Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-10

couraging. Reports from Wyoming ar,
OF the same general tenor, aithoup,
snow is much deeper in that locality.
Murdered for Coin.
DETRorr, Feb. 9.-Jacob BoaItman a,
old man who lived a hermit in the wood
of Monroe Township. Nevago County
and who had the reputation of havin,
considerable money, WAS found dead il
bis hut yesterday. evidently murdered
for his money. He has no relatives il
the region where he lived.
4 Grand Theatss.
NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-Mr. and Mrs. Nc
Kee Rankin are getting ready to buils
q theater on Thirty-irst street, and thei
plans were filed In the bureau Of build
inRs Yesterday. The cost is estimatst
at 10000.
Horse Money.
The Executive Trotting Horse Breed
ers Association are arranging a pro
gram OF stakes for the fall meeting
The program consists of stakes 10 tn,
amount Of between 100000 and 500.
OU, to be trotted for at the next faI
meeting, inclusive of stakes opened K
mature in the future.
Legal 1afoPmal1ty.
ERIE, Pa, Feb. 9.-Oxing to inform
Atty IN selecting jury at the present
term Of the Criminal Court, suddenl,
called for this morning, all indictments
pending we're quashed, and new term
ordered. Many cases had been finally
disposed Of prior to the discovery above
stated.
UnHaif Articles 10 be Abolished.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The Commits.
sioner Of Foreign Affairs will report
favOrably a resolution requesting the
the Queen Of Great Britain that il II
the wish Of the United States to ter
| inmate the article OF the treaty OF
Washington relating to the fishery ques-
ton.
Star Route Testimony.
In the Star route trial w. c. Smith, of
Rawlins. testified that the number of
men and animals required for a certain
rnnte had been filed in the sub contract
affidavits. After it haa been sworn to.
Reerdell, while talking to the witness of
a proposed increase of service, said let
ters were cotton up to file in tue Post.
Office department in justification of the
increase. Senator Dorsey WAS one of
the parties In interest. and had influence
with the department. so the route would
be certainly Increased. Witness I'M
derstOOd from the conversation that
contractors would get an increase
whether necessary or unnecessary. Still.
as far as he knew, the increase was hon
estly needed.
Sllyes Dollar Statement.
A special statement, prepared at the
Treasurer's Office today, shows the
amount of standard dollars held by va
rioRs sub-Treasuries and Minis on the
3lst of January to be 97,727 $50. of
which San Francisco has 28,l69. S9i in
the Mint, and l4,522,OOO n the sub
Treasury. Carson has 1876, 433 in the
Mint.
Tremcndoua Hight OK Water.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 9.-The river con-
times to rise two inches an hour. II
was 81 feet high at 1890 today. Dis
patches show it has receded eight inches
The Marriette will coafinue to rise here
at least till tomorrow. and may reach GO
feet. No additional loss of property is
reported, but business in much retarded.
The ohio Floods.
The Washington a. Baltimore. Cincin-
natl, Indianapolis, st. Louis & Chicago,
and the Dayton Short Line are unable
to reach the depot. At Newport. Ken
lucky two hundred families were COM
PEELED TO remove from their dwellings.
Many more were driven to upper stories.
Tho weather is still clear and GOLD.
The OkIahama Invaders.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Gen. Sherman
supposes the captives will be taken to
Fort Smith and turned over to the civil
authorities. who will set them Mt liberty
again, as already done on more than one
occasion. Gen. Sherman thinks more
stringent laws should be enacted for the
Punishment of the invaders.
An Elastic Agreement.
New York. Feb. "a private meeting
Of rubber manufacturers wa' held at the
Aston House yesterday. at which were
present fifteen Representatives. of leading
rubber companies of New York. The
convention discussed the question OF
the advisability of forming a consoli
dated rubber manufacturing company
to include all the best companies IN the
country, and after discussing the sub
| iect in oil its points, decided to leave
\
| ufacturers, who will report at The next
meeting. In accordance with an agree
| ment made last month a number OF
companies will close their factories to
| morrow, which will throw at least SOOl
persons out of work. The reason fol
this action is the high price of crude
rubber, which manufacturers 80 claim
ia due to the operations of cliquss work
ing toward speculative ends. Manu-
facturers arc willing to paw an advanced
price for crude rubber. IL they oonld
get correspondinRly advanced figures
for their goods.
Fifteen per Ceat. Losses.
Sr. LOUIS, Feb. 9.-Reports from thu
cattle range section Of Colorado says the
loss of stock by snow storms and cole
weather will amount to about Is pei
cent.
Esd OF . sawmill.
DETROIT, Feb. 9.-B. ]. Gears saw
| mill at Oh srlutte blew up this morning
| instantly killing the proprietor and VIM
Gordon, the engineer.
Mail Robbery.
| Cedar RAPIDS. Feb "a daring mai
robbery occurred at the Uaion depot il
| KITS Otty MI ~ l0t0 t4OuA tbSs ua2hss ~
east bound being late mail, WAS oar
rled into the bsgVaRe-roon. and Will,
there the pouch Was ripped ',pen anc
l4O registered letters taken. Ths
amount of the loss ia unkuo IN. On
letter contained $ll00, the amoun' OF
Postmaster Smiths monthly remittai.c'
to the Department. No clue to tn,
robbers.
The freight Market.
New York, Feb. 9.-rhe advent o
sessonable weather has put moro life II
tho freight market. which, upon thu
whole, is fairly active. and ships on thu
berth arc kept quite busy. The cause.
which have led 70 the improved condi
ton Of affairs are mainly due to tn
sparcity of tonnage, ~ we'll as the pros
poets OF An advanc. In rates. and ship
pers are DESTROYS of ,sking advantage
Of both, thus hurrving of goods II
larger quantities than heretofore. III
David Crockett has finished. and ha
well assorted cargo comprising in par
800 barrels of sugar, $40 barrels OF pork
100 barrels of rosin, 400 barrels OF beer
200 barrels of whisksy. 100 barrels o
pitch, 800 coils Of ropc, 200 tons
birthstone, 100 tons of pig iron, 500 keR