The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-27
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

SAN FRANCISCO. June s6-The firm OF
J. G. johnson * Co, wholesale butchers,
fled its voluntary petition o. insolvency
TODAY Liza hisNies. S-a.ISf. assets. S-&NN.
of which one-hslf IS iscumbered.
CHICAGO. June S-Adolrh l.. LUet-
gert wealthy sausage manufacturer. ac-
csIseti of numbering his wife, was today
refused release on writ OF haheas cor,
pus. Judge Gibbons held him Ger trial
without bail
SAN FRANCISCO June S-rhe Bay
State Mining and Development company
filed its petition OF insolvency to-day; ia
blities Sl4.o" assets. certain mining prop
crty in Amador county of uncertain value
and now under attachment.
CINCINNATI. June cs.---The hi-metallic
convention today adopted the constitution
thai the name shall ne The League OF
chic Valley Bi-metalhC Clubs, 20 con-
sist Of clubs OF West Virginia. Kentucky.
,Jato and Indiana
and L. .. Miller have received sentence for
the ,nunser OF Lee Norris. the penalty in
each case being flxed BY the jury Parker
was sentenced 10 death. the date OF execu-
ton being liked al August IL Miller was
sentenced 10 life Imprisonment.
LOS ANG ELES. Cal. June S.--Capt.
James E. Wright. OF the schooner, Nerd,
jury on the charge OF landing AT Capis-
trano seven Chinese laborers from Ense-
BaGa. His bail was fixed at S2,eo, and he
VIII De aEralgned next Monday.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 25.-Superinten-
dent Jaynes says that tho Western Union
Telegraph Company does not propose 10
discriminate in rates against the proposed
race track at San Clemenfe in favor OF the
pool roorls. He declares that no one has
been authorized 10 make such a statement.
NEW YORK, June 25.-The taking of ev-
nenee for the defense in the trial of James
b, Duke Josiah Browne and other Of
ficers of the American Tobacco Company,
indicted on a charge of conspiracy in re-
Straint o. trade, was begun in the court
OF general sessions before Judge Fitzger-
aid today.
ST. LOUIS. June GA special 10 the
Republic from Alton. Ill. says that a mes
sage has been received there saying that
Col. Edward l.. Baker. United States con-
sui at Ruenos Ayres. since 1874, was terri
bly, injured there Tuesday in a railroad
wreck. The colonel lost his right arm. and
he was otherwise so badly injured that he
IS in the government hospital
OAKLAND. June es.-George r Clark.
according 10 the Alameda county courts, is
dead The fact is, however. that he is
alive. although the last thirteen wears of
his life has been passed behind the walls
OF the Oregon state insane asylum at Sa-
lem. His supposed widow. Mrs. Dora s
Clark, Of Alameda. believed him dead and
in 1890 the public administrator was grant
ed papers and the estate was distributed.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 26.-Judge Hunt
has rendered a decision important TO ship
owners, in the suit of Charles Robinson
against the Wilder Steamship COMPANY
Robinson brought suit to recover $40 90
damages for injuries received aboard the
barkentine {. c. Funk. which was being
lowed out OF a Hawaiian port by a tug
owned by the company. He filed his suit
state and has an agent here. The agent
demurred 10 the complaint on the ground
that the court had no jurisdiction and
Judge Hunt sustained the demurrer.