Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-06

ers, as matters now stand, and that is e
reduce their lines of stock as rapidly al
possible. Things are getting pretty
bad all over the country, and the pros
poets are. altogether, of an increase OF
the difaster. Failures snnot be dis
counted by Wall street.
The Northern Pacific Land Grant.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Reed succeed
ed In smothering the resolution declar.
ing forfeited the unearned lands grant.
ed to the Northern Pscific Railroad to
day. The Northern Pacific Company
has q small lobby Of five or six msn
here. They are sharp. keen men, and
have been able to prevent any aston
that would give the House an opportu-
nifty TO discuss the question Of forfeit
ure. Last summer, Reed, to whose com
mittee, the Judiciary. the whole matter
was referred, fixed up q report which
was signed by = bare majority Of the
committee. This report admitted that
the Northern Pacific had not complied
with the conditions Of the enormous
grant of ~ 000. 600 acres Of land. bat ad-
ded that there was no way in which
legislation could hurry up the compile
ton Of the road: therefore, the commit
tee had no legislation to offer. This
lodged the matter that was submitted
| to the committee, which was resolu-
ton declaring the unearned land for
feited. All that the friends of the reso-
luton wanted was that it be reported
back to the House either adversely OK
favorably. This would have enabled
the House to have entered into discus
sion of the whole matter, but this was
just what the lobby did not want. Today
the resolution was laid on the table by
the Judiciary Committee, in other words
smOthered, Reed and five others voting
for snch action. Thus the house is pre-
vented from discussing and voting upon
the proposed resolution OF forfeiture.
and tho labors Of this lobby are over for
this session.
Cattinx on Grants
WASHINGTON, Feb. "a bill was in
troduced and referred today to prevent
the Secretary Of the Interior from issu-
ing patents to Immigrant railroads,
where such roads have not been CON-
pleted within tho specified time.
Chinese Newspaper Enterprise In New
NEW York, Feb. 3.-Ths first number
of the first Chinese paper ever publish
cd in this city is to make its appear
ance today. Wong Chin Foo is editor
in-chief. Tho matter it will contain is
to be written or selected by Wong Chin
Foo, who will dictate to a Chinese
scribe; he in turn will print or paint 1t
with India ink and a pointed stick upon
sheets of paper, from which it will be
photo Autographed and then printed
from the stone in the shape 1t is to ap-
pear. The publishers say that type for
this process of publication would be
impossible by reason OF its great cost.
In the past it has been the custom to
engrave the whole of each Chinese work
to be published, because the GO,OOO
word characters of the language are not
represented by type. Chinese say the
leading men among the Chinese IN this
CITY are pleased with the prospect of
possessing paper that will convey to
them the news Of the week in their own
beloved hieroglyphics that Americans
can be brought to think of only In con-
nection with wash bills and 6re-cracker
labels; but some Cinnamon say they
cannot understand in what manner tho
enterprise can be made TO pay.
The publishers, on the other hand, say
here are in New York 5000 Cinnamon;
800 laundries and 30 Chinese 4rocers
altogether. They admit that but few
Cinnamon are educated up to the full
possibilities of their alphabet, but all
can read these few hundred signs that
express their simple ideas and wants.
They like to read, yet at present have
no other opportunity to do 90 than 10
afforded by the wall Of the doorway of
Tom Lees grocery, at Mott street and
Chatham square. This wall has served
as their only newspaper for years.
Upon it are posted notices Of the epen-
ing and closing of all those laundriss
that are or have been maintained by
members of the Long Tale society and
tho secret organizations, about tho
nature Of which no New Yorker has ever
been able to learn moro than that it Is
"all Same Flee Mason" To a New
Yorker the most interesting thing about
Tom Lees wall has been that the ad-
vertisemeits are painted ON bits OF
paper of every hue and makeup, with
displayed advertising to resemble tho
contents Of q dreasmaker's rag bag. But
the publishers say that the fact that
every Chinaman can read and wants TO,
is nero item. Their estimate IL that
those merchants that make soap and
blue:ng and Laundry apparatus and all
sorts of things, would like to nave
means Of presenting it to the notice Of
the Cinnamon.
Order Will b. Preserved.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. About 400 state
troops will attend the trial of Neal and
Croft at Cray DON next Tuesday. Thes
parties are charged with rape, murds
and arson, committed atAshland year
ago. On she first trial their sentence
was death. The court of appeals 70
versed the sentence Of the lower court.
On the occasion of the second calling of
the case collision occurred between a
mob at Ashland and the state troops on
the steamer Granite State last fall. IN
which several Of the mob were killed
and wounded, as well as some of the
spectators ON shore. The indications
are there will be no outbreak.
Proposition to Sell the Navy Yards.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Repressntative
Morse, Of Boston, has new scheme for
building a navy without great expense
to the Government. He favors the sale
Of the Boston navy yard, which he says
he thinks would bring at least ten mil
lions. Investment IT this amount at
per cent would yield 100000. The
Government now appropriates for the
maintenance Of the yard about &4OO, 700
year. This amonnt added TO the
yearly interest would mako $SOO.OoO.
Mr.. Morse says that if tho maintenance
appropriation is added to each years
interest that would be derived from the
money received from the sale of the
yard he would guarantee to turn ous
evsry two years a steel vessel of the
most approved plan. He says the sale
Of the yard viii undoubtedly work a
temporary injury to those who are en-
ployed therein, but in . short time the
purchasers will undoubtedly develop IN
dustries ON the property that will GIVE
employment to great many more than
are now on thsLpa roll Of the yard. His
experience on the Naval Affairs Com
mittee leads him TO believe that the
~ all tina navy