Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-16

Ist 70 s2;S. Rspor 8 nor given indicate
= iGfther improvement. and warrant
nigner estimates Of the yield in several
o,atss- lAtes;tnforpssfloa nov obi in
|. !. o. polnts 20 probable ySesd If atos1.
i1UV'.O or io.G0.o0 bushels Of
wheat IN lso3- They supposed tie
'eii IN isf2 wss e. go 600 b7shs.s. bz,
~ ,, ,nst l'isutity II .ppears "a rnuch az
"o,oO bushels still rs-c AIN unso,d
g. pef:s, from this time 10 the c.o.e If
las crop year, en- hardly rsda,e this
Surplus ~ low ths. 1900 go basie.,
Tii De found inzuiHcisn. t0g the con.
ing year.
sap:sr; Notes.
WAsarss.oS. y IS ls.-Secretary Fol.
{sT appoin-e i J<sses r. Ie.ine, former
y of CIneIHnsti, chief clerk of tee
United States Treasury o..iee. VICE Chs.
Lynn m, res.zu.9.
Payments On account of pensions the
Dre2ea. month are eIps-sei by o .cers
,. the pensiou b5refu. TO Feari $500
~. LIS. month tas amounted to a
iisie over si0o1.0U0. and fell slightly
'ibrs OF the iIttsr sum n March.
The Clited States ship plnta. fourth
'ase. recsnt!y plac d IN commission at
.he Norfolk navy yard. afsss IA syiag
beea ogerh1uied and rugged, hss b~en
ordered into ctmsissioa upo. resou-
Of board NJ inspectors.
The Pinta was Designated for service on
he cast of Alaska. Lieutenant Con-
White his been ordered TO com
nand her npo1 the voyage around Caps
hora. The board. however. II iemnel
her "a unseavorthy.
ID. NJ. Kiordtn, of Navajo Indian
Agency, demanded of the tribe that thsy
release all slaves. some 800 IN number,
md the Jndiins complied with the de-
nand. The Indian Barsan has ep-
proved Iiordan's ac:.
Dumas Trial.
CHICAGO, MAY 1.-THE defense called
James Fitzgerald To prove that Elliott
lad threatened TO shoot Damn on sight.
Witness said that he warned Dunn to
keep out Of the pugiiist's way.
VIM. Hall related the circumstance of
having been seen in Ciayson's
drinking saloon waiting for Damn TO
nrn up.
Pat Sheedy, gambler, declared that
Elliott was q dangerous man, aud that
10 had beaten and robbed tbs witness in
New York after he had performed him
. friendly tnrn Witness warned Dunn
hat Elliott would kill him on sight.
Is. Morris, who claimed to DO an opsr-
.tor on t5e Board Of Trade, SAW the
shooting. He heard a shot, and iInrne-
,istely af,er saw Elliott reaching for
PISTOL, which was lying on the floor
rear Plaisted's feet. On cross-cx amin
.tion, when asked what firms on
he Board Of Trade hs had deal. with,
10 refused 10 answer. BY tho direction
II the presiding Judge he WAS commit
Vi 10 Jail.
HI. Train. advertising agent. was
n the fivoli. and saw pistol drop as
hough out of Elliots's hand after the
irst shot was fired.
Pine Billiards. vtanaux vs.. Dion.
New York. May 1t.-Despite rain and
he counter attraction of the Sullivan
Mitchell contest, the cushion carom
billiard tournament was brilliantly in
sugnrated. Over one thousand peop.s.
. number OF whom were ladies, wit
iesSed the opening game bctwee2
Maurics Vignaux and Jos. Dion. For
he first fourteen innings the play was
decidedly tame, bat after nerving him
'elf with sips from his pocket iifsk the
r'renchman went To work IN earnest.
icoring 40 points in the fifteenth aud 10
n the following innings. This gave
lim lead of 10 points, the soore being
z to %. This position he improved
Turing the flrst halt OF The game, bu.
Dion, by brilliant playing in the latter
part beat vignaux by 10 points. The
following was the score: Dion 800; bsst
run q. average 5 70 Is. Vignaux 49,;
,est run Al. average 56tSl. Time of
game , houra minutes.
Freeing Their Slaves.
ST. Louis, May TO-. special session
u the Choctaw Indian council raet mt
Academy nj the capital of
The nation yesterday. having been called
1v the principal chief, McCurlin, TO con-
,ider the freedom question. by the
.reaty Of 1866 between the federal gov
srumens and the confederate indians.
he Choctaws and Chickasaws agreed to
and give the usual rights to
he colored people in their nation within
Two years. for which the United States
was to give them S,5U0, 900 il they wanted
10 adopt them in that time, aud il not
The money was to be q I'd TO remove aud
settle the darkies elsewhere. The Choc-
laws failed to adopt them and the gov
eminent to move them, and they have
been there ever since, without either
right or title 10 the land
they work. The Choctaws now desire to
adopt them, aud for this purpose their
council was called.
Town On Fire.
HARaoDsBuRo, Ky.. May LAT IL to-
night Harroidsbnrg IA ON fire. The loss
may reach $4,000. Il started in lun-
Der yard. sweeping all before IL. Lex
Ington has been telegraphed for engines.
No Water 60 Put Out the Flames.
HAaaoLpsBuRa. May 15.-About mid
night fire started in the principal bus
mesa square of the town. The fine new
Church was destroyed. to-
yether with thirty ether buildings. The
Are engine Was useless fos want OF water.
but the citizsns did what thsy could II
hclp extinguish the fiamee. Thompson,
nn trial for murder, was among the best
,f workers ut the fire. The jury looked
On under charge of deputy sheriff. At
last accounts the fire was still In pro-
gross. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
4 Deep Fall.
BUrrE, Mon, May l5.-M ~ o'cloos
Iast night n man named WIN. Miller
fell down the shaft az the Original mine,
A distance Of 375 fest. Every bono In
his body was crushed 10 q pulp. Death
Was instantaneous.
Apprehension for Crock.
IL PAso. Tex. May ia dispatch
last night says that serious fears are
felt by Mexicans as to Crook. II Is
co1cedsd that he will have
brilliant success or great defeat.
From Janos, fifteen miles southwest of
here, In Chihuahua. the Mexican point
from which military news must come,
army officers have been unable to OBJ
tain decisive intelligence. Crook was
expected there nearly week ago. Il is
now known he has undertaken 10 pcne
trate the heart Ut tho mountains direct
iy southward. Janos Is military sta
ton. and Ia q, related geographically
to the mountains that all trails must
reach the pass near BY.
ohls uarsicaues.
CLEVELAND. May IA severe storm.
accompanied hy heavy rain, vivid light
ming and . high wind. pissed over
Cleveland tonight. bat Was no. extraor-
violent. No damsee - yet i
reported.