Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-05-12
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Meney MeetlAE.
-. MosEs. May 1.-THE specia
-, mee.ing of the directo rs an,
1..lholders of the Western Mining
s.,aeu was held yesterday. A repre-
i ..,t.tive says that q corporations, with
:. .e0recate capital of 81, ,0OO. COO, vert
....snt. Letters were read from Gen
n..nt Senator Logan. Secretary Lin
8, Gov. Sherman and others. Reso
,.s;cns were adopted favoring q BIZ
...esIlic standard for the world, and an
:-...ase in the amount of silver in dol.
8, making them intrinsically worth
- hondred cents, also mining bu.
IN At Washington. John H. Gear wal
.soaen President; Jas. Harlan, Vice.
p,,s;dsnt; VIM. Fl. Ballon, Secretary;
hamilton White, Treasurer.
wheat Gambling I'm chicago.
9be Tribune says that the contest
- the rule to practically abolish the
~ruers on Exchange was so close that
: Indicated that the gamblers and
euipess held the control by a frail
ruars. The question will come mp in q
~ form in few days.
~ rapid growth Of milling or spring
ek6et in tho northwest will soon COM
= the board to consider winter wheat
= speculative grade. II they do not,
- importance Of Chicago as a spec
ulnfiys market will be destroyed.
Cesdiilen Of the Money Market.
Nsw YoEK, May 1.-THE gold ex-
sess today were one million dollars.
~ prevailing feeling is bearish, but
- market acts as though some one was
liking up stocks. Gould is quoted as
nying it is not time to bull stock
Nm the iron market Is depressed.
senator Kersan's Bill.
Duator Kernan's bill, repeating such
pcFtions Of the usury law as have boon
apocially onsrous in Wall street, passed
= State Senate at Albany today. Ad-
Msa are that it will pass the House,
a tho Governor is understood to favor
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The 1nvesttgating Committee.
Nsw York, May 1.-THE Congress
icual Committee heard Geo. r. Bliss,
Il Norton. Bliss d. Co., who testified
hat hts firms connection with the
Cssdit Industrial Company was purely
teGiness matter. He had no knowledge
Aat Minister Norton ever acted i'm
popsrly in the case, and didn't think
y had any correspondence with Shep-
prd, or knew him.
Good wheat Prospect.
CHIcAoo, May 1l.-A Little Rock spe-
dal says: Leading planters say that
ths wheat crop of Arkansas the present
sason is the best for years. In many
bealities II in already harvested and
~ yield produced is excellent. Il is
fully matured. Of firm berry, and in
NM counties averages 20 bushels per
aers.
An Objectionable Blll.
WASHINGTON, May H. The bill
ssssting the Department Of Agriculture
VIII have hard timc in the Senate.
Few Representatives. felt willing to vote
agaius i, a they are too near tho farm
On, bnt esna*ors will not be afraid TO
oristcise the bin, which many claim il
purely b the interest of Loring. 1t is
bslievsd that the bill will finally pass,
but vii probably be much amended.
osar Hst Consulted In Appeinssnent.
Hear, in conversation with j. b.
Alsy, today, said he had no doubt that
Warrington will be confirmed as Col
bdtor Of Boston. He said he had
plaoed himself ON record in tho matter,
and il Republican Senators choose un'
&r the circumstances to inaugurate :
pliticaI revolution in civil service, their
INST be the responsibility.
The Sugar Iaseresa.
Hon. A. N. Bliss appeared before the
Ways and Means Committer in advo.
sAcy Of the new law relating to bonded
neaS. He insisted that sugar shall pay
d1liss on quantities deposited in bond
Hs showed that under the present sys.
I'm importers Of raw sugar lose ON an
avsfsee $1,000 on every 800 barrels,
which ID generally to the injury Of that
kadA embracing large capital and thou.
nnds Of laborers.
The Industrial Company.
NEW YoRx, May ll.--In the sxamina-
oon Of Randall, who is confined TO hii
I'D In the New York Hotel, resumed
III evening, Randall corrected few
ninnr points in yesterdays testimony,
~ mid be ascertained by cable today
nAt the Credit Industrial was founded
= 1853, with = capital Of GO,0O0,O0t
0enna, and the bank itself represents
NtO4OOO of Peruvian bonds. The oap.
~ & the Dupacifique Was 100000
nsneA Under contract between the
tNusiau Government and the Credit
Mdesrial Company Peru was to receive
y per ton royalty, and che 81 were to
= espsnded in bonds. Eight per cent,
~ sals Of guano which was to 90 TO-
ser6 gaying of Peruvian debt 70 b
.ssainsd BY tho company ~ compensa'
/ - Tor advances in freight insurance
= and bound itself to form com,
y With itself for this business, and
= BY forming the Dupacifique. In
g any failure to fulfil any part Of
q ~ contract the agreement becomel
MA.
4 mining swindle.
nv Ioax, May 1.-THE Comme,ria
ssstser says that a sensation has beer
- IN mining circles by the -
49, disappearance Of w. 8. ClArl
Z. 4. Boutwell,, who were connss
wieh ssven mining companies, and
ndA which they are charcad viii