The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-27
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Gaiety theater, Liverpool, was burned
Friday morning.
The Porte denies that there is any truth In ths
reported massacre of Christians in Armenia by
Kurds.
The president has appointed Charles Word
man, of Kentucky, United States consul at
Stockholm.
Twenty eight farms, with all the cattle and
stores, have been destroyed oy ire Of an linden
diary origin at Kozieglow, in Russian Poland.
The queen of Spain is reported TO be the pur-
chaser of the Marquis Alcalises vast estate. in
Guiding two palaces in Italy for 100000 francs
Four Cinnamon were captured in walerton,
n. Y, Saturday morning. They will be re-
turned 70 China, as they have violated the ex-
clusion law.
At San Francisco. Thursday. q bricklayer
named Martin fell from the ninth story OF the
new Croker block TO the ground, distance Of
l00 feet, and was instantly killed
The subcommittee of the senate finance COM
mittee did not hold secret IneetiRg at New
York Saturday More testimony was given by
United States Commissioner Wright.
An odessa correspondent says that America
has appointed gentleman TO visit Central Asia
and report on the rapidly increasing cotton To-
dustry in trans-Csspian Russia and Turkestan-
At Fairfield Cal, Friday, two colored men,
Sparrow and Reynolds, who robbed passengers
on train near Dayisville, Cal, on the 18th,
were Ltenced in the superior court to six years
each 1T Folsom.
The convicts who have been in solitary con-
fnement at San Quentin, Cal, have confessed at
last, and the revolvers and cartridges have all
been turned over TO Warden Hale, and are now
in his possession.
At Topeka, Kan, Thursday morning Kate
Halleran, a compositor on the CAPITOL, was
fatally shot while on the way home By printer
named Watt because she refused - marry him.
Watt then suicided.
owing 70 the rush 10 the land opened for SET
Element only few delegates 10 the Oklahoma
statehood convention, to te held st Oklahoma
CITY Thursday, presented themselves, and the
convention was indefinitely postponed
Inquiry mace into the affairs Of the Australian
Mercantile Company, of Melbourne, Australia,
shows that institution 10 be IA q state OF hope.
less insolvency. The assets are placed at s101,.
co. and the Liabilities are estimated 70 De $780,
90
At Jacksonville, Fla, Just before midnight
Wednesday night, a panic occurred In the Har-
rnony Baptfs: church (colored), caused by the
lights going out. One woman was killed, threa
Others received fatal injuries, and about twenty
people were seriously crushed and bruised.
The California weather bureau reports thas
rain slightly damaged grapes in the Napa ana
sonoma valleys during the fore part Of the
week, while the latter part was excellsns
weather Tor raisin curing and fruit drying. In
southern California the weather was favorable
for raisin curing.
The army board OF ordnance and fortihca-
lions has concluded its business, and It's report
has been approved By the secretary OF war. The
board recommends that authority be granted
TO the chief % ordnance to make new pinch
gun, the forgings Of which are now undar con-
trSet, OF 40-calibers length.