Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-05
PACIFIC COAST.
Fian for sasisx she Esreaa. ar.

; snred IN the Liverpool. London I
{ rioos- Capt James Carol. for s4y.r,
years commander of the Eureka. ant
noE IN command of the Idaho. the pa
guar Alaska steamer Was iuseryiexef
'odty by an OTegpaEsn reporter. n.
saia thai u vas very dangerous to a.
.snlps the inside passage nor.h frou
oitka At night and IL couid ouIy b.
maze At slack tide. the current o.heI
Hines being too strong. The channel a,
"yandt Hook - only 100 feet wide
ana IL u necesssry so hug the por,
sanre 50 close that the ships wards
almost touch the trees on the Sank. He
thinks nall the Eureka's bottom mus,
DC .os1 oof, from the fact that she filled
qacSiy- She Is lying on rocky
po,som, I'm sheltered water, where gales
wiz nJt Affect her. Carroll thinks il
help reached her in reasonable tim. abe
can DE Heated tn sand beach conven-
ientiy near. and repaired. The wires,
being Frustrated during business hours
today, Mr.. Prescott, manager of the
steamship line, could not learn whetb or
the Pacific Coast Steamship Company
had her insured or not. II insured the
anderxriters VIII be expected to 90 To
hsr rescue. lfnot insured tire company
VIII probably charter the bar TUG Pho
heer. which has powerful pump. and
/ othor Trecking apparatus and send her
north. The Idaho, which sails toner
row night, will take forcs of snip car
ponters; but only one diver ctn be ss-
Cured here. 10 else the company de
eide to save her. divers will be engaged
IN San Francisco and sent here IN the
Queen of the Pacific. sailing SUNDAY.
From here they will 90 via rail and the
Sound TO Port Townsend, where the
Idaho will avail. them.
A Cod Bisoded Mnrsler.
Mail adyices from Canyon CITY.
Grant county, last Sunday, say that
George Snodderlv. a rancher living near
SuSanvI.le, on Elk Creek, sho. and
killed 4 Chinam1n and seriously wound
ell another. \ number of Chinese mi
ners had mada dump on his grounds.
which he tried to sell them at a large
| price. Falling In this, be smashed the
aame one night, and warmed the Chi
nese not to tresp iss by repairing it. On
Sunday he stationed himself with a
Sharp's rifle. and when the Cinnamon
| approached and tegan to repair the
| fiume, he fred. the shot striking one
| of the number. and death ensued in ten
minutes. Snodderly came to CANYON
City and gave himself up. The grand
| jury was IN session. who examined the
| case and returned an indictment of
manslaughter.
| Preparing for the KnightS.
SAN Francisco, May 4.-The Knights
| Templar cone!ave is meeting with good
success. 1t Is anticipated that fully
| SO,OO0 viii be secured, as all natiOnali-
ties are giving literally. The Central
| and Southern Pacific railroads have
given two Thousand dollars each: Mr..
Seymour, proprietor of the Russ House,
$1,000; l.. w. Newhall Sons, $1,000:
Isaac +. Davis, $500. and the Market
Street Cable Railroad. $500. These are
only a few of the liberal subscriptions.
II IL anticipated that the California
Commandery will expend 5000 or $500
while entert inning the visiting knights.
The COmmandery has leased Platt's
Hall for its headquarters, and will there
receive the guests. Refreshments, the
alter and railroad tickets. and other in
cidsntals. will, il is expected, consume
the sum above mentioned. w. +. Cole
man. who has made so liberal a subscrip-
ton to the fund, has ordered in the East
an invoice of cigars for presentation to
the Knights visiting Platt's Hall. Each
| night will be given box containing
fragrant bananas, and in the center Of
each box will be snugly packed demi-
john of cologne. and in an adjacent cor
ner little tumbler, from which the con-
tents OF the demijohn can be poured on
ones handkerchief.
Opimm Expectations.
The large payment by Jones & Co.,
brokers, of x9S, 400 duty money on
SAG, COO worth of opium received by the
steamer Coptic. has drawn attention to
| the recent act of Congress, which takes
effect July 10th. increasing the duty on
opium from $6 to $40 per pound. The
act was passed Just fo1r months before
it will become law, and this sort of
notification to large dealers in this ar
ticle will enable them to get in store i'm
mense quantities of it before retail
prices necessarily become raised. The
smaller dealers are already heard muir
muring that the act was pissed in the
interest Of few large houses in this
country dealing in opium. and even hint
that the big dealers had it introduced
and paid money to influence its passage.
Certain it is that before July lst there
will be enough opium stored by big deal
era to supply. At the increased prices,
|
confidently expected that at least $JO0,-
will be received by the Government at
this port before the date named.
Mr.. Willard as spokane Falls.
SPOKANE FALLS. May 3. - President
Wizards party reached the falls yester-
day, u re-arrangement of the pro-
gramme bringing him ahead of expec-
tations. He Was proffered formal re-
ception, but declined, as he does not
desire much attention. The weather
WAS very wet, but quite number of
our leading citizens were at the train
with carriages, and took the distin-
euished visitors about the city and
falls. Mr.. Willard freely expressed his
views in relation to the marked i'm
provement in the city since his last
visit. He assured his escorts that
branch roads would be built from the
| instructed Mr.. Schulzs to reserve the
hotel.
Especial to observation-disclosures.
| OLYMPIA, Nav 4.-Governof Newell
has issued his proclamation calling
special election in Whitman County.
to elect Representative in the Legisla
ture in place Of Jacob Hoover, who has
resigned and gone to Idaho.
Impeeving wheat Prospect.
SAN Francisco. May 4.-The light
rains of last night were favorable to the
wheat crop. Present prospects. With an
increased acreage. are that California
will have 1,l00, 900 tons OF wheat for ex
| port next year.
| 4 Coed EG0rl.
Efforts are being made TO secure the
building on this coast of the new coase
| survey steamer for Alaska, the steamer
| for which Congress appropriated $780,
600. Senator Miller has had plans and
specifications forwarded to the navy
yard at Mare Island. Il Ia believed
that the vessel could be built on this
coast cheaper than East, when the cost
of bringing her here is considered.
New Branch Railroad.
The northern division of the Southern
Pacific Railroad began the construotiIn
of a branch line from Aptos to Iona
Prieta, TO reach . valuable redwood for
est. The road will be about five miles
| tos,n