Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-09-23
ABOUT 0UR Own NATI0N.
severeIgn Grand E.odge ef
odd RelIown.


Bcs1ox. eept. 1z-Ths sov rs,ru
0fand Lsodes. L o O. r, uas eallsa .
orceg b. pep9tg Grand Sire White Al
3 o'clock this mor1ina and opsnsd ID
duo form. Jurisdiceiuna we're called
and . iarQs amoant az basinass waa
Pre- e-enteds feh vas referred % tie
Vafsooa staadina e0mmillsae.
Representative Row. q Dak0ta, pse-
1enleo q Bezolutson prosidfnR for ohis-
u4Ry notices Of deceased naembers q Sc
banded % ths secretary and printed IL
ne revised journal.
RspEesrnlasivs CaKlin, Of Illinois, prs
eeated psslssl froH Excsisior Cantoo,
q Chiesqo, aEainnt tbe ne1i0n Of Lam
tenant Gsnesnl UndeEwoca in posfpon
inR TIE drill walsh vas % have taken
plaee today ard dsmAnaina thnt tue
dKill proceed. and Z ne oshnF Canlon
appeaf Ter shs dFili. thaa ths frat prize
b accorded te ExeelsioF Canfon. Past
Grand Sire Durham Kaised The point of
eIdef thaa the protest. wsa Gus of ofdsr
q thta budy. Tho Gfand Sire sustained
Gha point.
Representative. Cox of Maine. offered
resolution that eaeh Representative
pEeseuts wno had net already secured
one, p eullIled % aeopy u fhe bound
f9efn3l. IAa wea KefeEred g TIE
finanoo Commitfss.
On motion. Representatives and thsir
ladies' vera EoQnsaied 90 msss in Odd
Fellows Hall at is30 D. q.
An0mbeE Of appsais we're pazea upon
OF laid svsg uRlil tam0rFow. TIE GFand
Lodge then adfourned untIl 8 osaloak
AiihouNh tha hear 6xed for the nov
Fellows Was Is30. it vas some time Altar
before the ooiamns bad heen aEranesd
IL pEopeF order for the start. 1ha
streets along the rOufe we're lined with
people, and the Windows of buildings
and ell poiufa of advanaaQs from Which
% visw ne parade uers crowded. Many
obeefgalion Btanda had been ors0ted "a
tke streets thRoagh which the prooes-
aion vas 70 pass and they uoFe al 6llod
with interested spectators.
neme nepablEeaa aesoIualons.
81. PAuE. Sept. 22.--Tha Rapuhlioan
Dougention aaopled resolutions todag,
Of whiuh she following 10 tue substance:
IL behalf sf faFmers the WRrshoass and
fatlFoad law should be amended ta as-
cure open and free markets for the pro
ducts Of The coll. That railroads, where
ts can legally Be done, should be re.
strained from holding free lands exempt
cate the reduction Of Interest 70 per
cent, the enfofcenent OF she uaury Lac,
and the buildinR Of the soldiers home.
They endorse the Fea0lali0n passed ~ |
tbs Grand Army enoampment at San
ahled soldiers. Ihey also oiaiu that |
fha nar.u N sanrs v.ana~ r.I.<7r.aa St..4n -. ]
8eonro Law prohibiting the further use |
of waesFed siookn. They favor leaiala- |
tlsn 30 ReneW the free coinage og silver,
The reviaion Of the tariff 90 that taxa
ton on the neoessaries Of life may be |
rsduosd. The resolutions ere strong for |
civil services reform.
MoGill vas nominated for Governor
on the fourth ballot.
For Ileutenant Governor a. E. Rice |
vas nominated The nomination vas |
made unanimous.
nepsrt from the PensIsn Burean.
WAsHmGroM. Sept. q. 2.--OommissiOnar |
OF Pensions Black has nled With tbs /
Secretary 81 the Interior his report OF /
operations ID the Psnaion Bureau for /
the fiscal year ended June 90sh, 1885. |
RFom the report it appeaFs that on June /
AN4tM low b4l1EN N&AN 104ts 100 Nt9Aot8AAULN Il
% the F0lls. composed Of 165 654 army /
invalida, 60,162 army widows. mInar
children and dependsnt relatives, 1851 |
navy inValids, 1871 navy widows. mi1or
children and depandoat relatives, 1883 /
survivors Of tha war Of 1914. showinR 4
q loss during the year Of 1a06 Of this /
class. The amoant paid for tensions l
daring the year Was So, ,197 .63l. Oerti
hoates ok al kinda, ineladinG ~, 9,383 In |
crease certificates, we're Issued 10 widows /
and depondenls under the aet Of March 4
10. 1885, which shows aa increase Of tie 4
work Of the eiiioe. This is especially
true Of The special examination div.
sion. which the Commissioners aaya has
saved the government over IS. O0.uo0 /
Tbs am01nt Of Expenditures for sta
tionaFy. printing aRd bihdine, has bsen
diminiahed By el1S683 for The past
year. OF the appropriations provided
fsR The expenses OF the oifice, e305 $50 1
has been turned back into tbs treasury. /
Ths clerical force daring the ysAr vas
eeduosd b. 100.
secretary MannlnR.
ALnANx, Sept. 22-Presidenl Olsvs-
land end bic party arrived here By .
special ear this morning 90 mest SeaFs
tsfy Manning. The President and Sec
RslaFV we're IN private consultation IN
Mr.. ManuinR'a offiss for shout an hear.
Secretary Manning will return 30 WASH
fnnfan In ak,1nnR 4 foranfnhk huf whafhaR