Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-06
EASTERN NEWS.
r,a,.yr 70 PozT-rsrrlIIsssers
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- yopx. Feb. 5.-Ths thermometer
,,oyuins stands s degrees betov
- The present cold snap IL oy Tar
ss,,dest Of the season. and the suffer
tDe ,,onc the poor Is very great
"a an The elevated roads are greatly
is5 and owing to the snow 1t 10 al
- -. ;npossible for borss cars TO make
$500 Twenty persons who walked
- Inc Brooklyn bridge yesterday
sso,,s portion Of their bodies frozen.
- .,sble persons bought large nun
- tickets for rides In the Brooklyn
80 esrs.aad bad the police give them
= poorly clad persons who attempted
70 sslk across
The Canadian Pacific
g. oxx. Feb. A Tsrepto special
,he following cabisQram has been
ss,,.d from London: AT fareveil
..,ns With the Agent General Of the
1.S..ies Right Hon. Col. Stanley, SEQ
ssssyy Of State for the Colonies, stated
-. bis colleagues, before going oot OF
$50. had placed 81 record their deci
- 10 use the Canadian Pacific Rail
- "A a means Of comm unieation be
scr England and the East"
n Gov. Perkins, Of California, the
-.s..inal owner Of the Pacific Coast
s.ssmship Company, was Informed OF
=. .hoye facts, and also Of the intsn-
-, n the Government to subsidizs
800 line of steamers, in connection
-s,b the railroad, between Vancouver
fIs,d and China. He thinks the new
- "A steamers will divert a large por
- N the tea shipments which nov go
- BIZ vay Of San Francisco and Chi
80 10 the Canadian Pacific. Sir Geo.
s,snhen. President Of the canadian Pa
IA also informed Gov. Perkins that
d. rates on tea would be put 90 low
,h.t sbipoers would prefer the Canadian
psoi6c 70 any other American transssn
ttsensal line.
PureIy q Chicago Idea.
Cs,caoo, Feb. 4.-Tventy- Eve hand
.ome Caucasian young ladies received
lii from 30 cinnamon today in the
,copus OF the Third Presbyterian Mis-
sion on West Madison street. The re-
seutiop vas held In honor OF the Chinese
Nsv Year, today being the second day
n the three dsys' celebration. The
,oone ladies we're all teachers in Chi
nsss Sunday schools In tots city. The
sussss we're entertained from 3 pm. till
10 ON. Tbs young ladies served tn
Cinnamon with ooff a and sandwiches,
sans songs and gave Rotations. Dur
inc the intervals bowls of ssapsuds and
long -stemmed pipes vers brought in,
and then all the Cinnamon and young
ladies' bad q merry time seeing who
eould blow the biggest bubble and
vhoss bubble would soar the highest,
meanwhile rompins about together like
little children.
On wall street.
Nrv YoRK, Feb. 5.-Goveruments
Dali and arm. The stock market was
ssnsrslly very strong At the opening.
ans prices sho wing gains ranging from
4 10 over psr cent, the latter being
Uaion Pasiio. Dlfin2 the frst hour
hare was continued strsnl 9Th and de
sidsd activity 10 dealings, daring which
advances of from fraction. to ever l
Der osnt. we're m tis no. Prices m Dvsd
irseeulsfly wItaln comp aratIvsiy mar
fov range until late Ia the dly, when
there Vas ds5iins Of to per cent.
This vss checked Just before the close,
and blight advances were made In many
sssss he market fiaslly closing only
moderately active aud 6rm.
Demeat stIIi Denyiag.
saLr LAKE, Feb. 5.-The Tribune has
Yscsivsd the following from Surveyor
General Dement, /:
WASHINGTON, February 4sh.
~. Il. I'll. .
kind request for statemsnt, | desire
u present only to reiterate my testlmo-
By before the Senate Committee. am
sonhdent that shall soon be able to
hos shat this 10 but an Infamous plot
prganized for toe sole parpose of ds
|eating my ooafifm alton in the Senate.
d Ia an uaequal fght. bat have truth
md honor on my side, and these are
Inre friends, though they may oe a
issle slow sometimes. Tell ny friends
% be patient and trust me jsst a little
vhils longer. X. 3. DEMENT,.
The Chess Match.
III. LOUIS, Feb. 5-rhe chss, mstoh
rss resumed at O'Clock this afternoon.
rhe attendance was abost the same az
N Wednesday, and included most of
no stfouk cuc,o pisycfa 81 tuo Oit1 a7
yell a. several from outside places. The
lame ID said by those bsss able 80 judge
o have been the strongest yet played IN
be match. II attracted very close ct
anton aud eiioited much admiration.
chose the white and led of
With the Qaeen's gsmbit, which was de
lined BY Steinitx. At the end of IS
moves, white resigned.
He Changed MS Mad.
DENVER, Feb. g." 81" Minich, one OF
.he three men who murdered samuel
Baldwin near Leadvills on October Is,
1884, fer tl700, vas hung at Lsadville
this afternoon. Up to yesterday even
Ing Mipich expected Governor Eaton TO
the sentence 10 life imprisou-
ment, and was very Indifferent, driving
olsreymeu out of his cell with violent
This morning, when he
discovered that he must hang. be called
loudly for q preacher and earnestly
prayed for the AlniiRhty's forgiveness.
He sscended the scaffold at l:s0 with .
cigar In his mouth aud q smile on bis
face, aad was launched into eternity.
He denied bis guilt 10 the last moment.