Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-14
PACIFIC COAST.
Pipes's opera Rsase Barnell.

P1peRfs opera Reuse DuFnen.
! VInaTxrA err, New. March l3-Thi
morning at i've o'clock a fire broke on
IN Pliers opera house. In less than a,
hour the place was mass Of ruins. tn,
huge frame structure made an intensai,
hot fire, and the fronts Of tan DWELLING
to the west and south we're charred ans
the glass broken in the windows. Al
these buildings suffered much from tn
water thrown into them. John Pipee',
residence north of the opera house VA
left total wreck, and the family found
themselves on the street with what thoy
had On their baekA Piper'e saloon, "a
joining the theater, was left q toeaI
wreck, also two buildings to the north
fronting on b street, one occupied BY 4
furniture store, and the other a 4
saloon By John Pipor. Glass Was crack
Cd in the International hotel, on thu
east side Of B street. The wesiheY VA
perfectly calm. Had there bean III
least wind half the town would hayo
gone. Piper had no insurance. Total
loss BY 6re and water in several build
ings. $4,000.
Wlxxlns' Tidal Wave.
GAp FRAxcuco, March lS-Ths
schooner Anna arrived from the Sand
wich Islands yesterday. She brinos the
intelligence shat on February 18th a
tidal wave occurred at Kahului. on the
island main which reached higher than
ever known to the oldest inhabitants.
Considerable damage vas done. but
no lives were lost. The Hawaiian bark
POmare was torn from her mooriuos and
proved . total loss. The captain and
crew were brought to this port on the
Anna.
Anything tebe Ria Of The 1eashens.
The Assembly today adopted a reso-
luton pardonin9 all Chinese confined in
the State prisons, upon condition that
they return to China, and Do dsbarred
the privilege Of returning. They also
adopted . concurrent resolution for un-
conditional adjournments ct twelve
O'Clock tonight.
I've Pleseess Conc.
PORTLAND, Or, March 81, C.
Flood, q prominent and wealthy NOR
chant of Roseburg, and one Of tho old
est pioneers of southern Oregon, died
this morning OF pneumonia, aged sixty
five. He was son in-law Of the late
General Joseph Lane. and leaves
large family.
John Keesee, q pioneer of Benton
county. and . veteran of tho Indian
War of 1886, died on Sunday near
Corvallis.
Interesting Crop Report.
Crop reports received today from ev-
cry section of Walla Walla, Columbia,
Garfield, and Whitman counties, and
Umatilla county in Oregon. place aver
age fallsown wheat IS per cant. greater
than last year, not ono per cent. Of
which was damaged by the cold. Con-
ditions for spring sewing never were
better. In the Willamette valley near
~ all fields killed by the freeze" have
been resolved. This state Of affairs was
possible ON account of the extraordina-
~ fine weather for the past twenty
four days. In that time the highest
thermometer Was 68, the lowest "a, the
greatest velocity Of wind twelve miles
per hour, and not drop of rain.
The Railroad lavestDgnfion.
SAN FRANoIsco, March 13.-During
the session of the railroad commission
ers this morning an excited cOllOquy
took place between Commissioner FOote
and Chas. Checker, in relation to the
cost of construction of the Southern
Pacific railroad, per actual mile Of road
built. F. s. Dainty, who was examined,
was asked what became of the bonds OF
the Western Development Co. Croker
minated the question was wholly iIrel-
evant and highly improper for people to
question all the minor workings of Q
read which was only Just beginning to
pay. Re alluded to the action Of the
board as gOuging rates, saying IL was a
cfime. Merchants of the city saii rail-
road rates were being reduced to such
figures as would not pay to run ships in
opposition. Judge Sanderson. attorney
for the railroad, said Foote was like 4
chameleon, constantly changing colors,
and needed whltewashing. The latter
insisted ON an answer being made to his
question, which finally was overruled.
Fer Breach Of Contract.
SAN FBANcrsoo, March 13.-Suit has
been commenced by John McDougale
against Edward Graham for breach of
contract in failing to carry ont the pro-
visions relating to the Star Ring Bill
ard Parlors in Portland, and claiming
$1,000 damages.
A Merchant,s Death.
Nicholas G. Luhrs, prominent mer-
chant and member Of the firm Of Wheat
on and Luhrs, died this morning Of
heart disease.