The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-01
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Cheyenne and Arapahos reservation will
be opened April Is
The Standard Oil Company. of New York, has
increased its capital stock from IS, 100000 to ST.
000,O00
Many additional silver mines in Colorado are
preparing to close on account Of the low price
of the metal.
The Frisco road telegraphers threaten strike
If one of their number who was discharged is
not reinstated today.
At ST Louis Thursday morning 1850 colored
steamboat fremen, roustabouts and 'longshore-
men struck, paralyzlng river business.
The relief ship Missouri from New York for
Libau, Russia, with supplies for the famine
sufferers, has reached Gravesend, England.
Russian Finance Minister vishnegraski IN
tends to issue new loan of 100000 rubles for
the purpose of extending the railway system.
The House committee on agriculture has
agreed on substitute for all the auti-option
bills referred toit 1t is said to be much mllder
than the Hatch bill.
At the Staffordshire, England, assizes, the six
Walsall anarchists are on trial. Deakin's con-
fession stated that the bombs were manufact-
ured for use in Russia.
The Brice-Thomas combination has defeated
the plan of reorganization OF the Richmond &
West Point Terminal Company, and Will with
draw their roads from that systsm-
the chairman to report fayorably to the House
the resolution to inquire into the effect of the
anti-Jawish laws of Russia on American citi-
gems.
The Chicago grand jury is investigating the
boodling charges against State Attorney Long
necker. Jail Clerk Price, who helped Long
necSer in thrashing Reporter Salt, has been az
rested.
Minister Egan has presented the Alsop claim
D. -hn
sl,Ooo,Uoo, and was originally against the Boliv-
ian province of Tacna, now part of Chile Al
sop was an American.
1t is feared at Buenos Ayres that the Radicals
will incite a revolution. The government is
taking precautions 70 guard against an out
break. Reports are current that a conspiracy to
asssssinate the presiden: has been discovered
The trustees of the American Methodist Eris-
copsl university at meeting in Washington
City on Thursday decided to let the women, led
by Mrs. John A. Logan, organize q "women's
fund" Bishop Fowler, of San Francisco, was
elected as a new trustee.
The Portuguese minister Of public works in
tends 10 resign. owing TO difference OF opinion
with the premier. who desires, in order to
obsige France, 10 annul the contract with an
English company to lay the Azores cable in ia
yor oi French syndicate
The stable OF the late David Durham With =
was sold at auction THURSDAY. The bsst price
was sl,0 600 for the two-yenr-old FLY Experi-
ment, bought by ID. Bradley, representing Fred
Gebhardt Among the othe- G I'd sales were:
Brown colt by Uncas-Miami, 800; chestnut
co.., by Nucas-Cad. nee, s5.1r1.
There was terrific storm at Chico. Cal
Thursday-hail, thunder aud lightning Sky
lights were broken, trees and tu! dings riven bv
lightning, aud trees stripped OF leaves by wind
Early grain was beaten down and fruit dam
aged. At night there was heavy frost, and men
worked all night iu General BidwelI's orchard
burning straw TO warm the trees
Robbers held up train on the Pacific roaa
ten miles south OF Birmingham, Ala, THURSDAY
morning. They fired into the cars to overawe
the passengers; also shot and wounded the nos
tai clerk and fagmau, and robbed the mail car
OF registered letters amounting TO thousands of
dollars. The express ear was uumolested. They
are being pursued with bioodhoun!s
In the Investigation OF abuses in the eoustruc-
ton OF the Adirondack railroad, one man swore
he had seen boss put q rops around a nszro's
nccE and Grag him Another testified TO the
edeet that one boss on horseback nut A rome
around negro's body aad chased him back 10
camp. Others told about the boss CARRYING a re-
Yoyer in each hand and Others in his oyercost
pockets when they drove the men 20 work
As riSny undesirable immigrants enter the
United states by way Of Canada. She Auaricsn
government mas requested permission TO place
inspectors at the chief immigration deo9t. of
canada Cor the purpose Of reporting their eoudj
ton AID eaaoiag ouG government 10 make a
dlrecs pronounced !smolst arce should il be
Jesiiaed by tue reports of tho inspectors. No
reply has yet been made by the government