The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-19
TO OPEN A RESERVE.
Land on Point Roberts Coded
for Settlement
NATIONS IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
The Balance - Trade Againse CAitea
Lteut. Brumbaeh Dismissed.

WARRINGTON CsrT. May is-fSpeciaL -
At the request Of Senator Squire, Gen.
Scaofield mss agreed 20 throw open for
settlement the Point Roberts military
reservation on Puget sound.
No appointments are announced for
Washington and the large delegation here
Is scattering.
The chief of the bureau Of statistics. in .
statement to the secretary Of the treasury,
makes these reports:
Exports OF merenan afse from United
States fer rear ended April 3. isse q Al;-sss Ia
kxports fos yeas ended April %, isas. sss-sss.sE
Decrease .......,-..........s ls..74s.7~
Imports OF merchandise for the year
ecded April IL isls-...-..-........t s&iss aSS
Imports for year ended April 80, isae sa2.iE,su
During the past year exports and inn
ports Of gold and silver were as follows:
Exports OF goli 70. year enaed April
Imports :os the sane yeAr. ......-... Ia.ssi.ooo
Excess o, experts. ....-.......s %. ssseas
Exports OF silver for the year ended
Imports Of silver ios same period .... a:ss.sis
Excess OF exports l5sas.sis
the exports and imports of gold and
silver for the preceding year we're as fol.
lows:
Exports of gold for year ended April
Imports Of gold sor sane ponod ...... p,csi.sss
Excess OF exports. ......-.-..S II 81. SO
Exports Of silver ios year eaded April
Imports OF silver lex same psriod isSi'ss7
EXCESS OF exports ii.csSsS,S
The commissioner of patents, acting
upon the application filed yesterday by
Church 4 Church, patent lawyers Of this
city, has issued an order upon w. II.
Simonds. late commissioner of patents.
and Foster K Frohman. attorneys for the
American Bell Telephone Company, Iii.
recsing them to appear before him next
Wednesday. May 81. and show cause why
they should no. be debarred from prac-
Using before the patent Office. Secretary
Hoke Smith said today that he would at
once request the attorney general 10 desig-
nate an Official in his department to con-
duet the case on behalf OF the government.
J. l. Bennett. chief clerk of the patent
office, has been given leave Of absence for
Secretary Herbert today detailed board
Of officers to consist of Capt. Howison,
Chief Engineer Burnap. Lieutenant Com
mander Gilmore. Lieut Burnett and Naval
Constructor Taylor TO conduct final trial
trip of the coast defense vessel Monterey.
The board is oroered to assemble at Mare
Island navy yard on May 3 and complete
the trial before June q. The contracI for
the Monterey provided for two trials, the
frss OF which took place some time ago.
Negotiations between the United States
government and the government Of Spain
looking TO q settlement of the claims made
By that country for indemnity 10 the rep
resenias,ves Of Rev. N. Doane, who died
Of i'll treatment in the Caroline islands sew
eral years ago, and other missionaries,
have been satisfactorily adjusted.
The secretary of state has received Of.
fetal information of the purpose OF the
government of Siam to establish = legation
in Washington City and the officer TO he
placed in charge Of it Is now awaiting an
opportunity to present his credentials 30
the president.
Secretary Lamont today accepted the
resign alton of Lieut.. ]. V. Brumback. Of
the Second infantry. who for long time
was thought TO be insane. bat an exami-
nation of whose case led TO the belief that
his insanity was feigned.
No official adyices concerning the ap.
pointmeni of l.. NJ. Thurxton. who repre-
sents the government Of Hawaii, TO sue
coed ]. Mott Smith has been received at
the state department.
Secretary Gresham today appointed
Clinton Furnish, OF Chicago. as director of
the Bureau Of American Republics to sue
ceei William Curtis, resigned.
Presidential postmasters were today ap-
pointed ~ follows: Charles Lyan. of Great
Falls. Mont: William O'Falion, OF Walia
Walla, Wash.