Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-29

T ano' auu mere Is little left Gil
sac. The books shed very little IiSh
" .ne Identify Of those who depssite,
tne institution, as accounts are in a.
ous names The shortage grow
uouriy, as the intricacies of book sc
oon.s are unravelled, and from thre,
uunored and nifty thousand overdravn
mas grown to one million TO-DAY. an,
sus quo - not yet. The liabilities. il 4
TcnsVeo, VIII reach over two millions
~ Is said the bank methods date bacI
snres years, to the time of the Chsrr,
Hlose OIL excitement. and since then Ii,
oark mas oeen losing steadily.
me oeneiency OF Hill grows, and thii
evening reached 81 10000. A heav,
oetaication Is also limited at, which /,
Claimed VIII reach nearly a million
Inc directors have been in session al
Gay, aud have decided to have a thor
oaQn investigation and full statement
furnished the public. IL wrong ia.
been done by any one they shall b.
MADE TO pay the penalty. MANY ol
.nsse who made deposits on FRIDAY
hteaten the bank officials With crimj
MAJ proceedings for false pretences In
Obtaining money. Cashier Rseber i
nov under police surveillance. Presi.
Gent Riddle Is much better tonight. and
PROBABLY viii be strong enough 80 come
to the city tomorrow.
Great shooting Match,
CHICAGO. May 2S.-The shooting IN,
tue team championship in the interna.
Ionai clay pigeon tournament at Grand
CrossinR began today. The contest i
by teams of five each. from recognizes
clubs, ten singles and five pairs by each
man. Fourteen teams shot TODAY. eom.
pietlng their score at single pigeons
Ihe Exeter IN. III. Club thus far leads
Win tue score of 80 to its credit. the
Cinoinnati Independent. Club and the
Bradford Pa Club, team No. 1. being
next, with % each. The Woroester
Mass and Cleveland Clubs foIIog
with % each. Best possible score 30.
more about the Grant d Ward Failure.
NEW YoaK, May 28.-Taylor a Co.
brokers, loaned Grant Il Ward xIOo an
April 18th, on collateral, negotiable AT
2 per cent. per annum. Il WAS sabsa'
qnently raised to SIX per cent. On
May 9th, demand was made on Grant
q ward Tor payment of the loan. under
the rules of the Stock EXCHANGE. ana
they were notified that if thew did not
pay that day by certain time,
Taylor d Company would sell ont
the securities. The money was no,
paid, and Taylor d Co. sold all the AZ
curities-abOut 135 Marine National
Bank. IL il alleged the securities sold
were forty-three $1,000 bonds of the
New York, Chicago and st. Louis Rail-
road. When Taylor d Co. were abont
to deliver these bonds. they were
served with a notice that the bonds be-
longed to the railroad company. TAYLOR
d. Go. were proceeding to deliver them
when the Stock Exchange decided il
was valid by reason of the notice given.
They have ever since held the bonds.
claiming there il u balance due on the
bonds of $4,000.
Methodist Resoiutions
PHILADELPHIA, May 23.-The Metho-
dist Conference Committee reported A
series of resolutions denouncinp polyg
amy, and declaring it to be the sense Of
the representatives of the Methodists.
in General Conference assembled, that
1t is the duty of the legislative depart
ment of the government to proceed
without ful .her delay 10 enact laws
snch as will depose from political and
Official power, in the Territories
of the United States, those who
either practice or advocate pvlyRamy
from civil or religious right. An effort
WAS made by Revs. Buckley and Curry
To amend the report by striking out the
clauses which proposed TO deal out sum-
mary ohastise ment not alone TO those
practieing, but 10 those who advocate
the Utah system. Gov. Pattison made
a strong appeal for the adoption of the
report. His remarks had telling effect
on delegates and audience, and tse report
was adopted with applause. Two re-
manning reports of the committee were
also adopted with applause. One sub
mitted certain provisions to be insert
ed in the discipline concerning official
boards, and tn. other WAS as follows:
"Your committee on the state of
the church Having considered the memo
rial referred to them from aPhiladelphia
society for alleviating the missries of
public prisons recommend, in acco ID
ance with the Seeretary's request, that
a committee OF correspondence be ap-
pointed who sh al communicate this
to the society and also organize other
| ones throughout the country, in
the interest of and for promoting such
philanthro Jical institutions aud work.
A multiplicity Of reports of minor i'm
portance we're settled by committees
and adopted with slight amendments.
The committee on itinerancy presented
an additional report, establishing poihts
for examination by the annual confer
enoe. The most important of these
papers thus presented was the report of
the Committee on Book Concern, which
shows the profits accruing in New
York and its repositories to
have been 1921. l02, and Cincin.
natl SOL ,092, making the sum OF
$3s2, / IA as the total profits. In add.
tloa to this, two cities. known rs the
Eastern and Western houses, paid divi-
dends to the annual conference to the
amount of $4,000 In summing mp,
the report stated that the affairs Of the
book concern during the past quarter
were more prosperous than ever before.
This report. a. well al number of
others submitted by the "a ne commit