Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-15

| INV YORK, Feb. 1.-The Hdd and
| Erpsess viA print this afternoon An IL
tervsew With Senator Sherman On the
proposed tariff leQisirtion. He believes
that c nRr~ss aho7d let the subject
| alone and argues that the natter should
only Be handled when one or she other
party has majority il the two Hou<es
Of Congress, 50 that the people may
hold one or the other party responsible
| for the effect Of whatever le9isiat ON
ocrurs. He tsOugtt party lines would
be more strictly drawn hereafter, and
this eould bs h,ppy day for them
Popular opinion iuikht decide for or
against protective duties. II the D-no-
cratic party we're in power, he thought
| II would frAuie laws 81 imply with View
for revenue. He though. that when the
issue oAme, portions of the South would
be for protection, and portions of the
Eas for free trade. In his view the
country needed protective duIies, ,moder-
ate IN degree. but stable and certain,
and commercial laws which would en-
courage American ahipbuildIng and
commerce On the high sess.
Assey 70 Desise srso The Naussraess
et she Metropolitan.
NEw YoRk, Feb. H. Abbey will re-
tire from the management of the Me-
trOpoiitau Opera House next Nay, and
Gye, the London impressorIO, will prob
ably take the lease. II is stated that
the Metropolitan Opers House shows 4
deficit Of 81, ,478, ~ d the board Of
directOrs has ordered An assessment of
$500 apiece on tae stOckhOldePA Ii is
stated that Abbey has lost steadily this
season. and that tho largest receipts
Ia mt AA in
whereas the expenses have been tontiu-
ned at not less than $4,000.
The neney Market.
NV Yosx, Feb. 1.-The money mar
ket was easy At 1@2 per cent closed
offered ct ltd2 per cent prime nercan-
tile paper, 4451t per cent sterling OK
change, bankers' bills, steady at ASK:
sterling exchange, demand, 4.89.
Last Seeae In the Csak kiias. .llavesssIek
Tragedy.
NEw YoRx, Feb. l4.-Mrs. Emma
Uhlen, made notorious last year by fig
urin9 in . murder CASE that made
great sensation, died from morphine
poisoning in New York hospital this
morNinR. On the 18th Of last March,
Wilsur H. Hsverstick. a broker, whe
lived with this woman, was shst and
killed by Mrs. Uhlsn's brother George
w. COnklinR, Who vas surveyor in the
service Of the Government. The latter
understa 1dinR that his sister had been
euti0ed away from her husband by
Haverstick, visited their rooms and
tried to induce her to leave her para
mour. Hsverstick coming in, quar-.
rel )ok place between him and COnk
ling. aud the latter drew 4 pistol and
shot the other in the abdomen. Haver-
stick died in fe~ hours. C0nkling
vas arrested, but was released ON bail
Mrs. Uhlen then disappeared from
public view for time. but for the last
three or four months has been living in
various disPeput able houses in the TWEEN
ty-ninth precinct. ConklInR's bail VAS
dismissed TODAY, the only witness, his
| sister, being dead.
Fight with smagslern.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. ia dispatch from
MstamorAs. Mexico. says a desperate
fight occurred Tuesday about two miles
from there between the customs officers
and guard and a gang Of smuR0lers, in
whicn Major PAlacias and one of his
men we're badly wounded. and two
smuRRlers killed and several wOundei.
The rom Under of the smu1Qlers h-d,
leaving behind 5000 worth OF dry
goods and a number Of horses aud
nules.
The sasrk List.
Nxw Yoax. Feb. l4.-U. =. rhree's,
lol +1cs, 13l "a, 235k; American
Express s., Canada Southern 56X, Cen
trail Pacific 621s. Chicago. Burlington
and Quincy 1874, Delaware, L+cka-
wanna and Western l2716. Denver and
Rio Grands 20s<. Hannibal and St. jos
38,l. Kansas and Texas 2lsk, Lake
Shore 1885, Louisville 4 Nashville u.
Michigan Central -, Northern Pacifio
2l1s, Northwestern 22s<. Ohio and Mis-.
sissippi 23'S, Reading b61f. Rock Island
Z,1t. st. Paul 931s. Texas Pacific q.
Union Pacific 8lI, United States Ex-
prsss 50. Wab .sh. st. Louis and Pa
eido 17aS, Pacific 95's ~, Erie 271f, Pa.
ohio Mail 46s<. Panama 80. New York
Central l74, Weils. Fargo L Co liz,
Wsstsrn Union 76l@, Cansdain Pacific
621. Petrolsum weak at lO89t.
The 0seea's 1eek asd Matthew Ar
Aela'A
LONDON, Feb. lt.-Teu tho lssnd
copies Of the tir-t edition Of the Queens
Diary we're sold on the frat day. A
second edition will bs real by the end
Of the outh.
M 4ttheW Arnold will publish his i'm
pressiOns Of America along With the
lecture ne delivered while Ia the Uaited
State.
THE Spanish Csmsaereial Treaty.
MADRID, Feb. 4.-Corr s,ondicia says
the commercial CON ventiOp With the
United states was signed Last eve ming.
Ii takes effect on March lss, except \
certain clanse. which il dsfsrrsl to toe
meeting of the Cortsz
Afraid sf the Lisa.
SuAxIM, Feb. 1.-THE news of tho
dispatch of British forces il spreading
rapidly, aud the rebels are dispsrsiux.
% . War FseslaG.
LONDON, Feb. IA battery Of the
First Brigade Of artillery At Chatham
has been placed on q fall var footing
for foreign service.
0siaaah CsIumbia Nsses.
VICTOsrA. b. c., Feb. l4.-lt 10 rumor-
Cd that go 600 Chinaman 10 about to
load to the alter &lO0 white girl, with
the consent OF the lxtter's parents.
OmoiAl surveyors recommend that the
Umatilla be sold ~ she lies on the bot
tom Of Esqul,nAuls harbor.
The Legislature today passed the
stumpa0s and land bills and threw out
three bills asking for heavy franohiees
for buildin9 shore line railways.
The 0oveeu0eas Oeaeaaeea
LoNpou, Feb. IA meeting, attend
cd by 5000 people, Was held at Sheffield
last night, at which the Mayor presided.
Resolutions we're adopted dsnouncina
the Egyptian policy of the Government
q q saoTifics Of the national honor and
prestige.
SAlppaag osaeliiseaee.
SAs FRANCmco. Feb. N.-Sailed-
Bark Aursoln, for Tacoma: bafkentins
| q. c. Funk. for Puget sound; steamer
Oregon. for Portland:
Posr TowxsKxD, Feb. H-ArFived--
Ship AtaiAnta, bark Cowlitz, brig Dsa-
con and EuFrkA.
Posr DnCovEaY. Feb. N.-Sailed-
Mary Glover.
Posr CAMILLE. Feb. l4.-SAilcd-Bark