Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-18

lines have granted reductions TO X fare
for round trip to delegates to the gen.
| eral cOnvocation of the EPISCOPAL
Church at Philadelphia, October 81
and delegates to the Triennial Council
OF the Congregational Church.
Production or Precious Metals.
WASHINGTON, Sept. I7.-Burchard, Di-
rector of MINIS, has Just returned from
a trip TO the far west, where he went to
collect Information as to precious met
ais during the year for his forthcoming
report. From his observations and the
information he received he thinks there
will be a slight decline in the Weld cf
gold and an increase in silver over last
years production.
Called Bends Redeemed.
The bonds redeemed up TO noon today
under the l2lst call amount to SIS, 146,-
$50.
New Indian Agent.
James r. Gardner, of Colorado, has
been appointed agent at the Ouray.
Utah, Indian agency.
Return Of Apollo 60 mnsandery.
CHICAGO, Sept. H.-Members of the
Apollo commandery of Knights. Temp
lars reached home today from their
European tour. They were received at
the depot by members of the command
cry who did not make the journey, and
by sister Communicates. Address of
welcome and responses we're delivered
at the asylum.
Clearing house Reports.
BOSTON, Sept. 17.-Reports from twen-
ty-eight leading clearing houses in the
United States for the week ending Sep
tember 18th give total clearances of
f7e7 AZ, 962, being a decrease of 22.S per
cent. as compared with the correspond
ing week in 1882. The statement ia
decidedly unfavorable one. both as COM
pared with the corresponding week of
last year and with last week.
d 10 Yellow Fever?
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.-There are
conflicting accounts Of presence of
yellow fever and black vomit at Mazst-
Ian and Guaymas. Mexico, bat the dep
uty collector at Yuma has had direct in
formation of the death from black
omit of a gentleman at Guaymas who
had jast arrived there by steamer from
Mazatlan, aud that he intercepted a
letter from railroad mar who runs to
and from Guaymas, stating that people
were dying alike in places at the rate of
from three to six daily, of what some
call yellow fever and others tonic fever.
In letters transmitting this communica-
ton Special Collector Clark urges the
taking steps to prevent the spread of
fever into the United States. He says
the railroad from Gaaymas enters Ari-
IONA Territory at Nogales. On receipt
of the letters DIR. Hammond telegraphed
the deputy collector ut Yuma for further
information, and today received the
following dispatch: Accounts conflict
concerning the character of the disease,
but it is attended with fatal conditions.
Late news indicates increasing NOR
tality."
Appropriation Exhausted.
NEW YORK, Sept. l5.-Bankers and
others, who are in the habit of making
large drafts ON the United States Treas
ury for fractional silver coin, will IN
doubtedly be sorry to hear that the
Congressional appropriation for the
transportation of such coin will be ex-
hausted October LIST. The Government
has been in the habit of transporting
silver coin at its own expense to per-
sons depositing the necessary money in
payment for the coin. After the LIST of
next month express charges on all ship
ments of silver coin from the Treasury
must be paid by the person ordering
such coin.
Chicago Real Estate.
CHICAGO, Sept. 15.-Transfers of real
estate in Chicago during the past week
aggregated $l,046, 90S. Present values
show no traces of the crash inaugurated
ten years ago. Mortgages are held by
six leading companies for $5,OOO,OO0
Many companies are Withdrawing their
Investments in the East and placing
them here, because they can get good
rate of interest, and il foreclosure
comes the property ia always worth
more than the loan on it.
Kentucky Racing.
CONVICTION, Ky, Sept. 1.-THE Late
mia Jockey Club continued its autumn
today-weather COOL, track good and
fast and heavy betting. Maiden two
year odds, six furlcngs, nine starters;
Envoy won by length, Buchanan SEQ
ond. Imperial third; time l:l7H. Mile
and half, eleven starters, Matte Rap
ture made the pace for mile and
quarter when Harry Gilmore went from
third place in the home run past the
leaders, winning by two lengths, Katie
Creed second, Matte Rapture third ;23S.
mile and one-eightb; Cleaner won, As
Gender second, Hiudoo Maid third; time
1:57. Fourth race, mile heats, Belle of
the Highlands won in straight heats;
BIrchen Brook second; kilmenhy third.