Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-10-21
EVENTS N THE EAST.
A.aa9 Day sf the knights ef
Esaber Convenaien.
Dseinisns a the Interiar DspaEamsat,
rs Aassnhlea ChuzehnsA a CAl-
sags-Ths Logal LAeisn Ensanp-
ment-Ths Rsn Game.

The KnlEhls eg Eaboe.
REonMoND. Oot 10.-Ths 0onma,
A@emhlg beRan their last sssaion Of
the OoaVentio1 q 1856 this moEninR af
3 O'clock. Ina 1rst business tnken up
Was the sepoFt Of the Sanding Commit
- On oo-epeEstion. Neat % that
came The raporfs Of half Q dozen
special eommit1eoA One of thoaa Wa
the committee On W0man'a work.
AmonR the Recommendations Il pre-
aenaaa waa Que In EayaR Of ihs appoint
mens 0f q WomAn who ahnnid ingeaii-
gate and report On all Hmnieela
oanneeted with female ware workers,
ard aid il the organization of local
naasmblieH Of wnmpm emnIoYeH "a tha
sarions Industries thfoughoal ahs soun-
tFy.
HE Assembly adoptsd the rsport q
the Commiafeo on Woman'a work. The
report says that ne ahisst af tie oam-
usl1eo ls % aeitAte tho principles which
khe OsdeE teaches of equal pay for squai
woFk. and the abolition Of child labor.
koEF eommiitoe have elected sueh on
osra as were. IL their opiaion, necessary
% eafFy en- the york properly. sala on
eers 10 Be empowered to appolnt sub
o0mmittses IN every dlstFiol where thsfo
are women, 70 look up eases that may
require attention Of the General Invos-
lIaaaoT, and 20 report the same 10 the
Pfnaident. The committee efacaFn
elected are: Mary Hanann, Preaidant;
Mary Orally, Vioo President; and
Mettie hafriaon, Treasurer. The report
Fae0mmanda that LenoFa Barry be
eseetsd ae 6aneral Investigator b the
General Aesemhly, said Investigator 10
net na Corresponding Secretary and DE-
vota all her time 70 the work ana keep .
eoFFesi record Of ell Gases ezted on, and
FepoFs the aamo 10 TIE eommittee When
thsy meet, which shall be at least tuies
g year.
Ths following rssolutIons we're adops.
/ ea b. tha General Assembly.
Rsioiped, That this General Asssmhly
appeals for mercy for tho seven men %
Ohioaao Who are condemned 70 be exs-
outsd.
Resolved, That, While askina mercy
for the eonaomnod men, We are not ID
sympafhy vita tha ASTON Of the An
aTchiasa. believing thai peaceful meth
oas are the Gureat and best methOds AZ
securing necessary reform.
AN fbe business having boan disposed |
of, Powderiy made brief apeooh con-
graduating she members on the good |
work done daring the session, uFRinR
then % depart With the dissemination /
10 push the work Of inoulcatine the |
principles Of the Order.
Thos. Orally. Of the teiegrapher1 |
distElet, Of New York, sang ''One Of /
lhe French PFoletariat.r The delegates |
joined 10 the chorus, and the General /
Aeeembly adjourned sine de.
Beclsfons AGeeainG Washlngton Ter |
Fat0Fy.
WAaHmoFoH, Ooi. 20. -Astine Seors.
kaRy Muidr0w, OF she Interior Depart |
mens, has refused the application OF n. /
!. Hniveloy, Of Yakima, w. T., as at /
s0rney for r. A. MooFh0uae for permls
sion 20 use the name OF the Unitad /
States In proceeding 10 disposasgs q. r. /
Carrie of certain land In kittltaE
oouniy, Warrington Territory, whieh is /
The alleged property Of said Moorhonss.
Mr.. Muldfow also rendered q decision Il
affecting certain lands In the Walla
Waiia district, which had been with /
drawn for the bene6l OF the Northern /
Pacific Railroad Company, the deoi,
sion restoring tkem 10 settlement and
entry. The lands referred 10 are fouad
10 be south Of the territory affected By i
the definite location and east Of the /
line Of she forty mile limit Of that part
Of TIE road not definitely located.
Fhs Protestant Episcopal ConVeAsisR.
CnI0A0o, Oot. 20.-Al the session Of
the Protestant Episcopal Convention
the committee reported In favsr Of
Joint aommitlee Of fifteen, 20 open oom-
munication with ths various other
Christian bedies and ascertain neither
there IL q deposition among them for q
union on the basis Of the Apostolic
Greed, the breaking OF bread and prayer.
It vas decided 10 bold the next con-
vontion 10 New York clay.
The convention then resumed the dis
oassioa Of missionary work among The
ooloFed people.
After Tong discussion, Il vas deoidsd
20 appoint q commission for whom
siunaRy work IN the South, the oommis-
sion % report the results 70 hensxt gen
agal eonvoution.
Fhs principal buslneas OF The ~
maindeF ok tho day vas ID taxing 40
tloa on the proposed changes IN the
Litufay. TheFe was bat little opposition
offered 70 any Of the PROPOSITIONS. A
message Of q significant nat1re, Con-
aldaEina The conservative chaFAoteR Of
the Epiaoepal body, wa reoaived from
the Rouse Of Bishopa. It was recon-
nondatl0n that q committee eomposed
81 Eve biehips, hve priests and i've lay
men be appointed 10 open oommunioa-
ITEMS With other Ohristian bodies IN the
land, With the view Of aeoeftaininR II
they have Q digPoaition 20 promote uni
ty on abo basia Of en- apo tolie fall0s-
ahip. The COMMITTEES uas also 10 in
Qaife What benodi they think can b /
impaEted by these bodiea one 70 anoth.
eT, and - deviss means for oVanQelizine /
t4e woriA. The delegates have sslestsd /
New York e. TIE place for holding the
esavontion of leeo
Ths EsTal Le9ion.
Pnu.ADEERmA, Oot. 90.-The annual /
En. ampmen1 of tbs Cemmandery-i
Chisf Of the militaRy order Of the Loyal /
LAaisn was commenced heEa today. /
Ex. President Rutherford B. Hayes pre- /
sided. u dev0lves 90 thia session 10 |
elsst q aasesasoT 70 General Hancock. |
ET- PFasidsnt hayes. since the death 0f /
0ereral HanOock, "a The sanioR ranking /
Iisua. Gen. Pun. II. sheridan vas
elaatsd Commandef-in-C CAiof 10 all The |
HLtIA4Lr -NA1NAN W 80 NNA&ANAA - -8"H-Nt Il
General Hancnek. Ihe nomlnation of /
GensFal Sheridan was made b MatsF /
General John ~, aobo6sld and aecond- /
ed hy 0sneEAl b. d. Hayes.
1he greater portion 0f the day Was /
spsnt - ths discussion % ~ eligibility /
ter mambesnhip of certain applioAnta, |
and twenty four aash oAses we're paased /
apa1.
Ths Commandary of PaaniyivAnia /
hald meeting a the Union Leagls tn /
the evuninR, and invssted the oliesFs-
eiset with thslF olleial tiileaL AZ the /
sluaa ef their meeting hanQus1 vas /
tenosFed 70 the eompAnlena o. sha /
CommaDdsFy tn -Chief. 0amBFnl ID. Ms
6raeaF, CommandaF % the Onmmandery /
of Psnnsylvanin. presided. There wege |
10 fsFmal eoas1E Go1Gfal Sheridan /
was pFas.nt and made soma romarka. /
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