Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-22


enable probabilities IN his demands TO,
bis people. Simmons is bright fellow
but does not know when he has a pood
thing for his people. DR.. Bennett. OF
Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn fol-
loved Prof. simmons in thouehtful
address IN the interest of the colored
people, and the convention adiourned
for the day.
A Five.Tear.0id Trolling Prodigy.
BosTos, Scot. D.-At the Mystic Park
special meeting the announcement tina,
Jay Eye See would attempt TO beat his
Providence record of 2:l0l4 brought To
the park nearly 5000 people. In the
2:29 class Modoc won in three straieh,
heats, Gorge A. second. Fld1s third,
Allegheny Boy fourth: time, 2:22Ix
2:zSl4, III. After the 20 JAY Eve See
was given warming mp, making the
mile In 2.21s. aud after two heats of the
races he was brought forward for bis
trial. As he came up his owner nodded
for the word. He took the first quarter
IN 34, and urged only by word of
mouth made the second quarter In
32Z and passed the half in l6c, the
third quarter in l:33. On the home
stretch the horse Was simply urged BY
the jockey and covered the mile in
2:llX. the best time ever made on Mys-
tic Park track.
Booths Funeral.
MAScHEsTEs Mass. }, Sept. aO-At the
funeral of Jcnius Brutus Booth this af-
terneon there was large attendance.
Isdensisely Pesspeaed.
ELMIRA. N. Y. Sept. 3O.-The regatta
at Shelldrake, Lake George, at which
Courtney was to have rowed against the
best three mile record today, is indefi
nitely postponed.
Dedication Of Gen. Tay ler's NOM
msent.
LouHvrLLE, Sept. 20.-The monument
erected by the State Of Kentucky to the
memory of General and President
Zachariah Taylor was dedicated today
at the Taylor homestead,
After speeches and bgnediction the
flags covering the monument, which is
OF white marble. 30 feet high, and sur
mounted by a statue of Gen. Taylor, was
then removed, and Mexican war veter-
ans forming about thu base were photo.
graphed, when the ceremonies closed.
Masonic Temple Dedicated.
Peoria. ILL.,, Sept. 20.-The new Ma
cost OF 100000 was dedicated today in
An transformations manner.
Cheap travelling.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2l.-The war in pas
senger rates between Chicago and Louis
vile continues. After renaiuing at
$40 for two days, 1t took a sharp turn
downward this morning, and at this
hour moon tickets are selling at So
with a rebate of IS. over the Panhandle.
and 81, With re ,ate of 81, over the
Louisville, New Albany and Chica 90
road, making the actual rate to Louis
vile 81.
Jast and swift Vengeance.
SUMPTER, s. c., Sept. 2l.-Yesterday a
negro IN the upper part of this county
outraged a white girl, Betty Dixon, II
years of age. The sister of the victim.
IN trying TO protect her, was stabbed BY
the negro, but not fatally. Last night
party of citizens took the negro, tied
him to a tree, beat him to jelly, shot
him and then left him.
The Edmunds' Bin-Cov. Marray's
Opinion.
CHICAGO, Sept. 2i.-Gov. Murray, of
Utah, IS In town. Speaking of the re-
suits following the practical application
OF the Edmnnds bill. he said, 1T turned
out just as / expected. Congress would
rot take the bull of polygalny square
by the berns, and for fear of doing
wrong IL failed to do what was right. /
believe the commissioners under the
Edmunds bill faithfully executed the
terms of that statute in the disfran-
chisement of polygamists, but it had
no effect upon the result. Not beyond
70 per cent. of the Mornons are polyga-
mists, but the remaining Mormons or
Mormonists as they are called, are
largely In excess of the Gentle popula-
ton, and as they stand ready to do the
bidding OF the Mormon church, they
can easily outvote the Gentiles and CON
troll the election OF members to the Ter
ritorial legislature" Mormonism
on the increase?" "Yes; Mormon i'm
migration into Utah is very large, and
growing. Probably the increase is in
the proportion of three to one of the
Gentiles. They are alss settling in ad-
iscent States and Territories; in fact
Mormonism is very much broader deep
or and stronger than ever before. Ii is
aggressive in every sense of the word,
and must be dealt with in an aggressive
manner The Governor further said
that from Louisville he would 90 to
Washington and make written report
on the condition of affairs in the Terri
tory to the Secretary OF the Interior.
Condition II Trade.
New YORK, Sept. Pr. G. Dunn &
Co., mercantile agents, report that not
withstanding tho fact that transactions
~ interpreted by bank exchanges show
large decline compared with last year.
many symptoms regarding the trade
point to a prosperous condition. Specu-
lation is certainly less rampant than a
year ago, bat legitimate trade is almost
As large in volume and certainly more
satisfactory. both as to condition of
stock held and profits realized.
An Important 0aesiiea.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2l.-Secretary Fol-
ger has raissd an important question in
regard To the operation of the new civil
service law, which he states in letter
addressed by him TO the Commissioners
today. A few days ago he made re-.
QUESTION on the Commission for O per-
son to fill $500 clerkship. and the
Commission yesterday certified to him
the names Of four persons from which
to make his selection. The Secretary
finds himself in doubt about his selec-
ton from the four names. He says in
his letter 10 the Commissioners that this
section gives the preference. other
things being equal, to honorabiy dis
charged soldiers and sailors Of the late
waP and that aactior NJ tina civil Sap
yice act provides that nothing contained