The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-22
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


The Elders hulk is to be sold as she lies in
the dock.
Smallpox is prevalent to an alarming extent
in Central America
Italy will authorize a loan OF 2c00 900 lire to
cover the budget deficit until 1894
The decline in the prices OF silver is working
serious injury to Mexican business generally.
Governor Flower has called an extra session
OF the New York legislature, to meet next Mon
day night
The fourth annual congress of the Scotch
Irish Society of America will meet at Atlanta,
Ga, on April IS.
D. R. Murphy, OF Portland, has been chosen
chairman of the Democratic state central CON-
mttee OF Oregon.
Half the Bordeaux vineyards, including the
Medoc, Santeme and Barssc. have been de-
stroyed by cold weather.
Professor John NJ. Bloss, of Topeka, Kan, has
been elected president of the Oregon Agricul-
tural College at Corvallis.
The Paris police threaten to strike on May
day unless their wages are increased. and the
anarchists are in high glee.
John Hartnup, astronomer. was killed on
Thursday by falling from the observatory at
Merssy Harbor, in England
The story that San Domingo has been pur-
chased by a syndicate of Americans Is probably
made out of the whole cloth.
The armor plate for the barbettes of the war
ship Monterey have been shipped from Bethle-
hem, Pa, to Monterey by special train.
Twelve miners, all Italians. were drowned by
the Lyle colliery flooding at Pottsyille, Pa,
Wednesday. Only two of the shift escaped.
The stock of Edward Benjamin, silk dealer
and commission merchant OF New York, has
been attached under an execution for sl4S,29e.
1t is said that Senator German has decided to
retire from the craftsmanship of the national
committee as it requires too much of his time.
At salisbury Junction, Pa, on Thursday
night, west-bound immigrant train was run
into by freight and six passengers severely
hurt
P.J. Dryer has sold Boloe for whom he paid
SIS, 900 a two-year-old. to W. c. DAILY for $1,000
The horse proved disappointment a three
year-old.
Major Post, of the American legation at Lon.
don, aud Miss Annie Maxwell, of New York,
were married on Thursday in g. Margaret's
church, London.
The Italian cabinet ministers who recently
resigned, have Withdrawn their designations
Large reductions are to be made in military and
colonial expenditures
The first decision OF the United States court
of private land claims confirms the Bernabe-
mont Spanish grant in BernalIilo county, n, NJ
consisting OF 5000 acres.
Foreign merchants in Mexico and Central
America are carving on active crusade in
opposition to the proposed reciprocity arrange
ment with the United States.
Postmaster Kaufman, at Reisel Tex, was as.
sassinated by two negroes Wednesday night IL
is supposed for the purpose of robbery. The
murderers are being pursued.
The urgent deficiency bill reported from the
Senate committee appropriates s7,2Sl to reim-
burse the state of Montana for the expenses Of
their constitutional convention.
attached for $4,000 by the C. +. Jewett ublish.
Ing firm OF Boston, in a suit growing out of ths
printing OF the generals memoirs.
In light between farmers near Henderson
KY, on Thursday. Joseph Ne Allisrer and John
Rooney were killed, sLd john Kitchen, coIored.
and several Others wounded by shots
The storms of Easter i'll France DESTROYED thu
wine crop In many parts of Burgundy, rs per
cent OF the crop in the Touraiud district ana
did severe damage in the Cognae district
The American government has refused to re-
duce the TRANSPORTATION charge on the New
Zealand mails via san Francisco on the ground
that II already pays out more than it receives
Tue two armor-piate bGrbettes made at Beth
lehem, Pa, for the turret of the warshtp aon,a.
rey, have been accepted by the government
They are absolutely inpsnetrabls by any pro-
jectile f''
California is preparing to make both a yans,oI
ana county exhibit N the states building a,
the Worlds fair. The southern couptia. 81 ~.
state are effectively organized to make GOOD
exhibit s0Oa
The crack trotter Dandy has been sold n.
Greensourg, Pa, TO william sherrlck, of Penns.
vile, fa' Tor sls,Ooo Dandy was bought two
years ago Tor *2-OO, and last year cleared sI5o,o
for his owner '-'i0'o
The Worlds fair directory has snnot,,a,
COMMITTEES OF seven, with full power 70 act for
The directory at Washington City, and IA IL.
vesugate the finances OF the directory i'm orlIsr
| to reduce expenses
IN Ihs suit brought by Alexander stewar, IN
pFesE the VIII OF A. 7. Stewart Judge Pyyo, a,
the court OF common pleas Of New W. - =.
mat notnlng go TO the Jury and directed a ys,.
diet for defendsntA '''-
me weather Is OF wintry severity throughou,
almost all Austria snow storm. are ,.ginv a.
,ne APPS aud the country between Trieste and
DAWN Is aeep1y covered vita snow. Brezens.