Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-02
EASTERN NEWS.
.so-rArEp PRESS DISPATCHES.


,,,c in a Masonic Temple.
~, YORK. Dec. About half-past
~ ~ this morning the rsof of the
5oc;n Temple, corner Twenty-thir
street and Sixth avenue was discovered
~ he on fire, and before engines reached
70 u Great volumes of smoke belched
s.,m the windows IN the Asylum OF
Tu;ohts Templar IN the mansard story
irhs report that the Temple was on flre
Inrsad rapidly. and hundreds 81 the
ssPpaterpity hurried to the place; As the
Ln;idiur below the mansard Is iireproof,
.Sa fireu.n devoted their energies 10
.nv;np what portion they could. The
Sc bu lding is wa;er-soaked. and
e,rch valuable property destroyed
as.er two hours hard work further
na,ead of the flames was prevented on
sSa mansard portion, but III were still
.no;no ON the roof. 1t is thought the
TO- will not fall short of $4,000, AS
Ios,lr frescoing and other decorations
w.. DESTROYED in the Commandery
~, The Order of the Mystic Shrine.
i..aelv COMPOSED of Masons, met last
n;obt At a late hour. and 1t Is supposed
a i;oh.ed cigar or match was dropped
o. he Garnet and caused the fire. The
Commandery room was e1pensiveiy
S,,sd uD. and in adjoining closets were
nanv costly equipments and uniforms
- The KNIGHTS. The Austin Room,
oarad in honor of deceased Grand
Sacyetary, recently fitted up at An ex-
,,ense Of $4,000. and the beautiful pie
tu,es which the Order had been so long
accnmnlatinp. were very much injured,
il not ruined.
Attempt 10 Wreck Train.
Bosros, Dec. IAN attempt was mace
Yesterday to wreck the washington e1
press. The train was passing tniou2n
Walpole at high rate OF speed. wien
the engineer noticed the eDstraction , oh
the track and applied the brakes; Inc
train was not stopped until u had pass
ed the obstruction. railroad Ties were
laid between the rails and others laid
,rosswise. the whole being securely
v.dosd. The locomotive ployed Its
say through. No clue to the mis-
, creants
TaHy for the North Pacific.
NEw YORK, Nov. 30.-Mr. Beecher
cave an interesting account yesterday
~ his recent Western trip. He has a
HIGH opinion of the North west country
ooensd by the Northern Pacific Rail
read There Is no doubt that Oregon
and Washington Territory especially
have a bright future before them.
They have an abundance of fine wheat
lands. timber and minerals, and a
climate in some respects equal to that
~ California. Beecher does not eIag
oerate in asserting that the Northwest
country has prospect OF being the
greatest in the Union. but he will not
ind 80 many persons in accord with
him in what be says about Utah and
the Mormons. California IL Fortunate
IN that Der mines are being extermina-
ted and her large farms broken ups
She is already feeling the effects of her
Ioss of Chinese, and before five years
gill be sick enough of the prices she
will have to pay for labor. He desired
10 correct Il misrepresentation OF the
newspapers that he had preached the
Chinese question in California and then
lsc,ured to empty benches. Both state
msats were untrue. "Of all | saw In
the West and Northwest. commend ne
70 Washington and Oregon. think no
two other States are destined TO such "A
future. These States are going to be
the greatest in the Union" He did not
believe the highest attainment of civil
ution would DO reached there, or in
any climate where "A severe winter did
not necessitate summer foresight, ard
shut men up by the family tireside.
Terrible Do,ncstic Tragedy.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 3O.-Laura Rail,
wife of John Rail. this morning mur-
dersd her two girls, aged > and 3 years,
and cut her own throat. At an early
hour the mother of Mrs. Riall learned
that her daughter WAS not well, and
later thought she detected the smell oi
Gas, which Mrs. Riall said was not 80.
/ Assistance was summoned and the door
| broken open, when Mrs. Rail was
found standing in the mid 10 OF the
room in her night clothes with blood
running from her throat. The children
we're both dead, lying on bed. She
had cut all the arteries and veins in the
left wrist Of each, aud they soon bled to
Death. Mrs. Rial could not speak. bat
With pencil wrote that she did not
want to live. Her husband IL a travel
Ing salesman and Is absent from home
Mrs. Rial has never shown evidence of
insanity. bu. complained very much Of
The long and frequent absence of her
husband from home. She is still alive
tonight bat there Is no probability that
sae can recover. She Is about - years
ofage.
Mythical Discovery.
CHICAGO. Dec. IA st. Paul special
ays the skeletons of % persons and
about the same number of horses, were
discovered II the northern part of
Dckey County, Dakota, near the head
OF Goose river, by a party of explorers
few days ago. Among the skeletons
sere found brass cavalry buttons. spurs
and other effects Of mounted troops.
They are supposed to be the remains of
Some party travelling with cavalry es-
cori, bat there il no record of any such
missing expedition.
Railway scheme for Indian Terri.
tory.
GALVESTON. Texas. Dec. 1.-The Gulf,
COlorado and Santa Fe railroad will ask
ns coming Congress for u railway, tel-
senph and telephone right of way
through Indian Territory. beginning AT
stont west of the eastern boundary OF
.ook County, Texas, and ending west
@Coteyville, Kansas. Cooke will in
uoduce the measure in the Senate, Con-
ptess to reserve the right to regulate
easrges, and the road to pay $50 per
uls to the tribes owning the land: Also
Nlsr 100 miles are completed to pay
pun annually to tho Secretary of tho
Interior; one hundred miles Ia be com
peted inside of three years, or the grant
nbe forfeited. This will make n lice
pSt. Louis via the St. Louis and San
Francisco railway, and within fifty miles
connection with the Topeka and San
nfe. Burlington and Quincy, Chicago
sad Alton, and other lines.
The Democratic Caucus.
WASHINGTON. Dec. LIN the house
oemocratic caucus tonight, a resolution
Se offered by Dorsheiner. of New
FORK. that voting 10 viva vocc. This
as adopted, yeas 104 nays 80. This, ID
! claimed by Carlislc's friends, will fur
eaf his election.
Express Aeens shat.
NrMrur., Dec. l.-As Corin.h. MisA.
eailss east of Memphis. on The line
1.-THE Memphis and Charleston Rail
ID, a daring attempt WA made NJ I
saock this morning n rob A. AoWil-
Aus, Southern Express A9snt. He hsi
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