Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-06-04

knife doing their deadly hand to hand
work. Every man VITO reached The
summit OF the walls YES KILLED or
sounded. and many st their base who
aoaRnt 70 escape By swimming were
drowned. The loss Of Gaitaa's forces
we're nearly 60 killed and wounded and
tnas OF the foyalists Il xoapded and 8
KILLED. After this repalse, Gzisan with
orew Dis forces and proceeded 90 Bar
rsnqulila to await an attack By the
government forces.
Mfshap en- the Northern Pacific,
HKE.ExA, Mont, June IA bridge
consisting Of three one hundred feet
spans, over the West GsIlafia river.
Central Park, 20 miles east, vas com
plefely washed away Monday. No
eastern mail over the Northern Pacific
since Sunday. Transfer of mails aud
passengers BY ferry began at II O'Clock
today. a train II expecssd tonight
Cholera EBldemae.
WAsErxGToS, June 3.-The Secretary
OF State received to-day from the United
states Minister a; Madrid, a ezbgeQram
stating that the Govern nent commits
SION had deslared Asiatic cholera epi-
den1ie IN the Spanish Provinee Of Va
ienisia.
EiSme Again.
The arrival q. New YORK Of the last
Of the marines sent to tbs Is;hmus of
Panama durin the recent troubles
there. Ia reported to the Navy Depart
Ensnt today.
An Ameadment.
WAsaTsaTos, June 3.-The President
has amended Raie 8 of the Civil Ser
vica RuIes relating TO the examination
Of applicants for office by inserting
after the words s'no person dismissed
freIn the public service for misconduct, !"
and before the words shall be admitted
to examination within two years there
after" the following words: "And no
IJeFsoB who has not been absolutely ap-
pointed or employed after probatisn."
A new Bank.
The Comptroller OF the Currency to-
day authorized the First National Bank
Of Riverside, California, to begin bust
ness with capital Of SO. 600.
A Fair Financial statement.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
received from she Board of Managers
of she Worlds Industrial Exposition at
New Orleans statement of their In
ieb.ednass, of which the following 10 rs-
capilalstion: Undisputad indebtedness,
s253. 345; disputed indebtedness claimed,
RI50, 1877 rejected, $72 752; admitted.
B77 ,5S5; premiums, go, 388; t0sal amount
Of ulaims, x337 BIS; appropriation, 1886,
600; difference, So, BIB.
TIE Chanese I'm Canada.
NKw YoRK, June 3.-The EpeniEg Post
Ia an editorial sage the commission ap-
pointed by the Governor General OF
Canada TO thoroughly investigate the
Chinese problem, ind that Chinese
labor has been efficient in promoting
the rapid development of the eountry.
The commissioners recommend q sys-
ten of moderate restriction. The ed
itoriai gees on to state that she question
Is one Of violent interest TO the people
Of British Columbia, AZ Chiuamen have
been pouring into that province OF late
years in large Numbers 10 the capital,
Victoria. there are now about 5000 Of
these immigrants to 10000 Of ether in
habitants. The namber Of Chinese in
the whole pr8vince is estimated as high
IA 1900, while the entire population,
by this csnsus OF four years age, was not
lultB AUutc - u AtEODH dbk4huQ
for some legislation on this subject bY
the DomintoB Parliament at the pres
enf session. II il fellows the lines of
the -mmissioners' suggestions Cana
da's disposition of tbs question will
shine by contrast with TIE savage policy
adopted by this country.
Yesterday on wall street.
NEw YoRx, June 3.-There Was a good
business in government bonds aud que
tations for as and as are up Il while
SIS are X lover. stocks have been a
little more active today than yester Day,
and vet very dull from the opening to
the closing Of the board. The total
sales were 1874 ,tso2 shares, Of which Lack
awRnna and the grangers contributed
over 30 per cent. The lowest prices we're
made jtass after the opening Of the
board, bat they we're immediately sue
ceaded by moderate rally, and contin-
uesa strong With very alicht Illustrations.
fhe highest prices we're reached about
efcl0slE, and they were followed by q
very slight reaction, when quotations
again became steady, aud 20 continued
until the close of the board. TIE few
changes are oil In favor Of higher hR-
ures, advances ranging from TO 81
per cent. The report that Presidents
Saith, Of the Oregon Railway and Nav
tgatiou Company and ef the Oregon
and Transcontinentsi Company, In 70
be succeeded by Me-. Braytoa Ives. a
member Of the Stock Exchange, is de-
MED by friends of Mr.. Smith, who claim
thas Mr.. smith il already in possession
Of proxies sufficient 50 secure his re
election. It IL said that the minor
points Of she Oregon Railway aud Nav
iaation Company lease to the Northern
and Union Pacific Companies have been
egreed upon, and the papers have been
signed. II is understood the lessees ara
20 take ali the outside debts Of the Nav.
igation Company and allow that com
pany mot more than 81 600 900 in bonds
30 eAnoel Us outstanding liabilities. ex.
cspk ns0rigage bonds and SCRIP eertifi
oates. The terms Of the lease are TO b
per cent far three years aud per cent
| thereafter ON tbs Oregon Railway and
Navigation stock.
TAe Ahseeaasng Paying Teller.
NKw YoRK. June 8 There were no
new Developments today in the matter
Of the defaication OF paying teller Rich
ara y. scott, Of the Bank Manhattan
The bank officials received information
dnFiu9 the morning that their late eEa.
pl0yae had arrived in Canada, and was
On his way TO Montreal.
tine nrsn wsrkeFa' ssFtke.
PrrrssuRa. Juns 8.-Thsre is but lie
de change In the aspect of the iron
workars' strike today. The strikers ap-
PEAR indifferent and await results. and
shs manufacturers are taking advantages
of che shus dswn 20 either repair ma.
ehlnsry OF take stock. Al | O'clock this
afternoon Secretary Weeks reported
TINT no more manufacturers had signed
tha scale. No interest IL manifested Ia
tho nailers' scale. The nailers say tAsy
do not at present expect any signatures
20 their scale. - tbs manufacturer
agreed on atwe months shut down 81
their last meeting. 1he closing of the
mills has therefore no signihaance.
Railroad sseek xaiues.
Nav YoKK. June a.--united STATES SIS
luslA f<ss, Il2ss s's. lea Paciss
s. IN, American ExpFeas d y. Canals
Paaigc SIN. Canada Southern B. Cen
srMi Paclhn 3aa4 Bnriington Ia n Lack
auanna los. Lenvsr 4 kio 0fauds
a., Erts iOss, Kansas q Texas IN
Lake shore SIX. Louisville q Nasa
vile s2ss. Michigan Central -