Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-13

Cyelsue n Nsssissippt.
JACKSON, Mss, March IA cyclone
struck the Agricultural College at
Sparksville this afternoon. Captain
Lucius was slightly wounded. All the
buildings were more or less damaged.
the stock suffering greatl,. At other
points there Was severe wind. Light
Mug struck the State House.
WEST PoIsT, Miss, March Livery
cabin and gin house on the plantation
of MAJOR Young, was wrecked by the
terrinc storm this evening. No lives
are reported lost. The rain feiiin tor
rents.
strike sr lleckiag Valley Miner.
CoLuMBus, Ohio. March 1l.-Iufor-
nation from Shawneetown. Streetsville,
Corning, SelsonvliiH aud other points,
sho ~ that the strike inthe coal region
of the Hooking Valley has been made
general and will coptin2s- The last
men vent out today.
4 Mlssndersaasding.
SAN ASTpSIo, March ben Thomp-
son and King Fisher arc lying side by
aide Ia the Vaudeville 1heater dead,
both shot In tine left eye. Joe Foster.
who attempted to separate them. was
shot IN the leg and will probably die OF
hemorrhage. The tragedy occurred
about ii 30 p. IN.
Youthful Suicide.
ST. PAUL, March n.-rhis morning
Harry. the l2-year-old son of Edward
II. Turner, becoming angered at a re-
proof of his mother. snatched up re-
vOlver and shot himself through the
head.
Fire In Fast ST Louis.
Sr. LOUIS, March Il.-There WAS a
most destructive fire In East st. Louis
tonight. The flames caught in small
barber shop in row of old frame build
ings on the river trent. There is no fire
department in the place and the sur
rounding property Was at the mercy of
tie flames, which spread with lreat
rapidity and soon consumed the row.
j he flames then spread to the transfer
Compauy's stables in the rear and then
to the Advance elevator, and the entire
property was destroyed. The elevator
IL said to have contained between 10
go and 100000 bushels of corn. $1,000
" oats and 10000 Of wheat. Leading
west from the elevator was long con-
veyor connecting with elevator on the
river bank, belonging to the same com
pany. Part of this conveyor was burnt,
hut the rem Under was torn down and
the elevator WAS saved. Extending
northward the fire spread to the office
of the T.. X. |. d q. Il. K. and to the
cars In the yard of that company. The
Office was totally destroyed and n large
number of empty and laden cars were
burned. One train of six burning oars
was pulled ont of the yards to the sta
ton near the stock yards and the flames
were communicated to long line of
cars Eight We're burned aud number
of other cars were also burned, making
the number burned l40. ons-third OF
which was laden with corn. The loss
is 10000.
strike Ordered.
CLINTON, Iowa, March 1.-THE Iron
Moulders Union tonight ordered a
strike to morrow against the reduction
OF Is per cent. Three thousand men go
out.
Somlhful Murderer.
MoRSrNG SUN, Iowa. March Ill. +.
Sterrett and Wade Campbell, school
boys, aged sixteen. quarrelled. Stsrrett
drew revolver and shot Campbell
through the heart. The boys belonged
to good families.
''HOist with Hts own Pciard.'
OMAHA, Neb.. March IA paper
published at Ainsworth. Nebraska.
reached here today, contained the state
ment that lily Richards, one of the
leading members Of the Vigilance Com
mlttee. which has been wagin9 vigorous
war against the gang of horse thieves,
WAS hanged by unknown persons near
Morris Bridge. II is supposed to have
been done by surviving members of the
gang.
Mysterious Murder.
ODELL, ILL.,. March H.. Gallus Eggen-
berger, q leading citizen. was found
dead ON the railroad track with two
bullet holes In his head. The murderers
are unknown. The citizens offer a re-
ward of 800 for their capture.
Elevated Rniiwnys.
BosToN. March 12.-The Meigs sleva-
ted railroad bill has passed the Legisla-
ture. Ii nominally permits the con
struction, under certain restrictions. of
elevated railroads under the Meigs sys-
tenn through any towns or cities of the
commonwealth, subject to the approval
Of the seleotmen or aldermen. and spe
officially authorizes the building of an
experimental section from Cambridge
To Boston.
COntradiclct.
New ORLEANS. March Ex-senator
Jones t.legraphs Major Burke of the
Times Democrat "that Messrs. Hoar.
Cameron aud Frye, the Republican
members of the Copiah committee. au-
thorize me tn deny that either of them
furnished the statements contained in
the Washington dispatch to the Chicago
papers of the ID instant. which is the
subject of an editorial in your paper Of
the 7th. Neither of them atten aed the
b Ill and neither knew or ever heard
sefore Of the statement by said cor
respondent"
The statement referred To is AS fol-
lows: "Ite Republican members of
the Copiah csmmittee say that at one
of the balls given in New Orleans AT
the Mardi-Gras jefferson Davis. with
his daughter. the daughter of General
Lee. General Lones,reet and some other
noted Confederate generals sat in y box
which was draped with Confederate
fiass: that floral sword, decorated
with Confederate colors and addressed
sim ply To the president, was presented
to this noted ex-Confederaie plriy in
the box aud accepted
The Greek Natiem.
Foar SMITH ARK. J. March IA re-
port from the Greek Nation says that
things are quiet at present. Chief Per-
vymau has ordered a new Council to in
vtstisate matters. and report on the de-
cision Of the Secretary Of the Interior.
The Spiechi and Chicstoe parties have
united against Perryman, and efforts
are being made to have the Council inn
peach him. and declare i'll favor of
Coweto Mica, second chief elect on the
Peruvian ticket. Red sticks. the Greek
signal for war, have been found in the
yards of many Of the Spiechi chiefs.
Gixhsins the salvation Army.
BaIpoEPoRr Conn }, March l2.-The
Salvation Army is beiug raided against.
Three persons were fined $l7 each this
morning for parading. They have ap-
pealed.
Marriage or Lieutenant Da ncnhsw cr.
OswKao IN. y. March l2.-The mar
riare of Lieut.. John w. Danenhower. 81
Jeannette fame. and Miss Helen LafiiI