The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-28
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Edward Bellsmy the author Is suffering
from nervous prostraiion at his brothers
home az Denver.
A general treaty Of peace, amity and
commerce between Japan and Chile has
been signed at Washington.
The Ohio Prohibition party having Sc
cured more than 10009 petitioners its
ticket has been placed on the ballot sheet
The leading maltsters Of the country
have formed a trust which takes in prac-
ucally all OF the malt houses In the United
States.
Fifty square miles OF the heaviest timber
In the Big Horn country. Wyoming, have
been destroyed by fire. entailing a loss OF
$4,000
The control Of the Detroit gas properties
has been acquired by a NV York syudi-
cate. headed by Emerson, Mcmillan Co,
brokers.
,r Gamers bs,,; cigar factory and SIX other
I.,al gq.Lss a. a. lNsIls5.oh Mo-,
Loss, $3.50; insurance. $500.
The lumber-ladcn bark Carrie l.. Tyler.
savannah 70 New York has been abandon
ed at sea 10y her crew in a waterlogged
condition. The crew was saved.
Engineer L. B. Mitchell and Fireman
John b. Cawley were killed by a locomotive
boiler explosion yesterday on the Northern
Central railroad at Georgetown. Pa.
4 T. Salisbury Jones and Robert Smith.
representing a London company, with
10000 capital, are on their way to Brit
ish Columbia 10 acquire gold mines.
Louis Kruger touched live electric light
wire in San Francisco last night and re-
ceiVed a charge Of 2 go volts. He died In
an hour without regainlng consciousness.
The interstate commerce commission ad-
J0uTnGd is hearing OF the warehouse COM
pany complaints Saturday. at Chicago, on
account Of the difficulty OF procuring wit
nesses.
j. G. Woodwork and r. b. Miller have
: been appointed general freight agent and
assistant general freight agent. respective
ly. OF the Oregon Railway & Navigation
Company.
William Orr. lineman in the employ OF
the gas company al Walla Walla, fen from
pole forty feet hlgh Saturday, and re-
ceived injuries which terminated fatally.
Orr was 50 years of age.
At the semi-annual conference CT the
Church of Latter Day Saints at Chicago.
It was stated that 100 missionaries are al
work all over the world, and an active
propaganda was planned.
At the bicycle meet At Tioga yesterday
the professional mile open was won by
Nat Butler. the professional mile handicap
by {. II; Hensel. and The professional
five-mile handicap by Nat Butler.
Henry Joyce. g years Of age while tenn
porarily insane. Jumped from a second
story window OF the county hospital. near
san francisco, Saturday. and received such
injuries that he died two hours later.
At Bertig Ark a little station on the
ParagOuld Southeastern railroad, nine
miles east OF ParAgouid. ". r. Worthy
shot and almost instantly killed a G. Hop
kins. n prominent citizen Of THAI place.
A cable in a shaft OF the northwest tun-
mel az Chicago broke on sunday ana three
Colored men were dropped nine y-flgc feet.
Charles Wilson was Killed and Richard
injured
John H. Weber. OF Detroit Mich, who
disappeared "a san Fr3uci CO after return
ing from SkaEuay WIN Nib1. e on his way
home he coniided % friend that he had
s1uandered his money with congeulal
spirits.
Three members Of the expedition headed
by eX-F0ice Sergeant Johns have ret=rned
from Peru. where they went 10 discover
gold mines They were uusuc ressful the
natives refusing information. and suffered
great privatl0ns. J. +. Stafford. one ~
them. IS On the hospital. broken in health.
A brutal bare knucke fght took place
het8 sen Dick IteEuan. a plumber, ana 1911
Toy. - aG1gsnoGr man. across inc line l1 san
Mateo ccuny from san F'ranc-sco yes sr-
dav After t-xeuty-three rounds IN which
both contestants were badly punished. the
fight was declared q draw. Ex-senator j.
~. Dunn was timekeeper. No arrests
The bo4y of BENJAMIN r. Lamar "a men,
her O. the Cherok council ia Indian Ter
Yitrry. and "a ls4diuE farmer ~ Falkland.
in that territory. was found yesterday ia
front % the Galeiy lle8ter lu 81. lsou4s,
where he had been drinking the previous
u-Ent with Fannie w OH Snd others. tf3
had "a large sim II money. wAica rad dis
app. ared Five employees 81 the taelfer
have bten arrested
The question whether the gold or silver
rren in Nebraska are emitted 90 tsse fhe
WORT Republican" iu the name Of their
party Wl4 be settled in tAe courts TIE
lsW foEbIds the use 1t The name or any
earn claim 20 b. the "0nly or E5uaT' Re-
publican parry. and accuse Tie other OF
attempting - steal tse name.
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