Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-04-24


General Howard 1e0atas en he
9eaaa.
WaaHIxoIoz, April Alt has been
practically decided % the var depsFs.
meat 60 s1sa0n Major General Crook 70
the eom0and Of the division Of the
4ieoousi With heacQuArtesa q Chicago.
An order 10 that eject vill probably b.
issnod h . day or tvo. lt 10 said that
Major General Howard, eomnanding
she division Of the Paeifi3, desired 10
be transferred 10 tho division of the
Missouri, bat 10 vas found tsat the In.
tesess Of the service could b subaervsd
bostes BY retaining him at San Fan.
oieco and assigning the seq msjos zen.
esal TO the divisioo Of the 0issoafi.
Te PfeAlbal Chiaese D00lgsatlen.
wAsmnorox, April IA bill, some.
what like that preoeuted By Mr.. Bel
mont, to exeoute certain treaty etipula-
tious prohibiting Chinese immigration.
vss introduced in the house today b.
Mr.. Morrow, Of California.
uese 19ecsiye Piaa wanted.
WAsHmoTou, Acril 8.-In dinp-
proving the sentences Of dismissal IN
he oasoo Of Oaptaia j. 4. Olmstead, Of
Tie Ninth cavalry, and First Lisuts.
nznt Nlouteonesy d. Parker, OF The
Ninth oAval9y. tbs president said h be
order: "Ths examination Of these oasss
tried b. the same court martial has
fully convinced me that sonditions exist
q Fort Duoheone that must, II allowed
10 ooutipue, result II scandal and de-
mosalfgasiop. This condition ehould,
- "a hv q
more effective plan than the approval
Of The court martial proceedings which
rest apou suspicion and weak evidence,
auA which it may veil be feared osiQi-
mated in Questionable motives"
Csaasnaalsss.
WAsnu0fos, April 23.-The senate
today made the following oon0rma-
tions: Lisutenant Colonel G. B. Com.
stock to b Uolooel; Al)of J. A. Smith
to be LieuteaArt Colonel; BSigadier
General 0eosge Crook 10 BE- Asjoe
General; Colonel J. Il. Brooks 70 bs
tSrieadtes General; J. H. Hubble 10 b
postmaster at Jefferson. NebfaAk,.
Immeasase fVanspsssassss.
wAsauoruu. Arrii 23.-Seuaso, Col.
lom introduced . bill today 10 smsnd
the immediate transportation act and
the general revenue laws 20 80 TO ALLOW
The Immediate transportation " import
goods ir cases where By re2sou of iuevi.
table accid.ut ooosuisf invoioss have
net been received With the goods os
where the valae 10 too smsil TO justify
the expense Of sooh invoices.
Anenaine the sasesssaie Csmoesce
WaHMa1ou, April 23. - Senator
Brown today introduced bill intended
q IN amendment 70 the iniesstate com
mefcs laW. Il provides that any shir-
pef Who shall misrepseeept tho chasao-
ter, weights OF value Of his shipmeDe
With viev 10 secars lover rates than
thooe CHARGED other shippeS1 Of like
property, shall be guilty Of mtsdemean-
o. and be ponished 90 prescribed by the
interstate commerce act. ANY railroad
compasy or eommeu carrier which snail
receive shipmeuts knowing them 70 b
misreprsseoted - above referred TO,
shail Be guilty Of fnis1emeanor and
Be punished aooosdinaly.
Baying Dsnds.
WAsuucrou, April 2a.-The secretary
of the treasury at noen opered pro
posais for The sale Of bonds 70 the
coverumeut. The total offered Uas
81 AGO. The rates raneed from
SiCs 80 81 for Registered 41Ss. el01 70@
io7. .7ij< for coupon ~ ,,ti2s 7c9i .73.
for res eIsiered & and ti4 7ogof55 Sd fos
ccupop A. The Awards viii b en-
ncunced soon.
THIS afternoon the secretary sceepted
the following oHess: $4,000 Of ocepop
IL at 81 Is; 5000 coupon END $500
registered ~ q tl-2sK; $1,000 eoopoa
and e15.CC0 registered Il 81 l-H 70;
$4,000 coueons snd $500 ftGistesed 4 >
q 1l.x5 All other c6ess vese rejected.
nssnaasaa Revsis ssDDsesseA.
BuczAnrsy. April 23.-Ths revolt Of
The peasants has been suppseesed.
WHOLESALE sETssss have besu made and
she prisons ovesnov With pFisocers, .
majority Of whom viii Be liberated.
Eoosmcas Quantities Of grain ID BE-
ira Distributed among the ssASvioa
psasantTy By the military.
aseea Wsrks aeso0e Week.
PrTrsBuss, April 3.-The Edgar
Thomson Geel work. q: Braddock,
Perusylvsnia. resumed operations To-
DAY, several hnndred nos-ao on mer
eoine to work. So f.: there has been
no trouble.
PIT. Bsrnam ays THAI be has pro-