Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-30
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Giant Powder Explosion.
c.n,oo. July ga terrific explosion
:. 1;,nt powder occurred shortly before
.,.,oct last evening, at stone quarry
:. The northwestern outskirts OF the
s;t,. Il abou. six miles away from the bus
. s canter. The shock of the concus-
% .;on was plainly felt all over the city.
md the detonation must have been
sssrd many miles. EItravagant rumors
-.,s soon put in circulation as to the
s.n.oe and loss OF life, and many tele-
rms sent to other cities. The facts are
.vorkmar went to the powder house, a
.,oden structure containing, it is stat
a oue thousand pounds Of blasting
-,vder. He took out a can, left the door
s,su and setting it on ths ground pro-
.saded to open it with cold chisel. The
,ssnl, vas spark struck and the can
.,ploded, throwing the workman about
,birty feet and setting fire to his clothes.
soarks entered the powder house, where
some of the cans stood opel, and caused
sacond explosion, which tore the
tn;ldinp into minute fragments. People
vere knocked down by the concussion
many blocks away, and large amount
II window glass broken and plastering
Knocked off. Some houses several blocks
avay we're unroofed. 1t is stated thin
rne of glass nearly seven miles away
vas broken. No one was killed. A large
number of people were more or less in
iured, bat it is believed none very dan
gerously.
A Point GsIncd 10y the widow.
Nxw YORK, July 26.-Judge Hunt this
morning, in the case of Ellen M. Cotton
"a, Leland Stanford, c. p. Huntington,
Charles Crocker and Wells, Fargo & Co.,
denied the motion OF defendants to
strike ont parts Of the complaint for
want Of prosecution.
Fine Trei-ht Hauling.
CHICAGO, July 28.-A train of twenty
ears of tea and silk left San Francisco
July lorh, left Deming 8 am. July 10th,
and arriving at Kansas City 2 am. 10Th
making the run from San Francisco to
Kansas City in six days, six h urs, and
from Deming to Kansas City oyer the
Atehison, Topeka Il Santa Fe road, 1l50
miles, in sixty-six hours. This freight
was destined, in part, for Chicago, New
York, Detroit and other cities. A second
train Of twenty-nine cars left San Fran
cisco twenty-fours later, and made the
same time to Kansas City. This time is
believed to be unprecedented.
Congressional.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July 28.-In the Senate
Miller of Kansas, moved an amendment
TO those portions regulating the active
list Of the staff corps of the navy, by
substituting provision for commits
sion to consider all matters relative to
proper reductions Of the official list of
the navy, and the adjustment of several
grades and corps, and report to the next
SESSION.
On point of order by Hale and Rol-
Inn, the Chair ruled all amendments
made by the Senate Committee charg-
Ing the House general legislation were
ont Of order on the appropriation bills.
Case appealed, and the Senate refused
to table the appeal.
The Committee divided tho I40 sur
geons OH the active list into three
classes was then ruled out Of order by |
the Chair, and the decision sustained by |
the Senate.
Not FsIpy decided.
WARRINGTON, July oS.-The Cabinet
meeting did not adjourn until half-past
three o'clock. The consideration of the
River and Harbor bill was not COM
plsted. A special meeting will be held
tomorrow morning 10 consider the sub
jsct fartheI,
sale or n EoMd.
lNDlANAPoLIs, July 2s.-The Indian
apolis and st. Louis Railroad was sold
today to tho Cleveland, Columbus, Gin
ennati, and Indianapolis Company for
slS6OOo. The second mortgage bond
holders will contest the sale.
Alisaruesl.
DIS MONIES, July 2S-The State Prohi-
o'sion Convention has adjourned, doing
nothing. Nothing was accomplished OK
eeps the reorganization of the old State
association and the reelection of its Of
tcers.
~ Nope for an Argusaeni.
rHILADELPHIA, July @.--F. ID. Mckee,
eaairman OF the independent Repnbli-
an State Central Committee, in reply
70 Thomas V. Cooper, chairman of the
aspcalican State Central Committee,
"safdin2 the four suggestions for a
r"y compromise made by the latter to
He iormer committee on the 18th inst,
yS lam directed to say this com-
@'''es lad none Of the four suggestions
~ methods by which harmonious and
.'ao'aoie unity of the Republican
w'ass Of Pennsylvania could be OBJ
.s'asd. ALI Of them are inadequate 10
'aa end. The third suggestion, which !
sns may demand attention, has fatal
ss'scs In not including withdrawal Of
~ o'ate ticket which was made up
uy months ago and long in advance
y the Harrisburg convention. This
'poaslon, supposing it to be sincere
'pas forward, clearly shows you mis-.
a'eise the causes of the Independent
soiican movement, as well as its
aA and purposes. Our object is to
s'0fow the boss system and tho
o's System, and we cannot agree to
80 az alliance or agree to compro-