Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-17

water, as it has only Sufficient water {.
supply very small proportion of tn,
daily demand, and that il will permi
such proportion to flow into the cit,
By gravitation. 1t is impossible to fore
tell the serious results likely to happen
from the course pursued by the watel
company. apart from the probable watel
famine and the danger of great confia
grafton. In the Stock and Bond Elk.
change, when Spring Valley stock op
ened this morning. it was strong at $50
The stock closed at $40 80.
six Persons Picked Up al Sea.
The steamer Toxic. which arrived
yesterday, brought among her passen-
gers SIX South Sea Islanders. who were
picked up by the ship Northern Light,
and taken TO Yokohama. They were
found adrift in a dying condition, in a
boat containing ten persons, five of
whom had died of starvation. They
were so enaciated, especially a woman,
that their recovery was considered i'm
possible. They say they attempted to
cross from one island to another when
a storm overlook them and drove them
to sea, ont of sigh. of land. They had
nothing to eat bat n little pulverized
banana, and few gallons of water to
drink. Tne woman gave birth to boy
on the ship, which died shortly after.
When they were rescued and stepped
aboard the ship they fell on their knees
and praised the Almighty for deliver
ance. The party will be sent back to
Australia. thence to the Fiji Islands. and
from there to Gilbert Island. At the
wharf today one of the natives appeared
In an old woman's dress parading up
and down intently watching the process
of unloading.
Crying for Help.
During gale Wednesday night, the
crew on board the pilot boat Allen.
heard the cry of man calling for help.
After searching in the vicinity without
success she went to sea. 1t is presumed
the cry was given by an Italian fisher.
man who may have been washed off his
smack.
News from China.
San Francisco, Feb. 1.-THE steam
ship City of Toxic arrived from China
this afternoon. She encountered heavy
gales and rough seas. The Toxic
brings news of the following dates:
HoNGKoNG, Jan. 10 and SHANGHAI,
Jan. l6.-An armed force of several
hundred men we're landed December
18th at Annoy, from two German frigates
who seized from the Chinese authori-
ties certain iron wares manufactured
by Chinese firm in Annoy. and coz
Iiscated by the Chinese government,
who allege that the manufacturers are
prohibited by treaty. Germans alleee
the confiscation was illegal, and claim
the full right to manufacture. This ia
The second recent occasion where Ger
man ships of war have taken peremp-
.ory action to redress grievances, indie
pendently of diplomatic agencies.
During the first fortnight in Decem.
Der last the Island of Formosa was CON-
.inuously shaken by earthquakes.
There was great destruction of proper
ty and many lives were lost.
Reports from Picking, promulgated az
official, say the French envoy and Lii
Hung Chang have agreed upon terms
from TOnquin by which China contin-
ues to claim that territory as tributary
region whils France maintains her pro.
tectorate. Nevertheless Chinese troops
in great force at TOnquin, and
public opinion regards the affair as still
The Yellow river burst the
levoes near the city of Whiting, flooding
an area equal to hundred miles
square.
YOKOHAMA, Feb. 1.-THE eruption of
a smallsmountain Futago, on the shore
Of Lake Hakone, took place on the
night of Jan. END. Villegas were in
lured by falling rocks and masses of
falling lava. The extent of damage is
not yet reported. This 2 .rticular
was not hitherto known as a.
volcano. The last previous eruption in
the locality was that of the famous Fuki
Yama one hundred and sixty years ago.
The national revenue is to be increas-
ed this year seven million ycns, by addi-
tional internal taxation, all to be de-
voted to new ornaments and war pre-
partitions. Owing to the threatening
attitude of China, forts will be built and
along the coast, and a
large garrison placed in Foo Choo ISL
ands. Japanese officials in Corea esti
mate the total revenue of that Govern
ment at about one million dollars year.
~, paid in rice, beans, cotton and hemp.
Three hundred and fifty thousand
yens were given by the japanese Gov
;rnment for water communication by
,anal and river deepening between Lake
Biwa and KiOte.
=. +. Markets.
Wheat is higher, $1.9O@1.95. Flour
higher, $6(d6.10 for best city extra. Bar
ey tirmer, feed $1.20.
shipping Intelligence.
PoRT DISCOVERY, Feb 16.-Arriv I'd,
brig Deacon, from San Francisco.