Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-31

dollars worth Of stamps. The marshal
refused to say anything regarding the
arrest. urging as reason that the pyis-
oner had confedcrates who would be
brought to justice in a short time.
Campbell is confined in the county Jail,
and when asked to give a statement of
the causes leading to dis arrest, answer.
cd that he was not disposed to furnish
any information. His call mate, a no.
torious local crook, gave the nature of
the charge against him. Campbell SUBJ
gequently said he had been arrested in
Dakota where he was employed on q
farm, and that the arrest had bean made
on communication from Marshal
kearney. to whom be was delivered on
bus arrival there. He refused to enter
into any particulars for the reason that
he had been enioined to saw nothing
about & matter. He was asked several
times what he had been arrested for,
and hc replied he vas not aware Of snv
particular cause. Several times be re-
FUSED to answer whether he had been
concerned In any robbery of the mails,
but hnelly added that he knew nothing
OF the charge or of the robbery. He
leaves for Portland tomorrow.
Earthquakes.
j AA'C cAotp 6LQ ulSkluCt SHOCKS OF
earthquake were felt this morning about
$40. The first, which was the heaviest.
lasted from three to four seconds. and
was from east to west. The vibrations
were slow, but heavy enough to startle
inmates of residences. The other shocks
although shorter were lively.
I Fer British Columbia.
A large number Of French Canadians
with their families, have arrived from
the east within the last few days. The
men are under contract with general
manager Onderdonk, of New York, for
three years, on the extension Of the
Canadian Pacific railroad. Carpenters
VII! be paid 81 per day, stone workers
$3.50, and laborerS from $1.5O 70 $3.50
per Gay.
Tho Bond Election.
| BAN Francisco, March 3e.-No action
will be taken relative to calling bond
election until next week. 1t is expected
Mayor Bartlett will sign resolutions
which have been submitted to him,
The sole doubt rests whether in case the
commissioners refuse, whether the mat
ter cannot be taken to the Supreme
Court in such shape "a to involve the
oonstitutionality of the act empowering
supervisors to issue bonds. II the peO-
pie decide by an election that tho meas
ure 10 necessary, Just how the new law
Will be taken befOre the court is not yet
decided.
4 New Bank.
A new bank is to be established in the
otty about May LIST. by Charles Croker,
VIM. Orocker and B. @. Walworth, Pres
ident Of the First National Bank. There
i ~ N n SvSA p,fs s~r
ton will be known by the firm name Of
Croker, Walworth q Co. The capital
10 variously stated to be from one mil
lion to ten. The latter figure il pro.
nounced by VIM. Crocker to be much
too high. The place Of business will
probably be the Dividend building, cor
Nor Pine and Leidsdorff streets
A Broken Firm.
San Francisco, March 30.-The dry
goods firm of Ere 1erick Chester q Co.
suspended this afternoon, with liabili-
ties estimated at $4,000, $4,000 Of
Opal creditors are Murphy, Grant Z Co.,
and Levi Strauss d Co. The affairs
have been turned into tho hands Of the
latter firm.
| Severe shocks.
SAN Francisco. March 30.-A slight
shock of earthquake occurred at 7:45
this evening. Further south the shock
was heavy. At Watsonville, Santa Cruz
county, nine shocks were felt, breaking
cE0ckery, plasterin0, etc. At Hollister,
weIe smashed, brick buildings cracked.
and the streets filled with inhabitants,
many in undrese.
| FA~ asa->
| Logxed.
SAX FRANcIsco, March 30.-A dispatch
from Mendocino says that on the 18th
inst. tho schooner Alfred Schneer found
the schooner Stina Nicolaison dismast-
ed and vater,loeged about ten miles
northwest Of Noyo. No trace of the
crew or boats. The Nicolaison sailed
from 0eudocino March Goth.
MinlnG Stocks.
SAN FRAHcIsco, March 30.-The fol-
lowing arc the latest stock quotations:
California. 25c; Gould d Curry, $3.50;
Mexican. $2.87x; Ophir, $225: Union,
$362H; Eureka Con-. s.; Crown Point.
80; Belcher, !sc, Mount Diablo, $2.75;
Dlseasslag the Apaches.
SAX Francisco, March 30.-Aifred
Tobin, . gentleman OF this city, who
returned this afternoon from an ex-
tended visit to Mexico aud Arizona,
during which he had an opportunity OF
judging Of the troubles at present ex-
issin9 with the murdcrous Apaohes.
Speaking in connection with the per.
sisteut annoyances to which white set
tiers are subjected he stated that the
finest land in Southern Arizona is who'll
~ at the mercy Of the savages, who re-
fuse to allow any Improvements to be
made upon them. and which are wholly
valueless from lack of cultivation. This
10 particularly tho case at the head va
teTe Of the Yacqui river, wbsro the low
lands are covered With vegetation, and
which might under thu influence Of the
whites be transformed into flowing
fields. Naturally they felt inoensed al
the refusal of the Indians to allow pro-
Rrees TO be made in this direction. Re
ferrinR 70 the statement made by Gen.
Crook, that the Indians on the San
Carlos reservation were as meek as
church lambs, and under no pro-
tcns0 could they BE- induced
20 violate their allegiance to the Great
Chief" He said that the utter faisity
OF this statement Vas proved BY an in
oident which recently occurred during
his trip up the sonora road. A fight
had taken place between some Mexicans
and band Of Apaohes in which four of
tho latter were killed. Examination of
the bodies revealed tho fact that the
Indians belonged 10 Crooks prosege, as
tho blankets worn by them we're marked
with the tag which i afixed to the In.
dams Of San Carlos agency. To such
an extent had the whites been exasper-
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