Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-02-29


PoarrAxn, FEB. N-fSpecial> AFTER
thc.oucsly sxaminsn2 shs uashtna5y
nad other portions Of the work ~ tie
isrSe dry dock, W. H. Hosocno, man
sosr Of ths Oregon Railway and Nayis
Setisp eomsany and Norsheru PAcsae
Terminal eonpany, has decided TO have
Tue basin pumped onl IN ORDER 10 enable
him 20 see tAe sxaea condition Of TIE
hossous OF tee dssk. which, 70 has oee1
claimed. Is nothing bns soss rau1. and
will constantly ali with water seepin9
torcnzn frera the river. 4 dam vii
have % be huiit ncross the basin ana
powerful Pumps pnt 20 work drsiaing
10. If she bottom 10 found 20 be 10 .
scod condition the dock will Be com
plssed. To enable deep water shtpe 10
get IN Abe dock . great dsAl OF dredging
uill have 20 be dore. as AZ preseue thete
is twenty cns feet Of water In the basin
OF tne dock, while at iis inmediate en.
trance there 10 only about thres feet OF
water.
oressa laaa Company.
PoarrAsp, Feb. 2e-lSpeoial. Tho
Oregon Land CONT any today hled artis
cies of Incorporation With the secretary
OF state at Salem. The tocorporasofs
are 4. I. RichArdsos. II. J. Msnthosr.
II. s. Cook. ]. w. Hodscu. George !.
fssrce. Charles b. Moores. Tho prtn..
cipai o,iics is NJ Salem. and the capital
stock is placed Al $4,000,
FIFTY Pcr Cess. sf shsar DehsA
SAN FRANCESCA, sco. 2s.-0eorge W.
Mead 4 Co.. n large mercantile mr. OK
This city. with branches thrSughous me
state ana Ia Chicago, aad who suspended
t<-.- h.tf kyt q N NJ
Il On OF one year time BY Their credstorA
thei- rea illness today - pAy
50 per cent. OF their indebi edrcss with tn.
torest 70 date. asgreg sting over et8 ol0s
msasksas 1sf-esed.
SAN Francisco, Ftb. A-The board oe
health today adopted = resolution decixrs
ing Horgkong an infested pert ana ins
siructiug the ouafsnt no ottics 10 ptAco
ail vessels arriving frcm there In louArAn.
tine until released By the board OF health
Cssarmasisns.
WASHINGTON, seb 2a-The senate 10
day made the following Combinations
Il. d. Groydir Indian agent at tho Co!-
A. Laccss b. Of New YORK, additional oar.
cult ius sge for the secend judictai atstrice
of the United States. Conmodorc Ba0-
croft 6hirard. to oe rear admiral. ana .
long list Of prcmouons In the naval ssrs
More Money wanted.
wAsnrSSroS. Feb. 2S-MessH. swifA
Bry an and Irish. the commission appoint
ed 10 select . site for the public huilding
at San Francisco. have transmitted
through the tfsasnry department Q re-
port 10 congress saying that they have
been unable to fiad suitshssc sits for tho
building at the price $3.50 ooO, daed oy
the act OF March : 1851. They say thai
k-tx sxs L. tAuu. fru<pv
s0.cp6 TO i2o,oo0 feet of ground and !. uss
be 50 siteated ss to bs be bouadrd on
each side by public streets euoh sito
would cost about $s3i coo. and II is there
To- suggested that an addition Il apprcr
pri4tion OF eco oO0 bo granted for shas
purpose.
the war Operators.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2a--The house com,
mittee ON mil tary affairs agreed ts IA
vorsbie report on the bill wh ch grsnts An
honorabis discharge to the telegraph ope-
rato,s who served In tho lats war.
Among the amendments to the bill Is one
which proyides that no further compcn.
sation or pension be granted 70 operatorse
The Gsu 'd.ssge Case.
NEW YoRK, Feb. rs The grand Jury
has finished its consideration OF the
Gouid-Sage matter, and Will probably
hand In report tomorrow.
Mixh Treason.
SOFIA, Feb % Two ofrocrs have been
arrested ut 5t&rsxsara for high treason.
chinese murder Case
SAN FrAScrsco. Feb ese-Wa-d Nc
Ailis;er. q prominent attorney hefe. is.s
tonight for Portland TO inves isate the
case OF a CAinaman named 6i Gong. un.
der sentence IL death for the murder Of
Lee Yek. A Chiaaman just down from
| Portland makes the confession that be
knows wh, the murdersrs are. and that
Gi Gong was not In the least implicated
| thescin.
Death Of Captain Deiaey.
Les ANGELES, Feb Is Captain Della
| cy, OF tire United States army. died today
at Downy. this county. Tho deceased
was foFty-ave yeas old. aad was sts-
toned ia wyoming territory.
Desperate Fisht NJ sexaics.
| NoosLys ArisonA, Feb. "a desper.
ate fght occnrrcd this morning at tho
Mexican custom house hero. Tho hight
force OF custom guards stated that large
nary OF de.perbdoes made An effbrt -
roothe custoIn house Of aiargs quantity q
silver uuillon. Later Information ieAda
10 the be that ,he trouble wAs hetwesn
the castom hnuas guards and party OF
line riders belong ng to the San tAboc
custom house. all tbs partios had becu
drinking freely. One Of the guards va
found with an .ugiy knifs wound 10 hil
breast and a bullet wound In ths thigh
shots were Hrca. hut II IL not known hov
many were wounded several having
|, made their escape. Jose Topia. ono ol
the asn Sabec custom house officerr. va
! arrested. A large posse II in purguit q
the o;hers.