Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-18
EASTERN NEWS.
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EASTERN NEWS.
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1850 BIZ stock speculasisns.
= ...c..rrros IN. ", Dec. I'D. M
q Hslbert, dry goods, have as
Liabilities, nearly *U,UU
49, ,,.ohably $4,000. The failur'
kciIv due to stock speculations
~ recover losses in the blint
~ ruiped the firm.
sasck Qseaaaiens.
49, oRx. Dec. l7.-Bar silver l0A
nv, pscif;e 65sk. Burlington PA
O Pacific Is, Northwestern
49, - York Central Hh, Panama
E*pss;fc Mail ~, st. Louis d Sar
p 49, d. Texas Pacific II, Cnior
kne. Ky Wabash 1915. Wells. Farge
e. Is. Western Union ~.
n..rss Transcsntiaental.
- p;llinos has severed his cennec
- H;.b the Oregon Transcontinenta
..v and Ralston, of the Farm
..n sn1 Trust Company, has been
1.ssa IN the q. T. Investigating
I;.te. nth Farbre and Endicott.
n. r. in O. T. was on the report thai
- Element will show assets oss~eeh
~ m60O and $25, 600. 900 over the lie.
49, Il 10 alleged that THIS report
sts,te1 by the old bear clique, who
~ sooe in for q turn on the bull side.
.s..n,lcsn senatorial Gascas.
w..-,roros. Dec. 1.-THE kepnbli-
-" 6asioes bold a caucus TINS morn
~ II vhieh il vas decided not TO pro-
. = ~ election OF President. pro
go = - Ssuate until after the hell
fsm. y Twas argued that the pre-
osy so.dition Of Senator Anthony's
49, 49, S.sde 4 advisable not to make
nessa ss.nisted change Just before a
tn e Il vas made known in the
49, .s shst the Democrats wished to
cs.O line 10 consider in caucus their
~ ~. ~ sofiop in respect to the reorgan-
49,. n the Senate. 1t was decided
y :.t,cduoe today resolutions TO pro-
80 - the election of officers, but they
I'm be allowed to lie over until tomor-
- A resolution was adopted 70 re-
tsin Union soldiers now on the rolls Of
the Senate.
sua this afternoon.
ReAueaien ~ Wages.
NV BEDFORD, Mass., Dec. 1.-THE
nana6eld mills give notice that wages
I'm BE- reduced 10 per cent. or thu. LIST
Of January.
prxuuss, Pa, Dec. 1.-THE work
nm Of tho Edgar Thompson Steel Com
,rnv have accepted reduction OF IL
- csnt ON their wages in preference u
rSnaininR idle until trade improves.
~ mills are running as usual today,
~ steady employmen il promised the
no men through the season 10 steel
sssn this reduction means a cnt IN the
vaess Of all steel rail mills IN the couu-
Exlesslsa eG the Bonded whisky
Period.
WARRINGTON, Dec. IA number OF
nefeous interested in the extension of
- bonded whisky period, held a con-
iersnce this morning and decided MOTTO
= Secretary Folger TO stop the collec-
tjon Of taxes pending legislation on the
inject. Doubt was expressed whether
- Bsoretary had right to take such
sytion; the propriety Of the committee
nakine such q request was also doubt
q. It ID now intended to introduce a
In asking merely an extension Of the
houded period for two years. The
rlauae referring to leakage will not be
inserted. The friends Oh the proposed
bill ures its consideration AZ soon as
poosible.
Heoretary Folger 10 no better. and is
not expected at the Treasury until the
lattss part Of the week.
stock Quotations.
Nsw Yosx. Dec. l7.-U. =. Three's,
NIX 4)<rs, Az; 4's, N4 American
Express sou, Central Pacific &c,
Canada Southern 545t. Chicago. Bur
lfneton and Quincy l23A, Lake
0hoss 97}<, Delaware, Lackawanna
BIO Gssnds 2X, Hannibal and st. Joe
ek, Kansas and Texas 23as, Louisville
and Nashville 46, Michigan Central
%, Northern Pacific 26lS, Northwest
srn lSx, Ohio and Mississippi 32}ss
Reading 81, Rock Island 1874, st. Paul
s61{, Tsxas Pacific 3Os<, Union Pacific
TX, Wabash, st. Louis and Pacific
l9k, Pacific 95's l271f. Erie 2715, New
York Central l4ss, Pacific Mail II
Panama ssh, Wells Fargo liz. New
Jersey Central 81, Western Union
Dx. Petroleum unchanged.
DesaA u representative Maskeli oi
Kansas.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.--Rcpresentativs
Dudley G. Haskell of Kansas died il
teis city this mornicg after lingering
l|neGa. Judge Haskell was generally
rooognixed as the leader Of the Repub
leans In the last Congress In the disc .
aon Of the tariff bill. ThO6e who knew
him best say that no member Of tn,
House was better acquainted with ever,
dseail Of the tariff than he. lie was no
vel when be returned to his home. afte
tAeAdj adjournment of Congress last spring
and dn4iug the summer visited healtl
resorts In the northwest, and finall,
about = month ago came 10 Washington
and Vas treating for different diseases
pAysicians holding various opinions i
Ngard TO the nature of his illness
Htnoe his return here he has been con
1ued TO his rooms. He contemplate
~ week being carried TO the House I
hks the oath, in order that he Nigh
introduce q measure In the interest G
hi constituents, although unable TO a
md the daily sessions Of the Hous'
The family Of the dead man. accomps
Md BY Congressional c0mmitte,
have Warrington tomorrow for Law
ronoe, kansas, where the funeral vi
Ake place on Thursday.
Willard ResaGns the Presidency ef q
osegeu Transcsas and Osees
9allreaA and SaviGstlon Cs0paale
NV Y0ax, Dec. l7.--lt is official
announced that Henry Willard has r
6ened the Presidency 1T the Gregg
Tsanscontinental and Oregon Railros
and Navigation Companies. W. II. III
6ioott, Jr., Of Boston. succeeds him
Pfsaident Of the Oregon Transconti
entail Company, and {. IeffersonC oalid,
Of Boston N President Of the OreRe
Railroad and Navigation C0snpan
Coolidge will also enter the Oregon Al
TranscontinentAl Board Of Director
The reason assigned Tor the resiGuatis
Of Willard II that he became impress
With the conviction that II would not
proper for him 20 continue Preaident
Ill the companies whose manaQcme
be has heretofore directed. after I
completion Of the Northern Pacii
Willard some weeks ago urgently press
Endic0tt 10 aCcept the Presidency Vt {