Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-10

esoetnR psjosa 4 20 ~ hishsr. sxe.s
Ter Noeehssn Pact0e, which vas y 70
lower.
ne Hessswsesse 10pesve0eas q
Mr. Y09x, Feb. She Dirsr on q
To- feliowsooas Nstioosl Park In
psoveasEt Company held : spseis
nesting today, and Q sosnn-ittee "a
appssnted for the purposs Of prspasin
and submitting 20 TIE DirscsoFs . MA,
BY which the financial difficulties OF tn
company can be satisf actorIly arranged
30 far tl25.O0 has bssu %xpeudeI il
improvements.
4 Texas Hpeshes.
Loso vuw, Tex, Feb. alt has bee,
rairinR continuously for nearly Q hun
dred hours, and the bvstoms In ever,
direction aze flooded. There have bses
many extensive was1,0uts and slsdss OF
railroads.
New 1ssh CITY Pslisses.
NEw foRK, Feb. 3.--rhe Legislative
inquiry into the city and county gov
ernment VAS made interesting today by
the presence in the witness chair oil
Mayor Edson, Joha Kelly. John b
hask.us and Alderman Pearson, the
pSrtiss to tbs Arrangement IN the houss
OF John Kelly which resulted in the
nomination Of Mayor Edison and the
election Of Alderman Kirk, Of Tamma-
men. The Mayor said be bed met Has
kins ut some time PRIOR 70 the election
atJ hn kelly's house. At the meeting
there was no discussion about the np-
pointment Of commissioner ~ succssd
Gorhau. The witness denied the right
Of the committee 70 question him con-
corning bis acts prior to the date of his
election. He went to Kelly's house at
the latter's request to meet him. Has
kIns and Others. He was asked what
his policy Won d Be u he we're elected
Mayor and replied that he had NO cer-
tain hope of securing the nomination,
bot II he we're elected il should be WITH
out pledge. He would treat the Dsm-
ocratic pWrtv with justice and equity.
de may have intim ted that he might
allow things to stand about al they
we're. He certainly made NO promises
about spp0insment..
JOhn Kelly declined TO answer any
question a. TO what occurred at ths
meeting at his house. 1t was strictly
meeting brought about BY
aud he positively declined ~
make known what occurred there. Kelly
Iaid he had met Hxskllis On the day of
he meeting and asked him what he
thought Of Edison, PresId ut Of the Pro-
luce Exchange, IN u candidate for the
Mayeralty. Haskins said he knew that
EtsOn was in favor Of his Loainn sion.
ttAskins said that at the meeting at
Aelly's house there we're present Edsoi
md his br0thes-iu-l law, Wood, Spinoza,
Nichols. German, Kelly and himself.
The conversation was opened by Kelly,
.hO said they we're there 70 consider
he nomination Of Edison for the
hayoralty. He made few more re-
marks, and then proceeded 70 speak
" German, Nichols and Brennan 40
riends Ut his. He wanted 10 knoN if
Edison vas elected Mayor II these men
would DO retained in their Offices AZ Fire
Ind Police Commissioner and Com
pissioncrs Of Charities anu Corrsc-
ions. Edison repii.d, saying he reooQ-
iized ths fact that Tammsny Hall and
be- County Democracy wsrs the Demo-
ratio organization Of the county, and
10 could sse no reason for uniting these
II he we're Slscted Mayor he
would distribute the office SHARE and
hare alike. Kelly did not think his
fer specific enough. He would like to
InOw what about the Police Justice.
Sdson gave tacit consent to appoint to
he first vacancy that occurred q Tam
many man. He promised in the ssue
ray that German, Nichols and Bren-
Zen should be reappointed. Kelly urged
neir reappointment, and wanted more
lefinits understanding, and before We
oft said 10 Eds0n, do ! understand |
hat you viii Toappoint those friends Of |
Aelly, who have been good otiie-rA, and |
|ivide ths Police Justices between Tam |
many and the county DemOorooyr'
cdson said he would. He and Isft Che |
House t09Sther.
John Anderson, dealer in school /
looks, testified that he WAS compelled |
0 ply the deputy sheriff 500 10 pre-
ent hIn from 70 moving the stock Of |
Ooks from witnesses store in June,
'hea An attachment Was issued against |
i'm and he c0uld not make his bond |
God till tbe next NOR ming. Owing to
hess disclosures the deputy sheriff sug |
e0sS~A e9sss ~ ~ w - - al OAO0H W 08v0 1
tmself trouble.
TOul Murder.
FRANxFOgr. Kan, Feb. 9.-AIl the
violence 0btxinabls shows clearly that
IL murderer of John Il. Pennington
nd wife IL u tramp hired by PsnninQ-
III. The crime Was committed today. |
he murdered man Was found lying In |
barn. where ne had been at work,
18th five bullet holes in bis head, while
IN brave wife, who had evidently coms
, his rescue after hearing the fatal
lots, Was lying in q mAngled heap |
iirty Yards from her husband. The
honl had shot her in the face, but that
OF killing her he had seized n
pads aud beat her brains ont and then
ragged her 70 q shed, where she was
,und, With her clothes torn in shreds.
he excitement IL Intense. Over 500
iy, and others are securing the COun-
~ threats, but Il IL certain that IL he
captured Judge Lynch viii Ofiiciate.
reward Of $lAO has been offered.
rssa Aiien Under Arrest.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 9.-Tom Allen, the
hi'om pugiiist. Was arrested this after
oon At tho instance Of w. p. Farrell, Of
KY, who went ON Aliens |
ond eight years ago, when he Was ar
.sted for fighting a prize fight near /
oviugton. Allen WAS released ON S20W
bnd. aud will possibly 80 taken to Gov
lgton next week for trial.
The weather.
WAsHINoroN. Feb. 9.-For North Pa |
Ihc Coast. generally cloudy weather |
nd rain.
rhe fail aivee ssPlke
FALL RIvKR, Feb. 9.-The end Of the |
rss week finds Is mills shut down, OF
Ihlch i've are closed by the veaverS. |
he strlksrs number about 100 opes- |
s,ves id.s, and the loss Of wages In over
.OOUO " skly. The ct ok ON ha q IL
81. OOO paeccs. and the production this
'esk l25,UO pieces, against 10000
suaily.
Geaesas Gseooo naGe.
LONDON, Feb. 9.-0ousrAl Gordon has
Fri ed As Bssber.
CoDes 0aaolaG.
RccMuurxs IN. ", Feb. 9.-H. H.
Warner olvrs t2OO0 ~ priss for every
|isoovery 0f q new Comet made In lses4
q the United Heatea and Canada.
ar UeoGg ~ rms neAu1SG.