Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-13

and this would practically give il the
land grant ii is after. consequently the
application for commissioners will be
refused.
A Political Confab-senator Mitter's
Views.
CHICAGO. Oct. Ex-senator MilIer of
California arrived IN this city YESTERDAY
from the West. A reporter asked him
the condition of California politics. TO
which he replied:
The State Is in the hands of the
Democrats. who have had 80 MANY dis
sessions and made so manv hlunders
that they have lost their strength. The
hepnblicans are growing and gaining.
aud l think they can carry the Stats.
| Rext vear."
what IS the Republic IN preference
IN the Presidential Question:
| i do not think there is any. pGliti-
I clans OF both parties are waiting 10 see
/ what will turn up. Blaine was tue
leading favorite, on account of his
standing on the question of Chinese
| immigration, bat this question is now
settled for our people, and will not have
| - much influence a. II had IN lSS0. Ar
| thur Is growing stronger with California
| Republicans, and Logan has many
/ friends. especially among Did soldiers
| There are plenty of candidates. and We
/ are waiting To see who is coming to- the
| front A candidate who il recorded as
| opposed to Chinese immigration will be
/ stronger than one who Is not"
| Are the Democrats for Tiiden!r
'Well. no; hardly. Justice Fieldsis
| the leading Democratic candidate ON
| the Pacific Coast. He is much stronger
man, that was seen months ago, on &C
| count of his decision IN the United
| states Circuit Court that a Chinaman
| from Hongkong has no more right to
| come To America under the restriction
| Act than Chlnaman from the Empire
| itself. That law applies tn a race rather
than TO the Chinese Empire and people
alone"
"Wiil the opening of the Northern
Pacific Railroad take away any of your
| trader
I'VE will not suffer any falling off, but
will not get the increase We wond other
wise have enjoyed"
Does the Mormon question trouble
| you aayI'
Not locally, III California. IL has no
serious foothold III that state; but II IL
| spreading rapidly III the Territories,
| especially i'll Arizona and Idaho. 1t is
a serious thing, aud very aggressive.
The Edmunds law has not succeeded in
| Graduating pofygamy, nor III taking the
| political power from polygamists."
Divorce Reform Conference.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. ia meeting i'm
the interest of divorce reform was held
At Holy Trinity Church. Right. Rev.
BENZ. Henry Paddock, DID. Bishop of
| Massachusetts, presided He explained
| the object of the meeting. and referred
to the fact that there are States which
show that the plague of divorce lays
| hold of OFT out of ev.ry ten families.
We are rapidly approaching state of
| demoraliZ ition, aud the evil of divorce
| il increasinr steadily. Rev. Samuel
Dixie, Corresponding Secretary of the
Divorce Reform League of New Eng
land, gave the ratio of divorces in diff
| ferent States. He thought one of the
| causes of the increase Is carelessness in
court proceedings, aud in the courts
| themselves IN their method of proce
dure. Another fruitful cause of divorce
| IS lack of uniformity of laws in the
different States. Reducing the number
| OF causes for which divorces NAV be
granted would reduce the number of di-
| voroes. Bishop Paddock stated that an
effort had been made to induce legisla-
| ton IN Massachusetts, and that intelli-
gent Roman Catholics would be found
to support all such efforts. Bishop Gil
lispie of Auburn, Mich, said they had
hope from the Legislature in his State.
Rev. Mr.. Dixie said that very important
work WAS being done by the League to
| bring the States in harmony with pnb-
lie opinion-iirst from the pulpit, and
then through the press. This is what
| Influences the average Legislature more
than anything else. Efforts are being
| made to secure All amendment To the
Constitution OF the United States on the
| subject.
The Trial of ex-senator sessions.
ALBANY, N. Y, Oct. l2.-The prosecu-
ton rested in the case of Lorin SEES
| sisns, ex-senator, on trial for the bri-
berry of Assemblyman Bradley during
Conkling's contest for return to the u.
s. Senate. Counsel for Sessions imme-
diately moved tn quash the indictment
for bribery. He argued that it had not
been proven; that there could be no
such thing as attempted bribery in this
case under the existing law. as Bradley
| had accepted the money without any
intention to vote, as it was alleged he
| was asked to. Had he rejected the
| bride, then there would have been no
| attempt ut bribery. The prosecuting
| attorneys replying. secuted this propo-
sition and argument, and claimed that
| attempted bribery WAS an off-nse at
common law.
Iowa Election.
DIS MONIES tIowal, Oct. ll.-Full and
give Sherman 1924 majority over
kinne, 1851 over kinne and Weaver
both. In these fifty counties sherman
has total vote of S6.624, aud Kline
67,200. and Weaver 1853, the latter's
vote being made by full returns much
larger than was expected yesterday and
| day before. Incomplete but definite
| returns from the other forty counties,
giving major ties simply, makes Sher-
| mans majority over kinne 5000. and
majority over all, 5000 or 5000.
Acquitted.
RUTLAND lVt }, Oct. lin the trial
of ex- Treasurer }. NJ. Haven of the Rat-
land Railroad Company, oh lrged with
issuing certificates of the stock of the
| company, the jury entered "a verdict of
| acquittal on technical grounds. This
leg,,liz d issue of alleged fraudulent
stock, amounting to $4,000, was issued
to Clement, the New president Of the
road.
Easily Swtndlesl.
NRw YoRR. Oct. l2.-Mike Cleary,
Shang Draper and William Bennett are
charged by Thomas Hughes, a mine
owner of Arizona, with swindling him
out of 5000 by pretending that they
had arranged a prize fight between John
l.. sullivan and Jcm Mace for $4,000.
Hughes het $4,000 on Sullivan aud de-
posted half the money. He learned
| froa. Sullivan that no such fight was to
take place. He demanded the return of
his money from Draper. This was re-
fused on the ground that he failed to
make final deposit Of 5000. Hughes
then had the man arrested.
wall street.
Nsw York. Dot. 12.-Govt's. strong:
IS rose to III bid: as registered, to
li4iS bid, and ditto coupons to ll4S
bid. state securities dull. Stock mark
ct generally duh aud weak during the
forenoon. The principal business was