Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-23

Wisconsln. .................... oi,oIS
The grand total of the disposals of
land 10 D,ll3, 6s3 acres, which includes
S81 $50 acres Of Indian lands. This Ia
a decrease in the number of acres dis
posed of as compared With the year
1884 Of o, 5S5 $50, but as compared With
the year 1898 10 IL an increase of 6sS 63C
acres. From the sale Of In iian lands
x933, sS3 was realized, making the total
receipts from all sales of lands 81 ,6S6.
ia; decrease as compared with the
receipts during 1854 OF "a, 1888 and
az compared with the the year 1888 q
decrease Of 90. s6l.6s.
Ret seen.
BRxSroS Rely. Sept. 22-2:40 p. m -
Neither Of the yachts, the Geuesta and
the Dauntless, which are contesting for
the Bennett challenge cup, are in sight.
although they have been out "a hours
nearly. The interest felt at Newport in
the race 10 very great, and there are
many sail and stesn yachts out here.
The wind in the forenoon Was some
what light and from the south. II has
nov died out and there 10 almost dead
calm.
THE Presideat Consistent.
New Yonk, Sept. 2i.--The CONNER
CATS Washington special says: General
Roseorans has declined an invitation Of
Ohio Democrats, who wanted him 20
take part In the present campaign. As
soon as the President returned from his
vacation, Rssecrans called upon him "a
AJAX him il public officers we're TO be al
lowed TO take part in political CAM
psisps. In other words could he have
permission TO 60 TO Ohio to help bis
politscal brethren. IL 10 understood
that the President set his foot down
and forbade any suoh proceedings on
the part of any one helding office under
his administration, because he wasted
10 maintain q neutral policy. Ross
Grams accordingly sent bic deolinatiou
10 Ohio.
A CeIere<i man Promoted.
WAsHrxoros, Sept 2l.-"Third Aadi.
tor Williams did something last weeh
that no official of the United States
Treasury before him ever dared 10 do. '
said a gentleman Who Is high IN politi
cal circlea He found q ooiored man
ia his offics working - q clerk when be
came into his present position. vii.
lisms, seeing that the man was capable
and efficient, placed him at the head oil
one OF the divisions Of his department.
thoaeh there we're lot Of white clerks
Who Thought they should have been Sc
lectsd for the position"
Csufsrs fer the silver Mea.
Nxw YoRx. Ssps. H.-The TvSssss
thinks ID 10 time % warn she country
that the surrender Of the administra.
ton 20 the silver tncn 10 almost certain.
The administration and its friends still
positively deny that there Ia any such
probability. Nevertheless. reasons for
expecting it are clear and convincing
There ID little prospect that the admin
issrasion viIi effectively urge Warmers
ccmprouise On the party. or adops any
policy not In harmony With the de
mands of the silver extremists.
Tue Star this morning has the fol
lowing: Paper money newspapers
sny the people do not like the silver
dollarA bat the Star knows better
Plain rkople like the dellArs, market
women liks them, hAck. drivers like
them. ncusbsys dsse on them. and bar.
tepders receive them With delight Tho
mechanic like the eighteen silver dol
lars which he gets Saturday afternoon
Tie 10 nos 6fs&rcoSr1 W tnc Netkns VI
them. Newspaper pueiisasrs hike thena
Tue Star would sail he whole edit,ou
iuclaaine its cat. for silver dollara"
re Prsssaeas and The fail Kzeesisas
wAsHrxorox, Sept IA member oi
the Cabinet. in IN Interview, states thai
while the President 10 personally
anxious that New York and Ohio shall
90 psmocrAtic this fall, the admins
tsation does net intead 10 take any
efective pArs In the canvass In thess
States Naturally" sAsd The gentle
nam. speaking Of the attitude OF ths
President, 81 he IL very DESTROYS thai ths
state Of New York shall indorsa In
ef1ciA action BY giving the Demscsats.
candidate for Governor . good solid
majority. tut for him 10 inssrfess q
between candidates before NJ esuvsa