Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-30

determined opposition 10 the demoueti.
zatlon Of silver and to prevent by ali COS
siole means any Legislation BY Congress
looking to decrease Of the present rate
OF silver coinage. assembled at the Ia,
Dor Grand Opera House at ? this after.
noon. and vas called to order by ID. b
Harms. chairman Of the executive com.
mites Of the Clear Greek (Col.i Silver
Association, in whose name the first call
Tor the National Convention was made,
Judge John A. Coalter. of Clear Creek
County, Colorado, was made Temporary
chairman, aud Judge w. J. Kerr. OF
Pueblo County, Colorado, secretary.
The chair announced a. a committee
on credentials two delegates from each
State and Territory represented in the
coHvention, as follows: Kansas. II. G.
seyder and w. z. Welch Utah, L. =.
Holden and +. W. Billings New Mex
leo, Gast. Billings and Charles Blan.
| ehard; Colorado, Dennis Sullivan and
Il. q. Cavdnaueh Idaho, w. X. Wall
ana George Montgomery Wyoming
Ira Haley aud John DonneIly. The
chair also appointed as committee on
permanent organization one delegate
from each county in Colorado, and one
from each of the other States and Ter.
I AfNehaN0 ANfACoEdhC1s GuQlUk tut re-
port of the committee on credentials
the convention adjourned until tomor
row.
Fully thousand delegates are pres.
ent, representing Colorado, Kansas
Utah, Idaho, New Mexico and Wyo-
ming.
DENVER, Col. Jan. 29.-The National
Silver Convention reassembled at 10
1 fRlnaE Iha ak 4
the following telegram from Hon. Henry
M. Teller, Secretary of the Interior
WAsHIseTos, b. c., Jan. -, 1885.
ChdirBsaH Of The !SReer CoHueHti0E: |
desire through you to assure the Con-
ventios over which you preside that I
am in full sympathy with every effor,
TO secure TO silver all the advantages
conferred by law on gold. do not Be
lleve that silver will take its Just rank
as money metal in the commercial
marts of the world until its money
functions shall be recognized BY the
Law, giving the holder of silver ballion
every privilege given TO the holder Of
gold bullion. II. NJ. TELLER.
The reading of the telegram was fol-
lowed by tremendous cheering lasting
some minutes. The balance OF the
morning session was consumed in de-
bate on that portion of the report of the
Committee on Credentials fixing the
standard Of representation. The Con-
vention has thus far been stormy one,
a bitter fight being made by the delega-
tions favoring the free and unlimited
coinage of silver for ex Senator Taber
for the permanent chairman ship. The
conservatives, including a majority Of
the Committee on Permanent Organi-
cation, favor Ex-Governor Grant. Alb.
soluteiy nothing has been accomplished
thus far.
The TranseeBtinental suffers No Loss.
BosTos, Jan. 29.-Elijah Smith, pres.
idsntof the Oregon 4 TrancontineDtal
Company, was seen today In relation to
the published statements that his road
bad large and losing interest in the
Oregon i California system. THE only
interest," said Smith, ''that the Oregon
* Trans Continental Company has in the
| Oregon / California is this; We are
creditor to the amount of $446 900.
| which was due January lst, bat was not
paid. IL the Oregon & California had
paid that We would have delivered to
them 81 10000 of their second mort.
gage bonds, which We own. As il Is.
the Oregon * Transcontinental still
holds the bonds, and is secured against
loss.n
A ueekiaG Valley siise Fired.
SrRATrsvILLE (0ho), Jan. "a mine
at Piummer Hill vas fired this morning.
There is no hope OF extinguishina the
fire. The mine was valaed at 500, 900.
Additional gaards brought here yester-
day are supposed 10 be the cause Of this
incendiarism.
Opera Hsuse Burned.
RoNDoUT IN. ~, Jan. 29-2 a. ma
| fire started In the opera house in this
city at 1890 this morning, after the
play, =" The Bandit King" had been
presented. The opera house and con
tents are a total loss. The adjoining
buildinR will be saved The fire is
burning fiercely at this hour.
Barrios she Tyrant.
CHIoAoo, Jan. 9.--Jose ID. Sepalveda,
of Guatemala. is now IN Washington.
lie speaks Of President BIrrios as an
absolute tyrant. he further says shat
Barrios is opposed TO the Niearaguan
treaty, and for the purpose Of defeating
it has already secured the services of
the leading Washington lobbyists, who
are well supplied with funds and who
indirectly raise cry against the pro
iect and influence public opinion against
the proposed work.
The Dividend wni Net be Passed.
Nsw YoRK. Jan. 9.-President Smith
OF the Oregon Railway and Navigation
Company denies that the usual dividend
will be passed because Of decrease Ia
earnings. He says il will be paid, and
the earnings are st rate Of more than
six per cent.
The Iroa Trade.
The Commercial BsilsnH prsnts a list
of forty iron foundries and rolling mills
which have started mp since she first of
/ the year in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Mis-
souri, and other States, and says that
while the business of each ia not brisk,
there Ia reason for believing that the
general situation is rather more favora-
BILE nos than IL was at the commence
ment Of the year. In this market very
fair sales of pig iron are making st
steady prices, while Philadelphia re-
ports speak OF improved business.
There is pretty good demand for
| everything on the liss, and sellers are
| firmer a. 10 prices. The West also fur
nisbes evsdences Of improvement, and
the south Is doing fairly.
Tae sssek Lis.
Nkw YoRk. Jan 29.-United States 3's,
loi Y; t,S's, liza; as. III II; Pacific 95's
| I2s, American Exprsss 30, Canada Ps-
cite ~, IsankAvanna Ss4. Canada
Southern -, Central Pacific 2sA, Bur
lingtoa llTSS. Denver & Kio Grsnde .,
Erie rs, Hannibal a Sl Joe So, Kan
zas a Texas Isl, Lake shores 81 = Louis.
vile 4 Nashville ssFs. Michigan CeAtral
50, Northern Pacific Is, Northern
Pacific preferred STN, Northwestern 80.
Nev YORK Uentsallies, Oregon Railway
aud Navigation CO... Oreeon 1ranscon-
sinental llA Oregon improvement ~
Pacific Mai Stss, Panama 81. Rook L..
land los. - Paul TN, Texas Paoihc
Ias., Union Pacific t9eS. United States
1 Express iooiS. Wells Fargo lt6, Western
Unbon s.. Petroleam, steady at 60
| Neestag 81 srt.hmea.
CH1cAoc, Jan. "A prominent mem
| bar Of the FeniAn brotherhood is su-
| thoFity for the statement that 81 q
meetinR of Irish Amestcans hsfe this
Afternoon, the resolution introduced tn
% the United states senate BY BsyRrd.
wss denounceds and that the lrish sup