Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-18
TELEGRAPHIC.


The Fast Mail Permanent.
OMAHA, March 17.-Cnion Pacific off
ciais here have received inquiries from
the Central Pacific officials a. TO whether
the fast mail Is permanent, and have
replied that 1t is. The fast mail now
hes over at Ogden "a hours awaiting the
starting of the Central Pacific train.
Alleged Bandit. Captured.
'ISEYAED HAVEN. March 1.-The
steamer screamer, rom Cuba for Port
land, arrived last night. having on board
"a Cubans, men, women and children.
claiming to be- refugees They are
alleged b. dispatches froRs Cuba to be
bandits. The revenue steamer 5 ,muel
Dexter. Captain Gabrielson, vas on the
watch for the Screamer, AID fell in
with her At | O'Clock this morning.
he Screamer IL anchored in the har-
Dor, and IS under the surveillance of
the Dexter, which IS near by. Captain
Gabrielson has teiegraphed to Wash
iD9ton for Instructions. Captain Robin
son, master Of the Screamer, is annoyed
at the detention, and claims that the
passengers are only innocent refugees.
and not bandits.
L"nd"n Prize King Or Marqais Of
Qaeensbersy.
CHICAGO. March II. - Nothing has
been heard from John l.. Sullivan in re-
ply to Parson Davies telegram. sent at
An early hour today, asking whether or
no Sullivan woHld agree to hight Mervin
Thompson according to London prize
ring rules. There Is good deal of
speculation as To what the answer will
he. Many seem To be of the opinion
that the champion will hardly agree to
anything outside Of Queensberry rules,
and at the present time Thompson has
much the best of thu controversy.
ON wall street.
NEW YORK. March l7.-Governments
steady; railways continue firm. Stocks
opened quiet and irregular, but soon
became strong and higher. Advices
were received from the West that the
Northwestern Company had decided to
submit to arbitration the question of
the per cent. of the Northwest Traffic
Association. Prices then advanced
sharply 4 to "a per cent. for the gene
raj list, and q per cent. for Pac iiic
Mail. The last named was unusually
active, and sold up from 53l4 to 56I.
but reacted to 5514 then rose to 555s,
and closed at 551S did. The rise in the
stock was due to purchases for long ac-
count by new element buying, based
mainly on large account. to the cash in
the treasury, and the prospect of an
early resumption of dividends.
serious Trouble.
Sr. LOUIS, March IA dispatch
from Fort Worth says that serious
trouble has broken out between the
Missouri Pacific Railway and the
Texas Express Company. The former
does not permit the latter to transmit
goods on its road. but on Saturday the
Texas Express people insisted that it
should take their freight to Whites
boro. This WAS declined, and the Texas
Express blocked the way to the Mis-
souri, Pacific oars ard by force pre-
vented the Pacific Express from load
ing their freight. Yesterday the rail-
way station presented n warlike appear
ance, each side having several we'll
armed men present; but no conflict
took place. Superintendent Van Tyne,
of the Missouri Pacific Railway, issued
an order which was thought to insure
shipment of Pacific Express goods, but
the Texas Express folks say that their
freight must 90, or there will be trouble
The aid of the county and CITY an-
thoritles has boea invoked aud tue law
will be enforced.
A Cherkered Career.
LONDON, March l7.-Len Ed Din, the
Afghan chief, who ia editing An anti
English paper, printed il Paris, but to
he circulated on the Moslem frontier
al, hnf h.a l..I tA
Prophet. He promises undying enmity
to England. After the Sepoy revolt of
1851. in which he participated. he went
to Constantinople. but was expelled for
claiming to be descended from MOham
med. He therenpon took hiaself to
Cairo, where he was given the Chair of
Philosophy at the University. He was
arrested for sedition. and
sent to India. Bales of his papers are
now at Constantinople, ready for distr-
button throughout the East.
scdiiiows PIacards.
DUBLIN, March l7.-Placards have
been posted about Skibberreen. county
Cork, announcing an outbreak and OWL
war in March. The police are remov-
ing them.
Disasters by Sea.
LIVERPOOL. March 1.-THE British
steamer General Koserts. from Galv 8
ton February 5th, has arrived. Sne col
lided with an ice field. aud had her bow
washed away, and her fore compartment
filled with water.
The bark Lucy. from Liverpool for
San Francisco. sunk by collisisn, and
six Of the crew were drowned. The
captain and three of the crew arrived at
fouehal.
After Ossnan Dtgma.
LONDON. March lin the Commons
today Marquis Harrington. Secretary o:
State for War. stated that he had tele-
graphed Admiral Hewitt asking him
whether lac had offered reward for
Osman Digma's head, and warning him
not to issue such a proclamation with
ont consulting Sir Evelyn Barring, the
English Minister at Cairo.
Extensive Plot
The police of Newcastle on Tyne have
received information of plot to ex-
plode the principal buildings Of the city,
including the Central railway station
and the post office.
ARE THEY ACTING. AOCARELN