Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-16

cages put upon them We're in effect a
disposal thereof. and settlers could not
/ pFeempt and settle upon them after the
/ expiration of three years from date of
| completion Of the road as provided in
the act of Incorporation.
Making Good Frauds.
| 81. LOUIS. Feb. l5.-It is stated tina.
one firm here paid the Government
$3.50 duties on goods brought frors
| Paris, on which the customs were evad-
ed: also, that other firms will refund
heavily.
ACrash on the Road.
AURORA. Ill, Feb. 4.-In a heavy foo
| this morning two freight trains on the
Chicaf o. Burlington & Quincy Railroad
coillded on the curve between Plano
and Sandwich. The engines and Is
or 20 cars were wrecked. The en-
gineer, VIM. Rogers, is dead beneath
the wreck. No particulars yet.
A Dead Statesman.
NEW YORK, Feb. 14-Ex-Gov. Edwin
ID. Morgan died at 8 O'Clock this morn
ing.
Joint Conference.
WASHINGTON, Feb. .15.- Republican
Senators this morning decided to sus-
tain the program previously agreed on
by the caucus committee. and Joint
conference was asked for with House in
the hopes of reaching final action Oh
the bill. II was admitted the situation
Is complicated.
The Senatorial Vote.
DETEoIr, Feb. 15.-Ferry L., Stout 10,
Newell Ii, Winston II, and the rest
scattering.
The Passion Play to be Played.
New YORK, Feb. 15.-Preparations for
presentation of the Passion PLAY are
nov completed, and the theater where
it is to be presented ia finished in every
part. The place is lighted throughout
by candelabra, of seven candles each.
made after the ancient jew pattern. A
full dress rehearsal will be given On
Saturday evening. and invitations will
be issued to large number of we'll
known men, asking their presence. The
program has been printed about the
size of sheet of note paper, and is
printed with extreme simplicity. The
words .'The Passion" head it. and the
names of the seven scenes follow. At
the bottom is n foot-note requesting
that demonstrations be not made till
after the play.
Jay 1ousus travels
New YoRK, Feb. 15.-The Times has
the following: Jay Gould will start on
his tour around the world the middle of
the coming summer, and will remain
away two years. He will spend the
winter in the Mediterranean, visiting
Italy, Greece, Egypt and India, as we'll
as China and Japan, and possibly Aus
tralia. Said Gould to an interviewer;
90 IA
not have the opportunity when | was
young, and | must do my playing later
in life. If like it may keep it up.
have always been talking about retiring
from active business life, but l have
never been able to do it. Every one
has his special tastes. Vanderbilt has
cultivated love for fast horses. because
they give him pleasure and health. l,
too. like good horses, but don't carry
my liking to an extreme | find pleas
ure in other ways. l try to enjoy my
business. / enjoy my home and family
best of anything in the world. think
| have had my share of the pleasant
things of this world. receive a great
many kicks and cuffs, but they make
| the sweets the sweeter.'
"You are about to take trip to the
| Southwest, are you!" asked the re-
| porter.
Eyes. but / am called as witness in
the elevated railway suits, and cannot
tell when / shall start. | may 90 as far
| West as California. 1t will be one of
my regular business trips, which gener-
! ally takes about month. / have no
projects or plans in connection with the
trip. like to 90 out once or twice a
year and SEQ the towns springing up.
They grow faster than they do III long
settled regions. Six months often make
! great changes. / am well pleased with
| the Southwestern system. 1t has gone
| ahead of my expectations III the dsvel-
opment of the country and the financial
| results that have come from it. don't
| think there is railroad in the country
| that will make as fine a showing as the
| Missouri Pacific for the past year. My
| interest in Western Union IL simply as
an Investment. never had an import
| ant voice in its control. l.. ID. Morgan.
| Augustus Schuell, Norvin Green aud
Harrison Durkee have long been the
controlling spirits of the Western
| Union. | propose to keep my interest
in it. Morgan, who died today, was the
second stakeholder III 1t. lie told me
on Saturday, the last day he was down
town, that it was the soundest invest
iutilt ut CoutQ tAiih ois "eho 'feSh
saddened by the news of his death. y
am n director of the Union Pacific, and
| have moderate interest i'll 1T, which
do not expect to part with. The gen
temen who are managing the Union
Pacific are Dillon, Ames and Atkins,
and they are among the soundest, most
practical business men we have, and
can suggest no improvement" Gould
further said he had no fear of COM
mercial and financial disaster. Amerl- |
can securities are the best in the mar
ket. American railroads are equal TO
the best roads in Europe, both in respect
to equipment and superstructure. and
are built at less cost. He further added:
~ think a percentage of the new roads
are useless, and competing parallel
roads are waste of capital. The ma
iority of the roads, however, are pretty
we'll situated and will pay
The Match Monopoly.
CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-The Tribune has
two-column article DEVOTED to showing
how oppressive il the tax on matches,
and how cheaply they can be made. Ii
saws the Diamond Match Company has
n practical monopoly in the country.
and regulates the rates, and the chief
interesting facts are that one gross OF
parlor matches cost the manufacturer
| ius. ST. and they are sold at $50 per
| gross to retailers. Ordinary matches
| can be made for sixty cents per gross,
but the monopoly will not make cheap
match for poor people.
| Suffering People.
| INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. ia committee
sent to Lawrenceburg last night re-
ported all the provisions delivered to,
day. The suffering is increasing, and
more assistance is needed immediately.
Another carload of provisions, coal OIL;
candles, and delicacies for the SICK VIII
be sent tonight. The operator at Gun,
ford says that it Was still raining naIu
al 6 o'clock this evening. and the indi-
cations are that it will continue during
the night.
Marshall Jewell.
Hartford. Feb. 15.-At the Jeweil
fune al today thousands OF people
viewed the face of the dead IN the
church. Rev. DIR. Parker and Senator
Hawley made addresses at Cedar hiii
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