Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-16
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WkxHIreTox. April i4.-The special
committee appointed By Acting score
tzry kairehIld 20 examine the methods
OF doing business in the office OF the
second Comptroller Of the Treasury, has
reported that the work OF the bureau is
about three months IN arrears and that
u can only be sro1ghs np 10 date by ex
ira diligence on the part Of the clerical
Iofce and 6v q slight increase in she
number OF clerks. Acting SECRETARY
fairchild said today taat his i0ea Was
10 secure IN the future, IL possible, a
more prompt settlement Of shs eco5unts
Il the Rovernmsnt officers than has
been sbtained ia the past.
a Californian for ainisaer 60 China.
WARRINGTON. April 14.-Glsyeland has
said that be would appoint a Califor-
nian as Minister 20 China, as the Pacific
Coast was more interested in that mat
ter than the rest of the country. and be
thought California was entitled to that
place.
The Marines In Panama
Colonel MeAuIsy, Commander Of the
United States Marine Corps, receiyed
the following telegram from Colonel
HaywaOd, dated Panama, April 18th I:
The transit has been opened by the
marine battalion, which g in camp at
Panama Station ALI are Geli.n
A Dape's bitterness.
NEw YoRK, April 14.--Fish, the con
victed ex President of tie Marine Bank,
is very bitter against Ward. Hs de-
eiares that he was s0pplstely imposed
/ upon and says, As sure as there is a
God in Heaven. whsre go tia. man
shall 40. That is my only consolatio
and hope. / am an old man, 66 years
| ol ;, a time of life when a man needs
and seeks rest. / care very little where
/ that rest Is 10 be found. IL may be
/ within the wallis of prison, bat / shall
be sure that the same fate awaits Ward.
| would 90 through all have suffered
and more, if il would clear the path
from all distractions to the final over
throw of that man.
The strike Averted.
DALLAS, Tex, April 1.-The strike on
the Gonld roads has been averted. A
committee saw Superintendent Cum
minRs, having satisfactory interview.
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO, April 1.-The conditions
were all of buliist tendency at the
| opening ON Change this morning. The
4 AA9N1AoAA WnA GAVA4A aRt13fG4 IlVIG UtDl-
l nously threatening and cen OILS were ra-
ported at the loacst point at which they
| had yet been quoted. In addition the
visible supply showed a large decrease
aud crop reports were no less gloomy.
Toe market ia consequence was again
very strong, June advancing to 94e with
few sales as high as 9t19e. With the
advance Of consols the market went
back to then mp 60 u. Whaat
| opened at 81 and ia now 91A. Buying
orders from the outside are again large
and based IN large measure, il vas as
serted, on the bad crop outlook. Corn
is firm at Az for May. Pork, $l2.4O
for May.
The Esthmas Crossed.
WASHINGTON, April 10. - Secretary
Whitney has received the following
from Admiral Joaett: II crossed the
IsthmEs yesterday. Good order con-
tinass. Oar men are all sound and
comfortable"
Fair ON silver.
CHICAGO, April l5.-speaking OF Cleye-
lands letter asking for The stoppage of
silver coinage, Senator Fair of Nevada
last night said TO a reporter hers: what
the President thinks about IL does not
matter much. 1t rests with Congress,
and Congress will not suspend the coin
age. Thsre is practically no snch sur
plus of silver as is represented. Nearly
the eutire amount Of $46, 600 lying
| In the Treasury vaults is in reality In
circulation BY means of certificates.
This agitation about silver is kept ND,
like great many sqhsmee IN Congress,
| By men who want to show how much
they know. It is all for effect
stock 0sstasisns.
NKw YoBR. April l5.--United states
Ss, l0l ~; f1k's, li214; fs, 12isl; Pacific
SIS. l25. American Express 81 Z, Canada
Pacific 81, Canada Southern 29A, Cen
tral Pacific 32i{ Darlington l23s<, Lack
awannsl sl079 ,Denver& kio GFsnde 1861,
Erie l2&, HannibaldSt. Joe no., Kansas
4 Texas iS9s, Lake shore 59t6, Louis
| vile q Nashville 81, Michigan Central
IS, Northern Pacific 17s<, Northern
Pacific preferred 40l4. Northwestern
ssh, New York Central BOZ, Oregon
Railway and NAVIGATION 50. Oregon
Traasc0ntinentai ~ x. Oregon improve
menf 285S, Pacific Mail 5sSss, Panama 81,
Rock Island ll49<, St. Paul 73i< Texss
| Pacific 10l<. Union Pacific AIN, United
States Express So. Wells Fargo ITO.
Western Union 59as.
on wall street..
NKw YoRK. April l5.-Governments
quiet and unchanged, except on as,
which were per cent. higher. To-
days stock market has been surprise
10 almost every one. The European
war news this morning was interpreted
as indicating more peaceful outlook,
and prices at the opening we're = to =
af.@ lao
evening, and in early dealings further
| fractional declines were made. This
was followed after the FIRST Is minutes
by reeetisn. in which Union Pacific
aud Pacific Mail took the lead. From
thai time unsii ths close the market Was
strong and unusually active as CON-
pared with the basiness OF late. AZ
| first there were rumors OF q favorable
character regarding the Union Pacific
| floating debt, but the point which car
ried the day was. first the declaration
of the usual 8 per cent. disi-
dend for the current quarter BY
the directors Of the Pacific Mail
with tbs official announcements that the
company's earnings for the eurrens
quarter we're AZ the rate of 81 per
cent. per anunm, and. second, reeolu-
tion adopted by tbs Pacific Mail. which.
| II WAS believed wsnid lead 20 an AMIGA
Bile settlement Of the differences between
that company and the Paeitis railsays
| That resolution, which vas proposed by
Gould and which vas unanimously
Adopted. provides that the union and
Central Pxciiiie railroads transfer their
business 20 trans- Pacific countries from
0denlal and Occidental. lins beteeen
san Francisco and Cana 10 she Pacific
Mail and enssr into eontrset with The
latter oamptny for term OF ten years,
guArantsafnR she Paeife Mail against
1 Opposition IN Chiaa b1siness. IN consid-
GRAFTON Of which the paaife Mall Co.
would enter the tFansconlinensAl paoi
and %. operate with the railroads BE-
/ tween New Yark and San Francisco.
TIE resolution also provides thai all
matters should Be divided BY The eonn-
miastaners OF tbs transo0niineEtal bust
/ ness or BY the arhitTAtnfs. This was
tnfafnretR& "a hetan extramHfv fAW0r-