Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-06
EASTERN NEWS.
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Rowing Regatta.
LOWELL. Mass. July 5.-Tbe regatta
vas the most successful ever roued hsre.
THE principal race and great attraction
v,sa single scull. free for all. prize.
~ 300, 500 and *100: distance. three
,n;les There we're seven entries, bat
aniv FIVE started. Hanlan, Hosmer.
HaInu,. Combe and 0aizeli Of New York.
Frat money had been univsrssIly
awarded 20 Hsnlan, but there was a
yrosuect Of a close contest for second
nlace between Hsmn and Hosmer.
Haram had the best position at the start
near the Discutt shore. then came
Connie, Gaizell, Hanlsn and Hosmer.
Hanlar, broke water drst at the word
90 and got the lead which he held till
the finish. The other men started even
EXCEPT Hsmn, who was furthest from
ths start and did not hear the word.
Hosuer kept well mp on Her Ian on the
Hrst Quarter, Hamm and Combe pulling
hard for third place, leaving Gaizsli be-
hind. end be gave up before going half
a mile. The other four men kept on to
tine upper stake In the same relative DO
sitious. The race to the finish was a
sharp struggle with Hamm TO pass Hos
rner. bat the latter seemed bound to
hold second place. The crowd on the
hanks shouted to Hosmer, "Do it or
die.n HOsmer pulled for all be was
worth and held his own for half a mile
two boat lengths ahead. Hamm appar-
ently could not have worked harder,
Huplan WAS few lengths ahead of Hos
mer working lazily, Combe roved leis-
ursly in fourth position. The finish
vas splendid, Hanlan squirting ahead
With A quick stroke. Hamm also made
his best effort to ut least shorten the dis
lance with Hosmer, bat Was not success
ful. Hosmer held the lead and crossed
the line three lengths ahead. Hanlau's
tune, 2l:2X; Hosmer, 2l4; Ham.n 2l8.
Hsnlan says the race between the two
vas the best be ever saw. He thinks
Hosrner fairly established his superior
ity. and believes that HOsmer il an good
an osrsman as there is in America ex-
oept himself. II Is rumored that
Hsmm's hackers have offered to match
him az sinst Hosmer.
Burned % Death.
JOLIET. Ills, July 1.-Two children of
James Mulhion. six and eight years old,
we're left in the house alone for short
tlutt ltotbtAhy HtiA 4aAAAAk ta0 ocDobSt
of their parents the house took fire. il is
supposed from fire cracker, and the
children were burned to death.
Accidents.
KANSAS. ILL.,, June 5.-The balcony of
the Roster House gave way last evening
during the fire works display, seriously
iLjuring seven persons, bat II IL thought
none fatally.
A Missing Aesonaut.
KEoKUK, Ia, June 5.-Prof. OwinRs
made balloon ascension here yester-
DIV afternoon. Tue 4lioou was recOv-
cred last evening near Burnside, Iiii-
nsis. OSings IL missing and 10 thought
70 be dead.
CHICAGO, Jolly 5.-The coffee and
spice establish nent OF Beel, Conrad d
Co., was parti lily burned last night.
Loss $1,000. The Insurance. WAS $500.
Bicycle Race.
The five-day bicycle contest was won
by Louis Armando and Maggie Wallace
and was concluded last night, Wallace
not appearing during the last day. The
only feature Ut the contest was the fact
thai Armando, during the last twelve
hours. surpsssed all known records for
that time, making 1891 miles with i've
minutes t. spare. The record for two
DAYS was 2i7 miles.
ssemieidle.
UsIos. Lid, July 5.-Dr. w. p. Horn,
n respected physician, was shot and
killed in his ofiice by Sam Hsminger, n
farm laborer, with whom he had some
dispute about work. hemin2er was ar
rested.
An rnfertnnste Trio.
EaIg, Pa. July 5.-Aibert Kuhn, who
Was riding in n street car yesterday af-
ternoon, rscklessly fired 4 pistol from n
window and inst,n killed Miss Mary
Steiner. Frank Kuhn, Albert's brother,
at night committed suicide. Another,
George Kuhn. took horse and buggy
into the country to inform his father Of
she double tragedy. The night Was
dark, and he drove of the en,bank-
ment wrecxing tho carriage and narrow
" ESQ sping serious injury. The child
shot was distantly related. II il sup
posed that he fired the revolver merely
10 brighten. He claims he thought u
Was loaded with blank cartridges.
Frank was greatly excited over the
shooting, and, being under the influ-
ence of drink, and thinking that his
brother would be convicted and hung,
Il In supposed his mind became unbal-
anced and hung himself while in that
state Of mind.
An Impending Dael.
New YoRx, July 4.-Col. harmony
Knox, one of the principals in the i'm
pending duel, left town at $50 today,
accompanied by his second. II. +. Mo
Dermott. He left word with tho clerk
Of the hvtel that he wo1ld be gone till
tomorrow. Nothing could DO learned
regarding the whereabouts OF ID. Is.
Sheahan. II II supposed no 10 tn New
Jersey. The meeting will probably take
place today in the vicinity Ut Hoboken.
A Scripture Csmalssee.
The committee on revision OF the old
testament continued in session today.
The comparison Of tho work Of the
American and English commission was
completed.
Toe Mach Brink.
NrppLErowN. N. Y. July 5.-Rev.
Carl Smorchez, of the Reformed church
al Calison, N. ", was charged with too
much drinking, and later with improper
advances 20 q hAif-witted girl in his
congregation. He disappeared, and
Monday last came back and started to
drive TO Humansville. The rext Mon
day he was found by tho roadside. His
death was thought TO be tue result Of
hard drinking.
Anti Msnepelisss n Cssvessisa.
CmcAoo, July 6.-The Anti-Nonopo-
hats Convention was called 70 order 70
n -.