The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-04
THB LIEU Land CASES.
Hoke Smith May Decide Against
Washington Settlers
Gold Crisis Causing the Ofaeials of
Government Much Anxiety.


voted e . Diseassisn es the Financial
eassasiea-A Big New Eag,aad Chi
ssss Smuggling csaspirsey.
WASHINGTON CrrY. June s.-Arsumens
was today heard by Secretary Hoke Smith
on . motion for . review 6ied by the
Northern Pacific Railway Company in its
case against Charles Cole. involving the
rulings made by Secretary vilas in the
case Of Guilford Miller. The decision may
be overru.ed. erhe leading questions in
volved in the case are:
Fifst-wheshes the Northern Pacific company
10 entitled 10 the henedt Of second withdrawal
Of tts maps Of iss gsneral rousA
Secoud-wh hethe1 there u any authority In the
secfetary OF the inferior to withdraw lands il
the Indemnity limit upsa The ding Of mag Of
definite location.
Third-whssAer TIE company IL e.,islsa to
seiscs indsmnltv In lieu OF sections WITHIN .
tschnical Indian rsssrvatieo
The case excitss great interest In the
Northwest, ~ the farms and homes Of
1.SO0 settlers hang upon the secretary's de-
cisiou.
At no time since specie payments were
resumed on January I. 1879. has the net
gold in the treasury Of the United States
been 80 low - today. The amount il
SIS. .a39 2l7. On January !. 1879. il was
STA, 1883 Since that period it gradu-
ally increased until March lSSs,
when it reached $2ls. s.sis.0oQ which
Was the high water mark. Since
then the net gold holdings Of the treasury
have been on declining scale. While no
uneasiness was felt Ut the treasury depart
msnt because Of the continued loss Of gold
from the treasury. stui Secretary Cariisls
was not unmindful Of the fact that tho
limit may be reached where the confidence
reposed in the treasury BY the people may
be shaken. How to replete the treas
ury with gold has been . problem
seriously considered by the administra-
ton for some time. The issue Of bonds is
the usual remedy suggested. but Il is
known that the president 10 not in favor
Of this alternative except - . last
resource and even IL they are issued
treasury ofacials are not BY any means
confident that the treasury gold replsted
in this way will long continue. It 10 con.
tended that such . course simply means
interest for the purchase of siiver, with no
assurance that gold - obtained viii ~
main in the treasury longer than tho time
necessary to take il out The suggestion has
been made that the secretary Of the treasury
has power to issue grssnbaeks in exchange
for gold, thus increasing tie amount Of
gold and the velums Of gresnbacks out
standing to the extent of the goia thne
exchanged. A treasury olnciAi said Me
idea was not . new ono and had been
advanced at different periods in the past
ten days. There il no law on the statute
books more stringent than that relating 70
greenbacks. The secretary Of the treasury
has no DISCRETION either to increase or di-
minish the volume Of greenbacka The
Star, in discussing the monetary situa-
ton, says:
Il u uudsrstcod that the euessios which win
b discussed at . special meeting OF the cabinet
to - held Monday will b the condition OF the
treasury. Al this meeting II b believed the a.
torpey general win reader an opinion
on the question - 10 the right. Of
the rehabilitation to fssus bonds With
out the action Of con4reas. SolicitoR. General
Atdrich drew mp N opinion on the question
which Attorney General Miller sdopssd. d.
Gliding that such coufss could b pursued and
II 10 tntimatsA that Mr.. o.nsy viii also hold to
this Judgment Il would seem that the sgita.
.tion Of the bond Issue ausstioa 10 - b resumed
Important disclosures - to the systsm-
attic underground Railroad arrangement
for smuggling Chinese into the United
States By way Of Canada. are contained In
report just msde to the treasury depart
ment by Special Agent J. 8. Smith. Sta
toned at Boston. He reports the arrest
ON the charge Of fraudulsntly introducing
Chinese in the United States Of Eve per-
sons, namely:' Charles l.. Smith and
Poy, Of Lyndonviiie, and Frank c. Park,
OF 81. Johnsbury. VT. Warrants have also
been issued for the arrest Of A. +. Miles. Of
Stannard. and Frank Ross. Of Charleston.
VI. There 10 evidence that Miles. who 10
evidently the leading spirit. Was also en-
esged in smuggling opium and ether mer-
chandise. The prisoners were taken TO
Burlington. VT. and axraigned before
United States Commissioner johnson and
in default Of bail were oil Yemanded 70
jail. II 10 believed that one Of the largest
and best organized gangs that ever operat-
ed in New England have been unss rthed
and the arrests are looked upon - Of great
importance 70 the SovefumenI
The ordnance department Of the army
Is making preparations to begin the manu-
facture Of . new army rife at the Spring
field armory Immediately after the begin
ming Of the nsv fiscal year. The rifle 10 VI
very small caliber, intended for the use Of
smokeless powder and 10 . magazine arm.
Il 10 estimated that within one year from
July the total output Of the armory will
bs about Il 600 rides, which II made pos
sibie By the nee Of modern labor-saving
machinery. This number Of rides will
probably Be sufhciens 70 arm the entire
infantry and artillery branches. A car
bins for cavalry use has not jet bssn
designed. but will b pushed forward
A. rapidly ~ possible. Il Is expected ~
the ordnance department that there viii
be many calls Tor the new arms from state
militia organizations. and thsss demands
will b met irst. - the army equipment is
complete, and the charge for guns can not
Be mads against the special appropriation
Of 500 coo made for the supply OF the
army. bat against the regular militia af-
propsiationx.
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