Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-12
York city until that rate covers a LARGE,

York city until that rate covers a LARGE,
area than Is embraced ia the whole of
treat Britain. The whole Of the earn
inss for last year were over 9 Der cent
on the capital stock. Ia conclusion
the President congratulated the stock,
holders on the successful ending of li,l
Ra:ion against the company, and saws il
only Remains to be determined to what
extent persons, who have maliciouslv
tried TO embarrass its Operations and
depreciate Its property. can be held an
sverable to the company for the loss
and damages it has thereby sustained.
The following Board of Directors was
elected, gallo shares being voted up IN
out Of total of $s,oOO.OeO: Noryin
Green. Thos. L. Eckert, John +. Terry,
John VanHerne, August Schell, Harrison
Durkee, Jay Gould. Russell Sage. Alonzo
y. Cornell, Sidney Dillon. Cyrus w.
Field, Jno. Fender, NJ r., Henry Weav-
or, Percy X. Payne, Robert Leunox
kennedy, Hugh j. Jewett, j. Pierre
point Morgan, Frederick L. Ames, Jno.
day, VIM. ID. Bishop, G. Z. Huntington,
Geo. b. oberts, Frank Work, Samuel
Sloan, Erastus Wyman, Jno. j. Aston,
Geo. J. Gould, Chauncey M. Depew, j as.
| w. Clendinin and Christopher Q. Bald
win. The changes are John Hay in
| place of 4. ID. Worcester, and Frank
Work in place OF z. g. Timmons.
Women's suffrage Convention.
NEW YoRK, Oct. 1.-THE annual
| meeting of the American Women's Suf-
frage Association adjourned after a two
days sessisn. Seventy-one delegates
we're present during the session, from
ten States. Letters were read from
George William Curtis, John Bascom.
president of the University of Wiscon-
sin; Lydia Becker, of England, and
others. Luoy Stone, Julia Ward Howe,
Mary A, l.. Csrmore, Mary NJ. Eastman,
Robt. Collier, DIR. Bishford, Henry Il.
Black, w. ID. Noulke, Oliver johnson,
DR.. 4. Berther and others made ad
dresses. Mary b. Clay of Iowa was
elected President. Ii Was resolved to
petition the State Legislatures for the
enactment of u municipal woman's suf-
frage law. and to ask Congress for a
constitutional amendment. ENCOURAGING
reports were received from thirty one
States and Territories. Ex- Governor
John w. Hoyt, of Wyoming, tele-
grapbed from Cheyenne, that Wyoming
stands solid as her mountains for equal
suffrage Of her women. As a perna-
nent political demonstration great good
and no evil resulted. God speed your
effort for the enfranchiseinent of
women.
The Cape Cod Canal.
SANDWICH, Mass, Oct. ll.-Work be-
gins at once n the Cape Cod canal.
Five hundred men will soon to be eIn-
ployed.
New York Democrats 10 Consult.
ALBANY On. ", Oct. u.-TAe chair
man of the Dem cratic State Conven
ton has invited the chairmen of several
Democratic committees, and the editors
of the leading Democratic papers of the
State, to meet the State Committee and
State candidates III this city, October
18th, for consultation ~ to the conduct
Of the canvass i'm the State.
New Bonds or the Denver and Mo
Granie.
DENVER, Oct. 1.-THE Denver and
Rio Grande directors authorized the OK
ecution of new bonds mp to $1,000, 600.
This conforms with Stockholders actioh
at Cato Springs, October 9th. A syndi-
cate has been formed to take the bonds.
Arrested for Forgery.
ST.. LOUIS, Oct. IA dispatch from
San Antonio, Tex. says: A young Jew.
named Halpert, was arrested here
charged with perpetrating forgery on
the banking house of Kidder, Peabody
IL Co., at Boston, for $4,000. Haipert
denies the charge, and gave $4,000
bail, two large mercantile firms going
his security. The forgery Was commit
ted some time last month.
Iowa Election.
DEsMoINEs, Iowa. Got. 10, o'clock.
Democrats ,ncede the State on the
gubernatorial ticket by - 200 m .jority.
A small Telegraph War.
RooHEsrER, N. Y, Oct. ll.-At Mu-
chias, Cattaraugus County, Postal Tel
egraph men attempted to place their
poles in front of the property of Napier
Bros., wealthy residents. A fight en-
sued and Edward Napier struck the
foreman of the telegraph gang, j. Tyr
rell, with a pickaxe, intiicting fatal
wound. Another nan was stabbed by
Napier. Pistols were fged and riot
followed. Napier fled.
Important Railroad Meeting Post.
pOnetl.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE meeting of
General Passenger Agents to take place
ut Kansas City, Oct. 10Th, to consider
the matter connected with California
business has been postponed indefinite
~ owing to the inability of all agents to
be present.
No Fever I'm Pensacola.
PENSACOLA, Oct. LIVERY physician
in Pensacola signed certificate that no
Case of yellow fever exists in the city.
A New Pitisbarg Company.
PrTrsBURa, Oct. u.-Dr. David Hos
letter anu II. Sellers, whose wealth is
almost unlimited, formed companies in
the country and are absorbing the nat
ural gas compauiss.s Also under their
charters they will have the exclusive
privilege to furnish gas in this country.
The monopoly is said to DO worth a
million.
Panic ma Beaverton.
New ORLEANS, Oct. IA Times
Montgomery special says that four
new CASES of yellow fever were discov-
cred today; three are diving. The Mayor
of Brewerton is among the number
whose case ia pronounced yellow fever.
Nearly all the stores and dwellings, are
closed. The inhabitants are leaving en-
maSse.
rhe New YORK stock Market.
New YORK, Dot. 11.-aovsrnments
were lower az the second call, bat closed
strong at the best prices of the dav.
Tarees sold ut l00,S. Stocks were weak
throughout the greater part OF the day.
At opening there was bear demonstra-
ton against Southweeterns on tho state
ment that holders of Texas Pacific in
oomes had employed counsel to assert
their rights under these bonds. Texas
Pacific naturally was the greatest sof-
fercr. After this decline the market
continued weak. with uuimportant raj
lies at intervals, up to p. m, when
fair buying movement set In and prices
hardened. Wizards, Union Pacific,
Reading and New Jersey Central were
all In good demand, and An advance of
atdlx per cent. took place shortly be-
fore the close. Denver, Oregon q Trans
continental, Texas Pacific and kansas
a Texas were heavy, the hrst named
falling down TO 2ij4. the lowest point
tonched. ()reQou Il Iransoontinontal