Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-08
ADDITIONAL TELEcRAPa NEWS.
A Long Pursuit and Capsarc.

ADnlJloXAI TELECRAPa NEWS.
| A Long Pursuit and Capture.
! MILWAUKEE,, Oct. 5-The news Of 4
very important arrest WAS recsiTed at
police Headquarters today. the Capture
being effectsd IN Indiana. In Sepsem-
Der, lS7S, one of Wells. Fargo Co.
coaches was stopped by three men at
Moore's Flat, Southern California. The
stage messenger, William Z. Cummings,
resisted the orders Of the desperadoes
who made the attack, and WAS shot dead
BY one Of them. The three nsn es-
capped with their plumber, which includ-
ed two gold bars valued at $4,000.
Wells, Fargo d Co. strained every nerve
to capture the thieves, but for long
time their efforts were unsuccessful.
arrested in st. Louis for burglary, hrv-
ing the name of John G. Patterson.
| Pacifie Coast authorities were conna-
nicated with, as it had been learned ne
| vas from that section, and Capt. ]. W.
| Lees OF the detective force of San FRI J.
cisco, with Capt. Ault, formerly Deputy
| Warden at San Quentin Peuitentiary,
and now one of Wells. Fargo q Co.'S
Detectives, came east. They recognized
| the alleged Patterson as John T. Col
| Inns, q notorious scoundrel, who had
| served term at San Quentin, and one
OF the MOore's Flat highwaymen. They
became satisfied that the actual muir
derer OF the express messenger was to
be found in Chicago or in this city.
They went TO Chicago on Saturday, and
on sunday in company With Billy Pin
kerton they visited the jail, and looked
through that institution. They failed
| to find him, but learned that about
year ago he had been seen at Union
City, Indiana, and 30 they took the
train for that place on Sunday night.
Yesterday they succeeded in arresting
Charles Dorsey. alias Moore, the leader
| OF the baud OF hiRhwaymon, and tho
murderer of the messenger. The muir
derer has been for years noted criml- |
nal. He was three times sentenced to
San Quentin for terms Of two, three
and fifteen years respectively. and was
discharged the last time in November, |
1873, less than year before the Robbery
and murder. It is said that be has
during tho past two years operated "a !
the leader OF q gang Of burglars and |
hlghwaymen, who have operated extern |
slvely in Kentucky, Tennessee and In |
diana, and who have done big work in !
| these States.
Might Nave Expected 10.
LINCOLN, Eeb., OCT. I'D. G. Ballen- |
tine was killed while attempting to |
board q moving train at Benkeiman, on |
the Republican Valley Railroad. He |
WAS prominent stock man in Western |
Nebraska, and q member Of the State |
Senate.
Democratic sueeess Predicted,
NEW YOsK, OCT. THE Times and |
Tribune, as well as the Post. continue |
opposed to the candidacy of Folgar, and !
predict his overwhelming defeat. His |
letter OF acceptance, while thought in |
bad taste in many quarters, and sure 10 |
lose him votes, Is praised as patriotic |
and stateemanlike. Special dispatches |
from various quarters Of the State show |
an important detection among Repub- !
lican voters and politicians.
An 0Acial Csnundrum.
WASHINGTON, Dot. THE acting SEQ |
reiary of tho Treasury asks the Attor- !
ney- General for an opinion on tho cues !
ton whether national banks have the /
right to certify and accept checks be- |
yond the amount the amount ON do /
posit to the credit Of the drawer.
The jeanette Inquiry.
The jeanette Board of Inquiry spent |
the entire afternoon session in orQaniz- |
ing and outlining plans for thoroughly |
systematic investigation. The sessions |
of tho board will be open, and it is the ]
present intention of the board to exam
inc every witness who can throw any !
light upon tho subject. As several sur
vivors of the Jeanette expedition are |
now engaged in the search for Lieutcn-
ant Chlpp's party, the present inquiry |
may be prolonged several months to al
low taking their testimony.
Indians Must Work Hereafter.
The following circular is being for
varded to to United States Indian
agents:
SIR-In compliance with instructions
received from the Hon. Secretary of the
Interior your attention is called to GEO.
ton Of IAN Act making appropria-
tiOns for the current and contingent ex-
penses OF the Indian Department, and
for fulfilling the treaty stipulations with
various Indian tribes for the fiscal year
1883. and for other purposes" approved
May 18th, 1882, which reads as follows:
"That the Secretary of the Interior
shall cause such Indians as are now be-
ing subsisted in whole or in part by ap-
populations not required in the dis
charge Of treaty obligations to be noti-
ded that he will recommend to Congress
at its next session the diminution Of
such appropriation. and that in conse-
quence thereof their future support de-
ponds merely upon their own exertions."
give your indians the notice required By
a nj /
that while the Government is disposed
to treat them kindly and even Rener-
ously, and extend them every need
dsd assistance to enable them to
make q comfortable living for them
selves and families, yet they must re-
member that there is no treaty nor obi
cation on the part Of the Government
to support them, and that what they
are now receiving is purely gift, and
there must come 8 time whom they will |
be expected to labor for their own sup
port the Same as white men do. Say to /
them that labor is not degrading, but
on the contrary enu0bl;ng, and il they |
ever expect 10 become rich and power
full as the white races, they must learn |
lessons Of industry and economy.
[Signed.] II. PRIC., Commissioner.
Fiassering Prospects n 0his.
NEW YosK, Oct. THE Times's spe-
cial FROM Cleveland says a prominent |
Ohio politician, who has been spending
week in Columbus, has returned home,
satisfied that the State will certainly 90
Republican by from 5000 70 1000 ma
jority. In this estimate, he said. allow
anoe 10 made for Cincinnati going Dem
ocratic BY from 5000 TO 5000, and the
election Of one candidate for Congress,
and perhaps both, although Buttervorth
has . fighting chance.
Prospects n Delaware.
The Tribune's Wilmington, Del spe-
cial thinks the local election there yes
terday for the election of officers to
serve next November, almost surely be-
tokens Republican triumph. Even the