The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-05
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Spanish and English settlers recently had q
skirmish on the Venezuelan frontier OF British
Guiana.
The recent fogging of the British minister's
son, at Guatemala. shows that the affair grew
out OF a bawdy dance.
Guajira Indians in Venezuela recently roasted
alive three traders who were stealing young
girls of tho tribe to sell as slaves.
In the Aisstian diet at Strassburg last Thurs
day Deputy Petri a staunch anti-German, de-
clared. amid applause, that it was time for the
anti-German party to dissolve.
J. W. Lauterbach. an importer, committed
suicide at New York Saturday morning by
jumping from a nfth-story window. The act
was caused by business troubles.
For the first time in the history OF New Mex
leo the gold product in 1892 exceeded the silver
output. The total product OF the precious
metals was 81, $50. 600, OF which 81 per cent. was
gold.
Argentine an Brazil have found a cause for
contention in the dredging of the Martin Garcia
channel of the Parana river on the province of
Missioues frontier. The Brazilians are laying
torpedoes in the channel
The emhezzlemen: case OF the City OF Auburn,
Cal, VS.. o. W. Hollenbeck. the insolvent banker
went to the jury Friday night saturday 1t was
announced that i. could not agree. 1t stood
eight for conviction and four for acQuittal.
BY direction OF the president, Secretary Fos-
ter, of the treasury department, has directed
the collectors OF customs at New York, Phila-
deiphia and Boston TO suspend the refund Of
duties on hat material until further advised.
Alfred Palmer, OF London, employed by the
Canadian government to make an Investigation
as To the feasibility OF u submarine tunnel in
Northumberland straits, reports the scheme
perfectly feasible. The government has decided
to take favorable action.
Mrs. A. Ladd, wife of A. Ladd, a prominent
and wealthy merchant of Ogden, Utah, COM
mtted suicide at the California State hospital
at San Francisco, Thursday night by hanging
herself. she Was undergoing treatment at the
hospital and became respondent at the hope
lessness of her case.
W. s. Hart. of Colorado, a geologist who has
been employed to assist in collecting q Wyo-
ming mineral display for the Words fair, has
unear;hei bed of petrifed palm trees and
shipped 1900 pounds of the find to Cheyenne.
The specimens are rare and beautiful The dis
play found near Rawlirs will include fiat rocks
carrying tracks OF prehistoric birds and animals.
Walter Cochran is in jail at Atlanta, Ga
charged by his vile with being the murderer OF
the Barrett family. DR.. Barrett had been a
member OF the state legislature ard prominent
il business and professional circles. On Satur-
day Cochran went home drunk and attacked his
wife with a razor. In seif-defense she shot her
husband through the neck, which viii most
likely result in death. Then she confessed that
her husband had siain the Barrett family for
money.
Thursday evening Miss Pauline Neweomb and
Willard Woodwork, two prominent young
people of Yuba City, Cal, went rowing up
Feather river. They failed TO return and q
searching party found the boat partly filed
with water and the oars missing. woodworIh's
oyercoat was found. 1t is thought the couple
tried to change seats and that the boat eapsized.
Woodwork was a good swimmer, but Mas
Sewcomb Was 4 heavy woman and probably
dragged him down. The river il being dragged
for tie bodle6