The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-24

CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
The government rainmakers fred two charges
of roselite four miles from San Antonio. Tex,
Monday. Windows and crockery in houses .
quarter of Q mile away were smashed, and much
timber was destroyed, tut no rain fell.
The marriage of Miss Meta McAliister, daugh-
ter of the late Col McAilister, U. s. A.. and .
niece of Ward McAllister, to John Howell Jane
way, jr., son of DR.. Janeway, U. 8. A., was ceis-
brated at Baltimore Monday afternoon.
From Mulhassen, in Alsace, comes q story OF
the murder by a Mrs. Kern OF her four children.
They were starving, it is stated, and, taking
them to q cemetery in wheelbarrow, she CUT
each OF the four children's throats with knife.
The president has appointed Manning NJ.
Rose, of Ohio, assistant commissioner of the
general land Office. He is at present chief clerk.
William c. Anderson the present chief clerk oil
the contest division, will be appointed to Roses
position.
The jewelry house OF A. A. Ballard. at Searcy.
Ark, was blown up by dynamite Monday morn
ing causing loss Of $4,000. The courthouse
suffered several thousand dollars damage. and
window glass for four blocks in all directions
was shattered.
In a case of alleged discrimination laid be-
fore the United states grand jury at Omaha the
Missouri Pacific is charged with having given q
lower rate on shipments OF salt in favor OF large
salt works at Salem and other places in Kansas
to South Omaha than could be secured by small
shippers
The United States supreme court has denied
writ OF habeas cor;,us to Charles f. Cook.
banker of juneau, Wis, held on the charge OF
receiving deposits after he knew the bank TO be
insolvent. The court holds that it will not In
terfere where men are in the custody OF the
proper officers, even though secured by violence
An accommodation train on the Rock Island
railroad Monday evening struck wagon at
crossing near Peoria, Hi, instantly killing Peter
Horshor and probably fatally injuring Henry
Kerker, ST., and Henry kerker, IT., and wife. A
stranger who was in the wagon at the time has
not been seen since, and il ID impossible to tell
what became Of him.
The New YORK agent OF the Guion line steam
ship has notified the treasury department as
proof that immigration by that line was ell
fectually blocked, that their steamers, which in
tended to leave Liverpool Tor New York this
week, next week and the week alter, had been
withdrawn, and that their wharf in New York
would De sub.let for three months.
An elaborate plot has been discovered to burn
down many prominent houses in Santiago,
Chile, sack the banks, seize Capt. Conf and q
number OF other naval officers, and, if possible.
inaugurate revolutionary movement. The
plot originated apparently in the seventh reg!-
ment OF the line, many OF the officers OF which
are known TO DO in sympathy with Balmacedas
followers.
A daring highway robbery was committed
near Vanden station, Cal, Sunday, ]. W. Wolf,
OF Reno, New, being the victim. He was on his
way to Napa, Cal, and was driving q span Of
horses hitched TO top buggy. Near Nanden
two men with grain bags as masks and with the
aid OF q couple of shotguns, persuaded Wolf to
hand over his coin, amounting to $50, and a
gold watch.
Trainwreckers placed an obstruction on tho
track OF the Georgia Western & Atlanta railroad
Sunday night two miles from Atlanta The
engine and four cars left the track. Engineer
Squires and the fireman were fatally injured. A
train was wrecked at the same spot u year ago
in the same way, by putting an iron band across
the rails The purpose OF the wreckers il sup
posed to have been robbery.
The new concession for bonded warehouses at
Guaymas, Mexico, which was recently granted
has been ratified, aud by Its provisions, on and
after April. 1898, merchandise is to be admitted
from the United states at Nogaies duty free for
transportation over the Sonora railroad to Quay
mas, where it may be either stored in bonded
warehouses or forwarded by ship to any of the
Pacific ports, the i'm port duties being collected
at the final port OF entry.
By an explosion of powder in the Blanche
mines at Sterbenville, o., Monday, John Prasky
and Wesley Anderson (coiorei). were killed;
Michael Choker, William Anderson (colored),
Ed Cook and George Teeters, fatally injured;
John Anderson (coioredl, Lawrence Campbell,
John Leading John Gillespie, Matthew Wright
and John Ramsey painfully hurt, aud John
Huily is missing. The mine was not seriously
damaged.
At Houston, Tex, Tuesday night, W. s. Colby
killed his wife and suicded. Jealousy was the
cause. Two children survive, the Oldest but 4
years OF age
Charles R. Hussey was fatally injured and
Miss Lulu Fay and Jacob Pfuhl seriously hurt
by an electric car collision at Cincinnati, Tues
day.
United States Express Messenger George /.
Bagley, who appropriated 500, 600 last Friday,
WAS brought to Davenport, Ia, Tuesday An
indictment was returned by the grand jury,
charging grand larceny. Bagley asked time to
plead, and was committed.
George Clark, of Griffin, Ga, was fatally hurt
and several other trainmen badly injured by
collision on the Georgia Central railroad, at
Vaughn's station, Tuesday.
l. chard Reeves, OF Sacramento, has been held
to answer for getting healthy woman to per-
senate his sick wife in obtaining policy on the
latter's life. The real Mrs. Reeves died a lew
weeks later, and investigation revealed the con-
spiracy. Two young women testified that Mrs
Reeves, a short time before her death, asked
them to personate her. saying il at the re-
quest OF her husband. The woman who as
sisted in the transaction has not been found.
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