Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-17

TAreaeeoeA SaS1ke,
Prrs1URs. Feb. l6.-A general strike
OF railroad GOAL miners against the re-
duction Of half . cent is looked for
shortly. The ruling rate is 81 cents,
but IN Q numocf of instances operators
refused to pay more than three cents,
and claim that they are unable to run
the pits at a profit and pay the former
rate. A half cent reduction vas ordered
as Scostdale yesterday. President 500
tello OF the MineEs' Association left for
there this morning. and will eudeavsr
TO settle the troabie. The producers
! oder to sign a yearly contract to pay
three cents, but the men refuse to en-
tertaiu the proposition, and a strike
seems inevitable. At Shaners Station
there is not pit operating today. lhe
men who went in at the reduction are
out again. The Bueua Vista miners
Also refuse to return to work at lees than
arbitration awards.
The lllias1s Lioease Law CsasssGa.
tt0aal.
CHICAGO, Feb. l6.-The Supreme Court
OF Illinois has declared constitutional
the Harper high license law, which pro-
vides a minimum annual license of $50
for saloons ssllina malt liquors, and
tU0 Tor saloons selling splrituous or
spirituous and malt liquors.
Generous Chlcaeo.
OHIcAoo, Feb. 16.-Sobsoriptions in
this oity for the aid of food sufferers
foot mp $4,000.
Italian Labsrers Arrested.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 16.-Several weeks
aRU Alexander Harrigan. sub- contractor
on the Philadelphia branch of the Bal
timOre q Ohio. absoo0dsd. leaving some
20 Italian labOrers unpaid. Yesterday
forenoon the Italians caught Parlia-
ment, the contractor, and refused to re-
lease hum until they were paid. Several
unsuccessful attempts were made to
rescue Parliament, and the Italians be
coming ri0t0us force of 70 men WAS
sent against them, and they were all
captured.
NHw YORK, Feb. l6.-GOvernments are
cages continues brisk. Northern Pacific
ciiic rose to 72%. Kansas Pacific firm.
Western Union, st. Louis d Nashville,
Lackawanna, Lake Shore, Ore. on
Transc ontiuental and Union Pacific
were the features Of speculation. In
the first two hours today Western Union
scored the greatest advance, selling ND
from 764 to 81 & on increased transao-
tiOns. Inc shorts displayed consider |
able anxiety on account of the reported
hitch in the sale of the Nickel Plate
Telegraph to the Baltimore 4 Ohio, and
attempted to cover. The transactions
In Union Pacific we're on an enormous
scale, footing up 1O6 $50 ont Of total
OF 373, ,6S5 shares. Covering by leading
bears was continued in this stock, and
the price vas carried up to 81. Lake
Shore was bought by Wander ilt brokers,
and Oregon THansoontinenta ran up u
to IN. The changes in the remainder
Of the list were less important. About
I: 30 room traders forced Pullman Pal
ace down from 1ll1< to los for the pur-
pose Ut breaking the general market.
The attempt was unsuocossful as far -
the general list was concerned. Pull
man Palace subsequently, advanced to
1O9H, bat reacted to 1071S and closed at
lO6sl. In the afternoon Union Pacific
was. weaker, falling of to 831S . decline
OF lB as compared with tue highest
price of the day. Other active shares
yielded 19H during the last half hour,
while the market became strong again,
and prices re- sctsd h@& under the
leadership OF Union Pacitio and Pacific
Mail. As compared with yesterday
olesinR prices are H@H per cent higher
for Western Unien, Canadian Pacific,
Northwestern preferred, Missouri Pa
cific and Oregon TranscOntineutal, and
H01 lower for Northwestern common,
st. Paul, Rock Island, Denver, Kansas
d Texas, Erie, Northern Pacific, Mani
toba, Union Pacific, Texas Pacific and
Wabash.
Tho injunction order issued BY the
New YORK supreme Court was today
served On the National and Baltimore
q Ohio Telegraph Companies and the
New York, West Shore Il Buffalo Rail-
road in the suit brought against them
by the Western Union. The injunc-
tiOn, among other things, restraints the
defendants from interfering in any
manner with the rights of property of
the Western Union Company ON the
West shore line, such rights having
been granted the telegraph company by
its contract Of January tn, 1880, with
the Jersey City Il Albany Railroad
COmpany, one of the predecessors of
the West Shore Company. Defendants
are further restrained from operating,
constructing or in any way enlarging
the line of telegraph now existing upon
the railroad oompany's right Of way.
Te Welcsnae MIN ueme.
YOUNGSTOWN, O., Feb. l6.-At q public
meeting John Stanbaugh, g. Todd, G.
n. McElvey, L. 4. Cochran. G. D. Amss
| and j. Il. Ford were appointed q COM
Mittee TO proceed to New York to vel
come to the United States Lieutenant
Harber, Who brings home the bodies of
the Jeanette crew. This il Harber's
home.
The sasck List.
NEW Yosx. Feb. 16.-U. 4. Three's,
10l; 4Hs, l4k; 4's, SH; American
Express Sc, Canada Southern 81. Con-
ira! Pacific 631. Chicago. Burlington
and Quincy N3l, Delaware. Lacka-
wanna and Western l271t, Denver and
Rio Grande 201, Hannibal and St. jos
Shore 1881, Louisville d Nashville l81<.
Michigan Central 50, Northern Pacific
21x. Northern Pacific preferred AK,
Northwestern .22X, Oregon and Trans
sentimental NA, Oregon Railway and
Navigation 81, Oregon Improvement
II. Rook lsland 2lA. Sc. Paul 9Sx.
Texas Pacific 2lx. Union Pacific 6SX,
Unitsd States Express 50, Wabnsh. Sc.
Louis and Pacific 1874, Pacific 95's y,
Canadian Pacific 55s%. Erie 27A, New
York Central TN, Pacific Mail AK,
Panama 50. Wells. Fargo 4 Go. III,
Weetern Union 77ss. Petroleum steady
at 1OlJf.
The Mooey naPAes.
New Yonx. Feb. l6.-Ths money mar
kek vss easy at 1k12 Per cont; closed
offered at X per cent; prime mercan-
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