Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-04
nAsrnRN NEWS.



~ Rs;ivsy are now absent inspecting
~. ,oad. IL Is understood they will NOT
1900 the sale Of the Southeastern
Xa,lwav 20 the Chapman syndicate. The
Csnsdian Pacific holds the whole OF the
49, mortgage bonds as security for the
Tan 20 Bradley Barlow, President Of
-. company, but at the office OF ]. 8
Esnnedy 4 Co.. the fiscal agents Of the
nonnany. il was said yesterday that the
Csradian Pacific would rather have the
,ronev which il had advanced than the
.ontrnl of the Southeastern road. II ID
rrderstood that the Canadian Pacific
has made q traffic agreement With the
Portland and OgdensbsrR road, which
,rskea the control of the Southeastern
of mach lees importance TO It.
yery large proportion Of the rails
and similar supplies used In laying the
srscka of the Canadian Pacific Railway
A taken to Canada by way of this city.
The road il built of foreign steel rails,
and the material is all imported from
Rnoisnd or Germany, landed at New
Vol and thence transported over two
thousand miles Of United Statea terri
torv 10 be delivered in Canada By con-
trscfors from this country. The rails
sre landed In bond and carried over the
,silroads and canals under the super
vision OF the Custom house authorities
practically until they reach their jour
nsy's end.
Ryesvbsdy Pleased With the Conelave.
OuroAoo, Sept. 2.-San Francisco has
,sas0u TO be proud of the comnents
made upon her hospitality. There 10
YET TO be Published any interview re-
hsotino upon the MANAGEMENT of the
eonclave. Even St. Bernard speak CON-
solinQIy about their defeat, and do not
attribute anything wrong TO the judges
or auy one else. They think they were
defeated owing to a rule which COM
neIled them to drill with right and left
euidss. when they had none. Mr..
Goulton spoke enthusiastically of the
treatment accorded St. Bernard In par.
ticular. The entire conclave was man.
aosd admirably; everything possible
had besn done and we'll done TO make 1t
q success. There were no hitches ard
no Rrumblings. The grand commander
Of California, and particularly the con-
elave committee, are deserving Of tho
very highest praise, This IL the tone Of
the sentiment uttered by members Of
Ill oommanderies in trausit, and II there
q Q growler among them all he 10 yet to
b heard from.
A Lueky GAMBLER Killed.
PHILADELPHIA, August 28.--Privats
dispatches received in this city an
nounced the killing of Dirk Davis, q
gambler, at Hot Springs, Arkansas His
slayer Is reported to be st. Louis de-
tsctive named O'Neill, who followed
him from that city to Hot springs with
avarraut for his arrest on charge Of
svindling St. Louis politician In Q
brace game Of faro. Last January he
vent TO New York and had an extra0r-
binary run of luck in a Barclay street
faro game, netting him one evening
$4,000. A West Twenty-ninth street
game suffered by his high play on the
same evening to the extent of $4,000.
Il was then discovered that his winnings
In New York during the month OF Feb
Euary aggregated 10000. This wonder
ful luok in New York had the effect Of
barring the games against him. From
GOOD fortune abided with him. He was
heavy winner at all the games in Gam
Hing alley and in Mike McDonald's
bank, ON Clark street. When Mayor
Harrison's anti gambling policy Was In
auQursted be went to st. Louis and his
winnings at this time were estimated at
nearly 100000. With these he indulQed
his ambition and opened faro bank In
the Southern Hotel at 1t. Louis, where
only heavy stakes were dealt. Il waa
What IL knewn an gentleman's game.
4 politician, said to be Donnelly, played
hees hsayily and lost $500. He proved
b - what is termed sQuealer. Davis
Sseussd 70 refund the money and the
politieian sworo ont q warrant, charging
Davis with swindling. In the mean
time Davis had gone 70 Hot Springs,
whittier Detective O'Neill followed him,
and where q meeting took place, with
the result above mentioned.
Underground TelegvaDhy.
CHIoAoo, Sept. William Hart, 3d.
periutsndent OF the Chicago Sectional
Underground Electric Conduit Com
pany, explained the working Of the oon-
duits to a number Of insurance men
Thursday afternoon In front Of the
pOetoftice, ON Clark street, by having q
section Of wire drawn In from man hole
20 man hole. He convinced every wit
usss Of the operation Of the perfect ease
with which single wires or cables oan be
laid in conduit, and be reached at any
time and at eny point with leas trouble
than Ii experienced in overhauling tele-
graph lines strung ON poles. He also
showed how perfect the Insulation was,
and satis6ed everybody that under
ground telsgraphy was an accomplished
3Aot and no longer q matter OF expert
nsnt. He said that within few
months all telegraph and telephone
wires could be put under ground with
ont injury 10 the service. and without
interfering 10 any considerable extent
With the streets and II the wires were
once down there was n0thing-nO dro,
70 cyclone, snow storm-WhiCh could
interfere with their working nor would
~ laying Of new wires or making oon-
noottons neceesitate any tearing up OF
pavement.
Publlc Debt statement.
WAsuroToN, Sept. 1.--Total interest
bearing debt. t1,38, 81, $50; total debt
without interest. t5Al, 627 ,&l8; total debt,
el,e79, B0.b& Cash In the treasury.
o81, 30, SA6; debt, lees cash In the treas
ury, tl.626,6l0, 766. Deoreass during
AuGuok, o6,67l ,6b1; decrease since June
nh. e1l,572, ~. Bonds issued 10 Pa
et0e roada, interest payable By the
uuited 0tateG, and principal outstand-
NJ, "a BIZ; interest," accrued. but
1T VI paid, o6l6. 9o6. Intsrsst paid By
~ Uniied 6latss, 90 n, oo6; intsrsss
SopAA BY companies By transportation
services, III, 90, rs; By cash payments,
Spee oont. nst earninQs, 166b, l96; bal
49, interest paid BY the United States,
ol3,667. so.
TAe James TRIAL.
0AxxA1m, No, 6spt. Lat noon 10
6ay tho evidence was closed Ia the most
sosnAxkAble criminal trial that ever o.
cured IN The Missouri courts. All Who
hAyo hard the testimony admit that
- otats hes made . very serona oass
aaainsl Frank james. % far - the
lHo1e slioited By the testimony ars con-
somsd. thsy ere greatly In favor Of the
ofaAo. The ease. hoWsvss. Wtll b
asongly foaght In the aFRumsnt. The
oolo9ao ureed The bad character Of the
o1atSis ehtef witnesses, Dick Lddsll
and The Ford family. A regards the
oDleslion Of Jury. u h generally oonsid-
ePsd that The defense secured an advan-
~ ovar the State. The court IN.
1sanesd that eight hours vodld b a.
lsvsd saeh sids In areum1ht. Prose
e1kiug Attorney Wallacs, Of Kansas
CIV iii 0a0nn for The HfNnn and CIV