Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-10

sne indebtedness 20 the government.
O. lie has desiQnased The h;5;s,
pace OF the remaining xfa sxe -
vncefs hive been seut for IL IL. :
zoe oncers of the COURT marital -
ossn m ade for the trial, which viI, -.
cur quite soon. ' "'
A Fad Leffe-.
AfLwavxEz, May s.-Mavor S.ax.,,
sno nas jus. Issued orders II e,.,Ss -. -
l9oas az midnight, and that the r,9,;e'
snali not drink liquor while ON dasx
soisy r-ceived 4 tiirsatsniny letter -
snicn .. WIS declared that the xaJaa,
keepers had decided to kill him IL =,
enforced the orders. The letter Va,
signed III. H." ths initials Of u,,Is,
% the tirm of Miller & Ho!tz. vronin~n
saioon Keeps r., Who vss TO-DAY ref.,ssl
= license because he wou!d no, nromis a
70 csoss At midnight, and even declare
openly his Intention 10 violate the order
ms freads say that the letter WAS 4
TICK gotten up by his enemies 70 o..
MN into dlsrepute with the Mayor,
9esixtsas Assembly.
GALVESTON, May 3.-About ons hmm.
urea and twenty visitors AMI delegates
70 the Southern Baptist Convention. ~
e,2ht cars, from Georgia. Alaaama,
~ issis1ppi AID the Carolinas. arrived
AZ p. n. The Tennessee delegation,
sne on a special via Indian Territory
MISSOURI and Arkansas delegations ars
expected tonight. Every train brings
IN delegates and visitors.
A Trip % Wasbtn-tsus
WAsHS gToy. MAJ .. - Secretaries
Lincoln and Teller have been consider.
ing the case of Chief 81 5sss of the Spo-
kline Indian trIb., who have been dis
posed - be troabiesoms because OF an
executive order issued some time since.
cutting of portion of his r..seryation
~ Washington Territory. Moses aid
MS complaint before the War Depart-
nent, positively refusing TO enter into
1sgotiations with agents OF the Interior
department.. he desired 10 come to
Washington to talk tho matter over, and
Lincoli aud Teller ara con-
ideriug the advisability of bringing
him here.
A Costly sisost.
LOUISVILLE, May 9.-At the stable of
no Fair Association. this afternoon,
Nathan Bruce. a negro. became involved
II quarrel with another negro, and
irawing pistol attempted To shoot him.
third party struck his arm. Tho pis-
vi was discharged. the ball going
through plank into the stable. strik-
ng a fine young mare In the neck. kill.
n2 her instantly. Tas mare WAS the
property Of Edward Wilder. of this
iiy, was valued at 5000 and was by
i'm Monroe, dam Whiriwind, and had
hown good speed.
Rum0r Discrrdifed.
CHICAGO, MAJ 9.-The officers at Gen.
headquarters in this CITY do
lot credit tho rumors Of the disaster to
crook's column. While il is true they
lave no recent advices from Crook, in
,erson, they are in the way of receiving
luick communications from any point
n Texas or New Mexico, in case of any
Engagement, particularly in else of a
disaster. Any report which General
'rook rnighs make Of operations in or
rom Arizoaa would go to the headquar-
ers Of the department of the Paciiic at
,an Francisco. and the headquarters of
he department here would not he in re-
eipt Of any official report direct.
Lived Wifhln Their Income.
WASHINGTON. May 9.-At the 18th an
luai meeting of the American Tract So
iety today the reported receipts during
he year weIe S:9i.0 65 and expenditures
1886, 80.
The spraxurs Beafsa.
PROVIDENCE, Il. l., May 3.--ia the Sd
IRENE Court today several cases against
he 4. il w. Sprague Manufacturing
company on trust mortgage notes were
ried. Governor Butler appeared for
he defense. The Court oyerruled his
objection, and the jury gave verdicts for
IN one Case for xtU9, iS and i'll
another for SEQ.
Bribery Alleged.
NEWARK, Nj, MAY 9.-The ex Speak
~ of tho Assembly, Jno. Egan. of Eliza
beth, was lodged in Essex county Jail
asst night, having been arrested ON AN
Indictment Of the grand jury, charging
IA attempt % bribe Assemblyman
Arsnitaae, of this ~, during the last
session Of the New Jersey Legislature.
Taken with smail.psx.
DExvxR. May 9.--Lieutenant Cover
nor Meyer was taken with small pox
while visiting his cattle ranch
aear Las Vegas, New Mexico. No fears
IL disastrous results.
star Rcase Talk.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-It was decided
asst night 10 co on with the argument in
he star route trial. and today Wilson
began the closing argument for the de-
'ence. He was followed by Carpenter,
Williams, Henkle, Davidge, Chandler
md Ingersoll, in the order named. Viii
'0n began by saying malicious newspa-
,ers, referring to the opening argu-
nents, we're mean enough to say there
vas nothing on earth to which il could
% compared except the crater of Vesu-
rus. IL the length Of a speech will
make n lavyer famous, the two gentle
men who preceded should be immortal.
The testimony in this case had been
misrepresented and psr-
'erted. Why has the Government failed
o call Johu H. Mitchell to prove his
lame, that was on that memorandum,
mi that he had received money from
Dsrsey3 They had tainted Dorsey with
heir neglect in that matter, vet when
he defense called Bedford the court re-
useu ~ utiV" htuu W ony ouy tAtHS III
answer to Rsredeifs charges. aud had
aid the matter had nothing ~ do with
he case.
Chira&e's wafer Front.
CHICAGO. May 3. In tho Circuit
Court, this evening. Judge Morgan
granted temporary injunction 10 re-
train building ON the Lake front of
his city by socialists under license
granted by the City Coancil. The title
o lake front property has been in liti-
yation for many years. being claimed
by Government script
holders, The State. and the City OF
Chicago. The present suit Is TO CON-
psl the removal Of the Exposition
rmories and other buildings erected.
md confine the Illinois Central Rail-
road Company within the limits Of its
original grant, from attempting 10 seize
lands. The temporary in
junction only prevents the erection of
buildings. For ten wears
Ibis has been litioated. Il is stated to
be the frst decision given, and IL Is
thought now tho title 90 the lands in
value runs into millions.
1neervlew Win Secretary Tslgcr.
wAsnlxaroS. May 9.-Ths Commits
zion appointed to investigate the alleged
frauds Ia the customs service at San
in connection with the i'm.
portation Of Hawaiian sugars. had an
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