Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-22
WASHINGTON.


| sssSse war VINE eser0ooy.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2i.-Cursin. Chair
man Of the House Committee on For
eiRn Affairs, called on the Secretary O
Sease today 70 ascertain what be coolf
90 about the return of the Lasker reso
tuition. he says he learned from thu
Department that they had no officia
| information that the resolution hai
bsen returned. In she first place, hs
says, the res0lation was not sent to Bis
marck, bat TO our Minister and the
president of the representative DO " OF
the German Government.
What do you think would be the
effect II il should prove t.us that the
resolution has been returned r
That" be replied, would depend
upon the manner in which it was done
! do not think Bismarck would word
his reply in An offensive manner"
DO yOa think, a. many prominent
German-Americans do, that Bismarok
ID trying TO excite Us TO var p
That, think, more than likely. II
u the most probable theory have
heard"
In that event what would this Gov
eminent do p
What could they do p vas the
quick ret0rt. Send fleet over there
Iironicallvl. Il is more than likely il
there 10 anything at all in the affair that
Bismarck wants war;"
The keises.Bsynssa Csatssversy.
when the Keifer- Boynton Committes
met, Coleman, counsel for Keller. stated
that witnesses whom he had expected
this noroina had not arrived, and re-
9oested q postponement for one day.
The cOnmittss decided to hear W. 8.
Furay, Of Columbos, o., ~ witness for
Gen. Keller, Who testified that keifer
told him Of the alleged interview with
BoyntOa, but the committee would not
allow him TO give the details Of the con-
versatiOn ~ related to him By keifer.
Witness said he had knsvn Boynton
for twenty years, and that his reputa-
ton was good. He had never heard his
character for integrity questioned till
now. have heard it said he vas man
Of strong prejudioes and strong likes
and dislikes. He had heard charges
that BOynton attacked public uen mali
ciously and without foundation.
Coleman and Keifer both complained
Of the haste with which the committee
had pressed thsss to a presentation Of
the oxse. The Chairman and Mr.. PO-
land thought the remarks Of Keller AID
his Counsel uncalled for. Coleman
apOl0Rized to tue committee, and at the
suggestion Of Keifer an adjournment
vas taken until Saturday.
Psses0ce DeDastsoens ChanRes.
The Post0ffice d .partment has made
An order removing H. j. MoKusstok,
Superintendent Of he3Eighth division of
railroad service, Of San FrancisCo, and
promoting j. L. Wilder, FROM Chicago,
TO Superintendent of the division. Supt.
Wilder will leave Immediately for San
Francisco. w. II. Campbell, Chief
Clsrk of the sixth Division, has been
app Jinted as Assistant Superintendent,
vice Wilder promoted.
/ Another Call fer Bsnds.
Another call for 3 per cent. bonds will
be issaed this afternoon.
The Presensaeisa 81 the Alert.
Secretary Freliaehuysen, accompany
ing the Presi tents message in regard
to the presentation of the steamer Alert
to the United States by Great Britain,
for the proposed Greedy relief expedi-
ttOAs 0tt00o1Ou va O0ity OdIUO W 000
Alert AZ peculiarly fitted for this service,
and that private intimation was CON-
veyed 10 Minister Lowell that the En-
glish Government had not forgotten ths
considerate action Of the United States
solute. and that il the Alert would be
Of any use she would be presented to
this Government. The suggestion that
u h.. -, L. A.
vessel was accordingly aiven the United
States uuo0nditionally. The gift was
duly acknowledged with thanks pre-
sented on behalf of the people of the
United States.
The facts in regard to the Resolute
are that she belonged to the British
and was abandoned in the
Arctic seas. She was discovered and
Dan seamsn. and was fitted up BY this
the American officers who took
her there being received by the Queen
and treated With m rksd official oour-
tesy.
Bends Called.
A bond call for $l0O0O,O 900 was issued
this afternoon. t-@
The Mails Not Tempered With.
The Postmaster General has trans
mitted TO the House a report showing
The falsity of the charge that q British
spy tempered With the mails at the New
York Post Ollioe.
The Oaavllle 1avessiGatisn.
The first witness in the Danville in
today was J. b. Blackwell
wh;te), Judge Of the Corporation
Court of Danville. He testified to the
leading MP TO the riot,
and said the whites formed In line and
fred vol ey at the neRroes. The dis
oaarge vas like that of vell-drilled
soldiers. The witness was SURPRISED
W hen the smoke cleared away to sec
that NO execution had been done. He
did not issue any warrants for the Ar
rest Of any rioters.
Senator sherman handed the witness
4 DanvIlle circular and asked Il N
statements we're true. Al - ssa1 AZ
The witness replied that some were.
Tho negroes were in large majority in
every ward in Danvills. There meyer
had bseu Q time when they could net
elect negro to oil every position In the
town Council. Al q matter OF fact, the
whites always had a majority In the
Council and power 10 remedy the evils
Of in the circular. Il va
in the power Of any man vhe siRned
the circular to learn that certain Of its
we're false. The witness did
not aOcuse ell ths GiQners of Intentional
faloohood. Mem had bsen % blinded
BY passion - TO BE- unable to judge i'm
partially. Tho Witnees 10 . native
Of Virginia and served four years in
the Confederate army.
Publss DallAsug at Pert Tswsaena.
The House Commlttes on Public
Buildings has agreed 30 rsoommend The
erection of . public building at Port
Townsend, w. T., TO oost 81 60 g - Y
rAe 1usuSa etsos tAe Irsa PPiaee.
WAsumoroN. Feb. 21.-Von Eisan
decker, the German Minister, said 70 .
representative 81 tho Associited Pres
today that he hsd ma yet sIoad any Of
fetal notice Of the return 0f the reenlu-
sious in regard 70 the death Of Hesr
Lasker. He had. however, received die-
patches from Berlin, poblished today,
and Was not surprised ut their nature.
a the o atemeut made By Prince Bis
marok vas lust such one - b sep-
posed would be- made. He b.
iicvsd the explanation, 70 b en-
tirely satisfactory a. shoving that
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