The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-09

CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
The McMurray Judge Iron Company, OF Ct
Louis, has failed, with liabilities OF $4,000 and
assets Of $l4o,0N
Gen. Thomas Eckert has bsen chosen presi.
dent and general manager Of the Western Union
Telegraph Company.
Astrong earthquake shock was felt at Long
Island and in New York city ct 1890 o'clock on
the morning OF March 8
Augusta, Me-. people are talking Of . monu.
ment for James G. Blaine, funds to b raised
by popular subscription.
Steamer Pickelhaube, from Hamburg, has ar
rived at Baltimore with the German government
exhibit for the Worlds fair.
The trial of Clark Moore on the charge Of har-
boring Sonta2 and Evans, the train robbers, was
begun at Fresno. Cal, on Msrch.z
The freight agents In conference 1t Santa Bar.
bara, CAL, are contemplating cutting rates to
meet reductions BY Northern roads.
A large meeting was held in Now York on the
evening Of March to protest against rssihca-
ton Of an extradition treaty with Russia.
Jim Legate denies that Gov. Lswelling. OF
Kansas. lad anything to do with the money he
received to influence legislation In that state.
Frank Eek, formerly of Wichita, Kan. muir.
dered his wife and then cut his own throat at
Chicago on March 6 Jealousy was the cause
On March two dynamite bombs were dis
covered in the house of Senior Brin, minister Of
foreign affairs in Rome, and another in front Of
the local prison.
On March s. Mary Montgomery, domestic in
was strangled after being chloroformed and
outraged BY burglars.
Secretary of the Treasury Carlisle has accepted
the proposition of the Denver clearing iouse to
let the government have 81 100000 In GOLD for .
like amount of treasury notes.
The Hawaiian annexation commissioners are
much disturbed over = report that Cleveland
will appoint commistee to 60 to Hawaii to in
vegtigate matters before action.
Henry Horner, his wife and three children
were poisoned in some mysterious manner at
Camden. n j., on March 6. Horner died and
the Others are not expected to live.
1t is reported that Mrs. Ulysses g. Grant, hav.
ing sold her house in New York. desires to MAKE
her future home in Washington City. and that
bhe has made IN offer for the Blaine residence.
William Rogers. who stole 80. 900 package OF
diamonds from Wells-Fsrgo Express Company,
at Needles, Cal, three years ago, has been cap
tured in Michigan aud most of the jewels re-
covered.
In Gonasnitza, esrvia, on March =, peasants
rose In revolt on account of some political agi-
wounded in . fight with soldiers sent to sup
press the riot
While force OF men were removing the de-
bris after the fire at the National hotel in Dan.
vile, Va. on March Z. the walls fell. John Law
son and Jim Motley were killed aud three others
seriously injured.
Judge Hubbard has written letter to the San
Francisco grand jury calling attention to cleo.
ton frauds, especially in the Read-Fiynn re.
i'm iy,v nh a hall
showed gains for Read.
Speaker Davis, of the Tennessee house of rep
resentatives, who was disbarred . short time
ago for defrauding client. refused to resign 40
speaker and the house declared his seat vacant,
electing L J. Trousda!e
Documents OF an important nature reported
to have been found In Roumania are said to b.
long to Arton, the French fugitive. who acted a.
go-between in bribtng deputies and others to
support the Panama lottery.
At New York on March Z, the stars and stripes
were raised over the taffrail Of the steamship
Paris of the American line. by Miss Frances c.
Griso0m. daughter OF the president OF the Inter.
national Steamship company.
Petitions presented to the New Jersey legisla.
ture by the anti -horseracers brought on Q big
row in both branches of that body on March T.
The presiding officer In each house took an ar.
bitrary stand on the matter, and they were
discord.
Collector Phelps, OF San Francisco, reports
that since November S. 1892, 4,37S ive-tael tins
OF smuggled opium have been seized coming
from the Sound and Portland. OF these 2,43l
were on steamers and overland trains from Seat.
tie, 1097 came from Portland and 304 from
Sound pointA
The convicts in tho Massachusetts, peniten.
tiary were supplied in some mysterious manner
~
break for liberty when the officials became
aware of the scheme March 8 and secured the
weapons. Gov. Russell took charge OF the
prison temporarily.
E. 8. W. Decobaine, the ex.member of the
English parliament, who was expelled for
fragrant crimes against nature, fed to Brooklyn
n. Y, experienced religion and became an ex-
horter. Recently he returned to ireland. He was
arrested some days go and on March COM
mitted for trial on charges of unnatural con-
duct
The luncheon on board of steamship New
York, of the American line. at southampton,
England. on March Z. was . magnificent affair.
The number OF guests was 80 and included
many distinguished men, among them Elk Secre-
tary Foster, Minister Lncoln.S Sir Charles Upper,
Sir George Baden Powell and dogsns OF Ameri-
cans as we'll as we'll known Britons.
Gov. Stone. of Missouri. has made . sharp
trict court on the railroad bond tan question in
that state. He says. among other things, that
United States circuit court judges have q dis
position to magnify the general government and
dwarf the state governments. aad therefore are
apt TO overlook the rights of the state.
The sixteenth session Of the Nevada legisia.
ture has just adjourned. The body was de-
cidedly favorable to free silver. The only
incident OF interest in connection swith Its
close IVES the losing of . reduction of salary
bill that passed both houses, but mover reached
the governor. The secretary of state says he
will be governed by the new law in drawing
salary warrants.
The committee on ways aud means of the
Fifty-second congress made majority and mi
nority report on the condition OF the treasury.
Springer drew up the majority report, signed by
Democrats. which alleges that at the end
OF the ensuing fiscal year the deficiency
will be nearly $4l. 100. 100. The minority report
prepared by Payne OF New York. and signed by
the Republicans, charges that the allegations OF
Springer and his confreres are unjustihable,
unwarranted and misleading, and not borne
out by facta
IN kLICKIIAT ORCHARDS.