Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-11

csnoAs vere ut all times ender tbs a.
ssi1ss costroi Of Crook, Who iecaf
toer supplies, and 81 no time from thsi
return from tie reservation to their a.
Iartcre % the var path ssrs tsev Ar.
pfoaeoed BY an agent or srnployss q,
tne insefisr Deparsuent with q ylez 10
innoensinG taeiI actions. and mot INT,
after the app tnsDsnt Of Capt. Piers
an oneer OF Crooks, a. agent VS. on.
oesfass committed apon q vhi,s person
since which time Ivo b. rdsrs have r. :
killed. an Apache at the sub agency ana
son" p
The Grand Army nsssmeas 20 Grant.
WAsHrsGTos, Dec lO.-A general mr.
Der nas been Issued from Ia. beadou.y.
strs OF the Grand Army Of the Repabl,c
IN tnls city, Informing the remb eys
tnat washington has bees selected az
s6e sits OF the proeos-a Grand Army
monument 10 General Grant. In order
70 suitably mark tbs event, and A. evi-
oence Tor ali tine of tue eQs.l share of
All Comrades of toe Grand Army OF tbe
nepuoiis 10 this work of coupemors-
u-n, TIE various posts are requested 70
prepare rolls contains q the rank, resi
ment and posi- Of each donor, which.
vnen returned to the National head
quarters, Will Be bound into volumes
and properly cared for, and provision
Niii De made TO furnish each post a
iitooRraphic or ether suitable form of
engraving OF the finished monunsut
ne laartermaster has been directed to
oeposls funds received as contributions
stn trust company. aud 1t 10 TO be
dedicated solely to the erection Of q
monument and subject TO no other
charge. save only the cost OF printing
and distributing the rolls and the pro
posed engraving Of the finished moru
meut, aud all the tine and labor ex.
peoasd 10 this behalf by the Grand
Army Of the Republic, or any Of the
comrades or aothoriti, 9, shall be With
out cost to the fund.
Aititsde Of the New York Cham Der Of
Csmmeree.
NEW YORK, Dsc l0.-fhe CT amber Of
Commerce held q SPECIAL meeting TODAY
to take action on the suggestion con-
tanned in the Presidents messaee in re-
lation 30 the repeal Of the Law regard
ing the coinage OF the silver dollar. The
Committee on Finance and Currency
reported that after careful oonsidera-
ton they unanimously agreed to sup
port the President OF the United States
aud the Secretary OF the Treasury in
the stand they had taken in relation TO
the suspension Of the coinage of the
present silver dollar. and recommended
fhs adoption of Q resolution to that
effect and memoriaiizing Congress to
have the compulsory act of February,
1878. repealed. The report wss adopted
and copies were ordered printed aud
sent to the members Of Congress.
The Rederatisa OF Labor Unieas.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lO.-The Fedora
ton OF Labor Unions Of the United
States and Canada resumed its session
and took no for cousiderati q resoiu-
ton providing that the eight hour rule
shall take eject from May 1t nexi. The
question caused considerable debate
aud developed MUGS discussion a. TO
the method Of aocomp lishing the de
sired result. Some of the dsleea tes
favored q gradual change, some pro-
posed a fine for working over hours,
others urged that double pay be exacted
for extra work. and oth-rs advoc lied a
general consultation with employers 10
order to secure united action. An
amendment which provides that thor
ouRh canvass should be made 10 the
respective trades for the purpose
OF securing the cooperation of as
many - possible in carrying out
the resolution was adopted. Before
the huai vote was taken upon the rsso-
luton 10 was explained that its sdop-
ticn did not compel any organization
which did not feel strong enough, to
carry into operation the eight hour Law.
The intention vas not to force a strike
or to compel organizations to do what
they did not feel able to do. With this
understanding. IL was said, all the dele
gates we're In favor of tbs resolution.
10 vas Thought that the resolution in
It's present form did not convey this in
tentioR a. clearly as 10 should, and IL
was referred 10 the Committee on Rsso
lations for revision.
Saly Five Hsaarsa.
wAsHINoros, Dee. l0.-Ths President
ssut to the senate today for conarma-
tlon the names Of about 800 persons ap-
pointed during the recess.
THE sssek List.
EKw YoRx. Dec. 10.-U. s. SIS 10Slt
Ks ll2iS. As 12Sk. Pacific IS l25x
American EXPRESS 1881, Canada Pa
oific Sc, Canada Souio bern t0k. Cen
trail Pacific ~. Burlington l34, Lack
awanna 1851, Denver a Rio Grande
10, Erie "a, Kansas d Texas 30Sz
Lake shore S5A, Louisville 4 Nasn
Vile 43H Michigan Central IS, Nerth
ern Pacific 2Sh. Northern Pacific
preferred 62A. Northwestern 10Sx
New York Central 1024. Oregon Ran.
way and Navigation l07k. Oregon
rranscontinentai 1854. Oregon Improve
ment 81 \. Pacific Mail 66k. Panama 50.
Rock Island 127,S. 81. Paul S7,<, Texas
Pacific 3S5f. Union Pacific bSt, United
States Express 81. Wells Fargo III,
Western Union 7SA.
On Wall street.
NEW YoRx, Dec. l0.-Governments
closed dull and steady. Stocks were
active aud weak and closed near the
lowest prices Of the day. A conspica-
Gus feature was decided weakness 10
Kansas 4 Texas and Texas Pacific,
which was attributed 10 IN attack by
Insiders. Parties Who have returned
from trip over she Texas d Pacific re-
port that largo 50 Ms are necessary to
put the road 10 proper condition. and II
10 intimated that some plan OF reofRani-
ration may have TO be adopted. Kan.
sss 4 Texas shows net ioss of ~ pol
cent aud Texss Pacific IN Tue re
msinder Of the active liss is d TO IN