The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-24
CONDENSED DISPATCHES,

Anumber of Welsh tin plate makers are look
ing for site TO establish q tin plant in Wyo-
ming valley, Pa.
The National Millers' Association me. in Chi
cago. There is expected to be lively time
over the discussion of the Hatch anti-option
bill.
O'Brien, the noted New York bunko man, has
been arrested in Paris.
r. G. Tinghom and wife and the o-year old
daughter of Charles Pickley. of Arkansas Pass,
Tex, were drowned ON Monday by the capsizing
OF boat.
Admiral Stephen Luce, Z. s. ", retired. has
been appointed commissioner general, and Pro-
lessor G. Brown Gooie, of the Smithsonian in
stitution. and Professor James l. Yelling, presi-
dent OF Columbian university, assistant COM
missioners for the United States at the Madrid
Columbian Historical exposition in October,
1892 in honor OF quadro-centennial OF America
discovery.
In the trial Of Carl Schmidt, at Napa,
Cal, for the murder and half
years ago of Mrs.. Lucinda Greenwood, the dead
woman's husband testified that he had never
said at the coroner's inquest that he saw the
accused touch his wife or give her poison, and
the doctor who made the post mortem exami-
nation testified that the woman died OF poison
and not from the effects OF gunshot wound.
The steamer Aurania is detained at the quar-
antine station in New York with a case of
smallpox on board.
The London Times attacks the new plan Of re-
organization Of the Atchison, Topeka Il Santa
Fe road, on the grounds that the bondholders
will suffer and the common stockholders will
benefit.
At the trial of Elwood Bruner, of California,
charged with boodling. six members of the
judiciary committee testified that Bruner had
never approached them.
John Clayton, alias John Clay, a horse thief on
trial Tor various crimes III Arizona, arose in
court at Poenix on Monday AMI asked that they
return verdict of guilty, which they did.
J. B. McMaster, professor of history at the
Wharton school or finance, University OF Penn
sylvaGia, has been offered the presidency of the
University of Illinois, which he will accent.
EColonel Blunt. of Fort Douglas, Utah, has
been ordered to hold troops in readiness for
service in Ceur d'Alene mining district in
Idaho.
Fire at Brigham City, Utah. on Sunday morn
ing destroyed the saloon of Il. 7. Wilson & Co
and other buildings. causing a loss of 100000
Canada ana Newfoundland having reached an
agreement on the tariff question, a conference
viii soon be held in London.
The Brazilian government denies the reports
of revolution in Rio Grande dc Sui.
The sensational suit of Durkee and Others
brought against Franklin II. Head, a CHICAGO
millionaire. alleging conspiracy to defraud the
heirs of Ex-Governor Durkee, OF Utah, has been
dismissed for want of equity.
Cholera is epidemic in the Cashmere valley
296 new cases and 1916 deaths from the disease
having been reported in Sernigar on Sunday
Ant-Christian disturbances have begun in
Manchooria, China.
SIX persons were killed in a collision on the
Hudson River railroad at Clinton Point, \. V,
on Monday.
In drunken row among the water-works la
borers az Atlanta, Ga, on Sunday. Kid SANFORD
was killed. William Taylor wak wounded and
died on Monday, and Bob Taylor was seriously
hurt