Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-20
EASTERN NEWS.
,oc,,rrp PRESS DIsPArCHEs

crar roely attended. john VI. breenaf
vs ,;nated George II. Corllss for Gov,
nom nr q. j. West said he understood
eiuo,C1 orlis, could have been the Il pub.
tns. nominee for tie last 70 years. he
i'c"n ;na,ed Amasa Sprague. saying that
-as neither right nor consis ent FOR
~. nsmocratic party to nominate he
tns si;csn, Thomas Seeer was also NOM
p,aS An informal ballot was taken
ina IN. following result: Whole num-
WIN yotes cast, 81; Corliss, 45: Seger,
20. SnraQue. a6; scattering. =. The for
taIIot resulted CorlIss, A. Sprague.
s ac" Seoer. q. A number OF motions
1",s made. and finally a motion 10 de
.,s,e Corliss the nominee Was adopted
by62 to %.
grT HE SAYS NO.
n. Corliss was waited on by com
e. IN inform him of the nomination,
tnt he declined tho honor.
,Sn 80 THEY TAKE DEMOCRAT.
ppov1DEscE, March l9.-The foil W
mo vaxe the nominations made: 'Ihos-
Eoer. for Governor: Amasa Spragne
a., Iisutenant- Governor: Jonathan Nj.
Wheeler, for Secretary OF State; Chas.
= Gormap. for Attorney General, and
Gsoroe p. Leonard for General Treas
n,.r. Delegates to the National Demo
c,atic Convention were chosen.
s,.ine Carries the Philadelphia
Primaries.
PHILADELPHIA, March 19.-The pri-
m,ry elections Of the Republican party
iast night for delegates to the State
Convention brought out a fuller vote
than usual. A glance over the field |
leaves the impression that the element
of the party represented by ex Secretary
Onay. popularity supposed to be in the |
,sterest of the National Administration,
has been defeated, and the element rep |
resented bv the Committee of One Hun |
dred. and said to bs favorable to Blaine. |
has been successful. The character of |
the majority of the representatives |
from the districts to the convention |
confirms the idea.
Burglar shot by n Policeman.
Boston, March 19.-POliceman Ken |
dali captured James Donovan, a bur
plar, this morning. but while taking |
him to the station was tripped by Don |
ovan and brutally beaten with his own |
club. Kendall succeeded in drawing |
his revolver, and shot Donovan in the |
moulin, WOuuu IfOIu WuICu
the burglar died IL minutes after.
Lawrence Barrett sails for Europe.
New YORK, March 19.-Lawrencs Bar
re,t sailed for Liverpool today on the |
Gallia. He plays in the Irving Lyc sum |
Iheater, London, beginning April 10Th. |
Horrible Deaths.
CLEVELAND, March l3.-The still at |
Marian a. Morgan's oil works exploded |
this morning, and the escaping oil in- |
stantly submerged August Fisher and |
August Guenther. employees, and taking |
tire they were quickly burned to death |
in sight of a Mortified crowd, unable to |
assist them. The rushing stream of oil |
overlook William Stollman, another en-
plOyee, and he too was burned to death. |
Marian ~ Morgan lose $4,000, with |
no insurance. The cause Of the explO- |
sion ia unknown.
On Wall street.
NEW YORK, March l9-Governments
strong, except for 3 per cents, which |
were weak on talk of another call. The
demand for railroad bonds was very
active, and extended throughout the
entire list and a further advance i'll
prices was established. The sales Of
bonds today aggregated *2,l47 600.
Stocks quiet and strong, but the changes
IN prices were unimpOrtant. In final
dealings, however, some active shares
reacted and the market closed slightly
lever. Compared with last nights
closing, prices are Il to = per cent
higher for Northern Pacific and Mani
tOba, and AM2 lower for Central Pa |
ciic, Oregon Iransoontinentai, Pacific |
Mail and Western Union. Oregon x |
Nevada sold up to 1873, bnt reacted to
Sk. st. Louis * San Francisco de- |
cined ., and preferred IA.
The Money Market.
NEW YORK. March 81 he money
market was easy at llam2 per cent, |
closing at | per cent; prime mercan-
tile paper, 4td5 per cent sterling ex
change, bankers bills, steady at 4.S7 !;
sterling exchange, demand, 4.S9i2.
The stock list.
Nrw YORK. March 19.-U. =. Three's,
1905; as, 1885 AZ, 123's Pacific
Ss l29; American Express ~, Chi
eago, Burlington and Quincy 249ss. Cen
tral Pacific SOS. Northern Pacific 2ls4,
Northern Pacific preferred 47ss, North
Western 1875, New York Central 157s.
Pacific Mail 55ss. Panama 80, St. Louis
and San Francisco 4Ss. Texas Pacific
TX. Union Pacific ia, Wells-Fargo
:, Western Union 75l., Lackawanna,
D9, Denver and Rio Grande 1895
Michigan Central 92Ss, Oregon Trans
continental 204, Oregon Railway and
Navigation So. Oregon Improvement
VA, Rock Island 1875. Erie "a, Lake
Shore 3, st. Paul 92la, United States
Express 50. Hannibal and st. Joe IS q,
Canada Pacific 54lS. Canada Southern
w, Kansas and Texas 2l's, Texas
Pacific u \. Petroleum firm and un
changed.
A Conference Arranged.
Boston, March l9-The Union Pacific
and the Chicago. Burlington and Quin
W Railroads have appointed commits
aoners to meet in Boston on Friday to
ellie existing differences. The Union
Pacific representatives are G. F. Adams.
rs. Ames and q. q. Hover; and the
burlington representatives are j. NJ
Forbes, Sidney Bartlett and G. j. Pearce.
The Foot and Mouth Disease.
81. Louis. March Ex-Governor Crit
'enden has addressed letter to tue
eaairman Of the meeting recently held
~ Aualr cennty, this State, where the
1901 and mouth disease Is said to have
appeared. in which he advises TIE peo-
pc 10 use prompt and vigorous meas
aies TO stamp ont the disease. He calls
1'ention to certain law on the cub
!cc'' and thinks il sufficient for the
emergency. If properly enforced.
"NpirioN OF AFFAIRS AT NEosHA FALLS.
sfRINdrrEID tIl.), March 19.-Dr.
salmon, veterinarian of the Department
agriculture, telegraphs from kins
n.y. Kansas The foot and mouth
disease at Neosha Falls il not spread
as aud there Is no contagious diseases
:" lie county further west
IN ILLINOIS.
" Rancho, Secretary of the State
.oAfo OF Health. has received report
"Oa Aenia, Clay county. Illinois. that
.sen'y head of cattle have died ou a
,e. m I'D Wayne county, adding that
ss'e Is no doubt that the cattle died |
"'h Tie foot and mouth disease.
Aukks TAKEN BY THE KANSAs LEGIs- |
LATURE.
ioPRkA Kan. March lg.-Iu the |