Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-21

A aaraersas Lever.
Las vKGAs. n. NJ, Feb. n.-Dou Nj
guel Montana, wealthy Aexisan and q
tead1nR local politician. together with
nis wife, vas fouIlY murdered las,
Tuesday night by Jose TrnQeIlo, vho
ned 10 the mountains and has not vel
oseu captured. Il ia reported that Tru
ReilO vas IN love With Mrs. Montana
who rspeilsd him. de killed both ou,
OF revenge.
8nrnlng sf the 1aFvin safe Com.
pany's B9iIasnG.
NKw YoRK. Feb. 10.-Ths Marvin
Safe Company Faetsry, huge eight
story building. embracing No. 324 and
S2 West Thirty seventh street, Was de-
str0yed by Ere daring the night. The
tossering walls Of the buiidinQ threat
eled the surrounding tenements, which
were cleared by the poliee. Handred-
of half-clad children. women and men,
shiverinR In the sharp frost, we're driv-
en- from their homes, or found shelter
with neighbors. The tenemsnts st No.
3D and S34, snd adjoining the factor v
on either side, we're more or less dam
aged by falling walls. The loss of the
Marvin Safe Company II $3.50, 900. Of
which 10000 10 on stock, $4,000 on
machinery and $4,000 on the building.
The insurance. Is $ls5, $50. In London
companies. Two handred and fifty
Enen are thrown out of employment.
keene Wealthy Again.
Today it became known that James
Il. keene is agsin possessed of a for.
tune, which be obtained by specuiation
in petroleum and railway stocks. The
amount il placed at abont S25o,000.
The Geld weather.
CHIoAeo. Feb. 30.-Ths cold weather
continues. bns freight trains on tie
Western roads are now generally NOV
ing, althsuga greatly delayed. Tbs
EasterR roads oentering here are clear
ing out their yards, and hope 30 be
able 10 aceeps all freight offering to-
morrow. Reports received from Ken
tucky, Tennessee and southern Mis
sour say that no damage has been done
20 the winter wheat iu thee States.
The saoch Lisa.
NKw YosK. Feb. 80.-United states 8 4,
l0l; 417s 1924; i's, l228; Pacihc S5's
LIS. American Express 901S Canada Pa
eifio 3s53. Canada Southern 81, Cen
traI pacifc 321S. Burfingtoa l22. Lack
awanna son. Dsnver a kio Grande III,
Erie l95s, Hannibal d Sc. Joe -. Kan
sas d Texas lSs[, Lake shore 65jS Louis
vile 4 Nashville 27X. Michigan Central
IS. Northern Paoinc I'm. Northern
Pacific preferred AN, Northwestern
9254. New York Central 934, Oregon
Railway and Navigation 81. Oregon
Transcontinsnta i21z. Oregon Improve
msns 80, Pacific Mail SAX, Psnama 50.
Rock Island 1llik, sc. Paul 7lA. Tex4s
Pacific l25<, Union Pacific A7Jk, United
States Express 50. Wells Fargo l07.
Western Onion $50. Petroleum active
and excited at 1854.
seaey Market.
New foRK, Feb. n.-Money easy at
az per cent, closing at III; prime pa
per, 4g6; exchange bills quiet at
t4.S3lS demand, &4.S61x.
In AID Of Grant.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Feb. 0.-In tte
Senate q resolution was unanimously
passed asking Congress to pass Ea-
munds' bill. placing General Grant on
she resired list.
The TBineis senatsrship.
SPRrHoSrs1D. Ills, Feb. 20 Second
ballot: Logan 100, Morrison 81, Haines
2, scattering 8.
Third ballot: Logan i0l. Morrison IS.
scattering s.
Adjourned.
The Niagara River Blocked.
NIAGARA. Feb. 2O.--The river was
blocked here last night and crossing
commenced this morning. The river 10
f. a-s ka
lake, making an ice bridge nine miles
Ioag.
The Weeks RaiIuFes.
NRw YoRK, Feb. 0.-The failures
throughout the country In the last seven
days number. for The United States 2s3,
Canada 81, or q total of 30, ~ con-
pared with 40 last week. and 345 the
week previous. Nearly four-ifths Of
the business casualties of she week are
furnished by the Western, Southern
asd Pasi6c states.
suArsaina Phelan.
KANSAS CgrY, Feb. @.-It has trans
pirsd that Captain Thomas Phslan,
Who arrived here from New York, vas
accompanied by two New York de-
teetives acting az q body guard. They
will remain in the city until Phelan's
safety Ia assured. The detectives, In an
interview, stated that II Ia positively
known that Kansas City has been Sc
leeted by the English Government 40 an
outpost OF q secret eefvics circuit ex-
tending FROM New Yerk 10 Hew 0rieans
and San Francisco.
Be~seaser sseei Prsdmcsiea.
PHnApxrPHra, Feb. a.--kssurns 10
the American Iron and Steel Associa.
ton of the Bessemer steel production
OF the country for 1854 show reduction
OF only nine psr cent below the maxi
mum output, which WAS in isc2
An Rxeisins Bay D. eti.
Prrrssuno, Feb. 20.-Tradine at the
Petroleum Exchange today wss more
exciting than for snsny weeks. Opsn-
ina sales were made as TN. bot wsihin
few minutes 7SA was freely bid. A.
J o'clock teleRrams we're fead that the
AeI.anghlin we'll was dry, and prices
shot up like arocket. The suddea ad-
vaucs forced the sherts into covering,
aud amid she widest exciiensnt values
sent climbing mp the scale st = lively
rate, and when the gong sounded 81 the
cioss 81 was laid. Tue transactions Of
the day were large ana preoNots exceed
i've million barrels
On wall street.
NEW YoAx. Feb. 0.-9overnments
| arm and unchanged. At the ssock Ex-
change dealers report . good outsids
demand. TIE renewed activity ia TO-
days stock market was accompanied hy
very dscided changes ia the coarse oil
| psicss. The market was steady a. shs
opening and early dealings gave indicA.
ssons Of disposition 70 hesitate, dur
ing which prices Tell o1 siighfly. This
vas qaiekly followed. howsveF. hy an
| infusaoa of nes Aife and ssreazshs and
hefors the end of the hrst hour Laeka'
| wanna sold ssove par, posns it bad NO.
reached sInce Deeemh~r 10. iss4. ans
nearly everything else on the hss ws'
tren % pes eent. ahosa she open
inc qaosation. AZ O'Clock 40 acsts.
selling movement sct IN whiah conssauet
until kne uIomn OF the Roard, and whiel