Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-13
PACIFIC COAST.


| San kRAsczsoo, Jan. l2-Tks Golden
Gste Co1es and Spies Mills. On -
eroand aoos a. Al Front strves. caush,
ere yesterday, which spread 20 . secon 4
aoor, woere the cigar fassorv OF Ritz
SnroSnsrs was situated. The total lose !.
sto,o nearly tvo-fhirds Of which il
covered oy insurance.. The spice mills
are owned By konoes 4 PeckAn. The
Oo'ldins vas owned by Josssyn 4 Co.
A Chaltense.
N n. kittleusn, the we'll known
sprint runner, has retained TO this city.
9no las written challenge TO Frank
LeSIs' TIE tamoRs Oregon spriuter, 20
1a4e n stch With him to run a hun-
ofed yards for from $500 % 1900 a
sads' sluo to be allowed Lewis for ex-
penses 70 Come TO this city.
sam rneFxAnisea.
oAcRAGzSTo, Jan. l2.-The State Sen
ave, AFTER eleven Intellectual halloss for
speaker pro tsrz-, adjourned until to-
morrow. This defers the election Of a
9Th
h'iaenee In the sharsn AIimeny Case.
GAN Francisco, Jan l2.-Durine the
Argument on the question of aIiruony in
tne SHARON divorce case TODAY the Aft
oaFlf or Nellie Bracket, one Of the wit
nesses during the trial Of the case. was
iorodaoed, II stated that the NV
Dear Wife letters, we're fixed by plain
stitnted. ''0 ~
The afhdayit of Senator Sharon was
read. IL charged the testimony of ex.
PERI Ganpel, who swore that the Nv
lear wife letters were genuine, was
RiSsn 10 accordance with q construct
mace with u. W. Tyler. plaintiffs sttor-
nsy, oy which Gumpel Was to receive
tzoUO II plaintiff won the suit. The
contract was produced Tyler testified
teat he wrote the contract and signed 20
II both bis and Gumpel's names. He
saio tne matter vas trap to ind ont
sot who was distributing Sharon's mo-
ney.
W. d. l. Barnes. defendants attor-
ney, testified that W. II. Lees, CITY detsc-
ave, introduced to him John McIaush-
In, clerk In Tyler's Office, of whom
barnes purchased the contract for 395,-
w; Concluding his testimony Barnes
SAID; 81 believe now that the paper is a
fraud and withdraw it,
The case was continued until Friday.
Rather serious objection.
SAs FRAscrsco, Jan. 12.-The E1dmfn-
e. sacramento special tonight says:
E1 governor Leland Stanford will
oe candidase for United States Sena-
.or: Oelectlon however is being made
70 nim on the claim that he not q citi-
State.
The Transeonttnental Association.
San FRANCISCO. Jan. l3.-The Trans
continental Railway Association net AZ
. o'clock this afternoon, Acting Com.
missioner Cannon in the chair. The
doors we're closed. The object of the
meeting was to readjust the percentage
OF gross receipts allowed the roads
comprising the Association, and to elect
Q Commissioner in place of Ristine.
resigned. The names mentioned for
the position are those of the present
Acting Commissioner Cannon, John
Muir, OF the Oregon Railway and Navi-
CATION Company, and p. P. Shelby, of
me Union Pacific. Owing to an insult
ncient number of members being
present, the meeting adjourned, with
out transactinR any business, until to-
morrow.
Mining stocks.
SAN Francisco, Jan. l2.-Alta 800,
beloher $50, Best d Belcher so, Bodie |
2.U, Con California and Virginia |
900, Chollsr LIS, Con Pacific loo,
Gould 4 Curry l.12j<. Hale Il Nor
cross $50, Mexican 45c, Mt Diablo $50.
Ophir 500. Potosi 75c. Savage /. IS, Sierra
Nevada coo, Union $50. Utah l5o, Yellow |
jacket lbs. Navajo, 200.
shipping intelligence.
San FRAScIsoo, Jan. 12.-Arriyed-l
British steamer Barnard Castle, from
Departure Bay.
sailed-Steamer Empire, for Victoria; |
ships Shirley aud Oriental for Tacoma;
bark Arcturus for Port Townsend,
and schooner Dora Bluhm for Puget |
Sound.