Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-16
DallY Observation-Disclosures


The Call. on ihe Hrst morning. q - |
uuhlieafio.a, masis ia attempt 70 gro
ere he rspoff being received lot ~
Po~r.Iwrxrl1GgsrEA ~ the Wasfesn
Uafpn cfins, By iteuaDdinz y slndsy tns
ufeeense that aTr4lnzemeuts had Dee
mzde hg whish 10 should be tisiiusfec
10 theul. - Poar -IErKfLEozScEA, sssS
issh.
n eoss pithosa sayine thai tbtrs y
nr,f 4 word Of tsuta IN he chsIrze, afIc
- dsfy the PosT IsTK1IfsiScHs e
peovs iis ehare, either 0y direos svf
Seues on ifnpiiassi0rl. Tbs staism''nt y
q fsiesho<d rnsas Of shols cloth; tns
xaoorian 81 an syvsf,-saxeG or die'hsseo
mfnd.--caR, Mag istn.
The circumstances ars simply these
On the evening Of Nay Sd. - Mr.. Geo.
M. yrBsisu, ehiaf MIGHT operator al fee
western UaiJn onos. ~as taking pre-
rsport for tue fc@T ISrEILIaKscEil, an
sanployee Of the cal entered The 'sAacs
ana demanded fhe rsport 10 sneh mac,
ner as 10 lead one 10 infer thsE the
Gal hsd Ei9st 90 il By siTtus Of
soma arrangement which had been en-
sered inso. II ail Inexperienced opera
cor, OF one unaec1ssomsd 10 The ban
ding Of press regort had been ir charge,
the report voad undOubssdiy have
bean handed ovw. Mr.. O'Brien, bow
ever, had bad hsrRe expsrienee. de
immedlassly refused 10 aeeeds se' the
demand, 10 the apparent -arpFiss o. the
nan Who made II. The latter, after In
stating for tims, withdrew.
That the Cal knew peEfeettT VOL At
the time Ia question that Il van not en-
titled 70 the report, Ia evident. The oe-
earrsnce a. ths telegraph Office tooh
plaes late in the evening Of May 3D..
On the morning, of May 4th the Call
pablished 4 !stis, dated at Portland on
May iss, stating that 40 report sould
be furnished them. This lsitsR vss tn
tAs hands Of the psoprietors Of the Cal
Al the time ths demand upon Mr..
OfBglsn vas made Indeed. It YRS
probably In typs IN their osice. Tie
pubiie can iudRs WHISTLER OF not this
vas ian attempt 70 procors the report
being recsived for she Posr. txFiiLI1-
oxnckz by demanding % under the pre-
tsnss cha. arranasmsnss had besn raade
By which u should DO delivered to
them"
Ths Cat. in the ismns Of May 18th,
also has the folloSins reference TO the
sounty printing contract:
The public will be curious 10 know
the cause Of ths opposition 10 the ap
pearance Of the tsaH. Simply this: I he
county printing mas abeat 20 be- award
"a, and there vas en- effort being made
10 form esmbinatiea 70 practically rob
che esunfy by charging I've tines tpoEe
than the york vas worth. The appear
anca Of tha Cal put quietus on that
lifsle plot, and tie r. /. and Chroitieie
esre driven inssi composition for the
work.
Thai sots in regard 70 the oouniy plat
Ina are simply shna bids we're called for
according u lav thu Posr ISTHLLItlES-
cxn put IN tho lowest bid and was
awarded the contrant. There vas no
thing unusual or peculiar about the
transaction. % far ~ the Posi- IsTELII
oFNcxs vas concerned. No eombins-
tIanr vas formed for any parpsse, and
neither the posr -lETEILIoESoKR nor any
person connected With IL made any Of
fsrt 20 fern eonahinaiion.s or had
the most remote hisa Of doing 3d. The
Cali 10 perfectly q. lIl,erty, so far As We
are concerned. ~ make known i,ny
facts In iis possession in regard to tbs
printing soiatrant Indeed, We desire
Il to do 10. and II iiaa sur fall consent 10
publish what Il ptAaaa In regard 10 the
matter. 10 linR as IL eonAnes it, suite
nenta 20 the fsots
In eonalasion, II may be said thai Il
makes no material difference 10 The
Posr- IsrELLiaEsoi Hhesher tho Cali
lives or dies. bus us do moi intend tina,
u shall impose upsn the public with
raised dates and false kilograms no kna
a We are able 10 expose such practices.