Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-06
PACIFIC COAST.


PACIFIC COAST.
INC New Charter Beaten by 50 Votes.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 5.-The official
couht OF tee votes cast in the charter
election has progressed more speedily
.,ial a. hrss anticipated, So that a con-
Siusion was reached this afternoon, and
Tue announcement made that the in
ssfupent had been defeated by a major
ny Oh " votes. During the progress OF
the count protests were largely entered
on Chains of voting in certain precincts
irreguiariy, and the election not being
conducted according to law. Announce
ineht OF the result created great sur
PRISE. as Ii was generally conceded yes
terday the charter had been accepted
by small majority and that though
small errors might exist they were no.
sufncient to change the complexion Of
the vote. On the other hand rartisaus
OF the charter don't hesitate to saw the
result obtained is largely due to the
manipulations of its enemies. and that
no precautions against fraudulent vot-
Ing were taken by the Registers. Ex-
trayagant rumors are afloat as to the
probable course to be pursued with a
view to bring about another count. some
advising that the returns Of election of
hcers be left out, and suggesting Com
Inlssloner5 to proceed to count the bal
lots. Supervisor Strother entered q
formal protest against all irregularities.
and against the returns of all wards and
precincts severalIy and collectively. and
stated he intended to contest the cleo
ton before the Courts. The iulipua-
ton of Freeholders who drafted the
Charter is intense. Private information
received from one of their number is to
the effect that at meeting in the FREQ
library tomorrow night n prominent
member of the trustees will present his
resignation, and that at "a meeting of the
State Board next week will do likewise.
Examination into the Affairs or the
california; Railroads.
SAN Francisco, March 5.-Ata meet
ing Of railroad commissioners, g. +,
Douty was examined as to the earnings
of the Central Pacific and the Southern
Pacific railroads, and as to the business
Of the Pacific Improvement Company.
he testified that the latter company was
successor of corporation known as the
Western Development Company, the
capital of which was furnished by
Stanford, Croker, Huntington, and
Hopkins, who received III return $780,
cooper mile of road built. When asked
if the cost of the road to this company
was moro or less than this figure, he
stated that he was unable to give the
value at that time, but. If authorized by
his employers, he would look into the
matter.
Chas. Croker testified that the Gov
ernment loaned for eight miles of the
railroad $4,000, and in certain
points in the mountains $4,000 per
mile. The company was deeply in debt
when the road was complet d, and is
sued $10,000,O00 worth of bonds. He
managed the finance department.
though at the time he was contractor,
and WAS getting in all the stock posi-
BILE. In consequence of his accumula-
ton of the stock he was made direct
or, and afterwards Vice President. He
said the popular impression at present
is that the company still held those
bonds, whereas. in fact, none of the four
principal men of the road ever had seen
them. They were sold as fast as posi-
BILE, and not single one is owned by
the company at present. None of the
first mortgage bonds were ever held by
them. The company is now paying
dividends on $lSS.O00,O00 of Govern
ment bonds. On the question of salary
Of officers of the road, he said he vas
the largest worker and poorest paid. A.
N. Towne came first on the list and
Judge Sandcrson, legal adviser, next.
Continuing, he said that the company
had large debt, which must be paid,
or the road would have to 60 into insol-
vency. After the payment of the debt
cinchinR operations by the Commission
ers might properly begin, if rates were
not reduced.
Commissioner FoOte answered that
with all due respect to him all cinching
that had been done was practiced by the
railroad.
Croker, resuming, stated that the
revenue of the road had been on the de-
crease since last November, and some
months ago had fallen off $3OO. 600. He
believed that more bonds would have to
be issued to pay the debt.
Personal.
TUCSON, A. T.-Mr. Bliss. President
of the Boston & Albany Railroad, ar
rived hero THIS morning on special
car, accompanied by his wife, daughter
and General Darlington, manager of
the White Line. They are on a pleas
ure trip to the West. They visited Chi
huahua, Sonora, and Guaymas. They
left for Los Angeles this evening. They
will visit prominent points of interest
in California, and return by the Central
Pacific.
jas. Converse, chief engineer of the
G. H. Il $. A. Railroad, and wife, passed
through fer California on special Gar
this evening. -
A Pioneer Of 1889.
SAN Francisco, March 81. F. Dye,
one Of tho Oldest pioneers in the State,
died yesterday in Santa Cruz. He ar
rived in California in 1882, and settled
in Los Angeles, and was subsequently
taken prisoner by the Mexican authori-
ties and his property conhscated during
and Mexico. He obtained his release
a large tract of land in Tehama county.
reduced circumstances.
New Church.
PORTLAND, March 5.-The Trustees of
the Taylor street NJ. E. Church decided
tonight to buy half block on Taylor
street between 10th and 18th. They
will erect new ediics to cost about
$4,000. The present site will probably
be sold for mercantile block as it is in
the business portion Of the city.
A Supposed Murder.
PORTLAND. March 81. w. Turner,
owner of a logging camp six miles above
Vancouver, has been missing since
Wednesday. He crossed the Columbia
river in skif for the purpose of COM
ing to this city to buy supplies, and had
With him $3.50. Since then he has not
been seen or heard from. The boat
was found on the opposite shore tied to
the bank He Was a man that neither
drank or gambled. and it 10 supposed
that he was murdered for his money.
served Rlghs.
CoLYAx, w. T., March 5.-At Palouss
City ON Saturday John Smith, who was
drunk. approached Gus Vonderwalk,
and without warning haed his pistol at
him. Vanderwalke returned the fife.
the first shot piercing Smith's heart,
killing him instant7. No arrests. as
the act WAS eyidently done in self.