Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-26
EASTERN NEws.


.esnA Of the Crested buttes Qtsdsset
..roh almost superhurnan efforts tbs
I.ssC nartv reached one chamber II
-.;rs this morning. where the mer
- .nnnoeed to have been at tse time
~ slnI0sion. Here Is dead bodies
faund, bat they have not been
s"Lsn ouf. aud the names have nos been
1891 The deadly gas is a source Of
..;n0nt danger 70 the rescuers, who
=" Sorre,d 70 pro 5eed most cautiously
IA excitement is intense.
s;,tv.fouY bodies have been found
81 this time, of men who we're al
n chamber l. These bodies are
- HANG brought out to the main en-.
md will soon be brought TO the sur
~ Workmen will then begin 10
..s..h for bodies in chamber No. 2
M l.tfsr Ia further into the mine, and
- rndoubtedly where the explosion
80 Lace. General Palmer. president
49, Crested Butte. Coal Mining Ccm
neny. sent personal donation OF *ioU
Ia he Immediate relief OF tho families
o( the unfortunates-
Ceal Train Wrecked.
sn1noKKx, Pa, Jan. IA coal train
ths Readirg Railroad was deraiied
- morning and badly wrecked John
usrIev. q brakeman, was fatally hurt.
,.,sv Realremess or Jsdxe Drum
meAd.
nucAoo. Jan. N.--I' il stated on re-
ssshle authority that Usited states CIR
~ lodge Thomas Drummond will
~ositiyeiy retire from ths b-non about
1sroh. At the close Of next month
Judee Drummono will have completed
- thiYty-f0urth year on the Federal
hensh. This long, continuous service en-
eifles him under tie recent Retiring Act
n Congress to foil pay for the balances
a his natural life. An Intimate friend
- lodge Drummond il authority for
n statement that the aged Judge Is
~ preparing oil his papers and mat
- Of business with a view 70 an early
retirement. 1t was the Judges inten-
tiou 70 make the matter public some
Aaye ago, but the unexpected with
df3wsl Of Judge McCreary from the
Circuit bench has caused him, from a
Aeaire not TO embarass the President
Nh two vacancies at the same time, 70
vsit until the present vacancy is filled.
The Money Market.
NEW YORK. Jan. 25.-rhe money
market was easy at ~ @ 2; closed Of
lsred ~; prime mercantile paper 4
q *; sterling exchange, bankers bills
etrOng and higher AZ 4.85; demand,
ASK. Dry goods imports for the week
vsss t2,l72.00O.
The Marquis Of hartford Killed.
LONDON, Jan. 25.-The Marquis of
Hartford was thrown from his horse
vbile hunting aud was kicked. He died
today.
The stock Report.
NEW YosK. Jan. Z5.-U. b. Three's,
1O0H; 4ISs, 14A "a, 3s4; American
Express ~, Canada Southern 81 4, Cen
tsai Pacific 6514, Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy D;S, Delaware, Lacka.
wanna and Western 1914, Denver aud
Rio Grande 20i%, Hannibal and St. Joe
", Kansas and Texas 1871, Lake
Shore 951 Louisville and Nashville A.
Michigan Central 81, New Jersey Cen
tTal 854<, Northern Pacific 20ss, North
western 1874. Ohio and Mississippi 221S5
Reading 63, Rock Island 161f. st. Paul
1k, Texas Pacific 1854, Union Pacific
75A, United States Express IS, Wabash
81. Louis and Pacific 15}x, Pacific 95's
-. Erie 25A, New York Central 1874
Pacific Mail 421t, Panama 80, Wells,
Fargo d 60. ITO, Western Union 77s<
Canada PAcifio SIN. Petroleum firm
ct 1875.
On wall street.
NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-Governments
higher. Railroad bonds firm aud higher,
except Northern Pacific firsts, which
deolined from 99x to 9Sl4. Stocks
spsued stronger and advanced 4011s
pr cent. Subsequently Northern Pa
ei6o weakened. common declining q,
pgsfsrrsd l y and Oregon Transcontin
snaal 70 l7sl. This caussd decline of
H@l in the general list. Between noon
an1 2 o'clock a frner feeling prevailed.
and the BEST prices OF tho day were at
tanned In some stocks. Just before
o'olsck Northwestern preferred broke to
lOX and Oregon Transcontinental to IL.
Tbs former then recovered &c AN and
The latter 70 Tx. In the last hour Il
vas stated that the Western railroad
managers at tho conference in Chicago
had been unable to agree and had ad-
journed sine die. The market then be-
came weak and lower, yet the decline
Ne comparatively slight. Union Pa
eiae fell of to 75st. Northern Pacific to
d preferred to Al, Oregon Transcontin-
entail - II and Western Union 10 72A.
~ compared with last nights close
peteos we're 49A lower for Union Pa
Gae and the roads in the tripartite
pol. Northern Pacific was I per cent
Isssr At 20ll preferred ~ at AN, Or
eeon Transeontinental at TN, and
Oregon Navigation Ia at S0ss. Oregon
Navigation rose ~ to 79A, but broke
p % and rallied to s03s@Sl.
Asress 81 the PresiAeat er the Lead.
willie Bank.
DEMvE1, Jan. 25.-Frank Dewalt, the
ds(anlting President Of the defunot
btfss National Bank of Leadville, was
axIested today at FL Paso, Texas. Lead
we 0ft0ers are en- route with extradi-
oon papers.
AaJssaiag Rasea.
OncAoo, Jan. 25.-The general pas
mass agents Of the lines interested in
~ business bet ween Chicago and Kan
1aCity, met today for the purpose of
ae1ueeinR rates east from the latter CITY,
ve,eh have been somewhat demoralizsd
onee the trouble between the seab0ard
9unk lines and the Missouri river lines,
eowina out Of payments Of commits
.oee BY the latter nt New York on
oeelneo to the Missouri river. The re-
soansative u the Burlington was not
vtAfn9 to enter into any temporary ar
1oment, but insisted on solid, sub
leeeal agreement to the severe main
ennes Of rates west bound from CHI
% we'll ~ east bound from Kan
Ofy. Without RESOLVING a oouclu-
~ conference adjourned until the
laseant, when il Is thought such Am
eeaeot will be reached.
De Calls ~ Grant.
nv Yolx, Jan, Is President Arthu T
lled upon General Grant this even
The President will return to
WesoinGton tomorrow.
- ~ reace In the Grand opera
Company.
NV foRk, Jan. 25.-Mme. Gerster,
~ refused to sing for Colonel Maple
~ night, TO the disappointment Of
). Sauaens OF Baltimore, il said 10 DO
" residences Of her brother, DIR.
seer. Of this city. She refused in
Svs TO reporters, but the ErsHiag
- aas the following OK PLANTATION from
n e0orces: Is II srtained that
seoubls between Mne. 0srster and
manager was long standing. II
essmarily from Colonel Mapleson's