The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-15
CONFESSED DISPATCHES.

Charles o. Card, son-in-iaw of Brigham
Young and leader of the Mormon COLONY in
Alberta. n W. r.. has written 10 an Ottawa
paper about the Normons He ignores the
question of polygamy altogether, but claims
that bis people are reaceab e and industrious.
and that no Obstacles shouid be thrown in the
way OF efforts 70 dew iop the resources OF the
Canadian Northwest
b. N. G egory. Southern Californian agent at
occauside, CAL, was found late Wednesday
evening in the depot with Q bull
let hole through his forehead and
blood. dead. revolver was by his side, and
presumably he suicided.
Asa Turner, q citizen OF Lower Sulnhur
Springs, Afix, went 10 Msgdaens, Sonora, Mex
leo, Aueust :, 20 reeaia possession of & am.
which had been seized by Mexican customs afii.
cials and was thrown Into prison. The atsen.
ton Of the United States consul mas been called
to the case.
Jack McGuirk was perhaps fatally shot
Wednesday afternoon Jour miles north of Ma
deira by Howard Wells. veterinary surgeon.
The shooting was the result OF q long-standing
feud. Wells surrendered himself 70 the suthori-
ties
l. A. Hernsten, OF San Francisco, was on
Thursday morning found dead in his room at
the Unite States hotel, Boston. Death result a
from an overdose of morphine, taxen. it "a sap
posed. with suicidal intent
slomon Huntington. the only brother of Col
lis p Huntington, died al Oneonta, n. Y,
Wednesday. after long Illness. In his earl r
years he went to California, where he laid the
foundation Of his fortune
Thursday morning an explosion occurred in
the Kendall Manufacturing Company's soap
factory, at Providence. R l.. where twenty per.
sons were at work. Ten were badly burned.
two probably fatally.
John Munds near Prescott A. T., Tuesday. VIII
son was surprised while making Off with
Muncs' horses. and started TO draw q revolver,
when he was killed
Edward H. Allis. an engineer on the Southern
Pacific railroad. was killed near Panteno, Arix.
Thursday. by his engine going through bridge
The body sunk into the creek below and has not
yet been recovered
A boiler in . sawmill on DR.. Dacros place.
near New berry, 5. c., exploded today, and four
men. one white and three colorcd. Were in
ssansly killed. and TWO persons seriously in
iuged.
Floods prevail IN the Gsngss river, which has
overlooked Its banks aud inundated the sur-
rounding country 60 an extent never before
known There IS graf loss OF lie
The frst specia salmon train of the season
left san Fra SEQ for the East Thursday even
Ing. Tho train consisted ef twelve carloads d.
rect irvm sskan cannerieS.
The first mate Of the ship 81. Paul and W. II.
Baker. seaman en- board the joseph Il
Thomas, are under arrest at San Francisco on
changes of characterization.
TIE Republican congressional committee has
completed its organization with the election OF
Carter of Montana as secretary and o'Briea OF
New York as PRES dent
Thirty members Of the Queensland psr,Ia-
meni, inclnGing seven foreign ministers. have
retitioeed the crnwn in favor Of the separation
of North Queensland.
resolution EXPRESSING want Of confidence in
the ministry was adopted IN the South Ausrrs-
lis assembly Friday by mai rity Of Eve votes
The report thar one Of the torpedo boats tia,
left Heiieoiand ca the moraiug after TIE trans
Ter 10 Germany is lost has been officially ieaiei
Az Mecca. Thursday. the deaths from cholera
were forty less than on Tuesday. and Jeddsh
shows decrease Of ten.
Risht Rev. Maria Benedies Tafe. iase absot of
the Tr&ppsst nnnss err died nj Gethseraane
Abbey. KY, THURSDAY
sssseie kyier. years old. az yissas Cal. was
drowned IN II II Greek, near that pace. we'd
aexaay.
FIVE persons hare recently died a. Nicaaancr
Russia. from . disease supposed % be Asiai.c
eaoasra~
Fer week rasf q riot has heea sosrg en ~
Saelley Iron Mozks. in Alaosrsa csnke1 ~ Tia