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

Howard girl and shot her because she
nooid not sccept presents from him.
Dut another story il thax be reoentlv
ion considerable of his employers
money gambling in New Orleans, and
vas IN great sreuble about il. he had
oeen drinking heavily, and killed him
self IN despondensy.
Trying 10 Cebble the Northern Pacific.
NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-It Is said a pool
70 take i0.OUO shares of Oregon Trans
continental has been formed. The re-
/ cent unsettled and weak condition of
the market - attributed to a syndicate
VINO wish 70 procure the stock at lover
/ figures.
The Pittsbapx ExpIssiou.
PTTTsBUEG, Sept. 2l.-Yesterday' 9
boiler explosion ard its terrible results
were the absorbing topic today. No
more deaths have been reported. but
two OF the victims lie at the point of
death.
The senate Labor Cennaitsee.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2l.-Senate sub
committee on labor and education had
before them as witness today, F. B.
Thurber, leader Of the anti monopoly
/ league.
A Leaky Vessel.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Sept. 2l.-The
United States steamship Fem is re-
ported leaking. Carpenters have been
sent from the navy yard and she will be
brought TO the yard as quickly as pos
sible.
unifed states Treasury News.
WASHINGTON, Sept. N.-The nomina-
ton OF Edward Newman as examiner of
teas at San Francisco made by the Col
lector of that port, has been approved
by the Secretary Of the Treasury.
The secret service division of the
Treasury Department have received
from Boston one of the five dollar notes
OF the Irish Republic previously report
ed. 1t is irregular, but is said to fair
imitation of United States Treasury
notes.
sharp Practice In the Beard Of Trade
CHICAGO. Sept. 2l.-Befors the ad-
| iournment of the Board of Trade today
the Secretary raped to order and an
nounced that some one on the floor of
the Exchange, early in the day, mutt
lated the signal service weather report.
Toe alterations were made in fisures,
and the statement so changed gives =
contrary meaning to the one originally
intended. Before the deception WAS
discovered perceptible decline in corn
resulted, number of members losinp
thereby. The document referred to BY
the Secretary was the usual copy of a
dispatch from the Chief Signal
Officer to the observer at
Chicago, directing him to give as
wide Publicity as possible, to the fact
that indications pointed to frost on
Friday or Saturday night. A knot of
operators gathered about where it was
posted on the Change and soon there
| was noticed interlineations made after
posting by sumo unknown person, and
line on the lower margin TO the effect
that the statements in the bulletin were
contradicted, and not long afterwards
the entire bulletin disappeared myster-
iously. The secretary procured dupli-
cate copy read it from the balcony and
had it posted again.
Aiding the Destitute.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2l.-Collector Tar
bell of Pensacola had another interview
with the Secretary of the Navy today
relative to furnishing rations to the
destitute IN the naval reservation. As
the result If the interview the Secretary
is disposed to take the responsibility of
issuing additional ratiOas to destitute
families on the reservation TO a limited
extent, but expects some help to he
given to the inhabitants of the State
and city.
lsspecaing Pesisflces.
Postmaster General Gresham has gone
to New York to look into the operations
OF the pOstoffice in that city. His visit
may be extended to Boston, and thence
to Iowa
A Mislending Circular.
Claim agents have been sending out
gress the Secretary of the Interior was
authorized 10 increase the compensation
of all Assistant Marshais engaged in
taking the ninth census. The Secretary
says that additional pay can only be
allowed in a limited number of cases
where he Is satisfied the pay was insult.
ficient, aud warns Assistant Marshals
against the misleading circular.
Denied.
The statement that the Wellington
coal mine in British Columbia has been
purchased by the Central Pacific Rail-
road Company is denied by Mr.. Duns-
muir, the owner.
Specimen Democratic Caucus.
BosroS, Sept. 2l.-The Democratic
caucuses we're held tonight. la the
Twenty second Ward the caucus broke
mp in free fight, aud in the Third
Ward there was bolt. All the dele
gates elected are for Butler.
InJwnctlOn Derree.
Providence, September 2l.--A decree
has been filed enjoining VIM. Spraeue,
Evan Randolph and others from inter-
ference ia the management Of the aQue-
duct begun by q. p. Pomeroy. assignee
appointed by the Court. Sprague de-
clared he would kill the man sent by
Pomeroy TO take possession. Whether
Spraguc will now yield peaoeably is re-
garded as uncertain.
Woods and . Tswn On Fire.
DovER, N. H.. Sept. 2l.-Bsltwovds,
near Great Falls, ison fire. People are
fighting the flames. There il great
scarcity of water here. That part Of
the Cochico we'll operated by water is
running half time. Saw and grist mills
in the surrounding country are shut
down, wells and streams dried up; cat
Ia a L.