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

4 With the Government, bot he saws the
solicitor 10 still unable to find them.
Sullivan says there Is NO doubt that she
I members Of the jury would come for
ward If they knew the life or death Of
ODo1neii hung on the i9sue. A last
appeal thfoQga toe press for the ad-
Or SIS ut tie jurors las been sent TO
tie principal newspapers. bat have been
published by only one. Sullivan ex-
presses ind ignation AZ such treatment.
aud says all means OF knowing the lu-
rors have been denied defendants
counsel daring ana SINCE the trial.
War Radget Adopted.
PARIS, Dec. 1.-THE Deputies have
adopted the budget Of the Ministry of
War. I. is believed that AdHIrd Cour-
bet has begun active operations.
An Exploded Balloon.
TORONTO Can. j, Dec. ll.-Command
er Cheyenne has a communication from
The Unlted States Secretary of State
saving that the Secretary of War has
decided that the scheme for reaching
the North Pole by ,lioon j. imIractl-
able. Ills ends tae matter.
Gi""my for the Canadian Pacific.
WISSIPEG MANI, Dec. II The en-
lire business of the Canadian Pacific
Hallway Is at = stand still. No trains
are moving, and the workshops are all
shut down. Ike trouble Il OWN ~ the
policy OF retrenehment adopted by the
company. A deputation of engineers
waited on superintendent EQan vester-
day. and submitted the schedule of
wages demanded. Egan promised to
submit the petition To General Manager
Van Horne, which would take ten DAYS.
he deputa.ion said they would give
him ~ hours to decide, or he would
have TO deal with Arthur, the president
of the Locomotive Engineers. Egan
replied that he would decide in - sec
ouds, and accordingly sent out agree
ments 10 the men IL sign accepting the
wages offered by the company. This
morning the engineers went to the
round house as usual to take the en-
gines, and were asked to sign the agree
ment. They refused and returned to
their homes. Today Egan issued AN
order to close ali workshops along the
line, and at noon 300 men walked out.
IBIS precautionary measure protected
the property Of the company from de-
structiou. The Locomotive Brother
hood held meeting yesterday, and de-
c;ded TO hold out against the company.
Engineer Steil abandoned his train at
WhlteInouth, ana the eastern division
OF the Company will prosecute biT to
the full extent of the l.w. The mail
south was sent to Emerson by sleigh
this morning. There is great lnconve-
nience to the travelling public. The
company has telegraphed east for eng'-
neers, but it will be several DAYS before
trains are running. 1t is feared that
the men may become demOnstrative.
When the new men come on trouble is
expected.
The Marquis and the Colonies.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE Marquis of
L,rne read a paper before tue Colonial
Institute on our relations with Canada
and other great colonies. The Duke of
Albany and Sir A. L. Gait were pres
ent. In the course of the paper Lorne
said that Information IN regard to pros
poets and life in the Colonies %ii. uld be
given In our schools. Ii true InfOrma-
ton could bs readily obtained, 1t Is
difficult to believe why So many people
remain here without occupation. the
area IF Canada and Australia Ia so vas,
and the fertility Of the soil so remark
able, and the rapid Increase of their
population Sd certain, that within the
lifetime of the children Of gentlemen
prest Mt their numbers will equal ours,
and in another century they will be
greatly superior to us in men and
wealth. If our colonies give foreigners
apparent advantages over rs, it is still
or policy to remain their olosest allies
The first step to keep them IN alliance
is to work With them in pushing their
commerce.
The Avaricc or Paupers.
Moscow, Dec. 1l.-An immense throne
of poor people gathered before the
house Of merchan: recently deceased
| to receive the money usually distributed
at tue demise of wealthy persons. The
pressure was SO great that several per-
sons were crushed to death and four
severely injured.
! Dests uctiOn Of saitpetre.
CALDERA, Dec. light thousand
five hundred sacks of saltpetre deposit
ed in MaestrauZa ignited. destroying II
great potion of the railway coal de-
post The saltpetr- ran along the rail
way track to the ssa, burning sic pers.
fences, machine shops, etc. Compe
tent judges think tho saltpetre will be Il
total loss. The fire still continues.