Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-04-14

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l OTTAWA. April 1S.--Af ministerial can
Gus tbis morntnE the hass< Of settlement
with the Canadian Pacific fur the eAnceila-
too Of the monopoly privileges vas Of
neially announced. The only new point u
that ths company VII exPend SIS 100 zoo
derived from the government hond sssne
under the supervision OF the government
Is 600 ona to pay OF the floating liabilities
II the comrAay. Is 500 .con tn new rolling
stock, and the remainder for the general
improvement Of the lines
Dene la . Els - Jealsusy.
SAN FsAScssco. April is.-Infsrmaison
has reached this city Of . tragedy to-day a.
Emesyvilic. . small town in Alameda coun-
~. few miles iron Oakland. Louis Han-
sen, vhose wife recently secured . divorce
from him and Afterwards married j. C.,
Gar1ner. went 30 the hctel where his former
wife and her husband were slopping. and in
. iit Of jealousy shot them both. He then
turned She weapon on himself aud fell 10
the sccr dead. Gardner and his wife are
still alive, and Il Is believed that they will
recover.
9see1ves - he Amessean UxeAanee.
LONDON. April lS.--william G. Boone.
treasurer OF the American Exchange (lim-
ited) in Europe. Was today appointed re-
eeiver Of that concern. Attorney Crom-
well said that the liabilities OF the COMPANY
were eA 900 900. The company vas
formed in lseo. under the English limited
liability Law, with an antherixed capital Of
8. 900 900, Of which t7S0, 900 vas paid Ia
and succeeded TO the business Of II. g. Gitlix
d Company. which had been established ia
1878, paying $3.e0o 0oc in stock for the
purchase. Henry 7. G,llig rcmaieed a
vice president and manager Hon. Joseph
X. Hawley, being president.
Vessel anA Psee 8arnsA.
Ngw YoRK, April Is Al I O'Clock this
afternoon. while two longshoremen were
employed in unloading Jute from the ship
Glenquin, lying at the foot OF Harrison
street. Brooklyn, the ship suddenly took
ire and also ignised the pier The fire
gained considerable headway before The
liremen arrived. bat al 2:i5 o'elo< ( the IRE
was under controi. The origin Of the fire
IS unknown, nor can Il 10 learned who are
he owners oi the vessel. The damage 10
the pier and contents Is estimated At $780,
200. Three firenen were slightly injured.
gnAeA uer own Career.
wAsHISaros. April 1s.--Mrs. Grassie G.
Balkley committed suicide Last night by
.aking poison. Mrs. Balkley Was the only
laughter OF Judge Cuitis J. Hillger. and
her elopement with young Bulkley some
months ago caused quite q sensation. She
separated from him after marriage and went
70 her fathers house. A few days aftes-
wards she went 10 live with him, and after
. short time returned TO her parents.
enc 81 the Dsesess is Dyings
NSw YoRk. April l3-Dr. Agnew 10 still
'eriously III with perintonetis. Dr. Sands,
who performed the operation cn Conkling.
will today reriorm an operation on DIR.
Agnew. who was one OF the consulting
physicians ia the Conkliag case. DR..
sands said this morning that DR.. Agnew 10
now much more nearer to death than Mr..
Conkling.
Carpenter ffe0 Tacoma sa1eIaess
SAN Francisco. April ls.-Jacob Bur
meister. . carpenter who came here recently
from Tacoma. where be was . partner OF
q man named Frederick Linden. committed
suicide last night In his room In . lodging
house. by shooting himself in the head. II
IS supposed that despondency resulting
from sickness was the cause Of ths suicide.
80 oUUs unes0o eussss
WARRINGTON, April l3.-The legislative
Judiciary and executive appropriation bill
A. agreed upon In the house committee
makes total appropriation OF $40 600 900
which is $500. 900 less than tho estimate
and t30G, 900 icss than the curreat sppro-
priation for the same service.
D1sasersas Esress Fire.
FALxourH. Mass. April IA disastrous
forest tire Ia stated this noon 10 be burning
fast, with strong wind, and the village Of
Teztieket h in great danger. Al o'clock
this afternoon the fire was not yet under
control.
assel nasesgs aarse1.
PAsApKSA, Cal, April f3.--The Hotel
Marengo was burned ct South Pasadena
this morning. The guests all escaped. The
cause is unknown. The loss Of the hotel
$50 900; insurance. $40 900; furniture, ti2.-
900; insurance. 5000.
I've Owe1b1nGs 0uRnea.
FLORIDA, N. r.. April 13.-Two dwellings
we're burned lass night. Mrs. Bird and her
babe Who occupied one Of them pertshed.