The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-13
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The disabled steamer Durham City was
reported on Halifax yesterday in tow OF
due Damara, OF the same line.
Two more cases OF cholera have devel-
oped among the soldiers on board the
quarantined transport Nubia. which ar
rived at Plymouth from India last Sat
urday.
KID Lavigne. lightweight champion
of the world. was an easy winner IN a
six-round bout with Owen Ziegier Mon
day night In the arena OF the Quaker
City Athletic Club Of Philadelphia.
Julius Hirsch. member OF a wealthy
New Orleans family. has been arrested In
San Francisco and eonfesses TO having
robbed his roommate or several articles
OF value. which he afterward pawned.
A bad rail caused the wreeking OF the
Panhandle limited near Mcdonald. Pa,
Monday night. Cars containing prom
inent railroad officials were thrown from
the track and Chief Engineer Johnston
was seriously injured
The English. Scottish and Irish societies
OF Chicago are planning TO hold a graft
hcarton meeting In the Auditorium next
Friday TO celebrate the signing OF the gen.
aral arbitration treaty between Great
Britain and the United States.
Sharp earthquake shocks were felt IN
Oaxaca. Mexico. Monday, but little harm
was done. There is much seismic activ-
ity in the state OF oaxaca. especially
along the Pacific coast. where the fisher
men are kept In continual alarm.
A new ore body OF high grade has been
struck In the Two Friends mine at sio-
can. The directors have ordered an inn
mediate extension of the development
work and have decided TO accept no more
subscriptions TO capital stock after the
18th inst.
An attempt was made az Rippon. Cal.
Yesterday 10 wreck q passenger train
bound for San Francisco but the prompt
action Of the engineer aveTted the disas-
ter Two switches were found broken
open. and IL Is believed that robbery was
the motive.
vented and made practical tests OF ball
loon with parachute attachment and APP
planes for casting dynamite bombs.
Chicago capitalists have offered 20 furnish
the government with two Of the balloons
on short notice.
Eighty-two prominent citizens Of Nice.
including the mayor and his assistant.
have been arraigned for corruption In the
previously been annuled on account of
the charges. but the same officers were
triumphantly reelected
The police and soldiers had two encoun-
tiers in Springfield. Ill. Monday, when
clubs and bayonetS were freely used.
Members of the Second and Fifth Illinois
regiments participated, and wounds were
inflicted on both sides. The police had 70
threaten TO shoot before order was re-
stored.
Under pretense OF making a purchase Of
a revolver in a san Francisco gun store.
Henry Miller. a middleaged German. TT
ted a cartridge IN the chamber and turn
ing the weapon on himself. inflicted a
fatal wound Losses IN grain and cattle
speculations are given as the reason FOR
the deed.
Jockey swift. OF Oakland. is trying 10
regain possession Of the race horse Tom
Clark which he sold 70 ]. s. Calhoun.
~ Portland q few months go for SIS.
The horse was broken down thea bat has
been worked into form and won at Lngls-
side last week Swift claims he gave
the horse in security for a small loan.
At thu request OF ministers AT Bills
the Tinted States minister az Constantt-
NOBLE. Mr. Terrell. has obtained orders
guard which has been protecting tne
American college. News received at Tire
LEGATION shows that the governors are
MAINTAINING strict order IN the provinces
The ;oint stock company which pro-
noses to establish an iron auG steel plant
az Port Angeles have aeia a mee5iag IN
TfrfebBrz pa and elected ths following
af.S-ars- President George y. Nimon.
syis,e president 7. J. Murphy. Of Pitts
hts~e- geerafsrr ~ =. George. or Port
perry. treasurer. William 3. WeisseT. o.
Allegheny.
Diplomatic circles in Tokyo and Yoko-
hsrra are greatly excited over the conduct
- Tgarnn Nun (sutsrh11fdt German min
tsfe- TO Jarar. who while out driving
lashea japanese student across the
face without apparent proFo.ra'io'l- me
- yxssss GERS ara demanding ths recall o.
the minister and the foreign once IS IN
vesttgatiBg the matter.
A teIerram from Chicago gives New
York frat place among American cities
80 fha amount % beer consumed during
tne last year ass IS barrels being used
in the Eastern city. Chicago rn9desiiy