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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-26
The Aberdeen Harbor Line.

ABERDEEN, Sept. 25.-[Special. THE harbor
line commissioners are here today and met the
citizens at the Board OF Trade rooms Colonel
Prosser stated clearly the purposes of the COM
mission and asked the views of the citizens on
the engineers doing the harbor survey, was pres
emit, and he and Others pointed out the depth OF
water, width of channel, location of
bars and other conditions of the water front.
The question principally interesting manufac-
turers is, how much of their holdings can they
buy and how much will pass into the control of
the state This is a question the commission
cannot yet answer, but it is pretty sure to be a
bitter bone OF contention, as much OF the land
between the shore and what will probably
be the outer harbor line is occupied
During the meeting an interesting controversy
arose between Governor semple aud Colonel
Prosser over what the latter termed joint con-
troll of the harbors and streams by the general
government and the state government, but Pros
ser maintained that the general government ex-
ercised such joint control, and even went so far
to supercede state control, while
the governor maintained that its con-
troll was simply supervisory, and not
absolute, but Garretson said the commission
was not here 20 discuss question that brought
up the old states rights doctrine, and would
probably be formally decided some time by the
courts.
Many important questions of interest to the
town were asked by leading citizens, and the
commission will have its hands full.
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UNION PACIFIC FINANCES.
Jay Gould and DrexeI, Morgan & Co.
Offer to Assist the Road.


NEW YORK, Sept 25-Conferences were held
between the creditors committee and the direct
ors of the Union Pacific company during the
day. and this evening the creditors committee
announced that at the request of the
directors, Drexel, Morgan & Co. will to-
morrow offer to the public s5500,000 of
collateral extension notes at 9215c. These notes
are part of the issue authorized for the pur-
pose of extending the floating debt of the com
pany and bear 6 per cent. interest No definite
information can be obtained as TO whether the
offer will be underwritten or not but the men,
bers of the creditors committee assert that the
success OF the plan Is assured.
BosToS, Sept. 25.-The Union Pacific officials
have received dispatches from New York to the
effect that Drexel, Morgan & Co. have agreed to
turn their notes amounting TO $2,0O0000, and
Endorsed by Gould, Ames and Dillon, and take
collateral notes on the same basis as all The
other creditors This removed the only mitch
aud makes the total subscriptions of creditors
100000. There will be meeting of the cred.
itors tomorrow, and it is believed if a further
extension OF the plan is necessary, it will be
granted.
NEW YORK, Sept "a meeting of the direc.
tors of the Missouri Pacific will be held on
Wednesday next, and until then nothing def.
mite can be said regarding the dividend.
NEW YORK, Sept 25.-The Tribune will to-
morrow say: 1t is learned that Jay Gould has
agreed to subscribe 100000 of the new col
lateral trust notes, besides accepting new notes
for his unfunded obligations against the CON-
pany. Russell sage is also understood 10 have
agreed to subscribe $4,000. In return,
IL Is said the standing loan TO the Union Pacific
on notes endorsed by Gould, Sidney Dillon and
Frederick l. Ames, made by DrexeI, Morgan d
Co, would be modified so as 10 release the en-.
doTsers from personal obligation. aud the notes
would be exchanged on the same basis as the
other floating debts.
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heiress." He had destroyed some letters
within a few weeks, but none from Mr.. Still
man his firm. He had destroyed some
letters written by him to the lady who was to be
his wife, and he thought them "too stupid to
keep" He had known John Parchier some
twenty-five years and he had visited at his
house. He was a costumer in Boston, and had
since been in England. He never knew OF Mrs
Searles being i'll hardly day, except her last
sickness, which began in May last. There was
Christian Scientist, Mrs. Morse, an acquaint-
ance, who was called in by Mrs. Searles in 1888
to treat her, and he also treated witness for in
digestion. There was another Christian Scien-
fist who was on the LIST of July at New
York. There was no other Christian Scientist
or irregular practitioner called. He requested
that there should not be any mention of their
being called. He did not care about the facts
being spread about He did not learn that Mrs.
Searles illness was cons dered critical until
within two weeks of her death. There were no
kindred to be notified who could be reached,
Timothy being in Japan. DR.. Baker and DR..
Wessehof were the attending physicians.
At the close of the hearing Mr.. Burleigh
called for all letters from Mr.. Stillman or Mr..
Hubbard to either Mr.. or Mrs. Searles. or from
them to the firm, and also the cash and check
books of Mr.. Searles to be produced at the ad-
journed hearing on October Ia.
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THE PUBLIC LANDS.
Washington Has Only Twenty
Million Acres Remaining.
LARGE RAILROAD SELECTIONS.
Rules Formulated by the State Commits
sioners for Selection OF Tracts
Compensation Not Settled.

WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. 25.-The report OF
Commissioner Carter on the operation OF the
general land office was made public today The
total number of agricultural patents issued
during 1862, was 4i,443 against total OF 231.
oo1 during the years 1890 and 1891, an increase of
ls4,l64 patents. The increase in the number OF
mineral patents issued was 967, and coal patents
81 The number of acres of public lands dis
posed OF during 1891 shows cash sales amount
ing to s2,l4S.030. OF the miscellaneous
entries mot CASH 5,04),393 acres
were homesteads, and 96e ,Oo6 acres entered under
the timber law. The railroad selections amount
ed to l,s57,572 acres; Indian allotments to
HISS, and original swamp selections TO %. l67
acres. The total cash receipts during the year
were IS, i29,220. The filings during the year
were 20,24l and final entries 5l,534, representing
an acreage of 7,35ge05. Original entries for the
same time were 1855. aggregatng 6,4c9,S32
acres. The decrease of entries for the year is
1854, representing acreage OF 2.556,S20.
Patents issued to land grant railroads during
the year were for 30 0Ss, 679, increase the
previous year of 2,72i,sl7. The surveys accepted
during the year amount TO 1904 acres. The
vacant public lands in the states and territories
amount TO 384,4 1927 acres.
The approvals during the year. under different
grants TO the states for educational purposes
and under the Saline grant, having the effect of
patent, embraced an area of l,756,123 acres. OF
this amount Nevada received approval for
A., $50 acres; Oregon, 1920; Idaho, 1904
At the close of the fiscal year there were found
10 be S305S final entries pending in the Office
against 2DS064 at the close OF the previous fiscal
year Railroad selections amounting to 2S,s46,-
577 acres were pending on July l, 1891, which is
decrease of 930,J7s acres as compared with the
last preceding fiscal year.
The following shows vacant public lands in
acres in the several Statpa and territories.
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NEWS OF SEALERS.
POachers Cease Hunting, as Furs
Are Now Worthless.
TO RESUME RAIDS IN NOVEMBER.
The Otto Seized and Sent to Victoria for
Having irregular Papers"-Capture
of the Lewis by Russian Gunboat.

VICTORIA, B. c., Sept. 25.-[special. IAN oun-
alaska letter OF September 10, received here by
II. NJ. s. Pheasant, says:
The sealing season is about over. The
skins are not worth taking now,
being in the condition called STACEY"
This continues until November, when
a series of raids on the seal islands ID expected.
Active cruising is therefore suspended now.
The Nymphe and Thetis, now in port,
cruised recently 5000 miles without seeing
anything. There is great scarcity of
coal here. The steamer AIki, with United States
marines, cannot return to San Francisco until
supply arrives H. NJ. s. Porpolse sailed
for China August 26. The United States
steamer Marion sailed on September 7
via Honolulu, and the Alert on the 10th, via
Petropaulovski. The Mohican and Thetis, men,
of-war, will remain until October. The steam
sealer, Callenge, of Sehome, is also here await
ing coal. She has sold her sealskins l72, to the
Alaska Commercial Company
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The I. q. q. #. Grand LODI.

ST. Louis, Sept. 25.-The Sovereign Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows this morning voted down
the proposition that members could become
eligible to the degree of Patriarch without going
through the Encampment.
The resolution presented to remove the head
quarters of the grand secretary from Columbus
o, to Baltimore was referred to a COMMITTEES.
The proposition to extend the insurance CLAUSE
to the Patriarchs Militant branch of the order
was rejected. 1t was decided to allow lodges TO
use the widows and orphans fund for the cree.
ton of an orphans home and allow ell lodges
To make weekly payment to all members, the
minimum payment to be 81 per week. The pro
moters of the 1. o. o. +, Building and Loan
Association were denied the right to use the en-
blems of the order. At the request of the juris.
diction of Wyoming, authority was given "a
take steps to recover property coniscated at
Fort Washington, Wyo,
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Victoria News.

VICTORIA, Sept 25.-The provincial govern
ment offers reward OF sl,000 for information
leading 70 the arrest aud conviction of the per-
son concerned in the robbery of the Railway
4 Navigation Company's safe, at Nelson, on
August -.
The Independent Order OF Foresters OF Wash
ingtou and British Columbia will meet here
October |.
Thomas s smith, assistant commissioner OF
the Hudson Bay Company, was married yester-
day to Florence Harriet, youngest daughter of
the late Edward Hammond King, captain of II.
n. Fifty-nlnth regiment.
The case OF Vernon VS.. the Times a suit for
libel, the damages claimed being $4,000 was be-
gun in the supreme court yesterday. The hear
ing OF the evidence will occupy two or three
DAYS
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coNGREGATIoNALIsTs ADJOURN.
Resolutions on Liquor Traffic and Sum
day observation-disclosures Elected.


day Obseryance-Oficers Elected.
TACOMA, sept 25.-ISpecial. 1.-The convention
OF Congregational churches OF the state i'd
journed sire die here today and will meet next
year az Spokane. The report of the committee
on resolutions was the final business. The
features OF the resolutions as adopted are:
answering loyalty TO the whole gospel of
Christ; condemnation of the liquor traffic IN
toto, by those who sell liquor and those who
permit it 10 be sold upon their premises; that
they look with alarm upon the laxity OF legal
restrictions regarding marriage bonds; the sane
fity of the Christian Sabbath should be OBJ
served; the questions that separate capital and
labor should tie settled by the golden rule: ana
the management of the Columbian Worlds
fair is requested TO close its doors on Sundays.
Officers of the Woman's Home Missionary
Union of Washington were elected as follows:
President, Mrs. y. T. Cobleigh, of Walla
Walla; vice president, Mrs. Wallace Nutting, of
Seattle; secretary, Mrs. w. C. Wheeler, OF Ia
coma; treasurer, Mrs. Thomas Jackson. Execu-
tive committee, upper Columbia district, Mrs.
N. c. Wilcox, OF spokane; Yakima district, Mrs.
f. y. Woodcock, OF Yakima: Puget sound dis
trict, north, Mrs. G. ID. Camp, of seattle; Puget
Sound district, south. Mrs. W. Z. Damson, OF Ia
Coma
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A SECOND BALMACEDA.
Governor OF British Honduras Runs
Government and Gets Into Trouble.

Government and Gets Into Trouble.
PANAMA, Sept. 25.-The Star and Herald pub
fishes the following account of the difficulty at
Belize, British Honduras between the admins
tration and the legislature. After a pro-
tracted struggle between the government and
the popular element OF the legislature, not IN
like that OF the Balmacedan congress, the repre-
sentatives vacated their seats in body
The governor, in no way disconnected,
promptly appointed in their places
certain officials whom he designated
"unofficially" members, inasmnch az they did
not occupy their seats ex officio There was at
that time February LAST no one to ga;nsay
him, and from February to July the colony was
practically run under a Balmaeedsn form of
government. Action was laid in July against
the collector of customs to recover alleged ille-
gal exacted duties on the ground that the colony
possessed no constitutional legislature, either
at the present time or when the new tariff
was voted. The government went into court and
defended Itself. Chief Justice Anderson was
In quandary for precedents, but finally
gave judgment for plaintiffs, thereby overruling
the legislature and annuling all laws passed
since February. The government has appealed
to the privy covncil of the empire.
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Rriaf TacOnna NaHUa

TACOMA. Sept. 25-ISpecial. lit was reported
at the wharf today that Captain z. J. Hatch, of
the Puget sound and Co umhia River Nayiga-
ton Company, had sold his interest in that
company To Captain Harry strive, of the tug
Nsuderer.
The steamer State of Washington was lowed
10 Seattle today by the tug Mystic, and viii be
repaired preparatory TO going iuto service on the
Nhstcom route.
The citizens water commission estimates that
100000 gallons daily is a sufficient water sup
ply Tor this city. Ii is proposed to secure large
portion OF the supply from Spansway lake.
iorreile De Lyons was today granted divorce
from Darwin De Lyons, aud she Is given the
care of their children
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spaulding Overrules Judge Hanford.

WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. 25.-Assistant Secre-
tary Spaulding has written a letter to the spe-
cial agent at Tacoma, Wash, with regard to the
recent decision of the United States court in the
state OF Washington, wherein it was held that
certain Chinese laborers sentenced to deporta-
ton to China were legally domiciled in the
United States. The special agent was informed,
Notwithstanding this decision, that the inter-
probation of the treasury department. of the law
relating TO the immigration of Chinese, as
quiring their return to China if found at any
time to be unlawfully within the United States,
must continue to guide his official action until
oyerruled by the supreme court.
GRAND FORKS. N. D., Sept. 25.-The United
States marshal made raid yesterday afternoon
on all the Chinese laundries in the city and
captured three Cinnamon, who had been SNUG
gled across the line from Manitoba recently.
large quantity of struggled opium was Sc
cured
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The Ouebec Scandal.

QUEBEC, Sept 25.-Lieutenant Governor An
gers, who is said to be hsrrassing his ministers
into doing something that will warrant dis
missing them, today demanded that the gov
eminent name public accuser or prosecutor 10
conduct the case against the ministers before a
royal commission, aud refused TO allow their
claim TO be represented by counsel at the inves-
LEGATIONS. The widest rumors are current ". III
regard 10 Premier Mercier actions should he be
dismissed. Ii is SAID he viii not take a dis
miSsai.
Mercier win defy Anglers, and the former $
supporters. who are in the majority in the
legislature, will probably adopt resoiu-
tions censuring Anglers and calling upon
the governor general TO remove him at once
otherwise the province viii declare itself out OF
the confederation ana take the consequences,
which may lead to annexation
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News From the ClalI.m Coast.

CLAILAM BAY, Sept 25.-[special. 1.-The
United states coast survey steamer Hassler is
now engaged in taking soundings and survey
along the coast from Cape Flattery southwark
for the purpose of securing data for q new gov
eminent chart.
man named Jenkins arrived here few days
ago in a small canoe from snohomish The dis
tanee is over 100 miles, and he was nearly a
week making the trip. He prospected for min
erals all along the south shore line of the
Straits, but did not strike anything worth men,
tioning. The man was alone in the canoe and
narrowly escaped drowning by being capsized
of Dungeness
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Commissioner Carter protests that the unsat-
isfactory experience following the granting of
swamp lands TO the states cannot properly be
urged against the plan proposed for
the settlement of arid lands, and
then says: While the swamp lands
grant states may have been indifferent and un-
wise in dealing with the grant, which was but a
mere incidental matter, the desert lands grant
states could not afford to thus deal with ques-
ton of vital importance. Indifference would
court adversely and reeklessness would bring
ruin. When a proposition of this gravity is
submitted to any organized body of Americans
directly interested III its wise consideration
and solution, they will consider it wisely and
M all
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Brutal sailors Sentenced 70 I.,,

VANCOUVER, b. c., sept 2A-{SpeciaI ALEX
andeF Mclean, the police Office. who was A..
saulted last night by FIVE drunken sailors of the
steamer Empress Of China and severely beaten.
Will be unfit for duty for some little time. His
head was split open with budgeon aud his
face wss beaten siInos, 70 Jelly The men were
today brought before a police magistrate, and
were each sentenced 10 three months imprisou-
mynt in the common Jail
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ABOUT TIMOTHY HOPKINS.
He Was Adopted by Mark Hopkins
Years Ago in Sacramento.

1ears Ego IN sacramento.
The contest over the will of Mrs. Hopkins
seares is exciting considerable comment, es
pecially on the Pacific Coast where the parties
are well known. Mrs. searles, who was Mrs.
Hopkins, inherited vast fortune from the late
California millionaire, Mark Hopkins A few
years ago she married her architect, Mr..
Searles, and upon her death she left him all of
her fortune, and Timothy Hopkins, her son, re-
ceived nothing. He is now contesting the will
Mr.. Horace ID. Andrews, of this city, who knows
Timothy Hopkins, said yesterday:
"There is a general feeling among people
knowing anything of the case that Timothy
should have larger share than he now has Of
the fortune accumulated by his foster father,
or that he should have inherited at least half of
the property left by Mrs. Searies. He is very
bright man, and extremely popular not only in
San Francisco but wherever he 10 known. 1
suppose he is forty years old now, but he was
adopted when boy of 10 by Mark Hopkins. He
was an Irish lad, Timothy Nolan by name; and
he has changed only his family name. Mr..
Hopkins at that time in the hardware bust
ness in Sacramento with Huntington. The
firm Hopkins Il Huntington is still in exist
ence"
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during July, and then demanded of the auditor
d warrant for $40 salary for July. The
auditor refused it, and today Rohde asked for
q writ of mandanus TO compel the auditor 70
draw a warrant He claims that under the con-
stitution, which provides that in cities of the
first and second classes and cities of the third
class having over 5000 inhabitants, justices of
the peace shall receive a salary ard no fees. He
says the population OF Port Townsend Ii over
5000 ana he cannot therefore receive fees, hence
is entitled to salary.
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sEoLoGIsr BErHuNE pIsGUsrEp.
lie VIII Resign at Once and Retire to
Private Life.

TACOMA. Sept 2S.--tspecial. Lieutenant Gov
ernor laughton and state Geologist Bethuue
held conference here to-day and decided % i'm
mediately close the Office here OF the state geolo
gist, as there is no money available ior coutinu-
ing IL Bethune Saws he viii resign bis ofice as
soon as be has completed his annual report lie
is thoroughly diagusied with the failure OF the
state 70 provide funds for geological survey,
and ~ his salary IS only sl0o Der month he will
rotlre 20 private lifc.
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and covering the ground for depth
OF an inch with excreta- These worms almost
damned up the Nebalem river aud spoiled all
trout fishing. The fish refused TO take the ny.
From the tall trees on the coast the worms blow
out 20 sea and are swept back by the tide They are
everywhere, By the million, and the trees are
ali leatsess. These worms were noticed for the
first time last year and the trees visited by them
then now show no signs OF life. The worms, it
is feared, will do great damage to The timber
int
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AstorIa Firemen VIII Visit rxnosition

TACOMA, Sept 2h-tSpecial. BEN s Worsley
OF Astoria, president OF the Northwestern
Firemens Association. in the city
today arranging for visit by the
Astoria frcmen 10 the exposition to-
morrow night 10 witness the drill by the local
htemen- The Astoria fremen will go 10 Vie
toria on sunday morning 10 participate in the
tournament Two years ago they captured
g.. 90 in prizes st the tournament held in this
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Road to Blue Canyon Coal Mines.

the Blue Canyon coal mines, have made a prop
osition to build railroad to this city and build
bunkers II the right OF way can be obtained over
the streets of Whatcom, which will probably be
obtained. The mine is producing large guam
titles of good coal.
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Good Land vacant i'm Clallam County.

CLALLAM BAY, Sept. 25.-lspecial Correspond
enee. l-Iuformation has been brought here by
g. A. Graham that there is big tract OF good
land from six to twelve miles from this bay
awaiting settlement 1t is a compact body OF
comparatively level agricultural land, timbered
with hemlock. cedar. vine maple and alder, and
is large enough TO afford claims for at least 1000
men, giving each leo acres the tract Is watered
by river and a lake. 1t is one OF the last large
bodies of vacant land in the state and rush Of
people may be looked for.
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Maybe suliivan.s Got Tn EN-.

SAN Francisco. Sept 25.-The Chronicles Sac
ramento special says: 1t IS reported that the
men who murdered Mrs. Greenwood at Napa
some months ago and dangerously wounded
Captain Greenwood, have been captured in Ore
gon or Washington. Police Captain Lees, when
asked concerning the rumor, said the sheriff of
Naps county told him the men had been cap
tured, but who they are or where captured Lee
would not state