Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-05
PACIFIC COAST.


Il KILLED ~ ApaeAes.
fUcsos, March 3-Don C.yso.yil.sco
editor Of II FrDassrso OF this city. =,
leceiVed advIees from SONORA Of ths
ihnf o5 the sAches bear the Csmpas
MoptezumAs districs, OF one American
ana one Mexican. also the sounding of
an American and Mexican. The
nsnes nave not been learned. The In
oiens Also took their animals and sup-
plea
Reeeptisa 70 General P.pe.
ssFsaxcrsoo, Marsh a-Major Gen
ersi sonn Pop, e. :. A, vss tonight
s,noefeo : reception by the California
ION . mandery OF the Loyal Legion 10
,ne psriors OF the Occidental Hotel.
AooN nfiy aentiesen. mostly army on
cers we're present.. The affair vas
soaiA ano peasant in every particalar.
The Missing Ten Tkss.and,
oAs fkAscrsco. March 4.-Noshino
new nas been learned - indicate Who i
HhsSy responsible for the ffC. o0O
when has been found missing from the
ys0t OF the Sub treasury ia this eity.
~ hse been ssssrtained, however, that
tne neney vas sbssrsetsd from a psck
see OF tlo Rreenbacks. from which 400
tIo oiiis we're taken and 300 s bills
substituted.
severe senfeaee.
| h3osrs Mitchell. convicted in Oak
land OF Assault With Q deadly weapon
% hermine Loberans. vas sentenced
toosy by Ja4Re Gibson 20 tvo years in
Sss Q1entiu Prison and - paw fne
OF F4UO With the alternative Of i'm
prisonmsnt At the rate Of one day for
every dollar Of Ans untii the whole 10
paid. IL the dns 10 not paid. the sen-
tence 10 equivalent to thirtssn ysars ali
bot fifteen dsya The Court in passing
sentence said that the crime vas With
oot excuse. He gave no weight what
ever ts ths recommendation to mercy
By the jury.
a Call Ter oDen PPi0arses.
AT meeting OF the Republican Ali
ance OF California held IN this city last
| night u vss decided TO abolish the ciab
system, and 10 was unanimoasiy re
solved that the Executive COMMITTEES
appear before the County Committee
and demand that the coming Republi-
liean primaries be conducted snder the
existiBg state Law calling for open
primaries.
Arrest Of oreEss City Rioters.
PORTLAND (Or), March l-Tvelve
men identified as beiaR in the Oregon
City mob on the night Of February 2lst,
we're arrested today by the United
states marshal. All waived examine
tons and we're held on $500 bonds
each. len gave bonds and two are in
Jail. The grand jury has been called
TO meet on March 23d.
Begus Guards.
PoRr TOWNSEND, March "A man
employed IN digging wells at Port Had
look. while on his way here on horse
back last night, was stopped BY two men
who ciaimed 70 DO guards in the sher-
IN employ. Not having any valuables
about him he was allowed to proceed.
Ofncers are oct searching for the men.
had Indians.
Twenty Indians Of the Bella Coola
tribe OF British Columbia, the supposed
murderers Of Cronin and 0ovan az Sc
quinn some time since, are again ia
that vioinity using threatening language
against the whites, who, they ssy, mur-
dered their chief. An effort will be
made to capture them.
a Defense af the Canadisn Pseine.
San FRANcIsoo. March 4.-Ths Alta
Cafiforsia today publishes q letter from
George Oids, General Trsfic Manager
OF the Canadian Pacific Railroad, con
corning the recently published state |
ments made by James Ross about this |
road. The epistle 10 dated ut Montreal, |
February Sd, and in part says: James |
hoss was not contractor but an officer /
OF she railroad company. The con
tracts were all IN short sections, and no /
expense Was spared 10 make the work |
nrst class IN every respect. The rails
are OF the best English steel, and weigh /
~ pounds to the yard. being much |
heavier than those of any other Pacific i
line. The ties are 3 feet long, and are
laid 5000 to the mile. As TO its capabil- |
itlss, the 1rst train passing over IL after
the track Was connected made the run
from Port Moody to Montreal-2sS5
miles-in days and % hours. Ten
days after the last rail was laid Q ship /
ment OF naval stores was sent through
from Quebec 10 Port Moody-3047 miles
in days. IL hours and minutes.
he track was connected la November,
when the season Was too far advanced /
to complete the baliastine and the ne
cessary sidinss, buildings, water tanks
and other facilities necessary 10 opera
ton. This is the only reason Why the
line vas not opened Immediately for
traffic. The directors started oat in the
beginning to make the Canadian Pacific
Railroad the best of all tho Pacific rail-
ways, and they have never wsversd |
from their iptsntien. They have ex-
pended millions IN pottina its operation
every day in the year beyond q doubt. 1
10 viii not b many weeks henoe when |
the public will have an opportunity 70 |
Judge Of the character Of the line. II
will afford mo very great pleasure In
the near future TO be in position, a.
expect TO be, TO coBtroveft that article |
in practical. every day, convincing |
proofs OF the capacity of the Canadian |
operate its lines during 365 days of |
every year."