Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-06
EASTERN NEWS.
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the bHtG""
H works.
nv,ps1A. Aug. A IRE broke
ILL., ENGINE room of the Baldwin
0dt 10 -. .;vs Works, Broad and Hamil-
Loco".s and destroyed the machine
son 80 shops and a large number OF
ana ~ y,atterns, The total loss Is es-
valosoai a. $4,000. The fire is sop
tinana rave been caused By lightning.
posi- naines had been shut down for
% Ine ,;ras before the discovery OF the
eome DIT of the boiler house was sub
nre. a,iv DESTROYED by falling walls
r.n..w,ssouri Railroad Confer
.o Aup. 5.-The managing off,
CSs an railroad lines interested IN
eisis = .f;saouri busiRess, again assem-
ha,s this morning and went into
Dieo - ssss;on at IL O'Clock. The Union
s ecIs representatives will not arrive
faci az afternoon, and consequently
un - definite can be accomplished
no's.e thsir arrival. 1t is not expect
psa, nnder the most favorable con-
e. Us anv result can be achieved with
ohso or three days, owing to the
~ ,;sylv complicated natare of the
pe.:ens IN be settled. The first mat
qaeh s brought up for settlement is
colorado rates, which have been
, .ons,h.d ever since the formation OF
a,,,h ;nation between the Union Pa
sn.ss.snd Omaha roads. to the exclusion
eIs .sa harrington, until " thin one
80 soo. when they were temporarily
49, IN await the action of the pres
n1..onference, for the proper mainten-
- Colorado rates. II 10 contended
sns0 managers that a pool will neces
n. he formed which will include all
-. III iovs lines touching at Omaha, and
tbs Union Pacific and all southwestern
,;ass II is claimed, however, that 30
inno "a what is known as the tripartite
sn,esment between the Union Pacific
81 ia Omaha connections remain IN
sc,cs. the antagonized roads cannot be
h,ooght into a pool covering Colorado
sad ether trans Missouri business, ow-
nc 10 the fact that under the tripartite
sc,seuent the Eastern connections of
~ Union Pacific hold arbitrary power
= he making of through Western rates.
rs sfFicials in attendance, however.
asdare that the result aimed at, name
i the maintenance OF rates upon all
.nmaetitiye Western business, can be
sstisfaotorily arranged without antag-
onizInQ any present pool, and that the
temuer of all the roads IS now to achieve
that result. M,
Conference lasted until 1880, when an
sdiournmest was taken until 800, to
vsit the arrival Of the Union Pacific re-
uresentstives. No action was taken.
An Ebert 90 Break the Records.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 81. /. Case has
arranged TO trot Jay Eye See against
Inc 2irgs< record of Maud y, and Phal-
las against his own record of 2:l3L4, at
Belmont Park, this city, on Friday,
August 18th.
The Jersey city Fire.
NV York, Aug. 5.-The ruins Of the
PENNSYLVANIA depot, at Jersey City, are
still smouldering. The engines are still
At work, and travel from the depot is
suspended.
The Loss bv the Depot Fire.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. b.-At the Penn
r,yanis railroad Office in this city today
the loss BY last nights fire, at the ferry
house in Jersey City, is estimated at
100000. Il will cause no delay TO
traffic.
Important Decision Concerning the
Iowa Liquor Law.
MusoArISE, Ia, Aug. 5.-Judge Hayes,
OF the seventh Iowa Judicial District,
has rendered an important decision as
10 the Jurisdiction of Justices of the
Peace under the new Iowa prohibitory
liquor law. Judge Hayes holds that
Justices have no jurisdiction to try, de-
termine or pass judgment upon cases
under this law, other th n to hold pre-.
liminary trials and bind defendants
over to the District Court. The decis-
ion is based upon the opinion that the
penalties OF the new Law exceed the ia
risdiction of Justices. BY this decision,
all liquor cases commenced here under
the new law are dismissed The ques-
ton Is one of great importance, aud will
be appealed to the Supreme Court.
The Money Market
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-Money easy at
lk12 per cent, closed offered at IN;
prime mercantile paper, Fd614; ster-
ling exchange, bankers bills, steady at
lS2; demand 4.S4. Produce exports for
the week, $6.3l0,000.
On wall street.
New York, Aug. g. Governments
fair; in railway bonds West Shore IS
we're feature. rising to "a on large
transactions. Its funding scheme has
been adopted. Stocks opened irregular
except for Western Union and Pacific
Mail, which we're again strong and In
nd T......alsaaatxv
strong buying movement set in. which
lasted we'll into the afternoon, ths price
. OF many shares being the highest at
tained for a long time past. A notable
feature was the buying of Western
Union in small lots, and at one time
brokers' had orders for from one TO two
thousand shares. The strength of this
stock was due to statements that the
number OF stockholders is steadily in
ereasing, and that the business of the
company Was never larger. Pacific
Nail rose on the announcement that
several California capitalists had added
materially TO their holdings. Western
Union advanced pa per cent. to GA
and Pacific Mail IL 10 80. The rise In
these stocks was the immediate cause
fos the Improvement, the remainder of
the list advancing from 10 81 per
cent with Denver. the Changers, Lack
avanna aud Union Pacific the most
prominent. After 2 p. m. there were
@les TO realize profits, and prices react
"a 10 per cent. At the close there
vas recovery, and the market left of
nssdy. Compared with yesterday,
eoslng prices are to ? per cent.
higher.
quiet Eleetion-End OF q Family
feud.
hRADfoRDyILLE, Ky.. Aug. 6.-While
wo negroes we're quarrelling yesterday
"ser the election, third named Burr
nsan came cut of n store. drew his pis-
mi and commenced firing into the
siuwd. The firing became general. and
nity or sixty shots were discharged In
sIes minutes. Dean received four bul-
aess and Is supposed to be mortally
nnoanded. A white man named Frank
neaf was slightly wounded. Two ne
sroes whose names have not been
esfned. we're also wounded, aud q horse
l.o miles above Bradfordville, John
nufcneIl and his son Jim wsyiayed and
as,acked James Rskes and his son rom.
soan burchell struck James Rskes on
ne head with q stone, knocking him
wn. Jim Burchell then drew pis-
~ and shot Jim Rakes through the
lsae % be lay upon the ground. killing
3 nin. de also shot Tom Rakes. infiict-