Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-12

lnsh are present, looking after TER
..stsfesss Sewers! bids have been trsds
- nslt wat y known as the Caerf,a -.
ssslp, - high as Sl2o.0Ds having ben
ohs1td " ems company. This "a t-sics
- i31oi. as the Indians have realized
ifola II nY preyious methods.
An Apple JEiea
LccEPo7T. y. T., Hs. ll.-Tns arhf~
Il making .ts appca-s,.cs in nsarIx III
apple orctards III Sisxsra County. and
farmers are considerably @xe-r; 81
sbont the apple crop.
Dian's Maize "a work.
AifIott. the Paiisian diamond shief.
unsnccessful.y attempted TO obtain has
tei.ase iolay through tie means Of 4
VIII OF hsabeas rpus.
Change OF 0daee.
WA5gfseTOS. May I1.-lkaries I.x-
man today rendered his RESIGNATION a.
Chief Clerk OF the United States Treas
urF, and subsequently took the oath of
oiiice as Chief Examiner under the Civil
Services Commission. ifs will enter
upon his Rev duties tomorrow.
Suicide.
CLEVELAND. D., May ll.-Amosa died
by bis o~n hand lie had been in iii
hesi.n lo8- time, and late losses in the
iron and stes. business, and the multi
pliciiy Of financial cases. arc believed to
have produced mental dsrauperuert.
and during IL of alteration of mind
today he SHOT himself.
House Burned.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, May ll.--Last
night, AT Holly Springs, Dallas county.
William Holds residence vas destroyed
by fire.
Temporary Appsiatee.
WAsHEeros. May ii.-Joan J. Knox,
Comptroller, entered upon temporary
dates az acting Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue today. He says Deputy
Commissioner Rogers Will virtually have
full charge OF the business OF the Office.
Protracicd Argument
WASHINGTON, 5iay lI.-whan the
hour for adiourniEg was reached, Viii
son had disposed of three OF the nine
teen routes set out in the indictment.
The court said it Was manifest that ar
gument under the present arrangement
would be protracted, and counsel We're,
therefore, notified that one representa-
tive only would be heard for each de-
fendsnt. The defense protested against
this ruling. aud asserted that time
would be saved By adherence to the or
ginal rule, as counsel would not cover
the same grouad in their arguments.
The only effect of their appeals, how
ever. WAS TO induce Judge Wyiie TO with
hold until Monday formal railing in
the matter.
lots or Money.
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balance today amounts to nearly $780,
OOO,tD0, showing steady increase since.
the Sd inst, when the above balance
was $l2,,00o,Co0. The increase Is due
To the large ro,eipts from internal reye
nue. since the first.
Bnd Lef.go.
DENVER. May il.-Chief Justice Beck,
OF .he Supreme Court. today decided the
act imperative under which Packer.
the San Juan ghoul, and seven other
murderers vera convicted. ali will be
Immediately released.
Few Failures.
NEW YORK, May ii.-Basiuess failures
throughout the country for ths last
seven days numbered ljG, as compared
with LIZ last week.
National Bank Of Port TOwnrcnd.
WASHINGTON. May 1.-The Comptrol-
ler III Currency has authorized the First
National Bank of Port Townsend, w. r.,
To begin business, with a capital of $780,
U0O.
A Lock Out.
ROCHESTER,, May ia lockout oc-
Cured at w. ). kimbell 4 Co.'S olga
rette factory today. seven hundred fe-
x.t. t...x 4
The firm thrice refused an advance of
20 per cent. demanded. and, Touring
strike, refused to give employees work
when they arrived at the factory this
morning.
Rrokcn Levec.
New ORLEANS. May il.-A report
comes from kenner, La, that the levee
at Patterson place, four miles above,
gave away this morning. Tue crevasse
Is 60 feet wide and 10 deep.
A Dangerous widow.
MEMPHIS, May u.-Mrs. John Elnis,
a widow, whose husband died in 1873.
attempted to shoot DIR. Ii. w. Pa-neil.
a well known physician. today in the
court house, claiming be promised To
marry her. bat refused 10 keep his
pledge.
A Rich Man Gone.
CLEVELAND, May li.-Omasa Stone
died suddenly this afternoon. He was
the founder of the Adelbert College and
was extensively interested in railway
and.iron interests throughout the coun-
try.
The Dunn Murder Trial.
CurcAao. May ll.--F. A. Smith. Law
student. was in the Tiyoli at the time of
the tragedy. lie saw Dunn enter, raise
his hand and fire a pistol; in all he
heard seven or eight shots. His testi-
mony corroborated the two preceding
witnesses in the main essentials.
s. 81. Whitman was in rear room,
and was sitting at the south side of the
table, looking east. He saw Elliott and
Plaisted come in and sit at the frs,
table south of him. Lancdou. the pro
prietor. came in and converssd with
them. Witness saw Jere Dunn come
ia. he walked rapidly down the pass
age way, and when near tire stove drew
n revolver. advanced step, took aim at
Elliott, who was leaning back In his
chair, and fired two shots. Il should
say" said tho witness, shat he took
deliberate AIM" Witness saw Elliott
raise his chair, and then try to escape
from the room. He heard four more
shots fired. aud when he next saw Eli
OFT he was lying on the floor, and Dunn
was standing near the cashiers desk.
Dunn referred to Elliott with IN oath,
and remarked: II have got 1t down on
him, now" Addison Davis. a colored
waiter at the Tivoli, saw Dunn enter
the Hlaoe; he heard 4 shot fired. and
turning around saw Elliott rise from
his chair. Dunn then fired two shots,
and resreated into the rear Of the room.
The men then grappled. and when they
arose from the floor both had revoivers.
William Lsngdon, otherwise known as
appetite Bill, had conscientious scra-
pies about being sworn, and affirmed to
his testimony. He said he WAS owner
Of the Tivoli. and knew both Dunn and
Elliott. He had conversation with
Damn February 18th in regard TO Eli
OFT, when Damn said Elliott was a
coward and afraid 10 meet
Sullivan. Dunn also called Elliott
cur, aud us~d like terms in u subse-
aueut conversation. Dunn said: IF
ever l meet Elliott again, will cook
him. This was the day after Dunn