Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-24
EASTERN NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DrspATCHF-.
Mills ri.


NiIis Rurn~d.
IrTcHrIrID. Conn, April G.-lh lie cot
ton mills owned by the Providence Com
many were burn, q this morning; loss
over fluo'vJ.
Meeting Of Railroad omr,ais.
CHICAGO, April 33.-Ths officials OF
tho Chicago. B1rlln gton Il Quincy and
,anressntatlves Of the Western trunk lin.
association roads held A session here
TODAY. and adjourned at two this after
noon until tomorrow without taking
any definite action. The B9riinGtor
s,stes its willingness ~ -hAre in the
competitive business with the [ mon
p.cIlc. ami renews its demand to share
in Union Pacific local business. The
officials Of the latter road declare that
the arlington has IN ,de some coness-
s,ons SINCE the Boston meeting which
nav serv. to bring tbyut An asnIca bic
Undertaking between all the lines.
The Drfauiiing Bank President.
CLzvEL.sD. April u. Frank De Walt,
the deta1lting president of l. ,tiyIlle.
ga, arraIgnel TINS morning bsfore the
TniteI ), ,tes Commissioner. waved eX-
amin alton, and ia d,fanlt Of go 90 BAH
Gas ,,led. II. will "a t.kea ID snyer.
leaving tonight.
The Provision Markets.
L1yEBpooL. ApeiI % -Bruai..uff- are
6rmer on American advice. Fioar,
IO-fails sd. Wheat, - sifdss "a :
sor,ap. II I'd 63s; California, - ida
u 81: cl1b. I. l0Ild5, 81. Cora, new,
Is II; Oil, - Add
CHIoAGo, April 2i.-Wheat active and
higher a. ~ i n sac for Aoril and Ss].
assoc for May. Corn fairly active ana
steady at $40 for April. aud 55d j31.
for Nav. Dat, que, At 81 - for Aprii,
and 3211c for May.
Presidest EndIcoirs Reply.
Nrw YORK, April Z3.-President En-
dicott. replying to the request of stock
hoI 1ers for information concerning the
condition of the affairs of the Oregon
TranscontIhentai Company, saws that so
far as he Is aware no stakeholder has
ever b.en refused any information
prsper to be communicated, though 1t
ha, not alw .vs been accurate, OWING to
the IN nv unsettled accounts. He says
the shrinkags In the shares of
Northern Paoitic aid Oregon Railway
in December last by the Oregon Trans
Continental Company. Amounted dun z
the past year to more than $4,000 SO,
or more tlan go per share upon Oregon
Iranscont mental stock. In refer
ence to the returH of the compauy's
office to New York, Endicott says the
Assistant Treasurer has already trans
ferred his books, and the stockholders
al. ct ,....
and liabilities OF the company. In re-
gard to the maturing fnuding scheme,
Endicott saws 1t ls hardly practicable.
ON Wall street
New YORK, April 3-Governmeuts
weaker for 4s. Railways weak. Stocks,
aftrr the first opening. became weak
aad depressed, and Continued ~
throughout the day. The special feat
ures were Canadian Pacific, Oregon
Navigation, Iranscontinenttl, Mani
toha and Union Pacific. Canadian Pa
citic WAS heavy, falling off from 49,, to
46l. on u renewal of the report that an
official OF the 'mpany had disposed OF
his holdings and that there were dis
crepancies of $4,000 between the
books OF company and tue
Canadian customs accounts. At the
close there WAS II slight rally of I. to
per cent In Oregon and Manitoba. but
the majority Cf tde stocks traded IN
closed at the lowest point of the dav.
prices being 4 To 81 por cent below
yesterday sales. The market III the
afternoon WAS heavy on advices from
Chicago tina at the Chicago Burling
ton and Quincy tripartIte conference
today nothing WAS done. Near the
close Of business, hawever, navices were
received to the effect that the ia-elIng
was still In session aud nothing authori
tatlve WAS known of the deliberation. :
Desperate Prize Fight.
LoNa BLAND CITY, April q - This
morning IA prize fight took place here
witnessed by about 100 sporting men.
The fight WAS between jimmy Nsrwin
of this city and Con. Walsh of Green
Point, for 800 "A side, London prize
ring rules. kerNin is - years old. and
weighed l4l pounds: Walsh IL II years
and weighed l+5 pounds. kerwiu was
the favorite IN the betting. Iher~ WAS
an old grud9e between the men, and the
fight WAS I'D To be ono of the most
desperate that ever took place on Long
Island. Six rounds were fought. during
which Walsa WAS terribly puaished.
The stock List.
Nav York. April 23. L. :. rhree's.
1905; u.s., ll3; -, l23a. Pacific
v5s, ~; American Express NJ, Chi
caeo, Burlington aud Quincy 2li,. Con
trail Pacific 81. Northern Pac iic 201a
Northern Pacific preferred i6lS. North
western 1875, New York Central 1917.
Pacific Mai i6is, Panama %, Texas Pac
Is, Union PacItio CO.., Wells Fargo
II. Western Union 65Ss. Lsckawanna.
ISIS, Denver and kio Grande l4l,
Michigan Central s5l. Oregon Tran,
continental i6's, Oregon Railway aod
Navigation 72ia, Oregon Improvement,
~, Rock Island 1871, Erie ISIS, Like
Shore &(.. 81. Paul 81. United States
Express to, Hannihal and st. Joe 3SIs
Canada Pacific 46ss. Canada Sontnern
%, Kansas aud Texas Us. Louisville
and Nashville i6ia. Petroleum fra at
S's.