Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-29
WASHING TON.
Nominations.

| WASHINGTON. January 2S.-Edward A.
krvidler, of Montana, United States
Marshal OF that Territory; Nicholas II
Owin9s, Secretary of Washington Ter
ritory. Registers of the Land Office
K. q. Mckenzie, Stockton, Califarnia
Charles K. johnson. L1s Angeles; NJ. l.
Blunt, Pueblo, Colorado. Robert Wood
bridge, of Oslo, Indian Agent at Lsmhi
Agency. Idaho.
Reported Adversely.
In the Senate FoAr, from the Judi-
ciary Committee, reported back aa-
versely the House bill 10 amend the Pa
cifio Railroad sinking fund act, and at
the same time reported, With q recon-
mendstinn for its passage, new bill TO
provide for the settlement OF claims
growing out 81 the issue Of bonds to aid
in the construction Of Pacific railroads.
and to secure To the United States the
payment Of all thsiF indebtedness.
The senate ordered the printing. in pam.
phlet form. of 1000 copies OF the House
oil, the Senate committees substitute
and the accompanying report.
An Eavesiisation 0raered Int the
laacaster AFFAIR.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. -. Secretary
| Chandler has written a letter to Rear
Admiral English, commanding the Eu-
rspean station, In regard 10 the charge
ma 70 by an American resident of Nice,
France. that officers of the dag ship
Lancaster had publialy abused tue head
OF the navy department and all connect
| ed With il for having ordered that vesssl
10 the Congo country, alleging that IL
vas done 10 spite the ladies Of the YES
4 HhA aran1elas.H -
the letter received at the department on
the subject and says the writer WHOSE
name is purposely vithheld) requested
that be give him admiral EnRlish) the
names OF the ofhcers Who made the
statements referred 20. The Secresary's
letter 20 Admiral English concludes a.
follows: "iou will Immediately inssi
tute inquiries concerning the truth of
the ayeFmeats IN the letter By inferno
eating directly all ths officers OF the
Lancaster. aud II you aad thst any on
Ger has made the spooific staten ut mar
rated in the letter, or has criticised In
pablio or anywhere else the orders OF
the department.. you viii fepart the
facts 20 the department and until re
esivina further instructions viii sos-
PEND such officer from dsty and not al
lov him to leave his vessel except 70,
urpent reasons 20 be made record Of and
reported 10 the department"
Naaisaal Beard si Trade.
wasHrxaros. Jan. 2s.--The Naisona
! Board Of Trade assembled in this cit,
for their sixteenth aanuAl session
Frederick Fraley, Of PhilAdelphiA, pre-
| siding. Bat forty delegates we're pres
/ ems. reprsssAting the Corn and floui
Exchange Boards Of New York. Phila
, dslphia, Baltimore. CAScaeo, Indianap
ola, Portland, Or, CiBcinnati, Boston
New YoRx Chamber Of Csmmerce ans
, san FRANCHISES Chamber % Commssos
! The annual report OF thu EKecuaIv'
/ Committee was read IL refers special
|. 1 Iy 10 the dapru@aiun Of the indnxtria
: interests Of the coantKy, shrinkAxe q
l values. Improbable character % pre-
: Sanekian In many branches az nAnafAe
! tnrs and general xncertaiuty Of mar
ksiG It states. however. that there ar
signs thAs this presenf period Of aspres
sion. uncertainty and loss ID about .
: give say 20 oas u revived activisy an.
easxsprssA. The report deals also sitl
the sIassslun % ecfttioas balls Of iadins
. hAnlsraptcy Iexisissioa. infsr state enu
msEse, Fsisef ef Anaextcan shipping. n
eipnscat trade with Canada. smsnd
= msats % the national bankiaR lac an
forsign oonmsrcsal reastsops u q