Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-10
EASTERN NEWS.
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4 BIG Tfet.

A Big Tret.
yoxx. Oct. 9.-Issdof CeheB-
q hss accepted the challenge OF John |
rs,nhy 10 trot ths stallion King Wilkes
1000 apy trotting stallion 10 the |
- for 5000 9 side. and names his
siIion Maxsy Cobb to take part in the |
Cobenfeld has deposited With the |
80, Of the TtD4ss $500 forfeit. The 1
.rsnt Ia 10 take place before November /
"a On a good day and track, the Wiz |
~ 70 take the entire gate receipts.
Appointments
W.sHsaros. Oct. 9.-Ghe President |
Az afternoon made the following al
sruspents Charles Jacobs, Of Ken |
rsky. 20 be Envoy Extraordinary and |
Minister Plenipotsntiary to the United /
Ststes Of Colombia; Charles Foster, OF |
Indians. to be Conssl General az Cal |
sta; ID ]. Hartei, OF the District OF |
Oelumbis, TO be Consul at Dusseldorf !; |
william Henderson. Of Arkansas, to be |
Asociste Justice Of the Sapr.ms Court |
81 New Mexico; Daniel W. Maratta, Of |
Dakota, United States Marshal for Da-
sosa; Thomas smith, Of Virginia. Uni |
I'd States Attorney for the district Of |
View Mexico.
Iatsa Pacific Arrangements.
Bos7Js, O,t. Sit Is reported that a |
hiteh has occurred 10 the Cuiou Pacific |
Railroad negotiations, whereby $500
900 was TO be borrowed from a trust |
company in New York. which has 81 ,0o0, |
900 land grant trust funds on deposit. |
The collateral is undesstood 20 be 81 |
Joe a Grand Island bonds, and certain |
parties in power are Understood TO havs |
objected 10 the Transaction az ia volving |
too much risk. Union Paci1e officials |
here, however, deny all knovlsdgs of |
any hitch, and say in fact that they |
have had no neeoti stions With any trust |
company in New York, excepting to en-
deavor 30 induce one company to sllov |
Of the advances payment Of certain
claims In the floating debt. IL ~ Off |
sally asserted that the Union Pacific /
smpany nov has in bulk fully 81, 800
%, which 1t will use with 9th funds |
shenever !. oan do 80 TO advantage,
nakinR advance payments Of oatstsnd-
ing claims.
Prospects Of the speeias Delivery
system.
wAsHrsoros. Dot. 9.-From the re-
pofts received thus far II appears that |
nsarly all the poytmasters speak we'll Of |
the future Of the special delivery sys-
sm, and that the business 10 increasing.
Local matter equals outside matter in /
volume. Reports show that letters gen
sfally have been delivered with surpris
lac prom ptnsss. Reading reports the
average time required for delivery 10 be-
nine minutes, while letters have bees
received at the Department building in
this city in seven minutes from the time
they were dropped in the postoffice.
Retired
WAsHNoros, Oct. 8. - Lieutenant
Colonel Caleb b. Layton. Twentieth
Infantry, and Captain Wan. L. Kings
bary. Elsventb Infantry, have been
placed on the retired list.
Garland Explains.
wAsHrNoros, Oct. 9.-Attorney g en-
eral Garland. under date OF 70 terday,
has written long letter to President
Cleveland In explanation Of his posi-
ton relative TO the suit brought by the
Solicitor General In the name of the
United States to test the validity Of
the Bell Telephone patent, during the
absenoe OF the Attorney General. IL
begins by adverting TO the fact that on
bic return after the suit had been oom
menced, the President called his atten-
ton 10 What Was being said about it In
the newspapers, and the writer then
informed the President that all be
knew about IL was contained IN tele-
gram sent to the New Orleans Times
Democrat, when the matter was hrs,
made public. and the matter having
since assumed importance, he (the
vriter) had thought II proper on bis
own motion TO lay the facts fully before
the President and the Cabinet on the
Aaea fla n
reflection he had decided to pot the
matter in writing to be used at the
Presidents pleasure.
He then goes on 10 say that about
three years ago, before he had any idea
OF being made Attorney General. he
ioined with several Others In the
organization Of the Pan Electric
Telephone Company, of which be vas
made attorney. Everything In sonnec
ton With IL was done in good faith.
Last summer Casey Young, Colger. Mr..
Van Beuthuysen and others came TO
him. and asked that suit be com-
nenced in the name of the United
States on behalf Of the Pan Electric
Company TO test the validity Of the Bell
patents. He told them that he could
NOT consider the matter because he vas
Q stakeholder In and attorney for the
fact disabled him from considering the
subject or giving any advice about the
matter. He heard no mere OF 10 until
he received dispatch from the Times
Dtnoeraf, he being then in Arksnsas.
he did not then know that use Of
the name Of ths United States had
been granted. He then goes on 90 say
that the suit WAS brought BY the Solici
tor General, who, under the Law, 10 not
. deputy or agent Of the Attorney
General. and in the absence or disa-
biity Of the Attorney General 10 en-
powered to exercise all the duties of
that Office. He adds "The disability
q not limited to one of physical ability
opsrforn the duties. but has refer
socs TO and includes that, 90 well as
usesAi insapscity, or incspacity on 80
count Of interest in the subject matter
and IN cases coming within this state
mani, the Solicitor General acts for
hinself. He 10 not responsible 10 the
Attorney General. and the Attorney
0ssesal can exercise no control over bis
discretion. Se, In the eases presented,
being disabled or disqualified from act
Ne, !, ~ Attorney General, simply
nspped oa.. ~ reports chow that Jos
saess Of the Supreme Court and OF other
sousts do when they have, previous 10
coming on the bench or otherwise, been
connected with case before the Court
ieh independent character Of the
coteitof General In matters OF this sort
names him even q Cabinet officer In the
seseEee OF the Attorney General, lee
klus In U. 8. Ex. Department. section
~ and this Department has plenty Of
evidence Of former Solicitor Generals
setin9 In tCabipet councils in the ab
eenss OF the Attorney General. 90 that
veec n came 20 me that the Psu-Elec-
NE Telephone Company wanted 10 use
tes name Of the United States to test
NE validity OF the Bell Telephone pat
sok being disabled to act upon u a.
nefeinoefore stated. the solicitor Gene
n va the proper person 10 act. wheth
I referred the matter 10 him or
sessnef left the parties Gas did to
- him or any other remedy A. best
VI could. The fact Of my absence 10
no moment In this inqairy. because
sAs disabled 10 act. another At the /
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