, 1886-04-08
TELEGRspHIC DISPATCHES.
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able coal mines in Tnurston county,
Washington Territory, has been here the
past few days. and has purchased through
the Observation-Disclosures company iron
for a narrow guage road to the mines
from the Northern Pacific switch. He
has secured very low freight rates from
New York, so Mr.. Coulter stated today
to the News correspondent. All the iron
necessary and other material will be
shipped at once. 4 large force of work
men viii be put in the mines. His com
pany IS known by the name of the
Northwestern Coal and Transportation
company.
Eor Alaska.
WASHINGTON. March 31.-The seuate
bill TO extend the general land and min
ing laws OF the United States over Alaska
reserves the rights heretofore acquired
BY citizens of the United States, and also
the rights of the native tribes TO such
lands as they hold or occupy, and sub
ject to such legislation as may hereafter
be deemed necessary for the protection
of their rights. The bill also provides
that the boundaries OF their lands shall
be accurately defined by the government.
One hundred thousand dollars is to be
appropriated for payment of the neces-
sary expenses that shall be incurred IN
establishing land offices in the territory,
including the salaries of clerks, survey
ors, assistants and such other laborers as
may be appointed by the secretary of the
interior. The money is to be available
Immediately after the passage of the act.
Schooner Wrecked.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 81. - The
Merchants Exchange received a dispatch
today from Point Reyes station, stating
that the schooner j. II. Congdon, with a
cargo of butter, valued at $1,000, had
capsized on the beach. The consignees
of the schooner were also in receipt of a
dispatch announcing that Captain
Nelson, the master, and one sailor who
comprised the crew, were supposed to be
lost. The vessel was valued at $4,000,
and is supposed to be total loss. She
was owned by a number of dairymen in
the country, and was uninsured.
Pacific Railroads.
New YORK, March 3l.-The World
prints three and a half columns from its
Washington correspondent, under the
head Pacific Railroads Pluudering," in
which he says that the Pacific railroads
now owe the government S1e5,OO0OOO in
round numbers, and have from first to
last done everything in their power to
swindle the government. He adds:
"The only remedy for the government is
to move at once for receiyership of
these roads. The interior department
has had before it for nearly yeal he
question of this great Indebtedness of
S105, 100000, but rs yet has evolved no
plan OF practical procedure. 1t has been
urged upon the president that he should
send special message to congress upon
the subject, asking that receiver be
appointed to secure the millions due.
The president is considering the subject.
realizing that nothing would rebound
more to the credit of his administration
than recovery OF the governments mil
lions from the most redoubtable band of
plunderers who ever grew fat in robbing
the public treasury. 1t is believed that
the president will send a spe ial message
to congress upon the subject, and that
he will take strong grounds against the
plan of extending the time of paying
the debt due the government"
Nominations.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The president
sent the following nominations to the
senate today: To be brigadier generals
Colonel Thomas H Ruger, Eighteenth
Infantry, vice General Terry; Colonel
Joseph II. Porter, Twenty fourth
Infantry, vice General Howard; Captain
John CLOVIS, Twenty-fourth Infantry, to
be major and Judge advocate, vice Good
fellow deceased; J. Cabell Breckenridge,
of Louisville, Kentucky, to be surveyor
general of Washington Territory; John
L. Price to be receiver % the land Office
at Topeka, Kansas; VIM. Q. L. Beard to
be register of the land office at Wakeeny,
Kansas; James FL. Travis, of Texas, to
be agent for the Indians Of Ouray agency
in Utah.
Rich SILVER Mines.
DEADwooD Oak.), April 1.-The rich
est silver ore in the largest bodies ever
discovered in the United States, has
been struck in the Iron Hill nine
Much of it assays $4,000 ounces of silver
to the ton. A five foot breast has been
opened.
Colorado Contract.
DENVER, April 1.-The contract for
building the Colorado Capitol building
was let today to VIM. d Richardson, of
Chicago, for S93O,O00. Work will be
commenced Immediately.
From Greece.
LONDON, April AFTER the Cabinet
Council had adjourned this afternoon,
the Ministers were hastily summoned
together and a meeting was held in
Gladstone's room in the House of Com
mons. This is the second meeting said
to be called because of the receipt of
serious news from Bulgaria and Greece.
Orders have been received at Davenport
to have all the torpedo vessels there in
readiness for sea al short notice
1t is reported that Russia has notified
the Powers of her Intention to occupy
Bulgaria in the event OF Prince Alexan-
der's final refusal to accept the Govern
orship of Roumelia for five years only.
Militia Out.
| Topeka (Ks), April l. Governor