The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-12
DISPATCHES In BRIEF.

Ambassador Bay&rd win be rendered a
BANQUET b TIRE lord mayer CT London
AATch .
While on me way from TIE Orient 10
san Francisco the British ship snilsy en-
coanters3 no less than FIVE different ~
phconS-
Lady selma scott. the principal defend
ana n TIE criminal fiSel sust % her SON
Mas; Earl Russell, IS reported 70 BE
Isdsn Hslsa. as the Chinese minister 10
xAal country. as they were not ro<I1ed 81
MS appointment. ard beside MS position
Was lot OF Al exalted rank
Cecilia Eo5b. a niddis-aged San Fran
elsco woman. who - afflicted wits a mssd
FNslgaouS mania, jumped from the third
story or the Hotel Richeliea early We'd
nescay morning. she viii die.
r, Luzo. Of Boston. who represents
ne nrrD o. Finlayson. Biousflead s. Co.
received a telegram "Wednesday from his
company stating that the Coates Thread
company had not bought them out
Many newspaper men. congressman and
Ifsulinent public men gathered az Pnila-
gwen 10 Col Alex Mcclure. editor OF the
Times. III honor OF his s0th birthday.
Joan G. Newbsu registrar OF thu Spring
Held, H.. land Office. has been requested
u MS resignation, or else be discharged.
Neglect OF duty Is assigned as the cause
Abraham Eckert. who was 20 have been
hanged Tuesday in Wilkesbarre, Pa. for
murder, cheated the gsIlcws by taking
poison. from the effects OF which he died
at about the time set for his execution.
Al Wright. VINO is charged with hav
nhs cFiatnally assaulted Martin Sherry.
at Yuma. Arlz-, Was captured Tuesday IN
ths mountains OF Arizona on The banks or
the Colorado river by Detective Oliver.
August Maenter. who is closing up the
work OF the Changers bank OF San Fran
cisco, which went into liquidation over a
year ago. announced Wednesday that the
bank would settle up in fun with all rs
GspoSitors.
For the eighth time In the past year
Frank Cneesemon, Of Berkeley, Cal. at
tempted suicide Tuesday while laboring
under a n or insanity. He shot himself
through fhe lungs. The wound Is neces-
sarily fatal.
Col. ". r Hill. a land boomer. widely
Known In Kansas as the founder OF Bili
City, has been arrested at Topeka under
an indictment returned in the Federal
court and IS accused OF defraading the
government
Arthur kitson will bring an action
against Sir James kitson. VI. p, and
other members OF the family 10 set aside
his fathers viii, involving a million
pounds. on the ground of insanity and un-
due influence.
The French papers have strongly APP
proved OF the message OF President Cleye-
land. The Figaro states that there is
reserve of wise men in America who are
swayed solely by the dictates OF con-
science and reason.
At late hour Sunday night q mob
broke into the jail Of Lexington. Mo-, and
took out Nelson and wenner. two muir
derers, and lynched them at the nearest
tree. The mob was composed mainly or
weli-to-do farmers.
boy. died Monday night from burns re-
ceiyed by the overturning OF a Kerosene
lamp. The childs mother Is at deaths
door, having been completely Frustrated
by the fate of her child.
The bubonic plague IS spreading rap
idly in India Tuesday there were report
ed fifty-five fresh cases in Bombay and
tifty-seven deaths. Since the plague firs.
broke out there have been l.i26 cases, Of
which 500 resulted in death.
Felix Crosby. San Francisco laborer,
had piece OF rock driven through his
skull, within IN inch OF piercing his
brain. Immediately after the accident he
got UP and took a car TO the receiving hos
pital. where his head was dressed.
Wong Gin, an important witness for
the government, who disappeared at the
time of the trial of the notorious Dick
Williams. at San Francisco, was captured
recently and sentenced Wednesday 20
serve one year for contempt by Judge
Morrow.
Harry o'conner, one OF the important
witnesses for the prosecution in the Ia
NOUS Cronin murder trial. committed
suicide in Chicago Tuesday by shooting
himself through the brain. Protracted III
ness and dependency are assigned as the
causes.
Grant Bramble. Minnesota inventor.
patentee Of the rotary engine. which ere
ated quite sensation. recently filed a
cayeat for a patent on new device for
an automatic air brake coupler Tor cars.
The invention rs said 10 be simple and
excellent device
DR. Won Boettiehar. minister of the in
terror of Germany. has introduced "A bill!
In the refchstag advising that the subsi-
dies in Eastern Asia be raised 70 l-5eoeo
marks in order 10 protect the aerman IN
terests in that country against the COM
petition OF the natives.
An enormous landslide entaillng loss
OF over 10000 francs occurred in Dieppe.
France, Monday morning. A mass OF
cliffs. upon which stands the Chalet Barn-
berger. collapsed. and much fear is ex-
pressed for the safety of the chalet IL
another slide is experienced.
DR.. Powers. OF Columbia. Mo, claims
thar he has made a discovery In medicine
whereby the whose science and practice
OF the profession will be revolntlonized,
and win be sent 10 Los Angeles. Cal. by
scientists and capitalists, in order that
his claims may be put to thorough test.
The colored steward OF the battleship
Oregon which is lying at San Francisco,
deserted recently, and with him aisap-
Bearad sloa Of the ships money which
had been given him 20 purchase prJvi'
sions tor Toe ship. Commander Drake
has petitioned the police 10 help hlm hnd
the fugitive
Sheriff Newman. Of Lake county, Colo,
has been removed from ofnce ana nned
and sentenced 10 three months imprison-
rrent bv the supreme court Of Colorado
on charge of rnalfeasance. Newman
was convicted OF receiving money from
the gambling houses OF Ieadviile for pro-
tecting them.
Mrs Mary Burkhardt. OF Oakland. Cal.
aud her daughter Laura. after separa-
ton OF eleven years. were united tues
day through the efforts OF the san IRAN
cisco pollce The daughter was stolen
from the mother BY the father, from
whom Mrs. Burkhardt was divorced
eleven years ago
Rudolph BTockman, an oswego. Kan,
farmer was held to answer Tuesday for
tSs murder OF his I7-year-old daughter
Mary Four weeks since. because The
girl did not do her work 70 suit him.
Broekmau tortured her In such an out
rageous manner that she has since sue
cnrnh@d 70 her injuries.
psrcivaI Lowell. OF Boston. the renown-
cd astronomer. whose references 70 the
iphabitahgaIy OF Mars has attracted vide
attention in company with a number of
prominent scientists, has gone 70 Mexico.
wnere ne has mad a large observatory
erected for the purpose OF continuing his
observations there for the next Two years.
Smith & Burden Long Island City con
trartors. flled an assignment Tuesday for
the hencat Of their creditors. The iiabiii~
tics are Sfaa na with the assets ~ about
That amount. The cause OF the failure -
due 20 complications caused by TIE deatn
- the Late William SteinwaY. by whom
the firm had been backed IN many OF Its
contracts.
Fesrl Kus.el daughter Of Capt kusiel.
Of the bark shaFpshooter was married