The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-26
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DSr2 requested 20 resign.
George Hib5ard's residence at Wheel
ing. W. Va. was burned Monday nigat.
and his sssier-in-iax. Jane Roiman, aged
10. persisted in the DANES.
The supreme court of California has
huaN settled the Blythe estate litigation.
giving the property. worth Si.as,usl. -
Florence Blythe Hinck.ey.
Gen. James B. Weaver has decided not
10 remove from Iowa 10 Kansas and run
for congress on the popuiisF ticket Some
Fopulisss oblecsed 10 the scheme.
The Harvard Yacht Club has sent to
Commodore Buck of Yale. acceptance OF
chaIienge for race at New London IN
Nay, after the Yale-Harvarc boat race.
The Fifty days droath in Northern Cali
fornia has been broken by coplous show
srs, which wils be of vast eenelt to grain,
though much OF the damage Is irreparabie.
Mai. ]. L. Rath5oae. Of san Francisco.
ex-eonsal general 10 PARIS, has received 4
check for 800. 900 for his copper mine at
lepexa.a. state OF Aqua CaiieDte, Mexico
Work has been resumed on the Detroit
sewers. where the riots OF last week &C.
Cured. the Poles have taken the advice
OF :heir priests and stay away from the
scene.
A dynamite explosion IN a blacksmith
shop in Mount Washington. Pa, Tuesday.
killed Andrew Hugh, fatally injured Mike
McGagen ami his son Nike, and hurt six
Others.
Only two Cinnamon ont of the $50 who
are known 10 live in the Kansas City dis
trics have failed TO comply with the regis
tration law, and these Two intend 10 regis
ter soon.
The supreme court has decided to take
up the appeal of John Y. Mchane. the
Democratic leader now in Sing Sing. on
briefs. and attorneys have been given until
Friday TO prepare.
The London papers. evidently hasing
their opinion on Cleyeiand's Hawaiian
policy of infamy, think that the United
States will not object 10 annexation OF
Samoa by Great Britain.
DR.. Pepper has resigned from the posi-
ton OF provost OF the University OF Penn
syivania. He made a contribution OF $780,
900 10 the fund for the extension OF the
university hospital buildings.
Car loads of whisky are being received
At Columbia, s. c.. and saloons are open
ing as under the former regime. Beer is
on tap at all places at cents glass. No
effort has been made SO far to stop il.
Consul General Mason. at Frankfort. has
reported to the state department recon-
mendiug that fruit preservers use sugar
made from sugar beets. He says that IL Is
better than any sugar in maintaining the
natural fruit flavor.
The controversy between Col Graham
and Lieut. Col. Young, both stationed at
the Presidio. San Francisco, has been
settled by the action OF Assistant Secretary
Doe refusing to authorize . court-martiai
or even court OF inquiry.
The town of Fioriston, Nevada county,
Cal, three miles west of Truckee, was de-
siroyed by ire Wednesday morning The
town had 100 inhabitants, sawmiii. n
lumber yard and a warehouse belonging 10
the National Ice Company. Loss, $500.
Michael +. Dryer. acting for the New
Jersey Jockey Cluo, has signed lease for
the Jerome park track and will race out
the dates which would otherwise have
been taken BY the Monmouth Park Associ-
atioa If the Ne. Jersey managers had not
interfered.
The American ,heosophists, in session
at San Francisco. elected these officers:
General secretary, w. q Judge. New
York; treasurer. Alexander Fullerton.
New York, and an executive committee
and councillors. Among the latter IS Mrs.
y. l. Biod gets, o. Seattle.
The house OF Casimir Meigs. farmer
near Carondelet, H., was blown up by
gasoline explosion Tuesday. Mrs. Meigs
and Eleanor. 2-year-old daughter. and
Mr.. Meigs' father and mother and another
child were fatally injured, the Old lady be-
ing blown into an adjacent field.
The house committee on invalid PEN
sions has decided to report favoraoly
bill, providing that in the establishment
Of claims for pensions. the oath OF pri-
waite or non-comnslsssoned officer shall not
have any less weight than if such witness
had served as commissioned officer.
John A. Nolan, alias Howard Nolan.
the private soldier arrested al Vancouver,
Wash. Thursday for murder. killed a
woman near Harlan courthouse. Ny,
| three years ago. He Was arrested later on
and jumped his bonds. Nolan selongs 10
prominent family IN Harlan county.
wsterspout AMI cyclone PLAYED havoc
about twelve miles west o. Bursesvslls.
Tex. Monday. Every house At Galehrlss
was blown down. Flying timeers struck a
rifle in The house Of Arthur Gtlchrist. eans-
ing it 10 explode. The bullet struck Mrs.
Rosie Gilchrlst. INJECTING fatal wound
The suit of the state Of Illinois against
the sSFea, Chicago gas trust vas began IN
the circuit court OF Cook county. IL the
snit is successful the charter OF the gas
trust will be revoked and the vaiuah.e
franchises OF the various companies rep
resenting the associations Will become
worthless
Edward Rosewater editor of the Omaha
Bee. has been sentenced 10 thirty days inl-
prjs0nment for eriticising the bad quality
ot justice dealt on. By Judge {. X. Scott, of
the district court, who - kosesatsr's DIT
ter enemy The supreme court released
Rosewster alter he mad beea three hoags
behind the bars
President Cleyel and told Senator Morgan
recently that he vas IN favor Of the >ica-
/ raEGa canal ana x ought 10 be nuilt, that
Is would be the browning glory OF tie
| nineteenth century, hut fAat nevertheless
lie must lie cautious about II; that Re hat
examined the safeguards that had been
pat ia the bsll and that they seenled 10
him 10 lie Sufficient. lie said. II very
earnestly desire 10 see 1t 5uiit, and | DO
net know shst | have any impairment 10
offer 10 Il"
Tests OF the solaroYneter, an instrument
intended 10 reuiace The seatanI, show that
u Is perfect success. In sAosiGs The
exact position OF 3 vessel 1T mas many
potats a ADVANTAGE over the sextant "a
accuracy sn1 freedom from toEc aTsthmet-
ica Is SGsaroax one feature Of tAe great
est F%.Ge : The capacity 81 the instruments
10 record observations In togs, @beu 'he
saa ~ stars shine dimly ~ the horizon
cannot &c seen and he sextani - Useless
- 4o~Ais tie ship Ihs transatlantic
steamers s-e adopting Il. as VEL as the
American navy.
Iae \ ale Harvard deeAte stil take place
f-1d@y evening a. New Haven- CbaGncey
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os Prot. ksal4ier Matthews. OF Columbus
college, ttoy. kaASesi bEosn. o. kassie
Island, &aa Rev. DR.. hAlnstard, o. Nes
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attFes shoa-4 e given 50 members - tina
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representative all he Herbert kellogg. If
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