Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-27

revenees, bot this expectation Ia. m,
been realized. The ars, aorr,lsts
nscsl year under the Operation al .hs
reduced postage Law. closed on the 3O-I
OF last June. IL vas not a good bos;l
ness year. Ii bad been supposed ira
the deficiency would not be more tha,
f4.oDJD. On the contrary, il will .
about x7,oO.000. These figures are a.
to be taken az accurate, a. the Pre-,.
dents vlsh that The bureau repor, :
1 snail not Be given to the public in ad
vance OF his message makes IL imro 81.
tie TO obtain the exact figures.
The Pswers' Harder.
HoLLIsTEE Cal. }, Oct. a;.-Detec.iyes
A. b. Lawson and Jerome Deasy. OF
harry horse's agency, have been IA the
soothefn portion of the eoanty several
days working up the Powers assassina
'ion case. They returned here at 3
clock THIS morning. having in custody
W. NJ Thompson and Fred Fowler.
charged With completely in the crime.
Justice Hoffman held them 10 apswer
without bail. settling the preliminary
examination for Tuesday, November Sd,
prosecution stating that important wit
nesses were hundreds OF allies svay and
tnat II was impossible for them TO get
here sooner. Dick Alexander was also
arrested, and Is 10 charge OF the Deputy
sheriff of san Benito county.
Detective lawson says that they are
10 Possession OF a complete chain OF
evidence, which will hardly fail to re-
snit IN the conviction OF all implicated.
Aiexsnders father was inclined to re.
slst the arrest of his son. and followed
the otncers with rife, but a rather
strong intimatiou that an attempt to
use II would result disastrousiy, caused
change Of mind. Fowler was arrested
at O'Clock this morning. He refused
70 come, bat submitted to the p=rsua
sive eloq1enoe Of a six shooter. The
detectives are of the opinion that Pow
ers was SHOT from his horse about
Odd p. IN. The hanging took place
about 10 y. M, and was an afterthought
TO disarm the suspicion Of murder aud
prevent an Investigation. IL being
thought that the killing was presuma-
bly, the work of a mob and would not
be inquired int. Fowler ia a son of G.
L. Fowler. who murdered his wife and
committed suicide two weeks ago. Be-
fore her death he spoke of his mother,
using most Infamous name. and say
ing she should be killed. He had her
buried 10 the pauper's corner, but pub
lie indignation compelled removal of
the remains to the side of her husband
and children. At the time threats of
lynching him were made. IL 10 thought
that number of prominent and here
tofore highly respected citizens are i'm
plicated, II not in the act itself, in the
proceedings prior to it and the subse-
quent shielding OF the murderers.
The Antf.vaeeinatisa League
NV YORK, Oct. GA meeting of the
Anti Vaccination League was held to
night and was attended by quite a
number OF medical men. Henry Bereh
was chosen President.
Brighton Reach.
BBIGHTos BEACH, October 26. -Thrss-
quarter mils-Hop Sing won, Lizzie
Walton second, Petrels third. Time
l:l9sl.
Seven -eighths mile Belle B. won.
Error second, Garfield third. Time
| 30.
Mile and an eighth-Jim Howell won,
Hickory Jim second, Jack O. Hearts
third. Time-l:5711.
Three quarter mile, all ages-Little
Minch won, Pericles second, Laura
Garrison third. Time-l:l6sl.
Mile-Ernest won, Audacity second,
Mineral third. Time-l:476.