Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-20
EASTERN NEWS.
,,.rrp PRESS DIspArcass
y,,,ard,s Resign

ps,a.o aome facts as OASIS. IL IL
do1ptb That Drexel. Morgan d. Go: were
salu f.aorabls TO the retention OF Willard
o,ssideut. They were not SATISFIED
sS;.b the way in which he has managed
W. finances. and admitting thai money
- necessary to pay oil the noatinR
art and provide means Tor tue prose
unt;on of further work on the road ana
~ branches, they did not desire auy-
.h;no TO do with tne new bond issue IN
isss they could have new man W con
dnct the company's Affairs. ines pro
..ased. il il said, to form syndicate
s;ch ,vouId take at fair figure the
nt;ra x1O.OOO.OOO of second mortgage
s.,ds ON condition that Willard wonld
.saiop. and A. j. Cassatt, late vice pres
,Ssnt of the Pennsylvania Railroad be
,oade president. Cassatt Is said TO
agrse to take the position should 1t be
offered him. the plan met with decld-
al oDpositiop from Wizards friends,
and the matter WAS finally compromised
nv allowing Willard another year OF
management as executive OF the com
pany. 1t is now Improbable that Cass-
att will ever become president OF the
Northern Pacific. as indications strong
ly point to his election before announcer
twelve nouts to the presidency OF tue
Pennsylvania Railroad. President hoo-
.rta has heen in ill health for some
time He ia not robust, and the duties
80 !, nrasident of trunk line are exceeu
;noig soaring. In view ef TINS, rsiifoad
men. and those closely identihea WIZ
the PENNSYLVANIA interest aver ina. ue
will soon be compelled 10 resign, anu
that his successor VIII uhoou"sS 70
Cassatt. who only month ago WAS
I'd nf dIFfGtDfS.
The southern Pacific.
CHICAGO, Got. &c. +. Huntington
called on the President last night In re-
lation to the appointment OF commits
sioner to examine and report upon tns
completion of the Southern Paeihc
Railway from Fort Wayne to III Paso.
An authentic report tonight IS tnat
Hnntippton's mission was not success
mi the President hesitating to assume
the responsibility of appointing COM
missioner. which would III effect amount
20 An executive decision that the Soath~
arm Pacific is a land grant road. The
result of this will DO to lay the whole
case before Congress, which, 1t Is un-
deratOod. the President has decided to
do without special recommendation.
OEVahana Payne sn the Tolls.
Ir.vpswoaTH, Kas., Got. l9.-The
Federal Grand Jury has found a true
hill against ID. l.. Payne. better known
as "Oklahama Payne" for conspiracy
TO violate the laws of the United States.
A New York Hanging.
NKw York, Oct. Backward Hovey
staylsr, a brother-in law of Miss Fanny
Vsrmelyis was hanged p TIE Tsmbs
today.
Arrest or COunterfeiters.
MoHuE. Oct. 19-Three counterfeit
ara. Thomas and Oliver Bohannon and
James Hollowell, alias "Sprague," who
we're Swallowed from Louisville by Gov
eminent detectives, were raided this
morning in the suburbs by the detec-
tives aud police. Thomas Bohannon
attempted to escape through window,
but WAS wounded and captured. Inc
other two were scared In the mousse To
0ether with a woman, who passed AZ
ths wife of Thomas. Al the same time
thew captured n plaster mOulder, metal
battery. etc. Ali in use at the time of
the raid. also xl14 in counterfeit dollar
pisces, Oliver Bohannon is supposed
To be an ex-copvict. He was formerly
telegraph operator at Fortress Monroe.
Before the arrest great deal Of money
WAS uttered by the gang.
Chicago Base Rail Cub.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE American
Sportsman will announce tomorrow that
the Chicago Base Ball Club has decided
70 engage for next SCISSOR an auxiliary
team of ten or twelve young players,
from among semi professionals, put
them on salary and keep them i'll train
ing under the direct superintendent of
Capt. Auson, with view to developing
base Tall talent To supply places III
emergencies, and with Wow to inoreas-
inc the supply of available men ia the
country. The operation Of the rule by
which each club can reserve eleven men
will make good unepRaged players
scarce.
New York stock Quotations.
New YORK, Got. l9.-United States IS
100, Is l 12t01 1418, AIS 21ss, Amer
can Express 80, Canada Southern 49l4,
Central Pacific 63. Chicago, Burlington
aud QUINCY 22M, Denver and lilo
Grande Is, Hannibal aud 1t. 10 asked ~,
Michigan Central 781S, New Jersey Cen
trail Sik, Northern Pacific 255a, North
western 19ls, Reading 81, Rock Island
i8IS. st. Paul 96L, Texas Pacific 201S
Union Pacific 1854, y. 5. Express bs,
Wabash and Pacific Is, New York Cen
trail 1917, Pacific Mail 36l4, Panama ",
Wells, Fargo J. Co. Is, Western Union
75K. Governments strong. Stock mar
ket much less active than yesterday at
the same hours, and fluctuations OF
prices we're over narrower range than
yesterday. Compared with yesterdays
close, the most important dhenges were
the following declines: III Western
Union, in Oregon and Transcontincntal
/, Oregon Improvement IL, other de-
ciinss fractional.
Business Failures.
New YopK, Oct. 1.-THE business
failures ia the United States and Can
ada for the past week number 243, AN
increase of IS over the previous week.
Land Frauds.
WASHINGTON, Oct l9.--Commissione
Mcfarland, of the General Land Office,
IL continuing the vigorous crusade IN
aupurated against what are known rs
land cruisers. II appears from the re-
port OF the special agents that thirteen
entries of the public land in Washing
ton Territory for yesterday were held
for cancellation. The Commissioners
saws all parties in these GASES appear to
have combined ia the commission OF
frauds, the combination even extending
70 the notary VINO WltntSSou suo pSp0As.
All the entries after confirmation were
transferred TO one individual.
Negotiating for lssan.
NKw YoRx, Oct. 19.-rhe Mexican
government is negotiating here for
So 900 loan.
Lieut. GnriiAgten vindieaiesi.
WASHINGTON, Dot. i9.-The report OF
Lieut.. Darlington, oommander OF the
recent Arctic expedition for the relief
Of the Greedy party. Is c0mplete VIM
dication of Darlington 50 far as any
disobedienoe Of orders is concerned.
Gen. Hazen, in letters transmitting the
reports to the Secretary OF War, says
the structures made on Darlington IN
this connection are entirely unwar-
ranted.
Report or the Censsaissiencr Of Fen
sl0ns.
The report OF the Commissioning OF
Pensions for the fiscal year ending June
50, 1893, shows that there were O,36S
vannionors IN the roll nj the end OF the