Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-11-13
EASTERN NEWS.
,us.Ars 70 TEE rosT-nrELLrsrrc
A Chfsese Trick.

Chisese Trick.
v.mrxerox. Nov. 12.-The Collector
- Cus,oms at San Franchises informs
-. Treasury Dep pertinent that q num-
,of Chinese lsborers vho landed 10
g. York in June last, Ia transit to San
r,s.eisco, vhsre they were to take The
ssspss fer China, have not been heard
s,rm aimee their arrival 10 New York.
- the .upposItion Is tsey are conceal
a Ia this country, and have no inten-
ssou of leaving. Ii is said at the Treas
NV Dspsrtsosnt there are no avail able
mssns which can be ussd to trace them.
Naval smcers.
Ths President today msde the follow
inc appointments in the Navy: John J.
Hsutsr, Lisotenant Commander; Mil.
tou K. Schvenk. Lisutea ant; william
& senulz, Lieutenant; waidsmar %.
Ros, Lisutsnsn,. ianior grade.
The Japanese.
Mansfield, OF Texas, Secretary OF lie
essisn Of Japan.
The japanese Postal Commission. ac
sompanied by the Japsnese Minister,
osllsd at the Postoffice Department to-
dsy. Postmaster General Villas being
sbsent, the distinguished visitors we're
received by First Assistant Postmas-
sf General Stevenson, Who explained
70 them the American postal system,
snd escorted them through the various
Of the Department. The Commission
vii leave for the West via New York 10
sfev days.
A mispIseed switch and q Wrecked
Tratn.
PrrsBuRo, Nov. I2 A frightful
yfssk occurred at Blusstone Q1arry,
an the Baltimore and Ohis Railway, at
7oclock this morning. Tram No. IL,
through express from Baltimore TO
Pittsbafg, ran into a misplaced switch
and Vas completely wrecked. The
ssspsr rolled over an embsnkmens
into the MononQahela river. The other
esrs we're upset and the whole train was
astaohed from the engine. sixteen per
ems we're injured, bot none we're killed
outsiaht. Among .hs Injured persons
ara: @. B. Boyle, member of Congress
from the Faystte District John Gov
Inc. Collector of Internal Revenue for
the Tveuty-third District; n Nicely
lon. legal agent of the Baltimore and
Ohis Railroad Company. and Z. II.
BieeIou, Collector of Internal Revenue
for the Twenty second District. Nons
Of the wounded are believed 10 be dan
eerossiy injured, unless it IL Oopgress-
maj, BoyIe, whose condition IL believed
10 BE- serious.
The express was about fifteen min
stes lsts when IL reached the place
where the wreck occurred. At Blue.
ssoue quarry the track makes sharp
curve around the river. A short dis
tapoe back from the bank there In q
switch At the commencement OF the
curve. whether some one had left tho
witch partly open or not has not yet
bseu ascertaiusd Officials Of ths road
nv 10 was tsmpered with, evidently
With the object 10 view of causing
wreck. Had the switch been open the
train would have gone into Il all right
and could have been stopped before
any damage was done. As 10 was the
train could not 90 on either track, and
tAe result was that the engine dashed
along the ties, tearing up the track and
causing the coaches and sleeping ears
70 break loose and dash on over she
smbankment In the widest confusion.
The sleeper rolled over and over and
stopped with its side living in the bed
Of the river, thirty feet below. The two
passenger coaches stopped at the waters
edge. The baggage oar went into the
water.
A messccger vas sent 10 Connells-
vile for medical assistance and corps
Of physicians was sent on q special
train. Afser dressing the w5unds Of the
wounded they we're removed to hotels
in Oonnellsville. The wreck caused
great sxcitsnent In Connell,ville. and
Tor hoars Afterwards people harried to
ths scene. The track was blocksded
and torn up so badly. that no trains can
70 through until this afternoon.
Congressman Bs,le, though very Sc
Fiously hurt will probably recover. He
vas taken 10 his home at Uniontovn.
q. Won Meier, of this city, by heroic
action saved the oar from taking hre and
perhaps some Of the passengers from
death. When the train jumped the
track be grabbed tbs stove vita death
iiks grip and held on until the oar
stopped at the foot Of the smb banknent.
He then let 90 TO find the flesh burned
% beth hands and arms.
Our MAI, Expenses.
wAsHlxoroS, New. l2.-rhs second
Assistant Postmaster General, In his an
nual report of the operation Of his bu-
ssaa daring the past fiscal year. says IL |
appears that the cost Of mail transpor-
tAsion fer the iscal year ending June |
20. 1885. vas for 1888 star routes, az
creating 232. .222 miles In length, t5,- |
Va. .S44; for mail messenger service. |
sneplyine H35 offices, tsT9, for 1l6
seambcat routes, aggreRating 1887
miles In length, tht3, COZ; for l6ii rail
rad routes, aggregating l2l,Us2 miles
n length. as adjusted 10 September ~. |
lS3. .76s t95; for railroad post office |
cAr service, 81, ,S69, 4se making total
OF v8s&S.006. As oomparei with the |
thefs b shovn 10 be sn Increase for star |
srviss Of e42 routes, 54&s miles in |
length. and kS2t ,S6s In cost for mail |
usspsass service, an increase of 10 OH |
eefs and Of xib,90t In annual cost for !
steamboat service, q decrease Of one
touss and 3o9& miles In length, f93.5Il |
y ANIMAL cost; for railroad service and |
Increase Of ~ routes OF Ss72 miles In |
nngtA, and OF 81 .6l5. $50 in annual cost. |
ihs suu estimated as necessary for the |
"a segvics for the next FISCAL year is
AN00o. sliahtly less appropriation |
Una fsf The current year.
ss1 u . Wholesale Csart Martial.
WAsxuoroS. Nov. IL. - The court |
martial ~ Fort Meyer. which tried Is
a9sA eeSvfoe men on charge, OF ipsuh-
ofdisaticn, found all guilty., and sen
seosd them 70 be publiely reprimanded
~ she Chief Signal Otfiser. Said court
- sAsisded the offense vas committed
= nknorancs OF military lav. General
nAsea sAis afternoon issued the follow
4 order approving the sentences
he pehaication Of which 10 considered
mmeient reprimand for men whose
nssiiisence cannot fail 10 st all timcs
ueupt the wish to do right" In the
otoes 6eneral Haxsn says: This seems
: proper occasion to reiterste the 10
.asesiaon Of the Chief Signal Ofhs.r IN
~ epoa the adoption Of measures 90
ean higher GLASSES Of men for enlist
meat 10 the Signal oosps"
ths eapsiss Aussmaal Conference.
NV foHx, Nov. l2.--The Fourth An
cea Meeting Of the Baptist Autumasl
Seessssnce wss continued here today.
~ q. fhatsisen. President OF the
aoeossssf. Nsv York. Theological Seu
mafy. Rad an sssay on Tests Of Ad.
mlee 70 the Church." The Rev. Dr.
a. IA ftalnx - n-.saz nhs. ~.aA .