The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-07
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Senator Kyle, from the committee on
forestry reservations. has reported favor
ably the bill authorizing the purchase Of
the toll roads In Yosemite National park
and making them free to the public.
The house committee on pensions has
ordered q favorable report on the bill
70 increase he pensons Of Veterans ahe q
the Mexican and Indian wars and their
widows from y to $l2 a month.
On The news OF the Assassination Of the
shan reaching Cons,antinople sheikh Jem
rave been the instigator OF the assassin
alton. was arrested. He was subsequently
released. owing TO lack Of evidence.
,,1 The Aldrlch VS.. Underwood. Dem. cleo
bama district. has been considered by
house elections committee. No. /. and was
practically decided in favor OF Underwood.
The sitting member.
Princess Louise Of Denmark, Oldest
daughter OF Crown Prince Frederick, and
Prince Frederick OF Schaumburg- Lippe.
cousin OF the reignins Prince George.
palace OF Amaeiinhurg Copenhagen.
The car OF Russia and the new shah
OF Persia have exchanged the mast cordial
seaegrams OF sympathy. the shah declaring
the friendly relations which bound his be-
family.
Fire In = four-s,ory brick block at los
night. caused loss Of sos. 600. The Good
year Rubber Company. the William Hem
Eerer Company and Abrams 4 Hyman.
mahuIactuTcrs OF excelsior. occupied the
structure
AT the San Francisco races Monday the
winners were: Five and a half furiongs,
san Maieo, :sS,s: six furiongs. Bueno.
mile and ihree-ouariers. c. B. Morris.
Paros. i:i.sa.
Cotton Head. Smith. the 7-year-old
eonvicted q the the maraer Of Be ns mes AZ.
water. the Chicago artist who was killed
z, Webster Grove. Mo-. January .. have
been sentenced to be hanged al Clayton.
Mo. June Is
Lora Afford. q lawyer and politician at
tempted suicide al Waterloo. Ia. Monday
morning. BY shooting himself in tho back
OF the head. Afford was speaker OF the
house OF representatives, OF the general
assembly. The wound Is not thought TO
De dangerous.
Director W: Campbell Clark. OF the
Clark Thread Company. Newark. n. J..
of the Clark Thread Works. of that city,
the kearney and Paisley mills. OF Scotland.
ana the J, 2. Coates Thread Company. Of
Glasgow. Scotland.
Senator Gear. from the COMMITTEES on
Pacific railroads. has reported a bin aa-
thorixirg the secretary OF state to nexo-
tate WITH the Sioux City a. Pacific Raii-
20 the United States for aid tn construc-
ton. The esli provides for & cash payment
trip OF Inspection Of many Of the iocaI
Land Offices In Minnesota. Montana. Idaho.
California and Colorado win be made
during June by Commissioner IAmcr-
eaax. 81 the general land offie-. The
main object Is 10 secure thorough re-
vision OF methods throughout the serv-
ice.
At the San Francisco races Tuesday
the winners were; Fear and one-haif fur
longs. s-year-olds. Lode Star. sssl4. five
and one-hsf furfongs. belliccso. l;as. mile
and crc-sixteenth. Don Caesar. i.5lls;
seven fnriongs. Summertime. l.E9. SIX fur
ioGgs. AriaIus. lis. SIX falionss. Iasd-
gator. lisa.
In the nrxt match race between Ray Ne
Donald. q member OF fhe American team.
ard the Frencs champion. al PAris. the
American Was deieate-i in bosh heats
hls opponent vas da1agealn. one Of the
fastest riders ia France no has recvtstgy
saEq4iShe4 Jsap Eden. the Dutch cham
pen. The American Nas loudly caee.ed
n. APPEARED on the track.
Jacob f'Jesae. a famous sculptor. died
a. Minneapolis Tuesday evening from an
operation Tor ear trcaale. he Mas born
IN Norway aad came 10 this ccuatry ia
iSS5. working IN q terra Gotta factory
at Chicago he went TO A.un<AKs,iis sew
cral years ago. he GsSixaest tie NJ nne-
sofa statue AZ Gettysburg, and his crown
ing soES Was the model for the ole Bun
sta s4e
Judge Bssaen. Of Minneapolis. hzs a.
rested a verdict for ihe Security Mutaal
lAss INSURANCE Company in the famous
suit % Mrs. Laura Perkins 20 collect in
sssance On tire life o. Mrs. Lola Ha~-
ksus~ wno died IS the result Of 9 lamp ae-
csdeat. Mrs Perkins was arrested
charged VITA The murder OF Mrs daw-
Nas. but the grsn1 tary refused 10 In
c.sG her. TAe vera1sct Ma ordered oc ire
ErosH4 81 saaS.ne4taoo n The agp.icasssA
tex tie policy-
Thec.ore A. GraA&ssl. E member OF the
nrm 81 4vgtk. Smith FlsiG 4 Co. PAN
&as1pAaa. disappeared ca AS-Aday. ard As
naszcss are badly tAEz4AG. Graham lad
charge e ths cnlaEcssi &Na.rs % the tirr,a.
Nth Eflscs ae had eSc1 SoZnecses3 sweslsy-
I'VE years Ssa<ly b<f0Es Is disappear
4Tscs Graham toia FSeaA Ne had lose
large sums - merry tH s.o-cS xpse,aaA-
Esaa. ss-Aassax Losses are Ya<soasiy exst-
r-sSe4 a. szN.ss 20 kzn4sa
Eas senate ccynragtsr@ On foreign -es.
tfozAs has agreed To . xsau- PROMISE nsil
Tor = cAAsA 80 Hawai- ana gAzaa TIE
hta A4shezt2<s he Issst general =,
c1t<r .uto a. contract On BEHALF ~ -
1 alte4 States with Azy cusaraav vhss-s
Hay lky a cAaAe % T&y a saasssv roe
cxeVN4s-E fs 80 sgsar. The an h.s
sAe solApsaxz q Senator Morxxx. n-ss -
To Eeptseate<n rasrzhegx % Ire r,s.rSr7--
tee Gray. [oxpie uarlS!s Al NJ.