Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-04-15

thrown d0v1 the gage OF battle In his
message. and the Republicans have NOT
beeu SLOW 20 take u %. On square
issoe between protection and fFes trade,
believe the country viii 20 overVheim-
inaly sor projection"
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4 contest has been vaesd here ali the
and the Ship Owress' Association,
favor Of the latter. The strike vas or.
desed from San Francisco last Monday,
and. strange 10 say. has been 20 quietly
conducted as 10 scarcely attract atten-
ton. The small numbeF of vessels
Of excitement. IL seems the union and
the owners OF ooastina vessels are Ct
loReerheads this time over the new
By the latter, which two admiralty Law
9
70 prepare. The union objects 10 the
ing o ship before the term Of his aFti-
wages, and, also. to the clause relative
to disabled seamen, which provides that
a ehip's liability regarding sick setlors
csases when they have forwarded him
10 port Of entry. Other Objectionable
o. ner<u Ia 49,
sne principal ones. The ship owners
claim that the articles are reasonable
and Just, and that they viii stand by
them II they never sail ship. Tue
only vessel that has needed @ Grew since
the articles have been on here, was the
bark Coviitx- Sailors c0ald not be se-
the chip oxnsrs' agent here went up
Sound to procure uon-union men IL
possible. After two days, however,
some union sailors, Who had probably
been in port long time, weakened and
shipped under the ship owners articles.
Whether or not q further stand will be
made by the union men when q crew is
again wanted 10 matter OF oopiecture.
Good order has prevailed. bat mad An
attempt been made 10 ship q crew Of
''seabs" some lively times would doubt
less have been witnessed. Nike Wall,
formerly agent OF the union At Port
Townsend. has been depossd and Mr..
Olson Is tempors riiy acting ~ agent
until Wallis successor has been appoint
ed from San Francisco. Olson Is q sober
and respectable citizen Who hiss a good
influence on the sailors, and IL to the
general opinion thai tie uuicn officers
had better leave him IN charge here and
not foiss In any more importations.
The strike 10 general betves San Diego
and the souud.
Z nAsnov ESCAPE.
A terrible accident Was narrowly
aserted this morning while the steamer
Wilmington Vas unloading at Union
wharf. A large casting FOR the Puget
sound Iron company tad been hoisted
ap above the deck and vas about to b.
swung over on the wharf. when, either
from something being wrong with the
brake OF the donkey engine, or from the
csreIessness OF the man in charge, the
vast weight fell TO the deck with a
mighty crash. making a hole over tive
fee, square and striking in the hold Of
The ship within iva or three inches OF
fourteen tons Of giant poedsr, which
vas part % the cargo. Had u struck
In shis vast explosive mass the siausht
ef would have be horrible, as more
than atty peopla were oc the dock st
the time. How ia escaped explosion
from the n caused be tbs falling cast
ira IL a miracle. Roxeil. 10 his palni
est cay, could scarcely equal tbs speed
With Which the onleoksrs Put distance
ostsnd them After the accident.
PORTLAND rxnIosAyrSo.
II she immigration TO the Sound this
week from Portland, Oregon. keeps a.
We vii sooa have q good part % she
population Of shat city. Several real
estate men landed early ia the week and
during The latter para various channels
OF commerce we're represented among
The arrivals. Mr.. King 0'Nslley is the
pioneer frcu Portland in tie real estate
line. He first wanted 10 buy the entire
elsy, bus this Sss under the !nprs ssicn
that he eo0li bay land within q stones
thr0s OF tns cocfs house for SO an
acre After ee,tisg onto tie value Mr..
uEalley eorcia3ed Eos to take 10 the
entire town but Sophrsd hts investment
20 Ave good scres. Mr.. OMaiiey will
proseed TO Wkaioom Monaay 10 szosr-
tain hos Ear stone ssa be thrown ip
thai CITY. Ausons the more recent az
rivals from Portland Is Mr.. B@tis. Of the
yell known shirpius drn Of Belts &
Brown Mr.. Bits hSs declared bis in
,ensiou sf io@stirg IN this c.sy 20 en-
case 10 toe ship nfoss-ac~ easinesa.
Jean rurke. Who achieved 10 Portland a
v~si essnsd roiorie;y ef certain us-
fars IS . sailors boarding ho7se pro-
prsstog. has also secured .oesfior here
within lie past week. Another gentle
uasn from Sortisr5. who IL very 3esir.
COS o. csstics has fe-scres Amoag she
ecot pse.le q The post az entry, i. dr.
l. j. Prstt. formerly propsiessr 81 tie
sailor Hose IN the Oregon mefroyo-
lis. Mr.. Pratt arrived Oh tse Oympsan
Thursday aEe ass been scxioasiy look /
lrs fes ssss syer sincS.
coxGxSnAsLx ENTERPRISE
soze psivsfe eisixsus are asoairs Coz
TIE cftyss iesssrgy IN tue matter of
street li2sts wfth an enterprise ~hish |
~ u18y eefnrseudAble. They have
slaoc~st together ana ars PARTING an
sssaee essf dcAsn essctr.e lights By rer- |
seczl Subscriptions 10 IL a-defst>o<. /
sesi one Of these issets ~tl be located 1
al the bad u the ssss assent es ice
SO zAS froati.z txe well knasn rrss- /
dsnces.
waxsx.
Several lsstess esys 6esa re.sivsd /
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tess city Is any better essipret in The |
nsattes ~ saGEsss ecssss than keresS-
fore. Iesse letters have led 20 an tn 4
GARY 10 sest6er o. roe Nsrean' Hotel 1
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