Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-13
EASTERN NEWS.
PRESS DISPATCHES.
s.,. and rieed.


1880 destructive food since 1865.
p.Srss were washed away, May small
pana;nos demolished. and number of
D.;,;ss driven from their homes. The
.say 4 now subsiding, and no further
ssuaoe Is apprehended.
sound and solvent
CLEVELAND. June 12.-Reports have
s.had here from other cities of
1910 IN one of Cleveland's banks,
- sbsv are without foundation. The
9ss.Ications by the paying teller of the
eeas;onal Bank of G Jmmerce had no
ns1sssutible influence on the banks
S.;ys at Clevel and. The banks are IN
nsrfectIy sound aud solvent rondi-
~ 20 clearing house officsrs stated
ssdsy at noon TO an Associated Press
reporter.
rashep Simpson seriously M.
pu1ApEIpHIA, June l2.-T'he illness
- R,suop simpson was critical this
.,o,n;ns. A consultation Of physicians
- held at the Bishops residence.
Tssv report bis condition better, but
IN sill very i'll.
The California Delegation.
CsxvAY. N. H., June I2.-The Cali
sornia delegates arrived here today and
isavs for Boston tomorrow, where they
ssrsrate 20 meet in Chicago on the 18Th.
Mcclure goes to Bangor.
wall street Rumers.
Nxu YORK, June 12.-Wall street ia
eoodsd With unfavorable rumors. II ia
,snorted that the First National Bank
dCleyelsnd has suspended, but later
sdyices state that the Institution il
adao business as usual. Ii 10 rumored
shst ths government experts have dis
scvered a deficiency of $1,000 600 in
Union Pacific sinking funds, and that
"a money was used TO sustain the
market value of its stocks. President
Dillon states that the company has done
dollar has been used for such a purpose.
Nis further stated that a serious wash
out has occurred on the Central Pacific
q Humboldt, but this Is officially de
nj, a By tbs company's agent at San
Francisco. These reports made the
market weak and feverish: prices de-
elined sharply. bat subsequently the
market was steady.
Heavy Loss by Fire
Bosros, June IA FIRE ia now burn
inQ In the building occupied by the Ma
sioual Rubber and New Brunswick Rub
ber Companies. The three upper sto-
RES are burned and it is still burning.
An explosion of naptha on the second
Hosr burned three fremen, who arc Sc
riously injured. The loss will be heavy.
Insurance $3.50, OCo on stock and $275,-
600 on building.
Mad Bank Failure.
CHARLESTON, w. Va. June 12.-The
doors Of tbe State Bank of West Viz
einia, IN this city, were closed this
morning. Liabilities, $4,000. Many
Ugly rumors are af1oat. Proposition is
that the bank will pay fifty per cent,
bat 1t Is doubtful II u pays over twenty.
Officials OF the bank received deposits
Yesterday up 10 3 o'clock. Depositors
are anxioasly awaiting an investigation.
Excitement runs high, and but little
business has been done here today. A
slight ron Was made on the Kanawha
Valley Bank when the doors opened AZ
: o'clock this morning, but as every
check was promptly paid the run ceased
after an hours time.
wall street Quotations.
NEW YoRK. June IL. - U. \. Three's.
l00A 41S1s, i01<; fs, 1884 Pacific
a6s, %; American Express ~. Canada
Pacific 42sz, Canada Southern $50, Cen
tral Pacific 40l4, Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy IL, Denver Il Rio Grande
l9H. Erie 141s, Hannibal and st. Joe
81, Kansas and Texas lax, Lake
Shore 80, Louisville and Nashville
Nx, Michigan Central 65i4, Northern
Pacific 20ls, Northern Pacific preferred
3x, Northwestern 94sz, New York
Central ~, Oregon Railway and Nav
ieation 10. Oregon Transcontinental
l1x, Oregon Improvement -, Pacific
Mail S9x, Panama IS, st. Paul sos,
Texas Pacific l01S, Union Pacific 3SlS,
United States Express IL. Wells Fargo
4 Western Union 50, Rock Island 81,
Lackawana 27A, petroleum firm 72.
Money 2(G3closed: offered 2; prime
paper Soc; exchange bills firm stsl;
demand 81.
Nxw YoRK, June I2.-Governments
quiet stocks strong, but higher in the
sarly dealings, with Northern Pacific rs
feature. Compared with the closing
Of last night the market was irregular.
The principal declines were Chicago,
bursinptcR 4 Quincy lk, Union Pacific
TX. Pullman l, st. Paul III. The most
important advances were Canada Pacific
IN Omaha N, New York Central Ia,
Northern Pacific 2Jk. Out of 81 ocks
traded In 10 any extent II closed higher.
Railroad Election.
ST. JosxpH, Mo-, June 12-The cleo
tlou Of directors of the Sc. Joseph and
Western Railway, took place today, at
Mest st. Joseph, Kansas. The Union
Pacific interest and the Benedict party
vsfe equal in the number OF shares re-
preseutsd. BY mutual understanding
TIE following directors were chosen,
making about an equa division between
ne two interests: Sidney Dillon, of
New York, Fred'k l.. Ames. Elisha At
kins, Ezra H. Baker. +. Gordon Dexter,
Henry Mcfarland, Ohas. #. Adams. ali
q Boston; James III. Benedict, Francis
y. Williams, Jas. @. Parrish, VIM. q.
pxoass, all OF New York; Elijah g. BEN
edics, Of Connecticut, and winslov
Jodson, OF st. Joseph. The only APP
psarance Of disaffectiou at the meeting
vas protest filed by John @. Stanton.
q New York, against she voting 5000
eoases stock held by Sidney Dillon,
which be claimed was illegally issued
~ The Union Pacific Company. for the
purpose Of the Hastings and Grand
Island extension. Mr.. Stanton claims
snis line was built by the st. Joseph and
Western Company, and paid for out of
~ treasury, hence, as IL has always
owned u, could never have purchased 1t.
The Races.
y. Lours, June 1.-The races contin-
oeo hare today. Weather clear and
warm, track fast, and attendance good.
Ffst Race-Seven furlones, Ballard
Won BY q length. Nippon second.
nnn2th N front Of Boze Sedan, third.
ume. lsS2.
second Race Selling allowance, one
mlie. Charley Lucas finished FIRST by
nnRth, Nimblefoot second, half length
. mont Of Manitou, third. The winner
.as bought in by the owner st no adj
Msce. Time, i:&6is. Mile and one
s&nsh, Ffeeland finished first, John
henry nsnfy second, Ballet third. Time,
Third Race--Purse $500. all ages,
snfee quarter mile heats. In the first
Ssst sooosa came in winner by length.
sofa u. second, Bonny Bird third:
anA Ei9sS. Jocosa finished first in
@e second heat by two lengths, Bonny
~, n,sa second. Kate Pryne third time,
byaanaitc Fiend Arrested.