Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-10-26
PACIFIC COAST.


cAA EAAAU1Nuos O0ts &o.~~UQ11eu States
Commissioners sawyer has dismissed The
charges prafsERsd b. CollsetoF HagsI
against ". J. Bryan, superintendent
Of the Occidental and Oriental steam.
ship Company, and Captain J. Rsarce,
Of the steamer 0aeiio. A f8W months
ago Oollector HaRer issued an order
loFbidding any one from going on the
OhlRa steamers nntil eveFy Chlnaman
had been landed or transferred. The
Gaelie arrived September 1Bth, and
seven days afteFVAfd Bryan took three
Ohiuamon on the vessel ID denanos Of
the order. The Oommissioner doeided
that The Collector Il not iustihed in
applying the order 90 long after the
arrival Of the steamer he also held
that Captain Bryan had merely taken
the Ohinamen on board 90 show them
their quarters.
FreubIe af TaesEna.
RAousgA. Oul. 25.-This afternoon Ed
via, leading lumber at the Old Tacoma
TO the foreman, John Solder, Of Utsa.
lady, experimentation Of loading for
DeLion, foz pay for his work. Solder.
ft y said, came out TO pay the man,
when dispute arose In regard 20 wages,
The man claiming that more wages had
been promised. Words led 30 blows and
Hughes got the Worst Of tke row, being
hit wtth Delaying pin. He went for
ward 20 wash his face. Shortly after
ward Henry Roberts came 10 Be paid
q. Trouble again ensaed. Daring
the melee, Solder drew pistol and shot
Roberta, she bullet entering the muscles
under the left arm, passed around the
ribi and lodged IN bis back. Hughes
and Roberts we're then taken 10 the
hospital. Solder has been arrested. and
will. have . hearing tomorrow. Rob
ertsl wound is not believed 10 BE- fatal.
he is resting easily tonight. The sto-
riee OF the aaair are conflicting, and it
is ditiieull TO get full particulars.
The muFphy WRl Ceneeaa
San FRANcrao9, Oct. 25.- Judge Ooiley
today gave a decision upon matters In
volved In the contest between the heirs
Of the late millionaire, Daniel I. Mur-
ply. The heira objected 10 the report
Of the executor, Adam Grant, IN which
he pat IL bic claim for statutory fees as
executor, alleging that be had agreed
10 perform the service gratis. The
o0nFs hndg that the executor has mot
waived OF Fenounoed bis commissions
and thai he IL entitled 10 them, the
amount 70 Be asosFtained hereafter.
Tue executor Il charaeable Uith inter
est on the money withdrawn from the
capital on account Of Murphy, Grant 4
Co.. which has bosn lyiae idle Ia the
bank Of Donohoe, Kelly a O.. The
NwaMa afa-. .a..fln1 ahak .Ff .u.-.m.. aga~...u
In hilina up the store In the durphy
building for the ocsupancy Of J. J.
OBtleu b 90, 10 excess Of $1,000,
should BE- disallowed. Tue lease Of the
new Murphy building 70 o BEisn for ten
years wAa confirmed.
". y. nPown a. san Rranclseo.
6AN FnANoEsoo, Ost. st.25.-W. B. Drown,
lately aaent Tor the Canadian Pacific at
Tacoma, W. r., has been appointed pas
saneer agent for The Erie % this city.
Deash % SndGe PFaat.
Lsonidas r. Pratt died this moEn inq
after three m0nths' illness at ths aee Of
So. Some years ago be vas Judge Of
the DisfEiet Oourt for Sierra e0aniy.
Al tbs time Of hls death hs waa District
Attorney for The city and eoanty Of San
Destroyed ~ RiFe.
Los AHaELEs, Ooi. 2t.-Chins town
vas destroyed By Gre az an early boar
this morning. Twenty stores we're
burned. Los go 600 ne inauranos.
Ths eaass of the hFs u unknown.
The FFiampA.
SAn RnANoIsoo, Oct. 25.-Her Britain
MO Maiessy's shlp rFiumph arrived il
part today from Vistoria. The TriumpA
will pFoossd south from here along she
ooaat.
Eha 8araemyL
Tha ssssmaF YaQuina City, uhich ar
rived IN port yesterday reports seeing
The steamer SArdonyx 90 the ga inst.,
half 3 mile of The Umpqaa sand hills.
but as she had no signal Of distress
hyina the YaquinA City DID not SO near
her.
Ramss abeut Mlehasl Daviff
ID ie Tumored thnt Miahasi Davitt, the
IriaA patriot. u shout 10 be married 70
Miss Yore, an oakland heirssa.
Bhlppina intelligence
eEArTLE, Oct. 15.-Sailed- 8tsamar
Walla Waila. Captain Hanss1.
AFFivea-8teamor Umafiila, Captain
Holmea, from Portland Steamship
Mexie0. from san Feansisoo.
6ax FRANcraco. Os& t.--sailed Ship
DstFsia. for SsAttle; bark Ella g. TnayeF,
fer Port Tswnaand.
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