The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-20

ceEvei yesterday tire following reply.
I'm reply 20 your letter Of the ilth inst.
] VIII respectfully say taat II Foar ~
piece has not lost any OF its weight n
being Gsface5 Il does not lose IN its value.
TIE double eagle. or 80 piece. contains ex-
ectly 80 worth OF pure gold II by use
or wear the coin has become uncGrrent
Gosiow the legal weight allowed by iaw1.
* can be sent 70 the mint and we VIII give
yoa the fun value. less the amount II IS
light, 70 or 20 or - cents, whatever IL NAV
be- These light coins ara all rernelted and
made into new coins. The 50 piece con-
tairs SIS grains troy weight 80 fine, worth
SIS 30 per ounce. Il your coin has been
melted. so that * could not be recognized
as coin, Il IS the same thing except We
have 70 charge FOR the deposit s.. which
Is the same if the deposit was for 100
ounces
TIE McMurray Republicans are very
active. ana feel confident Of a good ma
jority in their precinct THIS fall. A Nc
kinIey and Hobart club has been organ
lied there with forty-f7ve names on the
A ". Frater, OF Snohomlsh. VIII address
the McMur-ay people this week.
0. D. Colvin returned from San Fran
cisco yesterday on the City OF Puebia,
having made the round trip by water.
He reports pleasant voyage both ways.
ION the return trip" he said yesterday,
although We experienced head winds.
fog and smoke. the run was made in
about slxiy-three hours. We left San
Francisco at 1870 Wednesday morning.
reaching here Saturday morning L
O'Clock. Capt Debney is the commodore
OF the Pacific Coast Steamship feet, and
holds the record for speed and dispatch IN
handling freight. by 6 o'clock 400 tons
fa- F~af sr1r hgA hsa -aL- frnp ha Fr,ss
hold and landed on the dock and the ship
was being moved TO Schwa5acher' dock.
On the downward trip there was a large
list Of passengers, and after the first day
out they commenced 10 appear on deck
and the seats at the tables began 10 ill
Up Politics were freely discussed: in fact.
furnished the main topic OF conversation,
and it ended in our taking a vote on the
ship for the two presidential candidates.
The result was as follows:
a vote OF the passengers, both cabin
and erage-Mckinley 81, Bryan q. \
vote of the women and chiidren-Mckinley
80. Bryan S. A vote of ths ships crew
Mckinley 49, Bryan %. For,y-five either
had no vote. refused 10 vote or did not
know. This makes a total Of SIS votes for
Mckinley and - for Bryan.
In San Francisco everything is poll
ties, and you can hear little else discussed.
The business men have organized sound
money club similar to the one here, and
are doing a great deal of good"
While in san Francisco Mr.. Colvin
made arrangements for a new cable for
the Front street road. for which ne Is re-
ceiver. the cable 10 be shipped IN about
two weeks.
Recently an ar:lsae appeared In Seat
tie Populist organ to the effect that Sc
attic business man. spending an evening
IN mi I mo fofr aa
Mckinley Club at that place, and that the
president and eighteen OF the twenty
members present that evening arose and
declared their Intention OF voting for
Bryan.
This business man has vivid magma
ton" says Grant G. Angle. Of the Re
publican state committee. ''The McKin-
ley Club az Union City was the first Re-
publican club organized in Mason county
prior 10 the ST Louis convention. Since
then the president, Sam Lewis. has re-
signed. and three members have with
drawn from the club, which now has over
twenty staunch members, and Union City
will give a good account OF itself in No
vember'
1--WE viii carry Oregon for Mckinley"
said ex-Congressman NJ. c. George yes
terday. shortly after his arrival in the
city. Every Republican IN the state has
his coat OF and Il hard az WOrk, and the
work OF the campaign already is begin
ming 10 tell. The Popullsts are not nearly
50 loud voiced rs they were Immediately
following the Chicago and St. Louis con-
yentions. and indeed the hlgh-tide OF Popu-
listic and free silver sentiment was reach
ed at the date of Bryan's Madison Square
Garden speech. Since then there has been
3 growth OF healthy sentiment. the result
Of patient Investigation into the financial
problem. The voters OF Oregon are study
Ing. and as in reality there is bat one side
10 the money question, there IS no doubt
that Oregon Will be for Mckinley. Sound
money Is right. ard the voters OF Oregon
are finding Il out"
Mr.. George was met at the train by Hon
E. {. Hughes. Major Rlnehart ". V
Rlnehart IT.. Frederick \. Wing r. r
George and John ]. McGilvra. While In
the city he VIII ~ the guest % Mrs Jesse
". George. He expects 10 leave for Ore
gon tonight.
The Republicans Of Suisse Creek hal a
rousirg meeting last night about fly peo-
pie turning ont. p. Pitt Shaw rua3e Ii
speech OF the tariff. W. r Cay taxed on
the money question and r. Il Whj.tenore.
candidate for auditor. and I. z. Kniaker-
booker discussed county ami legislative
affairs.
The Veterans league Meeting.