Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-07

Sparks, of the General Land Once, il
his annual rsport will make sweeping
recommendations a. to land grant roads
u Is said be il Of opinion that all land
grant roads have reserved land in excess
Of that earned. Oue road, land ofacisls
maintain, hes obtained 5000, 600 acres
IN excess Of its grant. Suits will prob
ably be commenced against several
roads to recover the amount due the
Government.
New York Optstsas-
NV YoEx. Oct. "a Tinsts' editorial
says, " Ii is one Of the inevitable conss-
quences o. the arbitrary anti Chinese
Law Of our Government that in trying
70 enforce il ve should get into all softs
of trouble. The latest reported IL the
law Of the Dominion of Canada req1ir-
ing the payment Of $50 fer every China
man sent across the border. As our
customs ofhssrs are directed to send
back to British soil every Celestial con
ing thence to our own free land in VIC
lstIsn Of the terms Of the restriction
act, the situation Is perplexing. IL such
Law II really IN operation IN Canada,
We are the last who have any righ. to
complain of il, since it il only q shrevd
money making application Of our sxu
exclusion principles. 1t would not te a
bad idea, we're 1t legally practicable, 70
tax the Chinaphobists OF the Pacific
slope to raise money to pay the read
mission fee."
Commenting On the same subject the
Post says that the situation is a newell
one and raises an intern ational question
Of peculiar points
An Exaggerated Report.
GALvEsros, Oct. Ga special to the
.yers from kask says that the report
that 60 conyicss in camp near Lufkin
had escaped and that q fugitives had
been killed by officers in parsnit, proves
to bave been greatly exaggerated. There
were 60 convIets Ia camp, all of vhom
made matinoQs demonstrations, bat
only Is had the courage to break
through the lines and run. One of the
latter vas instantly killed, seven severely
wounded and seven escaped.
Msie.aiag Peaeefui Robbers.
PIrrsBuRo, Dot. 6.-An Altoona dis
patch to the Times gives the following
account of a fight With robbers en- a
train near Allegheny Furnace ibis
morning An unknown lady was rob
bed at Hollidaysburg depot this morn
ing of her pocket book, containing a
small amount of money and her ticket
The lady was on her way TO Altoona,
and the discovery of her loss was made
when the conductor asked for her ticket
A young man on the train told his com
panion, Peter Bradley. that he knew
who picked her pocket. Bradley in.
formed Conductor Knepper, and they
started back to find the supposed rob
ber. The man was found in the rear
car and accused of the theft. A fight
ensued, and IN the struggle which fol
lowed, Bradley was stabbed on the
hand by toe supposed THE. The fell
low theu called on his oofnpsnions.t three
10 number, who came to his rescoe With
drawn revolsers. The eonductor de-
sisted in his attempts to arrest the man
and one of the outlaws pulled the bell
rope, and getting of beat a rapid re
treat. The train came on to Altoona
and a posse WAS sent out immediately
afterwards, bat no traces Of the gang
could be found.
Labor Demonstration at Detroit
DETROIT, Ootober 6.-Tonight's labor
demonstration IN snis city vas great
success. About 2Oc0 men were in line
composing five divisions, or twenty W
organizations, and embracing represen-
tatives Of all kinds Of labor. Upward.
Of 1000 transparencies were carried
among the notices being the foliowise
Convict contract labor must go =
Eight hours only for days work :
" When capitalists conspire, poor men
must combine :" The employment OF
child labor sbeuid be made a state
prison otfense :" Equal pay to both
sexes for equal work !" The land for
the people, not another acre for rail
roads !" "Chiid labor is the product OF
our boosted civilization" " Schools for
children. work for mem" Employ the
unemployed and reduce the hours OF
labor" similar notices were printed
la German and Polish.