Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-29
Violent Dcash Of = Disch Diss<r.

sALr LAKE, March a6.-While Wm.
Bsrdette vas engaged in digging a
ditch as Ogden yesterday, the side Of
the ditch caved In, covering his head.
de had tnst taken oat knife to re-
n owe some eiods from bis shovel, at q
in some unsccountabie way the knife
struck upwards, entering bis mouth and
sessfing the arteries and the blood fill
ing bis l1nes- Hs suffocsted before
being extricafed.
ABB ssisians Attack the Italians.
RonK, March %. - General silvI0
Maizscnto, commander in chief OF the
Italian forces in Abyssinta telearsphec
the var offise at O'Clock this morning
tha; a number OF Italian sharp shooters
had skiruisa With an advancing de.
taetmeut OF Abyssinians. After q half
hour OF firing they ceased TO advanoe.
fsere are large bodies II Abyssinians
behind them.
| lnternatisnal Cattle Conyentten.
DKsvIR, March 2s.-The ihird ANIMAL
meeting of the International Cattle
Convention convened In the chamber
OF commerce at ii O'Clock this morning
fhrees bundsed delegates we're preeert
representing every section aud range Ia
the county from the Missouri river TO
tue Pacific coast. The meetirg wa
| called TO order by Governor Adams
WHO delivered sn address OF welcome
on oehslf Of the state, followed by
Mayer Lse for the city. President
Head then delivered his annual address
at TIE conclusion Of which resolutions
we're ,n,yoduced and adopted amend.
ing The Constitution Of the associations
90 ss TO give individual membership In
stead Of membership through losal as
| sociations. The convention then sd
j,urned t,ll 10 o'clock tomorrow.
storm Of Great Violence.
PAHss, March 2s.-A storm Of unpre-
| cederied violence is raging st Bfest and
much dsmsRe has been done.
widespread Dam sge By Flood.
| BrRIIx. March 2s.-Tbe emperor re-
ceises daily reports concerning The
hoods. The damage 10 estimated al
$40 COO COO. The towns of bersxsnburg.
Donetx spd Dsmenbarg are stiii
flooded. TventJ nine lives havs besn
los. sud 10000 heads Of cattle have psr-
tshed. Thirty thousand ysofle are
homeless on account o. tes h3od. Dis
astrous ssorus are reported IN Spain.
N1eh datDsss has been done to prog
ersy.
Af;sxed Plst 10 Mufdef BaIfsar.
Loypos, March -. The Dsslin Nal
ssys .has the London poliee have tsksp
sc1csal precautions In Consequence Of
having harmed o. q PROTECTED g!cs 10
murder Balsour.
ytrttus Of the Yeiisw River F;sed.
Lozpos, March ss.-Tts latest ad-
| yirfs frosa China say that she crisis To
| Uonsa IA passsd. bas ths distress Of the
| oeou,e i appalling, tso miilicn psrsons
besea s..erly destitute. Tie nearest
toxps are lnsaaad By hcsdss Of naked
and starving sefs2ess from tie footet
di.fYtcss yho, like svsrrns os ioe0sss.
s.s deys1rirs everything they can lay
| hosd cs.
Gen. 8ssiasser Seeks Eieeslen-
P.xss. March gs.-Gsa. u ntarser has
seaidsA 10 withdraw the issn cactes:
ard 10 sccsps the ezre .dsey fer tie es-
| u.rtuest Of kert. De wlsl Issue an
s,eesion sd1fess izrns6satsis and make
= pssssrai carvsss- TIE Sofr s,eetson
| il faxed for Aprsi l5te.
Ne gsbies ter shs BaItie Prssisrs.
Isxuos, March 2s-Tts Russian Rdv
srnxe,s has prohibited sES eperstion
by TIE American bssis society 10 ths
Bxisss pscvisee.