Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-02
PACIFIC COAST.
where our Golfers arc Owne,

Wnefe our SOlIlers 0rc OWncO.
SAN FRANoIsCo, March 1.-The Oregon
Improvement Company have petitioned
the Supervisors here that the assess
ments on their vessels be stricken from
the delinquent tax list as they are owned
and taxed in Oregon.
New Water Company,
The Manzauita Water Company was
incorporated today with capital stock
of one million dollars. It prOdOses to
supply water to San Mateo and Santa
Clara counties as well as to San Fran
cisco. All Of the stockholders, among
whom il tho Secretary OF the Pacific
Improvement Company, practically
control the Pacific railroads. They are
well known capitalists.
Must Hang.
There is little hopes of further respite
being granted Sing Lum, who is under
sentence of death. The hanging 10 SGT
for o'clock tomorrow, as the reprieve
granted by the Governor expires today,
and all efforts to procure fuather time
have been unavailing.
A Year Ended.
The first fiscal yeaa of the call system
inaugurated by the Produce Exchange
was brought TO most successful ter
mination yesterday. The prospect for
future dealings in grain and general
produce is sal / to be fiattering, and
merchants express the belief that in tive
years the Exchange under its present
system will do an annual business OF
fully hundred million dollars. A state
mens of the amount of sales which has
been prepared foots up almost twenty
miilien dollars. In a notice Of the stu
alton the suggestion Is made by an even
,ny paper that Portland merchants
would find the example Of this Produce
Exchange here worthy OF being initiated.
Farm Produce.
Exports of wheat for the cereal year
TO date aggregated II 10000 centals,
valued at xoI, 10000. The barlev mar
ket in considerably agitated, and the
whole mere latile community shares IN
the excitement. Flour and wheat are
auie. but strong. Hay is worth $40 a
ton, the first time it has reached these
figures III years.
Clearance house figures show gain
OF S2,NO0,0C0 over the corresponding Pc
riod of last year.
Man Drowned.
PORTLAND, March 1.-Andrev Seim, a
Nofwsc ian, aged IS, fell from the road
| way at Astoria last night and was
drowned. Ho leaves u wife and foul
children.
A Dark City.
SAN Francisco. NJ Arch 1.-The city is
| wrapped in tue darkness OF Cerebus TO
night, III consequences of the shuttins
| MI o.street lights. The effect Is more no
| ticeab.e in the suburbs and portions oc
cupied by residences. whore II Is impos
| sible 10 see 100 fest away. The electric
lights on business thoroughfares anc
promenades cast a dismal shadow, anc
when extineuished bore deserted
aspect. Early in the evening a numbel
| of citizens came ont with lanterns, who
lighting their way, were cheered, and
everybody seemed wiling to view tht
comical side Of the situation.
/ 4 Heavy Suit.
San Francisco. March 1.-Suit va,
commenced today by the Attorney Gen
eral against the Central Pacific Rail
road, to recover sums paid in further
ancs of construction Of tho road, ant
which aggregate $l.9i2.500. 1t is eaarg
ed THAI tie Company has not fulnilo<
its contract With the State In having re
fused to carry State messengers, luna
ties, convic,s and supplies for the cspit
al building free ofichsrge, and It neglect
cd To apply for u Government patent 8
"a not ~ become liable to the State fu
certain laEds in the vicinity OF Sacra
mento which we're to be decided 70 th
State when the patant was secured