Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-24

s*sphV ~ IA tbal VI hu1 tuItFWEl
revenue TAI has heen abolished. while
the tariff remains substanti lily IN
changed. Indeed. on many articles ~
necessity. in common NE daily. rates
are higher nov than d1rina the var.
while on nearly all of them the duties
are much higher in proportion 70 the
market vaine than thew were then.
Taxes on the vices and luxuries of the
people have been greatly reduced or en-.
urely abolished. while taxes upon the
necessities ot life ard implements of Ia
iabor have been retained and ia snne
instances increased. Under this rOlicy
oomm"rce h - been OBJ .tr1eted. the cns-
OF obstruction Increase !. and the earn
inRs OF labor c,nfi-cat d. Stability ia
fhe laws affecting he industrial inter
ests OF the 'eople IL bsolnt. ly essential
10 the continuous and rapid develop
inent OF our resources. hit stability can
be assured only by doing as nearly A.
possible exact justice 10 II whoss inter
ests are affected nv such legislation"
Owens a MERCER.
Insolvent schedules Of the rm NJ o.
enc n Nere~r were fled TODAY. The liza
bllit'es are <2l0,4ss nominal assets,
So3s9T3; actual assets, &2s 0i5.
The General Assembly.
SARATooA, N ~ 23.-In The Presbyte
RAN General Assent v. Rev. DIR. JOS. A.
MeCAw snbr1itted the report Of the
Standing COMMITTEE on TEMPERANCE
Resolutions we're ados;ed against in
temperance and the liquor traffic. and
recommending all Synods and Presbv-
teries to appoint Committees on Tenn
perance, that the Presbstery commit.
tees arrange for holding temperance In
stItutes, that the members be urged tO
preach on the subject of temper.
ance, that laws for the suppression
OF the traffic in liquor should be 81
forced. commanding the ao'ion 80 fo1I
stats In leRisistin9 40 that scholars
shnu he Taught about the daaoers 81
alcohol; tn It the assembly gratefully re
"opnIZs the power of the pyass, both r.
ligioDs and secular. in moulding pu,,iic
opinion and stimuli ting to A right opiu.
ion on tue subj ot.
The mrsboatst conference
BAITua ~. II ~ p The Boundaries
as defined ~ toe com ulttss ~ irs
L6aisiaBs Mission CaG farsaee District
and the AVstasas Conference District.
. was Riops-i. The discu7s on 81 ~
propeslt % 10 Ovid. tue Board % ~,
Sims 81 ~ 10 have tao gasrds Ok f,.r
home 4ud one Ter frre'1 tl - - -.
ursed ses remainder az tIs
ia lus Af0c "a ii. r. Ga9.-a, 7r..
I sncs a report rerpnna9iieg that 3. L.
'p~ Issue a proci matte. declaring =.
union - sbc Stfintu ~ Z Cqaroh .nd
Ne hii'lsI tmerioln Cuarca If Jana
Z ID - til br''rsh province ga4 AL 'pt-
-, -. bsHsp PtyDs entered protest
cVu-t tee shscts= - bi-hpps b-iap
hH-c ~ 90 pr snuHin and trav-liu.
r-s-rssfs, a"' IA sl,rv If gs Ter Il
Old srs III Ei35' . IN aud tr,veln x
rI's-ss. I.,- bishops are IT, r e..iv-
100 per year aud bishops wi inw
81 pr msnth Will, she continues :,
v & 80. At ngut there W ~ All .du !.
% AL meeting.
Ke~a-'s Preposiiion.
NEw YORK. May q. Creditors OF
Jas. X. Keen. this afternoon to,d -
r porter that he etpected Ia be a'- u
paw Lis debts in iu'l. " Lis creditors
would give him tue time. rn thi
.ni he uiakss propositions To- tie hold
srs of hi' obi tons, adj isi' d and nn
adjusted. to accept his note a ttel Nav
Wv ifoNs loA ldlt sum hu ~
that day. payable in l2 and IL months
For privileges not uaiu ted IN that day
he proposes To- give notes ,r amounts
received 10y him when privileges were
issued.
A Trusted Bank ON ctai.
New YORK. May q. - Charles A.
H'nckley, ying teller of the Wes'
Side Bank. on Eighth avenue a ID
Thirty fourth street. enb azzls cd 500. o 70
of the banks funds and d-aanped. The
.mh. zzlement WAS discovered Wednes
d " last. Hin 'kley did not APPEAR Mt
the bank on Wednesday, morning, and
not aus serinl n su nm ms sent t. his
house, Was suspected. The hooks VIZ
overhauled and large deficit deteotel /.
rhe officers certify that the capital
took of 300 no ~ intact. and the sur
plus of $l00005. Hincklsy has been
Connected with the bank "a paving
teller ever since its organic ttlon, fifteen
years ago ds ~,s Regarded as ma a
Of most rigid integrity.
An 0ii Tank struck by Lightning.
PHILADELPHIA, May 23--Liehtning
tonight struck large tank coatainin Z
crude oil At the Atlantic Refining Con
ptny's works on the SahuylklIl, in the
extreme western portion of the city.
The flames we're oommnnic ttsd To an
other large tank and t. some small ones
aud Ut 1890 all were burning tiercsly
Il II feared tn u the oil in other tanks
also will catch ii G. Tie ioss a. thaI
hour Was estimated 1t sl5),0O. Severa
| vessels moored 1t the whirves hav'
been towed out into the river. Some
large tanks which contain benZine ar,
L Il 4. L. 4. 81