broke over the city today. AZ this time
(l2:30) the wind has about ceased. but
Il Ia still raining and lightning heavily.
Advices to the manager OF tho Western
Union Telegraph Company here are to
the effect that the storm IL general, ex-
tending from three 10 four hundred
miles in every direction, and much
trouble il experienced ON account of
Tho electrical interference with the wires.
including seven or eight between this
,ity and New York. At one time there
VAS bat one wire to st. Louis and to
Omaha. none to Kansas City, and none
% IL number OF other towns In the north
vest. In the city telephones have been
ringing all evening.
Let 'Em Realize.
New YoRK. MAY 10.--As the facts
tho habits of New York's
Chinese inhabitants are being brought
10 light. the community is beginning to
realize for tho first time what the Paci-
Iic coast has been suffering for years
from the same source.
Costly Horses.
BosroS, May 10.-The well known
tsosting stallion wedgewood has been
bought for large sum, which Charles
X. Perkins. the purchaser, desires to
keep private. He also is the purchaser
Of the fine mare Rachel aud colt by
wedeewood. Ii. l.. Higcinson sold the
stock 10 Perkins. II
A Maadcned wife.
SPRrNaFrsIp. Mass May l0.--Dwight
9. Thurber, Superintendent of Powers
paper company. was shot by his wife
today. Ii is not believed fatally. They
had not lived together since March.
After pleading 10 be taken back, she
shot him in the back of the head.
Horrible.
BosroS, Nav AT the Tewksbury
inquiry TODAY. Jno. Bacon and two en-
poyees testified TO tanning two human
aklns, one black the other white.
Killed by Falling Wall.
New HAVEN, May 10.--A sad accident
occurred tonight at a fire nc the livery
ssAole in Chapel street. After the fire
vas nearly extinguished the men Of the
oose carriages were ord cred away from
we wall. As they were leaving the wall
!su. Augustus Hyland and James II.
finniean will die. Capt. Fred Catlin.
:; GOODWIN, Edward Warren. David J.
nniends, Geo. b. Catlin and Lester
jackson we're more or less seriously in
lured. The men were lifted from the
runs and taken to their homes. The
afe u thougltto be incendiary.
uigh License.
SiaiSaFuLD, May I0.-Iniications
nc tne Harper high license bill will be
Aot'caiiy killed in the State Legisla
We sodsy. In the House it was called
eo0f OF the regular order without sue
Probably another dead lock will
ue II ITS friends insist on calling il
" oat OF regular order ON majority
W, which the chair decides proper,