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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-12
THE SETTLERS WIN.
Railroad Company Too Late in Filing
Its Lieu Land Claim.

Olympia, July il.-Special.-The commits
sioner of the general land office has just
rendered decision reversing the decis-
ion Of the local office. The land in ques-
tion Is within the indemnity limits of the
grant of the Northern Pacific Railway
Company. made by the joint resolution
OF 1870. and lies between Tacoma and
Tenino In 1889 Charles O. Howes entered
a homestead application upon part of this
land. as did also Eliza r.. Moore upon an
other part. In 1890 the local office re-
jected their applications and 1t was from
this decision that the appeal 10 the COM
missioner was taken. Both parties pre-
sented their applications without any al
legations Of prior settlement and occu-
pancy tending TO establish a prima facie
claim 10 the land at the date of it's Sc
lection by the company in 1886 Prior to
this date the company was not required
TO specify losses as a basis for It's in
demnity selections September :, 1857. the
company submitted an amendatory list
specifying losses. presumably as a basis
for the selections made May 12 lSS5. but
this list was not arranged SO as 20 show
the lands selected, tract for tract. with
those In lieu Of which these selections
were made. on January 7, 1898 however
the company filed a second aInendatory
list, making such designations.
The question is, therefore, presented
whether the company's re-arranged lists
filed January Z. 1873. specifying tract for
tract the lands lost. with those selected
since the re-arranged list fled Septem-
ber :. 1887. does not designate tract for
tract the lands selected with those lost,
and is sufficient 10 defeat the claim OF
the applicants or not.
At the date OF selection OF tho land in
question the company was not required
10 designate losses. consequently none
Were made. When. however. II was re-
quired 20 specify losses in re-arranged
lists for pending indemnity selections.
tract for tract, further selections will he
approved. II failed TO file such list until
January l. lS'S. in respect OF the land in
volved in this case and pending the fl
ing of said list. there being no legal bar
10 the right OF settlement. Howes and
Moore, IL would appear. acquired rights
that would act as a barrier 10 the COM
pany's right TO perfect selections.
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NO COMPROMISES WITH WRIGHT
The Tacoma Council 10 Press the Water
Rond Suft

Tacoma, July u-SpeciaL-It is believed
by the city administration that the conn
ci viii not authorize or direc, the with
drawal Of the 81. 90 90 damage suit against
C. r. Wrights light and water cnrnpanv
The city's new amended comnlaint has
been nled recently. and an effort xill he
made 10 bring the suit 20 A speedy trial
r. is expected the date wifi be set soon
after the reassemhhng Of court I'm Ser
temher During the last few months the
extra pumping from CrySla! Springs has
cost Af" according 70 the board of public
works figures. letter containing a usa
of the extra expenses IN detail Will be sen,
20 the council Saturday II viii also eon.
tain the boards Recommendation thai as
a business proposition. the clfy should ra-
turn 20 Glover creek as a source of u,s,.~
supply. Al the present rate the extrs
pumping would cost over sfa nGo a wear
while the amount demanded hv Mr. pie.
ney and other Riparian owners is at.,t,,
sliS0. Tor The greater portion or urf,l.h
Rigney NOW holds a judgment on the con
dennAtion proceedings. For the e,,,,
named Rlgney and the other n~or.a~,,.
owners Will give the city a perne,ysl -tes,
20 use as much water as II has taken -
previous years.
This information was. given our a. .Aa
city hall TO-DAY. II the council decides "a
~ back % Clover creek immediately. :, "a.
proposed 20 settle Rigneys and the other
claims and then sue Mr. Wright ~ hts
slo9 40 indemnity bond. Il IL stated On
good authority tha; this course VII bs as
viSed by the city attorney. Tho nronosaf
Of Mr Wright - settle with the f~1o,-a~
creek claimants ~ the g 0N0 a.s0 sat iS sss
missed. has nor been presented in definite
written form
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THE ELKs IN SESSION.
New Ritual Adopted That Ii Very Elk.
i-h I'm Character.


Atlantic City. N j. July ff.--At foday's
meeting Of the Elks resolution was
passed extending sympathy 10 all MEM
bers OF the order who suffered by last
nights accident. and instructing the
trustees 10 inquire into the condition.
physical and financial. of the injured
Elks The committee on laws and appeals
reported adversely or the proposition to
establish state Grand Lodges and 20
make the present Grand Lodges Supreme
Lodges The new ritual Of the order was
presented and adopted. n In said 70 be
unlike that Of any other order. and dis
tInctiy Eikish In character. Reports OF
other committees on routine were also
read.
The afternoon session was devoted 10
the consideration of routine business, In
cludlng a number % unimportant amend
ynenfs to the constitution. The place Of
the next meeting was left 10 the grand
trustees. who will make a selection and re-
port 10 the subordinate lodges before Jan
nary I next These officers were elect
cd. Grand exalted ruler. William q.
Myers. Philadelphia. grand esteemed
leading knight. George A. Reynolds. Hart
ford. Conn: grand esteemed loyal knight.
u. NJ. Allen birmingham. Ala; grand es-
teemed lecfnrfng knight. w. H. HcDer-
mott. Columbus. grand treasurer III. q.
wHllarns Brooklyn. grand secretary. q.
T Reynolds. Saginaw. Mich. Board OF
grand trustees: " G. ysndersilp Pos
ton: Joseph r. louie. Richmond. Va.
F4swIn B Hay. Washington city. grand
4.-ler. George W June Indianapolis. TIE
convention then adjourned.
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NOT MUCH CHANCE FOR WAR
Bolivia and Peru Are Both Too Grip
pied To Fight.

Washington City. July N.-Souih Ameri-
can diplomats In Washington City are
much interested in the press reports that
Bolivia has presented an ultimatum TO
Peru. which the latter has rejected, and
that Bolivia and Ecuador have formed an
alliance with the prospect of making war
on Peru. Peru's former strength has dis
appeared since her war with Chile. The
Chileans took all the Peruvian warships,
and IL is believed one old transport Is all
that remains of the Peruvian navy. The
army Is said to number 1000 men.
Bolivia has no navy. and her army Is
said 10 he about the same as that OF Peru.
She is entirely inland since the war with
Chile. when Chile took possession Of
those provinces which had formed Boz
livia's coast line. Ecuador is said TO he
in good fighting trim, she has just
emerged from a revolution and all her
people are in arms. But her navy is in
significant. her only good warship having
been sold TO Japan some months ago.
II looks. therefore, to those conversant
with the situation. that these crippled
countries would not engage in a very
formidable war They cannot fight by sea.
and there are great stretches of desolate
and mountainous country between them.
Chile is in no way interested in the
trouble. The last war appears to have
established her firmly as mistress OF the
west coast of South America.
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to my custom, | had a conversation with
him, but certainly did not authorize Rou-
tier 20 publish IL. He did not lell me he
had such intention, and If he had, I
should have forbidden him, as would have
beer my duty, to divulge anything OF
our conversation. l did not use the lam
guage Routier attributes to me. and | do
not understand why Routier thought he
had right 10 invite me to discuss deli
cate questions of internat tional policies"
Estafete, scussing the affair. re-
marks: 1T would not require many In
cidents, especially in view of the effect
which IL produced In Spain, TO lead 10
serious complications with the United
States. The fact rests entirely With the
United States. which. BY carrying out the
application of the Monroe doctrine 70 its
abuse. and by the iniquity Of their inter-
vendon 10 distl-b European nations. will
inture In the end their most legitimate
interests"
Washington City. July 1.-THE Span
ish government again cabled Minister
Dupuy de Lone this morning, presuna-
ably concerning the interview of Am
bassaior Eustis The belief is enter
tanned that the Spanish foreign office is
entirely satisfied with the prompt assur-
ances given by the United States minis
ter al Madrid yesterday concerning the
inaccuracy Of the Eustis interview as
reported. Minister Taylor also took oc-
casion to assure the Spanish authorities
of the friendly attitude of the United
States.
Madrid. July fi.-United States Minister
Tavlor called on the Duke OF Tetuan,
minister Of foreign affairs. yesterday and
explicitly denied that Ambassador Eustis
had made the statements alleged by the
Paris Figaro relative to conditions N
Cuba.
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The Astor Scandal.

New York, July 1l.-The steamer Teu-
tonic carried two among It's many passen-
gers 10 Europe whose sailing may be
fraught with consequences OF considerable
import to society. These passengers were
Mrs. J. Coleman Drayton and Mrs. Pier
mont Morgan Mrs Drayton is the sister
Of William Waldorf Astor. and her sepa-
ration from her husband followed threat
ened duel between him and Asop Borrowe.
A sort of social ostracism followed that
sena lion. from which Mr.. Drayton suf
fered even more than did his wife. Then
followed unpleasant legal proceedings.
which stopped almost az the moment they
were 10 he aired in open court Mrs.
Drayton had engaged passage for Europe
a week ago but at the last moment can
celed her engagement. She refused at
the time 10 state why she had changed
her plans. II is now said she did so at
the request of Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan.
who among others. is anxious TO see
reconciliation between her and her hus-
hand. Steps toward effectlng this re-
conciiiatsou. II is said. have already been
taken. and have so far progressed that the
meeting between husband and wife on the
other side is all that rs necessary TO make
n an accomplished fact. ~ may be. there
fore that runor has surmised rightly this
time and Mrs Drayton will make the re-
turn voyage in the company of her hus-
hand and children.
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Fight with water Company.

Denver. July 1i.-Attorneys for the wa
ter consumers began proceedings In the
district court today 10 compel the city
council 70 carry out the contract with the
Denver Union Water Company. requiring
A reduction Of rates 10 the average Of Chi
cago. ST Louis and Cincinnati Besides
an alternative writ of mandamus 10 com
mol the passage OF an ordinance provided
FOR in the contract the complaint asks
that injuactions be issued restraining tho
company from shutting off from private
consumers and also compelling the cor
yoratiou its agents and employees. 70 de-
sist from influencing the members Of the
council 70 act contrary to their duty under
the contract. The complaint charges thar
rha members Of the city administrator. eg-
uecfally the eouncilmen, secured their
election by making pledges. which they
have rot redeemed 10 adjust the rates ae-
sording 10 contract, and the water com
many Is accused OF having. BY bribery. ca
teiery and threats, prevented the passage
~ an ordinance which would fulnll the
,,rovisions OF the contract At a confer
encs between the mayor and the members
Of the city council today Il WAS practically
decided 10 buy the water works The
mayor VIII ask the company 20 name a
price and terms for It's plant Immediately.
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Northern Pacific Passengers
Are Obliged to Walk.
OR GO BY WAY OF PORTLAND.
The Miners Celebrate CPur d'Alene
Battle Day Peaeeably.
n Boy Drowned Near Gig Harbor-
Gen. Schoffeld at Tacoma-A Port
Hadipck Girl Elopes With Mar
ried Man.

Tacoma. July lit will take until
Saturday night TO repair the 5urned-edE
tirnbeFed tunnel on the Northern Pacific
railroad, two miles west OF the Stampede
tunnel. The rock sides became SO heated
that workmen corld not work there IN
til tonight Wednesdays east-eound
overland went east today al a. m,
meeting the west-oound train al the
burned tunnel where a transfer Was
made. Todays east-honnd train was
started east via Portland and Waiiula
junction at s p. m. Tomorrow over
land will be sent the same way, and the
west-bound train will likely be brought
around that way. BY Saturday night
trains will run as usual through The tun-
mel.
. According TO the arrangements made
the east and west-bound overland trains
transferred at the tunnel today, the pass
engers walking and the express and
baggage being packed over a hill 800 yards
long. The transfer occupied nearly four
hours. and the train did not .'eturn 10
this city until p. m. This train was the
overland which should have gone out
yesterday but which was held until s
a. m. today.
Because OF the long delay in making
the transfer and because Of the large
amount of fruit and other commodities
going by express. the company has de-
cided 20 send trains by way of Portland
and the o. r n. until the tunnel is
repaired. At o'clock this evening to-
days east-bound overland left for Port
land under this arrangement. II will re-
turn 10 the Northern Pacific tracks at
waIluia Junction. Tomorrow's west
bound overland will doubtless come by
this same route.
In order 10 give the regular service to
points between here and the tunnel.
train will be run ou; of here every even
ing. going up as far as Lester.
Superintendent McCabe is still at the
tunnel with a force of men. IL is expect
ed that the work Of clearing away the
debris viii begin today.
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Washington City, July 1.-THE state de-
partment has the following advices. dated
June T. from Minister DENLY on the re-
cent riots at Chengtu. The Catholic mis-
sion building and those of the China In
land and Canadian missions were de-
stroyed. The Catholic bishop was the only
person injured, and he was not serious
ly Virgil c. Hart is the only American
known 10 be at Chengtu. Strong meas
ures have been taken to prevent the
spread OF the riotous spirit among the
Yangtse towns. Chengtu numbers about
1000 900 people, and has great wealth. In
another dispatch Minister DENLY says
he has secured from the Tsungli Yamen
an order on the Canton viceroy for $500
to pay to American Presbyterian mis-
sionaries at Tungkongyikong, In the
province OF Kwangtung, for losses sus-
tained by a recent riot.
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QUIET AT oGUR D.ALENE.
The Miners Celebrate the Riot Anni-
xer-ssrv Wffhouf Irscsl bic.

ySf-Sary without Trouble
wallace. Idaho. July 1.-THE Miners
TruFor, ceIebration of the riots of lss- was
held today. this being the anniversary of
the blowing up of the Frisco concsntrafor
and the killing of three union and two
non-unIon men
Both railroads touching here refused
the miners sgerial trains. SO that tne
waraner Miners Union and the Knights
Of Labor from that vicinity came up IN
wagons and on horseback The train from
Canyon Creek came in at 10 a. M. bring
ing over 80 people. old and young. AT
II o'clock the procession formed four
abreast ana moved in the direction OF the
cemetery. headed by the band. There
were Go men afooi and nineteen vehicles
carrying rs more. principally women and
children.
The graves of three men who were
killed during tie riot were decorated with
flowers. then the speakers addressed toe
audience Heretofore the remarks have
been very iRfiammatory, but the sact that
Adjt. Gen Capwell organized TWO militia
com oanIss al Wardnr r this W ek, ard was
present in Wallace 10 Immediately ad-
wise the state government In case OF trou-
bic. had a very cooling effect. The
union men were officially advised that
any violence would result in martial law,
of which they are much afraid. Walter
A. Jones. an attorney ana a union sym
pathzer Thomas Henry. president of
the Burke union: II. L. Hughes. a typo
on the union paper published here. and
Ed Boyce labor leader. were the speak
ers A homemade poem describing the
fight and blowing up Of the mill was de-
livered by Mrs. Williams. of Gem. This
concluded the exercises at the cemetery.
Returning 10 Wallace al 80 p. m, they
engaged in contests for prizes contrib
~ff enI oil
afternoon. Three-fourths of the Canyon
Creek delegation returned home on the
regular afternoon train.
The Bunker Hill mine, at Wardner.
twelve miles distant. Is gradually filling
up at the reduced scale of $50 for la
borers and S. for miners. This is the
great bone of contention, and it is gen.
orally recognized that nothing but the
prompt action Of Gov. Mcconnell in in
surlng state protection has prevented a
reproduction of the scenes during the
past three years
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crush ineiden, to the evening Official re-


Washington City. July u.-with the eS-
ceation OF the Mare Island. Cal. navy
yard. the forces OF employees in the vsri-
Gus navy yards viii suffer severely from
enforced reductions about the first OF
next month. This will result from the
completion OF the most important work
on hand. and the failure Of congress 70
make provision for further construction.
Mare Island will he more lucky, for
good deal of work will be done there IN
rebuilding the historic old Hartford, in
completing the monitor Monadnock. and
in fitting arnor and gun carriages to the
new ships. There will he more or less
work at all the yar.s on building wharves
and internal improvements. bat as all
this will De done under contract by pri-
vate firms. the regular navy-yard forces
viii not profit.
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Gen. Schofield at Tacoma.

Tacoma. July u.-Special.-Gen. Scho-
field and his military secretary. Col
Sanger. came over today from Seattle on
the Manzanita. They were met at the
Tacoma hotel by Gen. Bradley. F.. c.
Vaughn. secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce; Samuel ColIyer. German Consul
Hans Giese and others. and taken IN
carriages TO the proposed army site on
the prairies, returning in the early even
ing.
The general said il was one OF the pref
test places he had ever seen. but refused
to discuss the relative merits of the yar.-
Gus sites offered on the Sound. That mat
ter, he said. would be covered IN his re-
port 10 the secretary Of war. TO be made
before he retired in September The re-
port will also contain his views as to the
condition Of the army and needed fortif-
cations. The party was entertained at
the Country Club at American Lake. and
brought bcak 10 town by special train
on the Lake City road. At p. m. the
general went north on the lighthouse ten
der Manzanta. Ternorrow he will visit
San Juan and Port Townsend. probably
starting East the last OF the week
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Northern Pacific Sueti for Big Damages.

n Tacoma. July n-Special.-A big dam
age suit, in which F. A. Hefin is plaintiff
and the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany and it's receivers are defendants. is
on trial today In the United States court.
Mr.. Hefiin wants $4,000 from the defend
ants for what he claims 10 have been their
negligence in leaving exposed a hole in
the ocean dock % feet long and 3is feet
wide. and Into which. on his way 10 buy
fish from the fishing sloops at the end of
the wharf he fell and broke his leg. The
case Will be on the rest of the week
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Erouebt Rack to Face His Crime.

Tacoma. July u.-Chief Of Police Smith
returned tonight with Edwin s. Osborne.
the Chicago youth. who admits having
stolen his aunts diamonds last week. He
was arrested Monday night at Hope Ida
ho. the diamonds and slo of the money
being recovered. He took four rings
worth $50. a 81 revolver and $50 in cash.
Osborne is about - years old and has
been reared in luxury. He will be kept
in Jail until his relatives here can learn
from his parents in Chicago what they
want done with him.
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Idaho Indians Get Their Money.

Washington City. July 1L-Secretary
Smith today requested the treasury de-
partment 10 pay the sSIa na0 due 70 the In
dians in Idaho for their lands sold 10 the
government a year ago. The payment
was stopped two months ago on account
OF the charges of fraud of various sorts
These have been proven unfounded and
there is no further reason for delay. The
tribe comprises l.S9 persons. each OF
whom viii receive little over 5000
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The Korean Crisis.

Washington City. July 1.-THE state
department has received from Minister
Sill at Chemupo. Korea, under date OF
May 1e. additional details of the fall of
PAX Yong Ho. the emperor's nephew.
He was found guilty or conspiracy and
pronounced traitor. The minimum PEN
atty is imprisonment for life. but the
emperor reduced the term to banishment
for ten years. The prisoner was taken 10
q small island on the coast OF Chemulpo.
Five common men implicated In the same
conspiracy were hanged the same night.
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Colville. July 10.-Speciai.- Patberg.
who was arrested yesterday on the charge
OF having burglar.zed the Roseburg post
office on the night OF July 3. was today
taken before United States Commissioner
Jacob Stitzel, of this city. pleaded guilty
70 the charge and was at once remandei
to the charge of United States Marshal
Vinson under bail OF $3.50 to appear I've
fore the Septe ember term of the United
States court at Spokane. Young Patberg
is hardly more than Is years Of age, but
he claims that he did the burglary of
his own free and voluntary act. and that
he did II all alone. When he was arrest
ed his mother declared that she hoped
the officers would put him in jail and
keep him there as he would not work.
II is thought that the boy would mend
his ways and become a useful citizen IL
he could be surrounded by proper infiu-
enCes.
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BY \ MARRIED MAN
4 I5-Gear-old PORT Hadlock Girls
Foolish Infatuatfnn

Victoria. July ii-Roe~rt Blythe lz un-
der arrest here charged With abR3.-tir,s-
Belle Rockwood. a pretty I5-year-o.a FI-I
of Port Harllock- Blythe. sho Is a MAJ
riea man. has barn here some t.-ac sra
the Rocks oea stri. who Is infstuate.t via
him. ioinei him here "Wednesday evening
They spent The ntEhf a. al FsSqirauff fn,
y here Blythe VAS arrested hy the u~ovin-
cisl police this afternoon. Tas case vas
largely worked 49, BY Tni,e-s States Gus
tnsns CfsScer 7. Brophy. who knew al thc
circumstances and happened 20 be here
Blythe was re-naated Tor eight DAYS 20 see
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Lexington. Ky. July u.-Dr. Efward
Jones. aged 53. for many years supsfinfen-
dent Of the Eastern Kentucky asylum
here. committed ssffcide today by Jump
ing from a window Of the institution. Of
which ne was once superintendent. lie
had been an inmate the past year. He
was a distinguished surgeon in the Com
fesierate army ard Was brother OF j.
a ua~,rf Homes