Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-29
nAsTERN NEWS.
PRESS DtsPATcnD

Fatal ARRAY.
,r,xooeA, June "a Tines' sps.
...s. WIN. Mullen. Tom Hall and
c1M .,e killed in an ARRAY at Collins
son va" .,s today, and John Mullen ia
Viz VII. sounded. No particulars
' Attempted nomicide.
u..vmvsoz. June IA baseball
~ named James Murphy shot al
CSsr',, of the Prnvidence lime, a. ne
a. issvina tbs Aeld this evening. Inc
vi r,iss.d Carroll and hit MuiveI 2nd
o.csber member OF the cluo, ana Mnr-
80 vho had declared his intention 70
iSoot Carroll, was arrested.
crop Prospects.
r-.r~s.rr. June N.-rhe editor Of
C,rcinnati Price Current, Charles
sn' wnyrav. publishes the result OF an
S., tor,r cf investigation through
sArancino States of the West CON-
VIZ pn, the corn aud wheat Gro .. de
Gill; s the aggregate production OF
p,a. Al 44O.OOOOOO bushels, AGAINST
vn ~ oHo mo last ye.r. The corn crop 9
s,sd in a good state generally,
rs .n. considerably increased. and
sS;s;on averaging veil, though back
oona MANY sections have drawbacks
s a' excessive rains, which interfered
III III .;ii,no. Seven per cent. of tbs 70
. ~ report fair TO good supplies OF old
ooru on hand.
Fatal Raiiread Csa'issss.
TIC, lime "a coal train on the
" r. r., and working train
", West Shore collided at crossing
81 o. ~ evening. Thomas Dunn, a West
sn's man. was killed and several others
injured.
o. Iou,s June N.-Chas. Mitchell,
.ornolish champion pugilist. who has
H. do;no a boxing scene In :" Tom and
gos..- At the Peoples Theatre here this
aS ,saves here with his trainer, Wm.
W.ddsn. for Pueblo, Col, totuorr ~.
q. Iii sp4nd two weeks in Colorado
IA ,hsn 90 TO San Francisco. arriving
a.. siout the 22d of July. In An
;rssryiev with a reporter tonight, ne
.wb;ls in California shall offer 200
an a,v man belon sing To that State who
iii siand bsfor. me four rounds under
Ina MARQUIS OF Queensbury rules. Ac-
sss,trd or not shall return about the
IA N August to Kansas City and GO
into trainin in that neiRhbofnood Tor
INV coming fight with Shade. ! don't
sx,sct to take off much flesh, and
shsIl enter the ring at l52 pounds. l
nov weigh i6s pounds with my clothes
on" .
Or LOUIS. June N.-Ths river has
s.ilsn fiye inches today and the govern
nsnt GAGE now marks "a feet inches Of
vatsr. The water in East st. Souls IL
sIso declining satisfactorily and the
General feeling Ia that all danger IL
over. L. j. Richardson. agent OF the
Belt railroad ut Venice has been elected
ehsirman of tho relief COMMITTEES APP
nointsd TO sucoOr the destitute on the
American bottom north and east OF
that place. He says the situation Is
growing worse daily aud that there are
great number of people out In the
suntry who are surrounded by water
and unable 10 communicate their dis
frsas 10 auy one. The committee have
cent for sklffs today 70 visit every mouse
north and e,st of Venice and bring TO
that place all those IN destitute condi-
ton. Besides these, Mr.. Richard o .l'ay
there are plenty Of those who WILL MT
ask for food or beg for assistance. Ihoss
We must find out and help. Today PEG
plo Game in from eight and Ten miles
above Venice asking for relief and II We
can't get money any other way We van
mortgage our housea and uuy Prov.
sious with the proceeds. One family OF
eight people. Including six small child
rem, who have living on raw potasoes TOT
fonr days. were foand today and reliev-
al. Al BROOKLYN ninety families are
krovn IN REQUIRE assistance and many
mora will doubtless be found. Most of
the euffsrers have sufficient clothing for
fhe presen, but want provisions and
0roosries or money to buy them with.
Tbe fu,I committee Mt n meeting AZ
Venice today issued a call Tor help.
Money or provisions can BE- sent to
Henry Robinson, chairman OF the relief
committee.
Another smash IN Chicago Marketa.
Chicago. June @.-Markets on
Change suffered another bad break
this morning, and the forenoon session
waa marked by uneasiness ana ~ times
great excitement. The depression In
prices extended In provisions ana grain
q veil, but WAS more especially felt In
uork and wheat. Pork has shown =
steady and heavy decline for the past
three DAYS. and this morning took an,
ether tumble Of %21f950. and lard de-
scended KICK, making quotations for
July option less than that touched on
the SATURDAY. made notable BY the fail
urs Of McGeoch. Wheat, which has
displayed weakness for the past week,
dropped from w 70 ~ cents. In ad-
dition these declines have renewed all
the uneasiness OF the past two weeks.
and the announcement WAS made NJ
noon that H. r. Kenyon and John Sin
CLAIR had succumbod, They have been
dsalin. in gram but are not rated N
very extensive dealers. One cause IA
signed for the unusual weakness dis
played by the market II owing 20 the
bad showing made by McGeoCh, Ever
inQham 4 Co. aud M. B. Nichols d Co.,
and particularly the latter firm, from,
whom better reports AZ 70 assets mad
been anticipated.
Department Decisions.
WAsurxoroS, June 28.-The Secretary
u the interior has decided ID { lands
selected under ths laws OF Utah Tor uni
veraty purposes are effective and valid
- 70 location. but refuses 20 anticipate
The pover Of future State TO cndow
the contemplated university, holding
that tue question IL political rather tnan
executive.
The Secretary Of tho Interior has do
cidsd 10 grant ths request OF number
q citisens Of California looking 10 the
discoutinuance of suits brought 10 re-
onvss lands in Colusa county from the
Central Pacific Railroad.
Waas 70 Jsia The P~slal unien.
The Postoffice Department has ~
eslvsd information that the Australian
eoloniss have resolved TO apply fnr ad-
misSion 10 the Universal Postal Union.
II the application is succeesful, Eoisvis
will b the only country with an organ
issd postal service NOS included In the
Onion.
nss Respsasihle Ter Delays Caused -
The attorney for the Chicago and
hasthve tern Railroad Company today
a1de An argument before the Post-
9aalsr General N support OF the ap-
.Aiou Of the company for remission
g Ina and deductions for non par
!cmanes Of contract 10 carry the mails.
Ihs company alieRe thnt they are not
suessly responsible for delays caused
y Hoods.
Investigates ordered.