Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-08
FEDERaTED TRADEsMEn.
Annual Meetingof Trades
and Labof Unlonn.
cluvsEius 70 Hang sa Friaay-A Costly
csnProniss-A vIssory for the
LSulsiAsA Lstssry-An were
Lost bat tAs Dog.

Aaalsaal GaaheFina 81 kAhor rnlsnisas
CoEuMBus (Ohio). Dec. The Fed
uniona o1 the Unitsd States and Cana.
DE- opened their annual session a0day.
Tho meeting was % have besn held ID
St. Louis, but wan changed ts this city,
OWING % the Conve141on Of National
Trades Unio1 vhioh oo1Vsnoa here 20
morrow. 1heFe are q large nnmber Of
delegates csmiAg, and Il is expeoted thsy
viii fern . nnion. Pnesident Campers
aaya h0 regrets the non. action ct ahe
Amaleawafsd Association looking q
oonfsesEsiion, and failing 20 be FepFs,
Hsnry e. Meriok, Of the New Yorh
faEnltnrs woskass' Intssnaaional Ca.
len, dentsa TIE pHeaa repart thas he had
stated q Plsts6nRR thai . general %
maDd was 10 Be made sn January Isl
for q reduction 10 nine hours, and IN the
event Of rofusing q strike 70 follou I've
months later.
Grafton Psaroa. Representative Of TIE
State Trades Assembly, delivered a
address. eonRratalatina tue Federation
90 the stand taken not % mix labor With
politics. Harmony in trades unions be-
cane disooFd % ths political platform.
Ne oontrasled the apeofanles Of Pow
DERBY and HeaEy George e. political
candidates % represent She WORKING
men, free traders and ether proteotion-
ISIS. Rresidsnt Campers replying, Fo-
vtewed the past woFk Of the trsdes
unions tending 10 the snliRhtsnmant OF
ali. and being e0nseKvatoEs of the pub.
10 peace a. an orRaniz ttion. They are
against riot, tumuli and ansFohy, and
socialism IN ali It's bearings. Ihey
looked 20 and cultivated q spirit Of in
dependence and manhood, ana riaht 20
free speech. liberty and the rights Of
the people. They had many dissensions,
but shess Wenid be touched upon In the
report Of the Legislative COMMITTEES.
Referring % the National Convention
which meets 10 moEr0W, they should, be
eaid, 90 oondnot legislation as 20 meet
with the Ucnveatien's approbAtisn and
helP all federation.
Ssme excitemsns was created In the
hall by John Il. Winders. Of San Fran
cisco. at the head Of the International
Typographical Union, beginning an aRi-
tation for She exp9lsion Of w. u. Price,
correspondent Of the New York Trtbane,
which vas denounced as leading raj
ofaoe.
a Protest. AGnlnst q Paraon.
RrcnEoND. Dec. 6.-Gov. Lee tOdsy
received = letter from Luoiue {. Madi-
sou, mother Of Fannie Lillian Madison,
the victim Of ,OiuYerins, IN Which she
be9e the Governor 20 s'let tne Law take
tts course with that WEsteh, CluveFius,
who has caused the father, mother and
eight bgotheEa and sisters 70 sse much
trouble. Only hasten as quick aa pos
sible. for the sake Of other mothers and
Innocent females. Please, for the sake
Of the mother Whoaa heart and mind
have been nearly oFazed with grief and
dlstresa, lot it (meaning the judgment
Of the e0urt) stay as Il is. fhe Gov.
ernoR has nos yes made known his in.
tention IN the case. II be refuses 10 in
teEfere, 90 far as pardon or oommuta-
tion is concerned be Will doahtieas "a
spite the prisoner, 90 ns 10 give him
time, after tue Lass hope OF oiemency is
gone. 70 prepare himasif for death.
The city sergeant, wno has charge Of
tbO jail where CluveFius is oonfned. to-
oaY called upon the Governor 20 know
q be should stay his prepasati0as fof
the execution, but the Governor gave
aim no lntimatloa that be woald exer
els8 clemency 10 any way. II be aoes
not, Cluvertus Wtll be hanged next FRI
day.
in RaVor of GAe Lottery.
WAsHnNGToN. Dsc. "A decision vas
rendered N tue y. 8. Saprsme Osurt
today in the tax case Of the city Of New
Orieans against the Louisiana Lottery
Company, bro1ght hete by "a appeal
from the Circuit Coart Of the United
states for the eastern distFiot Of Louis
lana. This vas q suit Instituted by the
Lottery Company fer the purpose OF OBJ
tanning an ininncii0n 81 restrain the
city and Board Of Assessors from assess
ing and collecting certain taxes levied
BY them upon u ~ alleged violation Of
Ils charter. The sos Incorporating the
louisiana LotteTy provided that IL
should pay 80 she State $4,000 per
AMMAN 70 be credited 20 she sdueatisnal
fund and that it shOel1 be exempt fr0n
all other taxes and licenses from the
state, parish and municipal authorities.
The Company alleges that notWith-
standing this exemption, the city Of
New Orleans is about % ASSESS and col.
lect q tax upon its capital stock and
other property By virtue Of the proVls.
ions Of Act No. u, passed by the LeRis-
lature Of Louisiana 10 1850.
This Court holds thai the TAX CON-
planned Of is prohibited - The terms Of
The conttast contained N the compa
nyis charter, that saoh tax as that
sought 20 be imposed upon the company
ia tax upon khe corporation, within
the meaning % its charter, and NOS
upon lee individual stockholders. be.
cause the corporation h comPelled 70
become surety foF taxes nominaily I'm.
posed upon its stockholders and is made
liable primarily for their payment. A
fair inference 70 that the taxatior Of the
Louisiana State Lottery COMPANY 4 not
within the puryiew Of section A., Of act
~ Of the gear 1850, and that it vas nel
lhs insonfion Of the Legislature e ex-
pressed IN THAI act 70 impose apon the
company any other taxes than thOso
provided fer IN lts own charter; but II
otherwise act No. " is void as 8 lau
impairine the obligation Of q ooutr ct.
The decree Of TIE Cirouia Ooars in favor
b. Justioe Matthews.
ana on Beard Less.
AaHBUEx PAHK (N. j., Dec. 7.-Tha
twc- masted sobooneg John T. Long, OF
heW Hork, wsnt ashoFe at O'Clock this
morning. Ths surf vas Funnina very
hiRhi bot The life saving crew saeseeded
In boarding the vsassi. they found oniy
. doR on board IL - sapposed that The
orsW was swept overheard in q heavy
go. The sohoensr VIII probably prove
. total loss.
swtndleF Supposed - be Arrested
NEW ToAK. De. The enteFpsisiun
person who reosntly sold $4,000 worsh
0f unauthorized tickets for the Patti
oonceFts IN TIE City 81 Mexssl, hes been
ca1ehs. it is believed. By Mexioan de-
tect vss. Dispatohes Feesived q Henry
Ahbsy's ofhos, In thia sity, yesterday.
supposed that The swindler had been
f0una within thirty miles Of The City u
Mexieo. The man - supposed % be
ore ChaFlsa Boarton, Aa alleged fsur-
nAlisi. wha LIVED At % Clinsnn Plaos. In
this city, fer 3 fee weeks. lzformalian
contained 10 tha diapatsh wAM very
meAReF. aud Was not positive. Abbsyis
Representatives lives n this city. Yes
teRdaF hs aaid that B0uFton. a. VIA