Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-27
PACIFIC COAST.

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third. Plans are receivable till noon OF
November 18th.
PACIFIC COAST.
Tive Unfortunate Vessels.
SAN Francisco, Oct. a6.--British shir
Leicester Castle has arrived, BRINGING
as passengers the crew of the bark Ore
Ron. which sailed frsin Port Discovery
and was wrecked on Onea Island, Aug
ust 10th.
Captain Raymond, of the British bari
Emily l.. Boyd, which arrived last
night. ll8 days from London, reports
during lull in heavy storm off Cape
Horn, he saw bark standing off about
| a quarter of mile distant from his
vessel. The next instant his own yesse
was struck by another squat, which
lasted for about fifteen minutes: when
the sea was again quiet, the crew gazed
anxiOusly for the bark, bat no sign OF
her was visible. The captain, careful
of u collision, went to the masthead and
scanned the horiZOn in vain. The con.
clusion was forced upon him that the
unknown vessel must have gone down
with all on board. He described her az
being of North American build.
That Chinese Dodge lmperiant CIR.
cular.
SAN Francisco, Got. 26.-Regardinp
the unusual number of Chinese trad
ers" that have been arriving and about
which SO much has boen said in the
newspapers, custom house officers state
that the Chinese superintendent of GUS
toms at Canton u doing good business
furnishing traders" certificates al
from 81 80 to Is each
The Merchants and Farmers Asso-
citation for the prevention of railroad
extOrtiOn, have issued circulars in Op-
position to the joint circular issued by
the Railroad companies few days ago
regarding the renewal of special con.
tracts. The Merchants and Farmers
circular is an appeal to merchants
throughout the State to give their pat
rOnage to the Northern Pacific road at
a competing line.
New settlers for the Northwest.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 25.-Captain Lief
fincwell, who visited the North few
months ago Ia the interest of English
parties, has written to gentlemen in this
city stating that u number of prominent
English capitalists will sail for the
United States soon, and on their way
west will inspect one of the larges,
tracts of land in Das Ota with view OF
purchasing it. He states that since his
return from his trip to the Pacific
Coast he was surprised to see the inter
est taken in the Northwest generally
and in Southern California. Speaking
of immigration, he says that arrange.
ments have already been made by some
forty farmers to settle in the vicinity OF
Suohomish, where party of theiI
friends settled during the summer
They will be accompanied by their fami
lies. and in his opinion will prove ex
oellent settlers.
An Omcer Dead.
TUCSON "a. t.. Oct. 26.-Major Mich
olas Nolan of the Third Cavalry dice
at Holbrook yesterday. He was il
command of Fort Apache, and haG
gone to meet his family, who we're com
ing from Texas.
Railroad Appsiasmeni.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 6.-The Unior
Pacific Railroad has appointed Georal
j. Cowan, who has been connected Will
the company in this city, Assistant Gen
eral Western Passenger Agent for Or
eeon, Washington Territory and British
Columbia. with headquarters at Port
land. The appointment goes into effec
November LIST.
Gerser Under Arrest -Chiaese Games
Inspectors SHELTON and HANSON
started for Boston this afternoon Will
the forRer Dewey, alias Halpert.
| Respecting the seizure reported yes
terCay of 1000 Chinese unstamped let
tiers which we're brought over on tn,
steamer Toxic, further investigation
by the postal authorities goes to shov
that the number of letters sent fron
here 70 China through the mails ha
been largely on the decrease. The as
sumption il that similar frauds ar
prsosiced By the Chinese With letters OF
outgoing a. on incoming steamera Tn
estimated Government loss 10 $3.50 OF
every Chiness mail from this port.
A tabulnted statement Is publishe,
this evening showing the increase in tn
numbsr OF Chinese srriving provide,
with Chinese Government ''traders' Ger
lsiiicates" emitting them TO land in tn
United States. The steamer of Jun
18Th last brought the first lot. Their
we're only three The next brought 81
and they kept ON increasing mp TO IL
on the last steamer.
Ravases Of Yellow Fever.
SAN FRANCISCO, Got. 81. A. Robert
son, formerly VI this city. just returned
from Mexico, fully confirms all that hai
been said of the ravages OF yellow feves
at Maxatlnn. He went there in Angus
last TO boy sugar plantation, wa
caught With the fever but recovered. =
few DAYS before | left," he says, -,
went 20 the cemetery, where learne<
from the RAtekeeper that during the tw'
months of the fever, there bad b1ei
passsd in from $500 TO 500 dead. III
vas not sure ~ ~ the exact number. a
some days they came 30 thick that i
vas impossible 20 keep track. IL !
said that in one week the deaths nnm
bsrsd fully 500. The American colon.
suffered severely. Among thoas KNOW
10 have died were A. Musselman, o
Dixon. California; A. F. Rogers, Adam
p. Holmes, Geo. Ruber, John McEweu
all of San Francisco; Robert Parker o
Pennsyivania; Mascom Monroe, Ntcso
ria. b. c.; William Corneiirs. VHzini
City. These are only the names, add
ed Mr.. Robertson, sof those | Gal
think Of At present, bat there wer
many Others" He says most positiyei
that tho danger 10 not over yet At Ma
xatlap, and that Is 10 criminal to 81
that il il. This il fatty contrsdictor
10 the statement Of the port author'
ties at MaxAtIsn Who arc willing 70 CAV
tie sssamer Granada clear bill q
health.
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