The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-29
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Special Dispatch 10 the Post In,eilisencer.
NEW YORK. Aug. H.-The police Of New
York city have one very effective means
OF protecting the lower. or business portion
OF the town from the operations OF thieves
ana confidence men. and II is as unique as
u II effective. They have established a
'deadiine" at fulton street. and the
known thief Who ventures below tina,
street ~ promptly arrested. TIE practice
Us an Old one. and every crook In the East
knows OF the existence OF the rule When
the game was first played the police de-
rsrsment served warning upon the fra
ternity OF it, intention. Notice was given
that cor men" must keep out OF the lower
broadway and Wall street districts for all
time II had previously been q r1ch field
Tor al sorts OF dishonesty. from highway
robbery to elaborate swindling. and. being
always thronged with people, was q hard
place for the detectives TO protect. II was
Tor many years the home Of some famous
frauds. and as IL grew In Importance. the
necessity for protecting II became greater.
The system has always worked excellent
~. Experienced detectives who know the
rcgues gallery AZ they know the alphabet
we're assigned 70 the tack OF making IL ef-
fective. and they are constantly en- the
alert. They saunter about the exchanges.
ioiter about the big banks and large brok-
erage omces. and watch the streets and
cars. Scarcely . week passes that they
do not pick Up q well-known criminal who
breaks the rule. and they promptly place
him under arrest. IL IL not a crime 10
walk In any Place In New York. but little
niceties OF the Law are not taken into con-
sheraton In dealing with the enemies Of
society. and anyhow the average crook
can always be safely arrested for va
grancy, for that ID normal condition with
him. Naturally the blockade IL not abso-
lutte, but the protected district In kept won
derful.y free from crime. and wonder fuily
brignt must be the crook who can make
big haul thcre these days. Police Simply
the day and night, and In addition 10 the
public guardians. there are hundreds OF
private patrolmen.
A Friend Of Barney narnate.
w. J, Partridge. a prominent English
mining man, has reached New York on his
30 to Alaska to conclude the details OF a
sale OF several Alaskan mines TO a syne..
cate Tor $4,000. He was companion In
"sns 70 South g tho AZTEC as % and
king when neither bad more money than
they needed. Partridge has seen ali Of the
famous mining districts Of the world, and
fall the venturesome man. When seen nv
your correspondent the said.
Yes. have Just dlosed deal with Hay
fert; Hale Z Prixley, OF London. by which
tho.oO0, and have options on several other
mines up In that region, which / will look
aiter while am on this trip" said Mr..
He carries about In his pockets many
very valuable stones and nuggets as souve-
Mrs. or luck pieces" which he Keeps to
remember certain adventures In his life In
the mines Of various regions OF the earth.
and TO bear him memory OF Barney Rar.
nafo and other famous mining men who
became 'kinss q shs realm. !" a. the say
snF goes among mtnera
Barney Barnaso! why. / knew MIN a.
lad" said Mr.. Partridge. "Hs and /
We're boys together In Whitechapel years
ago. ! wens away With him on his trip for
various ana varying degrees OF prosperity
and poverty. lie and were together when
ne made his big haul In South Africa.
EVERYBODY knows about that
Lately ] have been dancing around over
the face Of the earth dealing In gold mines.
! have been mixed IN in klondkc aiYairs
quite 2 little BIZ. and am nov trying 10
promote my interests UP In the extreme
northwestern part OF this continent. That's
why ! am here. and that's ali there is
There have been disturbing rumo,s mi.
week relative TO the compact between the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
railways u has been asserted that the
on behalf Of the Northern Pacif,c and
James j.. Hill for the Great Northern had
been broken. that there was comb.na-
ton forming with the object Of unscating
soon be nghting. Conservative railway
men doubt that there In much truth IN
any o. the many stories thar are floating
around; II = generally believed that
while there has been considerable fric-
ton between the two great interests rep
.esented and that II was with the great
est difficulty that any basis OF agreement.
N yvSNy ma a.
reached. II IL doubted that there will be
any serious trouble. II II appreciated
that a night could not fail 90 prove very
costly to both sides. and that peaceful
can be applied. The best opinion in wall
street predicts an agreement that will be
generally satisfactory TO both sides.
HSgh Rollers ~ Summer Resorts.
New York again swei,ers under a sun
that burns with tropical heat and in an
atmosphere that is humid 20 the limit
The tide of travel on the Atlantic has
turned this way and every steamer IL
crowded With returning tourists. but the
effect on New York In not evident, for the
beaches. country rcstorts and watering
places are just iilling up. One hears
queer stories from the resorts this year
taken WONDERFUL boom In some re-
spccts Saratoga has Monte carlo backed
OF the boards aud there has been tre-
nsndS ss esy =, ens n.ne ,h s sounds
hear OF :: 400 bet on one turn a. a
Long Branch faro hank Al Saratoga
there IL ''linitless' poker sarne, and
$500 81. co. raise = not an uncommon
occurrence Another evidence Of the
plethora Of money Is 10 be found in the
heavy attendance and tremendously IN
creased pool selling AT the big race tracks
The good ponies are AT Saratoga jus;
now and there IL where the game Is live
Hest
Opeaine Of Theatrical season.
The theatrical season was nomlnally
opened on Saturday night. when
Tho Queen 81 Chinatown" was
played for the Arst time az the
Star thearer which. BY the way
Is not TO he torn down for another ave
years. the lease having been renewed \
few houses will csen this week bur the
larger ones Will hold on for some time
vet The roofs are all running az full
speed and continue 20 dram we'll By the
asy. Jesrries t.ews. al old Coast actress
is IN the cast al the Star. and is making
a very fair impression. She played New
York twenty years ago and In those days
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