Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-10

Cnmrnit.ae ct the close or toe session 20
onen communications with toe prln
cirle officers of the unions, and 70 oner
their services as mediaters, WITH view
TO bringing about harmony between
those bodies.
,.an,Iad the adoption of a resolution
saLino President Arthur to appoint
Iugust Donald for Commissioner OF
T.ehor Statistics. This provoked n
haated discussion One delegate sug
oested that crIticisiug President Arthur
ope day and asking favor III him the
nlaeed the Convention in pecu-
p ndsitios. The fact was developed
that certain of the delegates favored
! otber men for the position. The reso-
luton was finally voted down.
The Supreme Court
W1su1yeres, d. C.. Oct. 9.-The Su
nreme Court Of the United States will
conyens on Monday next for the Octo-
her term. Six Justices are already 10
the CITY and are expected to take their
aeata when the court reas5embles. Jhe
number of cases on the docket ~ lO25,
or $40 less than the corresponding time
last year.
Decision Sustained
CHEYKSsE. Wy, Oct. 9.-The Supreme
Court has sustained the decision of the
lower court IA the case of George Cook
for the murder of James Blount at La
ramie City in 1888. He will be banged
on December 18th.
Reduction wilhdrawR.
PrrrsBURa, Dot. 9.-The proposed re-
duetian Of 1871 per cent in the wages
of the employees Of Oliver Bros. d Phil
lipa has been Withdrawn aud work IN
the mills will be resumed Immediately
Mt the old wages.
The stock List.
Nrw YopK, Oct. 8. u. \. 1hrce's.
100: AIS, Il21S; IS, 1899; Pacific 49,,
125. American Express 50, Canada Pa
cifie 455k, Canada Southern 3214. Cen
trail Pacific "a, Chicago, Burlington
a. Quincy 123, Delaware, Laskawanna
IL Western 1861, Denver Il Rio Grande
1OIx, Erie 14sS, Hannibal d. st. Joe 38116.
Kansas and Texas II, Lake Shore
1917, Michigan Central 81. Northern
Pacific 1871. Northern Pacific preferred
Az, Northwestern 9lk, Louisvilie 81
Nashville DIX. Oregon Railway d Nav
igation III, Oregon TransoOntinental
49,, Oregon Improvement -, Pacific
Mail 50, Panama %, Rock Island
lis. st. Paul S0Z Texas Pacific lss,
Union IHCluc 10 Outbcu tptdtcS IA
press 3d. Wells Fargo log. Western
Union 64k. Petroleum firm At 72sS.
Money Market.
New YORK, Oct. o. Money easy at
Ik(12 per cent? closed offered | ~; prime
mercantile paper 6(a6 per cent sterling
exchange, bankers bills, dull at $4.5l16;
demand, $4.54K.
ON Wall street.
New YoRK, Dot. 8. - Governments
lower, railways strong. Stocks we're
even less active than yesterday although
the market continued strong. Union
Pacific and Pacific Mail were features.
The statement that the Pacific Mail
dividend would be advanced TO 9 per
cent, caused that stock 10 set up. Com
pared with yesterday, the closing price
of Union Pacific ia y, and Pacific Mail
per cent. higher. while Lake Shore Is
II, Northern Pacific Il, New Jersey Cen
tral " lower. Other changes arc IN
important.
Fierce Eight Round Battle.
New YoaK, Oct. Sack Dempsey,
the champion light weight, and Robert
Turnbull, OF Long Island, fought a
fierce eiaht-round battle, Queepsbury
rules, In public hall tonight. Demp-
He was awarded the $3.50 purse.
wrestling siatch.
In wrestling match at Irving Hall
tonight between A. Gosnerweir, cham
pion of Europe, aud Augustine Schmitt
champion of Germany, under the Swiss
rules, Schmitt pulled his antagonists
arm out of the socket, and was award
ed the parse of $3.50.
4 E~....t. A.. a.. up.a...a NS.s4ato. Gnu-
ference
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-Another sss-
sion of the Prime Meridian Conference
will be held Saturday. The American
delegates express the opinion that II the
French representatives continue their
opposition to the proposed prime meri-
dian Of Greenwich, the Conference will
ADOPT majority resolution recommend
ing that meridian, and leave the French
delegates to do what they please.
Another Phase Of the chinese Ques-
tian.
Another phase of tho Chinese qaes
ton has been presented TO the Treasury
Department A few days ago \ party of
So Cinnamon arrived at San Francisco.
Some of them who had formerly resid-
ed in the United States, we're provided
with the certificates prescribed by the
act of 1882, but none of them had the
certificates required by the supplement.
tary act of 1884. They we're not permit
ted to land, IA the United States Court
In California recently decided that Chi
nese can be allowed TO land only on the
production of the evidence required by
law, and that secondary evidence can
not be- accepted in such cases. The
Treasury Department was appealed to
for relief. The Secretary has, however,
decided not to interfere in the matter.
on the ground that IL is question to be
settled by the courts.
The Volume Of Currency.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-Tts Director
OF the Mint estimates the amount of
gold and silver coin in the United States
on October LIST at $Sih,000.000. OF this
) 1858 000, 600 Is gold and $is2, 600 coo
October 1, 1883, of $35 900 600. $l3.o0e,-
600 being gold coin and 81. 00O. eco sill
yer. In addition to the coin in oircu-
lation on October LIST, the MINIS and
assay Offices had bullion for coinage
amounting to; Gold, x33,0OO,Ooo. sill
yer. $1,000, 900. making the total amount
of United States coin and bullion avail
able for coinage in the country ON Do
tober LIST $s73 ,0o0. 900. Of which $6l0.-
100000 Is gold and SaSSUu.uuu silver.
The amount of gold COTS outside the
treasury was about 81 10000 less than
in October, 1883. while the amount IN
the treasury was $2u,ooo,ooo more. The
amount of silver in banks and general
circulation is about $s.00o.o00 less than
in 1888, and the amount in the treasury
about xS.000,o0 more. The amount of
outstanding gold and silver certificates
Is nearly SO. 000. 600 more than ON o.
tober 1, 1888. The Treasury Depart
ment today purchased $4,000 ounces of
silver for delivery at the New Orleans,
San Francisco and philadelphia MINIS.
A Fraud unearshed.
CHICAGO. Oct. 9.--Several days ago
revenue officer seized 1900 domestic
cigars, bearing import STAMPS. In the
store of Leo Mayer. The proprietor
was i'll in Philadelphia, where he still Is.
His son was arrested today. The Gov
eminent official asserts that the cigars
wara xa.a1a a.. Mas. XArk and haar old