Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-11-17
The AMERICAN CAPITAL.
National ConEre.u ef Ben-
eaeiary sseietleA.
ns Question e IA<hsiaw shs B.rsAslal
staaas sf IIAsrty-of Intsrsss -
BuaaAoldsrs-Reguiatins sAs
Leave Il AAu.asa.


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WAzsrNoroH, NaE. 16. 6.-DsieQatrn. rpo-
ressuting sovan cen frafarnal soeisaisn.
With 4 nemeeFship % sS0e0o. net a
tie Rags Hoass u thia city aoaav ana
oRganixed National Oon1reea a. Fra.
ternal hane6ciaRy Societies A per.
manent or9Anixafion vas e4eetod 81
toe election Of the fuilowinR ofieers.
Leroy Andrus of New York. Presidsnt;
". y. Barnes Of California. Prenideus
OF The haeias Coast Press Association.
First Ftca Presidsnt; J. h. Batlsr. ef
Massachusetts,. Sscead Viee Prasidsal;
=. u Hill, editor Of TIE BuH aIo Haaaas
IfstA, Recording Secretary q. n.
Shedd Of New Kork. Oofrespnna afnq
Secretary; Bolivar Nelson of WashiaR-
ton, Treasurer. A oonstieution was
adopted II which tie pEinoipal pro
vision is that none bat IsRiilmnts fra
ssfnal beneficiary socistisa. woRkina
Under the ritual and LODGE nys1ern. ahali
Be eligible % memberFhip II tss Na.
tlonal Uonnreas. Tho nain ohisut II
the Congress h - oEQ4nizs annonR -
Various he1adet4ry orders 8 systam Of
nsutHal information for hsae6s and uro
teciion- Il IL said thae q number Of
business and speculative companies aEs
Organized under titles whioh LEAD manV
PersoRs - believe thai they are frAtsF-
pal beneficiary societies. Profession Il
desired against theus oampaniss.
RE onestisa eg LlgAelng tAe sfnaue.
WAsHm0roz. Nov. 16.-The question
of hahrng the BaRtholdi saaino uas
snicially broaahf % the attention of sha
President today tor the frat tine, hy
the Secretary Of the Treasnry. The
President and the Secretary examined
the laws bearing On the case. and ag
Fes1lt the President directed that the
q atter be placed il The hands Of the
LiRht House Botrd With the .yieu of d.
termininR the utility Of ths statue Is a
beacon. Mr.. G0h, Ptesidsnt of ehs
Americaa System 0f EieetFie Lighting,
subeeq qaentlY waited on the Secretary Of |
the Light House Board and mads q
proposition 10 light the statue free Of |
axpense TO the GoTernmons. He uas |
told % put his etfeE IN writing and Il /
would be considered. A member % the /
blafd u Speaking Of the subject shis /
Afternoon said that the main Qaestion /
b be determined vas WHISTLER the eiea-
Trio light vas an aid OF . detFimeut 10 |
aaVigation. There were many persous /
4no held the latter visW, and Il is 9 /
Tact be said. that the electric light at /
Hell Gate vas 70 Be disoontinusd after /
lee kst pEox. because ID vas regarded a. /
dangerous 10 navigation.
OF Interest te B0mdholaeRn.
WAsHn0roE. Nov rs. = Ths First
00mptroller Of the Treasury rendered q /
decision today whigh will be OF inter
80 70 the holders Of government bonds.
There has iast beea presented for rs-
temption $50 Ave per osns. bond, is-
lued under the order Of March 81,
1864, which provides that the bonds Of
hat issue shall Be payable foFtg years
from date with an option 10 the govern
nent Of redemption 81 any time after
he expiration Of tuo years. The bond /
% question vas embraced IN the call /
made in 1879. and has Just been pre-
lented with ell the eoapons detached.
The Comptroller DECIDES as z nominal
value the snmatnrsd detached coupons
Is greater than the face value Of The
bond itself. The bond sanpot BE- ~
deemed until suoh coupons shall have
been presented.
Regulatlng the Leave - Absence.
WAsHM0r0N, Nov. ia general or.
Ger has been issued from the War De-
paFtment, 10 20 into elect on January
lst next, providing thsl when an ofacer
Is granted leave Of absence u ahAll be
sharRed 10 the year Of tbe years il i
which IL 6rst accrued in tha order Of i
priority Of date. and any balance Of
leave remaining shall stand 20
bis credit fer q failure leave. No credit
for leave. however, shall stand fer more |
han four years. This order, 4 Il /
stated, Il intended 10 give army sfaaars
The full benefit Of the cumulative leave Il
privilege in which they have been 70
stFioted for ten years Pasi.
The Cablnes Meeting.
WkaHmaroN, Nov. 1.-The Praai-
dents message aud the annual reports
prlnoipai topics undeF consideration &c i
loday's Gahinst meeting. There vas 8
full attendance aud TIE ae1aioR vas
somewhat longer than usual.
ApDeopFiatIoa Rsaimaaea.
Estimates already snbmisisd 10 the /
Oommittso by tha Treas
AIRY Department include those for public i
WcKka, rivers and haroors, for public /
printing, for the Bareau % EnRFavina 4
and Printing, for the revenue marine |
service, for the signal service and fer /
The life-saving service. Thess estimates |
are all In ths fern Of printed prosf |
slips. Tho regular books on estimates |
we're ts Be ready for disiFibution about 1
the lsl 0f DeeembsF. Il h understood /
that the naval estimates ere l0.0oO, ,O0o /
lees in Amoans than the estimates for /
last year.
ClmAma AfleWea.
WksRn0Fon, Nov. Ie.-Ssoond Comp
trolIeF Maynard hAs decided 20 aIlow |
the claims Of Allan MaeDonald and |
Frederick J. Hsrsteli, eiviiian members |
Of the Protsug Arctic BsaFeh expediiion /
undeR Lisalenanf 0ariinQton q. \. A.,
foEFeimburssment for efolhing lost IN |
Smith sound IN July, 1858. This De
oision ovsfruiss ths action of The ThfEd /
AudiioR who disall0wed che claims for |
TIE want Of iafiadiotion On the 9roand |
that The claimants we're noe olAoers Or /
enii8isd 9sn Of ths army. Tbs Sc
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