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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-16

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-16

The Government is now, under exist
ing law, offering market for $4,000 -
600 ounces of bullion = year Still the
silver kings are not satisfied. They
insist that the Government shall take
the silver bullion of the world at an
advance of , cents An ounce over the
market prize. The eilrontery of this
movement is certainly startling. 1t
would be amusing We're It not for the
grave dangers with which it threatens
the country
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-16

The National House of Representa-
tives is now confronted with the grave
duty of dealing with the free coinage
bill which has lust been passed by the
United states Senate. 1t is one of the
most dangerous measures which has
menaced the prosperity of the country
for many years 1t is to be hoped that
the House will refuse it passage.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-22
FROM NORTH BEND.
General and Personal News From the
Snoqualmie Section.

NORTH BEND, May 2l.-[Special. -P. K.
Hayden and Edward L. Suter. of Kirk
land, left here on a prospecting tour
through Yakima and Snoqulmie passes
today. they took a pack train and three
men with them to be gone several weeks,
Mr.. Hayden is one of the best-known raik
road bridge contractors in America He is
specially interested in bridge timber. He
considers the timber adjacent TO this town
the best he has ever seen in his life.
Peter Kirk and Chief Engineer Kellett,
of the Great Western Iron and Steel Com
pany. are at the Denny mines.
Mr.. o. d. Pettis, of Seattle, was here
yesterday. II sold the public school a fine
S275 organ. The funds were raised by en-
tertainments given by Miss Lulu Earle,
the teacher. and the pupils.
The Cascadia hotel, of which Gustin &
Tibbetts are proprietors. and the Mountain
View hotel, of which West & Sergeant are
proprie;ors, have been threnge6 with peo-
pie from Seattle and the East. Some are
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-22
news OF NORTHWEST.
Election of Officers by Pythian
Grand Lodge.
THE NEXT MEETING AT TACOMA.
No One Can Tell When Union Pacific
Construction Will Begin.
THE NEXT MEETING AT TACOMA.
Lobsters Planted Near Port Townsend
Breed ON British Columbia Coast
The Agricultural College Litigation
Opium Schooner Haicyon.

FAIRHAvES, May 2i.-TSpecial. 1.-The
Grand Lodge of knights of Pythias has
had lively session tonight for the cleo
ton of officers for the ensuing year. The
hour is late, the lodge is still in session
and details of the election cannot be OBJ
tanned. From one Of the delegates, how
ever, the PosT-IyrELLIeEECER correspond
ent learns that the officers and
representatives have been chosen as
follows: Supreme representative, for
four years, Oliver Hall, of Colfax; /;
representative, short term, to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of s. G.
Young, John Forbes, of Commencement
Lodge, No. Z, Tacoma; grand chancellor,
Richard Osborn, of Harmony, Nos, Sc
attle; grand vice chancellor, Fred H.
Agatz. Equity, No. 4, Ellcnsburg; grand
prelate, Charles r. Dow, No. 3, Dayton;
grand master-at-arms, Vincent Lambert,
Columbia, No. 8, WallaE Eella ;grand master
exchequer. Mitchell Harris, Capital Is,
Olympia; grand keeper of records and
seals, A. Beamer, Red Cross %, Sprague |;
grand inner guard, II. NJ. Byerl, Fair
haven IS; grand outer guard, S. C. Henton,
North Yakima So. rhe next meeting of
the Grand Lodge will be held at Tacoma.
Representatives aud visiting knights
speak in the highest terms of the recep-
tion and treatment received here from the
members of the local lodges and citizens
generally. The weather has been perfect
and the meeting Is in every respect great
success
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-22
BRINGING A JURY TO TERMS.


Judge Moore, of Spokane, Imprfsons
Them and They Soon Agree.
SPOKANE, May 2i.-[Special. superior
Judge Moore gave an obsturate jury taste
of old English law this morning and they
returned verdict in short order. The
jury, which had been considering the case
of Frank Stedry, charged with highway
robbery, had been out twenty-four hours,
when Judge Moore called them in and
asked if they had reached verdict. They
had not, and he ordered them back in the
jury room to remain until they reached a
verdict. He also instructed the
bailiff not to give them anything to
eat @until they had found verdict
of guilty or not guilty. In ten minutes
thereafter the jury returned verdict
finding the prisoner guilty as charged.
Stedry's attorneys protested against this
method Of forcing the jury to come to a
verdict, and took exception. Judge Moore
said that while the law was little used at
present, it was a practice in old English
law that had never been repealed. He
said that when juries became obstinate in
case where the course was clear he would
adopt any measure allowed by law to make
them agree upon ayerdict. Stedry's attor-
neys will test the question and settle it for
all time. Notice of a motion for new
trial was given.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-22
THE OPIUM SCHOONER EALCYON.
Said to Be Lying in a Cove on the Van.
couyer Island Coast

SAN FRANCISCO, May H.-The mysteri-
Gus yacht Halcyon and her reported cargo
of opium are engaging the attention Of
custom house officials. 1t is said she has
been seen at Victoria, B. c., while her
owner claims she is elsewhere. a
thousand miles away, on the high
seas. 1t is probable, however.
that she is i'll the Northwest and
intends to coast from British American
waters and land wherever she can.
Portions of the $1,000 opium cargo are
said TO be aboard her. By this
method of coastwise smuggling she is
enabled to elude the government cutters Of
Canada and the United States. Local Gus
toms authorities say they 60 not intend to
send after her, as they are short of men
and facilities to make successful patrol
of the coasts of Oregon ard Washington,
but they do intend to keep her from land
ing on California soil if possible.
VICTORIA, May 21.-The schooner Yacht
Halcyon, during all the time she has been
reported dodging round the Hawaiian isl
ands and the California coast. has been w.
ing quietly at the head of an inlet on
Barclay sound, on the west coast of Van
couver island. She reached here from Ja-
pan April so. Nothing is known of her
movements.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-22

hunting and others fishing. while many
come to Simply admire the scenery.
councilman A. w. Haight and wife, of
Ballard, returned home today, after a
three days stay at the Cascadia hotel.
ine smiling face of Paymaster Heacock.
OF the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern rail-
road, was reflected in the countenances of
the employees of the company here ysster-
DAY. Mr.. Heacock sent the paycar back TO
Seattle In charge of Conductor Marcus,
attached to Conductor Crawford's passen-
ger train. He, in company with Assistant
faymaster Fletcher, will enjoy few days
hunting and fishing among the mountains.
Miss Emma Bell, who has been visiting
relatives in Seattle, returned home yester-
day..
Samuel P. Putnam, president of the
california Secular Union, closed a series
OF lectures in the schoolhouse on Sunday.
de will be here again during the first
week in June.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-22
COLONEL COMPTON wEEPs.
He Blames the Sheriff and the No
Commissioned Ofacers for Lyuehing.

ne biamee the Sner1n ana the Nom
Commissioned Ofacers for Lyuehing.
WALLA WALLA. May 2i.-The fourth day
of the investigation by the court ofinquiry
into the late iynching at Fort Walla Walla
was sensational in some respects. Colonel
Compton, commandant of the fort, was
put on the stand. He says he has not re-
ceived justice, either from the press or the
people, and that it will take twenty years
to overtake the false reports that have
gone out. The colonel contradicted the
sheriff and prosecuting attorney in much
Of the material testimony. He
testified that there was nothing
in the manner of the soldiers to
indicate any danger. He believed the dis
turbance of the night before had all sub
sided, and that the troops no longer
manifested q mutinous spirit. He denied
that he said he could not call the roll OF
the men at the post till after II o'clock,
because Of an order ~ the war department.
Still he took measures to prevent any out
break, and had the sheriff made any
resistance whatever he could have been
there with company to assist and could
have saved Hunt from iynching. He
blames the sheriff for having been blufied
out.
Compton was subjected TO severe cross
examination, which he stood manfuily for
several hours, when at last he broke down
and his eyes filled with tears. He said ii
was all due 10 his non-commissioned off,
GERS. He be vailed the confidence he had
placed i'll them. He had trusted them and
found them unfaithful. Had they done
their duty the lynching would not
have occurred. He thought he had
such perfect discipline, and after his
lecture the night before he thought no
further violence would take place. About
a dozen non-commissioned officers and
privates were examined. Some justified
the killing. They said they did not think
because they were soldiers they had no
better right than body of citizens to
lynch a man who murdered their CON-
rade. Some realized now they had made
terrible mistake. Some thought the
young men of the troop formed the party.
All the men examined bad foreign names.
The court has adjourned till Saturday.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-22

plain to every one that they could not be
expected to strike an effective blow if they
remained in the ring till daylight. The
first half of the fight was the most scien-
titic contest ever seen on the Pacific coast,
but the last thirty rounds were simply a
walk-around.
After fighting two hours the honors were
almost evenly divided, though If there was
any advantage it was in Jackson's favor.
Then Corbett rallied, and for two rounds
he pounded Jackson and had him greatly
distressed, but the San Francisco man
played himself out in that effort, and with
the exception of occasional rallies there
was nothing done by either man during
the next two hours.
In the last few rounds Jackson staggered
around the ring, and Corbett was in but
little better condition. Both men were
heartily cheered at the conclusion of the
fight.
Nopugilistic event which ever occurred
on the Pacific coast created more interest
or excitement than the great heavyweight
battle between Jim Corbett, of San Fran
cisco, and Peter Jackson, of Australia,
which was fought at the gymnasium of
the California Athletic Club tonight. The
points Oh the TWO HgnteTS ndu DeeH mat
ters of speculation for weeks, and ever
since the match was made and the men
commenced their training the contest had
been one topic among the sporting public.
The purse was a large one, a total of
$4,000, $500 of which went to the loser.
The wonderful degree OF interest in the
match was due not only to the merits
and prominence of the two principals.
but also to the fact that the contest would
open the way TO settle the question of the
championship of the world, for it was gen.
eralIv understood that the winner would
eventually meet Frank Slavin or any other
men who might come forward for cham
pionship honors. The condition of the
men was all that could be desired. They
had trained hard and carefully, and it was
the opinion of all who saw them that
neither man had ever before been in better
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-22

form. Jackson was the heavier but in
every other respect it was generally ad-
mittted that one man possessed little or
no advantage over the other. Both were
recognized as game fighters, possessing
wonderful ability and wonderful quick
ness. Neither belonged TO the '4slugger"
type of pugilists. The colored mans ring
experience was far greater than Coz belts.
and 1t was probably this fact as much as
any other that made Jackson the favorite
in the betting during the week before the
fight, at odds ranging from 6 to 10 70 to
10. Some comment was elected by the
fact that Jackson sprained his ankle some
weeks ago, and it was still slightly swollen
tonight, but as it had caused him
no inconvenience at all during his
training there was no real fear
expressed that it would give him any
trouble during the tight. A large amount
of none vas Nagered on the contest dur
ing the lsst two days. Pool rooms and
other spoI tirg resorts were crowded, and
there seen Z - De no end Of either Jack
son or Corpeet money. The contestants
were required 4 he III the club rooms this
evening at e'eicek. though the light was
| set for an hol lstsr. The California cluc
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-22
THE LoBsTERs ARE BREEDING.
BABY Crustaceans Found on the British
Colum bia Coast.

Dt6 SOasts
NEW WESTMINSTER, May Y.-lSpecial. +
James Corcoran. managing director of the
New Canadian Pacific Lumber Company.
and A. Mclaughlin, of the same company,
returned today from Sechelt, where they
went to inspect timber limits. Being
wind bound at Kent's island they passed
time the fishing, and while digging for
bait in the sand near low-water mark
turned up three young Holsters about four
inches long, the first of the species ever
seen in British Columbia waters. John
stone, the man who managed the sioop, is
Newfoundlander, and has been in
the fishing business all his life.
He pronounced the shore of Keats
island lobster-breeding ground, and
is confident there is an immense lobster
bed on the coast if it can only be dis
covered. 1t is believed, however, the
young crustacea are product of Holsters
placed in Puget sound by Judge Swan, of
the United States fisheries commission,
and which have worked north. The lob
sters died before the party reached West
minister, but they have been preserved
The fisheries officials are delighted with
the discovery, and the shore of Keats
island will probably be declared fisheries
reserve without loss Of time.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-22

PORTLAND, May 2l.-adam Cushing and
his wife Eliza, two of the gang of freight
thieves who have been robbing freight
cars in Albina for years, have been brought
back to this city from Albion, Neb., where
they were arrested. They were in charge
of Deputy Sheriff Morgan. who has been in
Nebraska over month watching the out
come of habeas corpus proceedings in
stituted to secure their release. Being
asked why he was brought back TO Oregon
when his case is not yet disposed of in
Nebraska, Mr.. Cushing said: I'VE got
tired of waiting"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-22
The Agricultural College Trouble.

TACOMA, May 21.-[Special. Legal ad-
visors of the agricultural college COM
mittee think the regents of the college
may 60 on and arrange pending settlement
of the site controversy, thus securing the
federal appropriation for the college.
A. K. Hiscock, Fred r. Reed and Henry
B. Scudder, of North Yakima, have pur-
chased machinery necessary 10 irrigate by
artesian we'll 10000 acres of land near the
Moxel farm at Yakima. The parties COM
Melted ARRANGEMENTS here today.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-22
The Land Court Judges.

WASHINGTON CRY, May 21.-Attorney-
General Miller said this afternoon that the
president will take up the question of the
appointment of land court judges within
a few days, and the appointments will
probably be announced next week. The
encouragement further said that the ap-
pointment of circuit judges authorized by
the last congress viii not De announced
until congress meets IN December
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-22
FOUGHT UNTIL USED UP.
The Referee Stops the Men
After the Sixty-first.
AUDIENCE ACCEPTS DECISION.
For Thirty Rounds the Fight Was
Most Scientific on the Coast.

The Next Thirty, However. Were a
Waik-Around-Peter the Great Had
the Advantage for Two Hours-Then
the Professor Astonished Him for
Two Rounds, After which Nothing
Was Done - Both Men Staggered
From the Ring, and Both Were
Heartily Cheered-Corbett Landed
Three Blows to the Negro's One.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-22
THE UNION PACIFIC EXTENSION.
No One Knows When Construction
Work will Begin.

TACOMA, May 2i.-[Special. Engineer
Bogue, of the Union Pacific, arrived to-
night to consult with Auditor Mckenzie,
of the Union Pacific, and will remain till
Saturday. Bogue says no man knows
when work will be resumed on the grade
between Portland and the Sound. He will
request no meeting of the Tacoma citizens
subsidy committee to finally settle the
proposition to extend the 100000 subsidy
another year, so it would seem there is no
hurry to fix matters up.
Ex-President Norton, who has just re-
signed as president of the Louisville &
Nashville railroad, accompanied by his
family and ex-Chief Justice Norton, of
Missouri, is in the city, en- route for Seat
tie. The party is travelling for pleasure in
a private car.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-22
Canadian Freight and Passenger Traffic.

WHArcoM, May I'll Special. l-Superin-
tendent Stangroom of the Cornwall rail-
road says the Canadian Pacific railroad
has made arrangements with the Cornwall
road by which all through freight and pas
senger travel from the Canadian Pacific
for the Upper Sound will hereafter
be transferred between rail and boat at
Whatcom instead of Vancouver. The
Premier will connect with the railroad
here and make daily trips from Whatcom
TO Seattle and Tacoma. Canadian Pacific
cars will be run over the Cornwall railroad
within ten days.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-22

SAN FRAScIsco, May 21.-TSpecial 1.-The
Corbett-Ja ackson fight tonight resulted
most unsatisfactory. Referee Cook s
decision of mo contest" which was
given at the end Of the sixty-first round,
after the men had been in the ring four
hours and five minutes, is generally ac-
cepted as equivalent to draw" decision.
Both men were then so weak that IL was
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-22
The ImmixratIon Problem.

wAsHIxeroS tITY, May 2f.-Secretary
Foster has appointed commission COM
posed of ex-Congressman Grosyenor, oi
Ohio: Dr.. Matter kempster. the noted ex-
pert on insanity. and r. Powderly, brother
Of T. V. Powderir. to proceed TO Europe
and investigate the immigration problem.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-22

Saturday Is our soc on the dollar day. 7. II.
Resin Clothing Co., 90 Front street
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-09-15
FROM THE HILO RECORD.

THE CROWN LANDS FOR HoMBsTEADs.
By the kindness of Col. Iaukea,
one of the Crown land commits
sioners. we are able to state the
policy Her Majesty has deter
mined on, as far as enabling Ha-
wa1ians, or others not owning any
land, to get possession of home
steads on the Crown lands.
We refer now, particularly, to
those in Hilo and Puma; but we
understand from Col. Isukea that
the same policy is intended to
operate on the Crown lands on the
other islands as well.
On the land of OIaa, through
which the volcano road runs, is
perhaps the most valuable land for
agricultural purposes the Crown
holds on this island. We under
stand that at least 500 acres of
Olaa are to be reserved from gen.
eral lease for the purpose of cut
ting it up into ten acre homestead
lots. OF course under our present
laws these homesteads cannot be
sold bat will be leased for thirty
years. Before that time comes,
there is no doubt but that the Gov
eminent will hold all the Crown
lands and can then give lessees
titles to their holdings.
The terms gwen these leases Of
homestead lots areabout as follows:
Persons leasing lot must reside
on the same within six months
after leasing and reside on the
same for not less than five years.
Must within one year cultivate
not less than one-twentieth of the
land, the second year must have
one-tenth under cultivation and
have planted on the same not less
than $50 coffee trees; during the
third year must have one-fiith I'M
der cultivation, and within five
years must put onto the land sub
stantial improvements, to the value
of $500.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-09-15
Attempted Burglary.

An attempt was made TO break into
the honse of Mr.. ]. d. Tucker in the
valley, Saturday night, and there vas
some one prowling around again Sunday
night Hearing noise on the veranda,
Dir. Tucker went to the door-blinds and
opened them, but the wonld-be thief
had disappeared, leaving the lock filed
with 2 mixture Of tallow and wax poured
iD.o It, doubtless with the intention of
making It work perfectly noiselessly
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-09-15

Substantial improvements in
clude the clearing and cultivation
of the land, building houses and
fences, making roads thereon and
in any way making permanent im-
provements thereon.
For the first five years no rent is
required, and after that time 81 an
acre will be charged annually for
rent.
These terms, we consider. are
better than those offered by the
Government Homestesds. We un-
derstand that application for the
whole 500 acres are on file now.
On Pnhonua quite an amount of
land has been reserved for the
same purpose and on the same
terms.
AS to the remaining portion OF
Olaa, lying mostly in the woods, it
will be leased in quantities to suit,
for thirty years. The rent for the
first five years to be merely nom-
NAL, with no restriction as to resi-
dence, but with agreements to
plant and cultivate a certain por-
ton. After five years a yearly
rental of three to FIVE dollars per
acre. according to location, etc.
This will give an opportunity for
small farmers to enter lands on
that fertile tract.
The Volcano road will run
through the land as far as the
valuable agricultural land extends
and will give easy access to
market.
This land is rich and well suited
to the growth of coffee, oranges,
bananas and above an altitude of
1900 ft) Irish potatoes; and, we
believe, almost all the fruits of
temperate cline will grow there.
Aug. %, 1891.