Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-26

formerly identified with numbering in
terests of this city, he stated that not
the slightest doubt existed but that in a
short time this industry would become
one of the utmost importance, not only
financially 70 the Pacific Coast, but also
would be the means of securing . large
and prosperous trade with countries
where the supply of lumber was made
quate to meet the demand. The great
coal regions of the old world are amply
sufficient for tho purposes of fuel, but
the source of supply of such lumber a.
is adapted to building purposes was rap
idly diminishing, and the want could
only be satisfied by recourse to the for
ests of the new world. Though the
present shipment Is only speculative,
he had long besn convinced that such q
venture would prove profitable, and
give much larger margin to the ship
per than the usual miscellaneous car
goes sent from this port. He, however,
believed any shipments from San Fran
cisco impracti0able, a. our supply is
drawn principally from Washington
Territory. If the shipments we're made
from that place material reduction
would be had, because of the increased
cost Of handling and shipment to and
from San Francisco. Should the pres
ent shipment be attended with sue
cess, it would be the keynote to the
opening of what would be the most
dourishing trade Of the great Northwest,
and would have q direct influence for
the better upon its rapidly developing
reeou roes.
The Piloas Of Frisco.
Considerable warmth of feeling was
displayed today during the inyestiga-
ton Of the pilot commission by the
Legislative Committee ana delegation
Of merchants. Capt. Travers, in answer
70 q question, stated that the Oregon
Railway and Navigation Company was
sold 70 Henry. Willard within the past
few months. A number of other wit
neeses we're examined, the testimony
showing discrimination Of rates had
been made in favor Of certain steam
ship companies. One Of the pilot COM
missi0ners ssid that reduction of Is
per cent. ON present rates could safely
b made, even though the commerce Of
this port for the present year should
nut b - great - the last.
Another witness testified that pilots
should receive $500 per month. a. the
dangers Of navigation here are greater
than elsewhere. He had heard q rum0r
that . contract existed by which pro-
portion Of the earnings of pilots were
paid 70 tuRboat companies. A sensa-
ti0n was created when VIM. II. JOlliffs,
Port Admiral, testified to an agreement
for three years from December 81, 1881,
that had been made by pilots with Mil
ler, Griffith and other tugboat owners,
BY which they agreed to give the latter
s. Per can't. Of tho receipts. The agree
ment also provides the rates TO be
charged by tuRboats, and that they put
pilots on vessels. 1t u said the total
earnings Of pilots for the past i've years
was t737 ,OW. IL is th00Rht tuRboat
charges are excessive, particularly a.
/ they pay no licenses. They 60 out ~
the Heads in the morning, and pounos
ON vessels before pilots get chance to
board.
Lssking fer saealinss.
The police authorities have com.
monoed search for she perpetrators of
the frauds ON the Street Department.
Additional warrants for fictitious per-
sons have been found, and every en-
deavor will b made TO bring the guilty
parties TO light. Ex-oficials manifest
no interest in the search that II being
made, and Is 10 not improbable that the
fraudulent claims made by deputies
could have bean easily detected BY them
while In ofice.
viesesia vlsitsrs.
Several members of the Victoria Par
lament arrived on the steamer Dakota
Among them are ]. +. Braynard, A. =.
Hornsf, Jas. Rssd, X. Mclnnes, and N.
Shakespeare, sx-Aayor Of Victoria.
Pies - EsoaDe.
NEVADA. Cal, G.-It was discovered
veoforday that the prisoners In the
county Jail we're preparing for another
iail delivery. A heavy iron bar nearly
four feet long Was found seorsted IN
one Of H. calls, and examination dis
cloeed the fact that the large bolts
holding the shoot iron lining of the
cells had been pIied ont. the holes
plugged with bread, the ends Of the
plaa being rounded like bolt heads and
then ooverod with whiteWaah scratched
from the vail. A long stick supposed
TO b. used in passing messages and Ar
tiolee from one cell 70 another was
found betveen the mattresses in ono Of
the bunks, The prisoners were search.
ed. and ON one was found q pocket
knife, the blades Of which had been
died like . saw. Il 10 supposed the
bar, knife. etc., were passed In through
the Jail windows BY aocomplices ON the
outside, and that Dorsey and Patterson
the CumminR$ murdcrers, were the IN
stiQaters Of the job.
suenesseA SsF the Denens u the Cs0'
paay.
II San FnAxcIsoo, Jan. 25s-R. ID. Wig
, clinton, ex-CongressmAn and attor
J nov for the railroad company, has 70
J turned from Tehuantepsc, where b
had been investigating the ciroumstan
Ca atteudant upon the recent dieaSicr
expeeeeea . firm conviction. based upol
evidenos taken at the inquest, and o.
| additional facts and attendant circun
] etanoes that not only vas the trail
] started ON the down Rrede BY trampa
, With Q view 70 robbery, but one OF th
: tramps obtained access to the expires
, oaY teforo the train started. and kille'
tha msaoeneer, pieroon, with . blov
With q hasohse or other weapon. u
uroof Of this ho cites evidsnce that ~
bodies were taken from the empress al
before the flames reached Il, one that
an unknown man, the other Of Piernou
NTH 8 deep cash across the temples
and 70 other injuries On his body.
Kew TRADE lna1guraee4.
4 HAu FnAxczsce, Jan. 49, The Nh
: throuRh freight train for Nev Oriesn
over The 0OotheEn Pacific Railroad 20
nsv roats left ths oity today. The traa
embraced one full carload OF cAnne
aalmou, two cars Of California fruit.
IL Csass Tsanags.
sI 6An RnANcuco, Jan. 3.-Ocea
4 freirhts assumed . AsmeH tone today,
3 two sAillineD and sixpenos advano
4 Several ohaEsasu for vhsat 10 LAverpo,
\ voeo eoourod g thooe 6garoot and .
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