Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-09-26
EASTERN NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PREss DISPATCHES



uomewarA Bound.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-Shecretary
Tiacoln left this morning Tor Chicago.
Fire Da0ps.
WukEsBARRR, Pa, Sept. "a cave
,ook Mace this morning in the Dodson
',,;ne owned by the Plymonth Coal Co.,
.anead by an explosion of tire damp.
s.~nItino in the instant death Of the fire
~ ana seriously burning four miners.
y,.e main track Of the Lackawana Rail-
road has settled three feet for several
hundred yards in consequence OF the
cave fof the mine, and all trains have
stopped running.
Drowned In Lake Erie.
buffalo, Sept. 25.-James Wall, John
CONWAY and Vim. Dugan. OF this city.
were drowned by the upsettinR OF sail
boat. ten miles of this point. James
stewart, the sole survivor OF the party,
paddled the boat ashore in twelve hours
against very heavy wind.
Explosions the order Of the Day.
NEW YoBK, Sept. 1.-TWO men were
killed and several more injured by an
axulosion CT gun this morning mt Cas-
tis William, while it was being used IN
solutinp a French man-0f-war lying on
the battery.
The storm stiil Raging.
NEW York, Sept. 25.-The storm that
began Wednesday morning iast' Oh
served Sunday az day OF rest, ana re-
sumed business this morning win 70
nswed vigor. This afternoon III mas
ceased raining. and chanRe III tue
weather II evident.
Theft Of Railroad Bonds.
R.1r1xoRr, Sept. 25.-This morning
two sneak thieves stole $4,000 In Co
Inmbia and 0reenville Railway bonds
from the cashier's room in baltimore.
About Blaine OF Maine.
NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-The Snn, COM
mentino on the recent interview with
Jamee q. Blaine regarding the debt of
the State of Virginia, in which Blaine
advocates its payment by the general
Government, prints the following signif-
icant paraoraph: "It is currently re-
uorted that, within a few months past,
blame has acquired large interests in
landed and other property in this State
II the debt is paid by the taxpayers Of
the State, Blaine's property there will
nave 10 be assessed heavily for that pur-
poae: but il the United States should
s,snme the debt, Blaine's taxes, or a
considerable part, will be paid for him
out Of the national treasury.
4 Ml1lien Dollar RIase.
PurApxIPHIA, Sept. 25.-'rhe Frank
lin sasar refinery Of Harrison, Have
never q Co., an Immense brick struc-
ture ON tho corner of Front and Almond
streets, was partly destroyed by fire this
morning. Although three alarms were
ssnt out the fire was not got under COLI
troll until the block bounded by Della
ware avenue, Swanson, Almond and
BainbridQe streets, WAS burned. The
block contained two large buildings, that
facing ON Delaware avenue being the
mould house, nine stories high. and
shat in the rear of the mould house and
extending to Swanson street, being new
buildings, filed with sugar in the pro-
cess Of manufacture and ready for de-
livery. Both structures. with their con
tents are in ruins. The loss will proba-
bly reach 100000. The centrifugal
house and boiler house, in the block
fson Swansoa to, Pennsylvania streets,
aud Almond to BainbridRe streets were
saved.
One thousand men are thrown out Of
employment. It il not known whether
any were killed. Louis Lourzen, a
Swede, and one of the firemen, however,
are missing. He was last seen attempt
ing to extinGuish the flames a. his fell
low workmen made their escape from
tho building. The refinery has for a
long time been running night and day.
Nothing is known AZ to the origin Of the
fire. Il ia remarked. however, that 1t
was burning nearly an hour before the
alarm was given. The workmen, who
are trained In the use OF the fire appa-
ratus, endeavored to subdue the flames
without the aid of the fire department..
Members of the firm vary in their esti-
mate of the loss, but It II now believed
the loss will amount to 81 100000; in
surancs, $575,0W.
Chicago Market.
CuIoAoo, Sept. 26.-Wheat IL frmer;
regular, &l.O8%@l .O4; September, $40;
Gctober, spring, $1.8A A@l.0S1f; winter.
tl.0Sk.
Nesable Death.
OucAoo, Sept. 25.-GottinQen Frece-
rich Woenler, an eminent chemist, and
director Of tho Chemical Institute here,
u dad. &
Ceal Mine D1sasseF.
CUNBERLAND, Sept. "a heavy fall
Of coal occurred this morning in the
Kingsland mine of tho Maryland Coal
Company at LongcominR. -Four men,
including mine boss Byers, are known
to be under the coal. The dead body
Of James Brshaney has been brought
out. Louis Cook, another miner, has
been brought out In dying condition.
otoe1ID, 3te.
Nlw YoRx, Sept. 8.-Silvsr barr, ll4@
HAN.
Money, 7@7k.
0overnmentsv weak and lower.
0tockD weak.
Western Union, 003<.
Quicksilver, 10.
HA0iAc, Ak.
Wells. Fargo d Co., l29.
Nsw York Central, 133h.
Erie, 421x.
Panama, l67.
Denver and Rio Grande, 5e9<.
Union Pacific stooks, .ll1x.
y. p. bonds, 1l5x.