The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-25
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Upland bank. al Upland. Ind. was
closed Saturday.
TIE governor or Manila has prohibited
foreign warSfips from entering the Pasig
river
Emperor William has appointed Ben
Parker. Of Southa mPton, 10 command his
yacht. the Meteor.
There was a severe storm on the Gulf
OF CaGiz on Sunday. and twenty-four
fishing beats were lost near san Lacsr.
Eugene Washington. the negro arrested
for the rape OF Miss De HaTT CT Thursday
near Bryan. Tex. was lynched Saturday
night
The American schooner Laura Mack
was discovered ashore az Little Hareor.
near Shebourne. Nova Scotia, Saturday
morning.
Harry Bowen. charged with the murder
Of Frank Jones. second mate OF the steam
whaier BalAsna- has been acquitted by a
san Francisco jury.
The bound passenger train on the
Cincinnati Southern railway Was wrecked
Saturday morning near Iseno. seven miles
north OF Oakdale. Team.
Ex-Gov. Altgeld was given 4 compli-
msu5ary banquet Saturday night by Ills
friends ard in the course Of his speech
made wholesale charges Of fraud in the
late election.
Mrs Melvin Atwater. poyerty-strlcken
woman OF Los Angeles. CaL. has sold 10
a Chinese cook her I4-ysar-old daughter
and the balance in inszalments OF sl5 per
NORTH.
Michael O'Rrien. q real estate man OF
san Francisco, attempted 10 escape pay
ing afm0uy 10 his divorced wife BY sign
ing over property 10 MS sister and plead
ing poverty He was jailed for contempt
OK court.
The United States treasury agents have
ascertained that for the past year some
persons. presumably photogra pliers. have
been sweating" silver coins. so that the
loss to the government has amounted so
far 10 600
II. r. r. Hamilton. chief constructor Of
the supervising architects ofnce, WASH
ingt0n. has exa mined the proposed site
fer the government building al the Ten
neSsee centennial exposition and approved
the selection.
Revolutions have been introduced in
congress 10 discontinue the bonded privi-
leges between the Great Lakes and the
Pacific ocean. and recommending a uni
form standard OF value for International
trade and commerce.
Tom Linton, sam Linton, Chappeu Hun
ter and Ted Marks. Of Plummer's foreign
cyclers troop. left New York Wednesday
for Southampton Hale remains for the
Chicago race. Jimmy Warburton has
gone TO North Carolina
Tablets marking the spot where Abra-
ham Lincoln was nominated FOR the presi-
dency in Is69 and the spot where the
great fire burned Itself out. and where
the old Sauganash stood in pioneer days,
viii D. erected ~ the Chicago Historical
Society.
Two young Americans. II. X. Spring
and c. w. Nelson. wnile Ell route from
the United States OF Colombia 20 their
home IL Southern California. were ar
rested last week or a charge Of murder
ing J. g. Hubbard, also ar American
There was little II any ground fer sus-
picion against either q the accused
Spring and Nelson were incarceratcd In a
dungeon for twenty-five days. and were
then released on bail.
Somers Cole. % Port Elizabeth. y. J..
while repairing the old Hays homestead.
found 4 box OF ancient gold and per
money III the caves OF the house amount
ing 20 5000. The money. owing 70 Is
age. - worth considerable more than face
value. The Hays homestead was built
before the Revolutionary War. and the
money was sscrefed there bv John Hays.
who was one OF the pioneer settlers %
New Jersey. The family was always
known 70 be misery.
The famous collection OF paintings. once
the property az Marshal o. Roberts who
died In lS>9 and wflied his gallery 10 MS
widow. now Mrs. Col Ralph Girlau. Of
London. was placed on sale AT C'nickering
hall. New York Tuesday. Paintings went
for sums as low As s. The highest price
paid was So for HuHtingtcus 'Aercy's
Dream. or the Coast % France,
magnificent marine view. brought h1lt $50.
hut the purchaser would NOT permit his
identity 10 ~ disclosed The Lake ~
Brienz." n Swiss landscape brought sz50.
Carl Muller's famous Maternity sent
for SO HunSingtou's Lady Jane Grey
fn the Tower sold for sf51 The Or
cnard Pasture. a splendid study ~ IN
animate life By James Hart Went FOR
s2Ua. The Disputed Breakfast" another
study. went for $3.50. $50 was paid for
F. Z. Church's sunset OF katahdtu-"
Candle Light" by +. Vaa scheuGei.
master of ARTIFICIAL Hight effects sold for
500. In The Catskills." by James uara m.
sold for SI5a, Wedding Gifts " by LeyQue.
a life study, was sold for 800. Theodore
TnderhiI purchased Ctto Wehher's
Barred OIt" a well-kaown study OF do
nestle animal life. for S-28e Huber bought
Legs John Knox ard Queen Mary"
which is known % thousands. for $50.
$50 was the price which the same pur-
chaser paid for a DePlnellrs Queen
Elizabeth sud the Earl q leicester" He
also paid s5N0 for r " Wefrs spirited
% En- harkariau Of the Piixrtms The
surprise" By Carl Hubnsr. went 70 n
unknown purchaser for s5l8 HGntjaEtoE' >
Good Samaritan was sold 10 Huber for
So y. VI Matthews bought Hugh Me~te-s
Madonna f3r F1E g II po3naexrer's
Marble QuaTFies, Carrsra.' was sold 20
Huher fer $50 Marc De Aenter Visiting
tns Studio - Raubens" which has been
reurbaaced hundreds % times was old 40
Charles Parsons for - Jonu Pnilipz'
Fortune Teller" was sold 10 Euber Cor
80