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


John Anderson, Two ueSI stS i1eiu Sets
~ What is known as the Crooked Creek |
Gang" pursued course OF lntimid stion
nIi.t's.oun for about three hours /
ss1..J.v. Gring revolyers professionally |
ous creating other forms of disturb /
sns a They we're finally met by armed |
a..;1sns and shot down. Anderson IL /
sasd aud Brown will die.
Half Force.
Cu,cAoo, June 4.-1he Calumet Iron |
.rd Steel Company at South Chicago.
~hich has been closed for several days /
-, sting whether it would accept tbs |
p;sssburp schedule, started again this |
,,nrnino with half the usual force.
Legislators Ont OF Luck.
lr~rr,. Tex, June 4.-The Grand |
1n,y have indicted from forty to fifty |
snsmbers of the Legislature for Rarnb-
inc. Quite number of those indicted
have EFT money with their Consel TO |
nlead guilty and pay minimum fine /
rather than go TO trial In court. Some |
one entered the county clerk s ONCE ON |
estnyday night and stole all the indict- |
sns,ss returned by the Grand Jury for
.bs violation Of the gambling law, in
fading those against the members of |
shs Iegislatnre. There Is no clue to the |
sSieyes, bat sporting circles are greatly |
eiated.
uee,ing OF the typographical Union.
CtycrSsATI. June 4.-The thirty first |
animal meeting of the International |
Typographical Union of the United |
States and Canada began here this |
,norninc. No business was transacted |
today. The afternoon was spent on |
Trims TO points of interest about the |
city.
Entries for seuIling Races.
ruc,eo. June Among the entries |
far the single and double SOUL races at |
Pullman. June 22d and ed, to d ,te, are: !
Single scull. Hanlan, Ross, Geo. Hos |
mer. Chas. L. Courtney, Plais.ed, and
Elliott: double scull, Geo. Hosmer, !
Hanlon, Mckay, and several Others. |
The course il on Lake Calumet, at the |
suburban village Of Pullman, Just south |
of the c:ty, where the most elaborate
and complete arrangements for seating
and other accommodations for 1900 TO
alOOO people have been made. Both
races will be three miles with turn.
strike Of street Car Employees.
CHICAGO. June 4.-The drivers and
conductors of the State Street Cable
Railway, TO the number of one thousand,
anti work at noon today, owing to the
reduction of wages ordered by the COM
pany. There were few cars of the
State street line operated by new men,
but the remaining lines were aban-
doned.
The Contract system.
HaRarsHuga, Pa. June 4.-The Senate
passed the House bill to establish the
contrae. system in the prisons and at
the reformatory institutions.
Arrived.
Ngw YoRg, June ARRIVED: Steamer
Hammoaia, from Hamburg.
A Heavy Failure.
PrrrsmRG, June 4.-The Grafton
Iron Company of Leetonia, Ohio, has
failed. Liabilities, about 100000.
fenian Plot.
CHICAGO, June A Daily Neirs To-
ropio, Canad !, special says: A Fenian
pIst TO blow up the Welland ship canal
has Just been unearthed, but the partic-
MARS are wanting at this moment.
Destructive Cyclone.
A Daily Nees Decatur, Alabama, spe-
eial says: A cyclone in Bartnct county
Sunday demolished the houses on the
plantations Of Betronment. At Neely,
Wildenstone, Stiles, Turner, Mrs.
Neighan and n colorea man we're killed,
and several other persons wounded.
Visitors to the Naval Academy.
The board of visitors TO the Naval
academy met this morning aud appoint
cd the following additional committee
on standard OF scholarship Dfs. Al
green and T. V. Kingsley, Prof. j. g.
Rich and Rev. j. w. Dinsmore. This
committee covers field not heretofore
Investigated by tho board of visitors,
and undoubtedly bears relation TO the
recent complaints of Cadet Blackstone.
NH shut Dewn.
The Cotton mill this morning shut
down, throwing eight hundred operators
out OF employment.
Railroad NIL Approved.
HAnaisBuRo. June 4.-The Governor
has signed the railroad bill allowing
railroad companies capital stock
amounting tn $4,000 per mile, and
placing the maximum stock and bonds
at 100000.
The statue Of ex.Presidcnt Zachary
Taylor.
I.ouHvrLIE, June AIN about one
month the statue Of Gcn. Zachary Tay-
lor will be unveiled at the grave Of the
late President, eight miles from this
CITY. AL survivors of the Mexican war
are TO be invited, Mt the suggestion of
Gen. Thomas II. Taylor. Gen. Thomas
Orittenden, of the retired list of the
United States army, who served on the
staff of Gen. Zachary Taylor In Mexico,
has been invite TO deliver an Grafton
on the occasion OF unwilling, but no re-
sponse has yet been received. Yesterday
Gen. Taylor, who in q near relative OF
old Rough and Ready" called ON Gen.
Grant at the Gait house, to invite him
10 attend the ceremonies. The ex-Pres-
ident assured Gen. Taylor that he would
DO present IL possible.
Pennsylvania Regulates Political
Assessments.
HABRtsBuRa, June Ain the Senate
today the substitute for the bill to pro-
hibit political assessments was adopted.
Il provides that it shall DO unlawful for
any committee or member thereof to
demand of any person in the service of
the State or in the service Of any city or
county of the State, any money or any
thing Of value with tho understanding
that the same Ia to be used for any po
liticai purpose. In this shape the bill
passed by - to -.
Gev. Bntlrr htttl for Reform.
BosroN, June 4.--Gov. Butler has sent
message to the house asking the APP
pointment OF joint Legislative commit
tee 20 consider abuses in State oflices
and institutions. He says he has asked
that such power be given to the Cover
nor and Council, but the Legislature in
its wisdom refused TO grant IL. probably
from fear il would be wrongfally rsed.
He, therefore, asks that they select some
of their own number before whom he
can appear. for he Is not afraid to make
his charges before any body Of fair
minded men.
A Queer Mistake.
Exw York, June THE customs au-
thciaies az Rio de Janeiro recently
asizsd and condscated as dynamite
largs shipment Of petrolatum, or pctro-
leum jelly. The agent WAS compelled
70 PAPA heavy fine, although he pro
tasted that the goods were not explos-
i've. He appealed 10 the custom house
inspector and offered TO prove that the
article was a purely medicinal prepare