Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-13

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and eiefRy. The Cardinals health VA
drunk, and the Cardinal proposed Ions
lie and health 10 Pope Le1 Kill, which
vas drunk by ali Standing. No otheI
toAots were offered. The Cardinal VA
waited on BY committee Of the s..
johns College Alumni Association, Of
which he Vas the first president. They
presented him with an appropriate ad
dress, 70 which he made q suitable re
sponse. The Cardinal w.s the recipi.
emit OF numerous gifts during the day
among which was . crucifix ten fet
high. made of olive wood, grown in the
Garden Of 0ethssmaAe.
Verdict - the Cesoaes's Jury - shs
C0ovene 0erroe
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1.-THE Coroner's
jury holding an inquest on the victims
OF the Belleville convent 6re returned a
verdict that the IRE department did all
it could under the circumstances that
the use of doFmitories above the second
story in such buildings 10 to be con-
domned that there should be le0isla-
tive enactment on the subject that the
blame rests upon the management of
the institution for not taking the pre-
cautions which the size and character Ut
the building AID the number of inmates
required.
o. Wall street.
NKw YoRK, Jan. l2.-Governments are
firm. Stocks opened strong. On the
announcement that the trouble over the
Uthh business had been settled by the
formation Of q new pool, prices advanc-
cd 70 1H per ceus. Shortly after
1870 the failures in the grain trade had
q depressing effect. The decline, how
ever. brought in buying orders, aud the
| market became again hFm. After 2:l0
Union Pacific Vas purchased freely up
70 Tx, which affected the general list
favOrably and buying became quite
spirited toward the close, and conf
dent tone characterized the dealings
The improvement was based ON the
official information Of q pool between
the Union Pacific, Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy and Denver and Rio Grande
! roads, and by the announcement that
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy d.
rocters Mt the meeting to-day had ap-
| pointed oommissi6n to meet the CON-
missiOners representing the new system
Of alliance with view of affecting n
settlement. The rise was further as
sisted by reported advance In steel
to $37 per ton and by the belief that
the decline in wheat will stimulate an
export movement. In some fisal sales
the market fell 10 q per cent. Spec
ulatiou closed firm. As compared with
last nights closing prices are to "
per cent. lower, except for Denver,
Northern Pacific, Northern Pacific pre-
ferred, Union Pacific and Western
Union, which are 4 TO higher. Ore
gon Navigation broke to 9elS, regular;
Pullman Palace broke from ia to Ill,
and rallied to 1l21<. The decline in
this stock was brought about by the re-
port that George n. Pullman was a
heavy seller ON West Shore bonds to-
day. Oregon Short Line dropped 81
to Is. American Express rose 2 to s..
and Texas Paoifi, N to 139 bid. Ore
Ron Unconstitutional receives $780, COO
from syndicate today, and the securi-
tiea we're lodged in the Farmers Lear
and Trust Company Sales Of stocks
for the week !. SCI y08l shares.
Large lrsa ship.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1.-THE largest
iron ship ever built in this country was
launched today by the American Ship
Building Company Commander l.. T.
G0rrinee's). The ship Was christeued
the Clarence 8. Belmont.
4 Large sssse.
BOSTON,, Jan. 1.-THE cutting of the
diamond found in south Africa, and
believed to bc the largest ever cut in
this country. has Just been completed.
The process occupied more than three
months. and az cut weighs " csrats.
The Labsr Conference.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. I2-AbOut forty
delegates were present this morning at
the Labor Conference. John A. Rooney
Of Brooklyn presented resolutions de-
olasinR that the protection of home in
dustries Was one Of the fundamental
principles of civilized governments
den0unciuR the proposed changes in
the tariff laws and pledging the confer
ence 10 refuse support 10 any candidate
for q national or State Office not in 90
cord With the sentiments Of the confer
enOo.
Letters we're read from Mayor Pow
derby Of Scranton. John Jarrett of
Pittsburgh, j. H. Williams ut Ohio,
David Lsmson OF Indiana, and others,
expressing approval Of the objects Of
the conference, and regretting their
absence. A letter from Denis Ksarney
vas read, bat mot received With any
enthusiasm. Kearney says our plat
form must be, ~ you say, short and to
the point big pay and short business
hours hits the nail On the head, and
covers everything, protection and all.
At the afternoon session the temporary
organization WA made permanent.
The committee ON resoluti ms reported
q call. requesting all favorine the
industrial GLASSES to organize for
Al - - I'D
in their Congressional districts
and - seloct delegates to the Conven.
ton 1t Chicago on July 80 next. for the
purposes Of nominating candidat for
President and Woe President Of the
United States, and adopting platform. |
Labor organic atoms were also requested
to ssnd delegations to the Convention. |
Before the call Wa adopted the Con-
ference vas denounced by Juo. No.
Coffry, Of Philadelphia, trade labor
man, Who claimed that the Convention
was q trick Of Designing politicians to
capture the working mans vote. A
short discussion followed ON the subject
Of contract ialsor, and resolution de-
nOuuoing civil service reform was re-
ferred to the National Committee.
sais Asalass Dsssey.
OnxYxNxR (Wv.). Jan. l2.-This at
ternoou Moses Lsvy a Co., bankers Of
London, commenced suit IN the United
States Court against OK Senator Ste
phsn W. Dorsey, for t63.O00 and inter-
eat for eleven ysars. Dorsey vas in
terviswed and says: The suit has
grown ont Of = transaction In 1871 In Ar
kansas State and AFkansas Central
Railway bends, Of which company
was then PRESIDENT" He denies any
cause for tho action.
MeAt0ea slavery.
CARR 0nAHDsAu (Mo.), Jan. a.
Constable Lomis, Of Bird Township,
Cape 0iradeau county, hired out today
g the highest bidder. ~ jackson, the
county soat, under the Law governing
the CASE. the services Of three female
warrants for the term 81 three months.
Their aQes range from % - IS years-
esoek oueeaeeoos.
NV Yoax. Jan. l2-BAY silver l0k,
Central Pacific 66, Burlington nv,
Northern PAoine 36k, North Western
l6k, York Central IS, Pacific Mail
12E. Panama 50, st. ISoais d San Fran