The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-21

The revenue cutter Perry. unter orders
from the secretary Of the treasury, sailed
Thursday from New York for San Fran
cisco.
Fire at Napoleonvilie. La. Wednesday
night destroyed seven blocks. including
most Of the business portion OF the town
Loss. SIS. 600
Fire at Nashville. Tenn. Thursday. de-
stroyed the stores OF w r Bryan * Co.,
s Wall & Co., NJ Martin & CO. ard
Scales Stockweu & Waller. Loss, $So.ooo.
Fire at MorrfstUwn, ~. J.. Wednesday
destroyed the Rabbit block, q four-story
structure in which were the First Nation
al bank and kalseis clothing store Loss.
sloo.0 900.
About twenty-five delegates. represent
ing as many lodges Of Knights OF Pythaas.
met at the Genesee hotel. Buffalo, Tues
day night and formed new order, TO be
known as the Improved Order OF knights
OF Pythias.
Now that John Mcbride has been elect
Ell president OF the Federation Of Labor,
the nsineworkers. the giassworkers and
the braSsworkers, constituting 20 per cent.
OF the Knights or Labor. Win probably go
over bodily 10 the federation.
The president has nominated Charles
d. Clarke 10 be United States district
Judge for the Eastern ard Middle district
and Thomas O'Hara. of Michigan. TO be
consul al San Juan del Norte, Nicaragua
The board Of arbitration appointed 10
close the MaSsliloa, o., mining eontro-
versy viii present a unanimous report
abohshang the heretofore existing clfferen-
tial OF ID cents and placing the district on
the same basis as Hooking Valley. This
Is a complete victory fur the operators.
At the San Francisco races Thursday
A afx~ refrn
two ear-olds, Hueneme. 1.23 -; five fur
longs, Hal Fisher, los 81; all bets de-
elared on; eight furiongS handicap. Vas
sal. 81 Sd; fiye furIongs, Lottie ID, les;
seven furloHgs, Realization, 1855 L.
In the case of FraRk Panson VS. the
Northern Pacific Railway Company, in
the United States circuit court at san
Francisco. plaintiff gained verdict of
$3lo. PauSon was elected from &. train on
September 8, lSS2. de had bought a ticket
from Seattle to Portland, and the COM
pany's defense was that Ii was not prop
erly Endorsed. The plaintiff claimed So
COO damages, and a former jury disagreed.
Pauson Is a wealthy Portland merchant.
Representative Pence. of Colorado. has
introduced a resolution asking the secre-
tary OF the treasury for Information as
to the probable revenues and deficiencies
for the current year: whether internal
revenue taxation or custom duties can
best meet possible deficiencies: what
revenue would be yelled by taxing ale.
beer and fermented liquors nom 81 TO s.. p
per barrel; and what revenues have been,
or will be gained by the increased tax of
distilled spirits
Senator Perkins. from the committee
on naval affairs, has favorably reported
bill authorizing the president to reap
point John Clyde Sullivan paymaster in
the navy, with the relative rank of lieu
tenant commander. with an amendment
providing that he be placed at the foot of
the list. Sullivan was dismissed from
the navy last January. on the finding OF
a court-martial at Mare island navy yard,
on various charges. the principal being
that of embeZzling public money.