Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-22

vacant the Office Of superintendent Of
the district schools, and dIrects the sn-
prems Court 70 appoint q sup<rintsnd.
ens and prescribes the duty of TIA,
official.
Word from Parp~Ii
NEW feRK, Dec. Plat a meeting Of
the Irish Parliamentary Fund As-oeis-
ton tsnight the follsvips dispatch 20
TIE January Convention in Cai.aeo va.
read
"DrBLrS. Dec. n. 1855.
III the ur2eacy Of public affairs on
tnis side renders my attsudance at the
convention impossible, will Rivs VOC
que nstioe. PAsSELLr
The Nsvasas.
sALr LAKE, Dec. N.-The church "a
pers print the names of the Grand ia
rors with their basiness for future re-
ference" IN order that they may be boy
cotted by N1rmons.
=. w. HsnenvAy, editor Of the Ogden
tAormon) Herald. today pleaded guilty
70 the second and third indictments for
hoei- senteace viii be passed on Jan
uary 4th.
Sts4n&
WASHINGTON, Dec. H.-Ths President
today cent TO the Senate a message
Transmitting Communication from the
Secretary Of the Interior submitting
the draft Of bill to amend the Revised
Statutes relative 10 timber depredations
upon lands reserved or purchased for
military, Indian, or other purposes. Ii
makes II unlawful and punishable by a
fine OF not more than $500 or inprison-
msnt for OF more than twelve months
to cut or destroy any timber on such
lands or to aid in 90 doing.
Also message transmitting a oem-
nanieation from the Secretary of the
Interior Submitting the draft Of a bill
to amend the Revised Statutes relative
TO trespass upon Iodian LANDS. Ii makes
IT an OHense punishable by fine, i'm
prisonment and forfeiture Of outfit for
any person 70 enter Indian lands with
out authority Of Law. migrants peace
ably passing through such lands are ex.
empt from the penal provisions Of the
bill.
War on the scaiperx.
NKv YoxK, Dec. 2l.-The passenger
agents of the New York Central, West
Shore, Erie, Pennsylvania and Della
ware, Lsokavanna 4 Western railways
today held long session and deter
mined to abolish commissions of ell
kinds, and that hereafter they would
have no dealings With ticket brokers or
scalpers. Ticket sellers in general tisk-
ct Offices controlled directly by the rail
roads will be forbidden to participate
either directly or Indirectly In commits
sions. The rule will not apply TO com
missions paid to steamship oompasies,
foi these are paid for services render
cd. All Western roads will be asked to
concur in this action. The regulations
20 into effect January l. 1886.
VIII safer no Loss.
PARKERsBuRo(w Va. Dec. 81 While
1t 10 true that forged drafts for large
amounts purporting to be accepted by
the Camden Consolidated Oil Company
Of ParkersburR have bees negotiated In
banks on the Pacific coast, the Oil Com.
pany will suffer no loss, and the report
that 1t loses large sum is not true.
The Pennsyivania Mine Horror
WILkEsBARRE (Pa.) Dec. 2.-Little
change was observable in the condition
Of affairs at Nanticoke tonight. The
miners at Moreantown quit work today
and Joined the relief party at Nanti-
coke. Fifty cars Of rock and sand arc
sent out every eight hoars from the
slope, but the treaeherous quick sand
mixed with oulm keeps pouring in, so
that it is impossible to form an
idea of the vastness of the work that
lies before the relief party.
About 3 o'clock tonight the work OF
the reseuing party was suddenly in
terrapted by another fall OF sand, rock
and culm. The men were working on
steep incline and several of them had
very narrow escapes. The work of dig
ging il for the time being suspended. The
fall did not Come from the surface, but
from an upper chamber. The officials
in eharge, after an exploration, thought
10 could be overcome With q few hours
work, and at ll:30 p. m. new gang of
10 men were preparing to 20 dswu.
Three men we're caught In the fall. IL
IL thoaght thsy are not badly injured
They were extrioated with great diff.
Guilty. The men who were at work are
afraid to re-snter the mine. and there
appears to be no possible hope of res
cuinR the Imprisoned men alive. Ii is
believed that 10 will take seven days to
penetrate the mass of earth now OBJ
structing the passages.
The scenes around the mine are in
describabis. Women and children. who
have hardly closed their eyes since Fri
day, are made nearly crazv by the fresh
calamity. Screams aud walls Of anguish
from the women read the air, while dis
heartensd and exhausted miners sit
around the mouth OF the mine In sullsn
dispair. Crowds Of people for miles
around are coming to view the scene Of
desolstion. The town of Nanticoke is q
place of universal weeping and lamen-
tation.
WILkEsBARRE, Dec. 22.-At 1890 this
N orninR the mine officials at Nauticoks
decided to abandon work in the air
shaft on account of the cave in aud the
presence of fire-damp. All attempts 20
get the missing men cut alive have row
been abandoned. but work tRroueh the
tunnel will be pushed s,eadilT for yard
II will probably b, tvo Nc ks before the
bodies are rsscasd
Censuts Recognized.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3i-The President
has recognized John stuart McDosaid
as Consul Of Peru at Portland, Or. and
Antoine Borel as Consul OF the Swiss
Confederation at san Francisco for the
States Of California and Nevada.
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