Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-09-14
EVEMTs N THE EAST,
InxitinxP Proposals fsr ves.
seIs fsr she Navy.



naval Hrahltesta has been issued by the
Navy Depaxtmeaa respoolinQ The d
niQns advertised last week Tor two AZ
mcsed vensels az ahons eqa0 toes a..
plaeeucan2 Il embedina II dstafi thl
designs mns4 onnaorm. The design
aubmiitad must Be an imprsVemenl
upon the existing designs, and i'm
pfuvsd eopies of eel knoNn designs
wtll rsoeiTe No consideration. II mns.
be Sufficiently N dalaii q snabls thG
DepaFtmisnl - eleaFiy understand III
vaiae. It's general features b be am.
bodied IN The design for ahe armored
eruiseR are Hall Of three inch steel, Ne
eheathed with sood. and With d0nole
bottom. Ihs hull mast Be divided inaC
nnmeeona wateE-tiQht oompartments
htted Wish oompie1a and powerful
pnmping system, and VITA drainaQs
and Fentilntion thF0u1hous. Ths stssl
afmoFed deck mnas run She whais
le11ta of the ship. TIE boilers, engines
and ammunition room beng under
meath. fgo-thinds ct the full ssil powal
is 30 be oaFEied on tWa OF three mnsta,
each with protested TOP. with o1s
Or two machine guns m0uated theron,
There ma1f also Be- provided fonr ten
inch guns f0R tha main battery. aaoh
weighing 3 tons, and ten rapid nKina
II ssehkiss guns. eight Hotehkias r.
vulVInR cannon and feuK QafiinR aune
lone or more for tha tool. for the sso.
ondary baitafy. There must Also be az
torpedo tubes. one Ia the bow. one Ia
tAe stern and two on each side, fourteen
flen.na.4Nan namh nf~aaa.s fa.a 49,. - =
four eleotTic search lights. Iha shin
mass Be- driven b tWin screws. and
when ful , equlppea And With al haE
weights on board mngt b able % main
tain = rate Of ssVenteen knots per hour
on measured miles. She musi h<ve
quarters foE go of1oars and men With
provisions for three and water for one
mouth. Her maximum draft must Be
y feet and displaoemeni ab0nt GOO
tons. he general features Of the ar
mored battle ships are to Be similar 20
hose Of the orntsera The armament
Is 20 Be two twelVe-inch and SIX ak
inch guns for ths main battery and
twenty Hotchkiss and four qatlinq Runs
for tue secondary battery. Fiftsep
thousand dcllars viii b paid for each
design accepted.
Minefn KILLED ln q CaEe.
scRkHToz { Pa }. Sept. Is-The Mar.
vine shaft o0lliery Of the DalaWare and
Hudson Canal Campany was the scene
Of an txtsssive cave-in this morning By
Whioh Il Il feared a numbeR Of men have
Lost their lives HoW many, il IL impos-
sible 10 say, sappositiens varying from
six 70 nine. There seems 10 be bat lis
lie question Of the death Of one Of them.
an elderly man named John Shafer. A
number OF men were cut aud bruised hy
the falling Of rock and coal while they
we're making taeir escape up the slope.
Following are the names Of the IN
iursd: Henry ShafeF. shoulder bruised
and three Fibs broken; Thomas Hsaly,
laboFef, slightly hurt Joseph Ready,
driver, toss mashed George Mason,
miuers hand badly e1t Peter Kelley,
timber boss, strack ou the back Of the
head and on she shoulder by q falling
rosk. Kelley passed John shafer, an
elderly man, at the fo3t Of the slope.
he ttiaks that the rock which struck
him struck Shafer also. Two y0ang
meu, who we're IN the very farthsst
workings, we're behind Kelley and told
Shafer as they passed him te hurry on
aud Get out. They did not look back 30
see II be was following. aud as be has
not since been seen the supposition Is
that be has heen crushed under the
falling rock
A search for those still remaining in
the miae aud 70 ascertaia the extent Of
the dis tsteF was at onoe commenced.
Tbs mine foreman ordered the fans set
going az an nnususl rata Of speed 10
foree, u possible, air through the crew
ICES Of fallen rock, 10 reach the impFts
onsd men Il SIN alive. Meteriais for
restoring the cir eoarsss Wers gathered
and ssat down into tbs mine. The
main road aad the straight road, as they
are called, are both blocked, and en
trance through them Il as yat imnosSible.
There Is possibility, hswever,
Of edeoiing al entranoe 70
the workings 10 the rear Of tffb fall by
means Of another heading Rhioh runs
around 8 feet Of the chamber in which
John Young vas working. This vas
explained 10 Banding on the map aud
be at aBoe gave orders for the meu 70
20 10 work aud oOniinus without cesaa
ton until the work was flushed. By
tue working shift changing men every
three hours, Il is hoped 20 drill through
this 3 feet Of coal by some time 20
morrow, when by getting 10 the rear Of
the fail, II she missing men ara alive
they will almost certainly BE found-
The chances Of rescue are very aiim.
Il is last probable that thay turned
back at the hrst fall and made their
uay begond the effects of the second
fail II this is the ease, uill they have
air enough 60 sustain life sill ro9ouedf Z
Ihess are grave quasti0ns remaining 70
answered, and sue case seems 30
hopeless that Il seems The ansWer must
be IN the negative. 50 FAR a. u knogn,
the names of the missing men In addi
tion % Shafer are as follows: John Han
sOu, John Young, Patrick MoNuiiy.
Clarenoe MaguiFa. Patrick kaxananah.
Patrick Marphy and Patrick Harrison,
HaFd Glsve c0ntess.
CHIcA00, Sept. IA six rouud glove
Clever, champion heavy weight of Ills
nois, took plase at Cheitsnham bsaoh
tonight. Il rssaltsd IN q regular stag
ging match, and was stopped bg soms
Of the Lake police as ths end Of she ssa
end round. One Of ths referees decided
thas Ryan had the best Of the aeht.
Others declared it z dFaw. TIE h9ht
took placs IL the rain on bsat, apsn
which atweuty- fonr foot rinR Was msde.
From the start 20 the daish tbs 6Fht
wAs q vicious one on the part Of boEh
men, Il being necessary for the referees
20 Fush between them With umbrellas
and eiabs aad haul tbs msn apart.
TIE hRht was st0ppsd a. fo.59, ase
drenohsd and disgastst the 800 sDscta-
tors nsds q rash for toe train.
maFrlage 81 Samea G. 1iaiaes SF.
NV Yonz. Sept. Is.-Ths fact h pab
Iisnsd today that Jas @. Blaine, JF.
younesa4 saa of las. q. Blaine. Was
mArried last wsek In the Roman CAth
ole Chureh n sAis city % Aiss Mary
Ssvins, daneht6r sf Col. kiehard hss-
ins. Of C0ln1sas, Oaio. The bride 3
niueieen years ED and ths bridegroom
tWsnty.
FAD of q Less Contest.
Muw6uKnH. segt. IA foaighi Tie
daadissk Of I've weeks IN lbs cee1n1
o ConRfssaionAl DistFisi Dsm1srsiie Con-
vsnsiau uaa broken ~ she n1ninafioa
~ ArtAuf x. DelznsY. 81 DQdzes On fhe
2i6sh baliot. fhs vote stosa = - Isl
Ne peaaana Received.
wAsunassx. seps. I&-No dsmznd.
rsfenussry or BsheFwIse. foE ton release
~ rtefotation % ne Canadiaa vasssls
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