Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-18

next Thursday for a visit 70 BROOKLYN
ana rhiladeiphis. He viii attend The
annual banquet of the Nev England
cociety. Secretary Chandler. apd prob
ao's other members 81 the Cabinet. will
accompany the President.
Capital Notes.
Il WASHINGTON. Dec. l7.-Sotelao. the
newly appointed Charge d'Affaires of
tue venezuelan Government, presented
uis Credentials 70 the Secretary of STATE
today. - N''"'7
weldon WAS sworn in "A Judge of the
Court OF Claims today.
Inc President appointed hoard of
oincers OF the army AID navy 10 consid
OF the question OF sending an expedition
70 the relief OF Lieut.. Greeley and party.
ana 70 recommend to the Secretary Of
var ana the Navy jointly. the steps
which She board deem advisable TO he
taken for the equipment and TRANSFER
tation OF relief expedition, and sur
9ess such plan for its control and CON
duct and the organization of its person.
mel as seems best adapted to accomplish
the purpose. The board ia composed of
the following officers. Brig. Gen. Hazen.
Chief Signal Officer of the United
States. Capt. j. 8. Green, United States
Navy, LIEUT. Com. b. H. Mccall. United
st ites Navy. and Capt. Geo. b. Davis,
Fourth Infantry, United States Army.
| The board will meet at Washington on
the 10Th instant
| Sopt. Jameson, Of the Railroad Mail
service. has returned from Portland.
oregon, and points on the Northern Pa
| cific Hallway. He succeeded in perfect
ing the railway mail system on that
route, 80 that no delay will now be ex-
perlenced in the distribution of mail
matter.
Hale introduced q bill in the Senate
today providing for the construction of
seven steel vessels, one steam ram. one
cruising torpedo boat, and two harbor
torpedo boats.
Oa wall street..
New York, Dec. 17.-Goyernments
strong. Speculation at the Stock Ex-
ohs nRe today was active and excited.
After the regular opening the market
became bu0yans and an advance Of IL
to "a per cent. il Wizards and a to
ia per cent. in others of the active list
took place. u non Pacific was excep-
tionally weak. and broke "a per cent.
to ~. All sorts of rumors were circu-
lated, and the reasons given for the rise
IN ViilaId's we're numerous--that the
Oregon and Transcontinental statement
would show assets of $4,000, 600 mex
cess Of liabilities; that Oregon and
TransOOntineutal only had n call loan
of $l5, $50 600, instead of the enormous
amodnt given out by shorts, and that
Ralston. of the Farmers Loan and
Trust Company, had consented to serve
with Fabric and Endic0tt on the Ore
| frpa TIM. ~xl l..
Clmmittes. Union Pacific was weaker
on reports that the dividends would be
enjoined. The bears clique made spe-
cial efforts to depress this stock, and
Boston was free seller. At about
1890 Wizards weakened, Northern Pa
cific running of to 251s, preferred to
43l4 Oregon Navigation to los and Ore
Ron and TranscOntinental to 35k. Near
an official announcement was made
that Willard had resigned the Presi-
dency OF the Oregon and Transconti-
| mental and the Oregon Railway and
Navigation Company, and that William
EnGicott, Dr.. of Boston, would succeed
him in the Oregon and rranscOntinen-
tai and I. Jefferson Coolidge. also of
Boston, in the Oregon Railway and
Navigation Company. Coolidge also
joins the Oregon and TranscOntinental
directory. The official notice was ac-
cOmpanied by the statement that syn
dicate had been formed to take part of
the bonds now owned by the Oregon
and TranscOptinental Company. which
amount to nine or ten million dollars.
This will relieve tho company Of
larger part Of the debt which so burdens
1t, and will enable it to resume sound
financial position. A report of the CON
ditisn Of the company will be made as
soon as the committee appointed by the
board Is able to make proper investi-
CATION, which will necessarily Oc-
cupy several days, but it was
positively stated that the report
will show on hand aggregate stock fully
| amounting to the ameuut held at
the time of the report in June
last. At the closing prices were
u fraction of, but the undertone was
strong On the belief that the Iowa pool
troubles have been fixed up. As com
pared with Saturdays cl sing, Northern
Pacific Is per cent. higher preferred
3, Oregon TranscOntinental 7ss, Oregon
Navigation "a, Oregon Improvement
| Ia, Northwestern l y, Canadian Pacific
| Ia. Vice President Oakes of the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company has tele-
graphed the following statement of tho
operations Of the company for October:
Gross earnings, 81, 1917 ,22l; operating ex-
peuses, 1914 ,586; rentals and taxes, $53-
i'll; surplus, $729,524; gross earnings,
estimated, $1,253, 200; operating tx-
penses, 1851 100; surplus. $65O,000.
The Republican Convemlion Commaia.
tee.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l7.-At the late
| ,uaaxtuo nf tha Ra~c blsna-
Committee resolution was adopted
directing the appointment Of commit
tee of seven, Of which Chairman Sabin
and Secretary Mar in should be mem-
bers. to make all arrangements for the
Chicago Convention. Today Senator
Sabin appointed the Following addi-
tional members John G. New of In
. diana, WilliaM Cooper Of Ohio, G. l..
Magse of Pennsylvania, John A. Logan
Of Illinois. and Powell Clayton Of Ar
kansas. l.. j. Gage Of Chicago was ap-
pointed treasurer Of the committee
All funds for expenses in providing a
building for the convention aud Incl.
dental expenses, promised bv the peo-
/, pie Of Chicago, are to be collected and
deposited with Gage. The COMMITTEES
Of arrangements will hold meeting a,
Chicago early in March next to consult
, with the local committee in that city, Il
J. perfect arrangements for tho meetins
v Of the convention. Captain william
! Higgins Of Kansas has been made ser
n eeant alarms Of the National Commit
h tee. Chairman Sabin also appointed
the following sub. committee 20 hav,
q charge Of the preliminary campaign
! work: u. H. piatt of Connecticut
= Wm. II. Chandler Of New Hampshire
4 James II. Stone Of Michigan, William
!. p. Frye of Maine, George w. Hooker o
4 Vermont. Nathan Got Of West Virginia
4 and 3. b. Elkina Ut NeW Mexico.
a TIE ersenas - eek sAeckeA.
ID LAFAYETTE. Ind. Dec. l7.-Man
- Lafayette friends Of Jerome Bouapart
'f Cox, who shot and killed Charles Nc
Ut Lsnghlin, the Californis milliouair,
IT. we're SHOCKED 10 hear Of the tragedy
Q. Cox Was raised in this city, where b
"a remainsd until the breathing out Ut th
10 war when he entered the Tenth Indian