Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-25
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Stcterfa's Room.

VICTORIA, B. C., Oct. 24.-The Colosist
estimates the present population of
Victoria At 30, An increase of 2Jc1 in
eighteen months. and SAYS all things
point to IN immediate increase IN
the pop1lation of the city unparalleled in
the British provinces. except Winnipeg
Hotels are filled to overlooking: proper
" has advanced. and immigrants are
arriving daily via the Northern Pacific
Railway. Building will be prosecuted
vigorously during the winter months.
Trouble at MetIakaiiah Mission.
Matters At the Metlakatlah Mission
are IN a disturbed and dangerous state.
Ine Bishops adherents are few in num-
Der. but are armed to the teeth. and
threaten bloody retaliation If the
houses, which they desire to erect on
the line of the village street. are again
moved. Their opponents are under
stood to be prepared for any emergency
and To be deterInlnedly bent upon meet
ing Iorce with force. Immediate and
vigorous action is necessary. The
dominion government has dalliei too
long with this most serious matter.
Previous to the advent of the Bishop.
the village of Metlakatlah was the
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lied Indians, who lived in harmony and
enjoyed the fruits of well-directed in
dnstry. Now it is disturbed by the acts
OF few Indians who, led by the Bishop,
are endeavorlng to use authority viii ID
they DO not possess. The situation Is
becoming day by day more strange and
dangerous.
Reported Mall Changes.
Ii reported that abandonment of the
ocean mail service via San Francisco Is
contemplated. and that daily mail via
Puget Sound will be substituted.
salmon shipment.
A shipment of Fraser river canned
salmon by the Northern Pacific Railway
for Canada was made today.
Wellington Coal.
Steamship Wilmington, laden with
23Os tons of Wellington coal will sail in
the morning.
salmon Hatchery.
A salmon hatchery IS to be estab-
lished on the Fraser river.
sold for Cash.
The creditors of Ravens Il Co., who
lately failed, have sold the estate to a
cash customer at fifty cents on the dol
lar.
Raising Rates.
The fire insurance agents have raised
the scale of rates considerably.
Chinese Going Home.
One hundred and fifty Chinese are
expected to arrive from Puget Sound
today, to take passage in the bark
Alden Besse for Hongkong.
Passenger List.
Passengers per steamship Dakota for
San Francisco. are as follows: Mrs.
Linlott. ID. Dubois, q. g. Ferguson, Mrs.
q. Wood, ID. X. Harris, p. Quinn, Mrs.
j. ii. Warren, Mrs. c. Warren and in
FAINT, and nine in the steerage.
Lord LandsdOwne at Ottawa.
OTTAWA, Oct. 23.-The Lord Lands
dowae train arrived this evening, and
after cordial reception at the station
the royal party took carriages and were
driven to Rideau Hall. Many private
residences we're illuminated and the
streets were crowded. The parliament
buildings were illuminated and there
was great display of fireworks. As
the bells rang the honr of seven the new
Governor General was escorted within
the walls, a squad from the Dominion
police being on hand.
War Inevitable.
PARIS. Oct. 24.-The general impress
sion produced by the yellow book is
that negotiations for France and China
are exhausted, and that war or success
ful mediation are inevitable.
Universal Time.
ROME, Oct. 24.-The report of the
committee of the Geodetic Association
was adopted after an animated debate.
1t favors universal adoption of the
Greenwich meridian, and recommends
as points of departure the universal
hour aud cosmopolitan dates of the
mean noon of Greenwich. rhe confer
eiice hopes that the world will agree to
drop longitudes. and that England will
advance the unifioation of weights and
measure by joining the metrical con-
vention.
New Market Races.
LONDON, Got. 24.-At New Market the
nursery stakes handle Up was won by
romlota, with ClOchette second and
Lorillard's Pontiac third. There were
eleven starters.