Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-02

Whole sugar question. After recess ]
D. Dix. Of New FORK, was heard in ID.
interest Of the drug trade. Represents
fives OF the New Orleans Cotton Ex
change were also heard.
Great Ti0hes Fires.
EAET TAwAs Mich, August l.-rhs
rain has extinguished mos. Of the fires
Those on East Tawss lake and north a,
the Miller were started again on SUNDAY
afternoon and are burning With Rrea,
violence. They were confined. however
to the bark of pine and cedar timber
but two farma were burned ont since
last reports. ]. Smith. ON the East Ia.
wss road, lost his house. barn and crop
and Mr.. Wright, on the Heimbolk road,
lost his house, fences and crops.
Tryisg to Peel.
BosrOS, August 1-President Perkins,
of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railroad and Vice President Atkinson,
of the Union Pacific Railway, with
council and members of both director.
les, held a conference IN reference 1, the
settlement Of the Colorado difficulty,
another meeting will be held on We'd
nesday, with President Dillon in attend
ance. In the meantime the parties are
forbidden the cutting Of rates on their
lines.
Pri&htral Mortality.
Nxw YORK, August 1.-DarinR the "a
hours ended at noon today there were
l33 deaths from heat.
Three Of the Losses.
The loss Of Sanger, Beers d Fisher,
in the FIRE was abou. $4,000 on both
stock and buildings on Cherry street,
destroyed, but mostly insured. The
Seaman's Exchange was damaged about
800, ,0Co, and the Seamen's Home, $500.
The Plasse.
LAsEDo, July 3l.--Deaths at Mata-
moras since Saturday number II; cases
under treatment, Al. Mexicans at New
Laredo rssis; quarantine against yellow
fever.
A Flood.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 1.-Very heavy rains
took place last night In Kentucky. Both
branches Of Licking River at Falmouth
are higher than they were ever known to
be. having risen three ieet and four inches
Great damage to crops and buildings is
apprehended.
Terrible Train Areidens.
CHICAGO. Ang. la special from South
Bend, Indiana. says two freight trains
coilided on the Lake Shore Railroad just
west Of this city this morning. Cars to the
number OF sixty were piled up on the en-
gines. and. taking fire, burned up. The
engineers are buried under the debris. but
were rescued before the flames reached
them. There were some tramps on the
train. and four of them insist that seven
comrades are In the burning mass. The
loss is estimated at sijO.00o.
Mineral Exhibiaioa.
DENVER, (Coi.) Aug. 1.-The National
Mining Exposition opened today at l.
o'clock. Nearly every western State is
represented. Military from Leadville
and other towns OF the State participa-
tod in tho opening exercises. The city
is crowded with strangers. Hon. Vim.
ID. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, is now mak-
ing tho opening adaress.
THE salmon Tmade for lSsa.
PORTLAND, Aug, The .Assoriaa this
morning, in summing up the salmon
pack of the season, which closed yester-
day, says; Interviews with sixteen can
nerymen, between Eagle Cliff and
Tongue Point, indicate the pack to be
6oOO0 cans short OF laht year, while can
nerymen below Tongue Point are Of the
opinion that tho pack in their localities
Is $1,000 cases heavier than last year.
Assuming these figures TO be correct the
pack will To lo0oo cases short. Two re-
liable men who have kept strict ac-
counts say the pack will be just half q
million cases.
Last years was 10000. During the
season two canneries were burned, and
one suspended, leaving 81 running
throughout the aeasop. Soipmonts dur
ing the year ending July 3ist were 575,-
133 cases, OF which 3S3.42i were direct
to foreign ports, and 1917 TO San
Francisco. Five new canneries will be
b tilt this year.