The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-02
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

A strike Of the Ohio miners April is con-
sidsred inevitable.
Jack Mcdonald and Johnny Lorvack
fought ten rounds 10 draw at Miilvale,
Pa, Monday night.
The engineer in charge OF the refrigerat-
ing plant on the American liner Paris has
been arrested for smuggling.
The machine shops OF tho Union Pacific
at Laramie. Wyo.. have been closed. and
all the employees discharged.
A 10 per cent. reduction in wages has gone
into effect at the Boston CompaRy's cot
ton mills at Waltham, Mass.
A terrific hurricane has devastated New
Caledonia. doing great damage TO ship
ping. French sun5oat Loyalty was sunk.
The druggist at Olathe. Kan, for whose
permit to sell liquor ex-Gov. 81. John sign
ed permit, has been denied the permits
sion.
jim Jefres. OF Los Angeles defeated
Joe Goddard In three rounds, the old bar
rier champion being too stale 10 stand The
fast work.
During gale February the second
mate and five sailors of the French bark
President Faure were washed overheard
and drowned.
The Indian commissioners. In their an
nual report. say that there Is evidence of
steady progress in Industrial pursuits and
education among the Indians.
All OF the ranches and cattle OF Beatty
pany, OF Montana, for S35o,0oo.
In the Colombian cabinet. Gen. Isias
Lujal succeeds DR.. Pedro Anulis. minister
of war. and DR.. Nicnor Insuares succeeds
DIR. Antonio Roldau as minister of the in
terror.
Steamship Doric arrived at San Fran
cisco from Asia with yellow flag flying.
one of the Chinese passengers having died
from smallpox during the voyage. She
Is quarantined.
Superintendent Coyle. of the Indiana Oil
Company, has discovered a process OF OBJ
tanning gas from wells which have been
drowned out by water and is buying in old
abandoned wells.
The house committee on pensions has re-
ported favorably the Gibson BILL extending
the benefits OF the pension laws TO ex-Con-
federates who enlisted in the Union army
before September !, 1864
In the case of Request 70 the Smith
sonIan Institution the supreme court OF the
United States has decided that a man can
bequeath property; the title TO which IS In
his wife. where she holds ii simply as Il
trustee for him.
William A. Dodson. Of Chicago. climbed
out an the ledge Of 4 third-story window
whet The streets were tiled with people.
and calling the attention of the crowd by
cries, dIved head first 10 the pavement be-
low. being instantly killed.
The proprietors OF Farm. Field and Fire
side. . Chicago publication. have been in
dicted by the Federal grand jury at Los
Angeles for fraudulent Use OF the mails
in connection with an alleged colony
scheme being exploited by the newspaper.
Judge NeT Of the common pleas court at
Cleveland O.. has dissolved the injunction
issued some time ago restraining the Tip
pecanoe club from expelling Mayor Mckil-
son and Legislators Brombley. Burke and
Mason for the part they took against Han
ma in the late senatorial campaign.
Peter Christensen. Il wealthy and eCcen-
trlc farmer living near Sacramento Cal.
died a few weeks ago II develops that he
left a VIII which was IN the custody OF a
san Francisco lawyer. who has since died.
TIL, LAWYERS executors mailed the will 20
Christensen, and IL IL now IN the dead
letter office whence it will be reclaimed
and probated.