Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-17
EASTERN NEWS.
western Railway Conference.
.ssocIArED PRESS DISPATCHES.

CHICAGO, sept. 10 Ano "eseeIu
,';irav Conference adjourned at IL 81
e,sIock The general plan submitted
o.ha committee for the formation OF
py nools on California and Colorado
i lou two east and two west of the
,ps usi river, was adopted by a unan-
We vote. The meeting then took up
Moderation of the continuance of the
oeG;nartite pool and the relations it would
uip,s;n toward the new combination If
SUE Sue allowed to continue in force. The
Ha;s.nssion upon this point was only en-
.nssJ mon, when the meeting ad
iourned: .Lru;ep. .,s.
a., the close of the session that the
esa;oaytite certainly would continue in
LIZ though certain changes might oc
IN its working to conform with the
Gu oSar of the new pool. Other officials
In.Iare that the continuance of the tri-
Ute. if insisted upon, will probably
pr"snIt In the defeat of the organization
n the proposed pools.
Al the afternoon conference a formal
.doution Of the pooling arrangement
- cover Colorado and California bust
"sss was decided upon, contingent,
boweyer. upon q settlement of Nebraska
business. or in other words, on an ar
ssnOement of the tripartite pool to meet
.bs wishes of all the Omaha roads.
The Conference then adjourned, and
,ba Omaha roads took up tine discussion
~ Nebraska business. Vice President
Potter. of the Burlington, made pro-
oositiOn for the pooling of Nebraska
traffic, the Burlington to receive Its pro
rafa of Nebraska business and also of
local traffic of the Union Pacific, waiv-
inc all claim TO the competitive bust
nsss of the Union Pacific in Nebraska.
This was voted down. The Northwest
arm then moved that the Burlington re-
ceiye its pro rata of all local and com
ns,itiye business of the Union Pacific,
and this naturally was also voted down,
Rock Island and st. Paul voting in the
negative on both propositions
The Conference then adjourned till 8
o'clock tomorrow.
Officials Of the Burlington road TO
night said that the present outlook did
not appear favorable to any immediate
adjustment of tue pending difficulties.
The Cruise Of Ihe Cerwtn.
WASHINGTON. Sept 16.-Capt. Healy,
commander of the revenue cutter Cor
win, made a report regarding the cruise
Of that vessel in Alaska waters. He
speaks of his efforts to prevent the
smuggling of liquor and breech- loading
arms to the natives at Point Hope in
exchange for whalebone. and suggests
that the Collector of Customs at San
Francisco he instructed TO limit the al
lOwance Of those articles to each
whaler.
AID for the Garfield Memorial Hospi.
taI.
Mr.. Neal, Solicitor of the Treasury,
TODAY notified the directors of the Gar
field Memorial Hospital that the United
States Circuit Court of Pennsylvania, en-
gagged in distributing the estate of Jay
Cooke, had awarded to that institution
$4,000, being the amount deposited
with Jay Cooke d Go. on account of the
Soldiers d Sailors Orphans Home at
Washington, the property Of which was
recently transferred to the Garfield
Hospital by act of Congress.
Maryland Pr0hibiti0nists.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 16.-At conference
OF the Prohibition party of this State
held this morning II was decided to
candidates for Congress in each district.
A Missing Merchant.
The Italian Consul, L. Demerolla, left
the city two weeks ago, and has not
since been heard from. He was a prom
inent merchant, and stood high socially.
Financial trouble Is supposed to be the
cause. He took $4,000 of borrowed
money. The Sheriff this morning at
Iached all the goods of the Wholesale
house of Il. Demorella IL Co.
Railroad superintendent in session.
BosToN. Sept. 16.-The eighth semi
annual meeting of the American Asso-
,iation of Railroad Superintendent be-
gan this morning, aud will continue two
lays.
In order that the future meetings of
the organization may come together
better prepared to handle business. an
Committee WAS chosen to de-
Tide the business of meetings in the
future. A resolution was adopted that
al employee is discharged for
sufficient cause, the superintendent OF
he road should notify all other super
ntendents In the association of the dis
,harge, and the cause therefor.
Money Market.
New YORK, Sept l6.-Money easy at
@2 per cent closed offered, /; prime
paper 515a6lS per cent /;
terliug exchange bills weak at S4.S31S,
demand $4.s411.
1njury 60 the Grape Crop.
KINGSTON, N. Y, Sept. 16.-rhe sud
len change in the temperature has
aused the spelling of the grapes in the
hudson valley. Reports of loss in the az
,regate are quite large, noswithstand-
ny he yield Ii considered enormous.
The south American Commi.sien.
New York, Sept. l6.-The commission
appointed by the President in accord
noe with the Act of Congress To ex
mine into the best means of promoting
relations between the
United States and South America. held
Is first meeting at the Custom House
odsy. George ii. Sharpe presided. SO
ew were in attendance that An adjourn
nept was taken until the 18th.
The steek list.
New York. Sept. l6.--U. \. Three's,
001S; 4h's, 1i2; as, 1904; Pacific 96's,
"a, American Express ~, Canada Pa
itic 434, Canada Southern 30, Cen
raj Pacific 3Sis. Chicago, Burlington
md Quincy l2l, Denver d Rio Grande
0Js. Erie l3A, Hannibal and st. Joe
~, Kansas and Texas 1875, Lake
Shore 77s4, Louisville and Nashville
Oh, Michigan Central IS, Northern
Pacific 201S, Northern Pacific preferred
~, Northwestern 92IS New York Cen
raj 80, Oregon Railway and Nav
CATION 661s, Oregon Unconstitutional
pa, Oregon Improvement 10, Pacific
Hail 4sA. Panama ~. Rock Island
l2, 81. Paul IL, rexas Pacific lis.
Union Pacific 1854, United States Tx
,ress 81. Wells Fargo lUS, western
Union 64ls. Lackawanna i05St.
International Cricket Match.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. l6.-rhe inter
RATIONAL cricket match IL ended. The
core of the second inning was, Cana
liam i5l; United States, l2l; total
cores: Canadian $50; Uuited States,
80.
Insists Ipeu Deciining.
SpRrNaFfEIr, Mass, Sept. l6.-Presi-
lent Sselye. of Amherst College, has
declined the nomination for Governor
~ the prohibition party. He told re-
'orter that he was very much surprised
sheu informed that he had been uomi-
lated. He had previously answered