The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-25
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

CONDENSED DISPATCHER.
Business is improving in Mexico.
The California Prohibition convention viii be
held at Fresno, May %
The riots at the Hepburn coal mines In Dur
ham, England, continue.
King Sackity, of Croboe. West Africa, an i'm
portant British ally. is dead.
1t is expected that a Japanese colony VIII be
established in Sonora, Mexico.
General Martin Gonzales, chief OF stan to
President Diaz, has gone to the United States on
private mission.
The German reichsrath committee has ap-
proved the extra grant of 2, 900 marks for the
Worlds fair exhibit
Six train-wreckers were caught while tearing
up spikes on the Mexican Central road near
Cuidad and at once shot.
c. A. Byle, of Pittsburg, is travelling from Los
Angeles, Cal, to his home on a bicycle in an
effort to build up his health.
The Uruguyan legislature has passed the bill
authorizing new national bank, with 81, 000, 900
of capital and special privileges.
The Mexican government has approved the
contract with Delfn Sanchez for extension of
the interoceanic railroad to the Pacific
Mrs. Florence Ethel Osborne, serving nine
months imprisonment in connection with the
atose state.
In fight with a convict at the Eastern peni-
Tertiary on Thursday night, Overseer James
Blom was fatally stabbed and Overseer Francis
May injured.
The czar has bestowed a present on Captain
Sargent, of the steamer Indiana, which brought
a cargo of provisions for the famine sufferers
from America
1t is said that vallerata will become Mexican
fnie of ,ioa
zales minister OF war, and Justo Benitz minister
of public works.
Acting upon the report of the United States
district attorney at Chicago, the attorney gen.
eral has decided to prosecute the biscuit trust
as contrary to law.
A train was derailed Wednesday at sonsonato,
fifty miles southwest of San Salvador, on the
Aeaiutla railroad. Thirty persons were killed
and thirty-one wounded.
The shop of butcher named Weston, in Lon
don, was burned Friday morning. His wife,
two children and a servant in the apartments
above were burned to death.
Ike Parker, of the Turner faction, and Alvin
Parlin, of the Parliu faction, were severely
wounded in a fight between the adherents of
the parties at Prineville, Ky.
The Western National Bank of New York has
entered judgment for sl39,503 against James
Waddell, at Key West, Fla doing business in
band of renegade Apsches, including five
bucks. six women and a number of children,
surrendered near Holbrook, Ariz., after fight
Ill which three bucks were killed.
The twenty-fourth anniversary of Charter day
was celebrated at the University of California
at West Berkeley Wednesday. Professor Eliot,
OF Harvard, was among the speakers.
The Indian uprising in Bolivia is assuming
formidable proportions. The Gran Chaco In
dipnS mi lair air oil pfo
as are also those from the Brazilian frontier.
Ex-Mayor Yocum, of Hastings, who on Feb
ruary % shot and killed Myron Van Fleet for
slandering his daughter, has been found guilty
of manslaughter, and has asked for a new trial.
Great distress still prevails in Northern
Hungary. At Orecli, the peasants became dis
satisfied with the distribution of relief and
attempted to burn the burgomaster aud his
family.
The Austrian government has forbidden de-
monstrstions in Bohemia on March 2S in honor
of the educational reformer Comenius, and as
czech leaders threaten to defy this order trouble
may follow.
John Cronin, aged IS. who had a wife and six
children, was crushed to death by the fall of a
moulding frame in the Vulcan iron works at
San Francisco on Tuesday, and ]. Mcdonald
was severely hurt.
Miss Dobler, of Albany, Miss ConnelI and
Miss Keons, of Salt Lake, and Mrs. Hanson and
| Mr.. Tolb, OF Heber, were injured in an acct
dent on the Utah Central railroad, near Park
| City, on Thursday.
J. W. Alliston and his children-Charles and
| Bessis-while crossing the bridge over Garrison
| river, near Tullahoma, Tenn, on Tuesday, were
| hurried into the river by train, and the father
| and son were drowned.
The gainesville, o., Savings and Loan Associ.
i alton bank, OF which Colonel r. N. Page, a
| prominent capitalist of the state, is president
| has closed its doors. Working people will
| suffer if there is any loss.
1t is stated officially that the supplies of food
and grain sufficient to last the Russian fam
inc sufferers until May and supply seed grain.
and 100000 roubies will be granted for the pur-
| chase OF feed for draught cattle.
John Fritz, chief engineer OF the Tinted
| States rolling stock plant at Decatur, Ala,
| while in drunken frenzy on Tuesday, shot and
| killed Mrs Thomas Wolcott seriously wounded
| Mrs. Ed Whitten, and then blew out his brains
Bya collision on the Monongaheia river road
| at Wheeling, W. Va, Monday. W. A. strathot. of
| Farrnont, was pinned under car stove and
burned 20 death. and Frank d. Watson, R. d.
| Bowie, Daniel Cartwright and Brakeman Bump
| were seriously injured.
! William Berri. of Brooklyn; John A. Cockrell.
| of New York, and 81. II. de Young of San Fran
| cisco, were appointed a committee to proceed
| with the establishment OF n home for aged and
| infrm journalists at a meeting OF the governing
| board of the Press Club in New York on Thurs
| day.
The expenditure OF sis2,Sio more than the late
| Secretary WINDOWS estimate OF the amount re-
| CURED TO complete the improvements a, the
| quarantine station at Ellis Island in New York
harbor, may lead to sensational DEVELOPMENTS OF
the investigation hy the joint committee on en-
| igration.
| 1t is said that the Mexican International Com
| pany IS really composed of British CAPITALISTS
| who are using the company as a cloak to secure
| the harbor of san Quentin, Lower California.
for coaling station for England between the
| Nicaragua canal and her possessions on the
| North Pacific coast
| There was rioting Tuesday night at the Hab-
| burn colhery, Durham, England, owing 10 ths
| engine men refusing TO Join the strikers. The
miners stoned the engine men. iujurins several.
| and afterwards attacked their houses The
engine men attend to the mine pumps, and if
| pumping IS stopped the mine will be flooded.
Worlds Fair Commissioner De Young. of Cal
| iiornls, was in Chicago on Monday and per.
suaded Dtrector-GeReral Davis not to eurtaiI
ta.ifornias space by taking from it land for a
| railroad terminal California in lieu of the
land foF the terminal, will have the space occu.
| ped oy some other state, which will be located
| elsewhere.