Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-12-19

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= .gsArn 70 rHE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
I, AppeaI Ter Yisasciai AZ.
$40. Dec. 1.-THE Finance Con
~ - - ooIored peopls's World
s..s1ffieu, 70 Be held IN thin ofsy iI
!..s.i~r nsxf, mst here today and
- appsaI 70 the country fol
100 asA Greenfield Acquitted.
- vnrx. Dse. 17.-John l.. SuIli.
- Alfred 0roeni1eld were In thu
n General sessions today. With 4
~ rnnbsr Of associates and crowd
sses1sfors. Sullivan and Greenfield
r. - iriaI On The charge preferred b
y ssiise tat their meeting In Madison
~ 13nrden. was In violation. Of the
0sS1nneld depoGed that hs had
( Il $780, 6aiIivan any harder blows
- Ss la given pupils, and with not
h q siickfeet ~ feeling. Suiliyan teeti-
S.1 12sf Is neither gave nor received
- 80 hurt. The jury was oat eight
;esic1. end returned q verdict Of mot
uassn Pscsae Report.
n.~rou. Dee. 1.-THE report Of the
v,-,m Pablo Railway for she quarter
-. Geutsmber 30, shows total IN
'..-ss n f7517, 900, and INST surplus,
~, - uavment Of ell dxed charges,
s..s-iinr government requirements, Of
n ~ 40. d equivalent 10 2 $40 per
- epsn The capital stock Of the CON-
~ rsoort OF the President Of the
1,.Ion Pasific Hallway for the quarter
s.iinv September 90, the first completed
<',~yler vkjoh followed the change Of
sS~iniatratisn brought about by the 10
isnsfi0u 81 President Dillon. was Issued
-. The summarizes exclude the Sc.
~ "a Western Railways. The total
1870 vss e7,317 600, and the net sur
17ra ineume after payment Of all fixed
ESrnes. inoludinR Government require
~1nis and taxhs, 81 ,602, 900, OF sqaiva-
l1o1 10 z 6 10 per cent. upon She capital
1kc1k e. the company. For the same
1919 Iast year, she net surplus vas
n l7l000 for the nine months. and the
Sc1si sofplus income was u, H92. 900,
lrrn which dividends amounting to
n 06xO00 we're paid, leaving q balance
r s557 600, which Is an Increase ever
- nine months Of the previous year Of
1loo00: during the quarter ending Sep
>eebox 80, the net floating debt Of the
eruunny decreased at an average Of
10000 per month. The net debt on
'<1ulsmber 30 vas 5,l37 900. decrease
|sem that Of the previous quarter OF
1L7e30o0. About the same rate Of de-
1soess continued through October and
Novsmbsr, bat an equally rapid rate OF
1eoroase u not expected during the win
~ months.
Land sales for the eleven months In
~ aggregate: Union Pacific, 8, 465, 900
-, for a, l69, 900; and Kansas Pacific
n 90 acres, for e6l3,000. There Ii no
1cnrent reason, President Adams says.
tbs proceeds Of the Kansas Pacific
Ia grant, like those Of the Union Pa
10 land grant. should not constitute
D asset 20 be sst aside for the exiting
Iishmsns Of the honda, wholly or In
IN secured BY them. He accordingly
ooommsnds that supplementary agree
psut In the nature Of binding CON-
ract be entered into between the Union
'ncifc aud some Trust Company. under
Ihioh the railway will agree TO set aside
rom its other income sum equal to
b amount which may during any year
3 paid over TO IL by the trustees under
~ consolidated mortgage, ~ the pro-
ecda Of the sales Of lands, TO be APP
lied by the Trust Company 10 tho pur-
hnse and extinguishmeut Of the con-
olidated bonds OF the Kansas Pacific.
he land grant will thus become Q sink
~ fund for the absorption Of this issue
4 bonds. Action 10 Shis effect shodld
70 taken, II taken at all, by the full
5oard Of Directors.
Innnaf Meeting Of the Wessern Asse-
ctssed Press.
DETRorT, Dec. 1.-THE annual meet
~ of the Western Associated Press
"a held here to-day, with larger at
sndance than for many years. All bat
70 members were represented. In the
basnce Of the President, Hon. Jn0. @.
lev presided. Reports were made by
be Board of Directors and the general
manager, which we're unanimously APP
soved. The following officers we're
lssted: President, Joseph Medill Of the
hicaQo Tribune; Vice President, l. r.
lack Of the Sandusky Register; Score
starry. III. X. Baker OF Detroit; Direc
,fs, Richard Smith Of the Cincinnati
'ommsrcial Gasefte, w. L. Holdeman
the Louisville Courier Journal, n. Il.
tone Of the Chicago Neirs, ID. II. Hou-
Dr Of the 50. Louis Globe Democrat, Jno.
!. New Of the Indianapolis Journal, A.
}. Bello of the Galveston Nssrz, and W.
J. Biokham Of the Dayton Journal. A
lrRs amount OF business was trans
ctsd. Among other things the Sc.
'aul Globe was admitted 20 member
hip. The following resolution was
dopted by O unanimous vote:
Resolved, That the thanks Of the Asso-
iatlon are hereby rendered to the Board
I Directors. to the joint committee.
nd 10 the general manager, for thor
och and efficient management OF the
usiness OF the Associated Press during
be past year.
Renewing Fences.
CnxyENsx, Wyo., Dec. 10. - From
lpecial Agent Sanborn, Of the interior
department.. who has been Ia the Terri
DRY for several days past. II IL learned
hat In obedience to an order from the
the ranchsrs all over Wy
ming are removing their fences from
lhe peblic domain.