Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-21

RAo'c1 tulicaIOns Tor winter
guy crops Tor the State at large promiss
V isI snort OF fair average. The
sprinR wheat prospect in Iowa Is fair.
pus corn painting IL great Y DELAYED
hicnighn prospects are for A small
wheat crop, and the harvest will be- two
weeks late. Minnesota and WISCONSIN
~neat prospects have improved IN the
last Two weeks. The Keutucky and
tennessee prospect IL improved. Ger
tain COUNTIES of Kansas predict not IN
exceed half crops other ooap.ies in
hansas continue TO send in very fayora-
| BILE reports. Ohio and Indiana renor.
fair prospects for wheat oniy in CERTAIN
sections Missouri il reported 10 be i'm
fear of chinch bugs. Dakota's pros-
poets are very promising.
On Wall street..
New YoRK, MAY 20.-Goverutnepts
lower; railways lower for West shore
5's; stocks weak and lower. Throuob-
out the day many nnfavofable and an.
founded reports were circulated. Ru-
mors regarding Russell Sage and his
colleagues wers used against the mar
ket. In the afternoon prices opened X
to ~ per cent. lower. The break (
brouRnt IN buyers, aud shere was a ralIy
OF "a to per cent. In the afternoon
Central Pacific broke 10 to 62J<, North
ern Pacific preferred l to a., Pacific
Mall y! to 3615 and Union Pacific TO
43as. Near the close of the market
there was better feeling, and the mar
ket rallied to 80 per cent. but in
nnal dealings this improvement was
lost. The market closed con- paratiyeIy
flrm. Ten thoustnd shares of Western
Union were transferred to investors
names. Compared with last nights
closing. prices are Ia lower for Central
Pacific, Ia for Northern Pacific prefer
red, Ia for Pacific Maitland Ia to Der
cent. for the remainder of the list.
American cable declined per cent. to
%, Bankers and Merchants Telegraph
Company fell TO rs, Manitoba sold down
l to 30 and dropped to S71I, Oregon
Navigation advanced t. 70. and closed
offered n.
Not True.
Rufus Hatch says there is not a word
OF truth In the rumor that he has failed.
Return OF the Tourists.
CHICAGO, May "a special train
bearing the directors of the Mexican
Central Railroad returning from their
trip of inspection over the road, reached
this city today. The officials were ae
compAnied by number of leading
Mexlcans. After spending the after
noon IN sight seeing, most of the mem
bers of the party left for the East to-
night.
Royal japanese.
CHICAGO, May 20.-Prince Yanslina
and sixteen members of one of the i'm.
periai families of Japan, with two at
PENDANTS and fifteen other Young Ian
anese. arrived here tod ~. The Prince
Is on tour OF pleasure and observa-
ton. Hs goes hence TO New York. The
other members of the party will become
students la this country, Germany and
France.
Louisville Races.
LOUISVILLE, May 2o.-The races were
well attended. The track was stiff. The
first race, club purse, for maidens two
year olds, hal. mile, vas won by Red
stone, Worrenton I'd. Leonard 3D.. Tune
so. In the Woodborn stakes for three
year olds, . furlongs, Billy Gilmore won
by length, Farondaie I'd, Mark Daily
3D.. Time 2016 SEQ. The Louisville cup
race, sweepstakes for all ages, 2sl miles,
was contested by Tax Gttherer, Harry
Gilmore, Barnum. April Fopl, Walenze,
Vanguard, Resaline, and Ida b. On
the lower turn. when getting home,
Barnum moved TO third place. and Har
ry Gilmore and April Fool appeared
even. The race now becams interest
ing, and Barnum captured the prize by
= head, Harry Gilmore ID, April Fool
Sd. Time, 3:07. The FIR snon pool hand
leap purse race tinisht d the dly. The
a IL. a a
the race was won by Levant; Belle ID;
Saunterer 81. Time, 2:li16.
National society of Mechanical En-.
gtBeers.
PrrTsBuRG, May 20.-The National
Society of Mechanical Engineers met in
annual session here tonight. Delegates
were present from all parts of the United
States. The evening session was ocon-
pied in reading a leagthy paper rre-
pared by the Western Pennsylvania En-
gineers' Society, on natural gas. The
convention viii adjourn Friday.
Arthurs Mass Meeting.
New York, May 20.-The great mass
meeting of citizens and business men
called to express their approval of the
administration of President Arthur,
and to urge his nomination for a sec
ond tern3, was held toaignt At Cooper
Union. A more orderly and intelligent
assemblage than that which crowded
the great hall was never before seen in
this citv. At 7:30 every seat in the
building WIS occupied, and half an
hour later, when Cornelius N. Bliss of
Bliss, Fabyan d Co, called the meeting
to ORDER not another person could I'M
standing room in the hall. ThTonRs
still continued to pour into the door
ways. until finally, nc 10 minutes TO 8,
the commandant of police gave orders
| to close the doors. Among the audience
were large number of ladies. Seats
were provided upon the platform for
about 30 people. Among the prominent
men VINO occupied them were Cornelius
| N Bliss, Fred s. Winslow, Henry Ward
Beecher, Benz. Ill. Bristow, Edward W.
| Pierrepant. fhe band at the end OF tue
| platform discoursed airs. When Henry
Ward Beecher made his appearance the
| audience gave three cheers, and the APP
| plause continued after he took his seat.
| The Samese Minister came IN Just be-
fore the meeting opened, aud, with the
members OF his suite. was given seats
upon the platform. At CosneiiuI
v. Bliss called the meeting to ORDER, ana
in n BRIEF kpeSua seA.Sa tAS w
iects for which il was called. lie said
il was AN unusual thing for business
men TO have voice IN choosing can
didate for the presidency, as this was
the work of those who We're supposed
to be better posted in public affairs.
Political papers, he said, endeavored to
depreciate the efforts of business men
in the present instance and mad insinu-
ated that, at the present tine espeeial
Lit would be better for the business men
90 attend TO their own business and look
after their stocks. bonds and merohan
disc instead of lneddiinR with polit'cs
They would take the liberty. however
| IN spite of these unfsyorabie comments
TO express their views in the matter and
urge the nomination OF a man WHO
although he came into office under such
irving circumstances, had proved him
self so worthy of the great charge M
trusted to him by the people and whose
administration had met with such sig
nal success. Applause.
II Bliss concluded by introducing Fred
erick s. Winslow. President OF the Mn
tual Life Insurance Company. as CAair
man of the meeting. Winslow was re
Ia st A