The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-06

Quarrel with man on the street. and be-
coming infnriased. rushed 10 the house ana
secured q Winchester ride. His grand
father attempted TO disarm him, when the
gun was discharged, the hall striking the
old gentIem an in the forehead and giano-
ing upward. Smith was placed under ar
rest.
The Fourth of July celebration given at
Portland, Me-. in honor OF the Army OF the
Potomac. was great success. The porade
of the city and state military and CIVIC
orders was reviewed by General sherman
and other officers.
The published reports of collapse in the
negotia ions between Lieutenant Wyse and
the Colomsian government for renewal OF
Panama canal concessions is positively de-
MED.
Fire in the Columbus & Hooking Valley
coal docks at Ashland, Wis. on the morn
ing of July 4, caused a loss OF sIo.Uu.
Firemen went out on tramway to get al
the fire. when the supports gave way.
George Panton was killed and three others
badly injured, of whom one will probaoiy
die. Two hundred and thirty feet OF dock,
including three coal towers, were burned.
A serious conflict between Turks and
Montenegrins has occurred near the Lake
OF Scutaria- The Turks We're aggressors.
The British charges d'affaires has pro-
tested TO the Porte against allowing the
reign of anarchy TO continue in Armedia
The executors of the estate of James c.
Flood, deceased, have filed final account IN
the probate court OF San Francisco, Cal.
They report $3.50 cash on hand. The
m IL szo1 or H.
v;ded half of the estate is to go to the
widow. Mary E. Flood. and the remaining
half is to be equally divided between the
son and daughter.
The cornerstone of the new Denver cap
itol building was laid on Friday by the A.
4. d A NJ, of Colorado, with most i'm
pressive ceremonies. Ex-Congressman
Belford made most eloquent address on
behalf of the state.
The United States, Great Britain and
Portugal have agreed to ask the Swiss gov
esnment to appoint three Swiss jurists and
fix the amount due Portugal for canceila-
ton OF the Lorenzo-Marguez contract.
During the celebration at Cameron, No..
July 4, some fire-crackers exploded prema-
turely, injuring three persons badly. Major
Mlldner had leg broken. and Miss Haley
and Fred Williams were seriously burned.
John Shocks, a butcher employed in the
Union Stock Yards slaughterhouss, at
Denver. Col, had a quarrel with the FORE
man, ]. A. Joyce, last Thursday. Shocks
was discharged and elected from the house.
He went away, but returned in few
minutes with a rifle, and pointing it
through the window ordered Joyce to hold
up bis hands. Joyce ran out and disarmed
Shook and plunged butcher knife through
his heart, then through his neck. almost
severing his head. He died instantly.
Much needed rain fell at Phoenix, A. T..
Saturday night.
at London Saturday.
Definite announcement has been made
that the directors of the Park National
bank, Chicago. have decided not to resume
business A receiver has not yet been APP
pointed.
The remains of Vice-Admiral Graw and
others, who fell in the battle of Angamos,
have been taken to lquigul, Chill, by the
Peruvian man-of-war Lima, escorted by
the CHILEAN man-of-war Esmeralda.
Planters hotel at San Francisco was
burned to the ground Saturday morning.
Loss, SIS ,000; insurance, So, 500.
On Saturday Joseph Shannon, wealthy
farmer of Beaver Falls, Pa, was buncoed
out of $4,000.
A boat containing John Thompson and
wife and 14-year-old daughter. Bessie, and
Richard Smith and wife and three children
was upset in the Youghiogheny river. near
Mckeeysport, Pa. Friday. and all but
Mrs Thomson Mrs Smith and infant
drowned.
On July 4 the Confederate Veterans
Union at Chattanooga, Tenn, gave a mon-
ster parade. and in the afternoon several
thousand listened to patriotic and COM
ciliatory speech by Governor Gordon, of
Georgia.