Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-09

~ his opinion that the shock was
s,,ono the freight that had been dis
sharged from the Egyptian Monarch.
n il supposed to have been caused by
dvnamite or an Internal machine which,
The superintendent AYERS. was possibly
placed among the freight while the
/ ssesn,sr vas living At her dock 10 London
pfeyIoos 10 sailing for this country. The
f,yaan Monarch also took fire, bat was
saulsd into the stream before much
damage was done. The milk depot %
the Erie road was also destroyed, entail
inc a lnss OF aboat f25 900. The Mon.
arch Lias DOCK WAS entirely consumed
The total loss 10 nov estim ited at half
million.
prsth Of the widow OF Governor
seymour.
Urrc. IN. ", March s.-Mary Bleek-
or. relict Of Governor Horatio Seymour.
died at the residence OF Roscoe Conk
Hog, at $50 this morning. The late
Governor removed Mrs. Seymour from
his country home to Mrs. CoDkling's on
aceoun, OF her illness, and while attend
ing her was attacked by his fatal ill
mess.
MIssiag Vessels.
Ngv HAVEN Comm, March S.-Ths
following vessels, all of which are own
ed In this city, are reported several days
overdue, and on account Of heavy gales
thst have prevailed since they pu: to
sea anxiety is felt for their safety. The
schooner Royal Arch, with crew OF SIX
men, left Boston 20 days ago for Balti
mere in ballast. She had provisions
sufficient for a ten dsvs' voyage. The
schooners Abbee q. Stubbs and L. Har
ris left Hampton Roads two days before
ha nf haH N for this
city, and have not been spoken by in
coming vessels, and have not been
heard Of.
The Carpenters and Jeiners Try Their
Lack.
NEW YORK, March s.-Foar thousand
members Of the United Order Of Amer.
loan Joiners and Amalgamated Society
Of Carpenters and Joiners stopped work
here today. These jnurneymen COM
plain OF the low wages. They are paid
81 the rate of 81 per day of ten hours
or for first class wOrkmen $3.50. which
very few receive, on the plea of not be-
ing first class. The strikers now de-
maud that the average pad to jour
neymen shall be 81 so per day Of nine
hours each for five days and eight hours
for Saturday. Six hundred shops are
affected by the movement, and at noon
sc bosses had agreed to the demands as
presented. The men in these shops will
nj once resume work. The men are
confident of carrying their points. as
nearly ali the larger shops have given
In. About 1900 men will resume work
today.
work OF ahe Mormsns Ia North Ala
CINCINNATI, March San En9uirer's
Atlanta fransufa al ssIha
Mormoes have chosen North Alabama
rs missionary field, and have been
vigorously prosecuting their work dur
ing the past six months. Among other
things your correspondent tnds that
Mormon elders, under the guise Of
travellers, go from house to house dis
tribusing little twenty five page pam
phiets. entitled Doctrines of the Lat
isr Day SAINTS. by L der Joan Nor
gam The book contains their articles
Of faith and civ an account of the
revelations made to Joseph Smith. IL
also claims that MoImonism Is the
Only true religion. When person
joins them, the elders give him what
they call their 'Mysic Sign,' which
consists OF a paper upoa which 10 writ
ten their articles of faith, aud the name
Of every convert In tina, section. The
possession of this proves the owner ~
be q trae saint.
One of their most enthusiastic CON
yerts In the Shiiborn valley IL W. j.
CenRer. Living upon CoBger's farm -
yoane man by the name of bollings,
who has teen very bitter toward the
elders and their converts. About six
weeks ago Bollings found paper near
his house which stated that Mormoui'm
vas the only true religion, and that un.
lesA be Joined them within thirty days
and used his influence to get his neigh
bofs 10 Jain. he must leave that section
Of the country. The pager WAS signed
bs ell OF the elders, by Conger and By
number Of other converts BollinRs
has not left, and stated that be did not
intend 10 leave, and so far no effort has
been made 10 force him 90 leave.
Last September or October, Elder Da.
Ne came over into the Chocoloco valley.
within tive miles Of Oxford. sRd within
ashort time he was joined bv Elder All
Hc. Who came direct from Utah. In
ilttie while they had made converts Of
samee rilleman and bis wife, aud later
90 OF Hiram Harrison aud his entire
famiiy. filleman soon became much
enshassd with hts new religion and de-
esafed shat be thanked the good Lord
Tor sending the Mormoneiders 20 teach
aim the true religion" Elders Davis
u fHrut NltSt VI tuct tttut
snlie IA this sectios at the homes of
nlieman and Harrison and few nights
sse committee Of citizens nrrouaded
n.rrisonss house and called for toe
sioerS They happened 10 be spending
NE night at the house of Thomas Rich
sfas aud the committee not hndln2
tee objects OF their search, notified Hsr-
nson that be must not let the elders
sop Al his house again. The next dsy
nafrsson bonght q gun and q supply of
samaniison, and his son wrote the fol
ewing nsse to the cit xens Come to
eaf house another night aud some of
700 VII eat breakfast In hell next morn
"a. After writing tue note young HAr-
nssa shot pistol ssil through the pa
and stuck IL ON the gate post Of cue
seou be supposed was one Of the com
mistee OF eitixsns.
In shinbose Valley the elders we're
Maniofeed in January by Elders Batter
nc Wilson, and in thst section they
W tonight not only their converts bat
sssy other ignorant people who believe
s.As the entire Territory OF Utah Is the
ccaasise property Of the Mormon
scafco, and that IL Is q land ovsrhos.
WIN riches, long life aud happiness,
sna naturally most of their converts
~ anxious 10 get there a. soon rs pos
sose. The elders have very little 60 say
as polsgamy, and tell the converts
ss eniy church officials ana very pious
emoess are allowed 20 have more thsH
vile. The elders are fed and
otned BY their converts. and also re-
se Regular iustalments % money
en ssi. Lake City Deserted homes,
pafssed families and friends changed
hitter enemies are sons OF the results
sassdy accomplished BY Mormosism In
ssrske 81 feaasyivssia Niaers.
rfsnuRo, March San extensive
aks OF the sosl miners of Federation
80 = conpfising the soft coal distric,
voc hsst. Gas inangurased today for
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