Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-09

Sinking.
sHKsAspoAH, Pa. Jan. IA caye-in
occurred At Boston Run, near Mahonev
City, today, and a block of houses vent
down cot OF sight The families living
IN the houses made narrow e-capes,
Inc surface 10 still eavinQ and five more
BLOCKS are expected TO 90 down.
A Bifuard.
DENVER, Jan She blizzard in
eastern Colorado. Kansas and Nebraska
which subsidized Wednesday aud allowed
the snow blockade TO be raised, was re-
neSed late Wednesday night With great
viRor, demeiIshing telegraph wires for
miles, rshiling cuts on the Santa Fe and
Union Fscifc roads With snow and
sand TO sncn an extent that ali travel
vas compelled to suspend Not a SIN
gle traih left Omaha or Kansas CITY for
Denver yesterday. Sotr.ins came from
the east or departed from here sinoe
wednesday night, when the Tempe a.
ture OF Colorado fell foa teen degrees
betveen midnight and five O'Clock.
very little snow has fallen during the
storm. Immense Numbers of cattle
nave been driven from the north by the
wind and drifting saow, toward the
a. 1GSN' NIEIG tuFI viii nave 10
stop, az the river IL not frozen 90 that
they oaA cross No great loss is sx
pected, unless the cold continues two or
three weeks. Plenty Of grass is uu-
covered 10 keep them alive. Today has
been warm. The snow is melting. The
STERN Is thought to have reached an
end.
A Terrific storm
CHICAGO, Jan. 81 The blizzard rapino
At present throughout Illinois, Iowa,
Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota and Da
kota II declared to be Of the widest ex-
tent and more fierce 10 character than
has been known before in years. All
western trains are behind time. MANY
have been showed in and abandoned.
and very little can be learned concern
ing them or of the effects Of the storm,
owing to the blowing down of telegraph
poles and wire and the stsppaee of tele-
graphic communication. The tempera-
ture throughout Dakota il stated to be
from 20 TO 10 degrees below Zero, with a
Wild blizzard blowing. A telegram from
Fargo says the thermom eter registered
n degrees below zero at noen yester-
day. Ii was described as the rough
est experience that city had yet had
in the way OF boisterous weather.
Bismarck reported very high wind
with the thsrmonttsr 30 degrees
below zero. A high Wind Is prevailing
at Sioux City, and the temperature is 20
degrees below. Omaha registered 20
degrees below. 1elegrsphie communi-
cation with U naha has been cot of
ae 'rly all day. California kilograms
were being sent by way Of st. Paul and
the Northern Pacific. with only one
wire working. A teleeraR from Dss
Moines, Iowa, says the cold wave con
sinues there. with high wind and drift
ing snow. All through trains west OF
there are blocked. and branch roads are
showed under. Chicago and Burlington
trains are stuck fast in the drifts about
l5 miles south of Des Moines. The
Wabash road. south from that city, is
badly drifted. The Fort Dodge and
narrow gage roads have been abandon
cd. snow storm prevailed throughout
illinois all day. The weather has not
been very severe so far. bat has been
or wing colder tonight. All roads TO
Omaha are reported practically block
AIDED in Central Iowa.
Exported Rayorably.
WASHINGTON, Jan. {. Senator Wilson,
OF Iowa, today reported favorably from
she Committee en- Post Offices and Post
Roads the bill introduced by him to
prohlbit the mailing of newspapers and
other publications containing lottery
Advertisements.
The Bill rs Il Passed.
WASHINGTON ID. O., Jan. 8.-The
Utah bill. as 1t passed the Senate today,
Is substantially as reported from the
committee and published in the morn
ing papers of December 22d. The only
change of consequence is the addition
Of section providing that marriage
between persons within the fourth de-
gree of oonsanguinity, but not inolud-
ing that degree, shall be deemed incest
and punished as such.
On wall street.
NEw YORK, Jan. 8.-Governmeuts
dull aud steady. Stocks dull and weak.
The business was chiefly confined to
room trading. The result OF the days
operations 10 q net loss OF a to a per
cent. for the general list, With decline
of over per cent. in LackawanHa and
some inactive shares. The only e1oep-
ton Is Western Union, which was
strong throughout. and shows a net
advance of per cent. There Is a
prevalent belief that some kind OF al
lance Ia bel " formed between the
Western Union and the Baltimore and
Ohio. which will result in the harmo-
Nous working If the two companies,
and the strength today in this stock
Was due to the circulation Of these re-
ports.
sheridan Discusses the Apache Cam.
pa'gn.
WASHINGTON. January s.-Lieutenant
General Sheridan, in a conversation
With representative of the Associated
Press today, remarked, With reference
to his recent official visit to Arizona
aud the latest news ooscernipg the
Apaohes IL have reason to believe
, that General Crooks operations will
result in the destruction of Geronimo's
band, and the restoration OF quiet in
| the region of the Apache depreciation.
bot the work cannot be accomplished
In day. Now that General Crook has
| full sway his tact and fearless energy
will, doubt not, bring about good re
suits. He has all the Or pops be wants.
and they are placed in the most ad
vantaReous positions. Detachments
guard all the watering places, and
patrols and scoun,ing parties cover
the entire area Of thirty thousand
SQUARE miles over which the saw
ages have been operating. Every route
which Is practicable ~ white men 10
thus guarded. The failure to extirpate
the band long age 10 due to the willy in
stinets of an enemy 30 small 10 number
that the methods Of actual warfare can
not be employed With effect and to the
nature of the country. When visited
Gen. Crook, i've or ak weeks ago. eleven
warriors had been killed aud 81 women
and children captured. Twenty war
riors and ali the remaining women and
children were in Mckee and emily ten
| warriors we're north of the border.
These ten have committed all the re-
cent murders"
The JaaGe Advocate Geaeraishtp.
WASHINGTON, Jan. SIT IL rumored
/ In army circles that the President will
shortly recommend TO Congress the pas
sage OF a bill authorizing him 20 fill the
Office Of Judse Advocate General of the
/ Army. General Sssim, Who formerly
/ held that office, vas sentenced BY a
court martial 10 suspension for twelve
years, at the end of which period he will
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