Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-10
rAsTERN NEWS.
w.y Ceurtney Cut HIS Rest.

--..d why Courtney Cut MS nees.
o. Ioum. August 8,-The 81. Louis
"a Dsmoryat this morning publishes
oeo ,v;ew between one OF its report
90 in a one of Hanlan's chief hackers,
efs 49, 10 the saving Of C0urtney's
~ In the interview Hanlan's hacker
3D. .a;ted with saying that in 1875 Han
nd Courtpey came 10 q conclusion
sanh;.h they should row three races;
usrlan was to win the first and
HN,.rsv the second, they to settle after
az tvo we're rowed who should get
~! - .h;rd The FIRST race took place at
sos s;ns October 8, 1873, and was for
Lc o;.;ssns' prize of $1,000. Az per pre-
~ soreemept, Hanlan won this race,
sU Conrtney. according to the state
~. n Haniau's hacker, received $500
= shs ca pital prize. The second race
u - n have been rowed October is,
,aSa far the Hop Bitters prize Of $1,000.
E IT,, told all his friends that be vas
~. of winning; they told all theirs,
- large amount Of money vas
Ia ss;.sd and placed upon him. When
usnIan arrived at the lake be ID said TO
S.xs heen much alarmed ct finding so
.r.b money up on the race, and knew
ss.t n Il were lost he would swamp his
s-snds. and that exposure would fol-
- IA hacked out of his previous con-
49,. and told Courtney he would not
c;,s him the race. Courtney, IL 10 al
csd knew he could not win, and Sec
- sbat n he rowed he would ruin every
srsnd he had left in the world, took the
ri, courss be had left out OF the DIM
soItv and sawed his boat in two. The
;r.syy,,;sv ia orammed full Of facts. and
~ statsrneuts are such that IL will b
ss,d Ia refute them. Perhaps they
.cnld not be published now, but for the
ssssnt angry meeting between Courtney
spa Hanian.
r>iuese Being -smugsled Across freD
British Columbia.
WIsu1saroN, Aug. 8.-The acting
secretary of the Treasury today re-
lived telegram from the Collector Of
Gnssoms at Port Townsend, w. T., stat |
inc that officers Of the revsnus steamer |
Woicott had captured sloop engaged
IA running Chinese across the line from
Retish Columbia. Two smugRlers were
srrsssed. bot nine Chinese passengers
ssoaped. The Collector also stated that
nsarly one hundred Chinamsn had
Ianded at various points on the north |
IN frontier in boats and Indian canoes |
within the last few days, and that he u |
pover,ess TO prevent this unless his |
force 10 largely increased. Secretary
Foloer will be back in few days and
The subject will be brought to his at |
tsntion at once. II was explained BY |
"a officers of the Customs division
that the law provides that no Chinese
hborers DO permitted to enter the |
United States by land without produc- |
inc TO the officials Of Customs the oerti- |
Acete required from Chineee laborefs
eeskiug TO land from vessels. and that
any Chinese found unlawfully within
The United States shall be removed
thsrsfrom, after being brought before a
Justice, jndRe, or Commissioner OF the
United States, bat the duty Of bringing
Cinnamon before such court or Com
mi6sioner, or taking action for their re-
moval from the United States, devolves
By law upon the Customs officers.
The Pres1dent's Trip.
Popr WASHABLE, August t. The
President and party left Green River
Station, on the Unisn Pacific Railroad,
q Z o'clock yesterday morning, having
spsnt Sunday at that place. The three
spring wagons in which the party we're
eested were drawn by four Missouri |
mules 70 each vehicle, and the hret days |
drive was made by relays for distance |
Of 1Ol miles to Camp Lord, on the banks |
Of the Sweeswater, o beautiful noun |
tain stream, where an elegant dinner |
had BEEN prepared under the direction |
Of Captain Lord, department Quarter |
master Ut Cheyenne. The President en-. |
jeysd tho ride greatly, being saAted on |
the outside OF the wagon with the |
driver. Daring the last - miles the |
road was over q country covered with |
saeebrush, and hundreds Of antelopes, |
seRs hens and Jack rabbits gave promise |
Of exciting times on the journey. All |
enjoyed keenly the mountain air aud |
scenery. At ~ o'clock on the morning
q the 7th, after Q bountiful break
fast, the party left Camp Lord for Fort
washakie, a distance Of IS miles.
THE STOP AT MINERs' DELIGHT.
The President rode with the driver OF
he front wagon during the first stage
Of thirty one miles to Little PopoaQia.
~ Miners Delight, a mining camp be
tween the point of starting and the end
a the first stage, the party stopped to
watch the operations of gold washing,
and the miners brought to the Prssi-
dent painful Of pay dirt, and went
through the process ef washing oat the
gold, which showed In the pan Q small
quantity Of the precious metal. After
lunch at the end of Red Canyon, q
mast wonderful formation Of clif{s Of
rcd oohre, giving the name TO the val
lsy, the party came on to Washakie,
reaching their camp at $50 pm.
The Shoshone and Banuock Indians,
upcu whose reservation the camp Was
located, turned out 70 welcome the great
father, and dashed across the plain
around the Presidents party, gaily At
tired, the squaws especially Displaying
lheir skill In horsemApship, but riding
h the masculine style, and not on aide
seddlss, a. IL the custom of their white
d11sRs. The party viii rest here to-
noeSuv, and then take horses for the
Yellowstone. All are we'll, aud the Pres
Hent enjoys the trip more than any one
y TIE party.
AL CIVILIANS KEPT OFF rHI RESERVATION,
CucAoo, August s.-A number of
qeaial newspaper men followed in the
yAke Of the Presidential party till near
feA Washicka, but their further pro-
Woahm evidently BEEN barred, - they
.nse inter upon the Shoshons reeer-
Nae5oo without special permit. One
oroopondent teleRraphs that prior 70
- arrival Of the Prudential party all
oviliaas we're ordered OF the reeerva-
uon. All stage coaches were stopped 1t
- line, eight miles distant, traders pot
=, and only United States mails par
nlteed 10 enter. Drivers Of stages are
u1dee constant surveillance. The line
e Indian scouts has been doubled
around Fort Coma and outpoets, with
ee1en 10 arrest oil parties without q pan
fsom Gen. Sheridan, and put them Oh
~ reservation. In oase OF second Of
6unss civilians will b jailed. The Gov
elnmsnt depot 10 ordered 10 ssll no food
NpaIties without passes. The hotel h
seaeced closed, and Western Union OPP
esApn are put under constant watch.
A&npatchea are ordered inspected BY
0svenneut officials. TheFe II great
eouoey, the ultimate motive OF which b
~ ~ developed.
An EveainGss Earnlngs.
NV YoRx, Aug. S.-The gross pro.
eeeda Of the Sullivan 0lade exhibition
HoadAy we're $l5,lt0; net proceeds,
vAlNQ Slada 6IlAd A vnlinne With 840OO