Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-23
EASTERN NEWS.
.s.ocrArED PRESS DISPATCHES
The Heirs W In.

.ounrTATED PRESS OiSrAAN ma
The Heirs Win.
c.rvvas.rraG, N. Y, March 21.-In
:, &c of the Forest Oil Co. against
sns hs;rs for the possession Of thirty
" 49, of land in Butler county, valued
eciseS O zoo. the State Board of Property
ssSsv issued patent to the heirs.
preferred Death to Astrinsny.
smn,rrows, n. T., March H.-Cas-
1Sahmau shot himself last evening
hnteI hare, and then turned on the
The suicide was discovered before
r@ocated. He was TO be married
1sa"v The bride expectant first learn
~ "a The affair from messenger sent
honuet of flowers. Lehman made
y. rrrmccessful attempt yesterday to
( sa.cotiate notes. The pistol shot IL
houeht fatal.
Railroad Rates.
x.xs.s CrrY, March 2l.-A confer
-. Il in session today among officials
%s,a TJnion Pacific, Santa Fe. Nilsson
!; petite and st. Louis d San Francisco
scsds Disgusting recent legislation Of
TSnsss 10 fixing passenger rate of three
sants. and establishing Board OF Rail-
s,ad commissioners. Proceedings will
Mt he made public until the close of
sho session. but il is understood the
< .rsetinc engaged in pool readjustment
nd The sharing of business in conform
ity With the new law.
W.. vs.. WI
CmcAoo, March 21.-The new Western
Union Telegraph Co., Of Illinois, began
cno varrant0 proceedings against the
IA western Union Telegraph Co. to
shov by what right 1t undertakes TO
transact telegraph business within the
limits of the State of Illinois.
Tne Nations Commercial Bastness.
WV YoRK, March 2l.-The Public
iii cav tomorrow tho general tenor Of
Exchanges are steady both at New York
and elsewhere. There is q better state
81 things than appeared last week,
thouch the money market has been
Iioht the dealings in stocks were small.
and because sales we're so muoh smaller
tharl those of the corresponding week
last wear. The remaining exchanges
"a deducting double the market value
~ shares sold. $577, 485, 800 for last week
AGAINST $751;, zoe, 81 in 1892, and $771,-
992Gl1 in 1881. It is long since pay
mei,ts at New York not arising from
af0ok operations have shown any in
creaae in comparison with the previous
year. On the other hand the improve.
ment on comparative exchanges outside
Of New York continues. and the rate
of increase recorded for last week,
three percent, Is the. highest for thir-
teen weeks. There is strong evidence
of 3 more healthy condition of business,
though it is well not to forget that at
several points speculation in procucts
has largely taken place. Whether the i'm
provemsnt, which has thus far been real
and Substantial but not of the sort to
bear expansion into boom, In to last
for any time must probably depend
mainly upon the speculative fraternity.
Gas Rxpleslon.
SHENANDOAH. Pa. March 22.-An ex-
plosiou of gas occurred this morning AT
Packer Colliery N. 2, of the Lehigh Val.
Icy Coal Company, at Lost Greek, by
which Martin Cooper, John Murray,
VIM. McAdriau, JAS. Litchman, VIM.
Litcbmau and q Polander, name un-
known. were severely and perhaps fatal
u burned. The two Litchmaus, father
and son, were most seriously injured.
u.-s...a.. nea.rseA.
BosroS, March 12.-The Executive
Council today rejected n. A. Plymtou,
nominated for State Insurance Inspec-
tor by Gov. Butler, tho latter immediate
" re-nominating Plymton for the same
Office.
The New York SCANDAL
Nvxv Wong March gC-Hayeratick' n
body was taken to Carlisle. Pa, last
evening BY j. y: Haversfick: Tho tun-
e era, seEvlces vi: % iIsi =. IT, H. III
u unac. w1s o o, 49, .,Jsv ~ shs M.
:oa' . 10, ;rnr;yoS q 49,. i,.' ~, az,
s" No. San Frarc;acd hora She r.
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CHICAGO, March x.-IAe Republican
Cty convention met TINS morning ana
appointed y committee OF eighteen 20
confer with independents ana report 70
the Convention on Saturday.
The Great .. ana =.
Hartford, Mafcn zz.-Ine cosrdn.
says u Snas .uo 1.nin Tasa oOsRos.Tn y.
the oregon q IIansoons,nsnsai mas
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oregon q Caiii0rniA. ~ - cersalniy
!sIRe m1utngul, ns mlle1eo oqusiung
sIat Q, New LoI1 = Now E I ano
new 10Th, Ms1 haven q naIsIofo ~
soWs conoInsa, ,nca9o.nH TUG s.oae
S snS, a. .lno, O has su saaIoy svu &c
s;h;i;t;aa viii ito ,naracsrr hsva The
long wisdom 10 develop with fairness
and Justice the vast interests Of the
country Il controls?
cre.e Ceaa.. rs,e
r. "a. 49,. 90 r. AT.
rnorn;no The Ennnxs;na cotton none
va burned. Il vas owned by Abe
IlIeys. and kent by Hatcher & Brannan.
Thirty-four hundred bales and 10 rolls
Of baQeinR. 800 bundles ties, besides
other property ON storage, was destroy
ed. The Columbus Bagging Factory
had in storage 311. 600 worth of bag
cinQ. Everything is q total loss. Loss
eatimated at S2OO 600: insurance, Sl46,-
600.
..r,.a. Asv...sa.
- 49, % m r
NM lonA' GssvL ~ ,f.;s. 49,
80 - oriv : stan t~wsrd Sres trsds
nrospeots FOR which mipht DO clouded
Il the prosperity OF America were check
Cd. or II the Democrats were 10 shrink
from their position ON the question.