Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-17

questions as 20 shsir polyeanoos rsis-
tons, the frst with John W. kaell, the
second with Andrew White.
whiskey shipneAi
WAszNoTos. Sept I6.-The Secretary
Of the Treasury tsdsy instructed the
Collector Of Customs ct Newport News,
Virginia, 20 receive from the Collector
Of Internal Rsvelue Q cargo a spirits
shipped from HeI1odsbare. Kentucky,
by j. B. Thompson, and in.erded for
export from New York TO Bremen, and
10 bold 1t ia custody until notified that
the Collector of Internal Rev nue for
the Eighth District Of Kentucky has re-
ceivsd bond from the distiller 20 coyef
the route frsm Newport News 10 New
York. Ths goods NAV then be shipped.
where Ia nagers
NEW YoKx, Sept 1.-the nevfy an
pointed Haaer of san Francisco 10 much
sought for this msrninQ, bot his vhers-
shouts is not obt .inaole. He gave up
kis room at the Hoffman HOUSE yessef.
day without leaving bis address. Tele-
grams from Washington are already
arriving for the mes Collector and await
his orders there.
Three Accidents.
BuTTk, Mont, Seps- l6.-rhres fatal
occsrrsd in the Butte mines
today. John Stanis, after firing eight
blasts IN the Black Rock mine, vas
being hoistsd TO the surface, bot fell
from the bucket, distance Of IS feet
to the bottom. In q few moments the
shsts exploded around and beneath the
fallen man, bot for q wonder did not
hill him. His dsath is momentariiy ex-
pected.
A few hours later, two men named
Sevins and Bork we're killed In the
WAke-up Jim shaft. by the falling of
the bucket to the bottom. A third man
was fatally injured. Nevins was at one
time Treasurer Of the Miners Union Of
Virginia City, Nevada
Crazy for Land.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 16.-Ths decision Of
] udge Bre yer, of the United States Cir
coit Court, in the cass of the United
States W. the Southern Kansas Railway
Company. declaring II, CO acres of land
held by that company to have
been vronQfully held, and nov part
Of the public domain, has created the
widest land excitement ever known to
this part Of the State. As coon as the
desision was made known 10 Southern
men in wagons and buegies and
On hor.ebssk came in great numbers
from Chanute, Wilson and other coaA-
lies TO Woodssn county. and also to
Greenwood county, and commeaoed
stalking Cd claims, saying thai Judge
Brewers decision declared all lands held
By the Missouri. Kansas 4 Texas rail-
way to be Government land. They are
building shangiss on many quarters and
breaking sod so az to perfect their
slain. They have even stack their
stakes and broken ground on land
which we're entered by College Scrip
and patents fer which were on record
before either the santa Fe, or Missouri,
Kansas d Texas Railways we're organ
ized.
A sarly Reply.
NEW YoaK. Sept. l6.-The Sun rays I:
This 10 one Of half dozen similar let
Iers received by the Grant Monument
Committee
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
WNsrED, Conn, Sept. Is, 1925.
Gentlemen The people Of this section
are OF the opinion that the citizens of
New York are able to pay for the pro-
{ osed monument.
y. ID. HALLErT. Cashier.
p. ST. return subscription book by
Iodsy's mail.
walt whitman Receives q Present.
PBILADEr PHIA, Sept. 16.-Wslt Whit
nan yesterday was presented With q
horse and ptmton. The prsssntation
was great surprise to him. Being in
Ierviewed. he said 4" Ny paralysis has
made me so lame lately that | had 10
give up even my walks for my health.
LET alone nv rambles in the country.
and my constitution has suffered fer
exercise. IL was all done 80 unostenta-
Iiously and delioately that was greatly
Affected. Tom Donaldson knew that
WAS getting more feeble, and he wrote
10 number Of friends and admirers Of
mine in different parts of the country.
to present to me carriage
and horse to ease nay declining years.
Some Of them do not know, and some
are very dear friends. Here are the
names Whittier. Holmes. Mark
Twain, Charles Dudley Warner. John
Boyle UR-iliy. WIN. j. Florence, 4 l.
win Bsosh, Lawrence Barrett, and sew
sral others"
Bssiea ReJsicing.
Bosros. Sept. l6.--Althoueh the inter
vt In the Puritan Gsuesta contest had
rot abatcd at all in this city. 10 did not
itself this morning by the usual
srawds about the. builetin boards until
after the snnouncement of the start. In
/ short time after that il was difficult
oass along the sidewalks In front of
he boards, and the crowds increased
md overfiowed. into the roadway. IL
vas very subdued gathering. however,
or bulletiu after bulletin sho ved the
Eaglishman In the lead, aud when the
ine Of the run 10 leeward vss
put out hasty calculations we're made,
be result showina that the Puritan had
,ame gloomier still. The gloom light
med wonderfully when 10 Vas stated
hat the Paritan was picking up, ana
he announcement less than an hour
lfter, that on turning tho stake
boat the Puritan was leading.
vas the signal for hearty round Of
,heers. II seemed TO Be taken for grant
ID then that the white sloop would Is the
sinner, for Q bulletin soon after that
Eating she Was O mile ahead raised mot
wen q murmuF. Still there was aleam
II hog for the cutters friends when e
vas seen that she vas doing grand
york. Finally, when the vtctory vas
there vas one grand
,hout and the crowd dwindled
way rapidly. Daring the evening
llthough the race vas the Rsssiai topic
u conversation, no one could be found
rho expected any other result. although
q vas admitted that the Engiish boat
sas . worthy composition.
Baseball.
BAIrrxons. Sept. i6.-Baltimors .;
10.
PnrIApsI paA. Sept. i6.-Athlstics 6;
81. Louis ID.
DKrsor, Sept. i6-Desroit 8; New
York 2.
Nrw Yoax. Sept. is.-Broskiyn .;
Louisville s.
ST. Loun, Sept. le.-Providsnos Z;
70. LOUIS g.
BurrAIo, Sept. ls.-PhiiadsiphiA Z;
Bnffaio 3.
Nnw York. Sept. is.--Mstropolitans
); Pittsbsrg l.
suxrss or THE ZxrHrn--Yssssrday