Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-03

according 10 an interview this morning,
that ten thousand tierces received from
ihe same firm May LIST proved worthless
and that $4,000 worth of adulierated
lard Is on the local market
A starving Family.
NORTH ADAMS. Mass. June "A fam
| lily OF fifteen Irish immigrants unable to !
speak English, shipped here from Bos-
ton recently with Just money enough to |
pay their fare, have been discovered or |
/ the veFge Of starvation in a miserable |
tenement, totally destitute of furniture. |
six We're sent TO the Beaver mills to |
learn spinning. their condition being |
known 70 the operatives, who assisted /
them and notified the authorities.
End or the Walking Match.
BALTIMORE, Jupe AT the close Of |
the six days walking match the record |
stood: Hughes, 552 miles; Norenac. |
DIG miles, lap; Panchot, J04 miles, |
laps; Hart, 400 miles.
street singing 10 he stopped.
NV HAVEN, Conn, June 2-The Sal
vation Army has been notified by the !
chief of police tina. they must stop
| street singing in future under penalty |
OF arrest. Capt. Palmer. the chief of |
the Saivaiionis's, says it is their inten- |
ton to sing until they are stopped by the |
mayor, as that official gave them license |
10 hold meetings in the citv.
Killed by Lightning.
CRYSTAL SPRINGS. Miss, June 2.-In !
a storm this evening Mrs. Maytield's |
store was struck by lightning and Miss |
Clara Cook killed. She was surrounded |
by several ladies, all of whom escaped |
No Property I'm Human Hides.
| RfsTo~ lima Ia.t NJ xbo
Governor obtained, through State De-
tective Piece, tanned human skin |
from Weymouth tanning firm which |
he used in the Tewksbury hearing. The |
firm recently sent for their property but |
the Governor refused to return it saying |
he acknowledged no property in human
hides, bat il the firm thinks any of |
their property Is being wrongfully re-
tanned and they desire to recover Dos
session thereof they are at liberty to |
try writ of replevin or other process of /
law. The Governor assures the firm,
however, that the human remains in his /
possession will be decently buried after |
they have served the purpose of evil |
dence.
| Anything 10 Beat Butler.
Boston, June 3.-The Her11t,. will say:
1t is announced that the Independents |
will soon hold State Convention and |
nominate candidate for Governor,
the object being to defeat Butler, should |
he tagain be candidate. The move
ment first came to notice at meet
lag of the Massachusetts Reform
Club today, when the club voted
unanimously to hold a convention of
Massachusetts Independents opposed to
Butlerism. The convention will be
4 ~ AIF la fn nytfIn 20 ha ,ats
the other State conventions. Among
the prominent gentlemen present were
Col. Theodore Lyman, Civil Service Re
form Congressman-elect, Gen. Francis
A. Walker, Charles Francis Adams. Jr.,
and John 5. Parlow, president oe the
club.
The Supervising Architect Jayestisa.
tion.
| WASHINGTON, June 2.-Ex- Congress
man March today addressed letter to
Secretary Folger, wherein he informed
the Secretary that inasmuch as the at
torney, selected from among the en-
ployees of the Treasury Department
(Jno. &. Blair to assist in the investi-
cation of the affairs of Architect Hills
Office, was acting for both Hill and HIM
self tMurch) as prosecutor and de-
fender, he Il Murch) would notify the
Secretary that, so far al he was con-
cerued, the services of Mr.. Blair could
be dispensed with. and Murch would
employ his own special counsel in the
case. Murch has received letter from
the Crane Bros. Manufacturing Com
pany of Chicago, wherein they state
that they are pleased to see him taking
active steps To investigate the charges
against Hill in regard to alleged NAL
e.. ..f4s l1xs /
and various irregularities connected
with his official position. They trust
that he will continue pressing the good
work until the bottom is reached. Crane
Bros. enclose in their letter to Murch a
copy of the following letter which, they
state, they forwarded to Secretary Fol
ger:
CHICAGO, April IL, 1888.
Hon. Secretary Folger-Dsar Sir: In
the spring of 1879, this company, among
others, made bid for elevators for the |
Custom House and postoffice in Chica-
90, but, through error of the superin
tendent in charge here, our bid was
made for steam elevators, while the gov
eminent adopted hydraulic elevators,
for which we had not made bid. The |
matter was then brought to the atten-
ton of Secretary Sherman, who ordered |
| ill tuNtstigdtibIiy WIZ sthttu upDu
the report made that, but for the fact |
that he had promised to have the court |
room ready for occupancy at q certain |
time, he would cause the matter to be
reopened and new bids be made. We |
charge that Hill, the Government arohi- |
tect. made misrepresentation to Shef- |
man regarding the delay which would |
be occasioned by having new bids made. |
| That III fact, the rooms were not ready |
for the elevators for many months sub |
sequent to the time named. In the |
opinion passed ON the report by Score |
tary Sherman. he stated: But for the |
delay in this case, serious
one, I would set aside the award. |
Further assurances we're given this |
company, that for any future want by |
the Government of elevators, a full and |
fair opportunity should be afforded us
TO compete for such work. Since that
date ls7y), We have had no advice or
opportunity to compete for such work |
for Treasury department, although We
are advised large number of elevators
have been contracted for that depart |
ment. Having thus briefly called your
attention to this matter, we would next
respectfully ask that You cause an in
vestigation be made, showing how many
elevators have been contracted for
since those for the Custom Houses IN
Chicago in 1879 were erected, by whom
and what competition, If any, was in
vited or allowed under the direction or
control Of architect Hill. feel that
great injustice has been done IN not
giving US an opportunity to compete for
such elevators as have been contracted
for since those cited above. Very re-
specifically, tsignedl
Il. L. CRANE, Pres.
Eaxsbali Under the Electric Light.
Fogr WAYNE, Ind, June 1.-Two
thousand people witnessed the trial Of
game of ball by the electric light be-
, tween the Quincy Northwestern League
Club and the College Club tonight.
Seventeen Jenny electric lights were
used The pitcher and catcher we're en-
abled to work fairly. but the fielding
was unsatisfactory, owing to the insult
nc,en. number of lights. Seven innings
were played. Score-Quincy II, Col
iege Ill.