Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-23
EASTERN NEWS.
~.,ys 70 re-. CONGRATULATIONS

what Few DO
u.urorox. Dec. 2. Reuben A
~ f.sisn agent At B.sckfoot Agency
Tertaps. has resigned.
.~.r~skers for sas Francisco.
800 Dec. q At large meeting
- C,sarpakers' Union here last
. large namoer Of vsrkmen de
,o 10 Fan Francisco. II II nov
ro.,sd tina, 80 from all points vii
,hs special train which leaves
york on the 18th of December.
on Tramp.
vr YoEx, Dec. 2.-OLeary and
g, oonunusd their tramp OF 2Js
,aday. Az .. N. the score vas,
~ ~. - SIS miles, Weston Glib miles.
a..,xpmest OF Bank.
a.,rrrz Cs.Y.J, Dec. 22.-Short 4
r,,ysts bankers, assigned this
eo- The failure was precipitated
-. failure yesterday of Silversteiu
- .lothing merchants. for whom
svs-nS carried about $40. GO. inclnd-
- ,russ funds. HediseOunted paper
large amount IN the Syracuse Bank
s..arsi BY real estate mortgages. Ii
,.rpecsed that The deposiiors will be
~ 10 fall.
Amer Two Years.
cv~~xx,rr. Dee. G.-Chas. White
Il IJoitsd States Pension Agent here,
.s.poy over the recovery Of his nine
=, ia boy. sho vas stolen from him
1.lisoruia two years ago, add whom
s.S never srpecied to see again. At
-, ,ims whitehead vas city editor OF
=. chyonirls, when his wife suddenly
y, him. taking 5000 Of his money and
-. sh,ldreu. q boy and a girl. The
"a, made all possible efforts to find
=. shiIarsn, bat could find out nothing
s.ssod the fact that his wife had come
= Ioleso. He gave mp his ri ace. en-
- ds,sotives aud devoted himself
= ~ sssrch without effect, ultlm at.ly
...sl,.u dovp here IN despair. Finally
II hserd Of bis girl in Toledo convent
"a hooes 10 get her by Christmas. Ga
s.ss,dsy he vas informed that a boy
sssras his name Was 81 the soldiers
"A sailors Orphans Home at Aenis.
I,,.saioation showed it TO DO his son,
II the father recovered him today.
m mother had obtained his entrance
INTO the Home by fraud, placed the girl
d oouyent and gone back to CalitOr
sis hoping thus to keep the chiltren
trsu their father by separating herself
from ali connection with them. know
ips that she vas herself watched.
Congressional Committees.
W,sHrsoros, Dec. 22-The Speaker
A the Heuse Ia now at work arranging
sommit,ess. Is is said they will be
given 90, for publication A. soon rs
completed, not waiting for Congress Il
NEST. There IL considerable Baeaslness
AMONG members to know where they
yil be assigned. Thsir anxiety has
ksut many 10 Washington for the boil
d.y recess. Had the mmittees been
sunoupced before adjournment, 1t Is
psobable most Of the members would
have gone home for their Christmas
dinners, bat under existing circum
stances only seventy five have taken ed
vintage OF the opportunity. The re-
mainder, or most of them, will stay IN
The city.
MsRumentai stone.
wAsHrxoros. Dec. 22.-Senators Nit
cheli and Dolph and Representative
Herman. Of Oregon, visited the store
house Of the Washington monument
this afternoon, where the Oregon me
mortal stone now lies, and formally pre-
ssnted 10 TO the Monument Commission
% gift OF the Stats OF Oregon. The
stone IL very elaborate piece of work
10 IL ~ feet lsng, feet vide, and &
inches thick. IL consists of three diff
ferent kinds OF Oregon stone. The
stone itself Is Of broxs granite and
sandstone, and bears on its face a land
scspe with Oregon's coat of arms, sur
rounded BY fruits and flowers. The
whole 10 enclosed with raised mould.
ING set 10 sandstone, and surrounding
ihe State seal are ~ stars Of greenist
Teuits. The snow capped mountain.
sse represented by white marble frou
Vermont, also set IN brown sandstone
Sold for Europe.
NV YORK. Dec. %. The ahsorbinG
hpis here today among brokers. opera
m, bankers and financial men gene.
My, vas the reported arrange mem
n shipments of gold on saturday next
kspofts late this afternoon were to the
sascs that about &2.000,00 in gold hse
besn purchased for shipment. Inquiry
Il TIE offices Of leading dealers In for
sign exchange, including those who wer;
fspofted 10 have arranged to expor
considerable quantities of gold, elici 90
ne fact that no gold will probably e.
fosvard before Saturday next, and that
he shipment Is contingent on the main
eashes Of the advance In th'
rate for sterling exchange. At ths
house Of Brown Brothers i Co.
4 vas stated this evening tina
they will probably ship 81 100000 OF
Saturday but nsthine definite is known
0thef pfominent banking houses thinl
Thai the advance in foreign exchspe,
rates has been abnormslly rapid, AND
that II u all problemssioai as - hov
hfes shipments may be. When th,
bink Of England advanced its rate oil
dissoaat on Thursday last, the posta
fAts here Tor foreign exchange Was -
To- 6lday bills. aud <S3 for demand
Iva evenIsg they had advanced 10 81
md wv resp o,ively. and today there
we're two advances Of half a cent each
making the rate tonight tsi and 1901
uspectively. With this ruling rate oI
money 10 London and New York deal
sn IN exchange say that gold ca b
sAipped without loss at &s9IS. Th
qaeesion a. 10 the amount of gold tina
WI Be exported in the near future, the,
ay,is largely dependent upon the seen
MY bills tina, may be offered. The sd
vance has been stimulated TO soms ex
ssus by approaching settlements TO b,
made al the end OF the year.
eactai Report frem Germany
WAsaSoros, Dec. 22.-rhe annua
feport OF jacob Mueller. United State
ucasai General at Frankfort on th
Nam. Gsrmany. Was received at tn
ctais Department. lie calls attention
ntne feactionsry tendencies prevailing
nat eouptry's industrial and oom
1efeiA relations With the United States
Nnscn ne SAYS explain the III will OF tn
ymeiAl and ruling spheres agaiast tn
United States. they dread, he says
american hog. wheat and American
s1poFts generally, bat stili more tn
pettatioa OF American ideas. No
sap y tendency 90 retroaression 40
sAoie' be says, IN political. sconomi
AID religions species of life, out th'
nies existing between mankind ar
~ ioseettd and multiplied TO snch Al
sA~at tnA spirit OF caste IL again be
niae Prominent aud the feudsi sys
feserfecssd. He slludes 10 tn
seoeEeies and principal reason for tn
sAiins ANITA Americsnism. and IN OF
nM The Uaited States Governmsn
" prepared, be urges it not to an
psse fron the officials of Germ An
ssafis, hostile a. they are 30 Amer
heerty and prosperity, any 9rs