The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-17

Judge Morrow. or San Francisco. VIII
hand down bis decision IN the EZeta case
this week.
The late John Newell, president Of the
Lake Shore & Michigan southern rail-
road. left 81, COS. oo0
There will be plenty Of work for the
Wisconsin IRE sufferers this winter. The
distress has been relieved.
Rev. DIR. Charles Minnegrode. rector of
St. Psnl's church. Washington City, Is
dying at Alexandria, Va.
Michael Shea. San Francisco dry goods
clerk. was struck by Geary street cable
car Saturday night and crushed TO death.
The fine steamer Blue Wing struck a
snag in the Mississippi, near Osceoia,
Ark, Sunday aud sank. She is total
wreck.
The University OF the Pacific, Meth
odist institution at Santa Clara, CAL. is
likely 10 go out of business Stanford has
taken its students.
A Southern Pacific brakeman knocked
Michael Flynn. of San Mateo. Cal, p
years old, of train a. Santa Clara. CAL,
Friday night, and he was killed.
At Chicago Sunday night Mrs Christine
Peterson, 50 years old. was burned 10
death whine trying to rescue On infant
niece. The child was saved but seriously
injured.
NJ A Bell, OF Cleveland. O.. 40 years
old. shot himself dead in New York
hotel Sunday. lie had si75 in money and
5000 worth of diamonds. besides other
jewelry.
Alabama negroes are preparing to emf
CRATE to Liberia. and have sent commit
tee ahead to investigate. Each family re-
ceives twenty acres of land and farming
implements free.
rFa. M
ILL.,. was destroyed by fire Saturday night,
and two children, aged 3 and 8. were
burned to death. Mrs. Firdiing was prob
ably fatally burned.
The brig Geneva lumber laden from
Tacoma for Benicia, went ashore in San
Francisco bay Friday night. She was
pulled Off within q short time. having re-
ceiyed but little damage.
The Wilkesbarre, Pa, militiamen who
attended the encampment at Gettysburg,
were poisoned by drinking polluted water.
Private Nelson Tearlson is dead, and Pri-
Yates silIs and Hardy are dying.
Commander-in-Ch hef Thomas @. Law
Ter, of the q. A. r., says: THE custom
airy parade will be held at Louisville next
year. The talk of abandoning the parade
was largely in the newspapers"
At Cob Greek, Indian territory. Inki-
wish, Caddo Indian. was found dead,
murdered by the Dalton gang. The vic
TINS father, an Indian police Scout. had
been pursuing the gang. and they obtained
revenge.
The steamer Italia, from Italy for New
York, was nearly wrecked in the Atlantic
September 8 by a terrific storm. The
steering gear was carried away. and before
ii could be repaired the interior of the
steamer Was smashed.
The register of the interior department,
complete to July /, shows thrt the total
number of employees is 1s,043. OF these
4042 are in the department proper at
Washington City, 10 outside the depart
ment proper, but at Washington City. and
8 2S2 outside the department proper and
not at Washington City. OF the latter
class there are 9i6 in the land service.
1876 in the Indian service. 4,762 in the
pension service, and los miscellaneous.
In runaway in a funeral procession
near Irondale, o.. fifteen persons were In
jured, among them being: Miss Annie
Burnside and younger sister, faces and
heads shockinFly cut and breasts crushed,
both will die; William Householder. both
legs broken and crushed: Alex McBane.
serious internal injuries; Eli Cope. hand
and face cut. Last March Mrs. McBane
was injured in a runaway and gave birth
10 the child they were burying Saturday.
The North American Commercial Com
pany flied its answer Saturday in the suit
of the United States against it for breach
of contract. The company paid rental
for the exclusive privilege of catching
seals in Boring sea for twenty years. The
principal allegation in the answer is that
during the negotiations with Great
Britain the company was prohibited from
catching any seals, although by its agree
meat with the United States ii was en-
titled 10 catch 10000, and thereby suffered
a loss of 1888 rs