Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1889-12-08

SAT- LAxt,- Deo. THE Walker
6oose pafioeB sWess allsd With mining,
ensattn9 and business men this after
nooo, o0 call Of Governor Murray and
III. BILLINGS, 70 consider the question of
Organising lead producing districts of
the Pacific Coast, IA cooperation with
those Of the Mississippi Valley, oppos-
ING any reduction in The tariff ON piQ
Lead, or copper, lead or iron ords. Gov
ernUr Murray was called to the chair.
After an informal discussion of an
hour the Governor appointed Messrs.
&. w. Billings, L. Holden, J. 8. Sharp,
W. s. Mccormick, and Geo. II. Scest as
committee to consider what steps had
best be taken, and report to an ad-
1ourned meeting at the same place Sat-
urdsy evening. This tariff question is
regarded a. Of vital interest to the min
eral producing States and Territories,
and it is believed that the COMMITTEES
appointed at this meeting will recon-
mend that a convention of leading min
ing men Of the country be held in this
city next month. The Governors of the
Coast States and Territories will also be
invited to cooperate.
on Jaani
CHICAGO, Dec. THE Commissioner
to inspect and report on United States
Navy Yards, arrived in this city this
morning, enr0uts for San Fraocisco.
The C0mmt1si0n ooosists Of Commodore
3. d. Luce, Chief Engineer Chas A. Lor-
ing, United States Navy, and INSPECTOR
United States Treasurer; c. Prescott,
assistant surgeon, United States NAVY,
who is secretary Of the Commission.
They have inspected all the Northern
and Southern Navy Yards, and will
now 60 to California, They visit the
Navy Yards. with a view Of rsducsnp
the number of Navy Yards, closing
some of them not needed for our Navy
while it is kept in its present place.
The OIL spec.
B2ADr0RD, Pa, Dec. 7.-Oil has
doomed again, owing TO an agreement
among operators to limit the produc-
ton till May. It opened at Sill; lowest
$l.00, highest $l.151S. closed at $1.14N.
He Deserves Lynehing.
DENVER, Dec. 7.-Ata q Mexican we'd
ding feast last night, at small town
near Las Vegas, N. NJ, Francisco No
ton, drunken guest. shot and killed
two brothers, named Royal. Notion then
proceeded to his home, where he amused
himself by c1ttinR his wife's ears of.
Notion was afterward arrested and oon-
fined in jail. Strong talk of iynching is
heard.
s.ee, e,eee Fire.
KINa ISLAND, N. j., December THE
Lackawana Machine Shops were de-
stroyed by fire today. The loss is esti-
mated at 100000.
A Tragic Event.
CHATTANOOGA, De3. 7.-Wm. Frietus,
aged 16, and Sarah Young, colOred, were
scalded by the explosion ON the steamer
Morning Star, and died. Of twenty
one persons on board at the time of the
explosion five are now living.
Reception, Banquet, Speeches.
New YORK. Dec. 7.-Major General
Hancock and staff and representative
Democrats of this section attended the
reception given by the Manhattan Club
this evening to Governor elect Cleve-
land. A grand banquet followed. The
Governor-elect, in the course of his re-
marks, said: II am quite certain the
late demonstration did not spring from
pre- existing love for the party called to
power, nor did the people place the af-
fairs of state in our hands to be by
them forgotten. They voted for them
selves and in their own interests. If We
retain their confidence We must deserve
it. and We may be sure they will call on
us to give an account of our steward.
ship. We shall utterly fail to read
Alright the signs Of the times il We are
not fully convinced that PAL ties are but
I Atruments through which people work
their will, and when they beuonv less Or
mere, the people desert or destroy them.
The vanquished lately learned these
things, and the victors will act wisely If
they will profit by the lessons. Let Us
not forget that intelligent, thinking and
reading people will look to the party
which they put in power to supply all
their needs and wants, and the party
which keeps pace with the development
and progress of the times, which keeps
in sight its land marks, and yet observes
those things which are in advance, and
which will continue true to the peoples
will, as we'll a. to its traditions, will be
the dominant party of the future" Ex-
Senator Gordon, Of Georgia. made the
only other speech.
A DeabDe Cellislon.
SYRACUSE, Dec. This morning, the
stock train bound east on the New York
Central Railroad, broke asunder near
Memphis, and another stock train that
was following at the time dashed into
the detached part. The st. Louis ex-
press going west, then rushed into tho
shattered cars, making quite respecta-
BILE wreck. In comparatively short
space OF time considerable live stock
was killed. Tho damage to the railroad
property ID quite heavy. Fortunately
NO lives W0r0 lO1t
A Californian In Trouble.
CHICAGO, Dec. 7.-Michael Waters,
said to be resident Of Southern Cali
fornia, and worth three years ago $l75.-
OOO, which he lost in speculations on the
Pacific coast, was fined : and costs BY
Judge Prindeville, this morning, on q
charge Of obtaining goods under false
pretenses. Waters has been in Chicago
about q month. and has made q bare
living by selling ON commission such ar
ticles a. he could obtain on credit.
De0eeratie Majority IN the nsase.
CHICAGO, Dec. IA Washington spe-
cial says Edward MCPHERSON, Clerk Of
the House, has been engaged for several
days In making ont list Of members.
He said todny he had to complete the
roll a. soon a. possible. He says the
Democrats have q majority Of sixty
over the combined 0reenbackers, Inde-
pondents and Republicans. He was
asked for additional information o0n-
oeTninQ the vote in several closely CON
tested districts, and believes the final
allowing will somewhat increase the
Democratic majority.
The woman Murder TRIAL.
CHICAGO, Dec. Tin the Sturla trial
DR.. Brown testified that nearly all morn
inc, his defense being she was insane at
intervals, but il was not always possible
20 state whether che was sane at any
particular poried.
investigating.
Lieut.. Newcomb Of the Life Saving
Service at this station, has been ordered
to proceed TO the scenes and investigate
the causes Of the recent wrecks on Lske