Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-19

TELB0RAP0IC.
usssisse AeesAesa.
BRADPoRD, Pa, Feb. ia fatal aoci-
dent oosurred ON an OIL lease at Ruther-
ford, three miles from this city. Jacob
Dickey vas aRitating veil. using for
tho purpose an iron rod about eleven
fest long. This vas attached 10 . rope
passing through . pulley. the rod drop
ping down the tubing until it reached
sand rock. The rod was xeitated %
effectively - to cause q strong 6Ov Of
| gas which hurled the rod and rope out
OF the we'll and up into the derrick. In
~ dssCens the point Of the rod struck
NJ. Dickey squire ON top Of the head
And, passing through his head toward
the left, came out at the oocipetai
bone, passed on down through tue
shoolder. through the left lung, mar
rowiy escaping tbs heart and passed out
below the last rib. proeruding several
inches. The man did not lose CON-
soiousuess through the whole of it and
stood without dinohing the operation of
pulling the rod from his body. He
lived long ensa9h to give directions
about his funeral.
ResaaiaG Wsrk aa PisasbasE
PrrTyBU80. Feb. 16.-There will b An
almost general Resumption Of work this
week in the iron mines, glass factories.
and river coal mines. Many mills which
bad been flooded ont started up last
week, and the balance will be running
in few days. All the glass factories
will be in operation by tsmOsrov. after
seven months suspension On account Of
the strike. The river coal mines which
have been closed nearly all winter, ov-
ing 70 the depression in trade. resumed
work today. The assumptions give em-
ploymens TO many thousand men. The
railroad miners at Scottdale struck
against the reduction Saturday night,
and the mines are shut down.
4 New Ain1nG sehease.
CHICAGO, Feb. 18.-The Stanislaus
River Mining and Tunnel Company
WAS incorporated under the laws of Iii
nois yesterday to mine the grsvsl bod
Of tho Ssanislaus River, California, and
change the rivers coarse. Capital, 81.
100000.
Egyptian AGalsa.
LoNDos. Feb. lS.-Gladstons, replying
70 an inquiry by NOrGhoote regarding
y hVkSuIUtO0Ot
Of Aahdi a. Sultan Of kordOfsn and
the remission Of taxes we're within Cor
dOn's cover. The true meaning Of the
order regarding slavery could not b
understood from the telegraphio sum-
mary. The eovsrnment preferred 70
await the receipt of the full text of the
original order. Glads.ons confirmed
the reported submissi0n of Khans Nero
70 Russia.
Rebellion BDreadinG.
The latest advicss report that the re.
belliOn against the Turks in Gemen, the
southwestern division of Arabia, il
spreading.
A WarnlnG.
PARm, Feb. 18.-The French Govern.
ment has called the attention of the |
EnRlisA Cabinet to the danger Of an ND
rising and massacre at Cairo if the Eng
lish garrison IL weakened.
Naval Activity.
PARIS, Feb. ia sudden increase of |
activity 10 manifested by the Ministry
Of Marine. Vice Admiral Jaures. COM
mander Of the French feet in the Med |
iterYauean. has been summoned to Paris |
for consultation. Two more ironclads |
have been sent to reinforce his 6eet.
Timely Uaeasineas.
KENDAH. Feb. l8.-lhe natives are
displaying great uneasiness, as they are
apprehensive that the British oontsm-
plate total suppression Of the slave |
trade.
THE Situation as ssakim
SUAKIM, Feb. l8.-Commander Tolar
has written that be has supplies sufa-
cient 70 last 70 the end Of the month. |
He asks for arms and ammunitiOn.
The harb0r at Suakim is too small to
contain all the vessels ordered there,
and the transports have been ordered
70 anchor at RosmsdRa. four miles to
the southeast.
4 sensible Psepesal.
PARIs, Feb. l8.-A new proposal Of
the Government in regard 70 American
bacon provides for its inspection at
ports Of entry at the expense of the
Government, the expense to be covered
by charge Of 25 osntimes per box.
4 Fearful Prophet.
CAIRO. Feb. 49, "A lstter from FL Obs-
Id says that III Mahdi is in great fear Of
assassination. Visitors are permitted
to approach him only on all fOurs, and
must remain at considerable distance.
The condition Of Christian missionaries
il nlOst depl0rable. They live in straw
huts. outside Of tho town, and are des-
tituts of fsOd, clothing and money.
The negro novi0es have been enrolled
in the army or sold into slavery. One
priest has seceme = Mussulman.
Fatal Powder Expissisa.
LONDON, O.t., Feb. ia quantity of
Runpowder in the top OF Hobbs, o.
borne Il Hobbs, wholesale hardware
merchants, exploded, blowing o0 the
upper portion Of the building. killing
Donald Smith, and mortally injurine
Frank Shaw and Percy Inoe. The ad-
joining buildings we're badly shattered.
Geld weather.
vIcroaIA, B. c., Feb. l6.-The wealth
or continues frosty. with slight fall Of
snow yesterday. The Thermometer TO-
day shows l6 degrees Of frost. In the
interior OF the mainland the cold 10
more ssvore: Thermometer . degrees
below xero. Al New Westminster the
Frazer river In clesed, and men are
crsesing on the ice tonight. Tonight
the wind 10 northeSly.
Proes0uea.
Tho Legislature vas prorogusd at 5
O'Clock this afternoon.
gvENGNG sCuooL
In room No. 2, Aasshalls building,
corner Commercial and Washington
streets. Hours from ! 10 10 p. M, every
week day except Saturday. Tuition,
payable h advance, % pef month.
have had many years Of sxpeeisnss in
actaal business and viii Gise special At
tention 70 TIE following bsanehss: book
keeping, arithmesio, business eorrs-
spoudsnee, psnmanship and lumber sur