Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-01

government. No man il more dsvo.e.sI,
enlisted In this movement than the Sc
refary OF the Interior, and | am onit,
surs that bis Commissioner OF the Gen
eral Land Ofiee will do all in his povs
to this end"
General shaier In Trouble.
NV foEK. Nov. 3o.-This evening ,
oencn warrant was issued for the aires
OF Major General Alexander ShaIer. or
charge OF bribery in connection with
the purchase Of militia armory sites IL
this city. He Sas arrested at his resi-
denee. broaght to police headquarter,
and locked up. In his testimony befor,
the legislative Committee, Monmouth
b. wilson said that By an Arrangement
With General shaler, after effectine ths
sale OF the Shell 4 Pairehild propert,
to the srmory board at figures greatly
10 excess OF what the prsperty could
have been bought for at private sale, he
had paid of mortgage Of 5000 on
property owned by General Shsler in
New Jersey.
IL Bees Not Restrict.
san FRANCISCO, Nov. 30.-Tke Cha
toms report iast issued shows that sinc.
the pass age OF the Chinese restriction
act OF 1872, over eighteen thousand chi.
nese have landed at this port. A still
more extraordinary fact IL that out oil
this number nearly four thousand have
been permitted to land witaout the
customs certificate prescribed BY act Of
Congress.
Financial Condition OF the Land Grant
Railways.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O.-In the repor,
Of the Commissions of X ,ilro ,ds, which
Is made public today, the financial cen
dition of the land grant railro ads is SET
forth as follows:
Union Pscitic-Total debt, fl6l ,6S6..
PAT capital stock. $50. So, 800; total
stock and debt, k225. 554, 747; teial as
sets, x252, 04l, 633; surplus, including
land safes, $26, 49, $50; earnings 10 1884
$l9,0l5, 507 earnings in 1885, $l7, $780,
1911 /; decrease, tl.18l,7l6; expenses in
1884. Sl0, 293 GOT; expenses in 1875, So
US ,3z3; decrease, *I,l95, 2S3.
Central Pacifie-total debt, $l10, 547,
7l5; capital stock, $l59, 275. 500; total
stock and debt, Sis. SO, 2l8; total as
sets, $l77 sos. 038; deficit, $2,l68, 1l9.
In addition TO the above assets the com
pany owns lands and watsr-fronts in
San Francisco, Oakland and Sacra-
mento valued at 81, 10000. The in
debtedness of the Central Pacific Rail
way Company, including the Western
Pacific, to the United States on June
30, 1885, is as follows: principal, $27 :,
$50, $50; accrued interest, $2S, 1853. 435
total, SOC, 3I9, l65; total credit, $3.50,
2SS, balance in favor of the United
States, but not due until maturity,
principal. xl,695, $50; earnings IN 1884,
$23 ,639, 2l5; earnings In 1885, $2l ,039 !.
465; decrease, 1858, $50; expenses in
1884, $l5,83S. 2J5; expenses IN 1885,
$l3. 2i9 ,u33; decrease, f2,el9, Ill; gross
earnings, 1890, $50. After deductine
the various credits due the company
the total balance OF December 81, 1884
was $3.50, 1888.
Southern Pacific-Total debt. $685.
60, 042; capital stock, ga OBS, 100; tota
stock and debt, S77,64l, JAG; total assets,
$50, 45e, 872; surplus, $2,8l7, 729; earnings
In 1884, 81 ,335, l35; earnings in 1885, ST.
As. 8Sl; Increase. $l53, 749; expenses IL
1884, 81 ,05S $50; expenses in 1855, 1856
l6l; decrease, $103. 1899.
Northern Pacific-rotal debt, $40,
434 ,2ll; capital stock. x87 ,6l0 5S4; tota
stock and debt. $l67, 04i, 1856; total assets
xl67, l36, 1855: surplus, $9l 1853; earning:
10 1884, $I2,603 BIS; earnings in 1885
Gil, 234, l49; decrease, 81 ,369. 425; ex
psnses in 1884. $7,l77,754; expenses in
1885, &c, 1856 800; decrease, 1881 ,45l.
Threaie sing.
IsprANApoLB, Noy. 30.-At midnight
the sky was overcast and the proba
bility of rain tomorrow is strong.
Governor squire's keport.i
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-Gov. squire OF
Washington Territory in his report e
Secretary Lamar gives the population
of the Territory at 129, 43S, an inoreas,
of $3.50 in two years. The assessed
value of property is $50, 4Si.437 and
there are vet 1000, 600 acres of publ,
land unsurvsyed, of which l6,000, C0(
are good agricultural and timber land
The Governor states that by the Terri
torial census of 1885 there we're 327t
Chinese residents in the Territory. do
says the recent attacks on Chinese II
that Territory have grown out of tn,
fact that Cinnamon are eontinual y
| coming across the border from Britt,
Columbia in violation of the Restriction
| Act. The Governor suggests an in
creased customs force on the border, [
revision of the Restriction Act. and th,
revision or repeal of the Burlingamt
| treaty as necessary for the trsuquilit,
Of the Territory.
No Trouble.
PrrrsBURo pa, Nov. 3o.-Contrar,
| to expectations there was no trouble q
Coal Valley today. The strikers Assem-
bled about Pine Ran mines in larg,
numbers this morning, but ne attemp
at violence was offered when the non
uniouists went to work. ALI is quiet nov
and the strikers say they will not dis
turb the men working. No serious trou
bis Is apprehended.
The stock List.
New York, Nov. sou. 8. SIS 1921
4S's Il3ss, As l231s, Pacific 6's l2sH
American Express lob, Canada Pa
cific 56is. Canada Southern 43lS, Cen
trail Pscific 43S, Burlington l3i, Lack
awanna l30k, Denver 4 Rio Grand,
| 2iA, Erie ass. Kansas d Texas 351s
Lake shore 1854. Louisville 4 Nash
vile 49,, Micnioan Central 70. Nsrth
ern Pacific 30A. Northern Pacifi
preferred 63lS. Northwestern 1884
New York Central l0i1s. Oregon kail
vay and Navigation 1075a, Oregon
Transoontineutal 35l4, Oregon Improve
ment x3, Pacific Mail 67ls. Panama 81
Rock Island i22tl, 81. Paul 9A, Texa
Pacific 23Is. Union Pacific SIS. Unite
States Express 60. Wells Fargo liz
Western Union 761<.