Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-23

uhve no rear OF the gafiOvs. Tue ex-
ecution Will be private. Tia crime vas
committed by his two elder brother,
and himself. |, was one Of the mos,
atrocious and daring crimes ever com
United in the State.
An address By Menry Watser~sn.
NV YORK, Nov. a.-Hou. Henri,
watterson, editor of the Cossrisr-.Joa,.
mi Of Louisville, delivered an address
70 night IN advocacy of the principles
OF free trade. The address was some
what In the nature OF a reply TO argu.
msnts presented in favor of protectioa
last night by ex United States Consul
Dudley. Mr.. watterssn had an audi.
ence which included the best thinkers
IN this section Who give attention 20 the
subject Of free trade and protection
While the closest attention Was given "a
the utteranees of the speaker, the ap-
plause WIS generous and genuine. Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher presided. and pre-
sentsd Mr.. Watterson, who had the
most cordial reception. Beecher said
As 10 the charge that am Rspubli-
can, 10 not deny il bat they do no;
own me. Every citizen must do what
he can TO further the ends of govern
ment, and be can only do this by work
ing with one of the great political par
ties. am also a clergyman, bat ONLY
by courtesy. | am also q citizen, and
am here to perform my duties as such. s.
Beecher went on to say that he believed
the protective system Was = grinding
oppression upon the poor men of the
country. IL Is was right TO tax clothes
and books and pictures and iron, it
could not be wrong to tax ministers.
and yet he did not intend that a tax
should not be p It be put upon such men
~ DIR. Taylor and DIR. Hall 1t is per-
fectly consistent With the theory Of pro-
tectionists. Mr.. watterson was pre-
ceded In short speech BY David A.
Wells.
fearfai Tragedy Qaadrspte Mar.
JACKSON. Mich, Nov. 22.-This morn
ing four persons Jacob b. Crouch. aged
"a, widewer, Henry White, aged -, a
son in-iaw of Crouch, Eunice White,
aged 3, a daughter of Crouch, all of
township, jackson county, and
Moses Holly, aged 70 years, of Tranfer.
Mercer county, Pennsylvania. were to-
day found murdered in their beds. all
having been shot through the head
from behind the ear. II is 3 opposed
that they were chIorof0rmed first as no
signs Of any struggle appearded. Each
victim was lying as II asleep and the
odor Of chioroform WAS noticeable when
the bodies we're discovered. Mrs. White
WAS also shot through ths left arm. n.
clue AZ yet has been discovered although
tracks around the house indicate that
guard was placed while the murder was
being perpetrated. Crouch was a wealthy
farmer living seven miles southeast of
j ackson, and owns an extensive sheep
ranch in Texas. Ii Was rumored that
he had Just received $4,000 from a
Texas payment for the sale of ranch.
Bankers here state that no money was
deposited by Crouch and presumed that
the money was in Crouch's hands. Holly
was stopping at Crouch's house. He had
Just come from Texas with large
OF money for the purpose of
buying blooded stock. The theory is
that he Holly was followed from
Texas by tine murderer or murderers for
the purpose of robbery. The house was
ransacked, and everything
Of value carried away. A young girl, an
. a
negro aged Is, was sleeping up stairs.
The girl says she heard no firing, al
though the negro says he heard a
dumping noise about the middle of the
night, and thought it was caused by a
tieroe wind which was blowing. Mrs.
White was expecting to become a
mother in about a week. The officers
are very quiet on the subject, but are
working every clue.
The Sheriff believes that the shots
we're fired by one person and from one
revolver. AS number Of empty car
ridges we're found ON the floor, and are
al of one caliber. There are conflict
ing rumors regarding the use ut chloro-
form. Physicians claim that none was
nsed; but the theory is that one person
did the butchery, and the testimony of
the first neighbors at the scene is that
the smell of chloroform was suffocating.
Eho young negro. B0les, was arrested
and jailed TO await the result of the
Coroner's inquest, which will be held
Crouch had about 81 900
worth Of property in jackson county,
and ranches and sheep in Texas. At
Fort Worth, Texas, he has two sons and
Dus daughter. A pocket look contain
ing xi05 and certificate of deposit for
$50 WAS found On the window-sill of
The White room. An empty cartridge
box. ~ -caliber. was found IN the nepro
lSoles' room.
startled Railroaders and n Doomed
Peel.
CHICAGO, Nov 22.--Ihe general man
Ayers and general passenger ageats of
Western railroads acre startled yester-
day Mt the receipt OF kilograms from
Denver Announcing that the Union Pa
sific road WAS paying commissions on
Colorado business. This was startling
news. because there In an agreement in
force that no commissions should be
paid on Colorado BUSINESS that was
pooled. The reason given by the Union
Pacific for this violation of the pooling
agreement was that other lines, the Bur-
lineton. the Atchison, topeka and Santa
Fe and Rio Grande railroads, were
doing the same thing. The Chicago
Of the lat ef were called
upon and all Of them deny that they are
paying commissions ON the business In
This action on the part Of
tue Union Pacific Is looked upon ~ an
attempt 10 force \ dissolution OF the
Colorado D oil. as the President OF the
Rio Graude made several threats week
ago. A telegram received from ID. @.
Dodge, General Manager of the Rio
9rande road, stated as soon AZ the
charge against the Union Paciic Com
pany is proven, he will do all in
his poser 81 burst the pool. Another
televrAm received from the West last
evening bore testimony TO the fact that
the Rio Grande; Burlington, Santa Re
and Union Pacific roads we're cutting
and slashing Utah freight rates. CON-
missioner Davis il greatly alarmed at
this state Of affairs, bat u IL known that
this fight has been going on tor six
weeks. The reason that no arbitrator
for the Colorado pool WAS selected at
the recent Topeka meeting Was because
the Denver and Rio Grande representa-
tivss refused to vote for am arbitrator ri
long ~ their line and the Union PaciEc
could not agree on = pooling ar
rHngement on Utah business The gen.
eral impression prevailing just NOW Is
that tie Colorado pool Is doomed
Osssrthusaag Care.
SALr LAKx, Nov. IA fish car ar.
rived in the city to-day from Washing
ton with 1000 carp for Utah. Il Roes
from here 20 Colorado With loo. and
600 for Kansas, also a fsw Tor Idaho
and Montana.
A Texas Blsw.