Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-06

fDsaSs4ru. Inc strike will hay
no fearing IN the sense of limiting ID
'l''iioes OF structures contemplated.
0mr~r~ Elected.
OFsss3. Hay 2.-Ths ansa,, r.se.,,,
81 Inc stockholders of. the Oreron an.
listo lnprovenen. Cnsupsny vas ri,
mere today. Hon. A. Caldwell. az Iea~
sawortn- ks. vas Reelected President
i:obers S:rshoSn. OF Denver. Ger.
Manager: Col. \. Il. Jones. Of Onnss,
Treasurer.
cresk ~ ,srxies.
III Phso, Tex. May "a let.sr "a
cssvsd here today froru General Crr,,k',
o'ficers confirms the repor. OF bis La. M
crossed the Mcsicsa border o., the "a
Indian trails are being found. The ut
most vigilance Is pressed upon ctvair,
commanders Scouting parties will b.
Kept IA the fielt until the rezuIs of Gen
efai troos = campaign Is known.
sstxvestisg Dseisssu.
CmcAGo. May e. Before yudss Tale,
In the Circuit Coars today certain heirs
contested the paysuen. OF a heanest Il
priest of the Roman Catholic Church s6
reimburse hing for saying masses for the
repose of tbs ADul Of the testator. Thf
point urged by counsel for the heirs is
tnst tho money Was expended for a
SEPARATIONS uss. The court held tina!
tie objection couid not hold. and tbs
begucst VA valid under the State stat
utes.
Organizing Leagues IN America.
NEW voEg. May 5.-Thomas Brennan,
secretary OF tiie late Irish National Land
League OF Ireland, and honorary sscre
tary 20 tbs National League which suc
ceeded to ii, Is 10 organize branches of
the new league in the United States.
For this purpose be will deliver q series
of lectures in the principal cities, and
towns, and States, Beginning in this city
on the 2lst inst.
Depredatlons by smaSxfers.
Sr. LoUIs, May "a dispatch from
banta Fe says IL is reported that the at
tack by Indians on pack train from
San Augustine, which succeeded in kill
ing cattle. at Alasnos springs. was done
by smugelers, not Indians. The ~ ,lrY
sent ont by Col. Forsyths rcports no In
dlanS IN the whole region OF country.
Readjusimeut or salaries.
WAssIsoTos, May "a bill to adjust
the salaries Of postmastcrs Of the nrst,
second aud TIL cl.sses, and TO change
the commissions al owed postmasters of
the fourth class, Is necessary III view of
the reduced rate of postage upoa letter
matter from three TO two cents per half
ounce, provided that salaries of the
first, secsnd and third classes should be
readjusted to take effect simultane-
ousIy with the reduction of Rates of
postage from October LIST. Respecting
the pay of fourth class postmasters, the
act merely fixed rates SO as it should
apply to them, without specifying the
time when the readjustmens should be-
gin. The clerks in tho sixth auditor 9
office, where the readjustmeut OF sala-
riss will be- made, have been working
under tho impression that the Oh .nge
in the fourth class Offices should take
place ut the same AZ other o:assss. Late
yesterday question aross "a to the
proper construction of the law, and IL
was argued by some Of the Auditors De-
partmont that the fact that no specified
time was fixed In the act for beginning
the work in the fourth class Office, made
it iDper stive upon the Department to
ready the pay of fourth class post
masters, beginning with the date upon
which the bill was approved by the
President,
Burned 81 -, :.t,s.
RRADroRD, Pa, May 5.--Six buildings
in the business part OF the city we're
burned this morning. Geo. u Neill. who
WAS sleeping in saloon whore the fire
started, was fatally burned and died
this morning.
sunday Law Repealed.
ALBANY, May 5.-Governor Cleveland
has signed the Campbell penal code
amendments, which practically repeal
what are known As the Sunday laws
which have been SO obnoxious to large
class Of citizens of New York and
Brooklyn.
llialag Accidents.
KALAMAZOO, Mich, May 5.--A special
from the Ishpainina, Lake Superior.
iron region says: Two men were killed
at the Champion mine last night. They
were knocked from the skip into the
shaft by falling iron ora, and dashed to
pieces at the bottom of the pit.
A fireman at the Mitchell nine was
buried by run last night. II will take
at least five days to recover him. All
three of them haye large families de-
pendent upon them for support.
A scasdalsss AGair.
Nkw York. May Geo. Brisbane, a
retired millionaire, aged n years, was
arrested in Brooklyn on a charge of IL
beling Redelia Brisbane, wife of his
brother. II appears that the family vas
left n large amount OF pyopeYty and the
brothers have boon in litigation over il
for tho past 70 years. Several suits are
still pending in different courts. The
accused wrote Mrs. Brisbane letter in
which he alleges she was not married TO
his brother, and charged bigamy. She
began suit against him for $4,000, in
this city today. Tho accused gave bail
to await tho action Of the grand jury on
the charge.
Cabiaea Meeaiss.
WAsaIxoToM. May 5.--At a speciai
meeting of the Cabinet this afternoon
all tho members we're present, The re-
ytsed OWL sesvioe regulations we're
finally considered. and viii probably be
at onoe promulgated.
New Peslnsassees.
The President has appointed the fol-
lowing Pustmasters: q. Matsger, Day
ton. ". r., OhsA HapQood, Marysyilie,
Gala, j. N. Louder, Silver Reef, Utah.
Beaten bicycles.
Bosrox, May B.-9cven thousand pso-
ple Witnessed tho cloee Of the horse
bicyole race. The SCORE Of the horses
was 9l1 miles; Of the bicycle. so miles.
Clsse&,
CNcrHNATy, May 1.-The nramatic
Festival closed tonight With q repetition
Of Othello, with the same cast as before.
The houses were crowded. Eight per-
formanees wero given 10 audiences aser-
aging 5000 persons Financial sucoesa
IL certain. and the aAs0ciatiop has on
hand several thousand dollars and pro-
perty which eos4 from 90,dO 10 t0,O00
dollars,
9ssken Fruit Dcaless.
Nxw Y0Ax. Nay A-The arm of l..
Rosenstein & Co., fruit merchants, have
ASSIGNED.
nase Uall.
C4lcAoo, May Ask thousand people
witnessed the formal opening Of the
League in this city on the grounds Of
the Chicago Base Ball Club. Il is
claimed by many that this 10 the best
roureoouta ever thrown open 20 the
devoted game. Detroit tosk The game
- A.. .S~&k suusuo 9TH s,sao rru A.