Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-10-24
EVENTS on THIS COAST.
A Struggle with I've At
taeking saIlsr..


kMaAs Klaa TsvitAslsa Deelinsa
RaIrsaa Casliaioa- -Insslveat
RsnAls ssssk Bsoker.
Strange AasaHlf ~ i've EaIlsFns
eAn FnAncmce, Oea. 23-GeO. Reid,
staWaro on ths ahip Macleod, moored ~
the aea9ali. Was awakened from bis
alssp early this muEnina By having bis
door broken opsn b tWo oi tbs aailera.
Harry Wea4 and John Elrick. TIE
sailors ooamsnued kiaking him. and be
jumped 40 and RRappl9d With them. II
ihs struaQls which followed Held was
stabbed several times II rha fnce and
neck. He finally sneoosds8 In getting
away and took RefaGe in TIE captains
room. Polioa wars sent fog and tha bel
ligersnt sailors wsrs put in irols and
conveyed 70 tha city priao1. keid's
wounds are very aerious. No roaaon
has been asoribea feg the assault
mrs. nspkIRs Bays = les.
MFa. Mara Hopkins has purchased
the southeast corner Of Tenth and mar
TheS Decllne the Hnvlfafisn o. King
AaAaM8mn.
BY the steamer Alamada, Which mils
today for Honolula, g reply viii Be for
warded By the President nf the Paciao \
faoh8 Clab 10 the inVitation rseeivsd
/ from King kalakaaa 10 paKtioipala ia 3 |
faee 20 Hsnoial1 and IN the exercises
attsnding kis birthday. dhe reply, af- /
ter cordially thanking the King for his /
generous invitation, States that q viii !
Be impossible 20 aeoepe the aAme owing |
70 the latenesz of The season, and that |
several yachts are already laid up and /
out Of commission.
RninFeaa usaiIsasn.
RAN FRkNcrsuo, Oaa. E.-This morn. /
( inR q oollisi0n oosuErsd between a9O /
freight trains on the Central Paside /
main line near Emery Station. The /
regular west beuna overland freight /
train ran inta the rear of q spooial i
freight train. The oaboose Of the /
special vas smashed. Tbs forward |
part of the oolli&ing engine was badly 1
broken, and several freight cara we're /
deFAiled. No one vas injured.
An Mnsolvema Femala aloek BTsher.
Betsy Francss Nswall has iilsd q peti
| ton In insolvency.. she was q stock Il
broker, and, IN the language Of the peti /
ton, IN consequence Of paying Assess.
ments and the depreciation Of slooksn
has become An insolgsnt. Her liabili- Il
ties are $40. 796 and she has no assets.
Japanese RsyaIsy.
Prince Komatsa of japan and his
suite, Who arrived here from Japan On |
she 20lh inst, left Tor New York today. /
TIE party will visit Salt Lake, Denver
and ChioaRo.
RreakinG Ground fer she New Caasam
Manse.
Ponr TowEsxxD. Ost. 23.--The ground
was broken today for the foundatian of
the new custom houye here. A large
unmbeR Of the citizens Of the town AZ
landed. AZ l:30 .. n. tha saasmblaqe
vas addressed BY Hon. J. A. Kuhn, Who
aunoanoed the reason Tor the mesting
Rev. CTavford, Of the Episcopal Church,
then offered prayer, after which the
brass band played 3 tune. The ploW,
held By bis Honor. Mayor d. w. Smith,
fhe team being driven BY BENJAMIN
Hammond. the first white boy born IN
PORT Townsend, started the farrew.
After the Rround had been broken, ad.
dresses we're made By the Mayor, Col
Henry Landea, Presideuk of ths Board
OF Trade, and James g. SWtn, the Ha-
waiian Consul. Ths bonediotion vas
pronounced b. Rev. j. B. Alexander.
fha British Vice Oonanl, b. W. DeIlion,
the Vios C0nsul FOR Chill, Henry Roth
achild, the Yies Consul for France,
members OF the Board Of Trade and the
City Oouneil took part IN the exercises
and much enthusiasm prevailed. Spien
did music was dissourged By the band
during the ceremony. Mr.. E, W. Devoe,
| - 4. Il
man oe ability and experienoe aud oan
be depended upon 70 push the work as
rapidly as possible and viii hava it
properly done.
Coafeaasasn % Muraer.
SAN FnAEorsoo, OCT. 0.-Ths fan
confession IL Published today Of Geo.
"A. Orr, Who was arrested 10 Trinity
eounty. together With Geo. Troadon, O.
Sohaefer, 4. Cutler, O. Armstrong aud
q. A. Kunz. for eompiioisy IN the mur-
der Of Geo. Efickssn, a aheep farmer,
on Sept. 7th. Ia she confession. Orr
stated that be bad been in the employ
OF KunR, On the morning Of the day
that Erickson waa killed, Kunz and Orr
vent cot huntinR. A short time after
they started oul, KunA told Orr b 70
main where be vas until be oame back.
He returned ~ o'clock ,. m, and said
he had shot EFiokson. They then rode
back 10 the house.
naFke Gane lnaa FFaialnE.
Tomorrow Bake will proceed 10 the
Ooaan House and 60 into nutive training /
for hla meeting with Dempsey, whieh, 10
ID arranged, shall take place AZ the Ne
chaniea' Pavilion, on Nov. 18th.
Fatal cansn BuFai.
Honrn SAX yuAn (cal.l, Oct. 23.--Lasi
night. e. = meeting of the Donoofats
q French Coral, an old u0Fn out cannon
vas brought oat 70 IRE & salute. AZ
about the second shot the cannon ex- /
ploded IN consequences Of not being 4
properly laadod. fhs rssalt was thai 4 1
Instantly killed O. k. Bradford, an old /
resident Of French Coral A piece o
the oannGn 1ew some distamoe and 1
ting 81 al she toes on 0Bo foot. Sew
eFal othera had naErpw escapes.
The Graad saFy WIN free HIN.
6AN RnAncusco, Oot 23--Tho United
States Grand JuEy. whioh has boen en-
gagged N investigating she charge /
against General Wesf, special agent Of /
The Treasury DspAFlment, q openinR
letter ADDRESSED 20 Mrs. Hepburn, has /
oompietsd ias iabora, and it y stated
vim NOT and . tEas biz Of indiotmssl
aaainat him.
Earahqmahe ln GalifSRmlA.
CorTouwoan, Ocl 93-There was /
very distinot eartbqnake shock felt here /
a. 3 D ~. The FIbfaiiQn vas ff0n |
north 10 south. and was preceded by |
Fumblina sound, similar 10 that of 3 |
train moving over q bridge. Ths ahock
did no damage.
AnsgheF oBla@ Be1nnre.
ekM FHkNcrscs. Oct. q. - Another !
ssinure Of opiam was made today on the /
City 90 Pekin hv shs Cnstoms 0fasers. |
Il vas found packad IN tha steam con.
/ dauasR az the vessel Rmd consisted Of
ltf boxes, valued "a ahoat $500.
Aequissea ne Cnpinln.