The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-31
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Springer bill for a national board OF
arbitration has been reported TO the house.
The Republicans of the Twenty-fourth
Pennsylvania district have nominated L.
f. Acheson for congress.
The Republicans of the Seventh Michi-
gan district have renominated Congress
man julius Caesar Burrows.
The heat in New York has abated. There
was only one death from heat in that city
Monday and two in Brooklyn.
J. Bathurst, conductor on a freight
train on the North Pacific Coast railroad,
was killed at San Rafael, CAL, Monday.
Seven deaths and five prostrations oc-
Cured from the heat in Philadelphia Men
day. The thermometer registered 80 de-
grees.
Gen. Armstrong, the assistant commits
sioner Of Indian affairs, has commenced a
general investigation of the Indian reser-
vafions.
The cabinet of New South Wales, presi-
ded over by Sir George Dibbs. has resigned.
The leader of the opposition has consented
to form a new ministry.
Commissioner OF Railroads Wade Hamp-
ton will start on his annual tour offnspec-
ton of the Union and Central Pacific rail-
road systems on August 10.
William Wootton, the missing Fresno,
Cal, rancher, has been declared legally
dead, and his estate has been placed IN the
hands of the public administrator.
During thunder storm Sunday a small
yacht capsized in the Hudson river near
Hastings. George Cipher, Henry He5a-
lin and Jacob Schmidt were drowned.
William Colquhoun, engineer of the
Fresno, Cal. water works. was struck on
the head and fatally injured Monday by
the air valve OF the engine which blew
out
Thomas Pickett, his son Edward, and
james Martin are supposed TO have been
drowned during thunder storm Sunday
in the Hudson river near larry town. They
went for sail and have not since been
heard from.
The August Kickbush Tobacco Com
pany, OF Milwaukee, has made an assign
ment TO W. Warehouse, OF Wausau, Wis.
The bond of the assignee Is $40, 90. 9th
GERS of the company say the assets Will
equal the liabilities.
Selah Reeve and Julia B. Toilette have
filed a bill ia the superior court at Chicago
10 restrain Samuel Z. Parmlev from &C
cepting a sheriti's deed 10 some mining
property in Douglas county, Wash, in
which the eomplainants claim an interest.
Monday afternoon q severe hallstorm
dif much damage in Stevens county,
Mimi. The towns Of Frampas. Swan Lake,
Danarr and those southwark toward Han
cock suffer most. From 500 TO 10000
acres we're completely stripped Of ali grow
ing crops, while q greater amount Of terri
tory was partially destroyed.
Manchester, n. r., experienced the most
violent storm Sunday that u has had in
many years. Al Lake Massabesie, 70 ur
miles from the city, the storm Was partic-
ulariy violent, uprootlng trees, etc. Two
steamers were unroofed and another
wrecked. IL is feared that some Of the
many pleasure boats on the lake did not
reach the shore. tho0gh It Is not known
that any lives were iosL
Max Wasserman, a Partisan million
ARE. is about 80 bring suit against
Louis Sloas, president Of tns Alaska
Commercial Company, 70 recover $780,
Co, the Accu mnlated profits on four
hundred shares OF the ompany's stock.
which WasseFman claims were obtained
from him IN Iss9 on the representation
that they were 10 be used in obtain lng a
Bes lease 10 certain lands on the Siberian
side OF the BeEing sea, and which Wasser-
man says were Rsver used for the purpose
for which the shares were obtained from
him.