The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-03


silver Law viii Ne Repealed.
WASHINGTON Cirr. June 2--ISpecial. -
In the case Of Thomas A. Holden. Sec
resary Smith today held that all the lands
within the limits OF the grant to the Ore
gon central Railroad Company were re-
dceed to Ills an acre by the forfeiture act
OF January 81. lSSs', and that this could not
except the lands falling within tho con.
aicting limits OF the Oregon Central and
Northern Pacific roads. In the case Of
Thomas r. Grindiey ct al. the secretary
today held that tho act Of March 8. issA
providing for entries Of desert lands in
Lassen county. California, Was repealed
by the act Of March 3. 1877, which was gen.
cral in its application over the entire state
OF California and tho other states named
in the act,
The Nar has this: Information cominS
from silver sources makes il safe prcSiic.
tion that there will he comparatively little
trouble to pass the ball through the house
to repeal the Sherman silver law soon after
congress meets. How the thing will stand
IN the senate Is another story, but it will
probably be found that the finance com.
mittee will have majority for the repeal
Of tho present law. The reason given by
some Of those who, will drop from
tho ranks Of the radical silver
men is that in the light Of the present
financial situation, their people. without
yielding their convictions on the silver
question. are willing that the Sherman Law
should be repealed at once. leaving the
q uestion of the future coinage Of slver
open. How far this viii result in the dis
sribution or Withholding Of patronage by
Cleveland may b left for inference. out it
is certain that Cleveland has not lost sight
OF this issue in dealing with statesmen
who have been making pilgrimages to the
White House.
Tho department Of state IL informed
that the leaders Of the Honduras rsyolus
tionists have all left the country with the
exception OF Gen. Terencio Sierra, Who.
with band Of about $50 men, Is still In
the department Of Pariso, near the Mica.
raguan border. However, it IL looked
upon as only matter Of few days until
the men will be dispersed. Unless some
new and unexpected developments hap.
pen the present revolution In Honduras 10
at an end. The constitution Of the gov.
ernmcnt at the capitol will not be changed,
Secretary Carlisle has requested Secres
tary Gresham TO instruct the United States
consul at Kobe, Japan, to observe the
treasury regulations - TO health certifi.
Gates for passengers ON vessels bound to
the United StateA The steamer Oceanic
sailed from Honekong and stopped at
Kobe and the United States consul com.
pelled the vessel 90 undergo inspection and
take out . new bill OF health, whom the
regulations only require that passenger
taken on ut intermediate points must have
certificates from the United States consul,
The total net gold in the treasury at the
close Of business today was >0i, Az. 21l.
This does not take into account the gold
engaged today II New York for shipment
tomorrow. Because OF the heavy ship.
ments Of gold from New York. Secretary
Carlisle has ordered gold shipped from
other sub-treasuries to New York to keep
up the supply. and this gold II now ON the
way 10 New York.
The secretary Of war has issued orders
placing Brig. Gen. w. r. Carlin, recently
promoted. in command Of the department
Of the Columbia river, with headquarters
at Vancouver. WASH, relieving Brig. Gen.
Rugcr from further temporary duty in
that department.
NEW York, June 2.-It will b impos-
sible for Senator PIatt. Of Connecticut. and
Hin, Of New York, to accompany the sub
committee on territories on June 10. and
Faulkner, Of West Virginia. chairman OF
the committee on territories. Of the United
States senate, has notified all the members
Of the subcommittee appointed by him.
and also the territorial authorities, that
the trip has been postponed. and that IL 10
at present impossible to fix . day whom
the committee can proceed to the terri.
tories. II il is possible to secure the at
tendance Of the full subcommittee the
visit will be made later in the year.