Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-26
PACIFIC COAST.


BAN FRANcIsoo, Aug. 25.-Matthew
Cannavan, n prominent Democratic
leader In Nevada politics and we'll
known over the entire Pacific Coast,
died in this city yesterday afternoon
after short illness.
Personal aad Marine Notes.
PoRr TOWNSEND, Aug. 25.-Clallam
county elected ~ delegates to the Ter
ritorial Republican Convention @. +.
Olaf and Thomas Stratton. They were
instructed to vote for @. NJ. Bradshaw
for Congress az loLg az he IL In the
field.
VIM. Payne and family will start In a
few days for California.
SPECIAL Agent J. Il Evans arrived on
the Mexico.
A Dastardiy Lie Related.
San FRAScIsco. Aug. 25.-rhs Eresinq
Post publishes the statement of Mrs
Abbie l.. Marble, employed in the San
Francisco post Office, a sister OF Mrs. j 3.
q. Blaine. denying the published 40
counts that Mrs. Blaine's father forced
Blaine at the point of a shotgun to
marry her. Mrs. Marble says the cir
oum stance was simply imp, ssibie. as
her father died in January. lS45, and
never knew nor saw Blaius, and II was
not until six years after his death that
her sister, Miss Stas wood, now Mrs.
Blaine. saw Mr.. Blaine for the first time.
Fred Harmon In Trouble.
San JosE. Aag. 25.-This afternoon at
the race track q foot rsce for 800 q
side was run bs Fred Harnon and Wal
ter Lubbock, distance OF 75O yards.
Lubboch was allowed six feet start and
won by about the same distance; time
~ seconds. The attendance was large
aud the betting, principally by sporting
men, Was In favor Of Harmon by large
odds. The result displcased the losers
and Harmon's trainer, Frenchy, Who
took accession to knock Harmon down
with club. Az the conclusion OF the
race, Harmon Was chased from the
grounds by the enraged sports. and on
ly escaped further chastisemdut by get
ting into hack which was driven RAP
idly 20 town. He left his clothes behind
which were after attached. together
With his money aud watch, by man
Who had loaned him money. The
sports claim he threw the race.
saicide.
SAN JosE. Aug. 2S.-Mrs. Rosa Artata,
wife OF Jshn Artats, committed suicide
by drowning herself in carp bond near
h.r husbands ranch. above SaratoRa.
Her husband's business reverses are BE-
lieved 20 have unsettled her mind. She
va q native Of Italy, and Is years OF
age.
Cheated the Gaitswa.
MATINEE, GAL. Aug. 25.-The build
Inc of a soshold for the execution OF
WIN. Bennett, fixed for Friday next
vas begun this morning. but came TO Q
sudden conclusion when IL was disoov,
ered that the condemned man had CON-
mitted suicide by severing the arteries
of his iefs arm az the wrist with q jack
knife. Bennett shot and killed wm.
B.ker &C Stewardssille In November
last.
Opening Of the Campaign.
SAN Francisco, AUG. 26.-fhe Blaine
ana Logan campaign IL 20 be regularly
onened by the Republicans Of Caiifor.
MIA September 9Th. A circular to that
effest addressed 20 the different c9uu-
,ies, has been issued by the Republican
State Central Committee.
shippssg Iaseiitseaee.
sAx FaAscrsco, August 2.-SAilsd-
Bark Grace Roberts, for Port Town
send schooner Queen. for wrsnsie.
TAroosH, Aug. A.-schooner passed
ont Ia tow: bark aud baFkenttue passes
in between 8 and IL .. N. Pneet NIL
t,omp ,ny's bark Covlitx and barkenftns
Skse,s are in sne Straits.
pear BuAKgLY, August 26.--Arrivcd =
ship Osaso, from San Francisco.
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