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

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c.s,sa faessry sara'sd.
- n. O., June ia The
h9s..s-s sotron fsetory. in kancolph
3d. - snrtly Destroyed by are last
SOY ~ - Il fls, 600, partially In
49, aeFsr hnndsed hands are sarown
= < snplos nsnt
Krpsrss 81 sresass.'i.
..~,.<,ro~. June 12.--T5s chief Of
$500 q siA,i>tics reporis tnai the
-, Of expssts Of domestic
- 100. from ths Uaited sItaies dur
1885 and duFing the use
- endinR May 5lst. Is65,
..'.,.cnrsd with sin1isAf reports
- parrssponding notltha OF She
-, teav. we're a. follows: t666,
81 AZ 90: 1884, eil ~. 900; fer
~ - rsonfhs ended May 'slst, $751;
auia-FrshibissrJ kisss
..,.uxltx. Maine, June I2.-fhe
49,. utieai has besn brewing for
-. go over the enforcement Of the
.s.sssnrx Lac, eliminated last night
49, csg,.uizstion Of o NTH, armed
- ,.sgisers and stones and an sttaok
- 4 member Of houses IN which win
80 ssrs smashed and other damage
-. A gang vent 20 the hense Of
" s.'l.m & Ffost abo1t . qaartsr OF q
- srosu the village and s-nli Q shog-
- : y rarls through the windows accom-
.s,sS - 4 volley OF bullets from rcvol-
=. 49, N, reckless disregard OF the
1900 family within. Taking Dir
-. - 10 tna village, the moo next
'.sss,..e1 AZ The house OF Jesn w. Frost,
= 80 inxtiss hsr1. Shoes were fred
80 - houss where vomsn, children
- a old man Nere sleeping. Fsrtu'
-ss.ly 10 osis vas hart bat the yin
zs~s vars Demolished. fne house Of
Il Roberts WAS next visited. Here
y ~, ia Niudoxs were smashed aud she
,srsssaes damaged. The residences of
1880 Onsissy, o prominent clothing
s.-Is~' 80 also treated 20 q vollsy Of
s.-ss Tho anal effort OF tbs mob was
.ssS~ srains.t the ofii,e Of the Adcocafs.
- sijsor d tbis pager sieeyH In the
- A peffsct fusilads vas kept MP
80 5alisss rsiusd into the room. The
siIsofs only edHnse was the publioa-
- sitbout comment Of the liquor tri-
"a b. what seemed miracle he eel
- injafy. The raiders then dis
- -. fhase "a much excitement this
- and the sheriff of the county
~ besn tslsEfaphsd for.
ne MAXWELL Lasa Grant.
Nszsuarsx, June l2.-Cominissioner
saa1ts, Of sIhe land offios, this aftern0on
'abruisssd 70 Secretary Lsmer report
go the fsnnous Maxwell land grant.
Al Esg Mexico, for which nearly 2000.-
10 serve Of pnblie ianda wells claim
a nd pstsiatsd In 1873. This ofiiaial
rzoosedines isaAinQ up TO the patent
r. fselied In detail by the Oommis-
ionex, sho then nays In bis hFief that
pzrdinG thsss pfseeedinss Q large nun
~ a letters, complaints, petitions,
6fs4ests and charges we're transmitted
3 Ihis sfise and department.. from cit
Issas Of Mes Mexico, alleging frend In
|oossion and boundaries. Tbsy claim
= extsnsion far beyond any original
elsju Of posIlessi0n by the grantees, the
|czsejon Of settlement and mining
IIes1ts. and Of the rights Of the native
|shshitants and Indian oeczpauts
&oshine nsorb than mere formal notice
Il these vsripus complaints and alleQa
|ioss appeass - have been taken or
1oae b. thit ofiioe. No invtlstisation
~ hsd, but lbs claim for this enoF-
Inoas region Of ooonisy appeans 30 have
bssn passed shsorRh BY oiaoiRl Fe8di.
nsss wiihout regard 70 the tnbsrests OF
IL Gossrninsnt, or of the rights Of
stixsns Of the Territory 10 aetu1 nc
lataacy Of IRnda Evidences l,f fraud
ssss nAnifast Ia the bold fart OF the
pfee1tas on Of Q claim for nearly two
nilllan anros, based upon u Isrsnt OF
~ inan 10000 acres. Granting that
lbs Msxso4n authorities were s.overnsd
N ~ lava Of national colonization.
krin1s wsre limited IN quantity 10 II
1c1ks1 leAauas, or about 4dsOOu acres 10
CO pefaen. Oar boundaries OF the
ipeaiisiss mohtionsd In the applications
foe tbsae grants are nsnaliy Of he most
sessrsl cbaraeier. In the pfsfIsnt case
|1sns Boundaries might have been
lst1< o. el;elfed 90 be found, 81 almost
e1sMm pointa. Ths alleged marking Of
~ &andaFins under puFporpsd tudi-
~ 1usssasipn, wss q an unstable
a1<nslsr, easzly removed and liable 20
afiS deskFuusion from NATURAL and
G|isr causes. Nathing was eailier shan
, ana nneh alleged raonuments ~heF.
vss they wefs placed. bat 10 the 10
siied adjudication OF thia tase. the
onndariea claimed and ths m1nnments
serted BY intafsRted parties we're ae-
...sa4 a eha ane,uAF Rsxms.sla, siaa nt.d
monuments Of the grant, which vas
ans swollen frosa Q little ever four
.Hnshipe, at tho most, 20 more than
J sosaships lsf piablic land.
Fha proceeglinRn Of this ofIiee In uaFrv-
Y this extravsaanf ciaim Throughout
j { patent uppeafs 10 ms 10 have been
e. extraordinary character. The de-
Lsion Of The HrcfutAry In 1850. thai The
lain. which undar the confirmation
q VI Congress was limited 10 ~
1a<ues. had beo0me final ufIdex. the
ules Royefnii,e The practice OF this do
lartmens Ia the administration Of the
sps, aud the refusal II Mr.. HeefetaFy
|1lzno 10 resiew ~ restored that de-
11ton q 10 tlie CAN. res jsdIaniia. % far
. execution vas concerned. II the
d4sresAFy Of The Interior eould have 70
ngeusd the ellse. s.srtainly the tJommis.
inner coaid hos under such rules. rhe
did rsopea II ei "a as
I1Ued result the oerreepnndiimcs be.
]Heea kimssdf and the Secretary hare
tlc<e elsed, ~ thn III tn,inati0it Of this
szfssspondcnue shaws that " furnished
~ Uniisd States u proper and suffclent
k11LG f1z ne uomsnisSioneF'a aistion In
~ tsepsacd decided csze.
Ihe commissioners ieiter issks for
sas<re1eIons d 10 future csses smiy, not
e . o1ess pfesionsly dsslsed. The
nee<e<exf feilies 20 this epeei1a 70.
911zh 4n4 laIikrueiH the Oommissioner
= y s3af sliAii be done hereafter . In
H!lM eafels ROT that anyththR shall
= 500 = rIss already settled He b
sf9tesH 70 reopen any else that
49, dGllt4ed. Tie OemnIissieneE
f9<r9 ikstr,scsions In respecs 10
- 4sxseiI grant, and rsosivad none.
AaA Rf4ef slIk n.i hafefe him Tor 10
~ g tae oleisian Of the 6ecretaFy In
as BAD "a duty 10 perierm In
ala y y bai b. proeeedsd upon bis
Moeiaa hppsiensiy % esaef . new
d< l,ifsoted Il 20 b. tnada 10
= - 11cofdlkDce NTH iaridicall pnsass-
Aol a6horti1R 20 the pAsl, whiah
49,. ave b~ls determined By tsws Hat
:. - - snnhfnation, whisIh made
zessen 81 The alleged snsoaiids, = ~
49, 49, = w nqezft miles % tsrritefy
y els.mec - have hcen snarlkcd cut
49, ~ 49, 4. n@Af.eal uf She cuioaix Afion. she
q q haiiee sndss tha EsxicAn lnws 10
aele nilsA Int pfeoiseiy aooora'
). 9 toess exszgefss<d boaiid aries;
- necepslee The alleged boundaries
y - a,eIl pelsssziau - . dsisrusnassvs