Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-08

earnings we're: from transportation q
passengers, 15.197 $40; freight. xI5.
4G.l69; mail, $746,515; express, SIS.
932; miscellaneous earnings, $72S 53s
total, $2.s23, 6S4. Operating expense
for 1882. intending taxes, were SO.
IN,0is; operating expenses in 1881. in
Guiding taxes. Sl2.4S0,342; decrease il
1852, 81. 1928. The following wer,
elected directors fox the ensuing wear
sidney Dillon. Elisha Atkins, F. Cor
don Dexter, Frederick James, Ezra n
Baker, Jay Gould. Russell Sage, Solor
Humphrey, David Bows, Greenville NJ
Dodge, Augustus Schell, s. II. III
Clarke, John Sharp, Charles, Francis
Adams. Jr., Alfred II. Gresne. The
Board elected the following officers
President. Sidney Dillon; Vice resi.
dent. Elisha Atkins; General Counsel
Sidney Bartlett: General Solicitor, J
=. Dillon: Secretary and Treasurer
Henry Mcfarland: Assistan. Treasur.
ers, q. w. Mink and James Mccain.
A Lie Desied.
WASHINGTON, March 7.-Seerstary
Foiger denies the published statemen,
that he said it would be long while be-
fore any more bonds would be called in.
he says he expressly refrained from
talking on the subject Of bonds, and has
certainly not minated that no call
would be made for some time.
Star Rsuee Trial.
The star route trial was resumed this
morning. 1nQersoll began the case for
the defense by calling for Jas. b. Bel
ford of Colorado 10 the witness stand.
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the State In Congress since it had been
admitted to the Onion. He travelled
over nearly the whole State, and was
acquainted with the growth and devel-
opmeut. Witness identified his sigma
ture TO the petition upon one OF the
Colorado routes.
Inpersoll was about to show that Bel
ford frequently called at the Postofice
mail facilities OF his State increased; in
from Colorado, when Merrick objected,
because the purpose of the inquiry ap-
piled to the whole State instead of to a
angle route. II they went into tho evil
dence, the prosecution would call upon
him to prove that he was solicited by
Belford to cooperate with him in So
WIG .aoA o"0ou I""h 5e1Sioo' ouo
'nas ne Declined:
inRersoii insisted that 1t was proper
20 snow upon what representations and
lmnusnce the increase nad been made.
Inc csiminai law PROVIDED II any IN
lawIoi lossinoa!'on oouia 90 shown Tor
sn,nsd .s -. .nn,;ra .ha. Is's xe as H
action. wv
A''e' S.N ~
MiDDLEBuR6H' "a. Mafcn I.-Urian
mayer was hanged tins morning Tor the
murder OF Geitcher kinbeler In 1877.
Kew Steamship Lane.
Sr. LOUIS, March The freipbt I'm.
reau announoes the observation-disclosures of .
rson,ar line If staamsh;ns batvsan T.;v-
ernooI and Nev Orieans nv Harr;son 4
20 ~ TivsrnooI 10 heg;r n,nrth,v
9TH tha hona Of d;vart;no .m;orant
traf;o -, az u;.a;ss;. m; Vsi,an - az.
ronts ~ ' f'' ' '" '"''
INC vverne"ea Distrset'
HELENA. Ark, March 7.-Tbe gale of
last night and today lashed the river
luto fury. The struggle 70 save the
levee was desperate, but 80 Tar succss-
ful. A message from Lang La Lu. four
miles south, says without a hundred
men the levec cannot be held another
honr. A squad Of fifty men have just
gone there and more will follow quickly.
The situation Is extremely critical.
About the only hope Is In the wind
changing.
Lsekaux for the Jeanuetses Crew.
w.su,xoro~ March Jyrda, data
NJ IrIntsk. Siberia Dee a. 1880 Iient
Ha,hor vr;taa the Secretarv ~ The Ma
~ o;v;rr a s,sts;isd renort ~ .ha oro-
.t;nns ~ h;s narsv in the;r sasrcL To-
the ,r;a.;no ,,ao,,is NJ the Jearratta A.
m;dnioht lime 23d. thew Isft IrLntsL
for the Tena delta. arr,y;no A. Raiinn
| INV al Thsv took in the sto,as iaSt
nv Engineer Melville. and 6tted ont
four battles with native boats' Then
Followed the chief Incidents of the
search Difficnities were exnariepcad
from day to day of procurin0 native
ouides. They we're freonentlv coma
pelled to wade and drag the boats for
miles. On the moruinr of August Dist
thew reached Matra, and visited the
touibs of Lieutenart Commando De
Long, and companions, and put four
heavy bolts through the standard and
arms Of the cross, in accoi dance with
the request Of Engineer Melville, and
thence search was continued to the
northward, and on the 3lst they reached
the spot where DeIong and party were
found. Search was made to see if any
thing remained hidden under the Snow.
Nothing of consequence, however, was
found. Returning, the Oarty reached
Ballun on the 10th Of September. Here
tho Jeanette party was placed in charge
OF Ensign Hunt: Search Vas continued
by Lieutenant Hsrbor and Mr.. Schultz.
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and contains no information not anfici'
natad hv teIaoranh Aocomnanvino the
report il a chart sf owing the routes of
the men in thsir search.
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