Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-25
CAPITAL NOTES.
4 Race for SioO0 Made Refweeu
kntshien and Etshop- Other Items
OF Interest.

Race for $1,000 Made Retweeu
kntshtes and Etshsp- Other Item,
OF Interest.
From our own Correspondent
OLYMPIA. Oct. %
. The Legislature adjourned from Fri
day until today. During the interim the
; various committees had an opportunity
to post themselves in regard TO the vari.
Gus matters before them, and from this
on work can be done inteiligently aud
well.
MIR. Stitzel, member of the House
from Spokane county, visited Seattle
the other day, and SO favorahIy i'm
pressed was he with its business like
appearance and its bright outlook for
future greatness that he has decided To
move his family to that place and here
after make his hons At the metropolis.
dr. StitZel Is live business man, and
made OF Just the kind of stuff that Sc
attic desires a5 acquisitions to her popu-
lation.
Some time since, in a communication
TO the Post mentioned
tnat there was Young fellow here
named Lonnie knlghton who made
some pretenslons tn be a foot racer. and
who would make a race with any resi-
dent of Puget Sound. little dreaming
that | WAS thereby laying the founda-
ton for big excitement among the
sporting fraternity, but such has proved
the case. A man named Bishop arrived
here from Port Townsend TODAY and
made race to run his brother against
hnighton In three seventy-tive ward
heats for purse of $1,000, or 500 a
side. Two hundred dollars forfei.
money is already up, and the race is To
take place here November Sd, or a week
from next Saturday. / can state beyond
peradventure that this race is on the
square, and that the fastest man will
take the money. Bishop has hackers
here, and SO has KnightOn, ard the
chances are that much money will
change hands Oh the race.
4 A sort of mechanics fair opened in
Columbia Hall this evening, with small
attendance. The exhibits are light, and
the fair will partake more of the char
acter of a sociahle, or promenade con-
cert than anything else.
The other day l met Captain Tom
Wright, of the Eliza Anderson, and
called his attention to a squib published
about his boat in one of the papers pub
lished at the terminus. Captain Tom
did not appreciate the complment(?1,
and speaking generality, expressed his
views as follows. ANY project that
tends to the development of the COM
hercial resources of Puget s .und, to
give easy and cheap communication be-
tween our ports should DO encouraged
by our people and the press. 1t is true
the Eliza Anderson is twenty two years
old, and yet today she is as solid as the
day she was launched, and in many re-
spects better than ever before for the
comfort and accommodation of the
travelling public. The Eliza Anderson
was built at Portland in 1888. and is a
credit to her builders, and in her it has
been proven to the world conclusively
that our FIR timber, when properly sea
sOned, will last as long as the best east
ern oak. l am proud to say the Eliza
Anderson is free, independent, out
side boat, run i'll the interest of no par
tioular section, but L want to SEQ her
prove benefit to the whole people of
Puget Sound, to whom she belongs, and
| do trust that the people will hereafter
Judge of the Eliza justly, and ON her
merits. don't care a d-n for money,
but should like to run in harmony with
all. am getting on in years and should
like to feel that all the people of Puget
Sound felt pride and interest in the
welfare of this faithful craft
| The school directors of this place will
tomorrow publish the following card
At the special school tax election 245
votes in all were cast. Of these, lO7
were against aud 141 for the tax, leav-
| ing "a majority. The directors have
taken legal advice in regard to the pro-
oeedings, and have the written opinion
Of four members of the bar here, and
one not of this place, that said tax is
clearly coilectable under the law. The
directors In preparing the records 70 be
placed upon the rolls for collection find
| from some oversight or mistake such
| Tin their judgmen) inequalities of rec
ord assessment that they are unwilling to
take them as they areas basis of cal
| culation, hence feel disposed to pass the
matter till next year, hoping and ex-
| pectlng that an assessment may be
made that will be better basis for tax
| collection. Some instances of inequali-
| ty may be mentioned rs suggestive of
many others. A house and lot on Main
| street at $l00; good house and two
lots in another place, 500 another fine
house, acres of land and many improve
ments at 500; a large valuable i'm
proved home in East Olympia at 1856,
1 1hn ~ OL w tuC Ohos OthUiS okC VOL
| highly taxed. Any doubters can call
and see the books in the hands of the
Treasurer"
George Fosters horse Lummux was
| beaten in q trotting race last Saturday
| by Angus McLain's Charley. The
novelty of the race was that each horse
drew a road buggy with two persons in
il. In the ne xt contest they will be at
taohel to draws
The pay of the Postmaster of this
place has been cut down 500 per year,
and still he receives a larger salary in
proportion than much harder worked
Postmasters.
| Rev. p. s. knight, of Salem, Oregon,
expected a call from the Congregational
Church at Seattle, which he would have
accepted. / see that be has recently ac-
cepted call from the Congregational
lists at Waila Walla. Mr.. Knight has
gone to California to temporarily sue
ceed DIR. Dwinell. who has resigned his
pastorate of the Congregational Church
of Sacramento, which he has filled for
many years. 1t is not unlikely Mr..
Knight will permanently locate in Sac
ramento. He is a very able preacher,
and call from the Congregationalists
of Seattle, accompanied by salary on
which be could support bis family would
have undoubtedly secured him there.
No clue to the parties who attempted
to assassinate q. G. Hewitt's son, near
this place on last Saturday. though some
steps are being taken to apprehend the
wouldbe murderer. Sheriff BilliHgs has
offered 800 reward for the apprehen-
sion of the william. The Young man is
still IN critical condition. think the
people of the Capital city will have to
"enthuse" little and hang some of
these outcasts hereabouts. in order to
restore security to human life and
property.
SHILOH'S VIrALIZER is what you
need for consumption. loss of appetite,
dizziness aud all symptoms OF dyspep-
sia. Price, 10 and IS cents per bottle
, A. B. Stewart, druggist.
SoArImSa NEw.-Hand painted Ia
disss f;chas inst received at the Ouk