Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-03

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GhaFaetertssie.
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editorial says: THE idea of ohoossno
9 Mnaistef 20 China froua the Pac,r,c
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thes tho Chinese Government hoids ~.
same opinion Of all Celifornians ala,
tbs Italian Government dos az T-ltra.
montknes. We ozQht not 20 remind
mem OF oor iii-treatmeat Of them by
sending 70 Rekin q Minister whose very
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The MsFmsns Protest.
SALT LAKE, May The mass meet
lnf. held this afternoon at the Mormon
Iabernaele for adopting 9 protest 70
fnss1dsnt Cleveland and the Nation
Against the present crusade by the fed
erai officers Of Utah drew and immense
aadieacsL Jno. r. Caine, member Of
Congress from Utah, was chairman.
His speech outlined the general history
Of the Mormon people from the orRsni-
ization of the church to the present.
After showing up the loyalty Of the
Mormon people all through their his
tory, be referred to the abuses imposed
upori them by the federal officials ap-
pointed In Utah and by rabid crew Of
huHary speeulators and impecuni0us Of
hcse seekers, whose object vas 70 80 pre-.
iadtee public opinion outside of Utah
that Oppressive laws would be passed
and measures taken to opyress the Nor.
mon people, 50 that they might enioy
Office and spoil the common rights of
Justice TO ourselves, duty
TO our children, demand a protest on
the people OF the country against
Wv tfC>E1t tf0pt huo oblbat cfu51Q6
sxlstiDR- Here the protest was read.
IL was received with wild enthusiasm
az the unanimous sentiments of the
peOple. Subsequent speakers claimed
that the Morm0ns were being singled
out and legislated against especially on
account Of the honest practice Of re-
liatous principle, whereas non Mormops.
guilty of immortality were not iuterfered
With. The federal judge in court stated
today that the Law was not directed
aRaint such, but to break up plural
relations, hence it was partial
and unjust. They intended to protest
before the American people and t. see
II they endorsed such unjust action on
the part Of the federal officials. They
declared that they had no desire 10 as
hume spirit of dictation or antago
lism, but claimed that they were emit
tied TO their rights as freemen and sol
euiniy protested against the suppression
Of their rights a. such, as 10 done by
Governor Murray together with the
appointed under the Ed
muuds act and the present district
judges. all Of whom are guilty Of I'M
warranted, Illegal and despicable out
RACES on tbs Mormon community. They
desired an investigation Of the condition
of Utan affairs by an honest commits
sion appointed By the President, and
asked the treatment TO which they we're
entitled by the constitution of the coun-
Try rightfully as citizens and for which
their forefst5ers fought.
A delegation was appointed 10 proceed
10 Washington to present the petition
10 President Cleveland. Meetings of a
similar nature. endorsing the same pro-
test, were held In all the large towns Of
Utah this afternoon.
Pessmassers Appointed.
WASHINGTON, May 2.-The President
to-day appointed the following named
Presidential Postmasters 4. p. Por-
ter, Bowling Green, Ky, vice w. L.
Hobson, resigned; VIM. Weeks,
Waucehson, Ohio, vice q. Guiiford,
commission expired; James Mckenny,
Suequehanna, Pa, vice Isaac Jones !;
John X. Parshall, Faribault, MINI,
vice L. Levins Daniel W. Connolly,
Scranton, Pa, vice 4. @. Fuller. CON-
uaission expired John b. Hutchins,
Hazelton, Pa, vice James James, CON-
mission expired Thos. Bayliss. Hope,
Ark, vice r. NJ. Humphreys suspended;
John IL. Golden, Minonk, III vice NJ.
A. Gushing resigned Henry 3. Powell,
WATERFOWL, Wis, vice j. t. Moak, CON-
mission expired John b. Larkiu, Pitts
burg. Pa, Woe Wm- H. McCleary, re-
Biened w. ii. Brown, Lake Geneva,
Via. vioe O. II. Noyes Thomas ] Sea-
man, Wabash, Ipd., vice Daniel ssyre,
resigned.
John r. oberlsy, OF Illinois has been
appointed Inspector In she Indian Bu-
raau. He Ii Chairman Of the Illinois
Democratic State Committee.
Isersible less Of Life at New xerk
Fire.
EKw YoRK, May 3--This morning a
tirs broke out IN the five-story birch
tenement house at 672 First avenue
Three sisFnns we're soon sent out and
two ambulanoes we're called. The fire
was discovered on the FIRST floor, in the
rear Of John Humphreys' restaurant
Il extended - the roof rapidly. A
dense smoke prevented the occupants
Of the upper stories from escaping
Humphreys occupied rooms on the sec.
ond door over the restaurant. He ani
his child gos OF safely, but Mrs
Humphreys jumped from . window
andr{eoke both legs. On the same fieol
Elizabeth Hurley vas found dead. Ira
Rarick and his child Eere rescued b.
the p0lice. John Harmon, who hetpsc
carry Mira. Humphreys across the street
said he saw dsxan dead bodies takeE
ouf az the building. An ambulance,
surgeon said that fourteen people wer.
taken from the house 10 Bellevue Hos
pisai and he thought eight Of them wer'
dead.
I.A1xn.-At fs.o q. u. Il was founs
that elk lives had been iost, aud that II
persoas were injured. The dead wers
John Humphrey, bis wife. fosl
months old child and q servant girl
Mrs. KrspeohanaAr, widow; Elizabeth
Harley, aged -. uho jumped from thu
third story. The wounded were thres
adsis females snfooaied and suf
fering from burma One bad /
hrokan knee. She jumped from thl
too window. -Four men. two women
three boys and one girl. all snf1osateg
and bruised. The Gre vas soon extin
guisksd. The damage 10 the buiidins
was slight.
Christina Koernsr, aged -, Who live
ON the iifth door, also died ffem su9o
cation. Her son Albert. i6 pears cid
was auffccated and taken 10 the hospi
| taf. Her daughter PAulina, aged Il
snsus,cd frnrn thu window Of her rooF