Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-02

soNos runs Mstioisn Conference BE-
ean It's session today. With 10 delegates
present., representing % countries. See
fetary freiinohuysen welcomed the dele
caves. and suggested that Count Levin
naupt Swedish Minister and dean Of
tue oipiomAtic corps, be male tempo
rsry chairman. On taking the CHAR.
count Levinhsupt suggested that Ad-
inirai Rodgers, chairman OF the African
oeieRat'on, De made permanent chair
man. aornirai Rodgers, on ASSUMING
tue cnAir, defined the object of she con-
Ie.ence' and expressed the hops that 8
prime meridian could be agreed upon.
ne election Of vice president was
dispensed with, aud the election of sse.
retsries postponed until tomorrow.
The Collage.
WASHINGTON, Oct. The coinage of
the various minss during Septen or was
Sa'6l3,353. of which $4,000 was in
standard dollars.
Georgia Election
AUGUSTA, Ga, Ost. L. fhe State
election for Governor, Statehouse off
GERS and members If the Legi stature
took place today. There was a small
vote and no opposition. Henry G. Me
Daniels, the successor of Governor
stevenson. wss reelected Governor.
Ont OF I0.UD votes, not more than 5000
were polled in this (Richmond1 county.
Not more than a third OF the vote of
tAe state Was polled.
Hunting Ills Daughter,
New York, Oct. LA. r. Carpenter
makes the following statement: "CIues
indicate that nv daughter Sarah left
New York on "Wednesday last on the
ste smer Germania. l have cabied to
Queenstown asking an investigation of
tue passengers On the vessel. continue
the inquiry for my daughter, bat have
slight hopes of finding her."
Hendricks
LOUISVILLE, Dot. I.--Gov. Hendricks
left for home this afternoon. He will
not speak at New Albany a. announced.
uniea Veteran Army.
HARTFORD, Conn, Oct. 1.-The Union
Veteran Army, an organization intend
Cd TO secure pensions and lands to vet 3
fans of the war aud to see justice done
them. beid its third annual convention
today. Resolutions urging Congress to
act IN favor of the veterans were passed.
And ssiii Another.
4RoT, Y. Y, Dot. Nv. b. Bartholo-
NEW, a eoachman empls yed by w. J..
simmons, wealthy business man. Sc
cretly married simmons adopted
daughter, Mary Emma Babcock, aged
-, ON Friday night.
Indignant Papermaker..
SPRINGFuLD, Mass, Oct. I.-rhe
writing papermakers branch of the
National Papermakers Association to-
day considered the question of reduc-
ing the production of fine papsrs, TO
counterfeit the bad infiusnce on the
market oaused by the prohibition of the
importation Of foreign rags, which has
increased the cost of paper stock. The
following was unanimously adopted:
Resoieed. That We will not offer our
paper for sale. or rec-ive any orders
therefor, EXCEPT at an advance ia price
OF from to 2 cents per pouad
Resolved, That rather than sell our
paper at less advance than that
named in the foregoing resolution, we
will lesseD our production uatil the
price of paper advances sufficiently t0
cover the extra cost of rags and other
material.
on Wall street.
NRw YORK. Got. |. - Governments
firm. The stock market was less active
than yesterday, and fluctuations 40
raie were confined within comparative
ly narrow limits. In early transactions
prices advanced q to y per cent. com.
pared with the cl1sing of yesterday, but
tho advance induced reallZations and
these ia connection with sales for short
account led to a decline of to 2 per
cent. tirmer feeling prev allied dur
ing the afternoon, and the closing deal
ings Of the market were strong at re-.
covery of to Il per cent, the advance
being led by the Changers, Union Pa.
cific, Lackawanna, Lake Shore and Mis-,
souri, Pacific. The changes in the DAYS
transactions were unimpDrtant, except
for Lackawanna and Northern Pacific
preferred, which showed a decline OF II
to = per cent.
The soath American Commission.
New YoRK, Oct. 1.-At todays ses~
sion OF the South Americas Commits
sion, there were present the United
States Minister TO Mexico, Philip Nor
promising was well enough, bat they
needed actual facts. The railroads, he
thought, had made this country what il
il, and II we wanted 30 carry on trade
with Brazil. we must have greater fasil
tiles. Sailing vessels are nothing. We
must have vast steamers TO carry freight.
In 1875 he had an interview with the
Emperor of Brazil. and the result Was
that he sent the Emperor's private SEQ
rotary with competent guide on tour
of the United States, THIS country.
Roach thougat.requ res all the products
of Brazil, and Brazil in turn wants
nearly everything that we raise. He
recommended that the United States
extend TO American commerce the sane
facilities granted TO English commerce
by England.
OMAHA. Oct. 1.-The representatives
Of the roads forming the Transconti-
mental Association held short session
here this morning to complete che de
tails of the pool agreed upon at Chics
90, and TO decide upon q tariff. With
out taking auy action the meeting ad
journed until go O'Clock.
Train Collision.
DENVER, Oct. 1.-The outgoing Lead
vile express of the Denver q RE
Grarde road collided with the in-com-
| ing salt Lake train at $50 last night,
near Aceaaa, IL miles south OF here.
About 80 passengers were injured, but
none fatally. One engine and a sleeper
were wrecked. The telegraph wires
were thrown down, aud nothing Was
known of the accident until the arrival
Of ii wrecked tr In at noon.
tHE CoRoNGs,s vERprCr.