The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-05-08


London. were burned Monday. Loss. $500
0oa
re Sacramento races have been post
pone6 until next Monday On account OF
bad weather.
Director Heutsh. OF the Compton DIS
cDxnpte. has been admitted TO bail in the
euIa OF <A0s000
Hsara and Peterson did not row in san
Francisco bay. Sunday. owing TO the rough
ness OF the course
York. IL: Chicago, 50, St Paul. 6. winni-
peg. So: New Orleans, 81.
An Engiishman named Ware shot and
killed two men named Jones and Miller at
L. kens, Pa. saturday night
Rain was general oTer California sunday.
Latssow grain Was especially benefited,
bat hay now In the 5eids will be injured.
Burglars stole $1,000 worth OF gold pens,
ETC.. and $50 In cash from the store OF G.
A. saEfeiie. sacramento. saturday night
There il little doubt that Lord Dur-
ravens yacht Taikyrie VIII come to Amer
ica-snd try her speed in all ayaiIable races.
Fire Ia 81 Louis Monday destroyed the
Harrison wire works. the Crown Cartridge
Co.'S works, adjoining, and I've small
dwellings,: loss. $4,000
Clearing house returns, week ended May
4: Gross exchanges. So. Lei. f<3. Q decrease
Of ISIS per cent. compared with the CORE
spending week Of last year
Terrible inundafions have occurred In
MI directions up the EagEenAy river. Be-
tween ChicoHtimi and ST. Aiphonsc, Que-
bee. almost all the bridges have been swept
away.
snow fen II Truckee. Cal. Saturday and
Sunday. At Truckee two feet fell, and q
the summit TIRES feet. Snow piows were
brought ont for the drst time during the
winter.
l. Overhiser, master Of the California state
grange. near stockton, Cal, were burned
saturday night. with the machinery. Loss,
$1,000 70 Sl5.oo0
Mayor Douglass of Covington. Upton
county. Tenn. Wa shot and killed Satur-
day night by negro named HENRI Dom
aldson. whom he was attempting TO arrest
The murderer escaped.
Charles B. McHenery, 80 years old, ~
sisfans manager Of Rollo u. watts fnsur-
auce agency In San Francisco, was drowned
sunday by falling from the gang plank Of
the steamer South Coast.
Prof H. T. Mafchett, founder of Hanover
academy, was shot and killed near Galena.
H., sunday. by George 6kene, son OF 6u-
iected TO Skene's attention 70 his sister.
Passengers of the steamship Danmark,
which foundered at sen, who had been left
At the Azores by the Missouri. were landed
ut Castle Garden from the steamship Vie
land Sunday. There we're SO OF them.
Mrs. Rosa Murphy had hole cut In her
cheek and other passengers Of q Sntter
street cable car were injured Sunday.
owing to the .gripman's neglect to throw
or his grip while crossing California street
Fire af winnipeg, Monday morning,
destroyed ten houses. including the Nickle-
Plate and Brooklyn hotels and Jewish syn
Agogue. A Methodist church and several
cther large buildings were badly scorched.
Chief Justice Fuller has purchased of
Judge Andrew wylie the istter's residence
propsey on Fourteenth street, Washington,
Afrou1hg Thomas circle, between Vermont
Favflae and NJ street, for 100000 The
elfef justice VIII take possession of the
Goperty next autumn.
Il Is reported that Q Kurdish chief, who
recently escaped from prison, gathered o
number of his followers and attacked an
Armenian village. The band seized several
prominent men of the village. pouring
fire and then watched tkeir victims slowly
burn 20 death.
william TAnsor. OF Chicago. q reformed
drHnkard. became intoxicated on centen-
NAL day, for the flrst time In year. sun
day morning he dashed ont his baby
brains against the wall, cat his OVID throat.
but not fatally. and drove his wife from
the house. He Is hopeless Innate, and
the shock has probably DESTROYED his wife's
mind.
A new national patriotic ciab was organ
lied In New York last Saturday night, TO be
known as the George Washington Club.
IT'S constitution provides that every man,
woman and child who snbscribes TO the
doctrine OF patriotism may become mem
bef." Letters OF announcement were re-
cesyed from ex.PFesidens Cleveland. sena-
tor Everts. senator Blair, John q. Whittier,
George William Curtis and Others The
officers elected were. President, Arthur
D. Cochrsne: vice presidents, Senator
Blair. Admiral Porter, General Clinton d.
Fiske. Hon. Amos J. Cummings. Albert
Griffin Of Kansas. George 4. Seoot OF
Brooklyn, samaei Gomrers. president OF
the American Federation Of Labor: secre-
tary. Frank Allaben: treasurer. Charles n.
Ringer.
| SUNDAY was the centennial Anniversary
OF the dawn ~ tfsa FEe4cA Revolution, and
the day was sssss1 .Sss By the French the
world over President Garnet. az Versailles.
iuaagurated a memorial tablet affixed TO
| the haildinx in which the states general
| met one hundred years as;o. The president
and escort then repaired 10 the hall of mir
| rors in the palace, where there was q grAnd
| assembling. of deputies and senators.
Ieroyeg delivered q rompous address OF
welcome 10 the president. who responded
| in equally high-Guwn language While
Garnet Was setting oat on his Journey. q
! man named Perrin. q marine storekeeper
whose family were destitute. nred blank
cartridge 81 the president. causing intense
excitement Perrin explained that he
sought only TO call attention TO the injustice
he bad saered at the hands os the governor
OF Martinique.