Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-30

, Sss , started froo Parral in pur.ui, Of
Eisht Usars.
QrfscT (fll. Dec. 9.-rbe Garx C,,v
iooscoo Works today changed ,h.,,
system OF working TO eishs hoar. a dsv
MAKING no change in the vzces Ths
name OF the company will hereafter h.
.ne Eieht Hosf Tobacco Coa,zanv "
4 nis - claimed 70 be the Erst corpora-
Ton 10 adopt the eight hour system.
Made Presidential 0mees.
WAsHrSoIos, Dec. 9.-Ths folIoxino
named fosrth class Post Offjces hay-
been raised to the Presidential grade. u
axe eject January l. 1896. The salary
OF the Postnssters 10 fixed at $1,000 Der
annom Los 6atos, California; Laks
Linden, Michigan Bolivar, Missouri /;
O,ieans, Nebraska: Panxatsvney Penn
syivania; B1fsio. Wyonins.
The Rsisea Mine.
WuKksBAREK, Dee. 9.-There An
pearsd 70 be no change IN the animation
Ioosy At No. i slope at Nantisoke. Tbe
YORK 81 clearing up goes on slowly but
steadily. George and joseph KivIsy
brothers of the three Kivlers Who ars
among the victims, explored the mi.s
- thoroughly as possible this afternoon.
tEey came TO the conclusion that IL Vas
mp 5ssiotA that the entombea men
,ooid De s'ili alive and that, bsyond any
'artner doubt, they hsd been over
soeined BY the food of sand. which il
sts touad had filled every portion of
me workings.
Quiet On the RE Grasde.
BROWNSVILLE Tex. Dec. 29.-Ad-
slces from the BIO Grande stats that
Major Kellogg. With sixty United States
,oidlers, left kibgold barracks for Nal.
aendona's ranch. IL miles above on the
'iver, to arrest or disperse any armed
'oroes thsre for the purpose Of invad
nR the city OF Mier, MEXICO. A deputy
'hsrin sent to rsconnoiter reports that
here we're about a dozen armed Mexi-
sans At the ranch, and that efforts to
ret force together there have proved
sbertive. Ii IL also said that the force
% Only a gathering Of smugglsrs.
Explosion or Natural Gas.
krTTAsSIso (Pa.), Dec. 29.-At the
,as wells being drilled for the Kittan-
ming Iron Mill Company three miles
rom kittanning, an explosion occurred
about noon today, in which ten men
we're burned. The cause of the exple
ZION IL yet unknown. Detective Steven
'on, Who was but few rods of. sx-
iinguished the fire under the boiler,
which was bat fifteen feet away from
he derriok, Immediately after the ex
plosion. He thinks the gas ignited from
that, while others say It caught from a
'park thrown from piece of iron that
was being sledaed. The owners were at
he well testing it, and the pre- sure was
70 strong that It forced of the gage. A
,hest OF flame developed everything in
he vicinity and burned the derrick and
Leases OF the Gisaeester Fishing Fleet
GLOUCESTER Mass, Dec. 29.-rhe
work of the northeast gales of FRIDAY
and Saturday has been very disastrous
20 the Colchester fishing feet, having
destroyed i've vessels the Adelia, Hart
veil. Racer, Ivanboe. Cleopatra and ga
'ah Z. Pyle-thus far reported. But .
ives have been lost, bot it 10 feared that
here have been other disasters and loss
" life, and there 10 great anxiety mani
Iested and dread Of further b ID news
from the vessels on the banks exposed
20 the fury of the tempest.
Uniea Pacific Appointment.
OMAHA. Dec. 9.-The official an
1eunoement Of the appointment Of p.
z. Shelby as Assistant Traffic Manager
IF the Union Pacific, With headquarters
1t Salt Lake, was made today. Shelby
las been General Freight Agent.
lnSairiax Pensieaers.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-The Pension
Bureau IL in receipt of thousands of let
ers from all parts of the country indi-
,atinQ the existence of q wide spread,
put erroneous impression that the recent
decision of the Supreme Court In the
,ase Of Mrs. Hattie Burnett W. the
United States, aould bring about an al
most total change in the rates OF pen
lion allowed to w.do ss of so diers of the
ate war. The decision, which Was rem.
ierei by Justice Harlan, on the contra
y sustsins the practice of the Pension
Office. Mrs. Burnett's husband, Gen.
Ward II. Burnett. was allowed Q rem
sion Of f72 per month by special act of
Congress on aoco1nt of his totally help
less condition: due to woands received
during the Mexican war. The widow
Was allowed q pension of $50 in accord
snce with the provisions Of the general
Law. She, however, appealed to the
court of claims, claiming the same
amount per month that her husband
had received. That court In It's decision
used this language, The widow be-
comes entitled to pension, not
ct the same rate her
4 all ~ Al l.
would have been entitled 10 IL his claim
we're founded upon what Ia the pension
l4w IN technically called total disability.
The degree Of disability by which his
pension Was rated was no difference.
With the widows right after death all
] grees of disability are considered by
Law a. one and the same, viz: total dis-
ability. and the rate of pension given to
that grade becomes the rate of pension
to the widow. Pensions to living sol
diers are granted according TO their re-
speotlvs incspacity TO perform manual
labor. When the disability is total $50
u month Is given as an equivalent, a
pension Of $50 month, supposed to be
the equivalent for total disability, is
granted the widow. The decision OF
the United States Supreme Court.
which has been % much misunderstood
simply, as before stated. affirms the
Judgment of the Court Of Claims, aud
the long established practice Of the
Pension Bureau has thereby received
the sanction Of the highest tribunal in
the land.
ne was Ceisred.
WAsHrxoroN, Dec. 9.-About a mouth
ago John I. Morton. Of Arkansas, vas
appointed through the Civil Service
Commissio 10 o thousand dollar posi-
ton in the postofics department.
Nothing was known Of him here exceps
that he Was q scheel teacher, and that
the result Of his examination had been
entirely satisfactory. and when this
morsing q colored man presented him
self everybody was Surprised. He u
the frst colored man appointed to q
elerkship IN that once.
Cabinet Meeting.
wAsHrSaruS, Dec. 9.-AIl the mem
hers Of the Cabinet were present at the
regular meeting today except Secretary
Lamar, who is ct his home in Mississip
pi. The session Vas devoted to the
consideration Of the financial conditior
of the country and the discussion 81
the probabilities of action by Congresl
upon the silver question.
Tee High.