The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-26

dress 20 the colored people this morning,
Fred Douglass mildly scored the exposi-
ton management for having in measure
ignored the American negro He said the
people Of the North yfeided 70 the white
prejudices OF the South In excluding the
negro from representation He spoke
rather bitterly of the treatment of the
negro throughout the country IN general.
and said he would like to Be able to say
tina. q white man who murders negro In
any part OF the country IL as certainly
brought to justice - il he had murdered Q
white man, but this he cannot say.
Amsfca, said Douglas, does not allow col
cred children TO praise her.
The total admissions today were III. 80,
Of whom 140.ili paid The financial
affairs of tho exposition are in very favor
able condition, and il the improved at
tendance continues it viii Be q marked
financial success as well as an artistic one.
There il no abatement of interest in the
live stock exhibition. Thousands OF people
we're there all day witnessing the award
ing Of prizes to Shire and French draft
horses, and 20 Aberdeen-Angus and
Angus cattle.
wosIp's FAN Gnouspe, Aug. G.-rspe-
eial Visitors from Washington regis
tered at the state building today a.
follows.
From seattle-David C. Hay.
From Tacoma-Inda B. Dukes, Eliza
beth Larinler, Con Swensen.
FroE. Sprague-Mrs- NJ. McKone. Carl
Mckone-
From La Conner-w. E. schricksr, B. L.
sehricker.
From Centraiia-A. G. Sears, B. E.
Sears, Ed l.. Morris.
From whatcom-C. n. May and wife.
From Port Townsend - Mrs. John
Murphy.
PoRr TOWNSEND, Aug. 25-fSpecial. +
s. Il. Conover, one of the Worlds fair
commissioners, says that the state of
Washington building at the exposition is
the property of the board of directors.
Nearly all of those who contributed ma
terial have assigned their claims to the
board. When the fair Is over, he says, the
building. together with other exhibits
belonging 10 the commission, which
at a low valuation would sell for
5000, will be sold and the
proceeds devoted to paying of the COM
missions debt. At the meeting of the
board in Tacoma next week an effort will
be made to secure enough additional funds
to carry on the exhibit until tbs fair closes.
DIR. Conover considers that ordinary
economy has been practiced by the COM
missioners and that when q final state
ment is rendered the people will be salts
fed with the management.
An Attempt to Wreck Kansas Banks.
TOPEKA. Kan, Aug. Estate Bank
Commissioner Breidenthal has issued
circular to state banks. declaring, in siew
of the fact that New York city banks re-
fuse TO pay drafts except in clearing house
certificates. which are not lawful money,
they appear to be insolvent. He points
out that the state banking Law requires
reserve OF 20 per cent of deposits, half of
which may consist of balances due from
solvent banks. Not considering New York
banks solvent, he rules that Kansas banks
must not hereafter count as part of their
legal reserve moro than per cent in
money due from New York. He allows
this much only to enable the banks to
supply the local demand for New York
exchange. Breidenthal says the circular
is issued for the protection of Kansas
banks. Local bankers fear serious conss-
quences, as a large number of Kansas
banks are borrowers i'm New York, and if
they transfer their accounts to other cities
the New York banks will call in their loans.