Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-23
EASTERN NEWS.


EASTHRN NEWS.
AnnoczATD PnnDg DuRATCn0.
Bank 1eooe0eoG
NV You, DEC. 12.-Wsekiy banl
s&aSen,eut: reserve, inoreaso. 81, 81, 176
Resks nov. hold @6,604, 750 In excess o
- legal requiremeuts-
ne PresaAent In Philadelphia.
Nrv YoRE, DEC. 22.-President Ar
.hr, ieayes this afternoon for Philadsl
rhia. where he 10 . guest Of the Nov
England Society.
A Raid 81 PallDan Sasek.
Nv YoRK, Dec. 22.-The raid OF
pniiman Palace Car stock forced tn
,s;ce down from &l.19 70 t1.15x. L
sftervards raised to $l.l61i.
striking Miners.
prxBURG, Pa, Dec. 2.-The STRIKE
NJ the coal miners u being pushed. ONLY
tvo mines are nov WORKING, ana theil
nm are expected to come ont within
the next six hours. Mine officials re.
mt over a thousand idle men in the
third pool.
wne,e He VIII Spead Chrise0as-
K.xs.s Crru, Nc, Dec. 2.-Judgs
V,oLaI. in the United States court, will
10, a decision January End, upon
~. notion TO deliver Frank James "a
~ hondsmen. James is now in this
c.ato and the Federal authorities can
~ tske him. until the disposal of the
&c Meanwhile James has been re-
$3.50 m q 5000 bail bond. He will
rrobably pass the holidays at Kearney,
Gov. Murray Interviewed.
CHICAGO. Dec. Ex-Governor Murray,
NJ Utah. passed through the city on his
vay 10 Salt Lake Yesterday. he was
accompanied by his family and Mrs. u.
r. Dudley, who with the Governor have
h.sn sncndine a couple of months in
I.ouisyijle and Washington. A reporter
asked him about the Mormon question:
aYou have read tho bills probably
which havs already been presented in
~ have read the several bills; none of
them have struck me 80 favorably as
that presented by CulIom of Illinois,
which seems to cover the grounds which
the President recommends in his annual
messaoe and it recommends a measure
which / have suggested as the most
feasible in my report. ! am in favor Of
CullOm's measure, and the feeling Is
very strong in Washington that it will
be passed"
The Governor and his party left dur
ing the day for Salt Lake City.
On wall street.
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Governments
today we're strong, and railways Arm.
Stocks we're quiet and firm, bat irregu-
lar, although there we're spasms OF &C.
tiyity in few leading shares. In early
trading Western Union and Union Pa
cifc we're weak, while Oregon Transcon-
tinental. Changers and Lackawauna
we're firm. After IL o'clock the market
weakened, but by noon was frmer under
the leadership Of Oregon Transconti-
mental and Union Pacific. Speculation
was quiet and steady until near the
close, when Northwestern and st. Paul
Weakened, settling down to 11G4 and
~, tho lowest prices of tho day and
week. This influenced the general mar
1T, and prices again declined. Oregon
TIanscontinental and Union Pacific,
however, held firm. The sensation of
tho day was the drop in Pullman Palace
Car stocks, which was brought about by
the usual rnmOrs. People in position
TO know say that it was bear raid and
nothing more. At the office of the Pull
man Company il was stated that the
company never did a better business
than IL 10 doing now. Its earnings from
August LIST to December LIST were S35O,-
600 moro than during the same period
n V<><1. 1ao s~pb~ -
blessing, prices are Y TO N per cent.
lower, except Canadian Pacific, North
ern Pacific preferred. Oregon Transoen.
ttnental, Omaha, Texas Pacific and
Union Pacific, which are to q per
cent. higher. Sales Of stocks for the
week amounted to 2,N6, 1l8 shares.
The GeaslDes.
SALT LAKE. Utah, Dec. GA large
meeting of Gentiles, Democrats and
Republicans, was held tonight for the
purpose Of endorsing President Arthur's
Recommendation of a Legislative Coun-
al for Utah; also for the purpose of on
1oesinQ Governor Murray's stand in do
lnse Of the laws and good government.
1Ae meeting was addressed BY leading
men and strong resolutions wore passed.
Tho country was appealed 20 to sustain
the President and Governor, and Con-
greas was earnestly asked to paas the
laws recommended by the President.
4 reception will be rendered the Cover
nor on his return from the East.
will Fight 70 the Fad.
New YoRK, Dec. 22.-The companies
defendant in the celebrated Dwight life
insurance case, have decided to resist
each and every effort to collect policies
on any part thereof, until q final decis-
Ton In a court of last resort IL obtained.
Ex-senator spcaccr Discharged.
WARRINGTON, Dec. 22.-In the Grim
tnal Court Judge Wylie rendered de-
etsion In tho case Of ex-senator Span
or. charged with contempt Of court in
falling to appear in the Star route trial.
The Judge held that the subp9uae WAS
net subp9naed because there was no
penalty to it. It ordered the ex- Senator
70 appear, but limited the time to one
DAY. The Subpoena by error, the
Judge said, was for civil and not crim-
tnal cases. Tho ex senator has sworn
De was here before the time ordered by
the 50 called subpoena, that he remained
here two weeks aud had sought an in
Serview with one OF the counsel, but
was unable to secure one. Uadsr the
circumstances and owing TO the fact
that tho subptnaae had been improper
Y served and returned, the Judge held
the case not ono Of contempt, aud dis
charged the prisoner. During his re-
marks Judge Wylie said there was no
doubt that the object of the Senator in
going abroad Last ear vas to avoid the
Star route trial then in progress.
What his reasons were for wanting to
avoid the trial the Judge did not know.
Spancer says he contem plates bring
ing suit for damages. In an interview
soday he said an investigation of tho
nsar route trials by Congress should be
urged, the object being to learn why
eome persons we're tried and others
vete not, and why so much money WAS
paid to Government attorneys. Dorsey
vas but small fry in the Star route
cases, bat the Western men we're deeper
In them, he said.
A New Railroad Project.
NEw YORK, Dec. o2.-The Directors oil
the Wyoming, Yellowstone Park and
Pacific Railway Company elected the
following officers: President, 4. d.
Shoemaker Vice President, 3. II. Wal
hce Secretary, III. NJ. Munsell Treas