The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-01

Hohefnems, Hoechst, Lustnau and Fuessach
are flooded. Bridges have been swept away,
and many persons drowned.
A block of one-ssory frame buildings, used a.
cigar stores. saloons and lodging. houses, on
North First street. between D and E. Portland
Or. was partly destroyed By IRE Saturday. Loss.
1000; insurance, 200.
Francis Gillespie, an old man. and his four
grandchildren, on their way from Ireland to
San Francisco, would have starved In New York
hut for the discovery of their condition by the
authoritieG
An Austrian lieutenant in the Lancers,
named Fascher, shot his betrothed and hfmself
fatally in q hotel IN the Tyrol, because the
young womsn's father refused to consent to
their union.
General Boulanger has authorized Thebaud 20
snswer the charge Of the Figaro that he nego-
tiated with Jerome Napoleon with view of the
election Of . president of France BY universal
suffrage.
Two echooners collided In storm OF Black.
point, n. B., and both went ashore and broke to
pieces. The crew OF the Bessie Walker were
saved. but all on board the Wave were lost
A man named Gallagher. Of Westporf. near
Stockton. Cal, on Friday, shot and killed his
wife and 10-yearold son, and then committed
suicide. Gallagher was hard drinker.
In connection with the strike, vice-Presdent
Webb of the New York Central. is summoned
to appear before the state board of arbitration
Tuesday
In stoetlerifx, saxony, Q brewery cellar. in
which sixteen men were working, caved in,
and seven men were killed and nine severely
injured.
The reports concerning the sale of the Phila-
delphia Smelling and Refining Company's
plant at Pueblo, Colo, have been authoritative
denied.
Numbers Of Cinnamon continue to arrive at
all oo1x flofr Arru fnfo S,f
reaching the United States by way Of Puget
sound
The house of the chief of police ct Trieste was
shattered by bombsheil thrown in at the door.
Italian Republicans are charged with the out
rage
Portugal has issued Q note to the powers.
protesting against the incorporation OF Lunda
and Mantayams territories by the Congo states.
Tunnel house, ct Port Huron, Mich, burned,
and female empIoye lost her life in the IRE.
Two men are missing. and may be in the ruins.
At Findlay, Ohio, G. NJ struble, q driver, was
blown to pieces by an explosion of nitro-glycer-
inc in cans in his wagon. The team was killed.
Fifteen persons trying to save property from
burning building in Pesth, were crushed by the
falling Of the roof and consumed In the flames.
The explosion of Q blasting cartridge in
ledge at Narragansett Pier, killed one Italian
workman and seriously wounded four others.
Two workmon employed in railway tunnel
at wheeling, w. Va, slipped and fell upon IN
electric light wire and were killed instantly.
Hennicker Heaton, N. p, of England. Is in
this country studying the postal system. with q
view of suggesting improvements at home.
Representative wilson has asked the Indian
commission TO give the Yakima Indians permits
sion to help harvest the Puyallup hop crop.
The bank of Brazil has authorized theis suance
of an additional 5o0Oo,00o milrei's in currency
on the gold basis to facilitate speculation.
Milton Douthit is still missing mysterously
rom Salem. Or. and as he had q great deal of
money with him, much anxiety is felt
-sBradstreets mercantile agency reports fifteen
failures in the Pacific coast states and territore
| for the week ending yesterday.
The Oregon express on the Genital Pacific
was derailed at Copeland Station, Cal, late Fri
day night No one was hurs.
A carboy of carbolic acid exploded on the
| City of Topeka atNew York Saturday, injuring
three men, one fatally.
Rev. Michael Brennan. professor Of st. VIM
cents college, Los Angeles, died of typhoid
| fever, at Baltimore.
Steamer Wilmington ran on sand bars twice in
| one day at San Diego, and comes north to go
into dry dock.
combination in control of the Kentucky
brandy trade will soon advance the price 10
cents gallon.
The first carload of raisins Of this seasons
pack has been shipped East from San Fran
cisco
A murderer and horse thief. G. G.. Crissman
and w. n. Daniels, escaped from jail at Auburn,
Cal
During the past three years there have been
twenty-five new cases of cholera at Jeddah.
King Charles, Of Portugal, is recovering from
an attack of fever. the result of chill
The British have assumed possession Of the
Shire Highlands, at Mozambique.
Vienna is excited over reported case of
cholera in q city hospital.
Senior Espadero, the renowned Cuban plan
| list, is dead at Havana.
President Harrison's family left Cape May for
Cresson.
Tho aerviau cahiupt has resigned