Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-12

Geaeal eraa..

EEw YoEx, May II. Daring the
early part OF last night Gen. Grant ex-
periencel considerable pain in hia
throat de vas restless s3on after mid
night lie awakened st intervals and
food was given him through the night.
AZ 10 O'Clock thia morning, before be
arose for the day and dressed, be had
sept a6snt the usual numbsr Of hours.
though his sleep bad been interrupted
ae stated Dr.. Douglas remained ali
night AID left the General asleep. Ats
p'eock during the forenoon the Gsnsrai
turned bis attentsou TO his book and
did some vork up<le il.
On waIi street.
NEw ToRK, May lI.-Government
bonds steady, and unchanged quota
ttons fof everything except As. vLich
are kJver. The stock market hes
besn fairly active today. and, as q rnie,
stroaR IN the Horaang snd weak in the
afternoon, bat ths market has been
more than usually irregular all day, GER
tain stoelEs showing little disposition 20
follow the decline of the active list.
me prices of the morning we're strong,
and daring the dag frnetl0nal advances
wefe MAIDS ID almcst everything on the
List. Thei advances vas she result OF q
better feeling regarding railroads Ia she
West and Northwest, and disDositaon
on the part Of the bears who failed to
ooser last week TO clase their accoants.
After midday the market became dull
at.d heavy, and In many cases prisss
yielded from IS 10 per cent. before 2
O'Clock, bat In the last hour there vas
increased trading again, following re-
parts that the Western railroads were
again IN troubie, and that serieus cut
ting had broken oat anew on some of
them. Stocks also further yielded in
prices. the weakening continuing until
shortly before the close. final sales
we're accompanied by slight rally in
some cases. but quotations this evening
are generally from 10 per cent. low
er than at the Close Saturday.
Annual Eleetien.
NRw YoRK, May 1l.--At the annual
election of the American Dramatic
Fund today. b. l.. M. Barlow was elscted
President, and L. II. Roosevelt, w. X.
fsaseTs. Nathan Seeley, 8. p. Hurd and
John Gilbsrt made up tho Board of
Trustees. VIM. Davidge, Theo. Moss,
]. II. Stocidard, W. J. Florence, VIM.
Warren, @. w. Couldock. J. II. Rogers
and >. III. McXicker are among the |
Directors. George Beck is Secretary |
and DR.. I'll. 4. Quaekenboss remains |
honorary physician.
sea "trip for sbe Bsys.
NKwPoRT, Il l., May 1.-THE United |
States training ships Portsmouth,. Sara |
toga and jamestown sailed this morn |
ing on their sammer cruise.
sugar Matters.
NEw Y0Rx. My IA ii yaaa
(CubaD letter says: Four hundred acres |
Of uncut cane on the estate of she |
Union" at Seeres were recently burned |
over. Forty i've houses we're burned at |
MayahRnese.
Advioes from Porto Rico say Com
mittee Of the Provincial Legislature |
waited en- the Governor General, and |
and after slstting ferth the unfortunate |
situation 10 which the leland is placed, |
owing 10 the prevailing financial crisis, |
requested tim 10 endeavor TO indace the |
government 20 abolish the export duties
on sugars.
strike sf Railroad sechauics.
DENVER, May ll.--Ceptrary to gen.
eral expectation officials of the Denver |
aad Rio Grande Railroad did not re-
open the shops today. AZ 8 o'clock this |
morning 100 strikers and employees of |
the Burlington and Union Pacific roads |
congreRated at the Denver and Rio |
Grande shops. A Declaration of Inde- |
pendenoe was read aiad Knights Of La
bor songs GunR with great Rusto. The |
presence ut large crowd deferred |
weakening strikers from going 20 work |
Officials say the shoEs will surely be fe- |
opened In q few day. Yesterday a. |
serRe on large mass meetiag was held |
at the rink, which Wis addressed by ex-
Congressman Belferd, who severely |
criticised Judge Hailett, OF the United |
States Court, for selading several strik- |
ers 20 Jail for sixty days for contempt, /
in interfering With Workmen in the |
early days Of last week. The caase of |
tbs strike WAS not toaehed upon BY any |
speaker. The road IL not suffering |
any great tnoonyenienqe. All trains are |
RAINING aa usual.
The stes,k List.
NEw YoisK. May 1l.--United States So, |
i025s; t,<'a li2ss; "a. 12lSs; Pacific |
6's, -. American Express IS, Canada |
Pacific 81, Canada Southern Is, Cen
tral Pacific 29}s. Burlington l20i4, Lack |
awanna ION 1-6. Denver q Rio Grande |
6, Erie l0A, Kansas Il Texas l7A, |
Lake shore 5iN, Iouisvilie q Nsss, |
vile 30as. Michigan Central ~, |
Northern Pacifis II, Northern |
Pacific preferred 80. Northwestern |
Slk, New York Central 85A, Oregon |
Railway and Navigation TAX. Oregon |
Transcontinental l3k. Oregon Improve |
menf "a, Pacific Mai 5ll6. Panama 81.
Rock Island ll2h, 80. Panl 69IS. Texss |
Pacific i0is. Union Pacific 30, United |
States Express 81. Wells Fargo lo9t,
Western Union bsss.
1Fhe MeneT Markea.
Nxw foRx, May 1i.--Mouay. easy
at ! per cant; prime paper, 4ta5;
sterling biils Hrmer % t4.s4sk; demand,