Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-07
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VICTORIA Il. c., Sep. 5.-The First
Presby terrain Church of Pandora was
burned this morning. Il was insured
for 5000. The congregation lately
Joined the Presbyterian Church. of Can
ada.
The Long Drought
Dense fogs and smoke continue. II
10 more than four months since We had
rain. Forests are on fire everywhere.
and crops below the average.
More OF the Newfoundland storms
ST. JOHNS, N. b., Sept 5.-Dispatches
received from ST. Pierre give fresh in
teliigence of disasters on the Grand
banks from the cyclone of Thursday.
the 18th, and the s,srm following. On
Thursday between forty-fye and fifty
OF the French banking flee. arrived in
the roads At st. Pierre in a shattered
condition. Their cable chains anchors,
dories aud lines were all swept away.
The loss OF life is very great. One
banker owned by Jacquet Ives,
lost six men. Over thirty-eight YES
sells are missing and grave appreheu-
sions are entertained. The storms were
the most violent ever known on the
banks. Neither gave warning, but broke
furiOusly on the feet when most Of the
d0ries from the ships we're overhauling
and setting their travis. Not more than
half an hour had elapsed from the first
indication before the gale and sea
reached their greatest violence.
Invessixafion or Outrxges.
ST. john, Sept 6.-The admiral OF
the British flagship Northampton today
held an investigation of serious out
RACES perpetrated on board British ves-
sells by French fishermen at Cape
Onions, on the northwest coast of New
foundland. Early in August four Brit
ish fishing vessels came to anchor at
Cape Onions for codhshiug. As soon
AZ they launched a skif a number of
Frenchmen ordered them to weigh
anchor and leave. They refused, where
upon the Frenchmen commenced to
pull down their sails and seized their
oars and carried them to shore. Hav-
ing stripped their vessels they unloaded
the schooner. The captain showed
fight, delivering some lusty blows on
the Frenchrneu and putting them to
flight. The assailants then turned on
Captain Aylward and crew With boat
hooks and Raffs and severely maltreat-
~ tuctu. lucy tucii stIippou TUG Sco-
Sci. Two days after French war YES
sci arrived, and after some inquiry re-
turned the sails and gear to the vessels,
but ordered them to quit the harbor.
ALI four vessels retired under protest.
The people of Newfoundland are indig-
nant at the vislsnt outrage, and it not
unlikely will lead to international COM
plicati0ns.
Canadian Methodists All unifed.
TORONTO, Sept. 5.-The union of the
four great evangelical bodies in Canada.
decided by vote last night, will affect
G0O,0 people in the Dominion, New
foundland and the Bermudas, and mil
lions of dollars of church property in
these provinces. For a moxth past the
four denominations Of Canada, Me-
thodists, Bible Christians, Episcopalian
Methodists and Primitive Methodists,
have been negotiating for q union of
these bodies. The Canada Methodists
being the most wealthy body of the
four, some objections were offered TO an
equal division of property, but this was
overcome, and now the whole body of
Methodists is united, and will be the
strongest religious body in Canada.