Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-04
FOREIGN.



Isospssz, Jan. 3.--The shock of the
explosion vas felt by residents of Ens-
ton road, betweeu St. Paneras Church
and Judd street. y he railway runs the
whole length of Easton road under.
meath the roadway. A crowd speedily
collected st the vent shaft, al the head
of Ossuit0n street. FROM which, at tbs
time of the explosion. q quantity of
smoke issued. A. soon rs possible a
number of parties we're sent to the SPOT
xith ismps and appliances for clearing
the line. Up 20 the present zine noth-
ing has been found. Residents of the
loeality are greatly alarmed.
LoNDox. J9n. IA passenger on the
train THAI left Cover street for Kir O.
Cross station few minutes before the
time of the explosion. says he saR a
usn who wore an ulster with a fur
collar aud soft wide-aVake hat en,er
the comp ,rtmsnt next 10 that 10 Viii b
he sat. The man carried parcel, ap
y ,reutly of considerable weight, wrapped
Ia . cloth OF American mauufantnre.
Shortly after the train left Cover street
the man let dawa the window OF the
compartment with loud siam, got nut
st Harrington street and walked away.
passenger thought the stranger had for
gotten IL. and looked over tbs partition
bstween the compartments and dis
oovsred the parcel.
Siaastaness Health.
Gladstone IL slightly better today. be
will retire 10 Hawatdsu Castle after
attending the Cabinet Couusil this At.
teruoon, and will rsmsiu there until bis
health Il restored.
Tte weiliagiss Gallery fire
VICTORIA. B. @. Jan. f.-ParticuiArs
Of the Wellington collisry disaster are
At hand. In order 10 subdne the frs
everything on top has been fastened
down. 80 a. 20 exclude the air. Mr..
Dunsmuir does not believe that the coal
has n yet igaited. but thst the FIRE has
been chiefly confined TO the destruction
Sf the wood werk. How long the mine
will remain shut up wili depend on oir-
cumstances. probably three weeks at
the very least Number three nine,
which oopmuuieates with number four,
il also sealed up From these two
mines ak hnudTrd tons of coal we're the
daily output. The origin of the fire u
unknown, but the most plausible thsory
IL that some workman has hung his
lamp gu some part OF the brastioe.
THIS being covered by ane coal d1st ID
probably iRaited, and once lighted
would spread With friRhtful rapidity, as
70 is AZ dry AZ snatch wood Among the
property lost are q namber of mules,
which were employed below In hauling
cars. They were valued at $500.
Shozld the mines be shut down for any
length of time. 10 will cause q great de-
preston In business In Nsnaimo,as we'll
~ at wellington.
Asasea Bismarek.
BERLIN. Jan. Bismarck, ia 40.
knovledging the contribution OF $500
marks for bis use by citizens of E.ber-
fleld, writes letter stating thst the
sympathy extended him shows that toe
German nation sees the danger Of ma.
joTities which are only united in oppo-
sition 10 measures proposed by the Gov
erEmenl. He will make proposal re-
speeding the disposal OF the frnd I, ~
he considers IL impFscticabie 20 apply
Il % provide himself an assistant In the
Foreign Once. for whose salary the
Rei1hstag refused she grant OF credit.
sisnsarsk and Ensi md.
fAhlns can. "a utspAtCl 70 tue
Gaaleis from Berlin says that Bism srck
has sent note 10 Granville In reply TO
EnRlaad's latest proposals coucsr iing
Egypt. Bismarck charges England
with the sole responsibility foe the
Egyptian troubles. and rscomniends an
safisafs coTs1ials vith France a. the
fsadisst way Of securing tke accord Of
the European powers.
Capaured.
Figaro reports that q Chinese gun
boat. trying to forue the bloskade u
FoFmosa, VS. castarsd Oh Saivan Foo
By The French gunbost In Gailes3nffie.
Shs bad fourteen Englishmen ssaone
her Grow.