Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-14
EASTERN NEWS.
rru PRESS DISPA1C dES

ATEU PRIZE pihF a 49, aAf''
-. ar the Foot and MOUTH Wss'
ease in lilineis.
.oo March 13- kumors are pob-
- an appearance Of the foot and
bsneu - disease in bingham County,
nou,a Init one or two isolated points
uhnIv ere supposed to be affected,
vnlou sisted, failed to show symptoms
Wei ,eaI coutagiOp. and no alarm 10
Of w 9s,t Governor Hamilton of this
y' has been urged by the Wyoming
49, Growers Association to gu ir4n-
The cattle of this State against the
us e cattle in Kansas. and be de-
10 tina, he will issue prociarI alton
cha ep,bst effect within one or two days.
Another Mine Horror.
rvsouBuRu, Va. March ia special
.-an, Pocahontas this morning says an
nniosion occurred in the coal mines
80 last night at 12:3O. and from ~
VIZ, miners were killed.
~prTrksgUEs, Va. March I3.-Inteili-
noe lust received confirms the story
terrible explosion in the coal Di- 90
osths southwest Virginia Improvement
T.mnany at Pocahontas, Tazswell
"nfv' this State. 1t occurred at
o,.iock this morning. Particulars are
~ meaper, AMI nothing has been
,..,nsd "a to how it occurred. Over
snndred men are known to be killed.
Thssa mines are owned by joint stock
.o,onany composed mostly Of Northern
capitalists.
Farther intelligence from POoahontas
,snresents the work Of destruction At
~ eoal mines AZ horrible and complete.
Thsre we're 10 men in the mine ut the
time of the EXPLOSION, not one Of whom
~ believed to have escaped. 1t IL
thought they were killed outright by
The terrible force of the explosion.
S,ue most likely perished from fire
Damp. The cause Of the explosion has
not vet been definitely asoertained, As
the entrances to the mine are all full of
bad air, but the presumption Is that
one of the miners struck 6ssnre Of
oas, Several parties ventured into the
mines this morning, but could not long
sndure the foul air A number of bodies
nave been discovered horribly MAIN
"A. Some of them with heads
torn from the trunks and Otnels
With limbs all gone, presenting
an appalling spectacle. The work Of
destruction was not confined entirely
TO the interior Of the mines, but houses
two aud three hundred feet removed
from the mines we're damaged and in
several instances entirely demolished.
The large ventilatOr of the Southwest
Improvement Company WAS blown to
atoms, and the mines cannot he eutered
until another ia constructed for tho pur-
pose Of freeing the atmosphere Of suf
floating fumes. This work is new pro-
crossing speedily. A large force il en-
gagged on the outside Of the mines con-
Structing coffiDs and perfecting ar
ranReinents for the interment of the
dead miners, most Of whom are for.
elRners.
plOring party entered the mines a short
distance and brought out SIX bodies in
frightfully mntilatsd condition. There
Is no hope that any ill be rescued alive.
MILWAUKEE, March ID The arrest Of
the St. LOUIS smbez<ler, Prentiss Teller,
caused great crowd to gather at the
Central Police Station, but the prisoner
was carefully guarded and could be seen
only very briefly. He WAS loud in say
ing that ke had no accomplish, but at
the same time added at 1t remained
for the company TO prove that he stole
the money. He WAS very happy, and
proposed that the police should open
the doors and charge the crowd An ad-
mission price to see HIM IA Curiosity.
He WAS identified ~ the Chicago and
st. Louis agents. who we're in the city,
having been called from Chicago last
night when tho NOR ey was found yes
terday.
Death Of Brother 1T samsel J. TT.
den.
HUDSON IN. W. March l3.-Henrv A.
Tilden, the youngest brother of Samuel
j. Tilden, died at New Lebanon last
night, aged 63.
Implicated On sis Fathers Frauds.
BENNINGTON (Vt.). March l3.-George
Tiffany. the 10 year son of the alb
sconding postmaster, has been arrested
and has confessed to stealing govern
ment money. He is implicated in his
fathers frauds.
Arrest OF the Pacific Express kobbrr.
MILWAUKEE. March l3.-Prentiss Tel
let, the Pacific Express COnpany's
agent in St. Louis. who deoamped with
yearly 100000 a few days ago. was ar
rested At 10 o'clock this morning. by
Milwaukee detectives. and $4,000 Of
the money recovered.
A young man looking like tramp,
with small mustache, brown hair,
slight built. and unobtrusive features.
and weighing about 1876 pounds, bought
strunk at the store Of Carpets. Charm
Co., on Tuesday, and asked to have II
shipped to &. II. Pachen. Detroit. Michi
gan. He left valise, which he asked
10 have plac. 4 inside the trunk to save
him the trouble Of carrying it. When
about to put the valiss in the trunk. the
clerk dropped it. and the clasps burst
asunder, and the contents rolled out on
the floor. On gathering up the bundles
be found them wrapped in Pacific FIX
press Company's labels, and a closer
examination disclosed that everv pack
age contained a prize, the total amount
ing to nearly $4,000. The police we're
notified. and with description Of the
mAn. traced him to n cheap boarding
house in the third ward. but he WAS not
at home. Thew found his trunk and
seized it. As the boarding house peo-
pie sand the man was frequently out all
night, the police continued searching
the city, thinking that he must be on a
spree. This morning he returned to
The trunk store to ask abOut the valise,
aud VAS arrested. he has been at the
Third Ward boarding house since the
9Th Of March, but 1t il not known
whether ha boarded anywhere else be-
lore that. Besides the money, there
vas a large amount of valuable jew
slry in the valise. The money was
Plsced in the Merchants Exchange
Bank.
Fatal Fire.
GRAND RAPIDS. March l3.-rhe cause
Of the fire yesterday morning ha: not
been ascartslned Ferd Schufiier and
lad named Vim. Densbayer were burned,
both being cut off from escape from the
SIXTH story of the oarpet-swceper faoto
~ oy the flames and smoke. SCHUYLER
VAS a married man aud the father OF
se'eral children. The remains are sup
posed to be deeply buried in the debris.
The Conversational CSunciI.
INV YORK. March l3.-Ths commit
.ee OF five appointed by the Congrega-
noRsi Council to report on the case OF
w. Newman submitted their findings
tois morning. and the Council went into
~ executive session. which has lasted
several hours.
Is stated that DIR. Nswma An has no
uhed DIR Rncklav tha uuhlishsr that IL