Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-11

~ III otnsr directions. On.
stream Plowed through Springfield. an
otner through the Hart & Dodge Iiysry
s.aoie ana anesher through ElIison
orotners stage barn. Individual losses
auu oa.nass TO highway will reach
vut So,VS. Just across Cheshire a
olIoge an1 barn wore blown down, kill
ing "m. Parsons and family and injur.
ing woman named Bella Spaz,dins
The storm ragged over three hours.
katifJinx the Nsmtnasieps.
CINCINNATI. June 10.-Turner Hall
vas crowded tonight by a meeting OF
Germans, called by the German Repuh-
Ilcan Club to ratify the nominations OF
blaine and Logan. Speeches were
made by A. II. Bode. General j. ). Ron
inson and Hon. j. b. Foraker. There
| was much enthusiasm.
Fine Dog show.
CHICAGO, June i0.-Fhe second Inter.
national Bench Snow for dogs op.,ned
here today. rsere are about 400 DOS
10 40 classes. Nearly all States of the
Union, England, Scotland, France and
Oanada are represented. The following
are the principal ir.t premiums award
ed today: Champion English setter
dogs. Paul Gladstone, owned by We.
Gates, of riemphis, Tenn; valued at
Sloo; extra champion English setter
bitches, champion Dido Second. owned
oy W. b. Shattuck, Of CincIunati. DIDO
II noted prize winner, aud is valued at
$4,000.
Bridge Washed Away.
I'll PAso, June l0.-1hs railway bridge
was washed away today, and intercourse
With Mexico 10 cot off. The bridge on
the Southern Pacific Railway west of
Yuma was washed out. cutting commu-
nication off between here and Califor-
MIA. This sewers all railroad communi
| cation. No Eastern snails are arriving.
Ihe prospects for an early subsidenoe
are unpromising.
Man Disappeared.
KANSAS CRY, June l0.-rhe disap-
pearanoe of Alfred Sheldon of Kansas
City, agent of the Blue Springs mo
Milling Company. noted some weeks
ago, IL becoming more mysterious.
Sneidon Is an Englishman, of consider
able property, and when he disappeared
there were rumors of shortage of &C
counts. Mrs Sheldon has since received
two letters In hand which she recop-
niZss as her husbands, one dated at
Kansas City, the other at Blue Springs,
In hich Sheldon says he IL held In du-
rance by a command of members of the
milling company, who c,aIm a shortage
and demand settlement. Friends Of
Sheldon In England referred the matter
to the British government, and the
authorities have instructed the English
Consul at New York to investigate mat
ters. Letters from the Consul have been
received here by police officers.
Terrible Fire ia st. Paul.
ST. PAUL, June 10--l:30 a. m.-The
Union depot is burning. The fire
caught in the kitchen of a restaurant
connected with the depot, which ia |
located on the third floor. The fire |
spread so rapidly that 70 waiter girls |
and employees connected with the res
taurant escaped with only their night |
clothes. The loss upon the depot will |
be in the neighbnrhood of 100000. |
There are fears of the fire spreading to |
the immense Wholesale grocery houses |
which fill the block.
LATER.-The hre Is now under con-
troll. No snger to other buildings. |
The fire was confined to the depot |
building, aud the sheds will be used as |
depot for the present.
Powder Explosion.
DENVER, June 10.-The Giant Powder |
Company's magazine, containing 10000 |
pounds of tonite powder, located 81 |
miles east Of the CITY, exploded with |
terrible force this morning. A large |
number of plate fronts in the business |
portion ~ the city were wrecked. |
new farm house, 300 yards distant, was |
completely demolished. The occupants |
escaped injury. There is no clue 10 the |
cause of the explosion.
Bank Defauiter.
WILMINGTON, june 10.-Casbier Hale, |
OF the Citizens Bank, is u defaulter to |
an amount unknown. The bank Is al
legged to be sound.
Death OF Naval Commander.
BosroN, June l0.-Samuel Is. Gregory,
a commander in the navy, died on Sat-
urday, aged II.
wall street.
New YoRK, June 10.-Monev easy at
2(1f3 closed offered 2; prime paper sd
o; exchange bills steady at HA; de-
mand s6L. Produce exports for the
week $S,435.0O0.
Governments, q fraction higher for
fours registered in shares speculation
opened slightly lower on account of the
appointment OF a receiver for the West
Shore road before the frst call, how
ever, there was a rally, but subsequently,
they fell of Il To per cent. At p.
IN. q firm tone prevailed on the an
noupcement that the Western Union
directors recommended the declaration
OF the usual quarterly dividend. Also
the Standard Company's report for the
current quarter will be favorable. show
ing n surplus of $20O,0O after paving
the dividend and all charges. Prices
rallied n TO per cent, but during the
afternoon the market WAS weak with
occasional rallies and left on nrm.
Compared with last night prices are u
to 8 per cent higher.
wheat and Wool.
LrvERrooL, June l0.-Wheat firm;
| club, 10. Sd. "a Is lid. Corn strong.
Puu.ApKIpHrA, June l0.-Wool dull.
CHICAGO, June l0.-wheat lower; ssS
July, 9is August. Barley dali; nom
inai, 62 a 62S.
Bosros. June io.-wool dali and un-
changed.
MoCoSNYLrsvILLK, Pa, juno "a
land slide at deep cue on the south
side of she Pennsylvania road, near
Sheepstone Hollow. today. killed two
Italians and seriously intared foar
| others
| Yellow Fever Protection.
| NKw York, June 9.-fn view Of the
| fac, that 10 is now too late TO erect the
necessary hospital and quarantine
| buildings at tbs mouth of the M ssissip.
of river. for use the present season, and
| that the time IL now rapidly approach.
ing in which yellow fever at infected
| points will assume its greatest and most
malignant violence, the Louisiana State
Board Of Health today adopted resoiu-
tions recommending the government TO
establish the quarantine regulations Is
sued May 3lst. 90 al TO require
period Of 20 days. detention OF all YES
sells and persons coming from ports
therein named. 10 take effest July iOth,
| and continue in foroe until revoked
| The Gratis Prospects.
CHIoAeo, June l0.-widely extended
erop reports received by the Frsss's
Rsri.vs show no material change IN win
tar wheat since the last report, except