Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-30
PACIFIC COAST.
The Chinesc Certificates.


SAN FRANcIsCo, Oct. 29.-Two Chinese
cases to test the validity Of Chinese
Government certificates were up today
before Judge Hoffman in the United
States District Court. He pronounced
them exceedingly embarrassing. One
Of them was Chinaman who said be
Was q cigar manufacturer. The Judge
said Congress used the word "mer-
chant" not manufacturer" II every
Chinaman who made cigars or peddled
matches was to be classified az a mer-
chant. the Restriction Act would be
practically dead letter. The second
case was that Of boy seventeen years
of age. The certificate set forth that
the bearer was going TO San Francisco
to manage the business interests Of
mercantile firm. Was the boy laborer
or a merchant? II was difficult TO de.
oide, so Judgment was deferred.
Valuable Scientific Specimen.
San FRANcrsCo, Oct. 29.--Dr. Leonard
Stegneger, who was commissioned by
the Smithsonian Institute to 90 to
Behring's Island and find the skeleton
of northern manatic or sea COW,
arrived down to-day on the steamer st.
Paul from the Arctic with an excellent
HU6Ciku0kls ot01IhkS UOk0lkk3t Va ASouAAA1k y
second expedition, wrecked in l74l, vas
the first to see and describe 9 living
specimen. DIR. Stegneger says the skel-
described by Stellar and is, he believes,
the only one In the country. He has
also seventeen skulls OF the same
animal.
Negotiating for Coal Lands.
SAN FRANors5o, Got. A.--It is report
ed that number of parties are negotia-
ting for the transfer Of large tract of
land near Seattle, which will be worked
far coal deposits. A gentleman whose
name il associated with the scheme re-
fused to speak Of the matter this even
ING, as il was not in shape to warrant
discussion. Il 10 understood. however.
that the object Of the purchase il to
bring coal to this market for their own
use and for the trade, and that should
the sale be made small collier, capable
of carrying about 100 toAs, will be built
in the East for them.
Drew ned-New meteD.
PoRr TOWNSEND, Oct. "a case Of
drowning occurred Saturday at Chaun-
cey Brookway's camp at Pyscht. Mr..
Joseph Rivers, q Canadian, who has
been employed in the Damp, was missed.
This morning his body Was found. IL
was supposed that he had been out
working ON the boom. and had fallen
in. He had the esteem of all who knew
him. His relatives live somewhere
about Walla Walla, and il is thought
his body will be brought mp this week
| ON the DISPATCH and sent TO thetn. He
| was about IS years of age.
For 4 wear or two large hotel on tho
hill has been talked of, but the PROPOSE
| ton never took definite shape until now.
A movement is on foot, backed BY some
Of orr responsible business men. TO
erect q large hotel at no distant day.
| The ate eeleoted ID block ofland owned
bv Mr.. Eisonbeis', near 0ardnorSmith' q
and lust overlooking the bay md chan
mel. Mr.. @. r. Maloomb. . very capable
and stirring young man. " spoken OF
a. the probable landlord.
The eaciac Coast Railresa Csnpii-
cntieu.
SAX FRANcBco, Dot. 8.-The ap'
| p1intnent Of an agent OF the Union
Pacific at Portland. WHOSE principa!
business, under the existing ofoer o.
| thinca. viii be TO act In concert with tne
CoOt6A anu oUUe0Ox1 = oDsssS -
the Northern Pacific, and generally V
iook ont for business pending the con-
/ r,st;on az the Oregon Short Line, vii
shcrtly IA followed 6y other roads hav
inc oonnection at Omaha. A spiritet
ccrre.mondenco ID nou going on between
the aeents in this city Of such roads tha'
iack rcDreaentation q Portland, with
view al making changcai 10 the program
nov in force governing tho cutting o.
rntes. u g quite probable that IN Ia
mart thirty dayU northern railroad aRen
cies viii receive q least two additions
4 and 4 4 even hintod that 0ne Of 20
olfioee eetabltshed about three month";
90 Il e reoeive an assistant A prom
inenf oficisl statsd 70 eorrsopondsn
4 toniQhf that The talk about ooAatnR 9
soalp rates il I'll bosh. for the rsesol
] fhaf e the eastern roads found tnsl
vere losing much ground IN The nnnosl
~ ranseuccrs from the ooasts whO y
shst go vouId naturally Be e1ppoeet
"a % over the Northern Paetho, soe'
vouId mot only scalp rates bos eae'
other.
i nhappsnG IneealnGence-
Posr Dssoovssr. OF. N.-Arr'ssa-
Porr GAxsLz, Oct: 3.-Arrfved-
Schooner John g. North.
Pon1 BLAKELr. Ocs. % As
Posr Towsszsrp, Oet. ss.-Arrived-
| Montana and Canada.
Il ( Gan Frsnciso hsirs@ worth v19!u
Imn 00O wants - 6nd > ye09G n.1 ~
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