The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-25

to private business; but he does not say if there
was, or was not, an addition to this dispatch
containing matter of interest and Importance
to the public.
Mr. Weir bubbles over the word "oficial."
Dare he deny that he received from Governor
Ferry, on the 18th or 18th inst, telegraphic noti
tended to return about February /? Mr.. Weir
will not dare do this. The simple fact about 1t
is that. when he told Mr.. Piper that bis telegram
from Governor Ferry related simply to private
business, he lied.
In my letter, which you also publish in your
issue of today, set forth the circumstances in
these words:
On Sunday received telegram from
the governor in these words:
"Have sent power OF attorney to y. s. Porter"
On Sunday evening Mr.. Piper (who, presume,
reports for YOU called at my house and said he
had head that had received a dispatch from
Governor Ferry, and inquiring if this We're true,
and IL there anything in 1t of interest to the
public. l told him had received Dispatch
but that it related entirely TO private business
and could not possibly interest the public.
/ now wish TO add that the above words
quoted from said dispatch constituted the whole
thereof, except necessary wording as to its head
ing, date and signature, and in proof of this
statement enclose to you herewith the original
telegram, exactly / received it on Sunday
last. l wish to say further that neither on the
10th, 18th nor 18th OF this month did I receive
any telegram or communication whatever from
Governor Ferry other than the one above quoted
and referred to- If necessary, can substantiate
this statement by ample proof. ] have lived
over thirty years on Puget sound, and / believe
you the first person, claiming responsibility,
to question my veracity. Respectfully,
ALLEN WEIR
The telegram which Mr.. Weir ineloses is
dated Santa Barbara, January Is (Friday)
and was received in Olympia the same day
at 3 :46 D. M, yet Mr.. Weir says he did not
receive it until Sunday. 1t is not usual
for the Western Union Company to wait
two days before delivering message. Mr..
Weir says he received no other dispatch
from Governor Ferry on the 18th. 18th or
18th. Did he receive one on the 10Th which
he refused to make public? 1t is absolutely
certain that on Saturday, January IL,
Governor Ferry filed a prepaid dispatch TO
Allen Weir expecting the latter TO make
the part referring TO his health public.
The PosT-INTELLIGENCER uses the telegraph
to greater extent than any other news
paper in the Pacific Northwest, and it can
not recall an instance where a message
filed to or by it has been utterly lost. If
Mr.. Weir says he has not received dis
patch from Governor Ferry dated Santa
Barbara. January L., and containing the
words given by Mr.. Lamont, we will take
steps to trace the mislaid message and do
full justice to the former gentle man.
Mr. WEIR ADMITS 1T.
After the above was in type last night
the following dispatch was received from
Mr.. Weir:
OLYMPIA, Jan. "a, 1881.
To THE EDITOR: In justice to me will you pub
lsh letter inelosing original telegram. / re-
eeived a second telegram containing words
stated by you, but did not see it until nearly
Nom Monday 10Th ALLEN WTVR