Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-11-10

4 ma scneme.
Nav Hanx. Nov. a. TIE Nal an.7 Er
press thi1 moEnine says thaa tha Rscaul
transfer 81 valuahls wntsF ffonf q
Staten Island 20 the Western Railroad
ts discussed ~ commarcial men as 3
moVs q efeat Hignihoanos. Tha prop-
eEey acquired is thrBs pIass covsrSnR
quarter of mile Of Watar front iusl
beiow the Vamdafbiit IandinQ. and ALEC
100 Acres 81 land IN tie intaFior. The
paFahAses we're nsads By E ID. Cornell.
. pgomineut real estate agent 0f this
say, from various local parties IN the
interest. ts q said Of the Dukes of DsV-
cnahiEa and Bnociaooh. Thsss noble
men are large owners Of stock A tha
AnohoF Line 0k steamers and oun
nsaFiy al of BasrUw-iu-R Rarness. tbs
p0int IN Scotland % which shipraanfn
aEe destined 20 be made. The nswlv
acquiEed water frent is large enoagh .
ndmi1 Of extra docks and piers that
vii aoeoumodAls The largest ocean
sseameFs adoat The aoheme g big
one and II successful viii establish
dlFee& e0nneclion between the Great
Northwest and Scotland, thns avoiding
he expense Of rehandiine fEaiahta and
heayy hghleraRa sc this port. The one
tnlnR nssdfni b paEfeot the protest is
the completion Of q bridge across the
ArthaEkili-
Tia Rscens Express RobbsRy.
81. LouIs, Nov. 9.-Ths Glebs- Dss.o-
eras this morning prints z letlsr dated
6t. 1lo1is, No.. OCT. Slsl, and signed
Jim CamminR8n which pnrDDrts 20
give full history Of lhe fof berg Of the
Adams Express car, on the night Of Oos.
18Th, When between $4,000 aud 800,
600 10 cuFreney vas taken. The letter
vas reoeiVed by the editor Of tie Globe
Dsmocraf laat Tuesday. Et eBelosed the
exprtas noRey envelopes, from one Of
which 90. 600 had been ahsEraetsd, and
from the otneF 4l2009. also the msnoF.
andum Of the Cashier Of tda Oontinen-
tai Bank, notifying the American Ma.
ti0nal Bank Of Kansas City that SO.
o0o we're enclosed. The envelopes and
mem0ERndum have been fally identified
as thoss taken 10 the Fobbery. The
sender Of the letter gives 81 bis reason
for writing that he wants 60 clear
EEothinRham, the Express Messenger,
from the suspicion which nov is ~
tacbed to him.
Ths letter gives full details Of the
robbery, and assezts that FroGhiI CHAM
uas taken completely By Surprise. and
sas no party 70 Il. The letter states
thar the robbers bad boat. which, TO-
geaheR With q esmpinR outfit. guns and
box OF provisions, they had sscretsd
near the bridge e Sc. Charles, No., and
also a package containing q revolver,
which bad bean left at the check stand
at the Union depot. In this city, on she
day Of the robbery. Following the
directions given In the letter, she ski6,
guns and provisions we're readily found
by tbs detectives, as was the package
containing The revolver 81 the Uni n
depot. The other corRobations Of the
eitef we're numerous.
NoiWithatandinR ell this, the detse
tives regard khe letter as q blind, nnd
do not II the ieasi abate their vigilant
guard over FToshingham. Indeed, Il is
stated on pretty good authority, that
the Grand Jury yesterday found indics-
ments aaainst krothiBgham, Jim Cum
mings," and two others whose namt Z
ere not given. for completely 10 the
robbery.
ST. LoUIs, Nov. 9.-About 10 O'Clock
this mornina one Of PinkeFfon'a detec
tlvss placed FrothinRhsm in 9 carriage
AZ the Southern Hotel and told him
that be vas about 20 be taken 10 The
Circuit Court, where bis habeas eorpas
case was to be tried. The detective
vas evidently under instructions TO
consume as much time as possible In
conveying the messenger. when the
eaKriage arrived at the OiFcuif Court 9
Deputy SheFt0 served q warrant on the
prisoner, ana be gas then taken to -Four
Courts. whtre be was locked np. A
ohofk time atterw .rds the Grand Jury
returned an indictment against him,
charging him w1th grand larceny. and
wIth receiving stolen property. Two
other indictments we're returned, one
against Jim O1mmiRga and one against
RlchaFd koe.
Trial oSshe TtehSsEne eInImant.
NEw YonK. Nov. s.-The sxamination
in the case Of Charles Geo. Curtis, Who
claims 70 Be Sir Roger B. Tiuhb0Fns,
upon the charge of being bogus pen
sion ageot, waa begun before United
States Commissioners Beneehins, OF
Broeklyn. das. n. ward. chief IaW
clark Of the pension department. at
Washinaton, testified that be made the
complaint and vas prsaaAt ct the time
Of The arrest. A copy cf tbs original
oiseharRe Of Chas. Geo. Carts, which IL
% Gle ~ the Second Auditors offiss 81
Washington, was placed IN evidences. Il
reeltes that Chas. Curtis vas . private
Of %. =, lo6th New XoEk volunfeera 10
fantEy, and enlisted ca Nay II. 1850, 10
serve thras years. or daring the war. He
Vna discharged from the service 70 date
- - -.
muster out ok the detaehmsut. Said
Curtis wss born in Canada, is 81 yeaRa
Of aRe. 5 feet 10 inches IN height, iight
eomplsxioD, q clerk. Tha papers
| further showed that Curtis vas wounded
IN battle. Mr. ThoA 0rmsby, vhs
kns~ The heig Of the TiohbCg.ss estates,
visited the Gated States Court and sau
Curtis and CAas. OrtoR, Who happene6
also 20 b IN the buildip9. AR. Ormsby
eald subsequently, that he failed 90
/ missing heir. The lawyer for the 20.
eaaed e ooaadena of proving that his
client b Ohas. ourtta.
Abaseses GlFls.
NEW YoMx, Nov. 9.-Danhann vas a..
raieBed IN tie polics court and uas r.
mAneed till Eequisitina for him can Be
reaaived from the Governor Of Oaii-
foRnaa. He said that hs had met ths
girls On the street at The Grand Aruy
| esaobFa1ion, and thai uhen be aak "a
them q eome 10 New York With him,
they agreed without any persuasion.
Ths Etsls we're given IN charge % tbe
s0clsty Tor he prevention Of eFnsliy "a
/ children.
The aisek Taras STRIKE
CHTuAoo. N0v. 9.-About 500 men rs.
ported for WoEk a. The stock yards this
morning. Everything h qaiss and %
disturbances of any kind has boeu re
ported totay. TIE soldiers started On
thsiF rslnds a1 e'eloek and pafroiied
tes entire diEtTicf. M5ss of tie ruen
vita e4me - Ne yards usrs bFoaehs h
By trains. There wefe no assaults On
them as far e. knowa.
Edwan BauaA ma
NEW FoMK, Nov. aL-Rawin Boo,hs,
Illness b ea1aeqaens npon an attach ~
dysanesry that asVeloped % SafaFdaV
lass, and watch will pFeyent hia appaar