Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-19

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drove Overdark tho bomb manufactur-
or across the border, was placed on trial
last Saturday, on charge of high trea-
son, found guilty and sentenced to
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The Grain Trade.
LONDON, June 1S.-Ihe Mark Lane
Eapress, in its review of the grain trade
| for the past week says: Rain ia greatly
needed, but crops promise fair returns.
Trade is unchanged. Native wheat is
becoming scarcer and rates Arm. Trade
in foreign wheat is not encouraging.
The number of arrivals continue large
and prices are practically unchanged.
OF coast cargoes inanimate. There
were seventeen arrivals and three sales.
There Was no demand for futures.
Flour lifeless. Prices remain unchanged.
The same may be said of foreign -four.
Barley and oats unchanged. Foreign
slow and unchanged. Maize slowly
cheapening. Mixed American sold
Friday at 27s Sd. Sales Of English
wheat for the past week were 1884
quarters at ABS Sd, against "a, Alb quar-
tiers at AIS I'D the corresponding week
last year.
Indian Convicts.
WINNIPEG, June 18.-Corporal Weed
and six men of the Northwest Mounted
Police brought in eleven Indians of the
Cree nation from the end of the Capa-
dian Pacific Railway track, convicted
of horse stealing near Fort Walsh on
the American frontier. They 90 to the
penitentiary for two years.
Cause OF the Fatal Calamity at Sun.
deriand. Eng.
SUNDERLAND, June 18.-The excite
ment over the catastrophe in Victoria
Hall on Saturday night continues in
tense. Some children who escaped say
that reports spread through the gallery
at the close of the performance that the
child first out of the hall would get the
prize, and consequently there was An
eager rush for the doors. Most of the
victims will be buried together in a long
trench.
Sir Henry Frederick Ponsonby, pri-
vate secretary to the Queen, telegraphed
the Mayor Of Sunderland that Her Ma
jesty directs him to state that she is
terribly shocked at the awful calamity
in Victoria Hall on Saturday, and her
heart bleeds for the sufferings of the
many bereaved parents. She prays God
to support them in their terrible dis
tress. Sir Henry also says Her Majesty
is most anxious TO hear how the injured
children are. Several children who left
the exhibition before the accident 90
CURED say that they saw man Just
before the rush partially Close the door
on the landing, where the disaster took
place. Il will be proved at the inquest
that man bolted the door ajar in or
der to facilitate the distribution Of toys
to the children a. they left the premises.
A box containing toys which had been
placed in that position In readiness for
distribution of prizes was standing neor.
ketsrnin& . Cssrtesy.
So. PETERSBURG, June 1S.-The fes-
tivities In honor Of the coronation of
the Gar have ceased, with the exoep-
ton of q fete to be given to Russian
officers today by Admiral Baldwin, of
the American navy, on board his dag
ship.
| lnsalting Jshn Brl&ht.
LONDON, July l8.-In the Commons
Thomas Power O'COnnor, member from
Galway, addressed the House. In the
course Of his speech he alluded to
Bright's vain old ago" which remark
elicited protest from many members.
Gladstone followed OConnor. He de-
clared the portion objected to OF
Bright's speech at birmingham was not
q breach Of privilege. He (Glsdstone)
was sorry for the remarks that had Just
been mads by O'ConnnR concerning
Brights declining years. and regretted
the coursc takeu BY some members in
regard to the birmingham affair. II
was a fact that he thought BriRht's e.
PLANTATION entirely satisfactory.
Dined sanspsaossly ~ Unelc San.
ST.. PErxnssURo, June 18.-De Giorz
and other members of the Cabinet and
members of the diplomatic corps were
given grand dinner on board the
United States steamer Lancaster.
Coming 10 America.
LONDON, June 1S.-Parnell starts on
his proposed trip to America about the
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