Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-03
EASTERN NEWS.
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c.nuissjoner Gregory has not yet !
s~.rd ANYTHING from the President as
= rhat aston will be taken upon bic
,.sirnsfiou. Commissioner Tbomsn -
!. san Francisco, aRd IL holding civil
ss,vies examinations nnder direction OF
- Commission. He will start for
Washington pext Saturday, and 10 ex
ssessd 20 reasb this city about the last
n neIt week. II IL not known whether
hs vii tender bis resignation or not.
Tried 60 Bura I'm To.
wnEYsBtRRE Pa }, Ost. The off
.sr- Of the Salvation army Of Nsnti-
soke Who we're arrested yesterday. had
a hearing this afternoon. They we're
aued & for obstructing the highway.
and a. they refused to pay we're sent 10
i.il for SIX hours. A bowling mob sur
rounded the prison and endssvored to
tear il down. The whole poiics force
vas called out, and with difficulty saved
the building aad dispersed the crowd.
TIE salvationists were released this
evening. aud parsdsd the town vita
neariy thousand followers.
Bear for AIsska.
WASHINGTON. Ot. The steamer
Bear, which vss one OF the vessels Of
the Grssly relief expedition, IL nov be
ing fitted ont AT Nsu York for use In the
revenue service. She will relieve the
steamer Corsin on the Alaskan station.
Downfall OF q Gsvernsr.
BOSTON, Oct. 1.-Praaklin j. Moses,
Ex-Governor of South Carolina, was to-
day sentenced to three years imprison-
ment in the State Prison for obtaining
money under false pretsnce..
He Gees 70 Prison Js.t the same
SaLT LAKE., Ost. 2-Eivsrd Brain
was convicted Of unlavfui cohasitation
today. His latest wife, Danish giri,
testified freely concerning their rela-
tons. Brain made a long statement 10
the court maintaining the truth OF his
gospel. He said he knew it by direct
sveiation from God TO himself. His
covenants we're made for eternity. He
would stand by them al all hszarda
Judge Zane reminded him that two of
bis wives In this eternal covenant which
be spoke about we're already divorced
from him, bis first wife being dishon-
ored 10 her old age. To talk 81 this be-
ing an eternal covenant under the divine
command Was blasphsmy. He was tired
bearing sHeh hypooritioal can't. The
sentence vas six months in jail and
500 fine.
Cholera Iavestisstion
wAsHisoros, Oct. 2.-The President
has issued an executive order directing
DR.. Z. O. Shakespeare. Of Penusyl,
vania, 10 proceed. under direction of the
Secretary of State, as representative OF
the United States to Spain and other
countries in Europe where cholera ex-
ists, and make investigation of the
causes, progress, prevention and cure Of
the disease, in order that full report
may be made to Congress during the
next session.
New CHIEF.
VIM. A. West. Of Oxford, Miss, today
accepted the position of Chief Post
office Inspector, and Immediately en-
tered upon the discharge of his duties.
They Mast 90
Captain Fred NJ. Crandall, of the
Twenty- fourth Infantry, has been di-
rected by the War Dep artment to carry
ont the instructions of the Secretary of
the Interior concerning the removal OF
unauthorized persons on Cherokee
lands in the Indian Territory west Of
Arkansas river. The order refers par
ticulariy to the removal of boomers
and squatters.
Ne Racks Out
WASHINGTON, Dot. Edward Nc
Sweeney, the lrish suspect, who has
been an applicant for the position of
Customs Officer at San Francisae.
withdrew his papers from the Treasury
Department today. He says he will
make no further effort TO secure an ap-
p0intment.
Geins 60 the Fair.
IL IL said at the White House today.
the President and members of the Cab
met will attend tho Virginia State
Fair at Richmond. Va, on the 22d, IL
the pressure of the public busl ness does
not prevent.
The Is-eent Delivery.
The Acting Third Assistant Postmas-
ter General has called upon pestmasters
for a report of the first weeks special
delivery business. Officers of the De
psrtment are not discouraged BY the
comparatively small business done
yesterday at the principal posteffiees.
They feel that the public has not yet
had the opportunity to acquaint itself
with the advantages resulting from the
use Of the new plan, and believe 1t will
steadily grow In popular favor.
A New Division.
CHICAGO. Ost 1.-The management Of
citation, at q meeting here today. agreed
on per centages by which its business
shall be governed. Tbs Rock Island
road recently asked for Q rehabilitation,
and the Darlington and Alton had FLED
notices TO withdraw. The settlement
afterward reached by the managers
without referring the dispute TO arbi-
tration, in proportions, is a. follows
Alton. rs per cent; Burlington, 10 20;
81 Paul, ll.50 Northwestern. II 70
Rock Island, 10 so; Missouri Pacific,
650; Wabash, ll25 Rock Island gains
l 30 per cent. and Burlington 20 per
cent. Sc. Paul loses 20 per cent. Wa
bash 7S and Missouri Pacific 10 per
cant.
The Money MARKET.
krw YoRK, Dot. 2-Government dull
bat steady. Never before in the history
Of Wall street have the been such i'm
portsnt failures that we're Immediately
followed by such slight change of quo
tasions as thoss which took place this
week. Although prices this evening
are lower than this morning. changes
compared with last Tuesday evening,
before there was any suspicion Of trou-
Die anywhere. are unimportant, num-
Der OF stseks being fraosionally higher
taniRht and few immsterially lower.
Fatiare Of stock Brokers.
NEW York Oct. 2--The suspension Of
William Heath Il Co. has jast been an
noonced on the Stock Exchange. There
we're runors last evening that q promi-
nent house Was In financial Difficult les.
and the stories took definite shape be
fore the Board this morning. The
statement was that William Heath 4
%. were likely 20 fail. and that meet
ING had been bad between Gould and
oemmaek to consider the sdvisabiiiiy
Of assisting them over their present
difhcaity. Shortly before midday the
announcement vas made on Change
tast the firm was unable TO meet its
oolixations. The shook Vas not nearly
e great as many had anticipated. Itts
impossible Al present to learn anything
senate as to the immediate cause OF
NE failure, but rumor says the house