Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-19

The eo0ptoea0n Il the lak1De ruAd Vii
atoct ooO0Uhat ocean seaAxnseipa ans
tie .. b 4 n. Co. The hasinea hS
ineseAssd % mnch that she facilities u
the latter Ere hare been easgrovr. tn.
to1ns OF Seattle and New Tacoma, OF
Puget Sound. have enjoyed extiaoftia
AIRY growth reccntiy. aud threaten q
rival San Francisco by reason OF ;hei,
general products and cSA and iroa re-
sources. The report further states tina,
Willard vas pleased With the rssoarcei
OF Montana. At Helena and Bate City
thousands Of tons Of ore are On TIE
dumps, waiting shipment via the North
ern Pacific Railroad to Baltimore AID
elseshers- Butte City has nine srnelt-
ing works, all Of which ara n vo.k ON
high grade ore. Construction h 81 far
advanced IS TO insure co:np,stioB II the
road BY the cad Of August. Merchants
an the Pacific Coast are withholding
shipments OF fall supplies until couple
ton OF the Northern Pacific. Tracks
are In irst rate condition. and trains
oSn be run IS fast A. Is miles par sur.
81. Paul and Minneapolis real estate
pas advanced In some cases ~ high IS
~ par cent. owing to large purchases
OF land by the Oregon and franscon-
tinental Company for terminal pur-
poses Tor Northern Pacific trains. In
conclusion. Mr.. Willard states there is
every prospect that the road is about 10
enter upon an era Of uninterrupted
prosperity.
President Wizards report contains
the following information The engi-
nees IN chief, General Anderson, a..
snred me positively that no great diff.
Guilty is looked for in boring the Mai.
Ism tunnel. Less than seventy yards
OF boring between the txo ends ~.
mains, aud By the lst Of August il will
he completed. In view of the uuex.
pected difficulties encountered, I made
up my mind 10 order the immediate
Co sstructlon Of line over the noun
tains. The division engineer stated
that such lire ~ perfectly practicable,
anu can be completed within sixty days
at cost not exceeding $6o,0O. Il will
be two miles in length, and the grade
viii not exceed Pig fest 10 the mile. Au
enormous business Is waiting on the Pa
cific side this fall. AID ! am satisfied
there will be more travel BY 10000 pso
pie II the road is completed by tho LIST
OF september than there will BE- il I'm
ished by the 18th OF October. Mer-
chants are waiting 10 make sure Of
their ability TO ship 2opds by our road to
the Pacific. Unless | gave absolute as
surance that the road would he finished
by September LIST, the fail business
must have been transported BY other
routes. causing q loss 10 the cDmpa,,y
Of from $50, 600 to $4,000.
kierpan's Ne,os SAYS: Northern Pa
cific stock remains quiet, despite the
favorable report Of President Willard"
Dunn Acquitted.
CHICAGO. Nay lS.-At $50 tonight the
jury in the Dunn case for the murder of
Elliott, the pu9iiist. returned verdict
Of not guilty. after being ont since 4this
The prisoner was Immediate
ly discharged. The result vas received
with loud cheering by the crowd assem-
bled in the street.
Mr.. Mills concluded his argument at
O'Clock. aud Judge smith proceeded
10 charge the jury. AL the items Ut in
structiou submitted by the attorneys for
the State and for defense were given
The jury, except some minor Ones, which
we're covered nv the more important iu-
structions. This charge gave the usual
of murder and nianslaugh.
ter. and touched upon the question of
d0ubt. The Jury we're in
structed, II they found the meeting be-
tween Elliott and Dunn was planned BY
The latter, to return a verdict of guilty.
II they believed from the evidence the
was accidental, and the first
hostile movement was made bv Elliott.
they must acquit. tbs instructions Of
The State attorney were read irst, and
during their reading the prisoner
showed more nervousness than at
any time during the trial. As
The reading of instructions for defense
however. his wonted CON-
posure returned, and at the conclusion
be was calm as before. The jury re-
tired at Sis, and the Judge left the
court room with instructions TO send for
him as soon AZ the jury agreed. About
) O'Clock an agreement Was announced
and the Judge vas sent for. He came
at $50, and the jury at once filed in. A
verdict Of not guilty WAS announced.
Demonstrations by his friends in the
court room Was subdued, but when they
reached the outside with him they gave
free vent to their feelings. Dunn rent
With few friends to neiRhbOrinR sa-
loon, and from there to Clayton's place,
in which Elliott waited for him few
days before the shooting. The news
Dew rapidly in every direction, Dunn's
friends running along the street and
shouting the result. At Clayton's a
large crowd gathered IN . few minutes
and Dunn and friends slipped quietly
ont and went away to avoid the throng,
and disappeared.
The Nebraska storm.
LINCOLN, May ls.-The storm ncar
Valparaiso yesterday vas not 50 bad as
reported. Eight buildings were dcmol-
ished, including two schoolhousos. Mrs.
Latton had an arm and . leg broken.
Her infant vas seriously hurt ON the
head by fying timbers. Damages will
not exceed 45OOO. Tho tornado was
about $50 feet wide. IL followed the
ridge and extended about eight miles-
A RallreaA Bay.
PrssuRo, May 18.-It was made
known TO-DAY that the Economite Society
has sold to Commodore Vanderbilt
twelve thousand shares of stock in the
Pittsburg and Lake Eric road. The
price paid Vas 1l75 per share, the total
being 81, 10000. This gives Vanderbilt
. large controlling interest In the road.
Aneahes CyeDsne.
RAcrxx, Wis, May ls.-A cyclone
struok this city ct 7:l6. coming from the
touching lightly In the south
western portion Of town, but doing fcar
ful havoc in the extreme northeast.
whore thirty-hve TO forty houses are
swept clean. The loss Of life Ii various
" estimated. Four arc known to 10
killed. Neveral others ara manned, and
q number arc missing. The track h
torn a far a. visible to the southwest,
and shows everything 10 b lcvelcd 70
the Rruund. Darkness and confusion
prsveas anything Ike . reliable report
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