Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-25
EASTERN NEWS.
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c,sr wins by One Bird.
Feb. 23.-rhe cold WAS
LoUls'ihLIh VIZ for the contests between
disagfee II B,gardus aud DR.. W. h.
tap:am California. The match was
Care, % Are grounds OF the Jockey
she. "S .ren or eight hundred persons
Gu. -. and considerable money
We We p,lt up. bets on An 10 we're sl p q. sIe
nsnige bsing about ~ on ID DI s'.I
.sSlon Carver. Last nish' .ae iatse,
p..;snls crew more conhaeh'; ana ne
HE, ns,, 90 in the pools. before the open
e Tine match pools Solo tV' on b'9ar-
i ,ns "a. n 80 on Carver. Then , even pets
o us,a offered and acn osea. Inc terms
w. sha match were y bIrds, 81 yards
o 80 - 80 yards boa ldary;; Both men
Itse ssrsd calm ana confident. few
sp;ppn.es past O'Clock they We're called
= mork. Col. John NJ. Barbour OF this
~ acting as referee, without any
. ..1.,ss, The birds used were tame
l: usons aud did not fly we'll. Bogardus
Pad 70 score on the second bird,
I ns;eh fell dead 40 yards outside the
WI, xns Clrver missed the 18th and
i n'u and Bogardus missed the 18th.
lo "d the score stood tie. Carver fell
ssaS;ud on the 10th, with miss When
~ Ds 9th bird was reached there was
=. och having killed As. AT the lOth
~. .so. B0gardus had 60. Carver o.; 18th,
s aaa"ardns CA. Carver 81. From the 10Th
the Goth Carver gained three and tied
nocardus. Neither missed Tor some
80 and excitement ran high among
aue,rnud but the contestants. were
-. .so, and determined. At the 56th bird
eS 'o. I'd" missed. and Carver, without
Do ran out, defeating his ANTAGONIST
s sm bird. The score stood Carver
., H,oardus 81. Time, two hours and
"a minutes. There was nothing to
, ~" .he good feeling. the match passing
~, ~ nIncsan.ly and without protest. Tue
'.o,rd cheered Justify at the flnish, and
N ;oined in heartily congratuiatlng
~ T',.er on closely won victory. Car
r,r,s stakes and gate money was over
$500.
..r,,erson Attacks the secretary OF
the Navy.
w,sursorcs. Feb. 23.-During the
a;ssu,sion of the navy bill In the Senate,
Anthony offered an amendment appro-
nIating $200.0o0 to enable the Secre-
t,ry OF the Navy to build an expert
mental gan boat.
Mcpherson, discussing the amend
mani alluded to the presence of the |
Secretary of the Navy in the Senate |
chamber, the other day, in conversation
uitb Anthony and went on to make An |
attacs upon the Secretary. who was lat |
home ia the lobby" He had great re-
snect for the President, who had so far |
gwen the country an administration as
worthy of approval as the one proceed
inc. bot he feared when this appropria-
ton bill should have become law, as 1t
certainly would, because the Secretary |
If the Navy had so ordered, even the
President would become convinced that |
mistakes were possible. The President,
heading the list, has advisers with char |
acter and ability. the purest and best, |
but even before reaching the end OF the |
li,t has descended by one gigantic striae |
70 the lobby with all that implied.
Anthony said he offered this amend
Nent by instructions of the Committee |
A Naval Affairs, and not at the re-
ouest of the Secretary of the Navy. |
The Secretary had a right to be on the
aoor Of the Senate under the rules, and
his presence called for no such com
nsnt as that made by Mcpherson.
Rollins said he had heard McPher-
ssn's remarks with great surprise, and
that the Senator's criticisms upon the
Secretary we're unjust and dangerous IN
the extreme, and he (Rollins) hoped 1t
would not be repeated.
Hale raised the point OF order that
Inc amendment proposed new iegisia-
ton. and the Chair sustained the point
eforder and ruled it out.
Mcpherson said: my idea is that
~ present administration of the navy
jsuartment seems to be to destroy the
existing navy, 80 AZ to give an oppor-
tnnitv for the construction OF new
Nss involving q vast expenditure OF
mosey. and unlimited discretion IN the
Secretary of the Navy, and strangely
enough the Naval Committees of both
Houses of Congress seemed to favor
their course. Under the former admin
istration of the navy department. gross
abuses existed in the sale or trading
avay of boilers, machinery. ETC.. to ia.
yored contractors, and now provisions
are proposed which would tend to renew
that system"
Hall asked Mcpherson whether he
did not know the Secretary of the Navy
vas so hedged around by law that he
could not sell ship, an engine, boiler
or any component part of ship except
under safe guards, which wonld render
impossible repetition Of the abuses
alleged to exist in the past.
MCPHERSON said he was unable to see
how any law could be more restrictive
than that of 1877, yet that has been dis
regarded BY n former Secretary of the
Navy, who made contracts in direct
violation of it.
Ingalls, said he thought our old wood
en- vessels had been properly described
BY the Secretary of the Navy as useful
only for naval exerci. es, for displaying
the national flag, and for spectacular
purposes generally. They were painted
ships upon painted ocean, and money
spent upon them ia repairs beyond
certain limit would be wasted.
Death Of n Literary Lady.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 24.-Fannie Dris-
coll, wsll-known poetess and writer,
Died YESTERDAY. She was married in
December last to H. l.. White, of tho
Chicago Tribune. She was suffering at
the time from slight cold, which de-
voloped into quick consumption. The
deceased lady's writings were very pop
ular in the northwest and the country
generally.
Freezing storm.
CHICAGO. Feb. "a. AT o'clock this
morning fine drizzling rain began,
freezing as fast as it fell. Buildings,
sidewalks. streets and telenraph wires
are already heavily coated with Ice.
The effect is already felt by railroad and
telegraph offices. Serious interruptions
tetrains and wires are probable.
A Robbed Bank.
II is rxmored that Kerr, the embez-
Hing clerk of Preston, Keane Il Co.,
bankers. has been arrested in Australia.
Bank people say the matter is in the
hands of detectives, and they have not
oeen informed Of the fact. If 1t IS fact.
Mr.. Preston. the senior member OF the
nrm. put $4,000 additional into the
bank to make good the defalcation
HE bank is still greatly annoyed by the
persistency of the circulation of rumors
among its customers by Kerr and has
friends.
Sulcidcsl.
Albert ]. Howell, broker, of the firm
Of Howell. Crapser i Co., committed
suicide by shooting at noon today
Foor health was the cause.
Bank statement.