The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-14
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Kurfen Zoilicker, discharged section boss of
the Southern Pacific, was arrested at Sentinel,
ARR, Thursday, by Deputy United States Mar
shai wilson for placing ties on the track for the
purpose of vrecking train. He was taken TO
ella Bend, bound over for 1900, and sent to
Jail ct Phoenix. Zollicker is German, 4s years
old Six months ago he completed three years
sentence at the Chester, Ill, penitentiary for
counterteisTng.
Secretary Chandler has approved grazing
leases ON the Crow Indian reservation In Mon
tana amounting 70 s45 900 acres The successful
bidders TO whom leases are made are: Samuel
II. Hardin, Bingham, Wyo.; Columbia Land and
Cattle Company, By VI. RoEebaum Of Chicago,
Portus B. Wear of New York, Thomas Patton of
New York, and Matthew Ii. Murphy OF Niles
City, Mont
VA Thompson, an American in the Chinese
custom service at Whanpoa. China, Is now IN
Chicago. he says that the grippe swept over
the Chinese empire in February last and many
thousands OF natives died of the disease Il
prevailed for over thirty days and the death rate
increased frightfully. During one week in
Canton fully lO,Oco people were buried.
Henry Hitler. the stage robber convicted re-
Gently at Florence, Ariz, of robbing Dr.. Hurley
and the United States mail and stage, and who
escaped Thursday morning from the custody Of
the officers, was captured Friday morning eight
and Sheriff Humans posse He viii be taken
to San Quentin.
Upon the arrival at Havre of the Hamburg
American Line steamer Normania, from New
York for Hamburg, officers boarded her and took
into custody a man named H0yle, alias shaw,
who Is charged with embezzIement and with de-
frsuding several Berlin firms some time ago.
Especial from Arksdelphia. Ark. gives the
particulars OF the killing of three negroes and
the wounding OF another near Clear Springs.
The sheriff attempted to levy execution on some
property. The negroes resisted and pitched
battle ensued, with the results stated.
h C. Mercer, white man, was killed at Al
bany, Ga Friday, By negro named Crawford in
q dispute over payment for the services of the
latter as expressman. Parties of men are hunt
ing for the negro, who, If caught, viii undoubt-
eddy be lynched.
At San Francisco Friday night Collector of
Internal Revenue Quinn, assisted by several
deputies, rsided Chinatown and seized IN
stamped opium valued at $4,000. Deputy
Thomas found $1,000 worth concealed in one
store.
BY boiler explosion in the barrel factory Of
E. E. Rubotion, III FELTON,. Cal, Saturday, Will
lam A Barr, J. Plumber. and Joseph Feyre, II
years old, were badly scalded, the latter having
his arm broken.
The secretary of the treasury has amended
the general regulations relative 70 execution
bonds so IS to provide that corporations other
than trust companies can in no eTen! Be accept
cd as suretlss.
The United States grand jury at st. Louis re-
turned indictments against sixty-nine retail
dealers in oleonsrgsrine for violation OF the &C,
requiring oleomargarine to be sold IN packages.
syndicate of English capitalist is reported
as having purchased the great silver mines in
Mexico which were owned by the Omaha Min
ing Company. The purchase price Is not given.
The National Furniture Manufacturers Asso-
citation closed its annual session at Boston Fri
day after the election of officers Joseph C. Sex
tro, of Cincinnati, was made president
Thomas Clegg, of Mattoon, III, was fatally in
iured, and Conductor Dixon and Brakeman
Miller seriously hurt by collision on the big
-Four" railroad at Ltchseld, III.
Engineer Clark was killed, Fireman Green
fatally hurt and two postsl clerks badly injured
by collision on the Louisville & Nashville road
at sebeck, KY. Saturday
The National soapnakers' Association have
elected Samuel Colgate, of New York, its presi-
dent They viii hold the next convention at
Baltimore in October.
william Carthy, Daniel Sorney, alias Clarke,
William Carter and George Hemingway wers
arrested ~ San Franeico Saturday for conduct
Ing bunco game.
The Pacific Mail steamer City OF Bio Janeiro
arrived at San Francisco Saturday from Hong
kong and Yokohama.