Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-11-03

/ iIauo 10 connection With bond trans.
acton OF the company. The Supreme
Court Is OF the opinion that Winssoa
committed no fra1d in tbs matter, that
appellant has shown ne right to relief.
ana the action Of the Cireoit Court dis
missing the bill is therefore approved.
winston IL the recently appointed Min
lister to Persia.
The rnfssished Crui.ers.
WASHINGTON, Nov. AT a confer
enoe at the Navy Department between
Secretary Whitney and the chiefs Of
the Bureaus of Steam Engineering and
OF Construction aud Repair, and rrera-
| oefs of the Naval Advisory Board, a
plan for the completion of the uufinish-
ed cruisers Chicago, Bostsn and Allan
n, vss arranged and decided upon.
work on the vessels will be continued
at the yards where they row lie, by tbs
Bureau of Steam Engineering and the
Bureau of Construction and Repair, and
they will bear the same relation 70 the
Government "a the original contractors
did. The Bureaus will be held respou-
slbie for what IL done. Tie work will
be constructed under direction of OH
GERS representing the Bsreaug. The
Naval Advisory Board vill have its
representative at the wards, who will
supervise all the work and material, as
formerly. II any changes or modihca-
tons IN the original plans are 1eemed
necessary, the same o. urse will be pnr-
s1ed IS before the Government took
charge.
The Hanian-TeeIner ImbrogiJs.
PITTsBUEG, Nov. 2.-Regarding the
dispatches from Toronto this afternoon
stating that HaHlan had Published
Ieemsr's correspondence, in which ths
latter offered TO sell out in the recent
race, Teemer, who was found at Nc
keesport tonight, says: Il wrote the
letters because Hanlan would not row
unless gave guarantee that be should
beat me-"
When he was negotiating with Han
Ian, that oarsmsn made the require
ments so imperative that be (resmer)
almost gave the proposed match up fer
hopeless, aud when he came home be
was still greatly impressed with the
fact that Hanlan was stubborn in bis
determination, and would not row un-
less some such guarantee was given.
After the match was made, Teemer
said further, that Hanlan went to Wal
lase Ross, his trainer, several times to
have him pursua9e Teemer to lose the
race and let Hanlan win.
kolk. Teemer's hacker, was seen
later. He said he knew nothing of the
correspondence. Teemer had made the
propositions to Hanlan without bis
knowledge. He was of the opinion
that a certain Pittsburgh and McKees-
port clique wanted to run 1eemer It
was all scheme to fleece him. Volk
also said that Hanlan had never ap-
preached him TO buy the race, and to
the best of his knowledge had never
approached Teemer.
The Union Pacific statement
BosTos, Nov. 2-The statement of
the Union Pacific Railway for SepteE-
Der shows decrease in net earnings of
SCI. l52 compared with September, 1884.
The statement for the first nine months
of the present year is as follows:
Gross earnings, $l8,37S,77S; increase
over last year. $l04 ,525 expsnces, $ll,-
Ss4, l37; increase, $706,17l; surplus
earnings, $685., Gal decrease, $60i SAG.
Storm on the New England Coast.
The severest wind aud rain storm ex-
perienced in many years prevailed here
today and alonRshore. The hsrbor was
tossed into Immense pillows. Numer-
Gus vessels lying at the piers dragged
their anchors. aud several of them were
badly damaged by being dashed to-
gether or against the docks. So far as
hes been ascertained, no lives we're lost.
Vice Consul at Liverpool.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-HarOid Marsh
Sawall of Bath, Maine, was today ap-
pointed by the President Vice and Dep
atty Consul at Liverpool.
Death Of an Old Minister.
EVANSVILLE ARK, Nov. Rev. Mr.. |
Tenant died here today, aged il5. He
WAS the oldest gospel minister in the
URited States. He preached for ninety
years.
A salute at Montgomery.
MONTGOMERY (Alabama) Nov. 2-As a
tribute of respect to General Mcclellan
the Montgomery Artillery fred ma
tioual salute at sunset.
Chaplin a Candidate.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-The name OF
Comptroller Chaplin Of New York, it Is
stated, has been presented to the Presi- |
dent for a place on the Civil Service |
Commission.
The President Goes Go Buffalo
WuKEsBAARE, Nov. q President |
Cleveland arrived here this afternoon
over the Llhigh Valley Railroad. |
About 1000 persons we're at the depot to |
greet him. After shaking hands with
number sf prominent Democrats he left |
for Buffalo.
BUFFALO, Nov. 2.-President Cleve-
land arrived here at l2:45 q. IN. The |
lT9 miles from Ssyre, Penn, to Buffalo |
a., 40, h.nNa nd
utes. Owing to the Presidents desire.
the speed Of tue traiu was decreased. |
The President was accompanied by |
wilson y. Bissell and f. w. Stedman.
A large crowd was at the depot and |
greeted the President With cheers. He |
shook hands with all within reach, and |
was then driven to Bisseli's residence, |
where he remained during his stay in |
Buffale.
Terrible Calamity.
NKw LONDON (Conn.l, New. "A ter
rible calamity. by which 8 lives were lost, |
occurred of Race Rock on Sunday night, |
caused by the explosion of the boiler Of |
me s,eam dredee No. 4, Of the Atlantic |
Dredging Com pany, of Brooklyn. The |
dredRe left Providence for New York at |
9:l5 SUNDAY morning, in tow of the tug |
y. NJ. Waite. Captain Tsesdy. In order !
20 keep the bilse clear the steam pumps |
on the dredge were kept At work. Just
before midnight, when nearing Race
Il ,ok light, Captain Tweedy, who vas
al the stern, noticed a moving light en-
the dreiee aud heard Q voice, bat could
no, distinguish the words. A minute
later he heard an explosion on the dIdee
and saw fire, smoke and steam. The
drrsipe sank Immediately aud the stern
of the tug WAS drawn under the wsfsr
before the hswsers could be cleared.
The Waite vas Immediately pot aboat
bat no trace of the dredse or her crew
could be found. After searching IN the
vicinity for half an hour the tug beaded
fer this harbor. arriving in the teeth OF
an eastefiy gale that prevailed. As
soon as the storm subsidized the Waite
again went oat to the Race, but nothing
could be found-not even q floating
nieos of the dredse. The tug returned