The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-14

T. =. Wakenan. OF Port Townsend - ses 90
q wxoyn. OF fost townsend. Sa..es os
~ D " "oiseway. OF Port townsend - n,9cS u
Assistant Secretary Sims has considered
the alleged appeal Of Charles Robertson
from the decision Of the commissioner of
the general land Office Of March -, ls9s,
wherein the commissioner affirms the
Judgment Of the local officers in dismiss
ing the contest against the homestead
entry of Benjamin Franklin on the west
half Of the southeast qusrter and the east
half OF the southwest quarter OF section %,
township 8. in the Wa.la WaGla district OF
Washington. The only paper in reference
To the appeal that the assistant secretary
finds In the flies is one addressed TO the
commissioner Of the general land Office,
and reads ~ follows.
You Will please take notice that the under.
signed contestant hereby appsals from your de.
cision In this above entitled case. rendered
March 2. iss., to the honorable secretary Of the
Interior. GKoRaE j. THOMPSON,
Attorney foe Contestant
Due service Of the foregoing notice OF appeal
admitted at Wsila walia county this 9th day OF
June, lSa2 CRUrrox.
Attorney for CoatesseA
Rules ss and % of the rules of practice
read as follows:
Within the time allowed for giving notice Of
appeal the appellant shaii also nile In the gen.
erai land once the specification OF errors, which
specification shall clearly and concissly desig-
nate the errors OF which he complains
Rule 81 Tho failure TO nis Q specincstion Of
errors within tho time required will b treated
~ waiver OF the right OF appeal and the case
will b considered closed.
This paper cannot be dignified a. an
appeal within the meaning Of rule s. Il
Is nothing but . notice Of contestants in-
tention TO appeal and was only accepted
as such by opposing counsel. There BE-
ing no specification OF errors flied as re-
quired. 1t follows that this alleged appeal
must be dismissed.
A representative Of the Associated Press
had chat today with Secretary Carlisle
about the silver situation. In the course
Of conversation the secretary said:
The records oi the Treasury dspassmsnl chow
that during shirsssa moashs, bssinutss Nay I.
ls91 and ending Nay 81. lsaa. The cotn
and treasury notes Issued for the puf.
chase OF silver bullion under the act Of July
IA. ls9o, amounted 70 ~. 96l. ls4 and during the
same period the amount Of such notes paid In
gold was As,'E.i7a IL thus appsars that all
silver builiioe purchased during thas time.
except $s2i60ll worth, was paid for In gold while
the bullion itself 10 In store In the vaults OF the
treasury aud can mother b sold nor used fos
payment OF any Kind Of obligation. The sscrs-
tary said: ''lt 10 svinsns that Il this polisy 10
continued and We are compelled 70 issue bonds
or otherwise INCREASE the interest. bearing public
debt. II Win b done for the purpose Of procuf-
ing gold with which to pay for silver bullion
purchased under the Get referred To-"
The net gold in tho treasury has in
creased from $50 ooo. .oo0 to $ol. .O0, 600.
Supervising Architect O'Rourke today
made . preliminary examination Of tho
Winder building. occupied a. the second
auditors Office. The building 10 very old.
O'Rourke said he found IL safe, but unfit
for the purpose for which il il used. He
will examine the other buildings within
the next few days and then take mp the
buildings occupied by the other executive
departments.
The Duke of veragua, who has been the
guest Of the nation for nearly two months,
may now travel incognito. Commands
Dickens. who has accompanied the duke
i'm his travels throughout the United
States. left the duke in New York yester-
day and this morning reported to Secretary
Gresham that his charge was 1t an end
from this time on. for as long as he re-
mains in the United States the duke will
travel A. private citizen and not q
national guest.
Information received here stated that
the sealing ncet which sailed from Vic
toria. b. C., this year. does not probably
exceed fifty-dve vessels. Last year the
number was twenty-five. in addition 10
thir.y-eight American vessels. OF the
a
twenty-four have gone TO the coast Of
Japan and thirty-one 10 the old sealing
grounds in the North Pacific. The num-
Der Of American vessels engaged In sealing
this year is not known here
The contest for army rife prizes takes
place on September IS this year at Fort
sheridan. Ill.
President Cleveland today made the fol-
lowing appointments:
Holmes Conrad. Of visysnsa. 70 b sssssaas
Henry c. Grsdy. United States marsAa, OF the
district OF Orsgon-
Daniel r Mrrphy. United states attorney for
the district Of Oregon
Thomss J. Black. collector OF customs for the
dissrics Of wtlianstss. OF.
BosroS. June ia Chinese laundry.
man, of Wakefield. Mass. Who registered
under the Gesry act. having secured COM
potency wishes to 90 to China and come
back after time, 50 his lawyer wrote to
Secretary Carlisle - 20 whether he would
be allowed 30 return, and received this Az
sxer from Acting Secretary Hamilton:
have 90 INFORM yeu that . Chinese iaborsr
registered under the act OF xay 5. Ises. who de-
parts from the United states 10 not TO b par
nlitsd 70 return thereto. - Chinese laborsss are
prohibited from landing In the Enited stassa
Hot WsashoY IL the East.
ST. PArL June l3.-The temperature