The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-19
Condensed DISPATCHES.

The governor Of Missouri has slgned the
department store bill.
The worsted yarn trust. with q capital Of
$So.o0O0O. is practically agreed upon
The Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys
VIII have an average yield OF wheat this
year.
A corporation with a capital Of $40 900 90
Is TO be formed in Chicago to make steel
freight cars.
President Diaz, Of Mexico. Will accept
an invitation to visit Chicago during the
fall festival.
Frank Campbell. Of West Alexandria,
Ohio. shot his divorced wife. her sister
and himself all fatally.
Schooner Gauges was sunk In Lake Erie
Tuesday night in collision with the steam
er Presoue Isle. The crew were saved.
Maxwell Somerville has presented to the
University OF Pennsylvania his collection
OF engraved gems, etc, valued at $e0o.0O0
The Mexican minister Of finance will at
tempt to refund the present outstanding
per cent. gold bonds at q lower rate OF
interest.
The first genuine Filipino nag captured
during the present !nsurectior has Just
reached the navy department It was taken
at Iloilo.
A price has been set by a Chinese secret
society In San Francisco upon the heads
OF three members OF the Chinese Society
OF English Education
Olinde Rodriguex. captured as q prise dur
Ing the war with Spain. but released by a
decision OF the supreme court, will present
q claim for damages.
Peixo;to. by Brutus-imp. Kyrie DAILY, Is
dead at the Oakland race track. Of indam-
nation Of the bowels. His best perform
ance on this Coast was seven furlongs In
1:2sia. carrying los pounds.
Sir Thomas O'Connor Moore eleventh
baronet. who succeeded his father. Sir
Richard Emanuel Moore. in 1882, has been
elected from his lodgings in London for has
inability to pay shilling for q weeks ac-
commodatione.
Representatives Of Irish societies have
Irish Societies. The Gamma Gael. Ancient
Order OF Hibernians, Irish Nafionalisss.
County and Local Societies. etc, to the
number OF 100 are represented.
Judge Baker of the United States dis
trict court tn Indiana. has rendered q de
c!sion that the heirs OF Marion Tyler,
lynched at Scottsburg several months ago.
nave a right ef action against the sheriff
OF the county and his bondsmen.
The jury In the case of Ave young men.
accused of numbering Policeman WaiIner
who attempted to arrest them for burglary.
~ Chicago. returned verdict Tuesday.
prisonment. Peterson and Jones TO TWEEN
ty-five years each and lIcFadden to four
teen years I.aily was acquitted.
A number of changes have been made in
the stations OF the ordnance CORPS Nal
John G.. Butler relieves Lieut. Col Franz
IL. Phipps as a member of the ordnance
board for the testing OF .,ied cannops
Capt. Charles Il. Wheeler relieved Col.
Phipps as a member OF the board of ORD
nance and fertilization Col Joseph r.
Farley In relieved Of command Of the Allie.
gheny arsenal. Lieut. Col. Phipps n re.
lieved from command of the New York
arsenal and assigned TO the Spr,ngfeld
armory. Lieut.. Col. Arnold Is relieved
from command OF the Springfield armory
senal. Maj. Butler is relieved from ou,-
mand OF the kennebec arsenal and assign
ed to command the New York arsenal.
Maj. Taylor il relieved from duty az
Springfield and assigned to command the
kennebec arsenal. Capt. Andrew H Rus-
sell IL assigned to duty In the once OF
chief OF ordnance.