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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-17
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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-17
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POST MTELLIGENCER.


In an article on the probable effect on
San Francisco of the completion OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad, the Journal
of Commerce says:
The Northern coast trade Ii worm
oontendipR for. The total imports are
Ao Imports.
c,a 1885
psaS BIB. 36
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Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-21
The Great Flood Subsiding.


MEMPHIS, February 20.--The river
rose five inches In the past twenty four
hours. 1t Is now three inches below
the danger line. Newport and Jack
sonport, on the White river, are partly
submerged.
LOUISVILLE, February 24.-In the
past tw~enty.four hours the river has
fallen nearly an inoh an hour. Navi.
CATION will probably be resumed with.
in forty-eight hours. The gas works
are running to 'night. Railroads have
an immense lot Of stuff on hand. Some
of them have stopped receiving.
CINCINNATI, February 2O.--The
river is falling about an inch an hour.
1t reached 81 feet tonight. 1t Is
almost impossible to find men enough
to do the cleaning. Business is pick
Ing up. The gas works are running
tonight. The militia have been re-
lieved from duty. The railways are
oil Running from their own depots.
Receipts to-day were over So 600, not
including $4,000 from the New York
relief committee; 81 900 have been
given to Newport, $1,000 to Dayton,
So, 600 to Lawrenceburg, $500 to Guy.
andotte and $3.50 to Bellevill, Ky.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-21
$50

developed this country. He admire
the gentlemen who stood MP an
pleaded as the peoples man for thea
poor, unfortunate railroads, but b
would like the champion to tell hii
whether he ever knew of q merchst
who had goods given to him.
Franse--Will the gentleman I'd
me whether Nebraska has given a siI
gle acre to the railroads7
Jensen--Yes; they have givj
vast tracts, and they evj
sHIRK PAYING TAXES
and we have to make up the de6d
Cook of Nuckolls-This Is not
guess work on our part. We bid
statistics In record of these roads.
Franse-Have you statistics in
gard to this Souix City & st. Paul
Mr.. Cookies, sir, and 1t sh9
that road has earned seven per Cd
in 1881. THIS road reaches toward IL
Black Hills. 1t may not pay now I'd
when complies 1t will pay.
Ramey said the gentleman from
Oummins ssumes altogether toomuch.Y
He knows nothing about railroads; he
doesn't even know that tails state has
given the railroads half a million
acres, I claim that theze are men
on this floor that do know In re-
gard TO these things, and If there
are not, the state will produce o
two years hence who will understands
and will legislate.
Savage remarked that while most
members are ignorant about details,
they are all aware how these roads
have been built, and how they are
running at
AN IMAGINARY vAAD LOSS
of hundreds of thousands of dollars
annually. The people sra looking to
US expecting some legislation at the
hands of the Legislative body. 1 am
not satisfied with sdjourning without
enacting some railroad legislation. I
am therefore in favor Of amending
this bill SO II may meet the approval
Of a majority of this houne.
Hill said when 1t was proposed to
pass a law TO limit rates the parties
who now support the amendment
said 1t was an ironclad law. 1t is
conceded that the the people of Ne.
braska demand reduction 10 tolls and
we propose to rsduce It twenty per
cent. In the early part of the session
it was proM,seo this should be done
and the republican party was
to do 1t. Now it looks as If
1t was anything but that. He
concluded by hoping the amendment
would be defeated and the bill would
pass as H. stands. Mr.. Howard OK.
pressed the opinion that the railroads
can well afford q reduction OF 20 per
cent on their freight tariff. He cited
the Union Pacific statistics aud other
facts to sustain his position.
MIR. Tower thought If we cut down
the rates In Nebraska they will raise
them beyond the state. Mr.. Howard
retorted that the freight agents admit
you can make your own rates to the
river, and Beyond you get the pool
rate, which will not DO affected by our
law.
The debate was cut short by ad.
journment, and the bill made the
special order for tomorrow morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-21
HI CRANE ARMY.
Annual Meeting at Lincoln-The Next
keunlon.

Special Dispatch to THE BgK.
LINCOLN, Neb., February 2O.-The
annual encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic convened at
Red Ribbon hall this evening. About
400 delegates were present. Reporta
from ell sections show q nteady grcwth
of the order. There was quite a
rivalry for the next reunion between
different locations. Fremont offered
5000 bonus and will probably he
successful. The election of grand Off
GERS for the ensuing year will take
place tomorrow It is now proposed
10 establish a soldiers home for disa-
bled veterans and a fund will be col
iected with a view to carrying out that
object.
Although Fremont was the highest
bidder Hastings was chosen, after a
spirited contest, as the place for the
next reunion.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-21
NOTES.
ial nianatc IN Tyu RRn

William G. Smith. m express messen.
ger, Yves shot twice by a robber on the Al.
bany Il Susc uehannah train. Smith had
In possession $40 coo.
Twelve thousand. five hundred dollars
Is being subscribed in Boston, and the calls
from the food sufferers not being urgent,
the committee decided to stop collections.
The New York Maritime exchange col.
lected $500 fos the sufferers by the foodsm
TIL. Harvard-Ynle boat race will take
place at New London Thursday after COM
mencement,
The democratic officers in Boston,, in
Guiding the maySr, ask the democratic
memberSof the legislature to give favora-
lie consideration to the woman suffrage
bill.
The Maine senate passed a bill allowing
women to vote ON school matters.
The estimate of the expenditures Of the
national government of Mexico for the
next fiscal year is 1927, 600, 900; receipts
$50, DOC, 900.
Tho Maine senate passed the constitu-
tioual ~prohibitory amendment.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-21
pened to be nearly opposite the school
when the alarm was given, says: 81
rushed into the building and
TpppTpIp staur

pened to DO nearly opposite the school
whom the alarm was given, SAYS: 81
rushed into the building and
TERRIBLE SIGHT
met my eyes. Packed into the mar.
row hallway on the fret floor were
from fifty to eeventy.fve little Girls.
the poor things screaming, struggling
With all their might. BY this Tins
other police and citizens arrived. and
we began pulling the poor children
out ct the hallway. The cries of some
children az the bottom Of the pile grew
fainter and fainter, and then ceased
altogether. "
Detective Robinson says. ''rhe
IRE broke ont under the staircase on
the second floor, and was easily OK.
tinguished. I examined the place.
1t seems 70 me some matches must
have been swept with the papers un
der the stairway, and had been ignited
By friction"
o. Policeman Rel6 says: "On tho
floor, behind the stsirway, lay o mass
of
STRUGGLING, SCREAMING CHILDREN.
They piled on top of each other. As
quickly as possible wo pulled them
OUT and passed them one by one
through the window. Those on ton
were still alive. When we reached
the bottom we came upon ten dead.
1t was an awful eight to see them
lying there with their blanched faces,
mouth and eyes wide open and their
dresses all in disorder. One little
girl, Minnie Tfuhe, was still alive. |
She died on the way to the station
houOo. 1t was tho most awful scene l
ver passed through"
The dead were removed to the DO
lice station on Fifth street and First
avenue, where they we're laid in q row
on the floor In the back room, They
vere ell quickly identified by sorrow-
stricken mothers, little brothers and
sisters, and the removal each to the
afflicted homes, promptly permitted by
the authorities.
II SEEM IN TIL GLASS ROOMS
and In the halls after the panic was al.
most Undesirable. Torn DO, ks, bro.
ken school apparatus and fragments of
torn clothes were scattered upon the
hoorr, the terrible evidence of the wild
struggls of thu children to escope from
the building.
II LIST INCREASED
The list of doad is now swelled 81
16, the following having been report.
ed 40 having dies 20 night from in
%iuries: J. IA Bildgagel, Barbara
Beschol aud Alphonsa fischer. Sew
eral others are reported in 1%aiious
condition, one of whom, Radolph
MuudaIl, aged s., will die from internal
Injuries. Sister Philippine ia slightly
injured;' having been thrown dowu
the stairs with the children. All sis.
terra refused to name the sister iu
olAss 8 who tainted, and who was, &C.
cordiug to the mother superior, tie
innocent cause of the calamity.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-21
a Receiver & ppointed.

SPNSA~ D'SP@eSA w Ahh Dhhs
CLEVELAND, February 20.--Fayette
Bredop, of Cleveland, was this morn
ing appointed by the United States
court as receiver of Brown, Bonuell
& Co., of Youngstown. The works
will continue to be run a, usual for
the present, at least. The company
represents that 1t has a large quantity
of stock and good contracts. rhe az.
sets are claimed to be largely In excess
of the liabilities. Herbert Ayor has
not come and is not expected. No
formal meeting Of the directors will
DO called, but the prominent stock
holders will consult with the receiver.
The receiver said to the Associated
Press correspondent that he expects
the Youngstown works will be shut
down to take al inventory, after
which it will be managed to make the
most out of the property.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-21
Tbs Cattle Ranges.

epeciHl Dlbpatcn bp lin DEN.
CHEYENNE, February 20. All cattle
ranges have oeen heard from. The
snow has fell the heaviest along the
RAILROADS.; in northern Wyoming, the
fall was light, besides there was no
wind along tho road during the snow
fall but there was In the north, 80
thess great ranges afforded sufficient
grsss for the herds. The fact that
dead cattle was seen along the
railroad induces ebe halof thst the
losses are heavy. Investigation shows
that from Cheyenne TO North Platte,
Neb., a distance of 200 miles, also on
the Julssburg branch, 600 head we're
killed by traint; from Cheyenne to
Evanston, 400 miller, 300 we're killed,
a total of 900 out of $780, 00 IN the
region. During the storm the cattle
drifted to the railroad region. The
lusres thus far will not exceed 2 per
cent, and 90 per cent. OF those r
laeS years Texas drive. The storm
proved that cattle will live through
spy winter.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-21

to kill the senate railroad bill and
employed 70 pass this was too thin.
The house bill sppropristing S76,.
coo for
H REFoRA SCHOOL AT KEARNEY
wss read a second time this morning
IN the senate, having passed the house
and the president referred
'"bsrf ''"e on public charities.
oyed that 1t be
referred to =. littee on mlscella.
neous corporations. To this Senator
Dsch objected. He said that he was
chairman Of The committee on public
charities, and considered this as an
ineinustion that he would not treat
the bill fairly.
Senator Conner said that no was
only asking for himself what had been
accorded to every other senator on
this floor, namely, that he might re-
lect the committee to which his bills
should be referred.
Butler thought that Dsch ought not
to complain for the reason that he had
said In debate last night that this bill
was q steal.
Several senators took a hand In the
debate and 1t turued out to DO one of
the most personal and holly contested
points that has presented itself during
the session. AS o compromise the
bill was referred to the committee of
public lands and buildings, ON the
motion Of Senator McShane.
The bill tor the relief of j. w.
Pearmap, of Nebraska City, appro-
priating $4,000 passed its second read
ing having passed the house. 1t has
been passed to the committee on
of which Senator Reynolds is
chairman, and 1t is probable that 1t
will receive o thorough investigation.
The bill appropriatlng over SO, 900
for the relief of I. P. Kennard was
reported back from the committee on
finance, ways and mesns this morning
without recommendation.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-21
Baking ,Pcvdertn Bottles,

The largest concern of its kind, in the
w9Eld. 1.-THE famous Rumfoid Chemical
Works of Providence, X. l., manufacture
ers of Horsford Saking Powder, etc., an
nounce that altar an experience of over
twenty-five years in putsing up baking
powders in tin and glass, they are satisfied
that q properly made glass bottle has sew
eral advantages over the tin can for that
purpose, and they have, therefore, at con.
siderable extra expense, adopted the for
mer for the Horsford.
The bottles have a wide mouth TO admit
Of a teaspoon, and when empty will be
found very convenient for many household
uses.
The glass bottle Is much cleaner than
the tin can, and will preserve the strength
Of the powder much better. All baking
powders gradually lose strength when ex.
posed to the air, and this fact explains the
vatiation in the strength Of the same brand
Of powder in different cans, with which all
houseksepers are familiar,
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-21

OF the claims we're just, and he woulc
Ike to vote for them, there wer,
Others that were manifestly unjust,
and he therefore voted "No'"
Mr.. Hall said he believed thai
states aud individuals ought 10 pay
their honeut debte, and he had acted
on that principle all his life, but 10
this bill 1t Is strained. He could only
say, In the language of the president
of the United States, "the more dan
gerous it becomes the more strength
it has" He meant that there were
some unjust claims, and he believed
was necessary TO defeat the passage
of this bill until We can take out the
wrong claims.
Mr.. Howard believed that there ore
several claims that are unjust. His
attention had besn called TO one claim
t5at is In the bill twice, therefore he
"No."
Kuony:-While he was of the opin.
ion that most of the claims were Just
he also believed that there we're some
Included which ought not to be paid.
He therefore voted "No."
Martin: While believing some Of
claims were just he also believed
that some were not, and he would
vote mo"
Wolph wanted to cay just q word.
With all the information he could get
The other day when this question was
up In discussion he became thorough.
y satisfied that there were many
that were just, and ought to be
there were also in addition, many
that were unjust. He believed
t was a bad precedent to settle 80
many unjust claims upon just claims,
he voted "No."
The bill was carried by q vote Of 80
10 80.
The house took a recess till 2:3O
ibis afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-21

KANSAS Cry, February 20 1t
now seems that Frank b. Noaff. the
lawyer who left here for the east Jan.
oary 20, and who has been missing
since, Is q defaulter. Plnksrtou, the
Chicago detective, is working up the
case. It is stated that, including the
%, 600 in his possession at the time of
disappearance, Neaff is short $3.50 O
in collections made for capitalists OF
Westches.er, Pa, II is thought he
left the country. His vile and .hree
children here arc in atraigatened cir
cumatances.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-21
A Terrible Calamity.
II Diauatnh IN TUH RHH

BRAoKENb Texas, February Co.
by an explosion Of kerosene lamp In
O. farm house on the Bres;dio creek,
twelve miles from here, four children,
ages 2 to 2, were burned to death,
and their mother, Mrs. IIichsel hc-
Donald, who was alone in the house
was compelled to witnesa- the scene,
the flames having cut her off from the
children's room.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-21
Chicago Banking Firm.
Special Dispatch to THE BKE.

CHICAGO, February 20.-Rumors
affecting the financial standing of the
private banking house of Preston,
Kean e. Co, were In circulation on
the street to-day. Inquiries failed to
elicit any confirmation to justify
them. Late tonight the firm fur
nished the associated press with q
statement denying that they were at
all embarrassed.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-21
The Value OF a Foot.

Special DIspatch 70 TIE bha'
New YORK, February 20-Mrs.
Matilda Psulitact, a professional sing
or, received In the.supreme court a
verdict for $l9, 500 damages, with
$500 extra allowance, from the New
York Central and Hudson River rail.
way company for injuries sustained
by an accident which necessitated the
amputatIon Of her foot.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-21
"a Murder and Suicide.
specla! Dispatch to. rux BEE,

Speclh! DlspAtCh 70 III. BEE,
ST.. LoU1s,> February 2O.-A most
shocking tragedy occurred at Spring.
field, Mo-, yesterday. Mrs. lilly
Schaudea, the young wife. of Frank
Schaudea, q cigar maker, darhps her
hus }and'a absence from home shot her
three months old baby through the,
head with q "A calibre pistol and then.
fired another ball from the same.
weapon into her own head. No Cause
Ia known for the act.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-21
Death OF s j. Medill'
nla,nSnk ~ Tt.u Has

CHICAGO, February O.--A private
dispatch received here to.night from
Qaincy, ILL.,, states that S. j. Medill,
brother of Hon, Joseph Mccall, and
for many years managing editor of
the Chicago Tribune, died there to-
day, He was guffering from oonsump-
ton, and his death, has been momen-
tari,y expected for some time.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-21
Frank James.
Special Dispatch to THE BKn.

opeCihi DlbpatOh ~ III N
KANSAS Cry, February 20. The
Times' special says Frank James
appeared In court to-day and was ar
raigned upon three indictments. He
pleaded not guilty and after leugthy
argument trial was set for the third
Monday In June. The prisoner was
remanded to jail.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-21
A Railroad Collision.


DANBuRY, Conn, February 90
An empty engine aud the night freight
train on the Danbury q Norwich rail
road collided this morning. a tank
of oil exploded burning the night
mail bags from New York. No one
was injured.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-21

New YORK, February 20. The late
governor Morgan bequeaths his wife
halt o million and the income of a
million; to relatives of self and wife
half q million; $4,000 to personal
friends and clerks In the office and
$4,000 to household servants; to
charity $795, 600. The remainder OF
the estate, valued In all at 5000. COO,
Is given to the executors in trust, the
income to be paid his grandson, Ed
win Il. Morgan.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-21
The Mississippi Booming.

CAIRO, Ill February 20.--The
river at noou to-day was 81 feet 6 inch
es on the gage and rising nearly
half an inch per hour. 1t still lacks
FIVE inches of being as high as last
year. 1t is hoped it will be at a stand
here tonight,
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-21
Too Rich 70 Get Sick.

Special Dispatch 10 ihh DEE
NRw YORK, February 20. There is
no truth in the story published here
that Vanderbilt Is dangerously Ill. lie
Ia attending to business to-day.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-21
Tho Blizzard in Texas.

'5PUcrtr DfoPutc1 - ." DHH'
SAN ANTONIO, February 20 The
recent blizzard caused heavy losses of
cattle in the country s ruth and south.
west. It also raised the losses on
sheep In several counties ful!y 10 per
cent,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-31

The real estate market IS still active, and
important sales of property OF every
description are daily being made. The res.
idents of Dallas, and visitors who note her
wonderful and prosperous growth, have
faith in Dallas being II great city in the
near future, and they give evidence of the
same by investing in property here.
Yesterday Robert Price sold to j. NJ
Dixon his residence on north Harwood
street. for SO, 500 cash.
The Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe railway pur.
chased of VIM. Long yesterday the property
Just west oil its depot fronting on Com.
merce street, 50x200 feet, for 81, 800 cash.
The same road purchased 5Oxl00 feet lust
west OF that from John Hermann, now occu
pied as u blacksmith shop, for $1,000 cash
The road will remove the long building
which is frame, and will convert the
newly purchased ground into yard fol
freight trains.
IL is rumored that Johnny Thompson
has sold his property fronting on wes
Ervay street and Main and Elm streets L
parties,upon which they propose the speed,
erection OF four-story hotel OF 100 rooms
There are number OF other large sales OF
the tapis which will be closed within I'll,
next few days.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-31
HALF a MILLION,
Fortune Awaiting u Georgia Newspa
per Man

fortune Awaiting u Georgia Nowspa-
per Man
Twenty-Five years ago Mr.. X. II. Sapp
left his home in the state of Georgia for
Montana territory, and up until last Sun
day his friends and relatives had received
never word of any kind, either directly or
indirectly, of his condition or whereabouts.
1t was thought that he had been captured
and killed by the Indians, or that he had
fallen SICK among strangers, and failing to
recover, had been accorded the rude burial
customary to the west at that time.
On Sunday last Mr.. George Norris, for
merlv newsdeaer on the Western a. At
lantic railroad, met Mr.. George w. Sapp.
travelling agent OF the Post Appeal, and
informed him that Mr.. w. W. Thibadoau,
nephew of the book-keeper of the Western
Il Atlantic railroad, wished to see him on
business of very important nature. Mr.
Sapp's curiosity was naturally excited, and
he made an engagement to Mr..
Thibadeau at Mr. Norris hotel.
when the business was to be commune
| Gated. Accordingly, after church service,
Mr.. Sapp repaired to the appointed place
| and was introduced to Mr.. Thibadeau.
Conversation was INDUCED in to some ex-
tent about matters in general, when pres
emily Mir. Thibadeau remarked that he was
! q resident OF Montana territory, and that
-, he might be able to inform Mr.. Sapp con.
corning the brother he had long since
mourned as having found a grave with
nothing to mark it, After Mr.. Sapp had
satisfied Mr.. Thibadeau of his being the
brother OF Il. ii. Sapp, Mr.. Thibadeau said:
"Well, your brother died seventeen years
ago in my aunts house, who lives in He-
lena, Montana territory. He had been
very successful in his mining and farming
operations, and at his death he left prop,
erty that was worth $4,000, and which
has since appreciated in value, and in addi-
ton to the interest that has accumulated
on such part Of it as happened to be in
bonds and stocks, there is not less than a
clean half million dollars due You today.
When your brother died he wlled all
his property, personal and real, to
your sister and yourself, halt to each"
Mr., Thibadeau continued, my father, who
is still living, was q witness to the will and
knows precisely where all of the property
is located. 1t is ut present controlled by n
lawyer whose home is in Ohio, and who has
been making every effort to find the brother
and sister to whom the property belongs"
Mr. George W. Sapp, accompanied by his
friends, called on Captain John Millcdge yes
terday and after stating the circumstances
to him, were informed that no trouble
would be experienced in placing Mr.. Sapp
and his sister in possession of the property
without delay.
Mr.. George w. Sapp is planter, owning
large plantation in Whitfield county, this
state, but ioi some time past has been the
travelling agent of the Post Appeal. He is
in very comfortable circumstances but de.
spite that fact his friends throughout the
state, and he has hosts of them, will be
pleased to hear of his good fortune, and the
Post.Appeal wants to be among the very
first to congratulate him. Atlanta Post
Appeal.