The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-23
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

An earthquake shock was felt Mon az at Los
Andes aud Limache, chile.
Count Gantolf Keunberg has accepted seat
in Prime Minister Taaie's cabinet
The Tilden will case hearing at White Plains,
\. Y, has been postponed until December IS
The Roumanan ministry has resigned on ac-
count OF the deiea. OF "a government measure in
parliament.
large fire Sunday night at Santiago, Chile,
did damage OF 500, 10 pesos Several iiremen
were injured.
Al Albany. Ind, Tneslay. Louis Wagner was
killed 10y falling on live electric railroad wire.
Marcus Ruthenberg was fa[aliy injured.
At Ultima Thule, Ark, Montae aight VIII
Lancaster, dcsperado and fugitive from
justice, was shot dead bya constable who was
trying to arrest him.
Barnard Ready was killed and Henry Linnen
fatally wounded by falling icicle in shaft in
the Lehigh Valley Coat Companys mine at
Pittston, Pa, on Tuesday
Nicholas Fox Tuesday morning shot his wife
at south Omaha and then cut his throat with a
razor. Mrs. Fox viii recover, but her husband
will die Jealousy was the cause.
Tim Hopkins being abseat from Massachu-
setts his counsel has filed motion for several
days delay in the issuance oi a commission TO
take the depostions of Newman and other
prominent witnesses in the searles case
Governor Pennoyer, of Oregon has issued a
requisition the governor OF California for a
warrant OF arrest for All boo, who is wanted al
Portland for the murder of Japanese woman
last spring. All Doc is in san Francisco
The Importance OF Swansea, Wales as n point
OF export OF tin plate 10 the United States, has
grown remarkably III recent years. During the
three months ending June 80, this years fig
urcs reached the phenomenal total OF l,0J7 ,323
boxes.
About 100 striking miners from Coal Bluff ard
vicinity went to Brazil, Ind, Monday morning
for the purpose OF keeping the miners from
going 10 work. The blaeklegs went 90 work
without hindrauce. Fears are still entertained
OF trouble.
The Oregon weather bureau has collected
statistics OF the crops Of the state for the year
lS9l. The wheat reports seprescut 635.500 acres,
which show an average yield OF twenty four
bushels per acre, making a total yield OF over
100000 bushels.
senator Chandler has introduced q bill 10
amend the act TO regulate the carriage Of pas-
sengcrs at sea, to provide that in future It shall
be unlawful for any steamship company 10
bring passengers from any .oreigu county
unless accommodations for the comfort of the
passengers are provided
The work of unloading the large quantity Of
silk on board the City OF Pekin, which has
smallpox aboard, was begun at san SEQ
MnNt.ay. Ehcn bhle was lHuiiWaic1 before be
ing taken ashore. The silk is being ioaded on
cars fast it reaches the dock and viii be
sent East on special train.
The Union Pacific has obtained temporary
injunction restraining the city Of Omaha from
collecting taxes on the property OF the roai
The petition alleges that the property has al
ready been returned for assessment t., the state
auditor, and that the collection OF taxes py the
city would be double assessment
An order is 20 be issued by General Manager
Morrill, OF the -. Louis & san francisco road
10 the effect that conductors Will, on and after
January, have to give $500 bond FOR tie faith
tai performance OF their duties This proposi-
ton is meeting with strenuous oppos. Ton, and
there fears that trouble viii eusue.
At London, Tuesday, counsel FOR plaintiff in
the action for libel brought by the vile %:
Captain Osborne against the wife ot Major
Hargraye announced in court that acting
under instructions from Captain Osborne, ttev
withdrew the case. Mrs. Osborne now admits
that she stole iewelry from Mrs Iia-;rave and
sold il.
AZ least 100 reyolnuouls-s % G..riq's band
have located az Aiam 20 store, teirly.dre miles
southwest Of Enclual J. x. D1-ra. Of Eagle
Pess, Tex, reports that these men trade con
stantly az the store and are killing for CON
sumption the cattle Of ueigho0Hug ranchmen,
making pretenss Of paying for them after
foFcibiy taking them.
The san Francisco boArd Of health has decided
that the cabin passengers on the steamer city Of
Pekin which arrived from China with two
eases ol smallpox on board, shonld be allowed
70 land afte, their persona! effects are fumi-
gated, but The steersge passengers viii be de-
IA ned in quarantine for two weeks after the
last case o. sinallp3 appears