Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-01
EASTERN NEWS.
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EASTERN NEWS.
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,.,.-,,. Railroad Monopoly
Tee Broken.
I,Iv 3l.-The details OF An
bos!. r.iIvsv consolidation on the
inPoran. have leaked out, and tbs
Ps.inc S:u.sre. ted admit that y csnsoli-
vsrtlss Elected. the result: o. which
dsiion .ss completion Of a rlv4l through
siIi oe Gan Francisco and San Diego.
line 70 o,istiops we're carried on IN this
TIE waeks ago by G. p. HuntiaQ
Guy md ex-Gov. Leland stanford Tor
ton S sn Pacific, General hanage =
tbe be- 2' pogers for the Atlantic d Paciflc.
G. prss;dent W. Il. Strong for the
and Fe By the terms # the new ar.
Ssnsa the Southern Paclflc Is sold
rsneeTs Atlantic & Pacific, the Santa ts
70 ,us en- Francisco being really toe
sno h.ssrs. The Mojavs division. 40
po,c; = Ienpth, extending from AolaVe
niss Eeedles. comedies to the Allan
70 "p,cife the right to run its trains
&c o Ioi,ye to Oakland pier, dis-
To- n 8s2 miles. BY this contract the
ILL., s.1sntis 4 Pacific, which IS owned Joint
=, A'i y. he Santa Fe and st. Louis d San
g.;.co Ii.es, extends its road 70 Ne
nd secures the right 70 run its
Nv; ,s virtually into San Francisco.
L ns r. ,;fornia Southern. nov reaching
luz ine San San Diego to San Bernardino, 100
ng gas : % be extended to junction
m IL he uurehased Nojavs division. 1t
VII WI than be formally transferred to the
". .a.n,;c a Pacific. which will thus be
Aa.dsd 10 the bay of San Diego. This
= tbe frst advent in California OF
s.,s;on railway company. heretofore
~ central Pacific and Southern Pacific
LARAMIE. w have controlled every mile
s.rsok that led out of or into the
S =. ~. The Atlantic & Pacific Will now
-, hoth San Francisco and ) IN Diego
"a Al The latter point will own lis track.
Tsse3s arrangements will At once he
.n.ds With the Pacific Coas' Steamship
Cnmnany. by which freight can be de-
i:,arsd Al San Francisco on the Atlantic
4 pac;fs Company own terms. The
new line will not at present enter the
sald AZ a rival Of the old companies,
hn, inst as soon as the transcoRtinental
rooi il broken, which will be in less
nan six months, it is expected that
there will be trouble.
Heavy Robbery.
prrrsBuBG. July 31.-Yesterday after
mann three masked men entered the
hooss of Rhody Boyle, we'll known
farmer living near st. Joe. and nth re-
,olyers cooked compelled him TO open
bis safe and give them $4,000 in cash.
After which they took to the woods and
have not set been captured.
Hendricks Visits Cleveland.
ALBANY. July 81. -Thos. A. Hendricks
arrived here this afternoon from Sara
toos, 10 visit Governor Cleveland. Hen
bricks was met at the depot by the Gov
srnor's private secretary, Col. Lamont.
and driven 10 the Executive Mansion.
The candidates had never met each
other before today, and the meeting
sss cordial. Hendricks lunched with
he Governor, and will return to Sara
toQa this evening. where he will prob
sbIy remain fortnight. He was se-
here from Saratoga by Col.
canister, of Indiana.
Failure o. John Casweii a 60.
NKw YORK. July 31.-John Caswell d
company announced their failure at 10
o'clock today.
Representative Culbertson BETTER.
WASHINGTON, July 3l.-Representa-
i've Culbertson il better today, and
here 10 hope Of his recovery.
Our Foreign Commerce.
The report Of the foreign commerce
{ the United States shows a balance OF
rade in favor of this Government for
10 last fiscal year of $72, 798, 997 AGAINST
balance in our favor of xl00, 1863. 4SS
,r the preceding year. The total value
exports of merchandise for the fiscal
BAR Just closed was SAC, 5l3, $50. against
SO, ~, 402 for the preceding fiscal year
A falling off of fS3, 1892. The im-
Drts of merchandise Amounted To
S67, 7t4,563 against 1928, lS0,9l4 for the
'eoedinR fiscal year. a falling of of
70, 466, 351.
Wall street N"tes.
NEW York, July 3l.-Gevernments
eak: railways strong and higher.
population at the Stock Exchange was
ctiye, buoyant, and there was a sharp
dvance in prices. The attempt Of the
lrger bears TO cover, which was unsuo-
essful yesterday, had the effect of
ringing in orders from a smaller class
I traders operating in the decline, aud
. connection with buyiue for long ac-
cunt, brought about an almost uninter-
upted advance in prices, except near
be close, when the embarrassment Of a
sa honse was used TO raid the market
When il became known that the assets
( the firm in question were doable the
abilities. a rally took place and the
market left off firm. The advance IN
rices il based on favorable advioes
rom the West concerning cereals, and
n cables from London that the weather
D England was against the crops.
here WAS notable increase IN orders
Or foreign and home account. After
'usinese hours il was announced
hat the steamship America, from
Queenstown for New York, had 10000
ounds Of specie. Compared with last
lights closing. prices arc u to 81 per
ent higher.
Address 60 Woman sufzragis,s.
NV YORK, July 81 Elizabeth Cady
,anton and Susan h. Authsny, Presi-
ent and Vice President Of the Woman
'nfraRe Association, have issued an
ddress to the members, making some
ugRestions % workers why they
hould remain steadfastly with the po-
Itical party which for the last gu after
4 century has most faithfully repre-
en'ed the fundamental principles of
epuolican government. The address
ays: AT the opening of thu next SEES
Ion, with our bills and reports waiting
heir turn on the calendars of both
fouses. II Is to the Republicans that We
must look for discussion and division
70 our questions, and did they constl-
ute a two-thirds majority We should
hope for tue passage OF the
esoiution submitting the Sixteenth
amendment. But We have nothing 10
'xpeet from any of the other par
,es now struggling into existence. As
. the Greenback and Anti Monopoly
,arties, with their quasi recognition OF
Foman's political eQu ality in their plat
orns, aud the rank and file of seeding
Democrats aud Workingmen who will
lonstitute the supporters Of Hon. Il. +.
outier. tn y would 10 powerl, 90 TO help
u. The Pfohibitionists are disposed TO
make woman suffrage tail 10 their
ME. This is TO defy the laws of gravi-
alton. Prohibition could not secure
roman suffrage; but woman suffrage IL
ne oniy power by which prohibition
,,onid be made possibility" Those
demanding the recognition of God In