Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-06-13

business transacsson With fhs oxn.rz a,
the grant, appears. hovsvsr. q -.
bssn IGNORED 81 the earvrVnr G~os,.i
sno nis neRiect Of snch inssruesionl
elso ooes nos appear 70 have been dis-
approved. Tor the eontFaes for shs sur.
w sas aivsn 70 . brother Of The a.
IeRsd owner, eho himself vas 8 bonSs-
ual, and this contrast, ohnoxioas
= y seens TO public norAls and ofssiaI
ociiRations. was approved and the sur
vsy made under it Vas approved I'd
the grant patsated No dseisioo "a
rendered By the Comm n.ioner apou
the boundaries 90 0theFwiss in the eass
Defose the Issue Of the patent, boa ID
paseat vas s1mmzSfly Issued wifhout 4
FORMAL decision, and uishout "A ouuor-
tonify being Afforded adverse parties Or
protessants 70 appeal 20 tie secretary
OF the Interior, II TO Invoke his supsr-
vIsogy iadgmsnt.
In conclusion, Ccnmissiener eoavhu
recommends that suitable aatioa -
tsaen looking 10 vigorous prosecutions
OF the cases now pendinQ in the DIs-
trsct Court of Colorado, and that 4
hew suit b eommsnced Ia New Mexiso.
where the greater portion Of TIE Lands
lie. 20 set aside the patents already L.
s1ed under the grams.
Saae crep Repsrs.
sRHuoFExLD. IllsL, June IA bal
letin was Issued By the State Board Of
ARrhsaisure today, suppiementinR the
ane crop report which saS that IN or
dsr 20 prove tbs accuracy Of the esti-
mates sf ths regular correspondents
Inquiries were directed 70 the LEADING
niIiers throuakodt the State. These
subsequent reports confirm the former
3tatement thst the winter wheat Weld
will be the smallest in Illinois In Is
years..
Bow Grans d ward Tranaacsed
Baainesa.
NEW YJax, Jane lin the testi-
nony taken before the referee today In
, suit growing ous of the Grant a
Ward failure, John H. Morris, receiver
d the Marine Bank, charges that Jas.
D. Fish conveyed 90 his six relatives,
On Dscember n, 1S62, property that
shc1id go 70 the creditors Of the bank.
Q. spencer. cashier for Grant d Ward,
testified That the firms capital vas
100000 Of cash contributsd- U. 8.
Grant pat In $4,000, q. 4. Grant, Jr.,
1000, Ferdinand Ward $4,000. Fish
no oash. Toe balance Of
he 100000 was made up Of " nour
notes." boads and stocks by all tue
nsmbefs Of the firm. spencer said the
cans ON securities oftsn ran az high as
u. 000.0Oo. IL was frequently the case
'nst the hfm paid more for the use OF
money than is received on loans. Wit
hess said thas Fish sometimes drew on
AIS private acc0ant 10 oar fictitious
warnings 20 dspositofs. He said thai
3fant 4 Ward did q losing business
lfter February D, 1882.
Ia she Criiteaaea Mining district.
DRsyKR, June IA privats selegram
ass resolved hers from Cfittenaen. Ar
zJnas says that the reneaads Apaehss
lave reached the HarshaW mining dis
riot In the extreme soathsaster por-
i0n Of thu territory. The miners Of the
district are hookinR 90 Critic nden,
shich 10 only IA miles from the OLD
dexice line, fer mutual protection.
Tao Liberty seii.
NEw ORLkAss. June 1.-The train
tne liberty bell leaves Tomorrow
via the Louisville q Nashville
railroad for Philadelphia.
the keeusas.
PRnsuErox IN. j. June 1.-The II.
rear ioousts have made their appear
Iaee 10 vast numbers here and In central
New Jersey.
Earthsaake In ihe gazeasus.
81. PErxRssUao, Jane l3.-Aa earth.
n aIrsa ~ 90
Toe town OF Hikuoh was oompieeeiy
lwaii0wed, and the township Suffered
iamaae 10 the extsnt Of several miilioa
,oubles.
fhe Trsnspsrsasisn ef Fsreixa NAILS.
wAEHiEorox, June Irwin the ap-
if0vnl Of toe President the Postmaster
ssnesai has dsclded not 10 advertise
of bids to enter into contracts for the
transportation Of foreign mails upon q
mileage basis. uadsF the authority con-
erred BY tha act Of Conafess Of March
!. 1885. Toe subjeot has been under
loaslderation bg zoe OAbines for some
lime, and the concinsion above noted
sas reached after the presentation By
ne Postmaster General Of IN exhaust
We argument covering tha whoic mat
IsF. Tue Postmaster General holds
ind shess By statistics that the present
fate Of oompensation 10 just eaes and
pays the carriers mere than o3nef
trsseht Of . like character. He holds
thst tae money appropriated 10 not In
Eended as Q subeldy. because 70 snbsi
'iixs - the rate allowed In The act would
Gaks over q million dollara, whereas
'kt0o, COO 10 appropriated. He thinks the
vcsseis vii continue 10 carry e he
pressnt rate, and II they should refus :,
ihey could be compelled 70 do 90 3
lomanon carriers. receiving Just con-
l,ensAsson. He 10 inclined 10 the opi-
MON that the money appropriated
should be returned 10 sac treasury. and
his argument a. folious:
us 10 not necessary 10 make such
contracts In order 10 provide for the
Of these mails, and the
rates now paid give adequate compen
sstion whsnsyas mails are 81 any CON
siderable volume. while preyioua statutes
aHord ali authority te ne b.
D sFtnent that 10 necessary 70 pro
~. tlae authority ooald only be sxsr
cised wish visw 10 distribution OF the
snoney unnecessary tn fact % eompen-
iate mail carriage. fer the purpose Of
aiding Amerioan steamship companies.
Desirable ~ h tina dsyaiopmens Of
lhese ilnss. the not does nos profess 20 poe
.ns ua0ney ~ the Postmaster 0eneral's
ilisposai for any other purpose
shan 10 carry the mail. Besides, C 10
10 70 be distributed, ne reason nor rule
"a Discrimination between thu different
american lines b provided. aad PEA 10
sFouid require neaFly three times the
aushosized sun - give ell the exietine
lines the authorized rate Of 50 eents
Ger niiie. Ne ether means OF discrimi-
aation are given the Postmaster GENERAL
sxceps 10 reject bids az HE discretion.
and there are but toe instances OF
american lines 90 plying between tha
same points a. 10 be compstit0rs. He
1ausE therefore either oheose some lines
haf favorable consideration. rejecting
10 hies and claims feshers, n 6ntsF IN
: general andefstandiag wish all pos-
aahie bidders. before thsir bids shonld
be made 20 N shs Limit snch shat uhils
Ilse contracts ehaaid absorb ell.
llasY ahoald not 0xoeed the limits
u the appropriation, Ths former eourse
zonid b cnArReanAs as unwarranted
the latter - an indecent
re Of 81 authority profsssedly design.
"a 10 BE- % employed % 10 excite and
NOD destroy eonpstitson- keather