Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-08

nrroerer. was given hearing TODAY
Ne appeared nervous. In answer to the
,u.stion. salmon, are yo1 gnilt7 or
not guilty. lie responded. Guilty.
cir" He was ordered TO remain ia jail
tilI March, when hIG case will be heard
He said his confession was true IN every
respect, and be was ready TO suffer the
penalty for MS crime. he thought the
re,oht on his mind would entirely break
him down aHd cause bis death before
March. He eat- very Iii:lr. bat com
ulains Of nothlhG.
white Gie p,.ant Purchased.
SEw YoEK. Dec. g Il .rnum. Hutch
inson & Bailey have received word from
an agent IN Rangn0n. India, that he tad
completed the purchgsr OF u genuine
s.cred white elephant. recently cap ured
IN Siam. and the property of y noble
,o.n of that country. The price To- De
nai,i l. 900. go ~ gold. Fifty thousand
aollars have been paid.
...,y~ If Venue Ia the Trial Of <utt |
CsIosTows, Pa, Dec. .. -lu the trial |
az ,onng Mutt TO-DAY, the panel of IA ors |
WAS exhausted aad only three s"Hrh |
Ia de.nair. counsel for Mutt moved for u |
change Of vepue. Tins was granted, |
ard The cts.. Vas ord' rod IL De Certified |
A
,,,.ntion 4. to secure - spcedy trial |
40 una.it,le. and Il Is thought Arr nge- |
,nsn,s cal, t,e made to begla IN two or |
tb,.e weeks. he change II cplsioered |
,v Nntt and his friends ~ greatly Ill hi- |
foynr II possible, the opinion tGit the |
l,iliuo Of Dukes WAS jusiiiiable, Il III re |
ECONOMICAL IN PttsbHrg than IN ray
l,,evilIe. At Nuts home Dukes has |
many friends, especially among Il c5r- |
tam class of politicians. In Allegheny |
county no political feeling has entered |
t.e case, and verde. OF acquittal H.
confidently pre- dIcted.
NH 10 Defend silver.
WAsHINaToH, Dec. Senator Hill, of |
Colorado, will not reply 10 Morrllls at |
tack upOR silver ut once, but will wait |
till some bill comes mp for action. lie |
will probably have the first opportunity |
IN the debate Oh the proposition OF Gar |
land to redeem the trade dollars. tie |
thinks The proposition to redeem the |
trade dollars would Result IN fioOdiug |
the lniIits with them from CHlna, where |
there are no less probably than G0,UJI,
90 They would make 10 per cent. by |
the operation, which would pay hand
sOnely for collecting and bringing them
home from the four corners of the earta
thinks the measure would not even pass
the Senate: but II II woul. It would |
certainly fail III the House, \ he does
not expect such legislation to be en-
acted.
saints ON the Kun.
SALT LAKE. Utah, Dec. THE Salt
Lake Ueruhi, the Mormon journal own
oil by John L. Game, the Mormon dele
L I
the Presidents Utah recommendations:
"Tnis ~ one of the most sweeping me.ts
ures that has ever been proposed for tue
coercion of Utah. its full evil possibiI
itiss, which become piOb ,bil ties, when
We reflect upon the character of the por-
sons who would likely have the enforce
ment of the statutes. When Arthur re-
cOmmends the adoption Of such An ok
traordiuary measure for dc ,i.ng with
the Mormon problem AZ tins, ii II evi-
dent that he contemplntos vigorous
action in the event of Congress giving
hi full swing. according to his embl |
tiun and inclination. Ho9ever We do
not apprehtnd tho occurrence of any
thing serious or radical IN the inue
dinte future. IL Is true that Arthur has
gone further than any of his predeces-
sors in the matter of recommendations,
but il VIZ will take the trouble to recall
the events OF the past dozen years, We
will understand that the anti Mormon
war that has ragged throughout the land
IL not moro violent than the storms that
have broken out previous 10 tho assem-
bling OF Congress every winter within
the recollection of the people of tins
generation"
The question IL being di-cussad ali
over the Territory, and church les ,der-
are ngItated.
Sire NJ Cedar Rapids.
CLDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Dee. II. q. SIN
olair 4 Co.'S packing establishment was /
damaged 10 the extent of $1,000 by
fire; fully insured. :
Many Failures.
NIu YORK Dec. The business tail
ures for the last seven days throughout
the United StatcI and Canada have been
reported by telegraph to X. Il. Dun q
Co. of tho mercantile agency. Tho
failures are U7, against "a OF the pre-
vious week. THIS IL the most formula ,
BILE hat recorded for any week FOR ,ntny {
Years past.
4 Town In Ashes.
WhLIAMsrowN, n. Y. Dec, 7.-the
town ~ IN ashes. The entire business
portion WAS burned last night The
steamer Commerce, of ahe Baltimore,
Roanoake ana Norfolk line, with @01
bales of cotton and miacellanepus
freight and quantity of cotton III
store aud on the whuves We're burned.
The lire IL supposed III have been ,ucon
diary. ,
Secretary F"iaer al.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7---Secretary Fol
ger j. O. mined to his house 10y illness.
Murderer Hanged.
CHICAGO, Dec. IA J0D1,aFS LATHE
kock special says: James Nj. t.der-
wood, for the murder of Robert Ponder
grass, "A wealthy farmer of Hill county.
WAS hanged today at Dardeuslies. Ark.
in the presence of 1900 p ople. Under
wood waylaid and shot his victim FROM
the brush. He confessed the deed, and
imputed the incentive To the murder Ia
the wife of Pendergrass, for whom Ia
dsrwood had formed passion. lie r..
itsrated the statement on tho soatioid."
swimdIers Convicted.
CHICaao, Dec. John Fleming and
Frank l.. I.orng. prosecuted under the
Federal statutes for their PARTICIPATION
in what became known as The Fund
W" frauds. we're found guilty this after
noon on all the counts OF the nlutct
ments. The firm known ~ Fleming X
Merriam advertised to do "A commission
business on the Chicago Board of Trade
and induced great many people III the
United States and Canada 10 invest Iii
Fund ", and II is estimated they col
lected in this manner tn exceed Sl.uoo,-
900. which they claimed to be using III
the form Of speculation on the Board
of Trade. sending To subscribers, troni
time To time. large dividends on this
investment. The indictnents were for
fraudulent use made and for obtaining
money under false prstenses.
stock Quotations.
New YORK, Dec. III. \. Three's
l002l: as. Il; As. 3is: American
Express 92'4, Central Pacific 61'4,
Canada Southern a5ss, Chicago, Bur
iinpton and Quincy 23ia. Like
Nj. Ian 4