Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-16

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make full inquiry ints the issue of
stock known a. Pan Electric Telephone
stock. or any stock Of any other com
paoy, companies or organizations
sprinaina out Of tbe Pan Electric Tele-
phone Company. or the pefsors con.
nected With either the Legislative or
Judicial Departments of the Govern
ment OF tie United States, TO whom,
when, and where and IN vhat amount
ana Tor What consideration in
money or iRdsence the said stock
vas delivered; also a. to what epiuious,
deeisoas and orders have been made by
any officers connected With the Govern
ment and by whom. and all clrcum-
stances connected tberewith and arising
therefrom. and also what suit or suits,
II any. have been brought in the
name Of the United States to test
the validity Of petsnts issued, or of any
other right IN controversy between the
Bell and Pan Electric Telephone Com
panies; what contracts have been made,
what moneys paid or TO be paid 70 any
person or persons a. assistant counsel
to the ATTORNEY General or Solicitor
General of the United States, and the
reason or authority for constituting the
Usited States Q party to said snit or
saifsL Referred 10 Committee ao Rales.
By MIR. Pulitzer. of New York. the
following resolation:
Reso,sed, That the resolution creating
select committee Submitted by Mr.
Hanback,, of Kansas, be - amended As
TO authorize said committve to inquire
whether any of the telephone com-
pauies have 10 any way influenced, or
attempted TO ipfiueDce officials or the
official actions, through newspapers act
ing from interested or improper mo-
tves. and also whether any CORPORA
tions, their managers or representatives,
have oontrib1ted large sums of money
Tor political campaign porposea. upon
agreement that certain persons acoept-
Able to them should be appointed judge
OF one of the courts of the United
States, Who may have to decide litigs-
ton CONCERNING telephone patents-
A bill vas also ipresanted granting q
pension Of 5000 year 10 the widow of
the late General Hancock. of New York.
By Mr.. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, to
revive the grade of general in the
United States Army. ...t.
The House then vent into committee
OF the whole Mr.. Springer, Of Illinois.
IA the chair, on the Fitzjohn Porter
bill. and Mr.. Wolford, Of Kentucky,
resumed his speech IN favor of the bill.
Mr.. NeRley, Of Pennsylvania. spoke
against the bill. a. did Mr.. Fuller, of
Iowa The committee then rose and
the House adjourned.
SCHOONER AURORA FOUNDERS
Captain Freeman, of .he Glory of the
Seas, which arrived 10 port from San
Pedro on Friday night, reports that
on Thursday morning last, when
bearing southwest by south, with
Cape Flsttery about IS miles north |
east by North, schooner was sighted
flying the American flag with the
bnrgee downward (signal of distress).
A strong wind was blowing with a
heavy sea running at the time, and as |
the vessel neared the schooner it was |
seen that her hands were at the |
pumps and were also jettisoning her |
deck-lsad of lumber A boat was |
lowered from the ship, and almost |
the crew of the |
schooner left their craft in their own
boat and made for the ship, where |
they were taken on board. The |
schooner proved to be the Aurora of |
San Francisco, 1873 tons, Christian
sen, master. which had left Seattle |
on Thursday, 4th instant, for Quay
mas, Mexico, with q cargo Of Goals |
and deck. load of lumber. The mas
ter reports having first found the YES
sci to be leaking on the night of the
day before he abandoned her. The
pumps became choked. and finding
the vessel to be hiking he, with his
wife and crew Of six, left her as re.
lated. The only article saved was
the schooner's chronometer, all the
personal effects OF the master and
crew being left behind. The ship
wrecked people are in the care OF
Colonel Stevens. United States Con
sui, by whom they will probably be
sent to San Francisco.-victoria Col
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