Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-15
EASTERN NEWS.
.,.,a,.e Opium IDeas.
...,crarEp PRESS DssPAfshss

Nav f4.-At about ii o clocA
CEloass., III. nolice successfully raided
1T pis' ..,,is,ru dens. capturing 81 per-
sesefa' ~ uere conhaed at the arfnory.
sons, 81 90 visited q place located on
1heg h.~aaf near Jackson, securing
Csrx rssasneu. They then proceeded
thfes r1a,t street. The exits were ali
70 2I2 I ~s;,e posse Of oshcsrs entered
gnalaaI,. front. Upon tits appearance
5ron s.i;ea the inmates set up a howl
d US and ra shed TO the rear, where
Of 0Isn s.ernation was increased upon
theil o ....rg node of e2ress shut of
hnehe me Cinnamon were taken in
Fofs, M IN ofi.ers then went 20 10. III
TEE ps ..r street. which resulted IL The
Van p of four Americans ard oae
vouan- r..,,,r
..orox Nav l3.-Pfesiden. Ar
49, sot vet fully rnapI ii eut q
TAFT Nv ~ ,i,e SIMMER months, bas /.
pfo2..m. '.,taIr that he will take "a trap
qui s.,.,nis about the lst Of Augnst.
c..sd q day or two ago fhs. .e
ne ss.ls,ed such a trip, and would
nreyented from carrying cut
gay srs by urgent pablia business.
A sad Journey.
x.rr. MAY 4.-General Grant
-. morning, with the remains
srnycu ,aa.her. accompanied hy lis SIS
Of AZ Lro.her in-iaw. The burial t9ok
tI 10y ~ Spring Grove Cemetery ssithou.
Pace 2. General Gran. and sister
o's he old home in ClearEnont coua-
Ro1 u;s evening, and will return to asw |
York tomorrow.
~ yntsrest 10 our Seichbsvs.
c. yoax. May I3.--The Times
fxsava Ont special says; he recent
i,'s,su iroubies, Chineee riois a.d
..sS.sssened Fenian invasion, make tbs
I'VE Of British Columbia greatly |
p,.yned at the comparatively detenss-
80 state If that province. through tie
..;shdraval Of the British fleet from that
10 which has led To long CORES
.ssadsuce between the Dominion and
X ;mperial government IS 10 The
. ~ Of A British ship being Retained
- ~ Pacific coast. Representations
80 also been made to the imperial
.r.ss,nrnet,t on the subject. and To the
~, that A railway connecting the At
,.r.;c and Pacific oceans Is being con-
s....sssd and that when established will
- The means Of establishing y large
s,snsoontinental trade through British
s.s.;torv betweeu England and China,
Isrsn and the north Pacific generally,
/. ~, far that reason every possible pro-
ssssior shon.d be offered. Sir A. L.
Cal replied % this, inclosiIg 4 com
,nuuication received from the admiral,
eating that it was not their intention
r. rstain n ship of war permanently 1t
rsanimalt. that being contrary to the
ustom in other parts of tho world, but
ordefR had been given to the c3sa
nayder. in chief on tho Pacific station
- canse frequent visits to ba paid 10y
shim under his command to Esquitnalt.
~ ffe0usnt appearance OF vessels AZ
uncertain intervals being of more effeat
10 lxvIesaness than the permanent pres
ence Of 4 snail vessel. !,
The Tins, commenting on tho reluc
fance shown by the imperial government
% aocsde 10 the demands. says: ''lhis
4 aid comfort to British Colnabians.
and tho only haven of security for ;so-
latsd British Columbia is in the embrace ,
Of the American repnb!ic. The Pacific
province in neglected step daughter,
0S10 III VIC CuuFSt III tftuG DUO WILL GpihS
10 the United States" II
A village Destroyed. II
TKSApELLE, May l4.-A Gre here Inst
night destroyed almost the entire to.n.
[he loss ia estimated at $4,000. Ii
lsiginated in the government esnigrtnt
Iheds aud spread rapidly to tee
esidences and business houses OF town.
The Opium Tiassds.
CHICAGO, May IA There were fifty
tx Cinnamon III all brought into Just
90 Hammers court this morning and
ned. Out OF this number seven were
harged with smoking opium. -Four Of
hem were taken yesterday from doe
Iing's laundry. With them Was n
roman, who gave her name rs George
Wilson, and three white men. The ,
roman was found reclining ON n cousA ,
4 the act of smoking. She said abs
ad never been in such place before.
bout 10 o'clock. last evening forty-nine ,
hinamen were found BY squad Of
oiiee in a Chinese laundry engaged in /,
laying with dominoes and cards the
plestial game Of bnng loo. They were ,
,oked up and this morning Justice
hammer administered a fine of 81 all {
round. a
The Uunn Trial Again, {
The Dunn trial was resumed this
,orning. John Douahcrty, the variety /.
ctor. aud Paddy Ryan were among the
rst witnesses. but neither gave any i'm
ortant testimony.
The Northern Pacific II
CaIcAoo, Mag lA.--Henry Willard was !.
d the cry for Two hours yesterday, on !
Ii way from the west TO New York. He /
aid the Northern Pacific would Cor /
sinly be completed by September LIST, !
nd the first train woaid run over the
ne at about that time. Tho whole line !
louid be opened for business soon after /
hat. But 2.25 miles Of the road re- /
nained to be completed. The whole 1
Inc was graded and all the ties were
distributed. Everything Is ready for +
ails.. Willard was jubilant over the
cnditiou Of crops. He said the snrplus
fop that will Do raised ia Eastern Ore
on and Washington Territory this !
ear wsuld amount to q million tons. !
= Dakota the Acreage would DO double
That Il was last year. The acreage de- {
!oeed to hop growing la the Puyailup
Valley, Washington Territory, this sea-
40. was double that OF last year. Mon :
40 had 5000 miles OF grazing land.
Idaho 5000, Washington Territory
.Ao0o, and Eastern Oregon 5000. He
Econd immigration to Puget Sound was
excsedinaly large. fifty per cent. of tho
going there and most of tue
!emainder to the grain districts east of :
~ Cascade mountains.
4 Preacher ON the Stage. II
INDIANA, Penn, May l4.-Rev. Chas.
!. cteck, Of the Evangelical Lutheran ,
soulco OF Pimsburg, made his theatrical \
esoot hsre last Saturday as Hamlet" !
Csadittea III rmitarianisms. II
CnicAoo, May 1.-THE Western Uni Z
ssfian conference. in session in this
WY nao oasinsss meeting this morn
=. TX ine report of the secretary showed I
~ conference embraced sixty-four J
@usca societies, forty two Of whom re-
s: VIZ SHOW an aggregate membership !
. aie families. Two report an in
~ 10 membership during the past !
snd ths remainder do not. The j
sces are reported 10 be ia coed
-ssns'a condition generally. /:
AsAstilns a Weman. /,
nasaolnsERo, Ky. May 1.-The .
Sscotaon continued its attack on the {
~ ssacses Of Miss Backner in the trial Of
no1. Philip B. Thompson.
rfesldcntlal Appointments.