Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-19

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DESEER. Col, Feb. I5.-Ths snow
storm which has been raging in the
mountains for the last few dsys has re-
sulted IN another formidable hlockade.
No trains have crossed Marshall Pas
sincs Sunday morning. The train
which left Salt Lake SATURDAY. morning
is snov bound on the west side of the
range xith no immediate prospsct of re-
ieass. Both the Gunnis0n and Eagle
rIver branches are badly blockaded and
no effort Is being made to move trains
on either read.
a 4ash for Land.
LrysGsIos, kou., Feb. l7.-when
private intelligence vas received from
Washington at Gardiner that the bill TO
restore the northwestern csrner Of the
National Park TO tins public domain had
become Law, in fev hours stampede
was organi1ed and all valuable coal and
mineral lands IN that part of the park
we're covered with location notices.
The Easfern weather MedIfyinx.
CHICAGO, Fes. l5.-The weather hsrs
aud throughout Illinois, Wisconsin,
Iowa aud Nebraska has greatly moder,
ssed. Freight and passenger trains
started out on time this morning.
Prominent railway officials estimate the
loas 10 all the roads by the storms dur
ing the second and third weeks Of this
mouth ct from two 70 three million dol
lars.
A strike will Probably Resalt.
PTTTsBURo, Feb. ls.-The Mansfield
Asnal kak
By the umpire's decision and q strike
will probably result.
The liIinsis seaatsrshfp.
SPRISGFIKLD. Feb. ls.-The Leeisla-
turs met IN joint session at noon for the
purpose OF voting for United States
senator. Two hundred and two mem.
beFs were present and two absent, one
Democrat and one Republican. The
irst ballot was called. Logan received
l0l. the full Republican strength pres
ent; Morrison, 81; Z. NJ. Haines, 4: scat
tsrinR, 3. No election.
snow storm nc New York.
kEw YoKK, Feb. ls.-At the Signal
Service office today it was stated that
the snow storm was only local In its
effects. Four inches was the depth
reached in this city. At IL a. N. the
thermometer stood at II sbove. The
New York Central and Hudson River
Railroads refuse 20 sell sleeping car
brrths TO points west Of Albany.
A California 0psimisl.
CHIcASo, Feb. ls.-The Chicago Tri-
bGRe has the following: A cheerful
view of affairs politically and in q bcsi-
ness way on ths Pacific slope was taken
BY Loring Pickering. editor Of the San
Francisco Bulletin. who was at the Pal
mer House yesterday. :" do not think
the electisn of Leland Stanford to the
Senate he said, will commit Califor-
MIA Republicans to the railroad cause.
The bitter feslinQ against the Central
Pacific road has of late been dying out,
as other roads have been built, the gen.
eral idea being that none were making
too much money. That Stanford will
devote his immense fortune to public
ends Is the prevailing impression, which
seems to ba well grounded. He has @
man now looking over various plans.
Among them are plans for q school for
mechanical training of workmen, which
will be at Msnlo Park, and a great mu-
scum In San Francisco. The latter was
the project of his dead son, and his
iNOha VIII &c CAIIlt0 Out.
Mrs. Stanford has been on the graves
brink for several years, and am con-
Sihaed that IL is the wish Of both her
and her husband to give the remainder
OF their lives. together with their for
tame, 10 the general good Of the Stase.'
Speaking OF business on the Pacific
slope, Mr.. Pickering said: The en-.
tire laborinR element is employed, and
all in all IL is much better than y as an
ticipated. With the low price Of wheat
last fall the farmers have turned to pro-
aucing other crops, which has paid well,
and general industries were looking up.
Nevada was for time failing back, bat
a. soon as labor went down TO 81 per
day, instead Of 81. the mines could be
worked more extensively than at any
time hitherto, and the state would make
a shoot upward. IL was hoped that
Cleveland's Secretary of the Treasury
would rale differently on the admission
OF Chinese than had Secretary Mccall
loch, and this would remove the last
good ground for complaint against the
restriction not being sufficiently opera
tive"
Valuable tlsrses burned.
CHEYESsR, wyo., Feb. ls.-The DAILY
Lender states that at o'clock this af-
teynoon barn on the rsnsh of Hon
Harry Oelrichs, six miles from this
city, Was barned. The fire started from
stJse in the harness room. The im-
ported stallion, burdant, costing SIS.
600, also Q Cleveland bay, val7sd at
5000. and three other horses and q
nnmber OF carriages were burned.
Loss, t25.0o0.
Twelve Hasdred Men.
LIScHBuRa. Va, Feb. ls.-The Vieto-
ria iron mines and furnance In Rock
bridge county have shut down on se-
count OF oyerstook, and 1870 man are