Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-07-18

A Neminakaen.
WAazInaroH, July 17.-rhs President
has nominated B. DAVIS Page te be As
sistant Treasurer Of the United States
at Philadelphia.
Fer the Prsaeefion Of car Enterests.
Davies, Of Massachusetts,, from the
Commiltee on Commerce, today report
ed favorably the House bill % protect
che freedom Of commercial intercourse.
The report says that by an aot Of June
Is last. the President is authorized TO
issue his proclamation excluding vessels
Of foreign countries from the exercise
Of commercial privileges Ia United
States porka In certain contingencies,
bus the bill which is nov reported,
while adopting the principle Of shat act,
enIaFges the scope Of its application 50
thnt the President may have ample
power, Whenever American vessels are
denied commercial rights In any coun-
try. 10 protect oar commercial interests
By the employment Of the most oompre-
hensive and vigorous measures Ia their
behalf.
Tsial % the AnarehIsts PregTessiag
CHICAGO, July l7.--In the Anarchists;
trial. Waiter was again put on she stand.
Tie witness was at the meeting In Bo-
hemian Hall on the Sunday before the
riot. He vas invited By August GTieeer.
known By the name OF Little Grisg-
err Both August and Hsimoid GEisReE
we're present at the meeting. EneeI
and Fischer, the defendants, we're pres.
snt. Engel proposed plan. aoooFdinc
70 Which, Whenever Il came 10 . con-
hlct, that bombs should be threwn
among the police, and the men should
post themselves in q iine and shoot
down whoever came ont OF the polios
stations. Il should proceed IN thar way
until thoy cot into the city. and then
the fiQht should commanoe Ia earnest
Thars vas some opposition 10 tbs plan
One man tboaaht that there were too
few, and thai u would Be botteR u theS
placed thomaslvss right Ia tue middle
oe the crowd IN the city and o0mmenoe
The heht there. There vas no Opposi-
ton 70 that, a. they ooald not tell VINO
might be their next neiahbor In the
uroud. He might be q dstectivo. Ea.
| GELS plaa Was finally adopted.
Ca0tAin Black moved 10 strike out ths
entiFe. evidence Of this witness. Ths
motion wAs ovofFnled, aud the Witnesz
vas thea eFosa examined.
The Witnesa vas severely crsss exam
ined. but his testimony remained an
shaken. He said tbat no odeFs had
been made 10 him to induoe him 70 tss'
tify.
on The redirect examination Wallel
was asked. Have you been solicited b
che defense within the past ten days q
90 back on yoaf original etAtement and
meet Al some place outside Of the eitJ
OF a. Lincoln PARA and agree en- another
seoEyp
The defense objected. and she Obiso
ton was sustained.
Tue witness wAs again eross-exam
insd, after which The Coufi took . Fs
eaaa.
II The nflagnoon ths prosecution plaeed
another informer. Bernhardt SshFaedeT
upan the stand. He testified ta having
attended : meeting over which WalisI
presidea, and coTroborated she latteF'i
description Of the dolnas of the mset'
ino 40 20 q oert4in point. Here be staR
gered the prosecution 81 denyinR thai
any mention vas made Of tbe aas oi
bombs oE dynamite IN the operations
against The poliee. Upon this the prose
tton dropped TIE gitness, Who vas takeI
By the dafanse, whofsapon be snlAFReC
ooaaidarAbly on his fofmar saatsmani
thas neiahsF bombs nor dynamite 30
bean mentioned 81 The me5sin0. II
prosscufion again took the witness. anS
Inxhams, holding q loaG manuscript u
70 visW, and eyeinR sohFaeaes II
a sharp mauneF, asked bin
abruptly, @Did ysa not make Z
Paliea Captain eohoak this writer
ssaismens.h All the lawyers Of The dc
fenss infaFEapeed Instantly With obiec
tion, exaitsdly appsalina - TIE Judee
Tha Point va hotly Diseased, and ~
fact eamina oai that the State had oseI
dared, Inqhans said, cit is eviaer
/ from lha nosion of tha witness ana ffou
the action Of ths'ooanssl that SahfRede
4 thair witness. and net car witness.
Ths viinsa uas allowed 70 so. To
onlv ether fntaraatiua feature o. %
afeaEnoen VAS tbs statement upon 30
witness sand of Llsaa Q1inn. wh0 aat'
thsa Fieidin, aftsr making he fem8Kk
ave are paaaeablaH drew q reVosVe
and Arsd e BoaSsld, inst a. the boms
sxploosd
Rsrsmmenas ias PaaAaGs ever -
Weao-
wAsnuoruS .July l7.-SsDatoF Dass'
frum the Commissse % Indlan A4aisi
Submitted rsport 20 shs Senase today
rssommendinR he passaRe over -
PFpsidans,a vsta, of Ne I'll Gra1i1nl
railroads the right Of way shFoaEn q
KndiAn EsseFvasion 10 Aortaefn les
Itsna. Ia repoEs says t1al = WI ,
lehasrvsa tAAa th4 BAL nscaF ea1slasRa