Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-17
SEATTLE DAILY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SUNDAY JUNE IL 1888

strongest firms, however. refuse to obey
the order of the association and say
they will continue their factories IN
operation during the summer. and an
less an amicable settlement is arrived
at in few days there viii likely be
trouble in the association.
Murdered His Mother.
PrTTsBuRo, June ia special from
Steubenville, Ohio. SAYS: This evening
| Edward Malholland. worthless young
man who lives at Minge junction, near
here, went home intoxicated. His old
mother said something which displeasea
| him when be drew 4 revolver and shot
her in the head, inflieting a fatal wound.
sharp Prize Fight
A prize fight. short but terrific, was
| fought this afternoon In Collier Town
| ship. u miles from this city. setween
Tom Duffee, superintendent of tne
Cherry Hill mines, and Peter Murphy, a
miner. Both are young and weigh
about Us pounds each. Five rounds
were fought snd Murphy was whipped
and terribly pounded. There we're 800
spectators and the fight wound up in q
riot.
Opera House Burned,
BosToS, June l6.-Gray's Opera
House Is burned. Loss 100000. T..
II. Gray, proprietor of the opera house,
says that every one in his part of the
bnild ng escaped. There was but little
confusion ana no one hurt. He was in
the barrsom when the Ere starred.
There were over one hundred in the
house, and on the stage were twenty
three actors. most of VIII 1Ia saved their
wardrobes. Gray estimated his loss at
$4,000. c. w. Burnham, who occu-
pied part of the basement, lost $500. AT
O'Clock the fire was under control.
The occupants who lost everything are:
basement, c. w. Bunker, blacksmith;
g. l.. Goldsmith, planning. First floor
Gray's opera house; L. ". Wood & Co.'S
woodworking establishment. Second
fioor-W. G. Taylor, machinery: l.. A.
Bates, locksmith; j. III Lyon. cold iron
worker. Third fioor-Fred Chain. pat
tern worker; Z. G. Packet. machinist.
Fourth door-Warner, Barton Il Co.,
maohinist. Fifth foor-Oakes Manu-
featuring Co.: fancy iron works estab-
lishment. Workmen all through the
building barely escaped, not saving
their tools. Some fears are expressed
that all did not escape. Gray says all
employees of his theater got out. There
was stampede in the audience, but it
is not known that any one was hurt or
any failed TO reach the entrance before
the flames reached the auditorium.
The Supervising Architect Iavestlga.
fiom.
WASHINGTON, June l6.-Qaite a sensa
ton was reduced today in connection
with the Hill investigation. Assistant
Secretary New, chairman of the CON-
mittee, had Just announced that there
would be no session for the day when
Coleman, consel for Murch, said with
some warmth that he wished to call
the attention of the committee to what |
he regarded as gross impertinence both |
to himself and Gen. New chairman, of |
the committee. He then produced cita- |
ton several days ago by Murch on Hills |
for papers relating to contracts for /
statuary for Philadelphia public build |
ings, the request being endorsed by |
Gen. New with an order for production
of the papers. On the reverse side was /
Hills endorsement not to furnish the |
desired papers for the reason that the /
statuary in question was not mentioned
In the charges being investigated. Cole
man characterized this refusal as an III
suit to the chairman of the committee
and his (HiIi's) superiors. Coleman
then gave notice that the prosecution
proposed to take up the public |
buildings at st. Louis, Chicago, Cincin-
natl and other places and to show by the
above that five millions of public funds
has been illegally expended. Muroh
stated this evening that among the pa
pers which be had been enabled to ex-
tort from the supervising architects
Office was one showing III one instance
that after contracts had been made an
order was made by the architect in
creasing the compensation of contract
ors % per cent. on the 81 per cubic foot |
for cutting and polishing stone for the
Philadelphia public buildings. "As to
the contract for statuary for the build |
ing" said Murch, sit was given to As
him sublet to the contractor who is now
engaged in erecting it."
funeral OF Dukes.
PIrrsBUBa, Pa, June ga Union
town, Pa, special says: All that was
mortal of Nicholas l.. Dukes, the man |
whose presence caused family discord |
and disgrace and bloodshed at Union
town. was hidden from sight today in |
the Churchill cemetery. The burying |
ground of the Struble family is short |
distance from here in German town |
ship. Very few Uniontown people at
tended the funeral, and those who did
go went through curiosity. The seryi-
ces were conducted by Revs. Mulhol-
land and Bailey OF the Presbyterian
church, and were short but affecting.
In the course of. his remarks Mulhol-
land said it was not for him to judge
Dukes. He had gone to answer before
a higher bar. Mrs. Struble, the neither
of deceased, then took last look and
sobbed aloud as she gazed on her son.
The cefiin was then closed, and the cor
tege, which was composed of about 800
people in ninety-two vehicles, took up its
march to the cemetery. On its arrival
the usual ceremonies took place, after
which the body was lowered into the
grave. The party then returned to the
Struble mansion for dinner.
SYMPATHY FOR THE MUTT FAMILY.
Dispatches from all parts of the conn
try are still pouring in on the Mutt fam
lily, rendering sympathy and offering
financial aid to DO used in Nuts de-
Tense.