Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-04-18

nave been fled. which the Government
ot mexico approved by is officers. Mex
leo has appointed one Of the most abb,
engineers 70 lie a&soci3sed with thu
work In accordance With the terms d
tns CONCESSIONS. He ID nov at SAINT
Cruz. on the Pacific, bat has beoo Or
dsred % rspajr 20 Mina4:tlan. z. 1.
Corthsli, Who was Capt. Eads' chief 20
Rineer IN tbs construction Of the Ms
elssippi river jssfisa, Il chief suqiueer
Coi. Jos L. AndrsWS, Who built the jst,
ties. and Hon. A. ]. Cochran. Csps
Esds attorney, have been in LONDON foI
The pex 30 days TO eompisee arrange
fnoufs Tor the advAneomenf of thu uro
tect, and CT II ready 70 to CONSTRUCTED
70 carry ships and cargoes Of the Qros.
weight Of 5000 tons. which will accom-
modafe 80 per cent. OF the tonnage O,
the world. In s,sakinQ Of the prospect
for completing the road Eads said ha
had no doubs Of the work being finished
and the line bsing open for traf3e be.
fore the end Of 1887.
4 GseA Wliness.
WAsHNoroS, ApriX Hex Postmas
ter General James vas called TO the
stand IA the star route trial.
4 yiSRinis Gale.
RICHMOND, April IA heavy wind
storm prevailed in this section las,
night. Considerable damage to proper.
~ was done.
Gained Their Pssni.
NEW Yozx, April 1.-THE striking
carpenters reported TO the meeting the
success Of their demands for 8 50 POI
day.
AID These. Tee.
RKADNo, Pa, April IL. = Striking
m0uiders Of the Manhattan Hardware
Company returned 10 work this morn
ing, their committee having received
satisfactory terms from the firm.
4 CssEesseA MsrAerss.
MoRsrsTowx, N. j., April Thames
Frigstovn, sentenced TO be executed to.
morrow for the murder of Minnie CHG.
win, has confessed that his statements
at the time of the trial against the girl
we're false. He never knew anything
detrimental 70 her character. He can.
feased 70 having followed Minnie and
Harry James, a rival, along the tow
path, and attempting to shoot James,
but his revolver missed fire the first
time, and Minnie stepping between him
and James, received the second shot.
In the struggle both rolled into the Ca
nal, and when he diseu9aged her arms
from his neck she was dead. He then
made swo attempts at self destruction,
one bullet passing into the back Of his
ear. The Sheriff thinks this q true stats-
ment. Fngstown busted himself today
in writing q letter to his mother, bid
ding her aud his brother good bye, and
in converting with his spiritual adviser.
That Csmmsadcvy Badness Agais.
CHICAGO, April l7.--One Of the morn
ing papers today, commenting edItori-
ally ON the Apollo Colnmandery anair'
inquires Why European trip has been
proposed instead OF that a,ross the
Rockies in company with their brethren
from other oommanderiesg The public
knows that the California Commandery
Was not pleased with their treatment
here, and that the Gazette 10 rightly or
wrongly blamed therefor. II has been
said that there ia no humiliation equal
to that Of accepting hospitality from q
party one has wronged. Was this At
the bottom Of the Gazeffe's determina-
ton to cut California? According to
the letters of DIR. Collistsr, who was sent
out TO view. tho Californians have for
gotten or forgiven the Inconvenience
they suffered in Chicago, and were pre-
pared to heap Goals OF earthly comforts
on the heads OF Apollo COmmandery.
The Crsp CsnAitisns.
ToLxDo. April l7.-Caking L. Co., Of
this city, have received over 1900 reports,
-
county in Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, nich-
ter reports the present condition very
favorable, 0no-quarter fair, one-third
poor. and one-sixth very poor. One
quarter report tbs present condition Al
much better than two weeks ago; one
half report It slightly better; one sixth
about tho same; seven-tvelfths worse;
one sixth says better than the average;
oae-fourth says - good; nearly hall
report u worse, and one-sixth cay Il b
much worse than u year ago. The sSa-
con Ia backward, aud acreage and re-
serves about tho Same ~ that Of the
corresponding time last year.
Leather Makers Trsshles.
Prrrsuuna, April 1.-Two hundred
tanners, or about half the force em.
ployed in the Allegheny tanneries
struck against the reduction Of dollar
a week. The tanneries are running re.
duced forces and Il h thought the mat
ter will b amicably settled within
twenty four hours.
Reduced wages.
Nine coal mines along the Pan Han
die railroad resumed operations thil
.~.<-..s-x. : 4 A.. ,>.luc>l v,ssusuu v~tA nj
. cents per buahel.
4 Pair % Aec1denes.
RocuEsrEn, April l7.-Thirty feet OF
the north vail OF the Gallagher build
ING, used for manufacturing purposes
near Main street, fell 1t II o'clock las
uiQht. The race sluice vas broken By
the accident. and some Of the factories
stopped. Had the accident happened
In the day timo there would hsve beer
great los Of life.
Printers In the Nesrs office, next tn
GALLAGHER building, refused 60 worn
this morning. and the Fire Aafshal or
dsrsd the walls 70 BE- strengthened.
A dwelling IN courss Of construction
gave way In the north part OF the city
Yesterday, and the Fire Mammal or
dered several buildings taken down - Z
prscaution.
HE star Rsuae Case.
NEw Yosx. April demonstrating the
unfAv0emble circumstances Of . close,
DARK, badly ventilated court room. and
the unusual tedioos proceedings. the b.
ginning day Of the second star route
trial found the court, jury and counsel
looking well and In remArkaoly good
health. AL Of the defendants were
prsssnt, rather an unusual occurrenoe.
TIE ena - Dossopae1sa.
CnxYxxuz. April l7-Allsn Potter, Who
camc here a reporter for the Chicago
Times 70 ropoEs the meeting Of tho stock
growers association. but went On long
debanch instead, suisidsd this morning
Win morphia. His father h banker
nj Kaiamaxoo. The body Vas for
varsled today.
~ Isoa ara sseel TsaAes
PurrADxzpnrA. April 1.-THE annual
rsuorS of the American Iron and Hteel
Accoeiaiion shows = large dscroass 10
IL pruducsion oe iron rails Ia 1859 over
l09l. ana small dsosea1s IN ths pro-
ducaSou e cpsn hearth sfsel rails and
eruoible e1esl ineots. Al 0thsx articles
80 iunroasod In l663 over 1851. 9th
- sinals Gxespsion AZ piR iron. How
- ~ S~asnSaa Unn in M inHx0uCo