The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-17

roRrLsxp. oen.. May 10. The stock
holders of the ilwaro Steam Nayiga
ton Company held meeting at As
toria this afternoon at which r. Il
Strong. OF Portland, representing tn
Portland Coast Transportation Com
fany, made the iiwaco Steam Naviga
ton Company an ett,sr for their tvs
steamers General Miles and Dolphine
Row running on the Gray's Haricr
Shoalwater Bay and Tillamook route
II the company accepts the offer th,
new transportation company viii cui
the Niles in two. extend her thiff,
feet and put on another deck. The
proposition will he decided in a few
days
Southern Baptists in session.
RicHNosp, Va, May iss--The south.
ern baptist convention yesterday lie.
cided to hold the next convention AZ
Memphis on Friday before the second
I Monday in May. The report oi the
committee on suggestions of the home
mission board, which instructs the
mission board 70 appoint joint com
miftee TO confer with the regular COM
mittee OF the northern societies. not
with the view TO organic union. hut b.
consider what can be done TO adjust
their several fields and agencies 30 a.
not 10 have a conflict of agencies was
adopted.
Norquay is sauirmtng.
WINNIPEG. Man. May IL. In the
legislature today Norquay moved Tor
a royal commission to investigate the
charges against him. hut the govern
meDt refused the request and had ear
ried an amendment fo have Sorquas
Burrows and I.ayiere examined To
getber, the premier declaring tha, they
were all equally guilty.
The Emperor Il Stronger.
BERLIN. May i6.--The emperor now
walks with much tirmer step. Ills
handwriting j. holder and in all re-
spects he appears tu he stronger.
Two Gresham Delegates.
CRooEsroS. Nnn., May 10 The
fifth district Republican convention
elected as delegates 10 the Chicago
convention Halyoe Stevenson and
Charles l.. Lewis. Both are for
Gresham.
Bouianger Returns To Paris.
PARIS Nav f6.-Geacral Boulanger
has completed his tour and returned
10 Paris, A crowd met him at the de-
pot and followed him TO his hotel, at.
tering mingled crics of ''sive EO8lan-
GER and "abas BoulaRger.n
Another Sergeant Murdered.
WooDwAEp, I. r., May l6. Scrgean,
Porter Webster, company A, Tweaty-
fourth infantry, was shot and killed
instantly by private David Simons, OF
the same company, AZ Fori Reno YES
terday. simons had threatened the
lie OF a woman with whom be hal
trouble. and while attempting 10 arrest
him Webster was shot
Newmarket Races.
I4oNp8N, May i6.-At the New
market second spring meeting today
the race for the Sunmeryiiie stSke-
were won by Bonnie Morn; the Dol
drum second. Rubicon third. There
were twelve starters.
Boy Sentenced to Prison.
VIRGINIA. New, NAV lG.--James
Mecarty. 10 years old. has been sent.
enced To twenty-one years in state
prison for the murder of Dominiek
Solari. Metarty confessed that he in
tended to Kill Solari and his partner.
and escape with their horses. but the
pistol failed TO go of the second time.
Young Orcxonian Injured.
PoRrLASp, May iG.--A Rosehurg.
Oregon. special says: While attempt
ing To- board a moving train last niehi.
l.. r. Lane, Jr., an Oregon and Cali
forBia railroad fireman and son Of
Hon. l.. 4. Lane, ex-meIaber Of con-
gresS, fell between the care and the
wheels ran over his left leg, which was
amputatsd two inches below the knee.
lie is resting easy.
The PspaI R~.cript.
LoSpoS, May is.-The Chronicles
Rome correspondent saws that the
papai rescript will be read from the
charch pulpiis at an early date with an
explanation from the bishops whieh
will be submitted to the vatican for
revision to the effect that the pope
does not condemn the political objects
Of the Nationalist party. but only tire
means employed for attaining those
obiect-.
Snb-Gommittrc ON Finance.
WAsHfSSroS, Nav Is Senator Nor.
rili has appointed the following sub
committee of the senate committee on
finance 10 consider tariff and revenue
subjects. Messrs, Allison, Alirich,
Hiscock, Beck and Harris.