Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-07-08
EVENTS N THE EAST.
The Preaadent Turns Out
another vess.


AM0AAEN
WAsauaxan. July The President
today sa8f - The Sanate witheat his
approval the bill granting 30 EnilFsads
the TiEks Of way throueh Al Indian res
ersalion IL NorthsFn Monkana. 'sFhs
reservation referred q" TIE President
1Fs. ~airstohea aeroga tha extreme
nafthsrn part of Montana, With British
kmsriea for ils noriheEn boundary. ID
contains an area Of over 5000 square
miles. Il ID dedicated 20 Indian oeen-
pancy b. ne treaty of OciohoE II. l655,
and The ac1 Of Congress Of April Is, ,167&
No railroads are WitAin immedla1a ap-
proarh 70 is boundaries and only one,
as ahown in Feosnt maps, 4 under con-
etruution IN the nsiRhborhood leadina
IN ita diEeetion- The aarrsundinR
country 10 apaEselY settlsd and / have
been nnahls 20 ascertain that She neeeg-
aitisa Of commerce or any public e1i-
esmeies demand tAia leQislafiun, Which
should aReet 90 seriously she rights and
interests of Indians on the reserv4tion.
Tha bill & n the nature of q general
right Of way for railways throuRh this
reservation. The Indian occupants
have not given THAR consent neither
have they boen consulted regarding it.
Nor h there any progiso for securing
tneir eonssnf 0s aQraemenf 10 the iooa-
tioa % oonslruotion Of railroads. II
tha United States must exaroise its right
af eminent damaia over Indian ter-
ritoriaa for the general welfare Of the
Whole ooantEy, Is should be done can
tioaaly, with due regard for the inter
esis 0f the Indians and 10 no QeeaAar
e6ect than The exiRenuiea of she public
service required"
Tha Prssidsnt then states that
bills, tandiaa somewhat IN the diFeo-
ton Of this general character of leQisla
ton affecting the rights Of India ne
guaranteed 70 them b. treaty siipaia-
tions, have been presented b him dur
ing the present session Of Congress,
have received bis reluctant approval,
thouRh be ID by no means certain thai
mistake has not been made In passing
such lava without providing for consent
20 ths grants by the Indian occupants.
and otherwise more closely guarding
thaiF rights and interests. "a hoped.
the Preaidsnt says. shat each Of the
bills as il received my approval would
Be the last Of the kind presented. He
says In conciusion, ''the bill now before
me is much more general IN its terms
than thoas which preceded ik. It ignores
Aha right of the Indians 10 Be consulted
a. to She disposition ef hheig landa. Il
invites q general invasion Of the Indian
country. am impressed With the b.
lief that the bill does not Sufficiently
guard against an invasion OF she rights
and Q disturbance Of the peace and
Quist Of the Indians on the reservation
menfioned, while / an satisfied that the
legislation is not demanded by any ex-
iRsney Of pablie welfare"
TIE Chesapeake ana Delaware Defal-
enatan.
PRInkDE1PHIA, July 6.-An extra
force Of accountants vent b work yes-
terday on the books at the Osiice Of she
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Com
pany and are still Is work. President
GiIiingham aaid today that Il vas
doubtful II the regular bo0ks Of the
company would show anything OF the
oVsrislno. Nothing has been shown
vet. Bonds have retained 70 the amount
Of 81, 10000 and still tha directors are
unable 20 designate the fraudulent
bonds. In addition TO the embezzle-
ment Of S8S,o00 Of funds on deposit al
the Provident Life and Trust Company,
the Investigation has revealed thus far
. further defaleatiou Of $1,000 or over
at the Philadelphia Banb, ell Of which
was concealed By false entries in she
books.
The Press says: ''safisIsni has bsen
learned By those having In charge tbs
into she 0veFissne OF the
Chesapeake and Deiawaro Canal Com
pany's bonds 20 state that Messfa. Les
lie and Wilson we're not the Only per-
sons Who we're benehtted By their steals.
TIE names af TIE i've men who nego-
tiaied the sales Of the fraudulent bonds
have bocn obtained, the brokers have
been located who handled most Of the
securities, and partial liat Of the vio-
tims has besn secured. It vas stated
today thai 10 vas not deemed advisable
60 arrest any Of ths parties implicated
i0st e this time, has that it vas emily
necessary 10 keep the suspected parties
under surveillance. This is being done.
6hould any ef them attempt 10 leave
the city their arrests viii fellow. The
sohems vas one Of gigantic robbery, out
Of which Leslie and prohted little
themselves. The greater part sf the
e615,000 which vas stolen. aside fFom
that used 70 pay interest, vas divided
among q eoteFie Of men who we're moth
ING more than hlackmAileFa, but who
will nov hgure e. eonepifatofa."
4 Wisesnsin Mamlet BuFned.
GpHxcKR, Wis, Jugy The entiEe
hamlot Of Romeo vas bnrned at l
o'clock this afternoon, including q gau
and planning hill, i've million fest Of
lumber, and che store, boarding house
and dwellings Of Mr.. Van Hooussar.
Loss. $4,000; insurance., $4,000. The
woods are on Are and furiher paKticu-
lars cannot be ohtAlRed.
Deuah 81 PauI \. mayne.
AUGUSTA tGa.), July Paul n.
Hayna, the poet, h daad.
weKkes Secures Ms FRanehlse-
CnIrAeo, July 6.-The City Council,
af q session lasting until past midniaht
tOniaht, passed an etdinanoe swing the
use % the Lasalle street tunnel 70 the
North Onioaeo street. Railway Company
for consideration Of $4,000 annually,
the eoat 0f paving and maintaining the
same, with light, ete-, 70 Be deducted
fron the annual rental. The company
10 composed pFinclpally q Philadelphia
capitalists, q. n. YeRkes beina its pEesi-
dant. The action Of the Council is
considered e very favorable % TIE
company.
CFsp Prospects.
NEE Yonk, July 7.--From over thou
sand crop sspofts from 81 parts Of the
country The RMval Gew Yorker oon-
oiudea that ne Uintsr wheat ioFop
VII probably yisld $4,000. 600 bushels
aqainst 9l2.Oo0l00O 10 1855. Thsrs va
q aliaht ineFeaas N the acreage. Spring
wheat has heaa oonsidaEably injured ~
dFoaaht ard blight. Tie yisid viii
probably be leo, o., 900 aGainas it5i i0o0. 900
lnss year. Tha Wheaa crop will pf0ba-
hiy . S50000o0 b1sheis against s55,-
Oo0.N0 bushsls last year. In cats there
has been q aliQht increass Ia acreage.
Ths erup wss o0naiderahiy iniarsd by
droaRht and insset pests and vii pFsb-
ahlY yiold 60o0o,e 600 bashela agsinst
81. .008o 900 hushoia In lSda o. re and
haFIev there Wfli be exoeilent crops on
9 aliekfly increased acreage
FaiIare.
,NrW Yoxx, Jnly The fsilurs 81 "
n. Baeds, cottsn bEokss, was snneaaeed
this mloEntna.
A cannaIansa Dsabie eEime.
NEw YoEx, July 7.--gohn Wasrsn, =
rsiI7slls- -aaed CANADIAN, uho With bis