The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-11

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tSern wide ccle Arsry and in one case an
International reputation ss a piunger, are
az the Hotel Butler. The party consists OF
X. Z. Brown. George q. McAulay and r
A % Farrell and during the present week
they will visit Siiverton Mr.. Brown Is
Known best by his connection with some
tremendous deals in the Transyaal ana MS
action against the Boer government. py
which the courts awarded him heavy
Fragments. The case was lost eventually,
however by the diet or parliament voting
law establishing It's jurisdiction over the
rulings OF the courts. Ii was Mr.. Browns
claims for damages that brought about
the framing OF a special law The case
was fully reviewed in the Post-lnteili-
gencer a few weeks ago. al the time Mr.
Browns agent went into the Siiverton
district 10 make his report TO the spo-
kane Office. That this report must have
been OF an encouraging nature is suggest
ed by the present visit that Mr.. Brown
himself Is making into the new Eldorado.
Mr.. O. FarrelI has been connected win
some OF the heaviest of the recent deals
In this state. The coming at this time
of these three mining men is purely ac-
cidental. and the fact that all are going
TO the Siiverton district has no greater
significance than a probable investment
by each separate individual
Mr. Brown was seen at the Butler yes
rerday evening by PoSt-Inteiligeneer
representative. and stated that he intend
ed visiting Silverton some time during the
present week. He will probably remain in
the city until Wednesday. as he has other
matters 10 attend to before going into the
mines. II haven't anything 10 say at pres
emit. said Mr.. Brown. When l come out
of the Silverton district may be able TO
give YOU my views. As 10 discussing my
AFFAIRS out in Africa, I don't care to.
should have 10 speak of myself and give
my views on matters as they impressed
me. and don't like to be egotisticai. The
newspapers have already made more CT
that affair out there than IL deserved.
According TO the Spokesman Review.
Mr.. Brown is a sporting high roller. The
Review tells the following story of how
Mr., Brown went against faro game and
win out
The sioutest game os faro bank ever
played on the Pacific coast occurred at the
Occur d Alene club rooms. Howard street
and Main avenue. Wednesday night and
yesterday morning. S. S. Bailey and r. E.
Brown. of Occur fAlene and South Africa
fame. mining men Of practically unlimited
capital. agreed to put in together and
equally share the gains or losses. as the
case might be. They took their places at
the layout. where Jacob Cioetz was deal
ing. There were several other players
at the stacks of wealth flashed up by TWO
miners.
The big game started at go in the
evening and lasted until II o'clock the
next morning. without intermission. After
the game had progressed about an hour
all the other stools were removed and
every body was barred from that table but
the two high rollers. The news spread
rapidly among the sporting element. and
In hS
hall was packed almost to the point of
suffocation. The clambered up on the stud
poker table. on chairs and stools. the crap
table and every possible elevation that
would afford an opportunity 10 rubber
neck the play. Several other games in
town were shut down eariy-proprietors.
dealers and players going over 10 the en-
tertainment at Dutch Jake's.
"At first the miners lost heavily. but
they gave no sign of weakness. The limit
had been removed and Dutch Jake had
given his pledge that he would stay as
long as the players desired. without chang
ing dealers. This condition was exacted
under tho possibility that II he should so
home and leave some one else in charge
the ominous and always 20 be dreaded
command to take down might be given
should the cards turn IN the players
favor and they wishing 10 increase their
bets. With one of the principal prcpric-
tors behind the table and under promise
not TO call for any limit. they felt secure
that when the tide should turn In their
favor they would recuperate BY doubling
their bets That was the oriy system they
had. When the cards were running against
them they played conservatively; and on
the contrary when they turned in their
favor. they stacked them up TO beat four
OF kind as a sport afterward observed.
twenty dollar chips were the smalles:
money on the table. and frequently as
high as 81. 600 was risked on q single turn.
Not a word was spoken for hours. and
neither players nor dealer indicated the
slightest degree of excitement. Once Mr..
Goetz turned down the box and called
vacation long enough 10 get lunch but the
players protested. ana he resumed his
work. steadily sliding the painted papers
out of the little silver box. paying on or
rakins In. as the cards indicated. with
out tremor.
.ff is estimated that over 1000
changed hands back and forth during the
long campaign. When the game closed
al II O'Clock in the morning the two play
ers eashed in s. .os3. and were paid of prin-
cipaily in Si01 bills. Their actual winnings.
over and above all losses were about $ee
apiece They bought round of drinks Tor
the spectators. numbering about 300. ana
went home Mr.. Bailey stated that this
was the first time that he had sat down at
2 faro table in over two years