Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-22
EASTERN NEWS.
...yz 70 rax FosT-DsTRLLIsnscEH.
- Fl sbe sew Sersey State
Gapttsl.

Capitol.
.,-.r II. J., Msreh "A large |
~ ~, Capitol baildinR burned l
- rztxninz. The flames were 4
ag...;ss<6 after q f0sr h0arS fight. /
- riIl Ia enoFTnsuz. The chan /
ns 49, eog,sainfng sii the records Of /
.-s-sa stats deeds, ETC., vas de-
arsssd .,.-. wsrs hazard In the
- Eter Generals Office on the
s.nr "A he northwest corner Of the
-. gn-.se this morning. The explo-
- followed by flames thai shot
-. ~ windows, and in ten min
- aoarunents we're in ruins. The
- seIloued q steam pipe to the
-. s,,ggs and Qniekly set IRE 20 the
-. 81 tha CIexk in Chsneery. Frem
-. a. euuaagraaion extended 10 the
I.-;rnI M,tseunn on the third floor
- wsre many valuable State relics.
=. - ssost valnable had been sent to
~ Ovisans Exposition q month
The baiale flags we're rescued by |
s,smeu "a the risk Of their lives.
-. -ward and saddle Of General Kear-
- aessioyed. The fire then NOV
= 80 toward the dome and Il locked
$500 the Sapreme Court room, the
s@...srx Court room and the Leeisla-
..s0hsnbe1 would have 20 90. The
- and documents we're removed
ss.,iIv from tiis office Of the Compfrol-
:, esate Treasurer and Secretary Of
80 The fie vas finally checked ct
ss,doek alttayuzh the engines are sill
asssna % the ruins in order that access
- & had 10 The chaneeFy vaults
~hsrs sxseedingIy valuable papers re-
60 % th0usands of estates are kept.
r. vaults weie not burned bat they are
sslisved 10 be full Of water. which
80 esuss almost a. much damage a.
- Are. The loss will NOT fall below
fl0oHA Tbs part destroyed is the IA
- 81 he original house built 10 1795.
flsly he poTtion containing the Quar-
srrIasssss Generals and the Chaneery
So uAs completely destroyed. The
$40 espartmsnts we're somewhat dam
I'D b water The Chanoery and So
asms acart MONS and the Senate and
iasmhly Chambers remain intact. The
ssfirs bnildins. was worth $ho0, 900; lib
sraily insured.
he Explosion In the Quarterm aster
GassrAl's ROOMS 10 thought TO have been
massd b. confined gas, which In some
vsg iznitsd.
soGAs
Eaerca, March 2l.-The Continental
ssaks fefnSry store house in south Bos-
10, with 10000 barrels OF sugar, burned
shis morning. Tho buildinR vas eppo
~ de Boston machine works. which
b1Fnsd last night, and the Ere probably
narisd from sparks lodging on the roof
h ioas IN six. 900; Insurance., $1,000
he loss By the burning OF the machine /
sssks IN e250. 200; insurance, tlaO.0o0.
Bank Statement
REw YoHK. March 1.-THE weekly
hank statement 10, reserve inoFeass-
saaa,0n. Banks now hold ft7 ,923s 80
n sxeess Of legal requirements.
General Grant
hxw YoHK, March 2l.-General Grant |
sent 20 sleep between 1870 and II last |
night. and rested uneasily. He slept oil |
intsrsals untfi after midnight. whea be |
eet up and walked about his room and |
hbary. when the General arose this 4
meFninR be took some liquid food In hia |
room.
Colonel Fred. Grant states that tho |
GsneFAl resolves about twenty applica |
sians day for autographs, and that 10 |
d physically impoasible for the invalid |
20 e0mply With these requests. While |
writing ono autograph nete does not |
require much exertlon. twenty would bs |
days work. aud Il would be well for
the public 70 knox that sach demands
cannot be met.
TIE Csntess Between the Insen and
Geairai Paeiae.
CuIcAoo, March Us. X. Galloway,
General Manager Of the unioa Pacific
road, says he has been officially mott
Aed by the Central Pacific ros.d that the
latter will charge the Union Paciis
local rates from Ogden on all through
business. Tbs Central Pacific, he claims,
has taken this course 10 defeat, IL poa
ahla. the resent reduction In rates FROM
Chicaaa 10 the PsciAe Coast ordered by
NE Executive Committee OF the Trans
sentimental Association.
IL haa bean officially announced here
has the Central Pacific road has agreed
10 Join the Union Pacific in withdraw
ma the subsidy Of 80, coo per month 10
he Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
TAs Treubls with the Pacific Mail.
nxw Y0HK, March IA representa-
tive Of the Union Pacific. in answer 30
40 inquiry a. 10 Why the CON.
pany wlthdreW its subsidy from the Pa
ei1n Mail. sail: ~ws did not ears 30
pay the Pacific Mail 10 maintain rates
Nhile the 6anaee route cnta them 30
pieces. Thei' route vas deriving all the
beneat OF the subsidy. Almost all oar
freight eomes from interior points,
willie TIE Sunset virtually controlled the
ffeight noument here. Nee York
freight foFmas q very small portion Of
Cur business 10 San Francisco"
de ron think the Pacific Mail will
sekt this thireT'
I'VE hope 60. IL will serve 80 q test
Of wheahsr the Central OF the Union Psr
eine can get freight 10 San Francisco To
lie Qaiekest time. II the Paei1o Mail
Wished, they could take freight fEoHa
kew York To San Francisco for rs cents
akundFed. where 10 costs hundrea
! hY rail- | don't believe the Sunset
routs eould meet q cut Of that kind.
This vhale tienscontinsntal meddle 10
Hakfna New York shippers stck and
dsseusfad. Either let the Transcontin-
enfai pool settle the difiieaitiea Of con
aiftiae raads at sncs. OF let them dis.
sosss che pod and form themselves int>
iadspsbdsni foads-"
Alaska MiaAisaaries.
Nav YoRx. March 2i.--A special frona
hsthlststn. Penn-, says Rev. Mr. Wetn-
iand vho, with Rev. Mr.. Hartman. vas
ssns last summer 10 Alaska by the Mo-
rssian Charua on an explssinR tour b
seaaFs O fooihold for CHRISTIAN mis-
sAea ~ that Territory, yesterday re-
eetsed ffen Warrington . commission
eahesf Of the Signal Service Bareau.
s1naay eieks Weinland vii be or
ssiaea deeeoa Of the Morayisa Chnree
= ssts place. He will be accompanied
p AiAska hy his wife. Rev. John ktl
lisa. q Ohsrtkss Indien. and wife, and
hans ferEsrson, Norwegian and lay
ntesson&rs, lire Ct The party and viii
seuFtif sAil from San Francisco. Ia
asaments for sha signal service stAtiea
hAss hsen sesia 20 the care Of the Alaska
uonmssuial Company Of thai city.
4 ire Eseek Iaa
]. Nxw YUax. March sl.--Unised ssaiss
y ln sAk INV; Paciae Sc. I2k
AneFazAii kspress ~, Canada faeine
-, Caaaal Southern SlSS. Ceatrsi
kaelsia 0sS. BaEliaetoa III, Lsaoksi-
ssnnz 10. usnvar q kio 0sande lo7sl.
kfls Esxs Hannibal a -. Joe 81. kansa
3 Z Tara lin, Lake shore 62Ss. Loais
slls Z Easksnlla sosk, Michigan Osafasl
~. AR<eheasan Dss..a.