Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-27
PACIFIC COAST.


has prevailed IN shipping circles for
some Us ps s. If an agreements entered
i into between the paeigls aksssl Steam
ship company with tsaa Oraspa Railway
Il Navigation c3nlpany for she s!lipnaan.
OF Chinese PRISONERS and merchandise
from hoaGEaug va san Era1clsco 70
| Portland and ports Il British Cosunbia.
| From inquiries made bv your GORE
spondent the raFaor appears 10 have
| beer we'll authenticated, though parties
| directly interested in ire Tssoi II snises.
/ coIss6erab.s reiaessuce 70 give publicity
10 the essential poluss of the agreement
| IaformatIoTs has been received bg q
PROMINENT wholesale Chinese firm in
/ this city, which has been impaired 80
/ your correspondent. which states that q
increment il On foot IN Iiongkong -
organize = regular steamer service b.
/ tween that city and northwestern ports
1 of the Pacific coast. Il - also stated
| that the venture was purely experiment
| I'll, and that finqI action would depend
/ largely Epoyl the success attending tae
return of the first steamer from the pro
posed rouse. Win yiew - testing It's
opportunities for the direct shipment OF
merchandise between thu ports include<;
above, tho steamer c. 4. Hook was senf
| out froan Hongkosg with 4 la.sceii:aRe-
( =
| number of Coolie iaborers for the Cana |
| dian Pacific railroad. On the return of
| the Steamer to her home part. the ad
stability Of establishing q line of stsa- |
| mers WIS considered. aud it was ianliy |
concluded - marguerite the new route |
BY the sailing of monthly Steamers |
The route hes been considerably |
changed from III { originally coIItein |
plated, with the object OF securing |
available home ffeiahts. 30 much, of |
course. as applied % the 6iTeat route |
from Honekong TO Yic;ori. has been |
recently changed, 81 IS to embraces y |
stoppage N Port and on the return yoe-
age, then to San Francisco. where Chi |
nese wishing to visit taeir COUNTRY |
would be taken back. and tlose Coming
from China and having proper csrtid |
Gates would he landed n this port. The |
vessel would next visit tie Sandwich 1
Islands, making Honolulu her lass cat /
side stopping place. aud then Il for /
Hongkoa.s. Ihe steamers which will /
be engaged IN this iifsb l,atong t. /
or are controlled hg he iicFa Of Howard |
IL Co., OF Hong As.Ee. A{anv { These |
particulars IN connection WIth the pro
posed steamship hue were st9biishea /
IN the course of q conversation wit. II. |
Heushaw Ward. business manager Of !
the Canadian Pacific Railroad IN
subsequent iutegview With I3ency b
Wiliiams, OF Williams, DiDond & Co.
agents for tee Pacific Mail Steamship
Company and other lines. 10 s. atei b.
did no. desire 10 volunteer the state
ment unless G0oiali, Perkins i 90
agents for the o. X. < u. Co. 8odi0
desire to have the agreement alnorac-
ed. He admitted that an agreement
had 5een made TO transport freight and
passengers fr0n Gong Kong 70 British |
Coiumbia aud Portl md via san Fran
cisco at reduced rates, cising az an es-
ample that the Pacific Mali, instead Of
ool!eeiing so for the fare 0f Chinese
from ihe first 10 the Last named
port. would only receive $40 pay
Inc $40 TO the y. 4. 4 N. Co. lie
stated, further, that the COMPANY
he Represented were desitoas of
encouraging basine - With the North
west. Is declined 10 answer whether
tas agreement had been entered into
with Il view to retaining sole centred OF
the carrying trade TO tho Northwest.
Edward G8edtIi, OF the Arm Of Goodaii,
Perkins IL Co refused 10 make any
statement, but finally admitted an
agreement substantially as above hat.
been made. adding thas provision also
existed for tae point Of ina.atenaucs ~ {
tho interest OF companies OF Chinese III {
transit while waiting for tie departure !
of steamers for Victoria. he agree
tnent had already gone into effect, aud c
at present y nRmheg of Chinese laDoTorsl /:
were awaiting transp 1rk.tioa - the :
scene of G snadian pAGilie railroad work | j
Great difficulty had been eilsotln. ared III
sapp!yiae the demand fog labor in the :
construction of tfla rosa, ANA in lis }
opinion the arrangement for cheap I
fares would be Il benefit 10 the section /
OF country through which tip ased. Al
all events It would 10 a great benefit ia c
San Francisco and - the steamship liae. .
An snssiaa scare.
Portland. March ssi.--Ru!nors haya
been flying about al div concerning an
outbreak among the Umatiil, IndiansI
on the Columbia river, sboat eighty
miles aboYe The paiies. Particulars Of
the affair cannot be Iearaed. One r. I
port sass that 400 Indians have left the {
reservation and refuse 10 return. What I
their object is could not be learnssi | {
Another report is that they have gath
cred at the river for the parp so Of fish
ing for spring salmon, which has Just
commenced 20 run, ana several got s
reported that Waiia Wall. trooDs have ,
been telagraphed for and are en- route
to the Willows, segsIltg.ilye faiieS east.
The O,-egoHiG,s mas the following spe-
eial from tue Willows. dated 1855 d. no
Mr. Shipley has just returned from a
scout. lie reports seeing small band /,
of Indians moving eastward by Me
Cready's ferry up the river In the direo-
ton OF Alder Greek, W. T. IL ia re-
ported that Indians ara crossing in both
directions at Rutherford ferry, near
Castle Rock. The majority are 90 ne
from this side over toward Alder Greek.
They have been crossing at that point
almost hoarlJ for several d.ys. 1t is
hard so saw what action viii bs taken By
the Indians and it is thought they viii
remain quiet but increase in number
until the present rain st8rni Is over. .
1t is raining hard and showing
now. and they ara forced 10
remain inactive for the time being. 1t
is thought they viii not atsemps 20 cross
IN any great number 10 tilis side In this
weather. although no optimism cou q be
formed of what they would Want on tine
Washington Territory side. The opin.
ion prevails among citizens here that
when they do break ont on TIE warpath
may be. Fears of tue people ara tena-
porarily qaieted by the ran storm. Mr.
Shipiey has nigGt aad day patrol along
the line of the railroad and vicinity iii
the direction OF CASTLE Rock. The oitI-
zans will form an organization about
noon tomorrow and viii arrange for tia
protection of life and properly. Vii
lows is small stgtIea CA the bank of
the river and also on tue line of tie y.
II. l. n. Co.'s road. I..a country above,
below and back IS sand and alkaIi ara
Is sparseiy settled. Jaere are very few
settlements GA the opposite side OF the
river in Washington Territory, and Col
dendaie. county seat OF Aiirk.sas couaty,
is sixty miles below and .wenfy miles
back from the river.
Rain la sait.osaia.
San Francisco. March exhibitions
al dispatches from Head Safg. AUBURN,
Princeton, North DogIlisv.l.e, S4ig
Juan, Redwood City aud iet.iulGa