Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-10-17

t4kan in chaERs and plaoed ID aha Sc,
ton housH. bus was released thia after.
no0ns ae bis sfafement vas eon6Emed
nV = teIeNrann fron tie s.. Louia an,
thoEitiea 8oEman = 90 eneineog and
came 70 Memphis aeekfuQ ennlsFruent
Tbs trunk e iswslsy viii oe expEelssd
baok 70 IS. L9ais.
ne DIseasod Cattle
CucAoo. Oct. 16.-On Monday fhu
work OF aiaa9htsrina the disiiilegy eat
&c uill B ein. Tie sdiet of ths Health
toUmiaslonar, PFohibitinQ tie aals ol
dlsliliery milk. has discouraged the dis.
tillsEy niikmon, and they will dispo8s
of fheiR eowa a the best possible ed.
vantage. Ihere are nsaEiy 100 of such
COWS In the eity. and many of then
have been fstaened for the alanRhteI
houses
severe Bhock af ammmerVaEHe.
CHARrnsroz, Ost. Ie.-rhers was {
severe ehock of eaxthqnaks at 6ommeE.
vile q 5 o'clock lant niQhf. 10 damaes
wns done.
TIA Knfahss ef EabuR
RzCaMoED, OF. 1e.-When ahs Gen.
eFal AsseuhiT Of tha KaiRhts of Iiabar
AAA~-N U0E
discussion Of She report on Deweyi
plan for the establishment Of : labor
ioafnal as the organ Of the Order wa
resumed.
The discussion on the newspapsF pro.
jest vas bruaght % g close By the ad0p.
tion Of motion to lay the matter en-
the table. That part Of the report OF
the COmmiktae on Revision Of the Con
a.. - III.
general officers vas adopted.
The discussion Of the clause relative
70 State Assemblies vas il progress
when the houF for tie nom Fsosss ar
rived and u was resumed e the AFTER
neon session.
PoWderiy vas not feeling wall today
and vas aksent from the Convention,
remaining ID his r00m she greater part
Of the day. In his absence. General
secretary Lakhman presided.
At the afternoon session the consider
alton Of ths report on sue revision OF
ths constitution as it came from the
hands Of the Committee on Law, was
continued. section l. relating 70 the
name. Jurisdiction and membership,
vas passed without aotiOn. Section 3.
treating OF the meetings Of the General
Assembly aHd Of representation, 90 ns
TO Grange the basis OF representation
from one te cash 1000 members 70 one
Ter every 5000. and to make an allow
anee for mileage. payable By the Gen
eKAl Assembly, was adopted. Section 3,
treating Of tha General Assembly. was
adopted after two clauses had been
amended so as 70 read: "Any general
ofdoef, whether representative or not,
is eligible to re-electisn. and any repre-
sentative OF past representative TO this
General Assembly, or any past general
ofhcoE, is eligible 10 any ofiee 10 the
General Assembly exoepa thas Of Gen
eFal Master Workman" In the clause
Of section I. rslatinR 70 the duties Of
oihoerg, an amendment vas made bg
which, IN case OF the death, resignation
on removal of the General Master WeFk
man, the General Worthy Foreman
shall succeed and perform all duties
and bso lme tbe General Master Work.
man until the naxt session OF the Gen
eral Assembly, when there shall be an
election 10 fiil the vacancy.
To section 3. relating 70 Slate Assem-
blies. amendments we're adopted By
which the formation Of State Assem-
blieg is made optional instead OF CON-
palsory. Further amendments we're
adopted, by which the iurisdiction Of
tue existing District Assemblies re-
mains unchanged. unless they them
selves ooasent 70 the change.
The General Assembly also resolved
not 20 interfere With maternal trades |
districts, and an amendment il the sec
tion relating 10 them was adopted, pro.
vidinQ that no local assembly shall be /
compelled TO Join district assembly |
thus permitting trades local assemblies |
10 Fetsin their Independence. Another |
Amendments adopted provides for an in |
Of working cards With all /
trades unions aRFeeing 70 FecipFooate By |
receiving Knights Of Labor cards.
Hhe General Assembly adjourned IN
til Monday, when suoh portions Of she |
revision Of the consultation as is Is de- |
70 aot upon 81 the present ses- |
sion viii be disposed Of.
Bnsinees vas transacted With suoh |
in che afternoon that some Of |
the delegates expect an adi0uFnment on |
Monday evening. A number Of dele |
gates left for theiF homes today, bat q |
large majority will Eemain until the /
work 81 tue convention IL concluded.
Poassncs ssaslstica
WAEzMoroA Oct. i6.--First Assistant |
Postmaster General A. T. Stevenson has |
sabmitted % the Postmaster General /
bis annual report apon the operations
Of ais Bureau for the hseai year ended |
June 80. it shows: The nnmhsr Of !
possoineea established dnring the year, |
2l82; number disoontin led, i120; net |
increase. 2362; whole namber OF post |
Offices, b36l4; number SLED By cfaosFs /
appointed By the President, 13ft; num-
beF hilsd By appointments BY ths Post
masaef GensFal. 81 $40. Tho appoint |
ments made during tns year are given |
aa follows: On FesiRnati0ns and con
expired, 9I12. showing an In
crease compared With the preyioua year,
290S; on removals and Suspensions.
956e. inoreaae compared vita tha pre-
7ioas wear, s766; on desths Of possmas
less, $50; on establishment of new post
oEiiees, S&82; total. 23Tf7. General
Stevenson renews hia Feeommendaiion
os iasf year that the GJvsrnment pay
lhe olnos raat for postofaosa of ne
third elass.
TIVE Caadiaaseas Fsrmni letters.
NEw YonE. Oct. l6.-Measrs. Hewitt
and Roosevelt have written formal let
tsEs aooeptinR, respectively, the Dsmo-
orasic and Rspublioan nomtnatioua for
Mayor Of New York.
Csasracsa VITA shs canadlan Paesne.
Boston stoe jObbsFs say that there ls
some talk Of q eoutract between the
Oregon Improvement Company and ths
Caaadian Paei1e, By Whiah We former
viii Be given al the traits from Van
ooaver 10 san Francisco.
Appelmemenfs.
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