Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-09-21

QouS ROc8 20 new 1Ofk t01S AFTERNOON
Secretary Folger will probably cal
the extended 6ves soon.
Hamilton Ort, District Attorney O
Philadelphia, arrived TO look after tn
Phipps case. Il Is expected extraditioI
proceedings will soon be commenced.
Dosa11leSS IN Couneil.
CINCINNATI, Sept. D.-The Nationa
Distillers and Spirit Dealers Associa
tion OF the United States il in session
today, under q call issued by Presiden
H. d. 6huifeldt, Of Chicago. About 0
members are present, and the meetin
is held with closed doors. The call re
fers to the disappointment concerpin
Congressional action for the relief o
the whisky business, and says that il
addition thereto dangers were arising a
the hands of misguided and irrationa
class of fellow citizens who are, witt
fanatical zeal and persistency, seekin
the destruction Of our business, thrO7gl
restrictive and prohibitory State legisla
ton. It suggests reorganization o
the Association upon an enlarged AM
more practicable plan.
A recess was taken.
Bsas Race.
ST.. LOUIS, Sept. 0.--A dispatch from
LAWrence, KS, says In the great four
cared race today. the Centennials Wol
tho drst, the M0docs the second, tn
Pawtuckets the third, and the Hills
dales the fourth prizes. Time, Ii min
utes, Al seconds.
mss weather at the East.
NEw YoRK, Sept. 20.-There were sew
eral cases Of sunstroke today.
In session.
WASHINGTON, Sept. D.-At the Cabi
net meeting today, besides the Presi
dent, Secretaries Frelinghuysen, Lin
coin, Teller and FOlge. were present
Only routine business was transacted.
Csal Traits. Dasehed.
WnKEsBARRK, Sept. CA coal II air
broke through trestle near here today
seviously injuing several men.
whisky PsissneA Feels.
OMAHA, Sept. 0.-Dapiel and Johr
Keyser. lOborefs, this afternoon found {
bottle in an old house, and suppOsing il
contained whisky, drank the contents
which proved to be bed-bug poison
Daniel died in the house. aud John il
in q dangerous condition.
Terrible Prairse Fires.
OMAHA, Sept. D.-Extensive prairi,
fires have been raging in the western
part of Nebraska for several days, il
Platte and Republican Valleys. an(
they are spreading quite rapid. They
NO doubt originated from the sparks o.
locomotives. Almost every train thai
passes sets fsw fires. The whole couu
try, owing to ths luxury of its growth ol
grasf, is one immense tindex box. Thers
is danger of the dre sweeping tho eptirt
age, particularly to cattle. Two men
boys. were caught in prairie fire wes
Of North Platte, and were horribly
burned. Doe has died, and it is dou9ht
ful ~ TO Alexandcrs recovery. Severa
small towns have bsep saved only b,
tho greatest exerti0ns.
The Ceaee.
WAsHTN0roS. Sept. 2O.-Profsssol
Ross, of the Dudley Observatory at AL
bany. believes the comet near the sun 1
return of the great comet discovered b.
DR.. Gould in South America on the 5tl
Of February. 1880.
Mr.. Arthur.
The Presidsut left this afternoon fol
New York.
Another Convcnsien.
OMAHA. Sept. N.-The Republican
State Convention met at O'Clock this
evening. N. X. GrifIs Of Gage was
electAd temporary Chai rmau, and J. H
Mitchell Of Hall and o. H. Ballou oi
Douglas Secretaries The Convention
then took recess till IL o'clock O'Clock
tonight.
Money Making stepped.
KsoKuK, Sept. D.-W. +. Russell and
George Twinburne, counterfeiters were
arrested at Abba and brought here to.
day. Counterfeit nickels and dies for
their manufacture were captured in
their po ssession.
BosroN, Sept. O.-At Beacon Park,
in the deciding heat Of the 2:2O race,
Morris defeated Driver. Time. 2;241S.
In the 2:229 class. YelloOwdock won.
st. Cloud. Independence, Dick Sample,
George A. and Valley Boy also trotted.
Time, 2z31f, 2:Td, 2:24.
Captain Lewis won the 2;S class.
Prospect Maid, Lucerne, Florence and
r. Il. also trotted. Time, 2:2i, 2:2S1ff,
2:23.
MassAchssetis Republicans.
WonccrER, Sept. 20.-Ths Rspubli-
oan State Convention was called to or
der at II o'clock today. Charles A. Scott
vas elected temporary Chairman.
Senator HOaP was made permanent
Chairman and vas greeted with ap
plause.
The following resolutions were received
with applause and referred to the CON-
mi,tee on resolutions:
Hssoired. That tho Republicans Of
Massachusetts, Welcome back into their
ranks the third party Prohibitionists,
assuring them and all Others who SYM
pathixe with the cause Of prohibition
and temperance that the Republican
party will do all in its power TO %
amend the Constitution of the State
that tho manufacture and sale Of in
toxisstina liquors a. . beverage shall b
prohibited.
Resolved, That Q radical change in the
Jury Law 10 demanded, that Law breakers
should not be empaneled a. Jurors to
Try criminals, thus rendering law faEce
and . cheat.
TIE IlQuse Dealess.
RooE ISLAND, Sept. O.-The Liquor
DoalerS Couvopti0p ended today at
Has. Tho report otths Committeo on
Bylaws waa adopted. IL provides fog
. new appovtionment Of Senatorial dis
trictn, both ~ 70 territory and numbers,
excep. Cook county, which forms dis