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



SaH FEascrsoo. Nov. The Alig this
morning pasIIstes l0ag and siznIa-
cant article on the services rendered ey
the Special Ireasary Agents. Append
q % 4 = toe t@It Of an isyIt= nsde 5y
10 Custom House brokers, IN Snice
Special Agent Evans u charged Siih
having been paid 500 for bis Office
ssista1cs" IL releasing quantity 81
spiata hsld anisr The fsstrietIau orders,
stitch aere 10 force between April 10zn
aad May -. iss2. A ramon Tas car
rant - the Custom House yesterday
that Collector II ger had received
special inssraciions from Secretary
Manning 20 investigate Special Agent
Matters On the Pscifie Coast. bu, Hs-
ger says there ia 10 fsun d2tion for the
report
The Pelican.
The British slo0p-of-war Pelican ar
rived today on her way 20 British Co
l1nbsa-
Bnaean q. Es.s Beaten
Sac FEGScEsco. Nov. LA uIounted
sxorA contest took place today 81 " bod
wards Gardens, between the champion,
Duncan 9. Ross, and Captain +. " Jen-
uinEs, late If the Eighth Royal lrish
husssrs. and at present Instructor OF
sgordsmanahip at the Olympic Club 10
this city. 1t vas an unusually interest
ing affair. In previous engagement
between them Jennings was 50 seriously
voRnGsd that the contest was stopped.
Ioday's match vas proloEge stra9-
gle, Both went IN to win. On the
twentieth attack Jennings dealt blow
that ciisiocated Ross right elbow. The
latter. however, determined to continue
the contest, and, oiaiehIng the sword IN
his left hand, advanced on Jennings
With snch yleor and address as greatly
to surprise the hassAr. Three additional
bouts we're fought, when the contest
was awarded to jennings by one point.
There Was a large number OF people
present. and great interest was mani
tested In the contest.
Paeiae Coast Failures.
sAs FgAScIsoo, Nov. 2.-Ths Brad
street Mercantile Agency reports 81
failures In the Pacific Coast States and
Territories daring October, with as
ssts At x24s.0O0 and Liabilities at
500. 900. Out of the Total nurnoer of
failures CaIifornis has Is, Washington
Territory 6, Oregon 6. Nevada 2, Arizo-
na2.
The Dempsey- Campbell Fight.
PORTLAND tOr.D, Nov. 2.-The prize
fight between Dempsey and Campbell
took place this afternoon on the banks
OF Lewis River ia Washington Terrific
". resulting IN Campbell going out at
the third rouud. badly whipped. -Four
steamers left Portland this morning,
crowded with 100 or 200 people.
There was great interest over the mat
ter, many prominent citizens going
down to witness the fight. The streets
are crowded tonight with men discuss
ing the fight. There was no disturb
ance on the battle ground.
Macbeth 20 Music.
San FR,NCIsco, Nov. 2.-1hs produc-
ton Of Macbeth to the music of Edgar
4. Kelly At the California fheater this
evening Ia in many respects the greatest
musical event ever witnessed in San
Francisco. The piece under the com
bined direction Of Mckee Rankin and
Price was exquisi,ely mounted. The
music, which in conception IL essen.
TALLY original. was interpreted by An
orchestra Of City and a chorus of thirty
/ The house was literally orammed and
/ included every musical celebrity in the
city. Kelly ia a native Of the village Of
Sparta, Wisconsin, and Is only 2.
/ years old. Hts earlier musical educa
ton was under the direction of Lede
ehousa, of Chicago. He came TO SlI
francisco in 1880 and has since ther
been nninterrupiealy eng Ped on hii
great work. Al the close of the FIRST ac
the Young composer resolved a yerltAbi'
| ovation. which WAS all the more hearty
because he IL resident of San Fran
| cisco.
The Weather.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 2 Is p. m--lndi
cations for the succeeding thirty-tw,
hours For the North Pacific. cloud,
weather and rain, followed BY fai
weather; variable winds, general,
southerly.
shipping Intelligence.
TAroosH. Nov. ship Msirose pass
ed in tnis forenoon: ship Canada and
bark passed in this afternoon. Fai
west wind at 3 pm.
PoKr ASoELos. Nov. Tug Masticl
iefs this morning, towing a ship to th,
British side.
| PYsHI, Nov. 2.--Oae bark passed east
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