The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-08

French General Gresley is dead.
4 Senior Ortega. Mexican minister to Sci.
GUM, is dead.
George w. Irving. recently appointed
marshal of Montana, has resigned.
Senior Zarturcho. governor of the state 81
0axaco, Mexico. died on Sunday night.
The California division of Sons of Vet
Grams is holding its fourth annual session
at Chico.
The president has approved the act Gre
ating the customs district of the territory
OF Arizona.
Stephen NJ. White of Los Angeles has
announced himself candidate for United
States senator.
The San Jose. Cal. Board of Trade haa
purchased q $4,000 lot. and win erect
500. goo building.
San francisco has shipped FIVE tons OF
bituminous blocks 10 Honolulu for street
paving purposes.
James Palmer was hanged at Concord,
N. H.. Thursday. for the murder of II. T.
Whitehouse May q. 1850.
There have been few fights between
Mexican troops and Yaqui Indians, with
heavy loss to the Indians.
Charles Miles, the murderer Of DR..
Pritchard In Oklahoma. has been captured
and viii probably be lynched.
The proposition to bond Shasta county,
Cal, for 80. COO for buildings. etc.. was do
feated at the election on Saturday
General Haalot. chief Of the general stan
of the French army. has resigned his posi-
ton TO secure an active command.
C. Beck has been appointed postmaster
1t Salkum. Lewis county. and w. A. Tapo
at Tepee Springs. walluwa county. Or.
Frank Walton, of Elk Grove. Cal, ard
Mrs. Mary Douglas. OF HicksvilIe. were
drowned in the Costumes river Thursday
night.
The Northwest Territory bill has passed
the Canadian Senate. An amendment
keeping dual languages in the act WAS de-
feated.
John J. Kelly and an unknown miner
were drowned Ia the lake near Carson,
New. Thursday. while fshing. by the up
setting OF their boat
Mrs. Emma Davidson. wife OF Assistant
Secretary Of state General III. b. Davidson.
died Saturday morning at Chico. Cal. al
typhoid pneumonia
Fire broke out in J. d. Peters bnhach
factory. stocton. Cal. early Tuesday morn
ing, but was extinguished. The loss Is
probably 1900; insured.
Fire at Chico. Cal, Friday night, do
stroyed the residence OF Ben Owens. ownss
OF the bank Of Chico. Loss. 81 100: insur-
ance. 500: defective fue.
II. A. Hayes, OF Aberdeen. Wash. has
made application to the comptroller OF ths
L. 49, E<wms
National bank OF that place.
The California National Guard encsmp-
mens wiil be held at santa Cruz during
eight days commencing August Ia. Three
thousand men viii be in line
Alfonso Caccia. q gnarryman, was blown
up and fatally injured Thursday in the
quarry of NJ. ]. Heaiy a Co.. Loomis. Cal,
by the premature explosion Of blast.
The stage running from Bowie to
Thomas. Arix.. was stopped by two Mexi-
cans Thursday morning. the passengers
assessed and the express matter taken.
The clothing mandatory OF Lehman a
Richman, Cleveland. was closed Saturday
on chastel mortgages. The liabilities are
about sl00. GoD, and the assets the same.
A subscription papcr was started in San
Jose. Cal. Wednesday. for the purpose of
raising siOo.a0o Is bonus for the FIRST
trznscontinensai railway thst touches san
Jose.
The secretary Of the treasury has dssig-
mated San Diego as point from which lns-
ported merchandise may be shipped In
bond IN transit through the United States
70 Mexico.
Appscisrs ia sonora. Mexico. recently
captured . sixtsen-rnule team belonging TO
j. T. puskee, OF Tombstone. Ara. burning
the wagon and fra gbs and running OF the
mules party ~ Mexican troops followed
the Indians aud succeeded ia recapturing
The mules. Some alarms expressed among
settlers.