Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-19
WASHINGTON.



WAsuSoTo1. FEB. le.-If 10 learned
at the Sests Dspa1smsoa that Minister
Sargent hAs no positive fosmation
On The subject OF the return by Bis
marck Of the resolution passed by the
Hou1e OF Representatives concerning
the death Of Herr Laaker. He believes
the resolution hAs been returned, but II
has not been returned through him,
and there il no o@oial information con-
cerning il. Herr Won K ssndecker.
German Minister. has not received any
information on the subject a. yss, nor
any lntiustiOn that the resolution vas
ca its way 70 him. He raid il such vas
the ease, he thought the communics-
ton transmitting il would convince
everybody tuat the resolution vas not
returned IN spirit OF retaliation.
The oaav11De lavessagaaiss.
The Danvills investigation Vas re-
snGDed this merninR. ShenQe Lawson,
the cslored man. whose fight With Noel
preceded the riot, and Davis Levethan
tc0lOfed), told the story Of tbs pre-
lininary quarrel substantially - re-
lated by the colored witnesses Last
veek.
John r. Carl, superintendent Of the
National Cemsser, At Danvills, dssorib-
cd the riot. He noticed . number Of
whites in the crowd holding pistols in
their right hands, and their left hands
serving az a support. They fired about
l5O shots. He saw no arms in the
hands of the colored men, and saw no
returning shots.
Sophia Powell tcolored) "saw Mr..
Blnrt stand on the corner and shoot
several times at she retreatinR negroes"
Mrs. Violet Heating lcelored) saw
Mr.. Blunt fire."
10. Miller fvhite) testified that the
whites we're in danger of being mobbed
by the blacks whea they fred.
Adjourned.
AAev0aa's Thanks.
rhe President has received . letter
from General Sherman, thanking him
in the WArmest terms for the special
order promulgated BY him on the CO
casion of Sherman's retirement from
command Of the army.
Cen0rmaelea.
WIN. H. Dixon ~ United States At
tOrnsy for Utah.
Nsastaatlsns.
Zschariah Barton, of Montana. ~ Re
cs,ver Of Public Moneys At Helena; w.
H. Wheaton, Of California, ~ kSR,stsr
Of the Land Oboe at San Francisco.
River asa 0arhss Dopesveoesss.
The Secretary of War reports imme-
diate need of appropriations for the
improvement of large number of riv-
ers and harbOrs, among them the fol-
loving: the Columbia and Willamette
rivers, in Oregon, tlO8, 500; Coos Bay.
Oregon, $1,000; Washington Territory
rivers, 5000.
The star 8suse Tsiais 70 De Bavesai.
The Committee on Expenditures In
the Department Of Justice today deter
mined 10 begin on March Sd an exaDi
nation into the manner In which the
Star Route prosecutions have been and
are being conducted. All participants
in the trials ON she part of the Govern
ment or individuals will ~ called ON to
give testimony in the investigation, be-
ginning with the appointment of Mao
VSaQh ~ Attorney General and James
~ Postmaster General. IL II believed
that it will oontinae for two months.
Another vaells.
Commander w. b. Hchley has been
selected TO command the Greeley relief
expedition.
Dssue 81 Notes kosueadle0.
The treasury has suspended the issue
Of 81 and 81 notes pending An appro-
priatiOu 70 enable the department to
print more.
Aeslous Changes.
Eldridge presented in the House % :
tition today from A. @. Maxwell, Demo
cratic candidate for Congress in tho
Tenth Michigan District, charging that
Representative Hatch secured bis seat
by fraud, corruption aud bribery, and
that $4,000 had been raised through
the agency Of Jay Hubbell by assessing
Government employees.