Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-18

70 competition and great and continued
qecInatlon in the value Of products.
~ oruer 70 equalizs matters. a reduc-
Iion OF III per cent will be made in coal
ana the rents of buildings owned by
.ne cambria Iron Company. II i
.houeht that the reduction will be nc.
cepted. wv az
Northern Pacific Earnings.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-The earnings
OF the Northern Pacific Railroad shov
an increase of f54,7O0 over the CORE
spending week last year.
4 tteksburg Bank Attached.
Judge Donohue Of the Suu,ems Coar,
today granted an attachment soainss
the property Of the Mississippi VALLEY
BANK of Nicks5urg IN an action hronob,
oy the National Park Bank of this cl,y
10 recover 1855 claimed to be due the
plaintiff
stealing Chiekea..
ATHENS, o., Sept. i7.-Evicted and
iuie miners are said to bs committing
aepreoations upon the small stock of
FARMS In this vicinity, and owing to
their destitution the farmers are afraid
70 take legal measures to prevent il.
Butler Missed This One.
BOSTON. Sept. 1.-THE American Po-
lltlcal Alliance has nominated w. T..
Ellsworth Of PENNSYLVANIA and Charles
II. Waterman of New York for Presi-
dent AMI Vice President of the United
states.
The stock list.
NV YORK. Sept. IT., \. Three's
| IA ID
~, American EXPRESS ~, Canada Pa
OHIO Az, Canada Southern 81. Cso.
trail Pacific -. Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy ll21l, Denver & Rio Grande
l0%. Erie l3X, Lackawanna 1867.
Kansas and Iexas l7Iz, Lake shore
I54, Michigan Central 65, Northern
Pacific Il, Northern Pacific preferred
~, Northwestern 9i4, New York Cen
trail SJ9s, Oregon Railway and Nav
l9ation 664, Oregon Transcontinental
1873, Oregon Improvement l61l, Pacific
Mall 49,, Panama IS, Rock Island
Il3, st. Paul SlA, iexas Pacific IL,
Union Pacific 49,, United States Ex-
press ~. Wells Fargo lob, Western
Union 651.. Petroleum steady, United
On wall street.
NEw YORK, Sept. H. Governments
lower; railroads weaker. Texas Pacific
fell off to AZ. Stocks opened irregular,
but before the first call prices advanced
%s(dlA. Subsequently the market be
came unsettled, the announcement of
new issue OF 81 ,0C0.C-co by the st. Paul
being used to depress stocks. Jersey
Central marked q greater decline, drop
ping from 4l1 to 80. After the second
AaI M do
on, when Manager Camp OF the Clear
ing House stated that no bank in the
city had asked assistance from the
Clearing House Committee, and all ru-
mors to that effect We're utterly false,
the smaller bears began to cover. At 2
q. IN. the advices from Il Iston we're that
President Adams of the Union Pacific
had published statement showing that
the earnings of the company for the
fiscal year ended June Both we're at the
rate of 8 % per cent on the stock, after
| charges had been met. President
Adams in his report stated that the II
months covered we're AS unfavorabie as
any system WAS likely to experience. In
the rise which followed. Union Pacific
was prominent, selling up from 454 to
4SA. Near the clese the improvement
was partially lost. CoApared with last
night closing prices are 11Cd2H higher
except Central Pacific, winch shows a
decline, Erie II Delaware and HudsoH
and Jersey Central per cent. The
Texas Pacific has applied to the Stock
Exchange to list $4,000 geo of it's gen
aral mortgage and terminal bonds au-
thorizsd July 20, 1884.
Raiiroad Consolidation.
- taI
that the consolidation of the Hoosack
tunnel line with the West Shore has
been fully ratified by the railroad over
which they are to operate. Each has
been assigned to particular territory
with the same agencies as at present.
The system will be under one general
manager, j. w. Smith, heretofore man
ager of the West Shore, who will assume
his duties on the lst of October.
Lessened Production.
New York, Sept. lin reply to a
circular sent out by the Journal Of Com
meree, that paper will publish tomorrow
answers from lib mills. representing
sixteen sets Of cards, showing an actual
lesseninR in production OF 100000
Yards. The author states that many
mills are idle or RAINING on short time,
and will not start up or run full time
until the demand so improves as to in
sure the cost of manufacturing.
Colorado Grecabackers.
DENVER. Sept. 1.-THE National
GresubAok Labor Party met in State
Convention here today. Q. Il. Buchanan
was chosen permanent charm vi, and
DIR. \. 4. Peete, secretary. Resolutions
we're adopted, in which the platform of
the National Convention and the letter
of acceptance of General Is. K. Batter
we're adopted a. the platform of this
Convention. Several speeches, eulogis-
tito of Butler and West, were enthu-
| siastically ceived. The following
ticket was placed IN nominations: Presi-
Dental electors, j. ID. Bailey. of Den
yer, L. q. Messenger. of Greeley and h.
p. Button, of Denver; for Congress. q.
W. Way, of Builder; Governor John 4.
| Washburn, of Lsrimie; LIT. Governor
A. X. White, of Lake; Secretary of
State. NJ. q. Dunn. of Pueblo: State
Treasurer, j. II. Buchanan, OF Denver.
Ex Representative Rev. DIR. Gilbert De
IA NJ TYR. declined unanimous nomi-
| nation for Congress- Resolutions. hav.
| inS for their object A fusion with Demo
orats on the State ticket, were defeated.
Colorado Prehibiiieaisss
DENVER, Sept. 1.-The Colorado
State Prohibition Convention WAS held
here this afternoon Col. j. A Eilit, of
| Boulder. was chosen permanent chair
! man, and John Dane Of Denver, score
tary. After the usual routine business
had been disposed of, a series OF resolu-
tons was adopted declaring in favor OF
the principle and policy Of legal prohi.
bition; pledoing support ouly 20 pure
men for positions of national trust de-
claring unity with and allegiance To the
National Prohibition party, and pledg.
ing cordial support 10 ~. John and
| Daniels. A committee of fifteen was APP
| pointed. vita instructions to place q
State ticket in the field. either of candi
dates of the other parties or Of new
/ men.
| fsfgerss Successor.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., Sent. l7.-Malter
| Evans, Cota missioner of Internal keve-
| nue., left this evening for short visit ts
Kentucky. His name Was today added
20 the list of those likely 10 succeed
Folger. Information was received here
today that Mr.. Morton, Minister 10
| France who Was 20 have sailed for New