Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-29
EASTERN NEWS.
,.vsro rHx OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
.,d.st and the New Civil SER
IE -. SauaNnf ..ton,

D~<&ifent ana ttr w" WIN ~
vice Commission
w,suSeros. Osi. IAN intimate
vs. trend OF the President. Who
ar him on the subject today,
nse hs ia experiencing much diff
~ his effort 20 rsorRanizs the
sly s,iss Commission. He is aim
O0. .aeors for that service three men
~ I'll known 20 the country, and
" ,ans. would be received az an
ss., "a his purpose to give s1ch a
ssn..e, 70 the C0mmissIOa as to give
snsnssnes 10 the friends Of the move
-, he regards reform in the civil
a. one Of the most important
49, ~ his administration. At the
$50; re the President is seeking meR
- commitment vill satisfy the peo-
hsther they be friendly to the
pes.t ar not, that IL IL in the hands
ns,;caI men, who will consider and
-, needed notifications to pOpu
me reform in the execution Of the
.,thout impairing Its benehts.
-. s.Iary Of the position Is only
- oar year, and few men of promi
~ho possess the qualifications
- are willing 10 make the sacrifice.
- rsason WHY 80 many persons whose
- snoeest themselves to the public
.c,nsrtiou with the place are not
a..,;cted il because they have already
sssl,ned. No appointment has yet
- determined upon. Among those
- have declined appointments on the
r.-,,nission are l.. Saltonstall and
Sss,iss Goldman OF Massachusetts, and
80 sohoonmaker and Edward ..
$500 are among those whose names
A. under consideration.
Curious Naturalization
WARRINGTON. Oct. 23.-Aboot half Of
,hs sIass u signal service men under
80 tbs course Of instruction at Fort
ssvs, 10 be completed in January are
zoo tried by court martial on a eh arge
= REORGANIZATION. The men felt that
~, we're being uDjustly and harshiy
,,ss.ea by their instructor, Lieutenant
e,snt Green Of the signal service. and
.hsn be added 10 this gross profanity,
,oaisoriminately calling them names not
a - repeated, they resolved to make
an saon for relief. A meeting Of the
80 vss held which resulted in petit
tion "A the chief signal officer setting
So,th their grievances and appealing for
,,lief. The petition was answered by
en- order for the court martlaling of
~ ~ ~ nan Who had signed the pe,i-
~. ~ sD 90 shs oroand of insnbordination
VOL n.a ~ Hszsn said tonicbt that the
LID he conrt martisIed No, for
nsa ~ their orisyances I'm,
-. hsId,rs a Meeting and comhinino
~ .Ss. p,,nose which uas aIrnos,
-. s u.s. raasting Iientsnant Grssn
49, ,sn,imanded nv GeneraI IA
- ~, his rondnct The class ia hs,no
1890 y, Cono,essman Rnt,e,vortb
- usr,v Vic Garnat n ia aynact
y. ~ ,,ny. will he ovsr ,o,narrow
as,ss snd;nrs gill hs snhn1it,ad 10
~ -. Hs1sn The sph;ac, Mill ne,
&c. tha Wa, Dsna,,n,sn, nniass
sbs,s should he a sentenoe of dismissal.
which Is hardly thought possible under
fbe circumstances.
a.,., v..r. An uwa,ow.s,rss, Hall
vv n. 40 ,.,
n.~ iosA, ~. 'vussuJ N,r,
mea' we ne. nev .ouny " Suuso ~ un
msu, VI 'Ho Suyo. Ss, ~"
ya1u as ~. ~
HeD9naiu saoJeot vi urca' Dli'aiu'
-, a -, yina
haaiys suse. JAIL snouiu DO teieASoo
anu aio"co 70 ueIena ,ne suI, uppn
sn,on no ~sI iuos'oeIa'eu' mo n
nc years 1,u anu ~ sou OF UapsaIn
- moDohai1' ~1o. WIN w ioi,oNels,
sss oeouahu ~ IL'z 10 escape reiiRiouH
psfsccu'io 1nco McDonaia oeoa,ne oank
ups "a ioo', though no n'n - CT SIh nIal,
seahs' toe uoVerhment TOT F1'ooo,uoo
WIN 81 eo,Ion ues'.n ,n co uur'ng 'uo
@ nc ,HIieu ~, f@''.V'y. an1 .uou
s.se's were soiu no puIouasea 'no'A
IN .aIouRu anotneI pay uo
sss.r 20, ..i ~auoo n,h
$1,000 10. us oo''ou' ne % iaos,oer
ssoa upou o'ai.h naus " 'no as'o'
~ S ~no seouleu mn nt sne lnonef iio'n
.ue u9'o'nu'eH'' LUIS uoo's'oh was re-
Disaster a, Eas, saginaw.
East S.oIs.w Mich !. Dat. 2s.-Tbis
evening a fire broke out on the tug Nc
Donald at the doak, about a hundred
feet south of Genessee avenue bridge,
upon which large number of people
aggregated. Suddenly q pisoe of the
sidewalk on the bridge. feet wide ana
n feet long. gave way with crash, pre-.
s,pitating 60 people into the river. 10 to
u feet deep, with a strong current.
The night was cloudy and dark
Miraculousiy the greater number were
saved. Many were badly bruised.
The river is nov being dragged, and
the body OF Sidney Fallen, aged eight,
has been brought uP. II il thought
shat several persisted, ~ II or Is are
missing. James rwaits WAS rescued,
but vas badly hurt. John Roth-uourR
vas injured about the legs. L. ID.
Coviss. managing editor of the Cosrier,
vas standing on the extreme further
pstnt OF the bridge when 1t went down.
He could not swim u stroke, and was
dragsed By struggling people TO tue
bottom Of the river twice, but got clear,
aud drifting down chung /, pile until
rescued, sustaining bat slight injuries.
....,n.u, ward
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Nrw YORK, Oet. soth'-l Inc .rih OF
ferdinand Ward wss continued TO-DAY.
George O. Chambsrs. stenoRrsphsr IN
We case OF Holt againa warner ana
George 4. speneer, cashier OF tue urn
OF Grant q Ward were eksnius9
briefly. but their test mony devsi' q
sotain9 new. The prosecution rested
III Jodge Cochran then opened Tor
TIE defense. He said his client was
bounded by the press, by nnarcial men
and by members OF prominent ismiiy,
oas the jury had only to consider tie
eyiURufs and PaadaF a yAFdl0t ade1ru