Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-25
EASTERN NEWS.
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W. special correspondent, who
-sii nosted on the Northern Pacinc,
~ stronc feverish proelivities. says
~ ~ salIoxiuV is the theory put forth on
a.. me s.rset concerning the rumor OF .
G,,d. Huntington pool, to secure con-
W, ~ the Oregon Transcontineutal: IL
W. e,na that Gould has purchased any
,a s,nouut of Transconsinental he
80, enabled TO do IL through the
IN of Willard. The doafinQ
sass ~ the Northern Poetic 10 varioualy
us+;,,e.sd AZ from eight to dfteen mil
snn. Tor which Willard viii sooo have
- nsovide. In order to Get money for
s,s nnrpose the Oregon Trapoooutinent-
~ heCsn selling Northern Pacific stock
last veek. Il was absorbed BY some
c-ess operator, Who farther cold the
make. and depressed prices. After the
Oregon and Transcontineptal Company
/. hsd marketed sufficient stock Vulards
Man vss 10 issue q second mortgage d.
ksnfure. or income bond, which Vas 70
hs taken at par By the Oregon and
Transconsinentai and paid for with
Cab realized By the sale Of stock, and
thus relieve Wizards company Of that
mnch floating debt. This wss the ar
rauoemsnt on Thursday night. i Vas
believed the great DIAL In stocks was
over, and that public announcemsnt
Of the above facts would pat The sseur-
tiles Of the road Ct . mach higher figure.
Yesterday morning, however, large ssllr
ine orders we're found In the market and
continued all day, and were Attributed
20 Gould. lt will be remembered that
Willard caught Gould short Of Faoides
once and would not settle with him. II
q street tradition that Gould never
fo.gets man who treats him IN tnas
way.
ANorrxs AND couvIaCIuo Aoc0UxT.
INV YosK. SEPT. 2.-The evening
nanera saw that Willard stocks oo0tinus
the leading feature Of the stool, ~.
CHANGE today, and sales Of immense
blocks same ont all day. Reports we're
current that Drexel, MosgAn b Co., Who
had advanced many millions to tbs
company, had called 10 some Of their
loans, and that the holders, being IN
able TO respond, the stocks were sold et
market. Oregon and Transoontinsntal
sold down from IS TO 64I<; Northern
Pacific from 36s< TO SAX. and preferred
from 6Sk to 6ax. Transactious In
these stocks during the week are said 70
have been the largest ever known IN
Wall street. Sales recorded an aRgre-
oafe of 10000 shares 10 the thres
sfocks: about s25 600 in Northsfn Pa
cific preferred, $4,000 In the common
and 100000 in Oregon and Transcon-
yineutal. Besides this large amount
there we're immense contracts settled
privately with thu bears, who reaped .
harvest Of several million dollars. Jay
Gould was reported today TO have been
etuok with 100000 shares, which be
bought, in tho hope OF sosestnin9 the
market.
sam mam0eriag she stseks.
New YoRx, Sspt. A.-The week opens
with renewed depression IN Willard
shares aud lower prices oil around.
Transcontinental 10 down 70 b against
66 at the close ON Saturday. Northern
Pacific sold down az TO 32N. and 3lH,
and preferred, 7lN TO 6tH. The decline
In other stocks ranged from y 70 e. II
u said the Northern Pacific Company
will issue $25 ,000, 900 dsbenture at Per
cent. 70 complete the road and furnish
additional equipments to take care OF
the hoatisg debt, etc.
Best Ttoe - RecsrA.
ELnIRA. N. T.. Sept. IA CORE
spoudent who had an interview With @.
r. Courtney found the oarsman weary
from the exertions OF yesterday altar
noon, together with spin over three
mile course In 1926. A. 10 the length
Of the course, Courtney says Il was sur
veyed Ave times on Zoe. he adds: IF
thsre 10 any doubt about the absolute
sspuracy Of the survey, am willing
thas another measuroment Do made.
NAnys II il IL found short BY even q foot
Or siI inches. he will not only agree to
Icssr his present record on new course,
bat pay bsck the $l1,O 900 he won yestsr-
day; ana In addition agrees, without
vsssrs that snv survey :. Vii nos sSow The
course a foot short. All parties 70 thu
$4,000 wager are satisfied that while
the time given out was only Il
minutes and Is seconds, the oafsmau
actually did better than that. W. 8. b
Frear, OF Union Springs. held q stoT
watch and made the time 1870. Others
made Il 1923. Nobody pretends that Il
vas over 1925. - announced. Courtney
emphaticslly denies that he vas entered
for the 6odus Point regatta yesterday
He says the Gil, oO he won yeotsrday
viii be paid tonight by George Fosdyce
She stakeholder. Nobody protested tht
Xupuss, N. Y, Sept. 8.-Hanlan. yss
tsrday, at S0das Point, offered 20 b.
1900 that he could row three miles II
the time Courtney did last ThureaAy
Courtney poated $1,000 In the hands o.
r, w. Mack Of this oily that Haolal
cannot row the course Courtney did o.
Thursday In tho time Courtney did
which was 1925. Courtney says b
world bet 5000 il he could aAoed u
bat he has not made - much money 90
Of rowing - Hanlan has.
Heavy asbbsey.
DErRorr, Sept. Alt Vas DISCOVERED
during tho day yesterday that the Jew
elry store Of +. Rothsc swen had ooel
robbed OF some &i6,000 worth Of goods
e near ~ oAn be est1mAtoa oy haas!
investigation. The work Wa done b
sxpsrienosd burglars.
Robbins the uall.
NArouvx (Miss.), 1spe. A.-Postmaa
Tar II. n. Ming. OF Vidolai, Louiaiana
vas arrested today, charged With rob
binc the rssisssrsd nail. Ming q
knowledRed the crime.
nsasAsrA Osllsrs.
WAsutxoroa, Sept. 9l.-Standasd ell
YER dollars issasd during week endin
0opto0beI ~, vbosoSG 00ttUo pooos0
period last rear. t4e,0e9.
Ceuuees1see1ng.
The Hscret Service Bureau q =
Treasury Depastmsoti b informed 81 -
eapturo . Duluth of platoo fog petuttn
ootutnrfois Go oogotG 6nAW md 80 noea
on ths 0ank az l1oatrsal.
Waues - P1Aee.
The following persoas h.ye appliel
t,uns on ille q shs Treas1ry Departures
for appointment - 61pesvtslu4 Arb
49,. % snoosed Hill, = Aayeea Mo
iqan. recommended BY The Aiehiel
Congressional delegation, John mas
Washinoton, reoommendoooy Oa0esc
81 Pennsylvania and vsn Nyck q -
braaka, 3. T. 0oedon and u. 3. Ouu
minas or Philadslphia ard J. y. Law
Washlnaton. The lasl NAMED y
preeent Ia charge Of the drafeomso
division Of the AroAiteeaS e6Iee.
Rxplsslsa % Desee1lesy.
Huxrxa's Ponef. espA A.-Whte 3
inc CHARGED about ID this morning
lerre otill IN Ca. Ileishnan = %.
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