Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-27
EASTERN NEWS.
associated PRESS DISPATCHES.


RA0IePO0A u0Ou1WA
co,,-xp1A IS March 2.-Co!onel
,sD.rd's COMPANY of Warm Sprins
L o paraded this afternoon. The
inua booted the Indians. who took
cI Harcs and general fight followed, in
o.;nh a number of persons were seri
onalv hurt, but not fatally.
~,.,~vmau Accused Of 1Mmeralisy
NywAgK. n. J. Merch B.-The Meth
dist conference to-day t ok up the case
osRey. Geo. K. Brewster, accused OF
immortality. Brewste. appeared IN per
.on and stated that he surrendered bis
sba,,e TO save scandal. expecting to
S.;no the case before the conference. he
.asar,ed his innocence with excis.d We.
semence. and Appealed to the Almighty
,n ;ndoe him. He demanded trial. but
,hs conference decided to try the case
i'r sel.ct committee according tn dis
cipline.
THE Hoyi Will Gaze.
Nyw YORK, March ~ In the con
zoo, over the will of the late Jerry Hoyt
.odav Cornelius Won Santeford was
cross examined BY Conkliue. Witness
aaid he was never approached in regard
the CfIltIIEhtC VI uCotu Va .sAhs AApyb,
mr. about what his malady WAS. He
knew about his malady III general 1t
was that hs had died OF st,rvation.
One day after the funeral, witness went
~ the residence Of Mrs. Hoyt with
samuel N. Hoyt, and read to her the
provisions Of the will giving her 81 80
40 When witness told Mrs. Hoyt
what was provided for ter. she ssid that
vas much larger provision than she
expected, and she did not want so
much. Witness then went to the
Windsor Hotel, where Miss Hoyt WAS
stopping. He did not take Miss Hoyt
near the window and look scrutiniz,nR-
" ia her face, or say, in that connec-
ton. {" You are no mare crazy than any
other member OF the family" She
said she would not violate her word
and would go back with Mr.. Hall and
his wife to the asylum. AZ sue had
promised to do.
On wall street.
NEw York. March N.-Government-
strong: railroads strong. Stocks weak
and lower. In the morning PacificMail
dropped from So tool. rallied to 52l11
reacted to 5l1, and closed mt 81. The
decline was due To a raid of traders. who
expected to find stop ORDERS" but did
not succeed. Union Pacific and North
ern Pacific were noticeably strong. Dur
inc the afternoon the market WAS lower
on advices from b. ,stOn that the Chica
20, Burlington end Quincy and Union
Pacific con ference had adjourned with
out action, subject to call of the chair.
At the close, however, there Was re
port generally or. dited, that the confer
ence had practically resdfted in an
agreement to be- submitted to the full
boards of the two companies before
being made public. The report WAS
supplemented by the announcement
that the Trunk Line presidents had II
private and informal conference at the
Grand Central Depot, and that the diff
ferences of the rOnds we're in fair way
OF settlement. These reports and ar
nouncements caused fresh demands for
stocks, and the market advanced, clos
ing strong ut or near the best figures OF
the day. The Governing Committee OF
the Stock Exchange resolved to have
four calls daily of inactive stocks. in
order to give closer quotations than are
now obtainable for this class Of secur-
tiles.
The New Cable.
BosroN, March 26.--The Bennett
Mackay cable is expected to reach Cape
Ann about the middle of April. The
Commercial Company which owns the
lines, today purchased the land neces-
sary, at Cape Hedge, opposite Thatch-
er's Island.
The Prize RING.
PITTsBuRo, March ga short and
decisive prize fight, for a purse of $3.50.
took place near Charters creek. be
twoen two men named Hoyt aud Ham
mer, and resulted in favor of the latter
in the fourth round. Hoyt was terribly
punished.
Reduction OF Wages Accepted.
PrrTsBURo. March B.-Three thous-
and coal miners, in mass meeting at
Elizabeth. Pa, this afternoon consider
ed the proposed reduction Of quarter
VI cent, and decided to accept the
operators terms.