The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-27
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Venezuelan rebels have gained another
victory over the government
The ferryboat Cinc.nnatfs boilers exploded
on Tuesday, killing the engineer.
King Humbert has intimated his readiness to
accept a reduction OF 100000 lire, about $780,
600, in the civil list.
A special agent of the department OF Justice
is in Philadelphia collecting evidence against
the sugar aud cordage trusts.
The Ohio river is 80 feet high at Shawnee.
town. H., and still rising The lowlands are
inundated and planting will bs late.
Advices from the peSeh-growing district along
the Ohio river in Indiana report that half the
peach buds have been nipped by the frost
The Victoria, Australia, cabinet has been re-
formed Graham Berry has succeeded to the
treasury portfolio, and Mr.. Zeal, as postmaster
general, to succeed J. Gavin Duffy, resigned
Pedestrian Frank II. Hart at Minneapolis on
Monday, broke the American twelve hour record
OF "a miles made by John Mesyher at Detroit,
May 3. 1880. covering g. miles and 1,4os yards
c D. Whitman, professor of zoology in Clark
University. at Dorchester, Mass, has accented
call to the head professorship In the depart
ment OF biology IN the University OF Chicago
The docket of the Greensburg, Ind, circuit
court, which opened for the term on Tuesday.
contains twenty-one divorce cases. in twelve of
which wives ara complainants. This beats the
Indiana record.
Captain A. +. Cutter, chairman of the Arizona
prison commission, has been arrested for con-
tempt OF court at Soornonvllle, Ariz, for refus-
ing TO appear in the case against Lieutenant C.
p. Johnson, OF the Tenth cavalry, charged with
murder.
In Point Coupce parish, La, wealthy store
keeper named Cotton alone in his store
when tramp came in and demanded 500
Cotton refused, and after some words the tramp
fatally wounded him with pistol. He was
quickly captured and strung up TO the nearest
tree
An elaborate bill designed to remedy the
defects found IN the working of the In terstate
commerce law and to increase the efficiency of
the law has been ordered iavorably reported to
the House commerce committee, which through
subcommittee has been working on the
measure for some weeks past.
quadroon named Charles Mcmillan, lust
convicted at Houston, Tex, for burglary and
theft, has been identified as the man wanted at
sedaiis for outraging Mrs. Taylor some time
ago. Mira Taylor was brought here TO make
sure of the identity OF the man and at the sight
OF him tainted and had to be removed
The North German Gasetts published an artie,e
claiming That Austria is attempting to make
profit out OF the conversion of the currency AZ
the expense of the ere6itors. The article which
has created sensation, closes by sayiug that
II the proposed operation is concluded it win be-
simply oonfiseation of public property.
The Colorado mine-owners have elected dela-
gates to the silver convention and a resolution
| adopted that. should the Democratic and Re-
publican conventions fail to nominate for presI-
| den. and vice president men with pronounced
free silver views, Il would be the duty of voters
| 20 support any party that may promise speedy
reinstatement of silver
The Reading coal combination has been in
active existence for three weeks. In the great
Lehigh Valley coal region II has thrown co 900
men out of employment half OF the time. In
the hourishing cities OF the lower valley IL has
deprived 1900 vorkmen OF half their employ
ment and saved from their wages $1,000 Its
restriction Of thu eosl product is a sure fore.
runner of q coming advance in coal prices,
which is 20 increase the cost OF manufacturing
in all the Eastern states. the price for manu-
features for the whole country and the cost of
living for the people Of New York