Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-19
EASTERN NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DI.PATcHE-.



u.,,,e with Horse Thieves
u,vx,. Ark. April IA desper te
h..ook Mace Yesterday in the west
hRu. ,,,ion IF Phillips county, Ark, be
cru nosse of citizen@. led by the
tUe,a and three brothers named
SS ne Sonire and Joseph Moore. who
III Cor some time been engaged IN
nau ;;na horses. Their guilt was estab-
,.1Iad nv parties from whom they mad
isu horses. and who tracked the
s'o sas for a distance of thirty miles to
n9l, the stock Was sold. The brothers
VIZ ~ make their escape in skIff, but
IT, fred upon by the posse. Charles
49, was shot through the small OF
~ hack. the bullet lodging IN the
'.nmacb. Squire Moore was also des-
~ra,eiy wounded. and Will prooaby
pp;s Joseph Moore made his escape.
Uone If the Sheriff posse was injured
The Actors Fund.
Cg,c,oo. April 1.-The performance
IA ~ the Actors Fund this after
non Melted about Sl5Uo.
Timely Threat. Of IynrhinK.
c,nspys. Ala. AprIl l7.-G~o. Coates.
o,n,.d who set ire TO Jere Green's
Sonse while Green and his wife were at
npu,cb when four children were burne"
~ de.,b. has been captured. There are
Stats OF lynching him, and the jail Is
'ns,ded by the local authorities.
watching the FiIibusters.
NogrIE, Ala, April lit IL rurn"r~d
that the revenue cutter forwara h%s
been ordered Ia south fa5s 10 "atch
a flibustering expedition from Ne" VI
leans.
Trial of frank James.
Cu.TTAsooaA. April 1.-The trial of
P,ank lanes began today at huntsville
On charge Of conspiracy to rob A. j.
smith. a government oihclai. James
sat with his wife and child, dressed IN
.nit of broadcloth. Jesse James. Bill
RYAN. James Hill and Dick Liddell are
also included in the indictment. smith,
the person robbed, testified that when
he was four miles from Florence, Ala,
about 4 p. III. on March IL. 1881, three
man halted. presented pistols and took
$500 in government money and 500
NJ his own. they bound him In the
woods u I'll dark, and then let him 90.
smith believed the prisoner WAS one of
the robbers. but would not swear To II
asa certainty. A witness from whom
the three meH mentioned asked the way
10 Mussel Shoals believed the prisoner
Vas one Of them, but vas not certain.
Thomas Pedon, keeper of saloon near
Musssl Shoals, could not swear posi-
tyely to James being one of the three
men who followed after Smith As he
passed the saloon. Adjourned until to-
morrow.
New Gold Excitement In Colorado.
DENVER, April ls.-The mining towns
are excited over alleged important gold
discoveries in the vicinity Of Pixies
Peak, rs miles southwest Of Denver
Crowds Of people in the neighboring
towns are focklng to the new camp.
Passenger and freight transportation
lines from Canyon City, Fairplay and
Ieadyille are already established, and
grocery and Quitting stocks are on the
way Ii Is impossible ut this time to
obtain reliable information concerning
the Importance of the discovery. The
mineral IL said to be carbonate. and
samples assay nearly a hundred ounces
Of gold to the ton. Amidst the excite
ment Denver mining men are unmoved,
and will await Developments.
The stock List.
New York. April ls.-U. s. Three's.
1907; 41f's, ll3l1 As, 1884 Pacific
Sos, lEj; American Express 97l1, Chi
oago. Burlington and Quincy y Cen
trail Pacific 57l4. Northern Pacific 22la,
Northern Pacific preferred 1875 North
western lbs, New York Central lias,
Pacific Mail iSL., Panama 90. Texas Pao.
ia. Union Pacific 697s, Wells Fargo
10, Western Union 671s, Lackawanna,
1917, Denver and RIO Grande IL.
Michigan Central ~. Oregon Trans
continental 1917. Oregon Railway and
Navigation 70. Oregon Improvement
22, Rock Island 70. Erie 1874. Lake
Shore 9si,, st. Paul S6ia, United States
Express Co. Hannibal and st. Joe ;'Si..
Canada Pacific 81 !, Canada Southern
1875 Kansas and Texas l74. louisville
and Nashville 47ss, New York Central
IA, Petroleum 1T eady at - +.
The Money Market.
NV YORK. April lS.-Money easy at
l9td2: close offered at u prime pa
per, 4@5l9 sterling exchange, bank
bills quiet at 4S7l3 demand. 4S32
dry goods imports for the week were
$l,S50.0UO.
snow aud Land Slide.
DENVER, April l8.-Since the snow be
gan to melt III the mountains, snow and
rock slides of greater or less magnitude
have been 81 almost daily occurrence.
Early this morning large boulder fell
on the bridge across the Gunulsou. near
the mouth of the Cimmariu. and smash
ed 1t down. In addition to this. there
were half dozen small slides today be
tween Curreoanti aud point three
miles this side. In Black Canon. The
regular west bound passenger tr Ain went
as far AZ the first of these slides and
fin |. IN, h.,
track, when another slide came down.
striking the engine, turning it over, and
Instantly killing the engineer, Arthur
pratt, and slightly injuring the fireman
Frank Martinez.
Decline In Liquors.
CINCINNATI, April lS-A decline of
'hree cents IN quotations of high wines,
which occurred here today, caused some
excitement IN whisky circles. 1t was
done without the order of the whisky
pool and the sales reported today were
those OF leading members of the pool
In this city, 1t is regarded az neces-
ary result Of the dull market and the
large quantity of Kentucky goods press
ing for sale.
Robbed on n Train.
81 LOUIS, April lS.-John q. Tilford.
apassehger on the Iron Mountain Rail
road from Pine Bluff. Ark. an route To
Ireland. was robbed of 1880 on the
uain' near Poplar Bluff. by G. NJ. Den
nett The robber WAS arrested on the
uain by one Of the secret service men OF
she uouid system. and the money WAS
,ouhd IN his possession. bennett has
oeeh running rs an express messenger
oa some western roads, and ID said t. be
a"western crook"
Northern Pacific Earnings.
Nkw YORK, April ls.-The large in
crease IN Northern Pacific earnings this
month Is due Il the through business.
lne cSmpany rxnerts O., arm xI1 nstn 90