Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-16
EASTERN NEWS.
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.ss,c,ATED PRESS DIsPATcHEa.
Mr.. ganasry In Chicago
cucAeo. April 14.-Mrs. LanRtry TO-
-. onened a two weeks engagement
nN While in the city she remains In
10, nriya.e car in preference TO going 10
q hotel.
w.rderer aud His Plueky wife.
WHARTON. Tex, April l4-Yesterday
rs. Bythewood, an esteemed citizen,
v.s shot and killed by James Matsison,
PROFESSIONAL gambler. The men met
saloon and Madison opened fire
18th revolver, shooting MIN 1ve times,
.v;ce through the heart. Blythe u God
managed to fire twice Intellectually be
lore be dropped. Madison ran to the
abroad bridge across the Colorado NV
or about half mile distant, and es-
ei,d wbiie his wife stood on the bridge
nth drawn revolver, holding The au-
,ho,,tiss at bay. shooting twice az the
sheriff. The murder was the result of
an old quarrel.
Threatened Indian Troubles.
P.pco. OAK, April II George Oh
-, who went into turtle Mountain q
80 weeks ago. and who it u brother Of
M;cbaeI Dinner, whose trouble with the
Indians has been reported in these dis
catches. returned this evening. He
pave bis brother is safe now, but that
s-onble ia anticipated. as the Indians
20 heen reinforced by large band
tom across the boundary under Chief
I;,tI. Shell. The Indians refuse to al
low settlers upon that portion of their
reservation which has just been thrown
oncn 10 settlers by the Interior Depart
,nsnt The Indians have not yet killed
snyone. but they destroy all the ma
.hinery and kill cattle belonging to set
tiers They are increasing IN boldn- IS
svery day. and trouble il feared. ~ the
ss,tlers arc too few to protect them
selves.
Factory burned
NEWARK. n. j.. April 1.-THE works
NJ the Cellnluid Brush Company were
hurnod TO. night loss. 800. 600; in ured
Several employees We're badly injured.
Extensive Fire In PitisbWrg
PrITsBugG. April H.-Shortly after
midnight fire broke out in SchuteZ X
Co.'S box factory on South Eighteenth
street. Frame houses surrounded the
fsetory and the fire spread rapidly,
high wind aiding its progress. Three
districts of the fire department are at
work and fourth posse has been called
out.
PrrTsBURG, April l5-2 a. m.-The fire
in now believed to be under control, but
ia still burning fercely. SchuteZ's fac
tory and planning mill. together with the
Offices. stable and lumber piles and j.
X. Richards txo-story brick dwelling
and shoe store are i'll ruins. The lose will
reach $75,0O0. The fire WAS first discov-
cred in the boiler room of the planning
mill. II il believed to have caught from
spark.
severe storm.
GRENADA, Miss, April a. One Of the
severest wind md ram storms ever
known occurred this afternoon, oEe
mile south of here. Houses were de-
molisbed, trees torn up. fences blown
away and sorne stock killed. The storm
must have done considerable dam
age in other places. Some few persons
were injured, but full particulars can
not be learned tonight. The severity Of
the storm caused great excitement in
Grenada.
DespePadoes Captured.
Epps, desperate who has been oper
ating in this county for some time, aud
Underwood, of the Sam Bass gang. were
jailed here today.
something Of MA Improvement
CINCINNATI. April IA marked di:
ference in the method of conducting
criminal trials WAS noted TODAY in the
common pleas court. There we're three
convictions. and two pleaded guilty. all
being indicted in one day.
Quarantine nj New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, April 1.-THE State
Board of Health advises the Governor
10 issue a quarantine proclamation, pro
vidinR for ten days detention from the
lst of May for vessels from Brazilian,
Mexican. South American, Caban and
southern ports.
The Wagner Festival
BosToN, April 1.-THE Wagner Fes-
tival concerts. under the direction of
Theodore Thomas. opened brilliantly in
Mechanics Hall this evening.
Coiorch wife Murderer.
SHREVEPORT, La. April i4-Berry
Johnson, colored. checked his wife To
death early this morning. He filled her
mouth full OF snuff and called in the
peighbors, telling them that she strang
led TO death from going to sleep with
snuff in her mouth. Johnson WAS jailed
There is hitter feeling among the
colorsd people against him. II liz stated
that he murdered woman some time
ago 10 Red river parish.
Failure Of u strike
PIlTsBURG, April THE thu eatened
strike Of the coal miners of the third
pool today against a reduction of u OF
cant in the mining rate was fail
urs. A number of the mines are idle
because Of the refusal of tho men to 40
Dept the reduction, but the majority of
the pits are in operation as usual. The
miners claim that they will have all out
in few days.
Banquet " the lrosluois Club.
CHICAGO. April 10. - The lroquois
Club OF this city, composed of gentle
men prominent in Democratic politics,
gave its third annual banquet at the
Palmer House this evening. The local
attendance was very large, i'll addition
TO which there were distinguished gen
tlen.en from all parts of the country.
MIR. Erskine NJ. Phelps. President Of
the Club. in introducing the speakers
OF the evening, speaking Of the career
of the lroquois Club, said: "This Club
has eHerted its influence for reform In
politics, and especially upon the great
question now before the people. tariff
reform. Believing that il is the only
road to prosperity i'll this country. now
that the wheels %. commerce through
ont the length and breadth of the land
are cloIRed by burdensoms system Of
protective taxes, We feel that the people
should understand and 80 act upon this
important issue as To enable themselves
10 compete ia the markets OF the world
ana the American flag again to float
Hiamphantly on every sea- AS OF yore
under Democratic auspices"
>, After an address by Col. W. &. p.
breckenridge Of Kentucky on the sen
umtnt. The Republics: the indivisable
union OF understandable States the fol
towing letter WAS read:
NV YORK. April Il, 1854.
ttH'ieH,cn, have had the honor to
receive your invitation TO the third an-
huai banquet of the Iroquois Club. to
tesp-nd To TIE sentiment The Federal
constitution hive also received pri-
vMe letters asking a written response "a