Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-09
PACIFIC COAST.
A Protest Entered.

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San Francisco. Feb. 8. AT a special
meeting ST the Chamber of Commerce,
held this afternoon. a resolution was
/ adopted requesting Senator's and Repre-
sentatives at Washington to use their
efforts to defeat the passage of the bill
| for the proposed transfer TO the Navy
Department of the revenue marine and
other branches of the Treasury service.
Don't Want to Pay.
Consideration of the bill of the Msr-
chants Exchange for rent Of rooms oc-
cupied by the Chamber was taken up.
and characterised by considerable
| warmth of feeling. The action Of the
Exchange in presenting bill at this
late day provoked much criticism. and
at one time it did not seem improbable
that further connection with that body
would be sum,narily terminated. Sew
eral prominent merchants said the
claim should be repudiated, as i: was
based upon manifest breach of good
faith. During the debate as to the
causes leading to the presentation of
the bill for rent. W. W. Montague made
a motion that the body leave the build
ing at once without the PAYNE 1t to the
Exchange, as he for one objected to
~
way of money to the demands of the
Excnange. w. T. Coleman succeeded
in bringing matters to normal state by
a speech deprecating undue haste, and
by making a motion that committee
be appointed to investigate the differ
ences and, in the event an amicable
conclusion is arrived at ample time re-
manned to search for other rooms. 1t
was said further rumors prevailed that
the Exchange was run in the interest of
certain parties, though he would not
vouch for the accuracy of these state
ments. a legal opinion was submitted
showing that the chamber had no legal
right to occupy the rooms free of rent,
although possessed of every right in
honor and Justice. The facetious vein
of the opinion caused much merriment, !
the concluding sentences being as fol |
lows: 'It is manifest that the relations |
between the two corporations were stat |
ed by the president of your body when, |
in accepting the rooms. he waived a |
written contract, preferriug rather to |
rely upon the mercantile honor of San !
Francisco Ii it turns out in the event |
that the bulwark proves unequal to the |
strain, we can only say the law is in no |
wise responsible for the results"
A Little storm.
San Francisco. Feb. S.-Serious trou-
BILE is brewing between the political |
bosses and county clerk Sesnon, over |
the discharge of ten henchmen of the |
former. Speaking in connection with |
the probable falling out OF the respec-
tive parties, Sesnon says the bosses
have threatened to have him placed Ill |
Jail for his alleged connection with the |
Mahoney mining stock frauds, in which |
he claims he only figured as counsel in |
the case before the Police Court. He |
declares he is firmly resolved to run his |
Office without assistance from the bosses,
and by SO doing inaugurata new de-
parture.
California Legislature.
SAACMENTo, Feb. Sin the Senate to-
day the concurrent resolution. which |
passed the Assembly last Thursday, me
morializing Congress not to pass the
bill consolidating the Southern Pacific |
railroad with other lines. came. up as
special order of business. The orig
called without debate, and the substi-
tute rejected by vote of "a to l6.
Senate then proceeded to consider the
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shooting ARRAY.
CLIFTON, A. r., Feb. S.-Jas. O'Brien,
alias Graham, a miner, about 20 years
old, late of Durango. Colorado, return
ed to the Metcalf mine from Clifton at
a late hour last night and began shoot
ing into the camp. Two men, named
Joe Green and Tom S. Strsmbath. IN
dertook to disarm him. They ordered
O'Brien to hold up his hands, to which
hs replied by shooting. The men OPEN
ed on him. killing him almost instantly.
The Coroner held an inquest and YER
dict of justifiable homicide was rem
dsred.
Old Railroad Man Killed.
PORTLAND. Feb. S.-Wm. McGrievy,
an old rock foreman, we'll known to rail |
road builders throughout the coast, was
killed several days ago on the Northern
Pacific, at Weeksville.
Murder TRIAL.
In the Anderson murder trial, the
prosecution closed at noon today. and
are believed to have made a very strong
case upon circumstancial evidence. The
defense are endeavoring to prove that
Carl Anderson was seen alive on the day
after the shooting; that he was seen on
Swan Island, and that he was hunting
and came to his death accidentally.
Nalf million Dollar Hotel.
The board of school directors will to-
morrow call a meeting of tax payers to
vote on the proposition to sell the Gen.
trail school block for hotel purposes for
$4,000. G. H. Prescott. Vice Preside ( |
of the Northern Pacific Terminal Com
pany, makes this offer, and agrees that |
the company will immediately COM
mence the construction of hotel. to
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