Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-14

PACIFIC COAST.
The WonI Harket,

The Wool Harket.
SAS t8sScTsco, Feb. I3.-The ano,n+
OF Oregon wool AZ present in the mar.
kes is ~, 600 pounds. Trade ms heao
very good. Prices have Seen ali thst
holders could desire after long period
oi unlinesS, while prospects for the
spris1 clip are more hopeful as TO val
ues than formerly. Eastern OREGON IL
qnotaoie at lea &c, and valley Oregon
suit Against the Government.
II. w. Bouldfn has been engaged fo-
the past seven years in working up a
case against the Government for the
possession of Mare Island, founding his
cain on the transfer of the property
under one of the old Spanish grants
Ills case IS now IN the form of suit
against Thomas II. Phelps, command
ant of the island. Attorney General
Brewster has teiegraphed District At
| torney Hillborn to take charge of the
case and contest all points, 1t is said
Judge Mckee some years ago ordered
testimony on the part of plaintiff per
petuated. while the Government still
has It's case to work up. The advantage
IL offset by the fact that the Govern
inent S title has been confirmed. The
value OF the property involved is said to
be worth nearly 80, 000, 900. By stipu-
| iatlon the defense has until March LIST
TO file an answer.
A Little Flare.
Mining stocks for the last day or two
have shown little more activity. Some
| OF the Comstocks have marked n con-
siderable advance. Every effort ia being
made to work up a deal, but i. looks
very much like molasses to catch flies.
In view of the avalanche of assessments
| levied OF late. Some little encourage
| ment rs necessary to induce stock
holders to walk up and settle. This
seems to be the basis of the movement.
Population statistics.
San Francisco, Feb. 13.-During the
month of January arrivals by rail at
san Francisco were 3Jil, and by sea
622l; departures by rail were 2037, by
sea 65Sl. Arrivals over departures for
the month numbered 1145. There were
only eighty passengers from China and |
Japan against 1868 departures.
Hard.up City.
In conformity with resolution of the
Board of Supervisors requesting the ap-
polntment of committees to confer with |
those on Finance and Judiciary of the |
Board of Supervisors upon the subject |
OF the financial straits of the city, and |
to consider the pfoprie.y of issuing |
fonds IN five hundred thousand dollars. |
the Board OF Trade, J. 8. Eaber, Presi- |
dent, has selected Q. j. Dsmpster, J. X. |
belly, w. l.. Merry and Moses Heller. |
The Chamber of Commerce, Horace |
Davis President, has selected w. +. |
Babcock, W. L. Coleman, Chas. Kobler |
and Joseph A. DonohOe. Mayor Bart |
lett who Is to appoint four prominent |
taxpayers and citizens to the confer |
ence, has found some difficulty in find |
ing gentlemen i'll private life willing to |
come before the public az members of |
the conference, and therefore his ap- |
pointments have not yet been made.
Tonnage Report.
Considerable activity in wheat ton
mage prevailed during the week ending |
yesterday. Eleven vessels cleared and |
| ten were engaged to load. Chartered |
tonnage in port is 81 ships, representing
1925 Tons tonnage, with a carrying |
| capacity for 5000 short tons wheat. |
This time last year 1900 tons OF ton
| mage were in port under engagement for !
wheat. Now 1900 tons disengaged |
tonnage are in port against 5000 tons |
year ago, and l6S,O00 tons are on the |
way or engaged against 247 600 at this
date last yeai.
A Good Crazy Law.
p Today what is known as the emotional |
insanity bill was passed, the principal |
features of which are that a person &C
| cused of crime, and pleading insanity, |
shall have the question OF insanity tried |
first, with no reference to crime. If the |
plea be made it shall be considered as |
an aggravation of the offense charged. |
The question may be tried by court or
jury. In cases of homicide, where in
sanity is plead aud sustained, the court |
shall commit the accused to the insane
asylum, from whence ne shall not be
discharged unless upon proof that he
was not insane at the time of the CON-
mission of the offense charged. and in |
such case he shall. upon being dis
charged from the asylum, be recommit-
ted for trial for the original offense |
charged. In various other ways the bill |
Is calculated to make very much less
popular the emotional insanity plea and
to prevent Its notorious abuses.
Gas Economy.
In consequence of the recent action of |
the Board of Supervisors relative to |
iSAtihS sdo otiCCto, tlc gtAc CQiHptitN
began the removal of every alternate
lamp, leaving the post in position, and |
giving the streets the appearance of
having weathered q devastating biz
zard. After the removal of the lamps
the tops of the posts were decked with
small iron caps. Dams are being taken
from the company's yard and piled up
on one another after the removal of the |
glass sides. The novel spectacle of .
man climbing up the post and removing /
what has hitherto furnished a dim light |
provoked much criticism, especially |
when it became known that something |
like 1000 lights would be- extinguished |
before complying with the orders of the
supervisors.
Fannie Baldwin.
Verona Baldwin furnished bonds in |
the sum of $500. and was released to-
day from the county Jail. The charge |
of attempting to kill Z. j. Baldwin will !
be called on Thursday.
An Honest Measure.
SAN Francisco. Feb. 13.-The anti
Oleomargarine bill passed by vote of |
80 to 10. The bill prohibits the use Of |
milk or any product of the COW in the
manufacture of oleomargarins, and |.
compels all those who sell or serve the
substitute to notify the user or pur-
chaser. and provides for punishment by
fine and imprisonment for any viola
tions of the provisions of the bill.
Mine Report.
VIRGINIA Cry, New. Feb. I3.--It is
reported TODAY that a strike has been
made in the Union and Sierra Nevada
mines. The facts are that some seams
of quartz giving assays have been cut
in the joint Union and Sierra
Nevada east cross-cut 29O0-foot level.
The cross-cut ID now out some 100 feet.
For some feet toward the face stringers
of quartz, alternating with strikes of
porpnyry, have been passed throughout,
but assays are only a few dollars, unless
samples carefully carried. The appear
ance of the drift, however. is very fav-
orable, owing to the delay in getting the /
foundry castings for the air pump. The |
Union pumps will not be started before |
Thursday. The drift of Norcross is
now in hard porphyry, showing no |
seams of quartz. 1t appears to be cut