Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-27
PACIFIC COAST.
Special to posr. IsrELLraEsCER.
Accidental killing.

Special to posT. ISTELLraESCER.
Accidental killing.
OLYMPIA, June 26.-On Thursday last
stantly killed by tho falling of a tree at
work on the road. Deceased came here
from Kansas about four years ago, and
worked here for some time last year.
RinisheA Leading.
Especial to Posr- INrKLLIoENCER.l
PORTLAND, June 26.-The British ship
Ryevale finished loading salmon at As
toria today.
The body of George H. Pike, the en-
gineer KILLED in the railroad collision at
Heron Siding, Montana. arrived today.
Branch Bank.
Articles Of incorporation of branch
of the London and San Francisco Bank
for Washington Territory were filed to
day at Olympia. The location Of the
bank Ia not yet determined.
Celebrating.
The celebration of the second annual
meeting Of the Canadian Association of
Oregon, as Gervais, Oregon, occurred
today.
Convicted Of Murder.
John Justus was convicted at Jack
sonville, Oregon, yesterday, of murder
in the first degree, for killing his father
list March.
Fatal Results Of an Array.
IL. N. McCune, shot by George Wal
lace, hospital steward ut Weeksville,
Mont. died last night. Wallace, who
was wounded by McCune. is not ex-
pected to recover.
Markets are stiff, except -four, which
Is shaded at % cents per barrel. Wheat
10 retailing at xl.20 per bushel.
Marder Trial.
The trial of WheNler, for the murder
OF Swartz, was continued today.
Contest Over u VIII.
SAN FRANcIsCo. June GA will con.
test Of more than ordinary interest il
likely to arse over the estate of Moses
G. Howell, over whose corpse and burial
there was quarrel few days ago.
Howell died in q Broadway boarding
house whore, during the last weeks OF
his life, he was continually under the
influence of liquor. Il 10 alleged that
when In that condition he was induced
to make q will, and this document has
been filed in the Probate court, together
with petition for letters Of admins
tration by John Wade. The will be-
queathed 10000 In cash and $1,000 in
the shape Of note TO Mrs. Ireland. the
landlady Of the lodging house where
Howell lived some weeks previous to bis
death. The real estate owned by de-
ceased and situated in Brooklyn, N. Y,
10 TO 90 to Sylvester Mott, q resident of
that oitv. John Wade's clerk comes in
for q legacy Of = few hundred dollars.
presumably as q reward in assisting to
draw the will. John Wade. who is
nominated a. executor, In an attorney
At Law In Montgomery block. The tes.
tator's signature to the will In peculiar
Tho pernon made two attempts to write
Moses @. Howell. He failed in the
first instance, producing only an H.
legible scrawl. The second signature
is In palmer handwriting. This
signature must have been guided. Philip
A. Roach, Public Administrator, has
also filed q petition for special letters,
giving as reasons that the dcoeased's
brothers will contest the will which has
been offered for probate. Hearing Of
these applications ID set for July 18th.
MINING Stocks.
SAN Francisco. June 6.-Alpha 1.90.
Belcher lis. Best q Belcher 4.l5. B0die
Con. 100. Bullion 80, California l5c,
Chollar 500. Con. Va. 800, Grown Point
Las. Eureka Con. 500. Exchequcr 100,
Gould q Curry 2.70. Grand Prize loo,
Hale q Norcross $50, Martin White 80,
Mexican 296. Mount Diablo $50. North
ern Belle SIS, Ophir 40. Overman 100,
Potosi 1.35, Savage EOS, Silver King
10, Sierra Nevada SEQ, Union Con.
I.6O. Utah ass. Yellow Jaoset. $50.